If you're looking for a good (pre-Star Wars) Saturday matinee Summer movie, this is it.

Rating: 8/10 (9 May 1999)

A B-Movie that's a send-up of B-Movies, The Mummy follows in the tounge-in-cheek tradition of the Evil Dead films. There's plenty of action and horror, but the movie doesn't take any of it seriously for even a minute. You're laughing too hard to be scared; writer/director Stephen Sommers knows his subject matter is silly, and he gives the film the perfect tone.
Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster have been revived in recent years, so it seems only natural that The Mummy would have enjoy a big-budget remake as well. But this revival is enjoyable because it captures the fun of monster movies.