Didn't do much for me
I love Karloff's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein but this one was just a bit dry IMO. Anyone agree?
shareI love Karloff's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein but this one was just a bit dry IMO. Anyone agree?
shareYou're right and IMO, it was the director's fault. Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein were both directed by James Whale, who, apparently had a bit more flair behind the camera.
The Mummy is "a bit dry"? Pun intended, I assume. LOL.
You have to look at thru the eyes of a 1930's audience it was probably scarey to them. This movie and horror were just coming out the universal monsters by the 40's & 50's they were no longer scarey that's why they had abbot & costello meet them.
shareYeah I gotta agree with you. It was pretty dry, both Karloff's performance and the film as a whole. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't all that good either.
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It wasn't bad. It certainly wasn't the best of the Universal horror films but it's a lot better than most recent horror films.
I've been waiting for you, Ben.
horror2, I see you're a true horror fan. I've been to a lot of different horror forums, spanning from the old to the new, and I usually see you there. I also like your quote from Ms. Alydice!
shareThank you very much. I believe I have seen you several places before as well.
I've been waiting for you, Ben.
but this one was just a bit dry IMO
I agree. I DVR'd it off Turner Movie Classics. I've always found this one
never seems to get the air time on stuff like PBS like Frankenstein and
Dracula do.
Was excited to finally get a chance to watch it, but really found
it all a bit flat. The main 'heroes' were all pretty laughable with some
brutal dialogue. Karloff was Karloff, so his performance was watchable, and
i actually found myself rooting for him in the end.
The whole thing seemed very poorly cut. Even the finale just sorta happened
and "BAM" roll credits.
"Be sure to tune in for the big giveaway at 9...."
The whole thing seemed very poorly cut. Even the finale just sorta happenedIsn't that the case for all Universal horror films? Seriously. Think about it.
and "BAM" roll credits.
Karloff was the only good thing about this otherwise completely lacklustre movie.
I'm Heather Langenkamp's husband in another universe.
me neither, the screenplay was pretty underwhelming
so many movies, so little time
I feel the same way. I strongly prefer the other classic Universal monster movies over this one.
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