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The Mummy's Ghost is the fourth entry in the original Universal Mummy series. It follows the titular creature which, once again, has returned to find her beloved Ananka, whose soul has apparently found refuge in Amina, a young university student. It is up to her boyfriend Tom (Robert Lowery) to try to save her.
I'm not a big fan of the original 1932 The Mummy; it is probably my least favorite of the bunch. However, for some reason, I keep going back to the franchise. Maybe because I'm drawn to the creature, or maybe because I keep expecting one of them to hit (which hasn't really happened yet).
The Mummy's Tomb is not that far from its predecessors, but I think it is slightly better than them. Like its predecessors, the runtime is kept at 60 minutes. This makes things feel more breezy, and the film doesn't really waste a lot of time to show us the mummy and have it wreaking havoc around town.
In that respect, the film does have a decent pace and some tense moments. Unfortunately, the film suffers from weak characters. John Carradine is wasted as Yousef Bey, the mummy's new handler, while Lowery is your stereotypical bland, young hunk/hero. I do think the very last act lands pretty well, with some good tension and a somewhat shocking ending. Whether that's enough to fulfill the mission, it's up to each of you.
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THE MUMMY'S GHOST
(1944, Le Borg)
(1944, Le Borg)
"The gods have chosen to make our task more difficult. So be it. In whatever form Ananka's soul has found refuge, it shall not escape us. Our mission will be fulfilled."
The Mummy's Ghost is the fourth entry in the original Universal Mummy series. It follows the titular creature which, once again, has returned to find her beloved Ananka, whose soul has apparently found refuge in Amina, a young university student. It is up to her boyfriend Tom (Robert Lowery) to try to save her.
I'm not a big fan of the original 1932 The Mummy; it is probably my least favorite of the bunch. However, for some reason, I keep going back to the franchise. Maybe because I'm drawn to the creature, or maybe because I keep expecting one of them to hit (which hasn't really happened yet).
The Mummy's Tomb is not that far from its predecessors, but I think it is slightly better than them. Like its predecessors, the runtime is kept at 60 minutes. This makes things feel more breezy, and the film doesn't really waste a lot of time to show us the mummy and have it wreaking havoc around town.
In that respect, the film does have a decent pace and some tense moments. Unfortunately, the film suffers from weak characters. John Carradine is wasted as Yousef Bey, the mummy's new handler, while Lowery is your stereotypical bland, young hunk/hero. I do think the very last act lands pretty well, with some good tension and a somewhat shocking ending. Whether that's enough to fulfill the mission, it's up to each of you.
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