No need for a 2017 series reboot

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2017)

An incredible film that manages to outdo the 1932 Boris Karloff classic. It is pretty gory by my standards, as The Mummy rebuilds his body piece-by-piece and organ-by organ. Then there is the outstanding "early" unforgettable CGI such as The Mummy "howling" during a sandstorm of his own creation. They "sort-of" copy this for the new version. More plagues than even Moses had in his "bag of tricks". Finally, it settles down into a very decent swashbuckling Indiana Jones "knock-off-type" movie with no apologies for stealing that premise. Great and necessary female "sidekick". I actually enjoyed "The Mummy Returns" sequel far more as it is not as gory. The first entry is not for the squeamish. Almost a classic and I don't see the need for a reboot in 2017 by anybody. I feel like watching it right now as it is 98 degrees outside and that's just about right for a Lazy Summer Popcorn Movie! I expect I will eventually see the "new" version as well, as it looks pretty-good from the previews.