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The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/Mummy's Hand/Mummy's Tomb/Mummy's Ghost/Mummy's Curse) DVD
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Of all the Universal monster collections, this one is the worst. Even Boris Karloff can't save this one I'm afraid. Unfortunately, The Mummy and its sequels don't live up to the glory of the other monster collections (Frankenstein, Dracula, etc). I think The Mummy collection is also the worst of the film transfers, and even though I know how old these movies are, the other transfers to DVD are much better. Also, unless you are a true Mummy fan, the sequels included here (Mummy's Hand, Mummy's Curse, Mummy's Ghost, Mummy's Tomb) are just not that exciting. This is all personal preference of course, but compared to the other great collections, this one doesn't stand up.
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Halloween is my favorite celebration and I love classic, vintage horror movies. I think the original Mummy film is far more creepy, spooky and scarey than the most recent remake. And the special effects are ground breaking. I like the first of these films best, the story gets a bit redundant, but still enjoyable. Make some popcorn, turn down the lights and prepare for the hair on your neck and arms to stand on end. A must for a real classic horror fan's collection.
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I highly recommend that legacy boxset of old Universal horror films.
So much fun to look at, a commentary audio with plenty of details.
The only thing I really don't like is that there is no subtitles for the commentary audio and if you don't speak english perfectly (which I'm not), you miss a lot. I live in France and would like to see french subtitles. They could have at least put english subtitles.
Not everybody speak english!! And don't forget deaf and hearing impaired people.
Except of this particular point, again buy without hesitation. Video has been remastered, high quality, worth every $$$ :)
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Another tasty collection of classics from Universal. The Mummy is a classic of the horror genre just as much and Frankenstein or Dracula. Sure we all know what the damn mummy looks like, but the original film is a bit different than you may think. First off, Karloff is briefly in mummy makeup for a few seconds in the beginning of the movie, though every poster and box cover is plastered with the image of the Karloff mummy. Once he escapes from his tomb, he goes on a search for a woman believed to be his reincarnated love. He does all this in human form(wearing a fez of course). Most of the movie is devoted to his attempts at attaining the woman. An excellent film shot by cameraman, Karl Freund. Freund had a background working on German expressionist films, and it must have rubbed off on him coz this film has touches of that. Visually, it's one of the best looking Universal monster films. The movie has a tendency to make me feel sleepy. Not because it's boring, mind you, but because it has a very dreamy feel about it. Great stuff. The second film, The Mummy's Hand, is where we start to see the themes and visuals we now associate with mummy stuff. The mummy is played by Tom Tyler in his only mummy role. This movie is not a sequel, and though some flashback footage from the first film is used, the storyline of the first movie is pretty much altered. Now the mummy is called Kharis instead of Im-Ho-Tep, and his love, the princess, is called Ananka. Now the mummy is a shuffling, bandaged brute brought to life from tana leaves and strangles those who have desecrated Ananka's tomb. This is the mummy stuff most people think of when they think of mummy movies. This plotline(and some plot points from the sequels) would be what Hammer would base their Cushing/Lee version of The Mummy on. Lon Chaney jr would now step into the bandages for the duration starting with The Mummy's Tomb. Now the movies are actually sequels. Chaney's mummy films, while entertaining, all have a sameness about them. In fact, if you ask me there is one too many. In Tomb, he comes to America(with Egyptian high priest of course. How else is he supposed to get the tana leaf cocktail?) to strangle everyone that escaped in The Mummy's Hand. In The Mummy's Ghost, he's still in America(with another high priest, shipped via airmail from Egypt) and chasing a chick he believes to be the princess Ananka. Plus he has to kill the leftover cast member from the previous film. In The Mummy's Curse he's pulled from his burial spot in the swamp by-you guessed it-another high priest from Egypt, but this one has a sidekick. Once up and running again he chases Ananka once more and strangles all those in his way. It is kinda tiresome by that point, but not without entertainment value. Another good documentary on the films is included in this set. Well worth the purchase for the asking price considering you get the classic original and all the other Universal Mummy films. Well, that wraps up this review(get it?).
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Great entertainment. Watching them reminded me of the days when there were three TV stations and they all went off after the last Friday night monster movie. I'm glad to have this as part of my monster movie collection.
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