*WHAT AN ADVENTURE!* The Mummy (1999) FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION - Brendan Fraser

The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.
Release date: May 4, 1999
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[@amberaegard]

I’ve seen this one and the second one so many times, I have almost the whole script memorized 😅

[@harveyh8297]

One of the really subtle things about this movie is that almost all the men are WWI veterans, including Jonathan. You can see it in their various reactions to impending danger, and their reaction perspective on what’s valuable. Many of them went the direction of “gather as much wealth as I can and live it up with the time I have left” (Beni and the Americans), some have survivors guilt and are trying to find a way to die honorably to join their friends who died in the war (Jonathan and Winston), and some have decided that they should do what they can for themselves but should protect people who can’t protect themselves along the way (O’Connell).

[@Gundam944]

The back story for Winston (it was in the movie but easy to miss) is that he is the last person of the Royal Air Force to be still stationed in Egypt. All of his friends died in battle during WWI. Winston wished he had died in battle with his friends (the old warrior belief that the only death worth having for a warrior is to die in battle). That's why Winston was so quick to agree when Rick told him he probably wouldn't survive.

[@BigGator5]

"Death is only the beginning." Fun Fact: The library disaster was done in one take. It would have taken an entire day to re-shoot if a mistake had been made. That's Hot Fact: With the exception of a loin cloth, a few pieces of jewelry, and panties, Patricia Velasquez's costume consists entirely of body paint, which took four hours to apply. The white nightgown Rachel Weisz wore when the ship was attacked became transparent when it got wet and had to be digitally painted white during post production so the film could keep its PG-13 rating. The Medjai were originally supposed to be tattooed from head to toe, but Stephen Sommers vetoed it because he thought Oded Fehr was "too good-looking" to be covered up. Historical Fact: Imhotep is a real historic figure, but he wasn't the High Priest of Pharaoh Seti I; he was the architect who developed the first pyramids in ancient Egypt, most notably the Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser at Saqqara around 2600 BC. His ability was such that he was later said to have descended from the gods. His name means "one who comes in peace", and as far as anyone knows, he was not a despised villain as portrayed in the movie, but much more likely revered as the architect and physician he was. Seti I was a real pharaoh, but he ruled around 1300 BC, almost 1300 years after Imhotep had died. Anuk-sun-amun was an Egyptian princess who was half-sister (and wife) to Pharaoh Tutankhamun. They lived in the mid-1300s BCE, decades before Seti I's rule. When King Tutankhamen's tomb was found on November 4, 1922, the person in charge was Howard Carter, who was employed and funded by George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon. Carnarvon's daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert accompanied Carter to Egypt to view the discovery. Rachel Weisz's character is named Evelyn Carnahan. Originally, her character was meant to be Evelyn Carnarvon. She and her brother were to be the children of the "cursed" Lord Carnarvon. The only evidence of this left in the film is in the line where Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) tells O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) that her father was a "very, very famous explorer" and novelization goes into a bit more detail on her back story.

[@fritzkaraldo8452]

They almost killed Mr. Fraser during the haning scene. So the struggle on his face is real.

[@Raven5150]

King tuts tomb was opened right around the time this movie is set I always assumed they set it in that time cause of that, the original mummy franchise with Boris karloff is set in the current time it was filmed in the 30s-40s

[@hillarymead]

You should see the Mummy Returns! And besides this, my other favorite Brandan Fraser film is Bedazzled!

[@FlixTalk]

Plan to! Oh I also picked up Bedazzled a while ago at a thrift store. Was wondering if it was any good. I'll give it a go thank you & thanks for watching

[@hillarymead]

@@FlixTalk YAAASSS! It’s kismet!

[@FlixTalk]

@@hillarymead haha yes. Plan to definitely watch it for the channel

[@robbinsnest6163]

I love the Mummy Returns. I think it's worth the watch. The third one is only good because of Brendan but it really doesn't have the same feel as the first 2 films.

[@justlivingdaybyday2288]

The camels feet are made to run in sand where a horses are not

[@FlixTalk]

Makes total sense. I don't think I've ever seen one run until this movie lol

[@Raven5150]

1999 was the best tear for movies, we got fight Club and the matrix and so many other great movies from 1999

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. the mummy 2 is also a good movie but the third one is horrible. The modern remake with Tom Cruise is very different but it is decent and more horror. You should also see Blast from the Past or School Ties with Brandon Fraser or more great adventure movies like The National Treasure movies with Nick Cage or Prince of Persia 2010. Fyi Brandon Fraser was almost killed for real in the hanging scene just like Micheal J Fox in Back To The Future 3 hanging scene

[@trinityadams2733]

I forgot how many plagues there are, but I think when the mummy was woken, two plagues have already appeared, the locusts and the flesh eating Beatles, the rain of fire is the third

[@Mickkie]

"Benny, Benny, Benny". Greed'll get you. "EVERY", time👌🏾👍🏾👌🏾 ❤THIS❤ version of The Mummy, is my favorite out of them all. And it's my favorite movie with Brendan Fraser.

[@samanthanickson6478]

it was so good to see dr. bombay from bewitched again. he was the pilot.

[@Raven5150]

Brandon Frasier almost died during the hanging scene, can't tell ya what went wrong but heard him say he about died

[@sebastian_reu9220]

Love the trilogy❤️🥰One of my favorite movies of all time!

[@smallshadow3856]

I highly recommend one of Brandon Frasier's early work "school ties" vary overlooked but has a stellar cast and heavy theme.

[@cherokeemammyof4205]

So glad you finally got to see this. Excited for the next one but not as much as Black Dog 😂😂

[@R.POWELL]

Great reaction, man !! 👍 Now you need to watch the 2nd one, they're all good.

[@Raven5150]

Funny story, you mentioned reinventing the wheel, my dad invented the weed wacker, he took a sinker on a fishing line and started swinging it around taking out weeds, he thought this was cool thing he invented, but someone already had started making weed wackers so he didn't get any money from inviting it.

[@Lynn705Hal]

Great movies. I loved all of them.

[@thegladve]

18:18, now that's a happy ending.

[@marymungleandmidge4080]

This is the third version of this movie, the first was in 1932 starring Boris Karloff, the second was Hammer’s 1959 version with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I’ve just discovered your channel you have done some great reactions to a varied mix of movies. Subscribed.

[@FlixTalk]

Welcome to the channel! Thanks for watching

[@ihh619]

The hanging scene was real

[@willierose4720]

It was filmed in Morocco!

[@mariescott]

I work in a library and that library scene makes me cringe every time.

[@FlixTalk]

😂😆

[@michaelt6218]

Hey, man, how about another classic? Take a look at the uncensored version of “Baby Face” from 1933. I promise you, it’s an eye-opener!

[@FlixTalk]

Thank you, I'll look into it

[@thrummer1953]

The Soundtrack is pretty good, but shouldn't they have used Wrap Music?

[@FlixTalk]

Lol! Good one . Thanks for watching

[@thrummer1953]

@Flix Talk You're welcome.

[@Raven5150]

The end of the movie would have been a great way to end it but we went on to 2 sequels then the scorpion king franchise then a crappy movie set in Asia, then tom cruise made a horrible reboot, and currently a new reboot is in the works

[@thetwistedtexan2876]

The mummy 2 is great Part 3 sucks lol

[@FlixTalk]

Damn that's what I keep hearing haha is that the one with the rock ?

[@thetwistedtexan2876]

@@FlixTalk yes 2 has the rock 3 has jet Li

[@themasterofallmoviesprestwood.]

Miss me you miss my live stream

[@dariusthegr8one81]

Just stop at 2. First two are great. Idk what happened with that 3rd one. You’d think it would’ve been great with jet being in it but naaaah. Straight trash

[@Gundam944]

That's actually why Evey was recast. Rachel didn't like the script, for obvious reasons and decided not to reprise her role.

[@rangerghost2474]

If you haven’t seen it you should check out AirHeads has Brandan, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi. Good movie imo

[@milkman7645]

You are going to like this movie 😀

[@FlixTalk]

Hope you enjoy my reaction!

[@BigGator5]

Milk Man ...He's long since seen it, idiot. This is a premiere and NOT a live reaction. Why can't people understand there's a difference?

[@BigGator5]

Flix Talk ...And you, you should be ashamed of yourself for not correcting Milk Man here. You need to stop cuddling people.

[@FlixTalk]

@@BigGator5 well I would honestly love to cuddle you all but my arms aren't that big.

[@BigGator5]

Flix Talk ...Better believe it.

[@cgg6450]

The second one is even better than the first one

[@deenormus1975]

…it’s pronounced “Fray-zer”, tho. There’s no “I” in Fraser - like Frasier? There’s no i in Brendan’s last name. He’s actually said numerous times about how much it bothers him that everyone constantly pronounced his name wrong. Lol I’m not correcting u for ME m’friend, only for Brendan!😉 He’s such a lovely person. He deserves to have it pronounced the way it actually is, ya know?🖖