The Mummy (1999)

If you're expecting bandaged-wrapped corpses and a lurching Boris Karloff-type villain, then you've come to the wrong movie. But if outrageous effects, a hunky hero, and some hearty laughs are what you're looking for, the 1999 version of The Mummy is spectacularly good fun. Yes, the critics called it "hokey," "cheesy," and "pallid." Well, the critics are unjust. Granted, the plot tends to stray, the acting is a bit of a stretch, and the characters occasionally slip into cliché, but who cares? When that action gets going, hold tight--those two hours just fly by.

The premise of the movie isn't that far off from the original. Egyptologist and general mess Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discovers a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, and so she hires rogue Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead her there. Once there, Evelyn accidentally unlocks the tomb of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a man who had been buried alive a couple of millennia ago with flesh-eating bugs as punishment for sleeping with the pharaoh's girlfriend. The ancient mummy is revived, and he is determined to bring his old love back to life, which of course means much mayhem (including the unleashing of the 10 plagues) and human sacrifice. Despite the rather gory premise, this movie is fairly tame in terms of violence; most of the magic and surprise come from the special effects, which are glorious to watch, although Imhotep, before being fully reconstituted, is, as one explorer puts it, rather "juicy." Keep in mind this film is as much comedy as it is adventure--those looking for a straightforward horror pic will be disappointed. But for those who want good old-fashioned eye-candy kind of fun, The Mummy ranks as one of choicest flicks of 1999. --Jenny Brown Amazon.com

So is this Multi Region?

There have been several postings here saying that this disc is region free so us Brits etc could watch it on our BR players. Does anyknow if this is correct? there are several conflicting comments on here?

Steve September 30, 2008

Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 3~4.25/5 Sound Quality: 4.25/5 Extras: 3.75/5

Title: The Mummy
Format: Blu-ray
Version: U.S.A / Region Free
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 2:04:53
Movie size: 31,59 GB
Disc size: 35,80 GB
Average video bit rate: 23.30 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4649 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 4649kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
DTS-HD Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Number of chapters: 19

#Audio Commentaries
#Documentary: "Building a Better Mummy" (SD, 50 minutes)
#Visual and Special Effects Formulations (SD)
#Storyboard-to-Screen Comparisons (SD)
#Deleted Scenes (SD, 2 minutes)
#Photograph Montage (SD, 5 minutes)
#Picture-in-Picture - U-Control
#'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" Sneak Preview (SD)

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Format: HD DVD
Version: U.S.A
VC-1 HD-30
Running time: 2:04:45
Movie size: 19,93 GB
Disc size: 24,51 GB
Average video bit rate: 16.98 Mbps
DDPlus 5.1 1536Kbps September 2, 2008

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this is amazing i have never heard and seen anything so clear and nice its widescreen only but who cares buy it buy it this movie rocks on hd dvd September 1, 2008

NO COMMENT

AS I LIVE IN EUROPE, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WATCH THIS BLU RAY DVD.
THE FORMAT WAS NORMALLY "ALL REGIONS" BUT I GUESS THAT ONLY THE PEOPLE WITH A REGION 1 APPARATUS COULD WATCH IT. SO I SPENT MY MONEY FOR NOTHING. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. I WANTED TO SEND IT BACK TO AMAZON BUT FINALLY I CHANGED MY MIND BECAUSE I WOULD I HAVE LOST MONEY. August 24, 2008

Oh Rachel!!

This is one of my favorite movies of all-time, I just love the action and adventure plus Rachel Weisz. I was very happy when this movie was finally released in Blu-Ray I watch it all the time just to re-live the adventure and watch Rachel. This movie sparkles in Blu-Ray and has more features and extras that I am still watching August 23, 2008

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