This spine-chilling movie, shot in the German expressionistic manner, was the first of eight directed by one of the great cinematographers of cinema history.
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09/19/07
The Mummy (1932)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:19
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 74 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Archaeologists digging in Egypt uncover the 3000-year-old mummy of Im-ho-tep, a prince who was buried alive, with a curse placed on anyone who opens his tomb. The disturbance brings restores life... [More]
Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher
Director: Karl Freund
Reviews for The Mummy
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe drama may be clumsy, but Freund's lighting is a wonder.
09/19/07
The photography is superior to the dialogue.
08/08/06
Top CriticA sombre and atmospheric depiction of eternal passion and occult reincarnation.
06/24/06
"It's alive! It's alive!"
12/05/05
More atmospheric than terrifying
09/16/05
No review available.
07/24/05
No review available.
03/25/05
The flashbacks are particularly terrifying.
01/03/05
The film lacks the usual number of chills and thrills that one would expect from a 'horror' film, but this one draws you in with its mood instead.
11/01/04
No review available.
07/16/04
No review available.
12/19/03
Universal pulls another moody horror classic out of its hat.
11/13/03
A bit slow, but Karloff at his peak. A true horror masterpiece.
12/25/02
Poetic, brilliant, creepy horror classic with a great Karloff performance
08/22/02
No review available.
08/01/02
The first and (arguably) the best of the Mummy's stalk-a-thons.
07/25/02
The story was fascinating hokum and its originality spawned a flood of such horror genre films.
04/23/02
Absolutely marvelous.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe things that endure in moviedom from The Mummy are the pith helmets and fezzes, the ancient curses, the protective amulets, and the rational disdain for the supernatural that invariably comes back to haunt our heroes.
01/01/00
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