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The Mummy
- Review Date: August 1, 2005
- PG-13
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 1999
Common Sense Media says
A cut above most action films. Not for children.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this film is extremely violent. Men are killed by gunfire, sword wounds, fatal acid, insect bites, and numerous magical plagues. There is virtually no blood or gore and much of the violence is directed toward the "undead," whose bones shatter when struck with swords or fists. In a series of scenes, many characters (including the lead) drink shots of bourbon whiskey. A man stumbles drunk throughout the film and another vocally lusts after the whiskey. Parents should know this film fully deserves a PG-13 rating. It's inappropriate for young children.
What's the story?
In THE MUMMY, Rick O'Connell (Brendan Frasier) leads Evie and her brother to the lost city of Hamunaptra where they discover treasure that accidentally awakens a three thousand-year-old cursed mummy. The undead creature is bent on resurrecting his mummified girlfriend using Bible-size plagues and undead armies. This film is filled with rich content and is a worthy heir to the action-adventure/archaeology-meets-swashbuckling genre made famous by Harrison Ford in the Indiana Jones series.
Is it any good?
Action, comedy, and the captivating romance between O'Connell and Evie are at the heart of The Mummy. At times, the out-of-this-world special effects and battle-sequences have one longing for the old-school charm of Lawrence of Arabia or The Ten Commandments. Regardless, this film is extremely exciting, and at times educational. Its juxtaposition of intricate Egyptian history and spirituality, with contemporary Hollywood spirit, might inspire teens to study Egyptian history and spirituality.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the way women and indigenous people are portrayed in this film. How does Evie's strength as a scholarly, cultured, bi-racial librarian compare to other lead female roles in cinema today? How are people of different races depicted? Are they respectful of their cultures?
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A pretty violent film. The mummy itself is really creepy looking.
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Awesome Movie, But Gross.
Wow, I simply REALLY like this movie. I like the plot and the adventure keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is actually a bit funny in parts. However, when it was on TV, I decided to look at the description of it, and it was classified as horror. I think it's far from horror, but still unnerving. It always creeps me out when, in the beginning, they mummify Imhotep's followers alive. And in one scene when the diggers get melted, I sort of want to close my eyes. We watched this movie at a sleepover, (and it was my eleventh) and all the kids there were my age. We were all okay with this movie, but my mom had to tell us to be quiet, because there were too many "EEEEWWWW!"s coming from where we were.
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Kid, 11 years old
June 6, 2011
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Disturbing
In my opinion, this is a good movie, except it is very disturbing. My two friends, Frosty and Guad, loved it, and didn't think it was disturbing but In my opinion, it was VERY disturbing with the beatles. The beatles are Very Disturbing (not the band) and the mummy may freak some kids out. Well, I thought the beatles were super disturbing and gross and my 7 friends thought it was disturbing, too, and ran out of the room.
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Kid, 12 years old
September 14, 2010
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cool
awesome movie really cool scenes one of the first movies ive ever seen
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The Mummy (Written by a 10 year old)
Though violent The Mummy has no blood and very little adult scenes. There is cussing and, at various times during the movie men are seen drinking/smoking, one women appears to be drunk in a scene. Three men are seen with there faces melting. This is an excellent movie for kids who want to see a zombie movie but are not ready for a full fledged one, in a lot of the scenes they try to mix in some humor.
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Scary
Very scary and violant. Great plot though.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 13, 2011
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its ok for kids who are mature
i love this movie becuase brenden frazier is funny but this movie had to much violence for kids under 13 or 12.
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its ok for kids who are mature
i love this movie becuase brenden frazier is funny but this movie had to much violence for kids under 13 or 12.
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Kid, 11 years old
March 13, 2011
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its ok for kids who are mature
i love this movie becuase brenden frazier is funny but this movie had to much violence for kids under 13 or 12.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 2, 2011
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The Mummy is awesome, but there were a few things that kind of disturbed me. One of them was the lady in the beginning. All she was wearing was a fishing net that had gold which covered up her... um... well you know the things on the tips of her chest... But I think that the naked ladies on Coraline were worse than this. Another thing was all of the suspence. A little much for me. And if you don't quite understand why people are saying that The Mummy is so violent, think of it this way: It's all about some dead guy spitting 10 plagues onto humanity and trying to kill a select group of people. He also rips out a guy's eye balls (They don't show him do it. They just show him with empty eye sockets.)! So, I would say that the Mummy is one of the best movies ever made. But parents should watch out!
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| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Director: | Stephen Sommers |
| Cast: | Brendan Fraser, Oded Fehr, Rachel Weisz |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 124 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | May 7, 1999 |
| DVD release date: | December 19, 1999 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | pervasive adventure violence and some partial nudity |
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