Thursday, 10 May 2012

Are you my mummy?


The Mummy (1932)

Directed by Karl Freund this classic Universal monster film stars Boris Karloff and Zita Johann. An ancient Egyptian priest comes to life again thousands of years after his death and seeks out the reincarnated soul of his lover.

The plot of this film is fairly similar to the other Universal monster films of the time and you can see the foundations the 1999 remake was based on. Not being based on a classic Gothic novel as the other Universal monster films were this film does lack some of the depth in comparison but otherwise is a decent monster film although one that will probably only scare young children these days. When it comes to the special effects used in the film they are fairly minor so mostly hold up to a modern viewing.

3/5

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