Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Leave my Mummy alone!
To suggest that you would only watch this film if you didn't have a brain is a little unfair. We all need to sit back and just enjoy some good unadulterated fun sometimes, and this movie dishes it out in spades.Why is there a problem with films with special effects. The moment someone has make up on it is a special effect, no?Yes, it would be a lie to say that the film has some deep meaning or is historically correct ( there is much debate about the current accepted history of Egypt, anyway) and the film makes no attempt to take itself seriously. The first movie had the pyramids on the banks of the nile AND at Thebes, but is aimimg for a "look" rather than accuracy.....was there a "Private Ryan", a "Judah Ben Hur"? I could go on.Obviously, we all have different tastes (imagine how boring films would be if they were all the same because we all liked the same thing!) So, yes, if you want a thoughtful few hours watch Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Mississippi Burning, all brilliant films, but if you have had a hard day at work, and want to just crash out , then watch The Mummy Returns. Just don't let anyone make you feel guilty about it.