What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Sunday, September 15, 2024

The Mummy's Tomb - 1942

Back to our Universal monsters!

When this movie started, I was confused. I was wondering if I'd seen it before. Maybe I hadn't been paying enough attention, but old man was rehashing The Mummy's Hand. He spent a whopping ten minutes doing that.

Well, apparently geezer High Priest survived his bullet wound, and the mummy was just a little charred. I suppose HP just re-wrapped him, and he was fine. Kharis, our mummy, is now being resurrected to take revenge on the bloodline of the Bannings. Not sure why he waited 30 years to do that, but whatever. Kharis is brought to the States by the new HP, who takes up residence as caretaker of the local cemetery.

Once Kharis is out and about, he's pretty nimble. He climbs trellises and uses his jacked-up arm with ease, but only when he needs to. Poor Jim, though. He was just a bystander who tried to protect the dogs. Jim fainted only to get kicked in the head and be doomed to death.

I want to talk about the end. It was nuts. Dude went into his own house with a torch! Then, the mob just started throwing torches at his house as well. So, yeah, they set the whole house on fire. I don't know why they're all impressed with themselves, but we'll be seeing the mummy again.

I'm not giving this a good movie review. Babe was murdered in a stupid way. How do you go from walking down a main street to being stuck in a dead end with some tires? At least Babe tried to fight back...



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