The Mummy (1999)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Escritores (WGA):

Stephen Sommers (screen story) and
Lloyd Fonvielle (screen story) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

7 mayo 1999 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Comedia | Fantasía | Horror | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed.

Plot:

An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy.

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Mistress | Mummy | Treasure | Tomb

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Bit Overlong, But Still The Word Is 'Fun'

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 9	9:00 PM	SCIFI
Fri. July 10	6:00 PM	SCIFI
Sat. July 11	9:00 PM	Telemundo

Reparto

Brendan Fraser	...	Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Rachel Weisz	...	Evelyn Carnahan
John Hannah	...	Jonathan Carnahan
Arnold Vosloo	...	High Priest Imhotep
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Beni Gabor
Oded Fehr	...	Ardeth Bay
Jonathan Hyde	...	Dr. Allen Chamberlain
Erick Avari	...	Dr. Terrence Bey
Bernard Fox	...	Captain Winston Havlock
Stephen Dunham	...	Mr. Henderson
Corey Johnson	...	Mr. Daniels
Tuc Watkins	...	Mr. Burns
Omid Djalili	...	Warden Gad Hassan
Aharon Ipalé	...	Pharaoh Seti I
Patricia Velasquez	...	Anck Su Namun

También conocida como:

La momia (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
The mummy - La momia (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for pervasive adventure violence and some partial nudity.

Duración:

125 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Arabe

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Brazil:12 | Iceland:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 (re-rating) | Finland:K-14 (original rating) | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 (cut) | UK:15 (DVD) (uncut version) | USA:PG-13 | Greece:K-13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Ait Benhaddou, Morocco

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

The scenes showing the Cairo streets were shots of a souk in Marrakesh that was so expansive that the actors and crew were warned not to wander too far from the set or risk getting lost.

Errores:

Continuidad: On the river boat, the window that Evie half heartedly slams closed before brushing her hair has its' hinges on the right and closes on the left. A few seconds later when Rick bursts in, a Medji wielding guns appears in the window which now has hinges on the left and opens on the right.

Citas:

[first lines]
Ardeth Bay: [narrating] Thebes, City of the Living. Crown jewel of Pharaoh Seti the First. Home of Imhotep, Pharaoh's high priest, keeper of the dead. Birthplace of Anck Su Namun, Pharaoh's mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her. But for their love, they were willing to risk life itself.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

Revive La Ilusion

Bit Overlong, But Still The Word Is 'Fun'

It seems like a long time ago when this came out, but I remember it being the first DVD I had ever bought sight unseen, meaning I had never seen the film in the theater. I was pleased. I got what I had hoped for: a fun, special-effects extravaganza.

In fact, if you read a number of reviews, you see the word "fun" more than anything. That best describes this film.

This was an Indiana Jones-Jason And The Argonauts combination adventure story. It's cartoon-like in nature with an absurd swashbuckling hero, outlandish action scenes and the occult theology that filmmakers love so much. (The Mummy has God-like powers, even producing Old Testament plagues.)

However, the film isn't all good news. It's too long by about 10-15 minutes and there is simply too much action and too much noise. The film needs more lulls.

Brendan Fraser is pretty good as the Indiana Jones figure and Rachel Weisz, a new face at the time, makes a solid impression in her debut. The DVD offered a sharp picture which highlighted a number of jaw-dropping scenes. It's pure escapist fun and not meant to be anything else.