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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, French
Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser, is a true nonstop action epic, filled with dazzling visual effects, top-notch talent and superb storytelling.
"Digs up both laughs and chills from timeworn material." Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
"A rousing adventure!" Gene Shalit, The Today Show
"A well-crafted, great looking adventure, with some spirited performances." Justine Elias, Mr. Showbiz
"This isn't your mummy's Mummy." Christine James, Box Office Magazine
"...solid acting, stellar special-effects, and well-wrought tension..." Ernest Hardy, Film.com
"Cheerful, slightly cheesy entertainment that uses the latest special-effects techniques to breathe life into a venerable film tradition." Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
"...[does a] good job of zipping things along and occasionally scaring us, and the digital effects are fun." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"A rousing adventure!" Today
Editor's Note
In the 1920s, a group of archaeologists led by adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) discovers the mummified body of Imhotep, an Egyptian priest who was cursed for falling in love with the Pharoah's mistress. When they accidentally resurrect him, the battle for survival begins, as the mummy begins to use his powers to reclaim his long-lost love. Director Stephen Sommers updates this classic Universal monster for the 1990s, using a dazzling array of computer-generated special effects. Fun performances from Fraser and Weisz add to the tongue-in-cheek Saturday matinee appeal.
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Feature Audio Commentary With Actor Brendan Fraser | | Feature Audio Commentary With Actors Oded Fehr, Keven J. O'Connor & Arnold Vosloo | | Feature Audio Commentary With Director Stephen Sommers & Editor Bob Ducsay | | Featurette: Building A Better Mummy & A Visual & Special Effects Featurette | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Photograph Montage | | Scene Selection | | Storyboard To Final Film Comparison | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is An HD-DVD Made For HD-DVD Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 11/28/2006 |
| Running Time: 125 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 30031 | | UPC: 00025193003126 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2000) | | | Oscar, Leslie Shatz, et. al., Best Sound | | | Oscar, John Andrew Berton, Jr., et. al., Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | | | Oscar, The Mummy, Best Action Sequence | |
British Academy Awards (2000) | | | John Andrew Berton, Jr., et. al., Nominee, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | |
Oscar (2000) | | | Leslie Shatz, et. al., Nominee, Best Sound | |
MTV Award (2000) | | | The Mummy, Nominee, Best Action Sequence |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"...[Weisz is] seductive....Fraser gooses the movie with his deft comic timing..." -- Rating: B 10/01/1999 pp.76-7USA Today
"...[The] sights do astonish..." 05/07/1999 p.8E Chicago Sun-Times
"...There's a lot of funny dialogue in the movie..." 05/07/1999 p.31 Total Film
"...You get: fun, some flashy effects and a bit of a laugh..." 06/01/2000 p.88 ReelViews 7 of 10
The Mummy is pretty silly stuff. But that's okay when you consider that, beneath all the action/adventure and horror trappings, it's actually a comedy. Think of a big-budget, high profile effort in the vein of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness with less camp and better special effects. The Mummy never takes itself seriously, and neither should we. It's a good thing it is funny because, as a thriller, it's an underwhelming effort. I suppose there are times when The Mummy makes an attempt to get the adrenaline pumping, but it never tries too hard. In the end, it's the self-mocking aura that save this film from being a waste of two hours...Expectations will likely color most movie-goers' opinions of The Mummy. Those who buy a ticket anticipating a high-octane appetizer to The Phantom Menace will be disappointed. On the other hand, those who are primed for a ludicrous adventure/horror parody will discover that The Mummy has the potential to satisfy. Considering how many would-be blockbusters fail at that simple task, it's possible to forgive this movie many of its numerous faults and enjoy it for what it is trying to achieve, not what the marketing campaign claims it to be. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
There is within me an unslaked hunger for preposterous adventure movies. I resist the bad ones, but when a "Congo" or an "Anaconda" comes along, my heart leaps up and I cave in. "The Mummy" is a movie like that. There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it. I cannot argue for the script, the direction, the acting or even the mummy, but I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased. There is a little immaturity stuck away in the crannies of even the most judicious of us, and we should treasure it...None of this has anything to do with the great horror classic "The Mummy" (1932), which starred Boris Karloff in a strangely poignant performance as a long-dead priest who returns to life and falls in love with the modern reincarnation of the woman he died for. The 1932 movie contains no violence to speak of; there's hardly any action, indeed, and the chills come through slow realizations (hey, did that mummy move?)...Look, art this isn't. Great trash, it isn't. Good trash, it is. It's not quite up there with "Anaconda," but it's as much fun as "Congo" and "The Relic," and it's better than "Species." If those four titles are not intimately familiar to you, "The Mummy" might not be the place to start. - Roger Ebert
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