Egyptologist Evelyn (Rachel Weizs) is excited to find that instead of his usual junk, her brother Jonathan (John Hammond) has discovered a key from the lost city of Hamunaptra supposedly from someone who had actually been there. Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), a French Foreign Legionnaire turned adventurer, reluctantly agrees to serve as guide back to Hamunaptra after Evie frees him from his prison sentence. Unfortunately, Rick isn't the only one who knows the location and a race ensues between two rival treasure seeking groups. In their zeal to be the first to unlock all the city's secrets, the groups accidentally awaken Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a former advisor to Pharaoh Seti I who was cursed into undeath as a mummy. Now, Rick, Evie, and Jonathan must discover how to stop Imhotep before he fully regenerates and spreads across the earth as a plague upon mankind.
Originally posted 16 Jan 11. 
As you may have surmised from the "Personal Collection" tag, this is one of my favorite movies. Also, if you're a regular reader (and I have no idea if you are or not since no one ever leaves me any comments {except Christy}), you'll note that this means I have made it approximately halfway through my movie collection. For those just joining, I watch my movies in alphabetical order. Commence your judging.
I've been down with some sort of pestilence the past week and self-medicating with cherry NyQuil when at home and DayQuil when at work. I do not respond well to drugs, possibly because I am undead or a robot, and have spent half a fortnight feeling fuzzy but irritable, like a spiky cloud.
It was in this mindset that I watched The Mummy. I could only stay awake for about 20 minutes at a time, which means it took about 5 days to watch all the way through, but that was okay since I live alone and shun all human contact.
I actually felt quite a bit in common with the eponymous character this time around. I, too, was greatly in need of fluids, everyone around me referred to me as a walking plague, and it was exceedingly difficult to get laid. I was not, however, able to turn water into blood, achieve mastery over the sands, or command legions of insects. I will keep trying.
Except for the bug thing. I hate bugs.
As you may have surmised from the "Personal Collection" tag, this is one of my favorite movies. Also, if you're a regular reader (and I have no idea if you are or not since no one ever leaves me any comments {except Christy}), you'll note that this means I have made it approximately halfway through my movie collection. For those just joining, I watch my movies in alphabetical order. Commence your judging.I've been down with some sort of pestilence the past week and self-medicating with cherry NyQuil when at home and DayQuil when at work. I do not respond well to drugs, possibly because I am undead or a robot, and have spent half a fortnight feeling fuzzy but irritable, like a spiky cloud.
It was in this mindset that I watched The Mummy. I could only stay awake for about 20 minutes at a time, which means it took about 5 days to watch all the way through, but that was okay since I live alone and shun all human contact.
I actually felt quite a bit in common with the eponymous character this time around. I, too, was greatly in need of fluids, everyone around me referred to me as a walking plague, and it was exceedingly difficult to get laid. I was not, however, able to turn water into blood, achieve mastery over the sands, or command legions of insects. I will keep trying.
Except for the bug thing. I hate bugs.
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