The Mummy (2017) - Nostalgia Critic

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The Mummy is a 2017 American action-adventure film directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dylan Kussman, with a story by Kurtzman, Jon Spaihts, and Jenny Lumet. It is a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first installment in Universal's Dark Universe.
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[@Hornetog9vp]

Channel Awesome i mean day of dead is close enough to halloween

[@greenyax]

Hey there!

[@thedude3308]

CRRRIIIIIIIIIIITIC!!!!

[@liamparas4600]

Teletubbies has a universe. Life has meaning now.

[@The_GhostWind]

Channel Awesome NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD

[@browngirlinaclownworld2077]

Lol, they took it to Iraq? Ancient Mesopotamians: "Um, hey, who the fuck are you and what are you doing?" Ancient Egyptians: "Hey, we're the Egyptians, we thought we'd just dump this body here." Ancient Mesopotamians: "No." Ancient Egyptians who just crossed thousands of miles of desert: "Fuck."

[@jonathanwright8025]

Not thousands of miles, but still pretty far, given this was the third or second millennium BC.

[@jhauptmann9850]

You forgot a few steps: Ancient Mesopotamians: "No." Ancient Egyptians: We pay with gold? Ancient Mesopotamians: We meant to say, no problem!

[@KeithFraser82]

Turns out illegal toxic waste dumping has been a problem for thousands of years.

[@yudhiadhyatmikosiswono9082]

I am quite certain that they let the ancient egypt dump the bodies that filled with magical curse in their territory.

[@ryanvandermeijs753]

Also Why did they even make a ways for her to get out of the tomb

[@HolyApplebutter]

Ugh, seriously? SET ISN'T EVEN THE GOD OF DEATH! That's Osiris! The only reason they threw Set in there was because anyone with a very vague understanding of Egyptian mythology would be like, "Oh, well Set is the bad one, so he must be the god of death." I mean, that's like saying Ares is the god of death in Greek mythology!

[@gaiamatt6574]

Well, there's also Anubis. Or was he the god of the underworld?

[@mish7972]

Boy, that last sentence with Ares being the god of death really made me cringe.

[@taloscal]

Anubis is closer to a 'judge' than a ruler of the dead, he basically judges and weighs souls to see if they'll be allowed into the afterlife, although with how often he's seen as being related to death and mummification he would have probably fit more than Set.

[@MidnightAssass1n]

Ikr that annoyed me so much, I actually said that to my mum in the movie theatre.

[@TheEliera]

Yes this is very anoying. THank you pointing out...

[@MaskedManMikeMD]

This movie just made me miss Brendan Frasier like a lost loved one.

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

Damn, that's the harshest review of this movie yet.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@BlackMasterRoshi well it's what it deserves! they literally tried to capture the same "magic" of the 1999 version, but they lazily copy things from that movie as well as add horseshit like Tom "Scientology nut" Cruise.

[@sinisternightmare]

Your comment sounds like Brendan Fraser is dead. xD But he's very much alive and still making movies. So there's no reason to "miss" him. But I get, what you're saying.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@sinisternightmare indeed not dead, just so far in debt he probably wishes that he was sometimes.

[@topcoppelion6626]

200th like!

[@supereldinho]

I just love how the writers pathetically tried to make Ahmanet sympathetic even though she has no sympathetic qualities to speak of and her only reason for murdering her entire family and making a deal with the devil amounts to a single line: "It was a different time." Like Linkara once said: "There's a difference between a sympathetic backstory and actually being sympathetic."

[@shinigamijack4208]

And she still managed to be the most sympathetic character in the movie

[@supereldinho]

@@shinigamijack4208 I don't think you understand what the word "sympathetic" means.

[@shinigamijack4208]

@@supereldinho I was way more invested in her story arc oh, and I really wanted her to win. I found every other character in the film far less interesting, and I cared Far less for what happened to them. I do know what sympathetic means. I wonder if you understand what good film writing means.

[@supereldinho]

@@shinigamijack4208 Good writing? This movie? Hah, that's a good one... Also, let's just analyse your understanding of the word sympathetic. By definition, a sympathetic character is someone whose motives and struggles you can understand and identify with, a character you are expected to like and even admire. In this movie's case, you identify with a character that killed her entire family -- her little brother included -- out of pure jealousy and a lust for power. By your own admission, you condone such actions. Then she made a deal with a dark god to plunge the whole world in darkness, again out of pure lust for power. You admit to supporting her in this endeavor. Centuries later, she reawakens and wreaks untold havoc across the land -- voluntarily I might add, in direct contrast to Imhotep who inadvertently and involuntarily triggered the Ten Plagues as a direct result of him being resurrected. Again, you support her in this. Adding to her monstrous nature, she shows zero remorse for her actions and her entire rationale for killing her family and making a deal with Set is a flippant excuse that clearly didn't even hold water in her own time because she got mummified alive as punishment. THIS is the character you fully admit to caring about and supporting in her endeavor merely because the movie's writing is shit as opposed to her having some actual traits of humanity that would make her likable and relatable. Buddy, you're full of shit. You know you've got a serious problem when even characters like Jason fucking Voorhees are more sympathetic than the monster you're rooting for; at least Jason had a good fucking reason for going kill crazy and he's not even meant to be sympathetic.

[@myatthu7165]

@@supereldinho r/murderedbywords

[@JackCashStuff]

the entire dark universe in one review? Man you are dedicated

[@BeastasaurusXdeath1]

Davie L arts Damn...that was a good one 😂

[@amanibob1416]

Commitment and closure... Wait!

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

@@monhunterz5430 r/whoosh

[@theoliveknight9361]

I always wanted to see a moment like this happen

[@EdgyZiggy]

@@monhunterz5430 -_-

[@NAVEMAN3]

NC- 'I'm really going to enjoy watching this' pulls out Dragonball Evolution. Me- he's fucked.

[@sailormonet19941]

NAVEMAN3 NEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRD!!!!!!! How could you?!?!?!?!

[@nicolas44991]

i'm gonna start calling the paramedics guys

[@JuriAmari]

Better make it a month since we’ve got GiTS and Death Note too. But they have to end it with Rurouni Kenshin.

[@ZPokemonfanA]

May Dende have mercy on his soul.

[@farmerwithshotgun5166]

NAVEMAN3 He'a going to get sent to the next dimension.

[@Easterlingofrhun]

Nerd: when you see Thor's hammer at the end of the movie, you know Thor is coming. When you see Dragonball evolution movie at the end of this video, you know Dragonball evolution review is coming

[@finmorton6840]

what annoyed me about the mummy (2017) was the fact that Dracula untold was originally meant to be the 1st step of the dark universe, but because it didint perform well, it was slated and replaced with a god awful mummy reboot that gets basic mythology wrong.

[@DrDolan2000]

So, Dracula Untold is essentially the first Dark Universe movie?

[@finmorton6840]

@@DrDolan2000 basically yeah, but because it underperformed at the box office and there was some behind the scenes stuff as well, Universal made the Mummy the first entry into the Dark Universe and decided to exclude Dracula Untold from the Dark Universe line-up, which imo was a bad idea, i mean Dracula Untold literally sets up the Master Vampire as a threat in the modern day.

[@garrtoons4303]

​@finmorton6840 Not only that but while the movie wasn't great, Dracula Untold was still 10x better than whatever the Mummy reboot tried to "set up."

[@jalenikezeue4114]

​@@garrtoons4303oh Yeah I rather watch dracula than this peace of Crap

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Same happened with Green Lantern (2011) which was so bad they made Man of Steel the first in DCEU. At least Untold was pretty cool and Castlevania-ish movie. I don't like the modern world stuff at the end but Charles Dance as the bigger threat had loads of potential.

[@bentheherod3373]

Fun Fact, Egypt actually did allow female rulers. They thought the soul of the pharaoh simply changed vessels when a new pharaoh took place. So the villains motivations make less sense

[@DemonicsInc]

Bentheheropon :D DID THEY DO ANY RESEARCH?

[@JargonMadjin]

Cleopatra comes to mind, all 7 of them..

[@colbystearns5238]

Hatshepsut's another.

[@Chaos89P]

MrDemonking30 Well, according to a comment chain right above this one, no. While the pharaoh one may be a little harder to suss out, Googling "Egyptian god of death" would probably not give you Set as the first hit. You're more likely to end up with Osiris, Anubis, or maybe even Isis (the last I'm really just spitballing with, it seems more like she's the goddess of life, just by GOOGLING IT).

[@vulpinedeity3379]

Life, magic, and people. Anubis was god of death first, before Set killed Osiris, who then took the role, and Anubis became god of embalming, which is why priests wore jackal heads during funerals and mummifications. Osiris retained his position as god of judgement. Anubis and Osiris are two of the three who judge the dead by weighing their hearts against the Feather of Truth/Ma'at, which also means order.

[@alakuriel4697]

Wait wait wait... She kills her brother because she wants to be queen? This is ancient Egypt - having a brother would mean marrying said brother, and still being queen. And with that much of an age gap, you could pretty much guarantee she'd be running the show. So... zero motive for the entire movie? o.0

[@Zinervawyrm]

I pointed that out with another comment too. And ancient Egypt was not sexist either. She would have more likely been crowned as actual pharaoh do to the age gap with her baby brother. And, hell, female pharaohs not only existed, but it was a step up from just being queen, favorite wife of the pharaoh. So her plan was convoluted and most likely 99% unnecessary.

[@donflamingo8375]

Is it wrong to say she look good as a mummy?

[@juhaniaho6698]

Alakuriel Motivation, are you drunk again?

[@Niobesnuppa]

Honestly, the only part the film makers seemed to have researched in the slightest is the costumes. They seem to just assume that ancient Egypt was like medieval Europe with sexist rules about women not being allowed to be leaders, when all evidence we have points to ancient Egypt being a historical culture where sexism literally didn't exist. Female pharaohs were pretty common, in fact.

[@amymcclenny5369]

Good point, however, remember that awkward first clip of England from centuries back? Did England ever have a war with Egypt centuries ago? Something that could've caused or set a civil war? Maybe the Princess wanted to be the ruling Queen of Egypt during that time. Even if that was what they were going for, though, the directors should've connected the dots. That should've made a bigger impact on the plot, been clearer. Is it just a waste of my time to try to make any sense out of this dumb movie?

[@saveriopanaccione996]

“Zombie knights in London” that actually sounds like a cool syfy movie

[@Mr_RiverDwarf]

It does. But not in a mummy movie

[@janetteltschik748]

I'd see it!

[@hameley12]

@SaverioPanaccione That line made me think of various ideas. I'll try to write a short story before I expand it into a long arc and add it to my book. Lol! As they say, start small before you create a whole multi-universe. 😂

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

28 Days Later

[@femoman]

I'm honestly surprised nobody's ever done zombie crusaders!

[@Hughes81]

I think they would have fixed all of this by having Russel Crowe say: My name is Horrace. And I'm here to talk to you... About the Monster Squad.

[@brendanforester4601]

👏... 👏... 👏 Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. 👍

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

"What are we? Some kinda Suicide Squad?"

[@matthewchandler7845]

man I think that could have worked!!!!!! also I agree with Critic. I WANT TO SEE the old monsters back in film but not crappy CGI ones that focus on the next story not the one they should be telling. Just SHOW ME THE MONSTERS AND MAKE IT ABOUT THEM!!!!!! EASY!!!! but hard for Hollywood. HAhahahahahahahAHAHAHA

[@queenofnevers6990]

more like monster squat

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@matthewchandler7845 Only way to bring back the originals would be deep fake tech.

[@thrallfan1056]

The OFFICIAL Dark Universe Plan: - Release Dracula Untold - It sucks so nobody watches it - Say Dracula Untold is not canon and start over - Release The Mummy(2017) - It sucks so nobody watches it - Delay Bride of Frankenstein with obvious plans to cancel it in the future - Start over in 2020 And here I thought DC was the worst at building good Cinematic Universes.

[@Scream_Lord]

I thought Dracula Untold was ok. Wierd that they turned an evil blood sucking monster based on a tyrant that impaled his enemies both within and without in such a way that they could survive for several day on wooden spikes to scare off invaders but still a somewhat decent vampire flick.

[@badquestion4785]

I know, but I want Dark Universe to exist. It has so much potential. I'm not happy that this movie bomb. I'm saaaad.

[@PrincessAnime172]

Pee Wee Didi I prefer the Dracula from Van Helsing to be honest. That movie was good in my opinion as it was over the top in a sense where I could enjoy it. Like the Brendan Fraser Mummy it was a bit more cooler and entertaining

[@lawrencescales9864]

Thrall Fan you forgot the wolfman remake and I Frankenstein

[@jasonyde4288]

I watch movies to have fun can no one do that anymore I mean this movie got flaws but every movie got flaws just I love the old monsters and some parts were good In this film. Just stop bashing on movies and except them as movies don't watch them if u don't like them. But everyone has opinions and that's fine.i just love the old monsters

[@FlameOfUdun96]

Man, this crossover is such a great start to the Cinemassacre/Channel Awesome cinematic universe!

[@mommyx002]

Flame of Udun start??? They done stuff like this before

[@FlameOfUdun96]

Nick Hartless Fine, I guess this is the Avengers 5 of this cinematic universe

[@GlitchyPikachu]

Hopefully, it'll do better than the movie there're reviewing.

[@retrozaid1600]

It already begun after 2008

[@electricskull2505]

start? it have been happening long before than marvel xD

[@karsonhinojosa2163]

“Wanted the universe to continue”.....Should we tell him that Blumhouse wants to revive the Dark Universe after the success of The Invisible Man

[@juanTURTLEking]

wait are they actually? cause if so I think I trust Blumhouse more on this than universal trying to press the redo button multiple times

[@voilvelev6775]

@@juanTURTLEking hm...Blumhouse has done a lot bad shit, too, though :D

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

They might do a better job than this POS

[@brovid-19]

They did an invisible man? That was successful?

[@karsonhinojosa2163]

@@brovid-19 yep

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

For me, one of the biggest mis-steps is pushing Crowe straight out of the gate as Jekyll and Hyde. Why not have the two sides of his personality have private conversations, where we hear both voices but only see Crowe? Why not have a large archway where we see a shadowy figure standing, only to later see in the background that it is actually a mirror, and Hyde manifests in Jekylls' psyche in reflections, like in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie? Why not have Crowe constantly knocking back shots of a clear liquid, misdirect us as to thinking it's a drinking habit, and it's later revealed to be the potion he needs to remain as Jekyll? What does this character add to the story at this point that couldn't be carried out by Mycroft Holmes, or Van Helsing, or any other iconic but un-powered character from classic fiction? I wish this had been good, but the potential is streaming out through the plot holes like a water through a sieve.

[@captainwolf348]

Shouldn’t someone like van helsing be the nick fury of this universe

[@squamish4244]

So if Ahmenet's sarcophagus is lowered deep into the mercury so it can never be recovered, then why are there pulleys to...recover...it from the mercury?

[@DivingDog0]

Health and Safety. The ancients had it too.

[@FREEK777ful]

yeah but, why no cut the chains?

[@MaXF25]

I have a bigger question: What was the sarcophagus made of? If it was made from steel then it should be floating because mercury (13,594 kg/m3) is more dense than most steels (7,750 to 8,050 kg/m3).

[@rf5526]

Tasiam Moros Damn dude, nice catch!

[@Matedar]

The only metals known to ancient Egyptians denser than mercury were gold and electrum (gold-silver alloy). But here's a problem. Both gold and silver combine with mercury, creating amalgams. Therefore, the sarcophagus should in all those years get dissolved in mercury. Hollywood magic kept it intact, I guess.

[@nerdymmermaid]

"A movie based on an anime." *slowly shakes head* Oh no. Which one? Which one is it? " *holds up live action DBZ movie* " *Screams!*

[@digifreak90]

Honestly, with the build up I was expecting the new Death Note movie, but DBE is much worse.

[@spmfan20]

i was thinking ghost in the shell

[@megamage911]

The new Death Note movie isn't really that terrible tbf. Not good, but not awful. DBE is next level shit. And not just because it doesn't stick to the source material, it's just shit in general. At least Death Note TRIED to stick somewhat to the source material, DBE is all over the fucking place.

[@SpawnG2G]

The GITS movie was actually a good adventure movie wen you stop comparing with the anime, that was fantastic. The barwas kinda too higth

[@phoenixwarrior100]

I was thinking he was going to do Astro Boy

[@jojoreztorc0396]

12:19 To be PERFECTLY honest, who wouldn't have that reaction if you died in a terrible plane crash only to suddenly come back to life without a scratch?

[@ALJ9000]

I’d probably be testing if I was comatose or not tbh

[@NEOIVAN100]

Oh my god, i got it.... Tom Cruise character dies in the plane, cames back to life, has Seth posses him and the movie finish with him having vague supernatural powers. HE IS THE ACTUAL MUMMY but turned into a "hero" to have him be the Iron Man of the monsters avengers or whatever. AHMANET IS NOT EVEN IMPORTANT! THIS IS SO F*CKING STUPID!!!!!!!!

[@elegantoddity8609]

I think this is like when Batman v. Superman tried to be like 6 different films at once. Just have one film for each concept. 1. When a grave robber steals an artifact from the Chaos god Seth, ____ must find/destroy a crystal to prevent himself from becoming his mortal avatar. 2. After being released from her millennia long slumber Princess Ahmanet must be stopped before she exacts revenge on the descendant of an ancient family member. 3. A mysterious plague of the undead wreaks havoc across London. I don't know which monster you'd tie this one to. 4.. (The final film in this Dark Universe) Dr.Jekyl recounts his life's story about the various monsters he has met, or whatever they were planning to do with them. And whatever other films in between. If you don't want to have two desert villains you can fuse the first two together somehow but I can't see why so many films need to be tied together.

[@Mecharnie_Dobbs]

And in the next film, would Tom Cruise keep getting injured and applying bandages? He is a long way from my idea of a mummy. They already came up with a better design for a mummy.

[@giuseppeianniello1998]

For his punishment, he won a well deserved Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

You just blew my mind. I feel so dumb for not seeing it!

[@josephthreefingers8450]

@Juni Post Remember, Frankenstein's the scientist. They never named the monster or spare body parts man.

[@whitherwhence]

Set's not... The gods of death were highly... They didn't even... Aw, fuck it

[@katherinestephen9365]

actually they got it wrong it is anubis god of death

[@whitherwhence]

Katherine Stephen Anubis is the god of death rituals (mummification and such), they didn't really have a specific god of death. Closest to that would be lord and judge of the dead, Osiris. Both Anubis and Osiris were revered as keepers of order, and NOT THE NAD GUYS. What Set was actually god of is EVIL. Literaally the god of evil. Why change that? Did these people not know how to Google or just didn't bother to?

[@deoxity]

Yeah everytime they called Set the god of death I internally died. Set's the god of chaos, deserts, storms, stuff they could of actually fuckin used.

[@jeremybrown9611]

They don't even take History serious but they want us to take their Dark Universe serious. GTFOH!

[@SA80TAGE]

The God of Chaos thing would actually work better for the climax, explaining why he might turn on the Mummy after he has what he wants (physical body to inhabit).... because unpredictable chaos, Bitch!

[@LilyZerep]

"That's like saying that after Bruce Wayne's parents died, he wanted to become Batman, open a flower shop, become a disco dancer and create three different new ice creams." 😂haha

[@foxymetroid]

Everyone knows that Batman story would have failed because everyone knows Batman would have opened up a taco stand. Him opening a flower shop would have ruined the suspension of disbelief.

[@fanfan9554]

After opening the taco stand, Deadpool kills Batman because of two reasons- Marvel told him to, and he wanted to sell chimichangas himself. Motivations everywhere!

[@SA80TAGE]

I know Poison Ivy opened a flower shop when she "went straight" for a while, it may have even been sponsored by Wayne Enterprises (reform program) soooooo technically.....

[@LilyZerep]

But before Batman died, at least he found a way to be a disco dancer while learning to be a mariachi. All is right with the world again. 😌

[@Nekucloud]

Tom Cruise: Brendan Frasier you are not.😤

[@samkresil6011]

Sorry, Cruise. Its not us, its you.

[@jordanshumaker4412]

"They're not even poisonous" . . . well, he's technically right, spiders aren't poisonous.

[@MegaKnight2012]

Those are probably camel spiders, and being venomous would be a downgrade from the realty of those damned horrors

[@liampatrick3110]

Except for BLACK WIDOWS!

[@stygianmoon1716]

@@liampatrick3110 nah they're still venomous, i think

[@liamgarrison3369]

The best way for Universal to start a “Dark Universe” is to pay homage to the original films. The monsters themselves don’t work with the modern grittyness this film tried to have. They need the gothic tone the originals have. Look at “Sleepy Hollow.” It embraced the time setting and tone of the original story while having a likable and fun protagonist. The story itself was fairly simple. Making stories like Frankenstein and Dracula overly complex would ruin them. Make the films something to enjoy around Halloween and not action movies.

[@liamgarrison3369]

Also, I personally find Sleepy Hollow a very overlooked Tim Burton film. It’s fun, creepy, and a cool take on the headless horseman. It’s not close to perfect, but it’s a good flick to watch in October.

[@is4171]

Liam Garrison nice observation. Grittyness killed all the magic.

[@carbootstudios2459]

Dracula Untold?

[@thegoyaaowl]

I really liked Dracula Untold but I dont think it was enough of a hit to continue in this Dark Universe. They were just going to reboot it again is my best guess. I wanted to like this movie but seeing what passes as a good film at Universal now a days thanks to The Mummy Im glad they pretty much scrapped the project.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Liam Garrison honestly, the real issue this and every film that tried to be dark and gritty as opposed to being it has done: they make a lot of the scenes literally too dark to see, and thats not dark and gritty or really artistic, its just being cheap and not wanting to show anything. You can have dark scenes, but if you literally can't make out or see a single shape or anything for that matter, its pointless and comes off as a lazy way to not have to pay for lights or a set for that matter (after all, why pay millions for a set and lights if you can cut that out for a scene in a street in the pitch black)

[@psychotripnerdstuff]

Wait, Set isn't the god of death. That's Osiris. Set is closer to a god of chaos. He's like, disorder and sandstorms and violence and all the things Egyptians were afraid of....why not just go with the actual Set? There's way more you could've done with that. Or, if you really wanna focus on death, why not make him Osiris? I'm not against a fantasy re-imagining of mythology, but this just feels like a missed opportunity.

[@cusionmon6652]

Isn't the god of death Anubis? I mean Osiris is also the god of death but also god of fertility and rebirth. Then again I'm not too knowledgeable on Egyptian gods despite being named after one, you could be right.

[@psychotripnerdstuff]

There's a lot of overlap, and it depends on the time period. The popularity of the two gods alternated over the centuries. In the Old Kingdom, Anubis was the chief god of death, but he was mostly eclipsed by Osiris in the Middle Kingdom.

[@cusionmon6652]

oh ok

[@Lilindey]

Osiris is known to be a benevolent god I'm not sure it would work... Maybe Anubis, god of cemeteries and afterlife which is a more neutral figure? Or go clearly for a malevolent god like Apophis... Seth isn't even a "bad" god, he is more of a jealous and angry trickster if anything.

[@psychotripnerdstuff]

I'm pretty sure in the Egyptian mindset, Set was considered evil. He was made to represent everything Egyptians were afraid of, chiefly chaos, sandstorms, and wanton violence.

[@jennifercorbett8640]

I love how Nerd is like "who else? Dr Jekyll". Almost directly referencing his Jekyll and Hyde NES review.

[@skwrboi]

9:55 Funny thing is it wasn't on a spinning set. It's actually taken in a nosediving plane because Cruise wanted the scene to look more authentic.

[@Scotttjt]

The Dark Universe had serious potential, and if there’s ANY studio that has a legitimate claim the the concept of the cinematic universe, it’s Universal. Unfortunately, they’re going about it all wrong. “Dracula Untold” (which was originally intended to be the kickstart to this cinematic universe until the critics ripped it a new one) was okay, but nothing special, while “The Mummy” was just plain bad. Way I see it, Universal should just table the Dark Universe for now and take a few years to regroup and try again at a later date... preferably with writers and directors that would try to honor the legacy of the classic Universal Monsters, instead of trying to turn them into your typical “Bayformers-esqe” escapism trash. If they screwed up “The Mummy” this bad I shudder to think what they’d do to a reboot of “Creature from the Black Lagoon” or “Bride of Frankenstein”.

[@badquestion4785]

I really like the idea of the Dark Universe. But I think they should go in the stylized atmoshery direction, and less mainstream.

[@majinjason]

I disagree. I liked it, it was an okay adventure movie.

[@badquestion4785]

Jason Mckay but is it good enough to start a new franchise?

[@mosesa.weaver3058]

Scotttjt: Agreed. I think it could work. They just need good writers. And someone who’s really passionate about the Perspective monsters. And whom really wants to make something special out of the universe.

[@majinjason]

bad question honestly I really enjoyed Tom Cruise in this, which is odd because I usually don't care for him. I'd like to see his character continue. They can take what was good and leave the rest. Building a universe doesn't have to be done in one movie, that's DCs mistake. Just make some good movies and connect them and see where it goes. This wasn't a great movie but man I could really relate to Cruises character in this. Maybe because I often react to trauma and surprise with dumbfoundedness as well but I enjoyed him a lot. They can salvage this in my opinion. Make bride of Frankenstein. At the end of the story have Cruise show up and make an offer. Then make wolfman at the end have Crow show up and recruit him. Back and forth while both sides build an army for some bigger event. Maybe have Dracula recruit the creature from the black lagoon or have Crowe working for him or something. Its possible I think to salvage this. The first one can be bad and they rest can be better. Compare BVS to Wonder woman, its possible is what I mean.

[@eyuin5716]

These two are freaking legends.

[@thewanderer15]

True!!!

[@mcnamaraky]

Super Mega Deth Christ meets Santa Christ crossover anyone?

[@Kaynstein]

Definitively!

[@Godzillamovie1]

GOD’s, you guys are Gods!!!!!!!

[@isetmfriendsofire]

You're a legend, my friend. You're nice to your parents, and have a winning smile.

[@treykeele-level1966]

I'll say this. They at least had a call back to the Brendan Fraser Movie when the book of the dead briefly showed up.

[@mitsvanmitsvanio6106]

Also nowhere they said that whatever happened in the previous movies didn't, this probably means that Imhotep's and Brendan Fraser's movies still happend. Also it was the Book of Life it was the golden book.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

while the rest of the movie has them take a shit on said book.

[@bluefates58]

@@mitsvanmitsvanio6106 didn't they destroy the golden book to stop the Mummy?

[@brandongovreau9218]

I have an idea for a movie I call it stereotype the movie it's a movie where everyone's a stereotype it ends with all them learning that they can stop being stereotypes whenever they want the whole movie is a bunch of stereotype jokes.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

Eh, sounds like it’s been done before😜

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@sydneyslaughter7163 oh yeah give me an example

[@psoras]

You can't do that now, because it would be all kinds of -ist and no studio would do it in fear of angry Twitter mob at their doors.

[@kakaroto4ever]

I think 9 was basically that

[@brandongovreau9218]

@@psoras don't worry it's not bad stereotypes and they're all white men

[@strykon4721]

"The anime/cartoon is good so the movie must be too" Apparently Doug didn't learn from his Last Airbender review

[@Asaylum117]

The Last Airbender was a western cartoon. Anime usualy counts as Japanese animation.

[@robertcomeaux2234]

I hoped it would be the Death Note movie. But this is cool too.

[@qinlongfei]

To be fair, Japanese Anime adaptation movie can be hit or miss too.

[@jerryquiroga7814]

Strykon Indeed, he has learned nothing.

[@evelynnnyt]

qinlongfei Yup, the Death Note movie on Netflix was awful!

[@Waylon128]

Clearly this video was just a setup for the KZbin Cinematic universe

[@anormalguy9320]

The KZbinrs - June 19, 2020 Gameplays of the Galaxy - May 1, 2021 The KZbinrs: Age of Jake Paul - June 23, 2023

[@shadowspider9]

We pretty much have that already since most of these KZbin stars do semi regular crossovers

[@FennecManEXE]

Don't forget Markiplier and The Pewdie, coming hopefully never.

[@morgankingsley4992]

This needs to happen now. Nostalgia Critic the movie - January 1 2018 LEAFYISHERE - June 10 2018 Angry Video Game nerd the movie - November 3 2018 Captain Longplays - March 24 2019 They all come together for "The KZbinrs" where Markiplier is Nick Fury and Pewdiepie is the villain

[@isaacrosa4078]

There was already an AVGN the Movie.

[@Eli62104]

I want them to at least make a Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde movie inspired by the game.

[@arielfangirlmendez]

Blame the people who did the 95 version from HBO video

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

@@arielfangirlmendez oh.

[@1GREECE1AKHF]

" _I understand that not every soldier is a saint_ " - Nostalgia Critic

[@bingobongo1615]

Tbh I liked the crooked army guy setup... no idea why they thought it was offensive but I am not American and dont care about the military so what do I know

[@1GREECE1AKHF]

@@bingobongo1615 I have zero problems with the character. The quote of the critic was dumb. No soldier is a saint.

[@benlowe1701]

@@bingobongo1615 Americans have a wierd thing about the armed forces. Generally Non-Americans find it... odd. Soldiers are usually held up on some pedestal. Which is a little odd considering every war they've fought in the last 70 years has been one collosal fuck up after the other - and the fact that they have standing orders to invade the Hague if an American is ever charged with war crimes... Which wouldn't exactly inspire me to have confidence in my nations armed forces...

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

The us military is constantly disrespected now and days and we should be grateful that they protect us while we’re just minding our own business. Just saying they deserve more respect!!!

[@1GREECE1AKHF]

@@questworldiangreenknight7455 First of all get out of your bubble. The US military is not the only military in the world. Just because we enjoy an American creator doesn't make us American. And secondly I was referring to the concept of being a soldier anywhere in the world. Killing someone for a living or being order to kill someone even if it is a matter of justice doesn't make you a saint. A saint would not harm anyone for no reason.

[@clawofthefallen]

That ending... right there... it's how you set up a sequel.

[@anormalguy9320]

It's funny how a KZbin channel can set up a sequel better than a freaking Hollywood company.

[@seandobbins2231]

+A normal Guy sad more than anything.

[@eiinnd4006]

Money doesn't mean creativity.

[@2kidsentertainment842]

"can't buy taste or talent hollywood is living proof"

[@gahmivolka6582]

It can buy plenty of rapists and sexual predators though it seems. lol

[@Kyman102]

"Set, the God of Death" - STOOOOOOOOP! Okay, Set was NOT in fact the God of Death. He was the god of Storms, the Desert Reaches, Foreigners... He was many things, but DEATH wasn't his purview. ANUBIS was the God of Embalming and shepherded the dead souls to the afterlife. OSIRIS was the King of the Realm of the Dead. Set literally had nothing to do with death. *Okay*

[@mathiasJUSTsvendsen]

thats excaptly what i thought, and i guess even the 1st movie was aware of that fact... atleast i know Anubis was mentioned in the first one.

[@roastingghosts1302]

Kyman102 Thank god someone else knows this!

[@leannevermaak6606]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS MYTHOLOGY

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

"He was the god of Storms, the Desert Reaches, *_Foreigners_* " Wait what? I don't know much about the ancient Egyptian religion (though I knew of Osiris and Anubis due to the History Channel....and Yugioh) so what does that mean? And whoever answers can be really descriptive cause I'm super interested yet don't wanna google. If anyone has a documentary I can watch too that would be really awesome.

[@hoonteri1760]

exactly, i laughed when i heard them say Set, my friends were like, "why are you laughing?" I said, "They copy 50 movies and can't even get Egyptian Mythology right!"

[@lilfizz1619]

"watch out for the mummy, she'll slap you!" I died. Deadass the Queen of Death just reminds me of that woman Bill Murray keeps going on the same date with in Groundhog Day.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Honestly, this would be a great Universe. And Cinematic Universes have ALWAYS been around, it's just now they're being done in a very bad way, despite Marvel being the first working compilation series for DECADES.

[@ajerqureshi6411]

Well, Marvel's universe is still currently the most successful and regarded as the best. All the other attempts at cinematic universes failed before they even started. (Except the Monsterverse with Godzilla and Kong, though I'm not sure if they have any plans for longevity after Godzilla vs Kong.)

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I know, I just don't have any interest in comic books, so it doesn't do anything for me.

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

They should have STARTED with Crowe's Jeckyll, and how he came to start his whole organisation.

[@KnightsaysNi]

That's because everyone else is rushing the development of the Universe, Marvel put theirs together over a decade, and if Iron Man had been a flop we probably wouldn't even have the MCU. I really think the fact Universal announced this as the launch of their own cinematic universe effectively made it dead on arrival, because then they just looked like they were riding Marvel's coattails. Which obviously they were, but they also should have chosen a different film than "The Mummy" to start with, because OF COURSE people would compare it to the Brendan Frazier film and not the original version. They should have started with a less popular character and built up to The Mummy, with Dr. Jekyll's film origin story either taking place somewhere in the middle, OR being peppered throughout the films. So much wasted potential...

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@KnightsaysNi In the Universal Classic Monsters, the cinematic universe should've been started with Phantom Of The Opera since it's the first movie that started all before Frankenstein, Dracula, Werewolf, and other monsters.

[@EmeraldDragon]

Someone didn't look up their Egyptian history. She still would have been queen, when she married her new brother, and being so much older probably would have ruled in his stead.

[@anagjini7111]

To be fair when is Hollywood ever truly historically accurate

[@infernaldisdain8051]

**Shudders**

[@c.f.910]

If there was realistic royal family Amunet could have been eviller by killing dozens siblings and lesser wives. No sense

[@noodlepoodle3582]

And (I’m no expert on the matter) wasn’t being mummified an honor? At the verry least, I know Anubis was the god of death, not Seth.

[@gregmatic2861]

This is clearly not meant to be historically accurate because if it was the actors would all be black.

[@LukeZwarteVacht]

"Set, the Egyptian god of death" Ha ha ha, no he's not. No, he's fucking not. Osiris is the Egyptian god of death, not Set. Set is the Egyptian god of disorder. That ending's getting me hyped for the next review, I thought it was gonna be Death Note or Ghost in the Shell, but dis gon be gud.

[@raptorus7773]

Luther Barrett well, I mean, so is Anubis, and Maat weighs the souls, but yeah Set? Of all the ways to choose a god for death or evil, this was kinda stupid as my fifth grader self would now the difference.

[@secondson2892]

I KNEW something was off about that

[@theotherghostgirl337]

Luther Barrett well at least they tried to include the Egyptian version of the devil instead of shoving the Egyptian pantheon's equivalent of saint peter in there insteaf

[@LukeZwarteVacht]

Not really. Anubis is the god of mummification and embalming while Maat is the goddess of truth, justice, balance, and order. They have their roles to play after death, but only Osiris is the god of death.

[@LukeZwarteVacht]

Set wasn't the Egyptian equivalent of Satan. In fact, Set traveled with and protected Ra, god of the sun and light, from Apep, god of chaos and darkness. It wasn't until later that he was misinterpreted as an evil god, much like Hades. It's no wonder people make false assumptions the way modern media mishandles ancient deities.

[@AlibifortheAfterlife]

"They're not even poisonous!" At least they got that right.

[@kristofgriffin384]

The actual term is "venomous". Venom is injected into you via bites and stings from insects and reptiles. Plants, foods and drinks can be poisonous because you can consume them.

[@AlibifortheAfterlife]

@@kristofgriffin384 I know the difference. Camel spiders aren't venomous.

[@DrDolan2000]

But it bit me!

[@jeliebarroquillo9186]

The only thing I like about the movie is how hot the villain is

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lol 😆

[@joshholland8564]

Sofia Boutella deserves better

[@coralaisly]

Are we not gonna talk about the fact that SETH IS NOT A GOD OF DEATH??? He's a chaos god. A single Google search could've fixed this. Osiris would have been the better choice as he was ruler of the underworld and himself a dying and rising god who was in charge of death and resurrection. He even wore bandages and seemed to be actively decomposing. But they chose Seth... for some reason.

[@IronllamaZero]

Wait, he's a Chaos god? We'd better call the Space Marines and Inquisition...

[@sailingoiesauvage5484]

EmileeArsenic 00f is that jugos sexy facial hair I see?

[@asshole9191]

Well, Seth was the bad boy in Egyptian mythology. He killed Osiris and chopped him up into different parts and hid him. Osiris, on the other hand, was a benevolent god. He was a god of fertility. That is why his skin is green in Egyptian iconographics. The colors and sizes in them don't signal "real" circumstances but have a distinct meaning, eg the bigger the more important.

[@notmyfault2498]

Weren't ancient Egyptians WORSHIPPED death and looking forward to it so that they can live happily in the Afterlife? Isn't that why all those pyramids were built?

[@merriquelynn866]

i could have sworn, from all the books I've read, that it's the chaos god ofthe barren earth, Set. Not Seth.

[@mercury7d]

Set... the god of death. No. God of chaos yes. God of discord and the general to Ra, yes. But god of death? His brother Osiris was king of the afterlife. Anubis was god of burials and funerals. Thoth judged and recorded the lives of dead souls. Ammut was the devourer of evil dead souls. THERES MULTITUDES OF DEATH. Why you gotta slap death on someone who's already badass and implied to be evil in his own right?!?!?!?

[@Mikeanglo]

Shut the fuck up. Set is the god of death. So sayeth Hollywood and Scientology.

[@chimkinNuggz]

The god of death is allah

[@CteCrassus]

Set was the god of storms, chaos, violence and *foreigners* That last one cracks me up and says a lot about Egyptian culture.

[@edwinvanooijen7749]

And besides Death was in the eyes of Ancient Egypt actually neutral and I think even cellebrated. Also two tings about Set. 1) This movie spelled it wrong since the name is actually Seth and not Set. 2) Seth was Ancient Egypts version of Hades and NOT the Devil or Satan. That weird darkness creature that Ra had to fight every night was Egypt's version of the devil if I am correct. And if I am wrong in this please let me know.

[@Mikeanglo]

Christianity/Islam/Hebrew only have one god, dipshit. So no shit.

[@ruthmeow4262]

There is also the problem that they made Cruse's character totally OP. He is now a god. If this hadn't sunk the Dark Universe, how was he going to go up against Dracula, the wolfman and all the other monsters?

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Well Mr. Hyde seem to go toe-to-toe with God Tom really well. ...soooo the other monsters may have a chance. We can always call League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to help out.

[@brandonnolan3680]

This review made me realize I actually saw this in theaters and completely forgot all about it.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@simbasorariku3]

If I ever make a cinematic universe, I will make sure that telling a good story takes priority over setting up a franchise.

[@shadowspider9]

You don’t get to decide that. The executives do. Dracula Untold was supposed to be a self contained story till at the last minute the executives ordered it changed to make it the start of the dark universe. Which also failed.

[@simbasorariku3]

shadowspider9 Well f@$#

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

MAybe you should just go independent for now.

[@thomasgrindol9124]

Easier said than done.

[@slasherflickchick]

I will gladly help you with this! I basically wrote an outline of another version of The Mummy

[@bryanwilliams423]

At first I thought he was going to review the Ghost in the Shell movie and I thought "Oh God no, he's going to hate it." Then I saw what he's actually reviewing and OH GOD THIS IS EVEN WORSE!!

[@BellaFalk95]

I was first not sure if it would be Ghost in the shell or Death note but when he showed Dragon ball Evolution I gave away a little scream. I am going to enjoy that review more than I should.

[@srbarkerchan]

The Ghost in the Shell movie wasn't even that bad...

[@ECL28E]

Agreed. I mean, when it comes to Hollywood anime adaptations, GITS is the most watchable

[@davidreyna6859]

Bryan Williams SAME

[@xXAkirhaXx]

Ghost in the Shell wasn't bad, it just wasn't great, which is what anime to movie adaptations need right now. It died in it's own mediocrity. I think the the key to adapting anime to a movie is to not let anyone know about it. Look at Edge of Tomorrow, it was based off a manga but no one knew that until after they loved the movie.

[@tthomaselli2]

I knew 'The Mummy: 2017' was going to suck the first time I ever saw a trailer of it...

[@mariakelly1059]

When this movie was released, a friend of mine who knew how much I loved the Brendan Frazier version made me promise not to go see this. But to my everlasting shame, I broke that promise.

[@averymerrick]

Wag the Director: Variety's expose revealed that Tom Cruise had a lot of control over the film and these include: -Early drafts of the script gave about 50/50 screentime to Nick Morton and Ahmanet. But Cruise brought in writers he was more familiar with (David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, and Dylan Kussman) to make changes to the script, including (but not limited to) increasing Nick's screentime at the expense of Ahmanet's screentime and development. Given that this was one of the most heavily-criticised aspects of the film (see They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot on the YMMV page) this could qualify as one of the most-destructive examples of this trope in recent history. -Alex Kurtzman was director in-name only, as it was essentially Cruise who was the actual director of the movie. In all fairness to Cruise, Kurtzman's inexperience in directing big-budgeted action blockbusters was showing through, giving even more incentive for Cruise, who's worked on these type of films for a good portion of his career and knows the ins and outs of them, to take the reins. -The whole production team basically falling in line with whatever Cruise said, going as far as overseeing the editing of the movie with his preferred editor, Andrew Mondshein.

[@Michirin9801]

That ending... Oooooh that ending... I hope the Critic appreciates Speed Racer after watching THAT masterpiece-of-s***...

[@zayaannashrid1374]

It's kind of a dead horse, but it'd be nice seeing him review it

[@Michirin9801]

It sure is, but here's the thing, the Critic isn't an anime fan... Could that mean a fresh perspective?

[@harlannguyen4048]

He actually did. You just have to find it on Bennett the Sage's channel.

[@Michirin9801]

Yeah, I've seen it, and that's why I've commented this... The Critic didn't like the movie, but here's hoping that watching this turd will make him grow a little more respect for that fine adaptation...

[@Pandacreach]

Michirin9801 I hear you have to be high to appreciate it. :p

[@jacksonholland501]

This is the only Egyptian themed movie that is less accurate than Gods of Egypt

[@masterpenguin8472]

And Exodus: Gods and Kings.

[@Reapermaskhybrid]

They're making Yu-Gi-Oh look more accurate!

[@SubstanceD91]

Gods of Egypt is legit fun though.

[@jeremybarker5510]

@@SubstanceD91 I would have more fun watching The Mummy with Brendan Fraser than Gods of Egypt.

[@Lizewski213]

I disagree

[@samkresil6011]

21:25 Like when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 teased the Sinister Six at the end, you know they're next though it never actually happened.

[@jstarwars360]

Or when Doug picked up the Dragonball DVD at the end of The Mummy review.

[@shodefalcao]

I should point that this movie is so bonkers that my wife calls it "The Mummy Impossible". Because it looks like it was written towards Tom Cruise, but not with a Ethan Hunt lead role.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

😂😂😂😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@gamemediafan1714]

Look up the production history of this movie. As soon as Cruise was hired, the entire movie was derailed to make Cruise the main focus over everything else. Sofia Boutella as the Mummy had a lot of her screentime cut down from forced rewrites from writers that Cruise brought in. Alex Kurtzman (the director of the movie) admitted that Cruise would basically take over filming on a lot of the days and would tell other actors how they should act. Alex Kurtzman is a total hack, but even I feel that Cruise way overstepped his boundaries. Both this movie and MI 2 show the downsides to Cruise: that sometimes his ego will be so massive that it hijacks the whole movie and makes everything feel so cartoonishly unrealistic. In fact, shit like this was the reason why I was initially turned off by Top Gun Maverick and its trailers. I thought that the movie would involve Cruise hijacking the Top Gun IP to stroke his ego. Luckily for me and a lot of other people, I was wrong and the movie actually revealed that the character of Pete Mitchell, despite still being very skilled at his job years later, had a lot of emotional issues that made him make bad decisions. But after shit like this movie can you blame me for initially being concerned?

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

Yes, I'd like some DARK JUSTICE ice cream, please?

[@ricardoquezada108]

I'd like strawberry #2 myself.

[@Destroyer-me8gp]

Can you subscribe to my channel? I do animations.

[@bsamaniac305]

How about a Justice and Dark Justice Swirl?

[@KuroNoTenno]

Imagine the slogan. "Taste the sweet justice!"

[@geardog24]

What, no Batgirl flavor?

[@Kyeju]

"Set, the god of death..." HAAAAAAAAAAAANo. Anubis says hi.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

So do Horus and Osiris. Either of them fit better than Set too.

[@handsomebrick]

They could have said Set was the god of evil, at least that would be in the same general ballpark.

[@northwindkey]

Osiris, Anubis, even Horus has more claim. Set is chaos, not death. Death is in fact very orderly, certain, predictable. Set would just throw everyone who ever lived back onto the Earth, just to see the mayhem.

[@AlashiaTuol]

Anubis will feed this movie to Ammit. There's no way it's passing his judgement.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

@@handsomebrick that was actualy what I muttered throughout the entire movie, everytime someone said "Seth, god of death" I muttered "god of EEEEEEEVIL!" because i knew the egyptians saw Death with respect, hence Osiris and Anubis were benevolent gods.

[@animeROX08]

the whole "dark universe" thing could have been a good idea, but they really pooped the bed with the whole plan...

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lol

[@freesoul7829]

Well, they also had this good Monster Universe movie. It was called "Monster Squad".

[@wolfshade5020]

Fucking right bro.

[@henith7850]

Also Frankenstein meets the wolf man was great to.

[@mrrunodan8119]

And Hotel Transylvania

[@TokuBoyStudios]

NC and AVGN need to do more crossovers

[@BabyLambCreations]

They make a better team than Family Guy and unoriginality.

[@alfietowell9919]

I agree but not too many

[@benmcfee]

For starters, the critic needs to get even for Dragonball: Evolution.

[@l0sts0ul89]

The Nerd and The Critic Vs.....

[@earrapetroll1794]

Too much of 1 thing is a bad thing

[@rickygillette209]

How this movie could have gone better: -DO NOT Advertise the dark universe logo with the first movie,wait until like,the 5th film -Have the movie set ENTIRELY in Egypt -give ahmanet an actual good reason for becoming evil -Make tom cruises character a likeable character -Make Jenny an interesting character -DO NOT rip off american werewolf in London -Have cruise the only one possessed -DO NOT Include the devil in the story -If you're going to have jekyll in the story,have him join the exposition at the beginning of the film under cover -DO NOT have so much exposition in the film,have it reveled in the middle of the film -Have the build up of the dark universe begin at the end of the movie, with the build of the wolfman(I'm with the nerd On that) and jekyll going after the wolfman.

[@balfanghellfire]

- Choose an actual Egyptian god of death.

[@BrightWulph]

-Research ancient Egyptian culture and their belief system.

[@timelord2052]

-AND CHANGE THE MUMMY ACTOR TOO BCUZ SHE WAS TERRIBLE

[@thepeanutgallery9980]

Also - Don't hire a desperate, aging actor and give him the ability to change your script at his whims Tom Cruise obsessively changed this movie to make himself special and cool looking, so...

[@BrightWulph]

That explains a lot actually.

[@L1z43vr]

3:29 AND IM JAVERT DO NOT FORGET MY NAME!!! DO NOT FORGET ME!!! Nostalgia Critic 1

[@GildedZ]

Revenge against the baby for literally being born? Well, that was SCAR's motivation if you remember. That movie turned out fine.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Yeah but there is actually deep story and hatred for his brother that you might not know

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Oh and the motivation is showned in the kids show of lion king yeah real dark for a kids show

[@mohidkhan9819]

Any other Egyptian mythology nuts cringe at this movie

[@badquestion4785]

Kechem 123 yes, but it happens almost every time I see a trailer of the movie based on ancient myths.

[@foxymetroid]

I did. You'd have a hard time finding anyone who didn't cringe.

[@PeterEmrys]

Yeah, though still not as much cringing as when I saw the trailer for Gods of Egypt (a movie which I will never ever ever watch)

[@laisy961]

Gods of Egypt is a surprisingly decent film. It has a nice story pacing, and the actions is entertaining enough. If you can just pretend its a Transformers Egyptian spinoff. AFAIK it follows the mythology much closer than other Hollywood movies

[@mightyant4370]

Lai SY Yeah, minotaurs in Ancient Egypt, follows mythology much closer, sure.

[@Nohandlenameforyou]

The Nerd was the real monster all along!

[@MondayZi]

I would love to see an army of Mabels chase down the mummy

[@mysterykiddo2167]

You mean Mabel Pines?

[@philipgood5041]

GRAPPLING HOOK!!!

[@samuelchurch5124]

This movie is like the ending of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 throughout the entire film.

[@socklock1957]

That movie might as well be like The Dark Knight compared to this. (P.S. Thumbs up if you heard that Andrew Garfield will come back in the next Spider-Man movie with Tom Holland).

[@Double-R-Nothing]

That's because it was directed by the ass-wipe who wrote Amazing Spider-Man 2.

[@liampatrick3110]

TASM 2 is HEAVILY underrated.

[@BibleIllustrated]

Okay, I really have a problem with the mummy's design. She has big puppy eyes. She can be a big powerful undead monstrosity, but those big puppy eyes just kill it.

[@matthewlasalvia7026]

Those big double pupil puppy dog eyes. Seriously, what's up with that?

[@android19willpwn]

gotta show off those anime-ass double pupils.

[@utrak]

for some reason the mummy had to be fuckable

[@browngirlinaclownworld2077]

+Eurotrash RC Well, to be honest, the one in the 1999 adaptation was pretty fuckable too for us girl-folk. But he didn't stay that way long. In fact, he was more often seen in his decayed-corpse form because, you know, he was supposed to be a MONSTER and all.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

THIS! Thank you. I thought the same. She just stares at you with big puppy dog eyes. She is not scary.

[@cooldude56g]

The scariest part was seeing Dragonball Evolution teased. Ugh... I'm so thrilled but so mortified. I can't tell which one is stronger...

[@richardauthement3105]

cooldude56g he's gonna rip that film to shreds with a potato peeler

[@thatonea-hole]

+cooldude56g *CAMEOS* by TeamFourStar And BenettTheSage

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

Vagina

[@Tounushi]

power drill + cheese slicer. That's all that film deserves.

[@electronsympathy]

The beautiful part is that they illustrated just how easy it is to tease a upcoming release... Something they mentioned The Mummy failed to do well at all.

[@roweproductions9424]

This video and Cinema Sins sum up just how bad this THING is. It's not a film. It is a THING. An abomination! 😂

[@kronos200]

6:33 don’t forget the fact that he basically gives his friend an ultimatum, either help him steal his treasure illegally, or die of thirst since I cut your water supply....

[@sophiagoodman-merel7453]

The idea alone of creating a modern monster cinematic universe isn't bad, in fact if done well it could be really cool to bring back such classic characters. *If done well.* Good job creators of this movie, you fucked it up.

[@battlion507]

Sophie Goodman-Merel Yeah, it'll could've been like a legit Modern Castlevania-esque film! But no, we won't get Van Helsing, we won't get the monster from the black lagoon, and we won't get any Bride of Frankenstein... or maybe an teen monster girl sorority film...

[@DrDolan2000]

But because this movie was so bad, we will likely never see any of the classic monsters again Thankfully, we still have the classic movies and books they came from, but it would still be nice to see them in the modern era

[@tychoazrephet3794]

James and Doug work and review well together, its a great dynamic of disappointed film history buff nerd and pissed off exasperated nerd.

[@joshholland8564]

I feel like Dracula would make more sense for zombie henchmen

[@MegaTimmytommy]

I think they were planning on doing a remake of American Werewolf in London at some point. I dunno if it was gonna be part of the Dark Universe, but that might be why they put the ghost plot element in there.

[@gyga100]

It would be more entertainment a darker cinematic universe made with Brendan Fraser Mummy and Hugh Jackman Van Helsing than this...

[@r3v4n21]

tiger don't forget Bram Stockers Dracula with Keanue Reeves

[@MIGBMWLOVER]

indeed

[@superduperisaac]

tiger I would watch the shit out of that no joke

[@stephenwells6434]

At least those movies had fun being corny. This didn't know what it wanted to be.

[@PaulXPZ]

I really liked Dracula Untold. Can't understand why it flopped, wasn't it supposed to be the original start to the Dark Universe?

[@MarshallYTGaming]

I like how the nerd and critic make fun movies and tv shows having too many cinematic universes while making a cinematic universe of their own. It's ironic, yet clever.

[@michaelkeehan8094]

They're not making a cinematic universe! They're making a critic universe!

[@thediscospider5701]

Yeah, the NCU, the Nostalgia Critic Universe

[@TheCrazierz]

Nop, you guys are wrong. It's the AVGN universe

[@thathollyjolly]

Honestly, Doug and James are the only media critics I'd watch if I needed a good laugh.

[@oleksandrfradkin6199]

Honestly, I would have the same reaction as Tom Cruise had if I came back from the dead (12:20)

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Same 😂😂😂

[@computerkid1416]

9:24 The way they are saying "Bill, Bill, Bill" was a missed opportunity to do a Bill Nye joke.

[@EveryDayALittleDeath]

Another thing that drives me nuts about this movie is that Egyptian mythology has a lot of death gods, a lot. Set is not a death god, he's a chaos god. It's like all the movies that make Hades into Ancient Greek Satan. No. You're wrong. That's not how it was, and you could make this movie much more interesting and original by following the actual mythology, since these days, everyone seems to not only break away from it, but they make the same changes each time.

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

Wouldn't that be better like, "In rage, she summoned Set, the god of chaos and destruction, to grant her the power to rule Egypt for all time. He agreed but only after she sacrificed her newborn brother, and without another thought, she almost succeeded before she was caught by her father who ordered her to be mummified for her crime. Using her last words she cursed the world with the chaos and destruction she would bring if she was ever reborn."

[@EveryDayALittleDeath]

Annie and Elsie of Arendelle Yes! Exactly! You get it. See everybody, this girl, this girl gets it!

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

It would actually make more sense too.

[@ernestoosuna4594]

You have just surpassed a buch of hollywood script writers

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

YAY!

[@Stardweller1]

As much hate as it got, I think Universal would've been better off if they stuck with the original plan of having Dracula: Untold be the start of the Dark Universe.

[@carbootstudios2459]

I definitely agree.

[@sebastianemond5313]

Henry Stanley I'm with ya there.

[@Stardweller1]

Right? And I think we can pinpoint why, too. Marvel's cinematic universe is dominating right now. And I know some people will say that DC's cinematic universe is floundering, but the fact is DC is five films in with one more on the way and several more in various stages of development, which means that while they are behind, the DCEU is still in the running and may very well become more successful in the future. Now, let's look at how both of those cinematic universes began. The first MCU film was Iron Man, and when I first saw it I didn't realize it was the start of a cinematic universe - all I saw was a movie about Iron Man. Quite honestly it wasn't until the Avengers that I caught on to what they were doing. The first DCEU film was Man of Steel. And just like with Iron Man, I did not realize when I first saw it that I was seeing the first film in a cinematic universe; all I saw was a Superman movie. And that's why I was able to get interested in it. I was watching a movie about one of our most iconic heroes - nothing more, nothing less. The point is both of them began with standalone films that actually ACTED like standalone films. It wasn't until the Avengers and Batman v. Superman that the cinematic universe stuff started becoming obvious. And it worked! By focusing on just one character in the beginning, both the Marvel and DC cinematic universes were able to begin with a single movie that focused more on the characters and the story than on setting up a universe, which led to more people being engaged and excited by what they were seeing! They wanted to see more because they were sucked into the story and the characters that were presented at the beginning. And that's what Dracula: Untold was. It was a standalone movie about Dracula that FOCUSED on Dracula. This movie is theoretically supposed to be a standalone movie about the Mummy, but it tries too hard to give us too many references and other characters, making the cinematic universe intentions obvious. The focus really isn't on the Mummy, or at least not as much as it should be for a movie called the Mummy. With Dracula: Untold on the other hand, Dracula was truly the star. There was room left for expansion, and even some hints dropped that there was more to this world than what we were seeing, but ultimately the focus, from start to finish, was on Dracula, the most iconic vampire lord in movie history and the one that people had come to see. It did the same thing with Dracula that Iron Man did with Iron Man and Man of Steel did with Superman, and after seeing what those movies started, it really does baffle me that Universal decided to make this and have it be the start of their Dark Universe when they already had a perfect (or near-perfect) setup in Dracula: Untold!

[@sebastianemond5313]

Eric Naylor Plus, I would've liked seeing more of Charles Dance's character from Dracula Untold; maybe he could've appeared alongside Dr. Jekyll as he turns into Mr. Hyde again at the end credits? That would've been a better tease than what we got. At least there, we would've got a hint Dracula was still alive and maybe in this "Dark Universe".

[@sebastianemond5313]

Eric Naylor You know, the Master Vampire? The end credit tease could be Jekyll enters his office to give himself his next injection, the Master walks in and stops him, breaking the needles, saying "Sorry, Doctor, but for the next round of the game, you're not the one I need." And then Jekyll transforms back into Hyde, with Hyde saying "So, what's the next move?"

[@syedmasroorhussain]

I recently discovered James Rolfe and Doug Walker. Gotta say, you two are amazing ♥️ Amazing work bless you both NEEERRRRDDDD CRRRRRIIIITTTIIICCC

[@SunnysFilms]

Technically, Dracula Untold is the first movie in the Dark Universe, not The Mummy. It wasn't originally going to be anything but its own film, but towards the end of production, Universal decided they wanted to create their cinematic universe and wanted Dracula to be able to appear in it, so a shoehorned ending was shot to replace the original ending. They should have stuck with the original ending, considering Dark Universe never went anywhere beyond this travesty.

[@TheAlps36]

Here's a good rule of thumb that Hollywood needs to get through their thick skulls. Make a movie and THEN establish a universe around it. Not the other way around

[@nexusshark]

That's why the teaser is always in the epilogue.

[@frcdstcr]

This. This is why Marvel succeeded (at least thus far) with their universe, and why DC's scramble to catch up is utterly failing.

[@marshmellow9281]

Careful, Nostalgia Critic--too many Rick and Morty references and you might become an ironic meme on Reddit!

[@synchaos9141]

Matt Smith you mean those narcissist that just shout Pickle Rick

[@LordHypnos4]

Matt Smith It's too bad that such a great show gets smeared by association with the most retarded members of its fan base

[@SmashLiXs]

i hope he references xavier renegade angel

[@F1nnlander]

Eh, who really cares about reddit?

[@MK2396E]

People already spam,"You need this high IQ to understand Rick and Morty."

[@ryanblaz4118]

11:06 this summarizes the entire audience reaction and impact this movie had

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lol 😂

[@Novasky2007]

Set was the Brother of Horus - They merged together after the trials to claim Osiris's throne. And became a Dark-God... Why didn't they use that story to start their Dark Universe.

[@epipsychidionozymandias5021]

Seth was the uncle of Horus, Anubis was his brother

[@burgerkingJ]

NO Critic! Not even the Super Dragonballs can save you from DB Evolution!

[@hebrew26commandmentspower55]

I think he already did that one ...

[@lalihowoop6691]

That damn fucking movie

[@chrisp6967]

"hey bender, are we boned?" "yeah we're boned"

[@SensuixShinobu7]

at least it isn't dragonball super

[@juanTURTLEking]

Actually thought it was gonna be Death note 😂😂😂

[@SaurianStudios1207]

I like how james rolfe is calm and chill, though he does get mad a few times in the video, while doug walker is so hyper and goes crazy about how bad this movie is LOL

[@crackerjack0349]

JurassicAvenger/Goji14 the opposite

[@SavageDawgJoshua]

Good cop/bad cop. Same result. BAD MOVIE.

[@alanmooreisrasputinreincar8106]

Well james is the one who reviews movies the nerd does video games

[@ECL28E]

This movie is great for a drinking game. Take a shot everytime Russell Crowe says "evil" or "monster"

[@eduardogomez4275]

Critic and Nerd teaming up to roast a movie, especially a bad one, is always a blast to watch, they make it easier to sit through the movie, even if it's just fragments.

[@JacobyJ56]

Hey the nerd survived polybius

[@FlameOfUdun96]

DON’T LOOK AT IT

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Jacob Johnson I never thought James would make an AVGN episode to scare me.

[@FizzleFX]

Jacob Johnson he didn't Critic just sees his possessed comic relief friend

[@ShadowACE1998]

Polybius had a very bad effect on the Nerd. Why else do you think he would subject anyone to Dragonball Evolution?

[@JuanVargas-ee7mh]

Jacob Johnson good point

[@DeathofInk]

Movie: "Set is the Egyptian God of Death" Books and other sources: Set, God of Desert, Storms, Disorder, Violence, and Foreigners. Great research Hollywood *slow claps*

[@Gojiragon]

Don't forget war. Makes you wonder why they wanted to call him the god of death in the movie when his REAL LIFE DESCRIPTION MATCHES HIM SO MUCH BETTER IN THIS.

[@Charolette21]

To be kind of fair, the first remake (the 90's one) called Anubis the 'dark god' of the dead so that's a continuing trend.

[@Shadethewolfy]

To be fair, to the egyptians the desert WAS death. It was destruction and decay of everything natural and manmade.

[@NeoSaturos123]

Wasn't Sekhmet the goddess of war?

[@dustwarewolf5532]

The Egptian god of death was Anubis. Not only that; No Ancient Egyptian would have EVER considered death to be antagonistic simply because they considered death to be a force that, while terrifying, was both benevolent and neccercary in its workings. Set/Seth, spellings vary, was considered to be evil during all but the earlier dynasties, but death was NEVER considered to be his domain even in part.

[@liveactionlink8736]

I think we can all admit we are more in love with Nick Miller than any of Tom Cruise's love interests

[@thesithsaiyan4864]

The quote “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” perfectly sums up this video

[@WckdRavn]

as someone who served in the military for 9 years, Tim Cruise's performance is actually pretty accurate

[@LoneWolf81684]

I always considered The Wolfman 2010 and Dracula Untold to be the true kickstarters for this so-called universe. Those movies had flaws but still better than this dung heap.

[@ipsumcontumelia6973]

Dracula Untold is ew

[@handsomebrick]

I thought The Wolfman was affiliated with the Brendan Fraser Mummy series.

[@monsterhanna6691]

Lone Wolf I haven't seen the Wildman remake but I'm fine with Dracula: Untold and that theory.

[@captianlucky]

Dracula Untold was offically the beginning while being planned. However that movie did not pull the numbers that Universal was hoping for, so they pushed the idea of a shared universe to the side until they found an idea that could use bigger name actors to Kickstart the universe. They put a lot of effort into The Mummy (2018,) but as Doug and James said the film was all over the place, it took the game plan of DCEU, doing their Justice League/Avengers first. The truth is that they've been toying with the idea since about 2001. When Stephen Sommers did an amazing job with The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns. They asked him to come up with an idea that would combine their franchises. The result was Van Helsing. The movie went highly over budget and even though it made a lot in theater and home sales, the movie just broke even. Then they did try again with Wolfman, but that one did not perform well at all. Less people saw that than Dracula Untold and The Mummy (2018) combined. Sorry for the long post, but I thought that you might want to know that your thought actually was right on the nose.

[@LoneWolf81684]

@@captianlucky That's pretty interesting that they played around with the idea since Stephen Sommers' Mummy movies. Honestly with the path they're taking now(individual films that don't connect with each other) I think that's the better idea. Invisible Man was a sleeper hit. And hopefully this upcoming Wolfman film with Ryan Gosling will do well.

[@chilledandcool3918]

15:09 My favorite part! 👍🏾😆👍🏾