They just looked like some bozo got into the toilet paper!
Amirite?
Somewhat disagree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhEpjnaNlo&t=20s
Seems to me Race Bannon made quick work of getting rid of him.
By the way if it was ever possible for an animated character to be sexy I think Race Bannon might have been it.
They look like the Michelin Man.
shareThere is a similarity indeed, although the Michelin Man isn't trying to be scary and in fact looks rather like a kindly, multi-layered marshmallow. Like, he's just a nice guy saying "Hey go get my tires! They will keep you safe on the road!" A mummy, however, is trying to be scary while in fact he (or she?) just looks like a toilet paper covered dunce.
share"There is a similarity indeed, although the Michelin Man isn't trying to be scary and in fact looks rather like a kindly, multi-layered marshmallow."
That's just a modern retcon. This is the original Michelin Man:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Michelin_Poster_1898.jpg
Interesting, though I can't imagine why the marketers of Michelin tires would want a mummy to sell their product. Maybe each of those layers was supposed to represent something that could be inflated like a tire, though they look rather flat in the picture.
shareThe main thing I'm getting at is that the Michelin Man didn't originally look like a nice guy. He has a big gaping mouth which gives a view into a hollow head; he's drinking nails and other sharp objects, and grasping a large shard of glass, and there are two ghoulish looking creatures there with him.
And yeah, the layers are supposed to represent tires, all of which were white/whitish at the time.
I enjoyed all the mummy movies I've seen.
Here's a great set:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/C70AAOSwnhBm-Hon/s-l400.jpg
Now that mummy cheated. He took all the toilet paper off his face.
shareIt depends on the story and how they're being used if Mummies are lame or not. They can be really effective and creepy sometimes. "Lot No. 249" by Conan-Doyle, I think one of the first Mummy narratives, is a pretty chilling story.
As for toilet paper, I made a similar thread last year. I was just being obnoxious but I got some really insightful responses.
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/65172ba81976121e5fa5bbc4/Is-the-Mummy-just?page=1
Also, this thread is a great example of why some of us miss Otter.
This is a prime example of one of the downfalls of being new. Not only are mummies sometimes lame but now my mummy thread is lame because it's mostly a rip off of yours. π± Can we maybe say that great minds think alike? π
Perhaps something new can be gleaned from this conversation. π¬
Also, there was a poster called Otter on IMDb on the board I considered my home planet and if it's the same guy I wish he would come back too. I mean how many Otters can there be?
Your thread is not lame at all, and it's not a rip-off of mine either, lol.
I'm pretty sure Otter was/is a woman. Not sure if it's the same IMDb user but it's certainly possible.
Come to think of it I never knew the gender of Otter on my old board. I'm actually kind of shocked I haven't run into anybody from my old board here but I guess there's always the chance they've changed their username.
And thank you for your kind words about my thread. I do wonder sometimes how many of my threads are things that have already been posted. π
arent mummies just zombies wrapped in cloth?
shareI think that is probably the case, but my take on it is this: A zombie by itself is terrifying because you can see it's undeadness. Like all of its brains oozing out and skin peeling off. Now that's terrifying. But then you wrap them in toilet paper and you can't see the scariness anymore plus the toilet paper could fall in their eyes thus obstructing their vision and making them easy to take out. The toilet paper takes a perfectly good monster and turns it into the joke of the monster world.
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