Director: John Gilling
Year: 1967
Country: United Kingdom
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Mummy
Plot:
Returning from an expedition, the crew members of a special expedition to the Egyptian pyramids learn they’ve brought a royal mummy back to town when they find themselves being stalked and killed by the revived mummy and try to stop its deadly rampage.
Review:
This one actually turned out to be quite decent overall as there's a lot to like here but does have some big flaws. One of the biggest pluses to this is the rather enjoyable action scenes that have a lot of rather kinetic, enjoyable fun to them, whether it's the opening assault taking place in historical Egypt or the exploration of the tomb, as both of these manage to feature some enjoyable and surprising aspect to not only keep them moving along but also feature some suspenseful moments to match the spectacle.
Other action scenes, especially the resurrection flashback which utilizes the great eye-moving trick before getting out of the coffin while the unaware victim keeps reading off the scroll until the fateful attack, the first attack in the gypsy's' lair as it appears behind the beaded door and especially the second attack in the photography studio where the reflection in the solution leads to a wild brawl that gets quite fun throughout the rather brief time but ends on a blast with the flaming acid signaling a rather impressive scene. Also, the finale here works incredibly well by featuring the appeasement attempt before it resurrects and begins brawling and chasing them around the exhibit before finally having the fun of getting the mummy turned to stone so there's plenty of exciting action placed there to get this one on a high note.
Still, there are a few things that hold this one back, most notably the subplot about the doctor being placed in an asylum which has little if anything to do with the film itself and isn't really given any sort of justification why. It plays it off as if that was how the end result for him all along was going to play out, yet then has him break out anyway which causes a series of logic problems with incarcerating him in the first place. Likewise, it's all part of the problem with this one as it really holds off the mummy getting involved until really late into this one by being resurrected pretty late and note really has a lot to do with the scenes of the crew waiting around for it to come to life. That it has to go back to resting instead of going out as a hunter full-time does make this tend to feel a bit repetitive having to go into the resurrection each time out, but overall isn't all that bad.
Overview: ***.5/5
Pretty decent and surprisingly watchable sequel, this is a solid step up from the previous entry that has more enjoyable and likable factors involved here to keep this one going along nicely. Those who are fans of this style of genre fare, enjoyed the other entries in the series, or are curious about it will have the most to look while those turned off by these issues will want to heed caution.
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