Dead on Arrival

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 1999)

Horror and science fiction movies are among my guilty pleasures. So I was looking forward to a new version of "The Mummy." I was really disappointed.
This movie does not frighten. It does not excite. It certainly does not entertain. Not only the special effects, but apparently the story as well, were created by a computer. The FX were were often awful because the computer graphics were so obvious. I am beginning to think that computer FX are an increasing problem because what looks great on a 20" inch monitor looks truly fake on a 60' wide theater screen.
Brendan Frasier reverted to his George of the Jungle personna, which was another disappointment.
I could say more, but why waste more time? [Oh, yes, why do some theaters install splendid digital sound systems and then play them so loud that you could get nerve deafness? The real advantage of a digital system is that you can pick up all the sounds without cranking the volume up all the way.