The Best Mummy?

Personally, I think this is the best Mummy, better than Mr. Boris Karloff's and certainly better than the recent ones. If you want scary, the way Christopher Lee's mummy just smashes through glass and cold-bloodedly murders the old archaelogist in the sound-proof room is completely terrifying. And yet, like Frankenstein's monster, Mr. Lee's Mummy is so very sympathetic, especially during the flashback when you see him alive. The way he says those lines, with such deep feeling in them "for she is more beautiful...", and the pain in his eyes every time he looks at the dead princess are truly moving. And, of course, when he sees the wife of the archaelogist Peter Cushing plays, his eyes immediately soften and he gets that longing look back in them. He's brilliant, absolutely brilliant, as is this film, a true gem of horror movies.