Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

simeon_flake Hammer's first take on the Mummy and probably their best stab at it--or for me, anyway--perhaps the only one worth watching. Lee and Cushing are back as the 2 great stars, and Yvonne Furneaux makes for a very lovely female lead. This Mummy takes more inspiration from the 2nd wave of the old Universal chestnuts, harking back to Prince Kharis rather than Karloff's Imhotep. As far as the old Universal cycle goes, I assume most horror fans agree that the "Karloff" version is the superior one, but the films with Kharis--mostly the ones with Lon Chaney Jr., are a lot of fun as well. At any rate, the Hammer version sticks to pretty much the same formula--not many deviations aside from the obvious technicolor & the fact that Lee as the mummy, can see with both eyes. Reportedly, after this role, Lee stated that he had had enough of playing mute, heavily bandaged monsters, but his take on the creature is excellent nonetheless. Just a subtle expression or a movement with the eyes can display some great emotion--for those actors with obvious talent.

Nick Duguay A masterfully crafted classic in every sense of the word, my only complaints are that there is so much time given to the 'legend' backstory when it really adds no enjoyment to the plot of the present day and simply seems like filler; also that protagonist's wife was introduced so randomly in the middle of the film. The mummy looks absolutely amazing.

Wuchak Hammer Films' "The Mummy" was released in 1959 and stars Christopher Lee in the eponymous role stalking an archaeologist, played by Peter Cushing, because he was part of the party that desecrated the Egyptian tomb of his beloved, Ananka.If you're a fan of Hammer's horror line, like I am, you'll naturally want to see (or own) this one, but it's definitely one of their lesser films. On the positive side, Lee is very intimidating as the towering mummy and Cushing always makes for a worthy protagonist. In addition George Pastell is effective as the offended Egyptian and Yvonne Furneaux as Isobel/Ananka is stunning, although they don't do enough with her; in fact, her role is limited to portions of the last act.So what's the problem? For one, the entire first act takes place in Egypt, but it's an indoor set in England and looks like it. Remember those cheesy studio sets of the original Star Trek TV series? The Egyptian sets in this movie aren't much better -- the "outside" sets, that is; the tomb sets are actually good. Speaking of the tomb sets, how is it that there's proper lighting in a tomb that's been shut for 3000 years? It's never explained. Roll-your-eyes factors like this don't make for good movies. Thankfully, the locations switch to England in the second act.Secondly, there's just too much Egyptian ritual and citation of sacred scrolls. Some of this is understandable, of course, but there's so much in the movie that it feels like it's padded by at least 12 minutes. Lastly, it doesn't make sense that the Egyptian guy is adamant about having the mummy slay Cushing's character because he was laid-up in a tent when the tomb of Ananka was desecrated. He justifies it on the grounds that Cushing was a member of the party that broke into the crypt, but it just doesn't seem like he has a good enough reason to go through all the trouble when Cushing wasn't even near the tomb. Also, why not go after all the workers that helped the team break into the forbidden crypt? Why just go after the white dudes?The film runs 86 minutes and was shot in England.GRADE: C

bkoganbing My favorite Gothic horror film has always and forever will be the original Boris Karloff film The Mummy that Universal did back in the early Thirties. For me it is almost sacrilege that British Hammer would attempt to remake the film with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Even these two talented gentlemen don't come close to what Karloff and the rest of the cast did not only creating a horror film, but a film of almost unyielding sadness.Some aspects of the Karloff classic are retained, but Hammer also used material from the later Mummy films that Universal did. Cushing plays the son of the archaeologist who discovered the previously hidden tomb of an Egyptian princess, the secret love of a high priest of one of the minor deities. Lee plays the high priest in a flashback sequence and The Mummy during the story set in 1898.Yvonne Furneaux plays the beloved of both Lee in ancient Egypt and Cushing in Victorian Great Britain. If you've seen all the Mummy films you'll recognize the scenes redone.If you're easy to please you'll like this Hammer film. But give me Universal every time.