Ok, I guess its up to me..

Rating: 8/10 (5 November 1999)

to explain the point of the Mummy. Lets get the facts straight. It was not a horror movie so don't compare it to a horror movie? Ok? Ok! I don't care if the originals were supposed to be horror movies, it simply doesn't matter. Universal did not, I reapeat did not, want it to be a horror movie, they wouldn't have funded nearly 100 million dollars for a horror movie, they made it very clear it wasn't going to BE a horror movie. They did it for the toys, the special effects, and (Heaven forbid) "turn-off-your-brain-fun". Sorry, but when I want to spend a couple days out of work and relax, sometimes thats what I like to do, mindless fun, so sue me. There isn't a living soul out there that has some goofy guilty pleasure (like watching cartoons a the age or 30 or something) simply because its "FUN". I don't go to a movie ready to attack it... sorry, just not me. If I leave entertained, I'm happy. There are some movies that stand out for me that I enjoy more, much more than the Mummy but those are for different reasons beyond just entertainment. The Mummy was, entertainment. Get a grip people, this wasn't supposed to be Citizen Kane, The Godfather or anything else. I hate to compare it to Star Wars but folks, the acting is FAR worse and TWICE as hokey, yet still a good movie right? You weren't supposed to stand up and cheer, you were supposed to see some cool effects, and get some giggles. It's a "fun" movie, yes they still make those, not every movie is supposed to move you, make you think, vie for public office, fight a war, or... gasp... shoot someone or even worse.. yes... SMOKE! (EGAD!) At any rate, see the movie again with an open mind and just enjoy it for what it is. Corny, good natured, FUN. The plot is NOT supposed to be believable, its fantasy, its NOT supposed to be thought provoking its supposed to be CORNY. Corny isn't a bad thing in this movie its a plot development. I don't pick apart Star Wars saying, yaknow... there really couldn't be fire in space since.. or Hey Superman is flying and we all know people can't fly! Superman was a good movie, right? The acting was predictable, the dialogue corny, but we don't rip it to shreds for it. Biggest thing to remember is this isn't a horror movie!