The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

 

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

Egypt. Early 1900's. One thing can be absolutely true about Egypt in the early 1900s, which is that rich British men with names like Sir Giles Dalrymple, will be digging in the ground for the riches of Egypt's past. They never listen to any of the locals who warn repeatedly about the various curses and nightmares that will visit them for doing this, but I guess one must learn through their own experiences. At least in this one, they don't even hide their true intentions. The financier of the dig makes no bones that he wants to turn these discoveries into a traveling show of America charging people to view the priceless artifacts of some other culture.
 It's just capitalism baby! Don't take it personal.

  Needless to say, the mummy that gets dug up did not appreciate that one bit and decides to take matters into his own hands fulfilling the Curse in this film's title. One thing the British do extremely well in this film is make exclamations. The term "Great Scott" is exclaimed on multiple occasions. It's not the phrase that would pop into my mind if presented with an 8 foot tall mummy lumbering towards me, but then again I'm not a pompous British Egyptologist with a name like Sir Giles Dalrymple interfering in the affairs of another country.
State of the art British technology


  The mummy shows no mercy at all. He kills with his bare hands (or feet!) in multiple ways from tossing someone down the stairs to a good ol' bludgeoning. But easily the best kill is when he just steps on a poor guy's head. Simple, but effective. 
Great Scott! A Mummy!!
Overall, Mummy movies are effective because the greedy interlopers too taken with their own hubris get their comeuppance and The Curse of the Mummy is no different. I give it 6 Great Scotts!




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