Review: The Mummy (1999) (on DVD)

The Mummy
[DVD Mummy]

I saw this movie for the first time recently, although I’d heard about it when it first came out in 1999. I was told that it was a bit scary, so it was surprising to see how funny it was too. It’s set in Egypt in the 1920s and stars a librarian, her brother (a treasure seeker), and an adventurer who team up to find a city of the dead, as supposedly located there is a mythical book the librarian is after and treasure for her brother and the adventurer. However, they aren’t the only ones searching for the city, which they find out on the way there. The two teams at first in competition must later work together when unexpectedly they bring a mummy back from the dead and have to vanquish it. It does have some creepy scenes, as I was warned about, especially if you don’t like bugs very much. I enjoyed it quite a bit, particularly all the humor mixed in the with adventure and the historical time period. If you haven’t seen this one I think it’s worth seeing.

[ Internet Movie Database entry for this film ]

Recommended by Kristen A.
Gere Branch Library

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