Keeper of the Dead...

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2014)

An archaeological expedition in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, unearths and awakens an ancient mummy and its curse.
A fun and entertaining thrill ride of a movie, with wonderful effects a decent story and pacing. Acting wise this film is sub-par but overly enjoyable if not taken too seriously. Overall this is a popular film with decent characterization, great effects and worthwhile action. The cinematography is decent but not overly the best, but it does add to the films nostalgic feel This film goes on to spawn two sequels and an spin off, but this is by far the best and most enjoyable of them all. Not really having aged in the past 15 years this film is def worth a view if you've never seen it. Basing it off the old Karloff film as an inspiration this film ushered in a resurgence of old monster myths. This film has an nostalgic feel to it as though it were filmed in the 30s or 40s which this reviewer believes was its intended notion. With a nice blend of action, suspense and humor, this film is one that must be viewed by any classic monster film fan, action film fans and fans of pure cinema.