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I had remembered the mummy movies with Boris Karloff from my childhood. After viewing this one I think I must have seen only the several sequels that followed. The foot dragging monster was nearly absent in this movie. However there was a lot of dialouge. Of course what was scary in my youth doesn't even register on the scale of the Brandon Frazier mummy movies. Still all-in-all I am glad I purchased the DVD.
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-This review pertains to The Mummy: Special Edition DVD-
In 1932, one year after Universal Studios' success with Frankenstein, Boris Karloff got all wrapped up in a role that would become one of the all-time great movie monsters. As the mummy, Im-Ho-Tep, Karloff gave a drastically different performance than that of the pathetic and misunderstood creature in Frankenstein. Im-Ho-Tep is a cold and methodical killer, his heart warped from the pain of losing his love. He uses any means necessary to obtain that which he covets, whether it's power or people.
The Mummy was the directorial debut of Karl Freund, the brilliant German cinematographer whose works include Metropolis, Dracula, and Murders in the Rue Morgue. Over a decade earlier it was people like Freund who helped to make Germany famous for its expressionist cinema, as well as revolutionizing the way films were photographed. John L. Balderston, the famous playwright who Americanized the Dracula play, which was later to serve as the main inspiration for the 1931 Tod Browning film, wrote the screenplay for The Mummy. The story of The Mummy owes much to screenplay of Dracula and the film even uses members of the cast of that film. However, the presence of Boris Karloff is what gives The Mummy its individual identity and separates it from other horror films of its era. Also, unlike either Dracula or Frankenstein, The Mummy wasn't set in some gothic European locale. No, The Mummy featured exotic Egypt as its setting (though the film was shot entirely in California as almost all Universal pictures were at the time).
Exploiting the obsessive fascination that Americans and Europeans had for all things Egyptian, after the finding of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1921, the story utilizes mummies, curses, and Egyptian occultism to attract viewers.
After committing sacrilege, Egyptian High Priest, Im-Ho-Tep is buried alive only to be rediscovered 3,700 years later by British archaeologists. He is accidentally resurrected and assumes the identity of Ardeth Bay. Ardeth Bay's one passion, his one obsession is to be reunited with his long-dead lover, Princess Anck-es-en-Amon. Ardeth Bay believes that his loneliness may be over when he meets the beautiful Helen Grosvenor, the reincarnated Anck-es-en-Amon. As Ardeth pursues Helen, he is also determined to obtain the Scroll of Thoth, which will ensure his immortality and his control over Helen. Challenging him are Doctor Muller, an expert on the Egyptian occult, Sir Joseph Whemple, a renowned archaeologist, and his son, Frank Whemple who has fallen in love with Helen. But do these three stand a chance against Ardeth Bay, who has a mastery over hypnosis? Can they save Helen from... The Mummy?
The film stars Boris Karloff (who was billed as Karloff the Uncanny) as Im-Ho-Tep / Ardeth Bay, Zita Johann as Helen Grosvenor / Anck-es-en-Amon, David Manners as Frank Whemple, Arthur Byron as Sir Joseph Whemple, and Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Muller.
This terrifyingly good DVD includes an audio commentary with film historian Paul M. Jensen, an audio commentary with makeup artist Rick Baker, screenwriter Steven Haberman, film historian Scott Essman, Universal horror expert Bob Burns, and sculptor Brent Armstrong, He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce documentary, Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed documentary, Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy featurette, Universal Horror feature-length documentary, poster montage with music, and theatrical trailers for all five original Mummy films.
Also recommended:
The Mummy: The Legacy Collection
The Mummy (1959 Hammer Studios' remake)
The Mummy (1999 Universal Studios' remake)
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Collector's Set
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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...has always been my take on THE MUMMY even when I first saw it as a child. I was fascinated by the Karloff character in the beginning and then felt sorry for him when I realized that he did it all for love. His hypnotic powers were awesome especially the shots of his eyes glowing in their blackened eye sockets. The power of the scarab ring to bring death and the pool of dry ice created lasting memories that have lingered years after first having seen them. And then there was Zita Johann! She was my first real crush to come from the movies. Her face was so striking and her voice seemed so exotic. As I got older, her pre-code evening dress and Princess costume had their own appeal as well. What a pity she made so few films (check out THE SIN OF NORA MORAN to see her at her best). Along with the 1935 THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON, it is my favorite Universal film from their first great horror cycle.
This Universal Legacy Series release (which missed the 75th anniversary by one year) recycles the earler DVD incarnation of the film which is fine as that was a quality release with a cleaned up print and a remastered soundtrack which sounds better than ever. This time around there is a second DVD of bonus features which is highlighted by Kevin Brownlow's Photoplay Production of UNIVERSAL HORRORS which traces the development of Universal as THE horror studio starting back in the silent era with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. There are numerous plugs for the new MUMMY series with Brendan Fraser and while those are good films by the standards of today (today's audiences would find the original WAY too slow and lacking in action), they lack the atmospheric poetry of the original. For those who are able to respond to it, the 1932 MUMMY remains a unique, dreamlike experience.
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We take these old movies camping and love to watch. This is one of the best from the 1930s.
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THE MOVIE ITSELF ALWAYS WILL REMAIAN "THE CLASSIC" AS ONLY KARLOFF COULD PERFORM. BUT ALSO TO ADD TO THIS GREAT VIDEO, WAS THE VIDEOS GIVING BACKGROUND ANALOGY ON THE MUMMY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, A GREAT PKG !!
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