The length of this video should match the runtime of the movie

25 years later, and the scarab beetles STILL freak me out

Funny thing about the warden’s death: the hieroglyphic that the scarab jewels are embedded in is of a man screaming in pain - directly telling you what the jewels do. The warden died to the only trap in Egypt that comes with a warning label.

Surprised you didn’t win Rick attempting to save Beni at the end. Even after everything Beni did to him and his friends, he’s a good man and genuinely tried to save Beni’s life

The amount of replay value on these movies is bananas. Brendan Fraser is a treasure and if you grew up in the 90's you will forever love him.

Has there ever been a more iconic moment when Beni HAS ALL OF THE HOORRSSEES but he is also on the WRONG!! SIDEE!!! OF THE RIIIVVEERRR!!!!

Brendan Fraser's ability to pull off Good looking action man but also being able to be goofy on the same movie(s) was an underrated quality of him.

Also, i think Evie's damsel in distress works with her character of never having done field work, which is mentioned in the beginning. In the second movie, she's had multiple adventures and is a mother, so more experience to be a badass

I always thought the “You swear.” “Every damn day.” was a slight homage to Errol Flynn swashbuckling movies cause there’s a similar exchange in Robin Hood. “You speak treason.” “Fluently.”

This is me and my wife's favorite action movie. Partly because my wife is a librarian and the whole drunken "I... AM A LIBRARIAN!" line from Evie sets her rolling every time.

One of the biggest failures with Mummy 3 was the recasting of Rachel. Her and Frasier had such palpable chemistry, that its absence was a distraction in part 3.

Beni and Jonathan are perfect examples of how you can have a comedic relief character, but not have them be a total idiot. Beni and Jonathan are both pretty smart when they’re backed against a wall.

"Camel toes win the day.. " best line to date.. hahahaha

Brendan Frasier reacting to the mummies by saying “WOAH!” And then instinctively shooting them with a shotgun, is the most realistically American way I can possibly imagine that interaction going. 5 stars.

If I remember correctly the reason Jonathan is as he is with his care-free attitude but then also knows how to shoot is because he's a WW1/2 veteran and it expands his character alot more.

The fact that there are nearly 100 wins by the time the monster shows up is a real testament to how wonderful these characters are.

There was this beautiful moment in the 90s when cinema created true adventure movies and they were all amazing. The Mummy is the perfect example of cinematic FUN that peaked in the 90s.

Next to Indiana Jones, The Mummy is the gold standard of the fun adventure blockbuster.

The second Mummy has what is probably my favorite comedic moment from my youth, when Jonathan tells a "redshirt" that the totem/fetishes will protect them from the pygmies only for him to immediately get stabbed in the chest and look over at Jonathan like "dude! wtf?!" to which he just blurts "I'm sorry!" and takes off. Pretty sure my theater missed the next several lines of dialogue into the laughter haha

1:57 I always saw it as one of those things where the Egyptians thought their civilization would be around forever, so they could just put the ancient Egyptian equivalent of a "Genocidal Mummy, Stay Out" sign and no one would be stupid enough to open his casket.

16:08 I still love despite being a harbinger of death, Imotep still gets stumped by a cat. Twice.

I love this movie. It is implied that Jonathan was a soldier in WW1 (and is probably suffering from PTSD). It is also implied that Evie's and Jonathan's mother might be Egyptian. Also RIP, Stephen Dunham. To quote Wiki: "He had originally auditioned for the role of Rick O'Connell and was unsuccessful, however, director Stephen Sommers liked Dunham's acting enough to cast him as Henderson instead." It is thanks to the whole cast being really good and charismatic that even the thankless roles of the Americans are memorable.

My favorite detail: Rick being an absolute legend and Quip master yet getting flustered when trying to "flirt" with Eve. Legit the best XD

This and the Mummy Returns are two of my favorite movies ever. Everything just blends and works so well together and it's always a good time whenever it's on. Me and ny family quote this movie all the time, most often "Patience is a virtue! Not right now it isn't!"

This is sort of fun adventure movie I feel like we’ve been missing lately, and Brendan Fraser is like the king of adventure movies.

Some fun facts about the opening scene: the buildings look CGI but they were actually miniatures, the dude getting scarabs poured on him and flailing around looks real but is actually CGI (yeah, the guy too, not just the scarabs), and the look of terror on the Imhotep's face as his head is getting wrapped up is the actor's genuine fear Edit: these are things I learned about recently myself and the guy who said it may have explained it wrong or simply been incorrect, hence why I seem to be incorrect about the guy being CGI

When Rick is tying the rope and hits the Earden, I always felt like the first time was accidental, the second time was more testing the waters because the Warden still hadn't moved, and the third was completely intentional because he's STILL not moving so why not.

One of the things that has stuck with me for a long time, and that I think represents very well the ethos of the channel, is Roger Ebert's review of the Mummy. «There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it. I cannot argue for the script, the direction, the acting or even the mummy, but I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased. There is a little immaturity stuck away in the crannies of even the most judicious of us, and we should treasure it.» And I think there something important behind this, since it's very easy to dismiss things but a lot harder to just let go of judgement and learn to enjoy ourselves and what we like.

Great movie. And my absolute FAVORITE line in the whole movie (full of great moments) was the 4th wall breaking, "That happens a lot around here."! So wonderfully tongue-in-cheek.

Can't wait for you to do Returns. I would like to say that a win is absolutely needed in this one and the second one for Brendan and Rachel's on screen chemistry. I really feel like they created one of the greatest couples in cinema history. They are the very definition of relationship goals.

17:17 Ardeth's face is such a happy puppy smile X3

I love the theory/unofficial backstory about Jonathan as a WWI vet as a means to flesh out his goofiness while also being a) very comfortable with death and b) more than competent in battle

The only thing I have to say about the Mummy Returns is that they got the deity wrong. Anubis is actually a very compassionate deity who is there to guide souls through the Duat with compassion. He wouldn't be interested in world domination like they portray him in Returns. If it were any deity in Egyptian mythos, it would be either Set, the evil god who murdered his brother, Osiris, or it would Wepwawet, the god of war. I would like for this to be pointed out, please 🙏🏻 Good movies all around. Absolutely love them; I just hate that Hollywood loves to make Anubis the bad guy when he is nothing but an unbiased spirit of justice and compassion.

The chair throw is cool, but Rick's double "It's all in the reflexes" in the sequel, with snake followed by knife, is the ultimate hero move.

My dad got this movie on DVD for my mom when it came out in the 90s and we watched it over...and over...and over. I was obsessed with literally every character (even The Americans), because they were *ALL so attractive*. Even Beni's sense of humor was funny to me as a child! This movie is an absolute diamond with a star studded cast.

"Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the river!" There was a burn (small river) near my house where we would play as kids, and we would shout this across to each other 😁 This, and Shrek, were pivotal movies in my childhood.

Such a classic Adventure Movie. Thanks for covering it 👍👍👍

17:41 the moment Sandstorm starts playing is when i realize how many little things you probably add to these videos that people take for granted. Nice work, I see you!

Scrolled down to leave a comment about the movie, saw the description, read "The Imhotep 'suck you dry but not like that' Mummy one", lost my train of thought laughing. Incredible.

Ardeth having the time of his life is one of the moments i always loved he's like a kid on a rollercoaster 😂😂😂

There are indeed historical records of an Imhotep in ancient Egypt, but he was not an evil sorcerer/mummy thing. He was in fact an architect, scholar, inventor, doctor, pretty much a jack of all trades. And the ancient Egyptian people never used slaves to build their tombs. They used skilled builders and paid all their laborers well and gave them all benefits and when they died they were buried with their pharaoh

Wait this is amazing. I'm actually about to see The Mummy at our dine-in movie chain in about an hour. Part of their throw back series. Delighted by the coincidence.

"camel toes win the day" has gotta be the most outrageous line you guys have written 🤣

Honestly, I loved Evie in this movie. I adored her flightiness. She was competent, smart, but also silly and not perfect. It's a cool personality type that's hard to hit without making the character the 'snarky' one.

When you didn't count Imhotep among the Grade A hotties in the opening, I was a little worried, lol. But I think this is my favorite of your videos in a long time. It's one of my all-time favorite movies!

"You mean nefertiri? This nefertiri?" Me: Oh!

My favorite line that she drunkly stumbles through is what I based off my recent dnd character. "I..... am a librarian"

I will always love the scene in the tomb where Rick grabs Eevie and then sees Imotep for the first time. Rick just screams back at him, then blasts him with the shotgun. It is perfect

6:14 Love that little flinch there

1 of my all time most favorite movies (tied with Mummy Returns)!!!

The big change watching this movie as an adult is realizing Jonathon probably served in The Great War

Watched this yesterday, It really aged well. The Mummy 1 and 2 are timeless films. The horror, action-adventure, comedy, and cute romance. What more do you want? Plus the characters are memorable. They’re classics.

I heard somewhere, never confirmed it, that apparently Brendan Fraser isnt a big internet guy, and never knew how big his fanbase had gotten after his career did what it did so that's why he never tried coming back

Back when cable TV was still a thing used by people regularly, this movie would come up at random and I NEVER, not ONCE, did not drop literally everything I was doing to watch it in its entirety. I hate horror movies but this one balanced the absolutely terrifying monsters and bugs and horrific maiming of its cast by being so funny it hurt and just 100% in love with itself. If Shaun of the Dead is my favorite movie then this is very easily #2.

The scene with Beni praying in multiple languages is one of my favorites. It gives him some character development...where he is willing to literally anything to stay alive.

Man they’ve gotta add chair throwing to the Olympic Games and my man Brendon Fraser would get some gold

Her willingness to die, believing in Imhotep's ability to resurrect her, makes her behaviour at the end of the sequel all the more baffling. Like, she's willing to do a brutal suicide is something she's fine with, but simply _risking_ her life to save him is too much?

Holding out hope for Everything GREAT About The Fifth Element

Fun Fact: Erick Avari, the actor who plays Dr. Bey, also played Nicholas Natchios in the 2003 Daredevil movie and he (not very) recently played the role of Nicodemus in the series The Chosen.

One thing I wanted to add. The roller coaster tie-in at Universal is AWESOME. Good ride, complemented by pretty cool line experience as well.

The warden played by Omid Djalili. An Iranian-British stand-up comedian who spent a decent chunk of the late 90s and 2000s being a generic Middle-Eastern comic relief character. Gladiator, Sky Captain, Mummy, The World is Not Enough, Pirates: At World's End etc etc etc

I've seen this movie probably 100 times as a kid, but haven't watched it in probably 15-20 years. Boy, it sure has some great lines and directing that I would appreciate a lot more now that I'm older.

I never put together the part where Jonathan said how the city would sink with a switch with the Ending doing that!! This is why I watch your stuff. Cool!

I do love how this video praises Brendan and how happy we are to see him back and kicking. I remember watching this movie on repeat as a kid and was always surprised to not see Brendan in movies in the later years, so hearing how he endured hell due to...well, _all of that_ is just devastating. But again, good to see him kicking it.

3:11 the sound of that sword throw is so cool

The guy playing the mummy almost got kill by the scene of the scabs lmao and Brendan almost die by hanging they cant breath

"Patience is a virtue!" "Not right now it isn't" My wife and I regularly repeat these lines. We both love this film. Also: "I am a Librarian!"

The Warden running into the wall has always been one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever.

I love this movie. Also, this makes me want a video on Deep Rising, because it's like Benny: The Sequel

I was going reply to that actors were Egyptian with the fact the Ptolemaic dynasty (which includes Cleopatra) were Greek, but doubled checked Imhotep was 3rd dynasty

Beni trying all the religious pendants is one of my favorite movie puns

I actually adore Evie's damseling here, bc it illustrates this movie's biggest strength: the ensemble covers each other's *genre weaknesses*. They all play in each field, but they only really *win* for their team in their strengths. Rick is *the* Action/Adventure guy, but lacks in the other two genres. He can quip just fine, but doesn't have much agency in Comedy moments, and can only get a far as stalling the Horror with his physical prowess. Evie has power in the Horror and Adventure genres; she's the historian and linguist (and outright *beats* Imhotep's sandstorm because she wasn't threatened by it) but has almost no answer to physical problems, and she tends to end up on the losing side of jokes. Jonathon has Bugs Bunny-level Comedic agency, literally able to solve small off-genre problems through jokes alone, and is passable at the Horror and Action when assisted, but his full commitment to Comedy makes him also sometimes a liability. Ardeth is Action/Horror; knowledgable in the supernatural and proficient in a fight, but too serious to quip, though he still gets to play as the butt of a few jokes.

its funny he doesnt mention the fact that brendan was actually suffocated in the hanging scene and was told “congradulations youre officially the second actor to be choked unconscious” after waking up

Possibly one of the greatest movies of the 90s and it was such a massive cultural hit. Equal parts Indiana jones and a horror film but didn’t take itself too seriously. There was so much excitement about the 2nd movie we built a theatre in my city that was Egyptian themed inside and out. Polished stone floors, large snake sculptures, the mummy skull with smoke and fire coming out of it and other set designs from the movie itself. The theatre opened along side the 2nd film and had every single theatre reserved for The Mummy returns and people were lined up outside the theatre and around the block to get In. The only other there was so much excitement for a movie was Star Wars Episode 1 and Sam Remi Spider man. I really wish more movie theatres did that sort of thing for big movie events.

Yes! Rick throwing the chair at Benny is the hottest, coolest, most badass move EVER!

Random fun fact: Evie’s character was named after lord Carnarvon’s daughter. The man who funded Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb. And for fans of the the 1932 original, there are plenty of nods and Easter eggs in the film.

Algorithm protecting/boosting comment: Oh dear, the 1999's "The Mummy"! It's such a fun film! I remember it being a blast and the cast was great. The second one too -haven't seen "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (yet?) and I don't hear great things but the first two are just (chef's kiss). In any case, keep up the great work and take care!

Brendan Fraser was great in _Doom Patrol_ in later years (and the episodes on Titans that crossed over with it), though for most of the series it was mocap and voice for Robotman. And I really need to watch The Whale.

Every rewatch is SO good, the setting the characters the actors, I adore all of it, even the Americans that were just set to fuel Imothep, the fear they feel is so palpable. The fact that not only do Rick and Evy love each other they LIKE each other, the tenderness there, Rick could listen to her talk for hours. Jonathan my beloved. Everyone here has a purpose and is plot relevant, Fraser's background acting is such a highlight. I could go on forever. Greatest movie of all time. Thank you for making this video, I agree with everything you said

Nice touch how all three main protagonists get a thing at the end that distracts them from escaping. Evelyn with the book, Jonathan with the treasure, and Rick with Beni.

Let’s go!!! This is one of my favourite movies of all time

2:13 My thoughts were “punishing people who violated the order of the world, especially like this, and getting your heart eaten by a demon is the core function of the Egyptian afterlife.”

17:39 Truly appreciate the subtle musical addition here. 🤣🤣

This brings me back to whenever this movie was programmed, I would keep the tv programme with it circled, highlighted with my favourite colour and on my desk in the impossible case I forgot. I can't even begin to describe what this movie means to me ❤

13:31: I will always appreciate your dad jokes Lee. I have a friend who is a dad and also makes dad jokes. They come with the responsibilities of being a dad. Being a dad and not having dad jokes just feels weird. Point is, never stop Lee. Love'em.

You had to put the superiority of the camel’s features in there. You just HAD to 🤣

On rewatch, remembering that this movie is set in the early 1920s, makes it highly likely that Jonathan is a WWI vet. So when he claims to have seen worse odds, I believe him. It also gives him a nice explanation for all of the drinking. And despite the fact that he's not serious, he is good with a gun. I love this movie so much.

Frazier has said why he was "blackballed". He got injured on the mummy 3 and also was SA by one of the directors. It really messed with his mental health.

I am grinning like an idiot here and I absolutely love this movie and everyone in it, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Absolutely loved this series as a kid. Egypt adventure comedy was sooo fun.

One of my favorite things about the movie is that the final 4 adventurers are tested with the treasure during the finale. Beni saw the gold and immediately became greedy and cost him his life. Jonathan also saw the gold but got pulled away. Evie was tempted to grab the book but she also got pulled away. Even Rick was tempted by trying to save Beni but couldn't do it. Each person was tempted by their biggest weakness; greed, search for knowledge and trying to save everyone. Beni died because he had no one to stop his antics and he deserved it. The other 3 managed to help each other and keep their focus on escaping and to survive in the end with some gold as well. I think thay scene really does a good job of showing character.

The Brendan Fraser commentary on the DVD is SO GOOD. That is all.

God damn this movie is so 90s. It's amazing

I've never clicked a notification so fast!!!

2 cool bits of trivia, Oded Fehr (Ardeth Bay) was meant to have a face full of tattoos, but director Stephen Sommers decided against this because he was "too beautiful to cover up" and during the scene with the mind controlled citizens, one extra was handed a brown cloak to wear that had "Alec Guinness, Obi Wan" labelled on the inside from A New Hope.

Just realized about the warden, the wall hieroglyphics he mocked and got the scarabs from was depicting Imhoptep being devoured by scarabs. it's why the bugs are on the wall.

While Mummy is amazing, but at 11:30, I can’t help but think of the greatest line from the Mummy Returns, “Dis chest is cursed”

Thanks! I still have those suggestions for the coming months or whenever you can: 1. Request #33 for Jurassic Park 2 (1997) and 3 (2001). 2. Request #22 for Shrek (2001) 3. Request #23 for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). I also understand how you might be busy with The Mummy Returns, The Flash, Blue Beetle, Aquaman 2, Dune: Part 2, Wonka, and possibly Oppenheimer. But still, take your time. Love you, CinemaWins!!! ❤ Also is next week, Mad Max (1979)?

In Brazilian Portuguese, when Evey singsongs "Patience is a virtue", the voice actor singsong's back "Not right now it isn't", and that's just gold dubbing delivered by the master Guilherme Briggs. 🥰

When i was a kid i watched barbie in swan lake and the troll gave the definition of true love. "True love is very rare, it's when two people love each other more than they love themselves." To me that the scene where Rick and Imotep are dangling in the chasm and Evie runs to save Rick while Anaksunamun runs to save her own life, is the best example of true love presented in media ever. It shows the contrast between normal and true love as both Anaksunamun and Imotep are thinking of themselves whilst Rick and Evie are thinking of each other. I really hope you add this in the win counter when you do the sequel.