MUMMY VS JUNGLE
I can't believe the moron who directed some of the worst movies of the past ten years (Mummy, Van Helsing) directed this beautiful classic.
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:O i liked the mummys
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I loved the first Mummy film, great script, great characters, great direction, great action. And yet I despised the Mummy Returns, and Van Helsing, I could hardly believe they were made by the same man. I haven't seen the Jungle Book, (though I love the Kipling stories), but I think I will now.
sharethe mummy is a great film.
the mummy returns isn't bad at all.
van helsing is not good, but also not bad.
stephen sommers is a great director.
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I love the Mummy and the Mummy Returns, as well as the Jungle Book. Van Helsing on the other hand...I tried to like, but it didn't work. Nice username by the way Ramses. I'm assuming your a fan of Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series.
sharewoah... that's the exact same way I feel about those four movies.
I should go and find my copy of The Mummy instead of waiting for it to be on TBS every couple of months.
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dick, the mummy and the mummy returns and van helsing are some of the best movies ever. go get eaten by bears.
shareJungle Book!!! The Mummy didn't deserve the hype it got, I haven't read the original but the movie seemed like a comedy, compared to the horror I expected. The "Jungle Book" may be completely different to the original, but at least that HUGE difference makes you less caring for how similar it is to the book.
share"The Mummy didn't deserve the hype it got, I haven't read the original"
You mean, seen? The Mummy was never a book; the film that Sommers did is a remake of a horror film that Universal released among their so-called classic horror films.
Van Helsing and the Mummy sequels were crap but The Jungle Book is a masterpiece in it's storytelling and depiction of the culture and social issues occurring in 19th century British India. This movie is really underrated.
shareJust watched The Jungle Book again recently and I'd have to say Sommers' The Mummy was by far the more entertaining action/adventure. Everything about The Mummy just seemed to come together better; the actors had far better chemistry (Jason Scott Lee and Lena Headey had absolutely none of the spark of the Fraser/Weisz paring), the action scenes were much more exciting, and the villains actually came across as genuine threats and not bumbling fools like in The Jungle Book. That and the movie just seemed to deliver that joyous sense of sheer fun that The Jungle Book seemed to lack.
It just seemed like The Jungle Book never really developed a solid rhythm or pace. While I thought Jason Scott Lee did a solid job in the lead role I didn't really feel much chemistry between any of the actors (even the reliably excellent Sam Neill looks bored in this film). The last twenty minutes finally delved into the adventure I was looking forward to but it felt rushed and repetitive what with these scenes mostly consisting of Boone and his men getting knocked off one-by-one.
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Are you all of you guys forgetting that he also directed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn starring Elijah Wood & Ron Perlman???? That was another one of my childhood classec favourites directed by none other than one of the greatest directors in Hollywood, Stephen Sommers. I basically love all of his movies, just when I bought Deep Rising, I couldn't really finish it as disc was scratched, but from what I've seen I loved. I mean he basically puts what you as the audience wants to see on the screen, something new & original like the creature f/x in Van Helsing or in the Mummy/Mummy Returns. They were breathtaking, & yes I will admit that he uses heavy CGI to make up most of his movies especially Van Helsing, but still!!!! And the stories that he writes for them, are so well down & so well paced, that I practically have a smile throughout the whole movie. He has yet to dissapoint me:)
Eric Christopher Peter Orlowski
mummy returns = gay as *beep*
deep rising = sommers best movie. it was fab. =]
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To the post saying Jason Scott Lee and Lena Headey lacked chemistry... ?!?!
I have to disagree big time! Ok, so they weren't as "out" and "passionate" as Weisz and Fraser, but there was a strong subtlety between Mowgli and Kitty, as both seemed to feel genuine love and compassion for one another.
I think Weisz and Fraser also added too much comedy to their romance.
I completely agree. The chemistry between Jason and Lena was magical!
And I really don't remember that much chemistry between Fraser and Weisz. I'd have to watch it again but I don't think it can top what the Jungle Book leads had. It was just such a beautiful movie. The Mummy was good but didn't have that epic element that Jungle Book had.
I LOVE the first two Mummy films, but the third was a peace of crap. As far as Stephen Sommers goes, I enjoy his movies for what they are. At least they're not as bad as Michael Bay. Sommers actually puts the time and effort to build the characters and keep the plot flowing. I love his films. And I think all of his films are a classic in some way or another. I loved his Huckleberry Finn film with Elijah Wood, The Jungle Book (one of my all time favourite films), The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, Van Helsing, and even J.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. I saw that film twice in theatres, which was more than how much a spent the time watching Transformers: Rise of the Fallen. At least G.I. Joe had some kind of a plot and character development. Sure the CGI was pretty bad, but still. I'd choose Sommers over Bay, [Jan] de Bont, and many other crappy-ass directors out that just go for the explosions, hot babes, cars, and more explosions.
If you don't believe me, then list the names that you remember from both The Island, and The Mummy, and how many of them were memorable because of what they did or what they said. As much as I like The Island, I can't remember anybodies name in that film for the life of me. I can remember the actors, but that's it. Also look at the action, and tell me which were more memorable. For me The Mummy wins by far. I love Rick O'Connell, Evey, Johnathon, Ardeth Bay, Benny, and even some of the minor characters and their mannerisms.
I know that it's probably not fair to compare The Mummy to The Island, but I wanted to make a point, and probably sue an example that probably everyone has scene.
Tell me what you think.
Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shores... burning with the fires of Orc.
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