The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

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Philip T @RT78369214 Jun 10 A serviceable if not brilliant successor to the 1959 Hammer classic "the Mummy." Yes, it's slow going at first but it's redeemed by some good performances and a decent ending. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle 03/04/2025 Tras el regreso de Kharis con la película de 1959, había posibilidades de que esto fuera el inicio de una nueva saga. La única diferencia es que Hammer prefirió hacer una película derivada sin conexión con la anterior. Probablemente, para que esta saga no fuera tan sobreexplotada como la versión de Universal. Así que en vez de hacer una nueva saga con Khari, prefirieron hacer películas derivadas con la misma temática. The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb resetea la fórmula de la primera película y ofrece una nueva historia con nuevos personajes. Aquí el guion desarrolla más la historia al introducir mejor a los personajes e ir conociéndolos un poco. La historia tiene un ritmo estable al mostrarnos detalladamente como la momia de Ra-Antef es llevada a Londres. La película hace bien en el desarrollo narrativo para no perderse de nada que pueda ser relevante. Pero las cosas comienzas a perder equilibrio cuando pasa casi una hora y finalmente vemos a la momia reanimada. Lo que puede ser decepcionante es que dado la duración de la película, la momia revivida solo ocupa unos 20 minutos de película. Si la historia ya estaba bien desarrollada, pudieron haber hecho que el caos que la momia provoca hubiese durado casi una hora más. Quizás por cuestiones de presupuesto no pudieron seguir alargando la historia. Los momentos espeluznantes con la momia son bastante buenos y es una pena que dejan con el deseo de poder haber visto más. El diseño de la momia es admirable y la respiración que le dieron le da un toque amenazante. La verdadera identidad de Beauchamp es una sorpresa sutil, pero tendrían que haber dejado un par de pistas que lo vinculen con Ra-Antef o un desarrollo para aprovecharlo mejor y no dejar tantas dudas. The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb funciona como una decente película en solitario porque su narrativa está bien construida. Es solo que debido a la buena expectativa que dejo la película anterior, esta entrega se siente como una decepción al no aprovechar más el uso de la momia. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 7/10. See more Dave S @RT68722908 05/28/2024 If there is one sure thing in life it is the fact that movies about mummies, notably those made by Universal and Hammer, all follow the same plot – foreigners descend on Egypt, tamper with sacred artifacts, and are methodically killed by a lumbering mummy with vengeance on his mind. To its credit, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb faithfully sticks to the formula. This also works to its detriment as the whole thing is very predictable. In typical Hammer fashion, the production values are quite good throughout, but you can’t shake the feeling that you’ve seen it all before…many times before. See more Joel H @786Joel 11/05/2023 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb feels very similar to its predecessor, The Mummy (1959). And while I have to give this movie a hand for a few shocking moments, it takes over an hour for any mummy-ing to actually happen. Before that, it's mostly just a series of long, dry conversations. I did enjoy Fred Clark's performance as Alexander King, the opportunistic American businessman, and I appreciated the fact that the mummy did more than just choke people. Nevertheless, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb plods along the same path most mummy movies have trodden, without adding anything special to the formula. See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 10/08/2023 A much more minor affair from Hammer, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb feels like the B-side of a double feature. That said, the film isn't a slouch in the visual department, with Director Michael Carreras making excellent use of Otto Heller's incredible photographic eye, even going the extra mile to be shot in Techniscope. The lack of big names in its cast, outside of a minor role from Hammer regular Michael Ripper, is a big sign of the movie's small budget, with other obvious signs being the recycled sets and seemingly stock music. There's enjoyment to be had amidst the movie's flaws, very much like the original, although, like its titular character, it drags its feet, especially during the first half. It thankfully picks up during the second half having managed to get all the dreary details and mild inconveniences out of the way. The film is certainly eerie and contains a great use of atmosphere that Hammer have gotten down to a tee, but does ultimately just retread similar ground to what you've already seen before just with less likeable characters. See more Robbie K @RT50853010 07/14/2019 Hammer Horror...such a British institution for so many years. It may be a shadow of its former self nowadays but the films from its heyday are still revered as classic horror movies. Even if most wouldn't scare an infant (The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb only has a 12-age rating) now. British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb. It's a slow burner of a movie spending large chunks dealing with the history of the mummy. These moments aren't exactly thrilling .All of that aside though, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb does still have a bit of charm about it. It's certainly not a boring flick & the mummy itself looks pretty damn cool. Not the best that Hammer Horror has to offer but certainly not the worst. See more Read all reviews

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