May the Band-Aids be Damned!

Rating: Null/10 (9 May 1999)

Show of hands: who remembers the original Mummy? Looked like some freak covered with Band-Aids, right? Well don't be expecting anything like that in the newest 'Mummy.'
'The Mummy' staring Brendan Fraser, has been able to shed the infamous bandages of previous mummies, making our dead dude look more like a melted Jujubee. But after he (at this point, he's really more of an 'it') wakes up, the film shifts gears from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' to 'Lifeforce' when the Mummy starts to suck the life out of those who opened his tomb, making him more alive. It's now up to our hero, O'Connell (played by Brendan Fraser, who looks as Irish as Otto Von Bismark. But I won't complain.) to stop the mummy from taking over the world.
While 'The Mummy' may be short on originality, the effects are a kick to watch, and the humor is surprisingly witty. Overall, 'The Mummy' is undeniably fun, and worth the price of admission.