The Mummy (2017)
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TrollfaceDeux
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jayrebb
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Collateral was sick, everyone who has seen it was shocked it was Tom Cruise in the role.
He really tore that down.
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Lanx
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Drakain
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I had a friend point that out 10 years ago or so. Might as well have a gigantic flashing arrow pointing to it because that's all I see now.
Ladro
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Saw it this morning. Boring as fuck and not worth anyone's money or time. All of the action set pieces were pretty "meh" and uninteresting. I'd say the only good part was the plane scene that's in the trailer. Universal pretty much shit the bed trying to create a universe like Marvel or DC.
Why the fuck did they include the book of Amun Ra as an easter egg? The story was so uninspired and having Dr. Jekyll in it just made me laugh and roll my eyes when he Hyde'd out. Disappointed, could have been so much better.
Homsar
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Eh. I saw this movie tonight, despite the fact I usually avoid Tom Cruise these days. I really didn't think it was that bad. It's nothing groundbreaking or award winning, but for a mainstream movie I thought it was pleasant summer fare. It was undoubtedly corny at times, and it could have been done better, but I don't feel it was a waste of money.
I will wholly agree, though, Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde was laaaaaaaaaame! What kind of Hyde is that? He was kinda laughable. Crowe doesn't seem to fit the part. It's not good when you get outdone by League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
When Tom turns into Set it was anti climatic...come on, can't we get a taste of the next movie at least?
When Tom turns into Set it was anti climatic...come on, can't we get a taste of the next movie at least?
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jayrebb
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Definitely.
Shout out to Lestat too. Tom said thats the one role he had a lot of fun with and would love to see another movie made with the character, but nobody had a script worth a shit and the 2nd abortion adaptation they put out tanked the franchise. He was pretty disappointed.
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Alasliasolonik
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This movie was fine. Just fine. Not great. Not terrible. Just fine. It could have been scarier. It could have been funnier. It could have had more action. It's kind of like they couldn't decide if they were making a comedy, a horror, or an action movie, so they just tossed everything into a blender.
That said, it was still enjoyable to watch. The fact that it's getting such bad critic scores just reinforces my belief that critics are miserable human beings.
That said, it was still enjoyable to watch. The fact that it's getting such bad critic scores just reinforces my belief that critics are miserable human beings.
I didn't mind Mr. Hyde at all. I thought it was a neat portrayal, and I"m glad they did CGI it up with a hulk-like creature. I was hoping we'd see some Hyde-on-Mummy action at one point.
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Oldbased
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It came in 2nd to Wonder Woman, but Wonder Woman is going strong so while not good it could be worse and be Baywatch or King Arthur movie that got dumped to make room for this.
Foreign however it has racked up 139 million to go with the 12 million domestic first day. ( In release 4 days foreign btw )
With a 125 million budget and already $151 million in ticket sales, this movie should end up profitable. The concerning factor is advertisement. It seemed rather well advertised which may add considerable expense.
Foreign however it has racked up 139 million to go with the 12 million domestic first day. ( In release 4 days foreign btw )
With a 125 million budget and already $151 million in ticket sales, this movie should end up profitable. The concerning factor is advertisement. It seemed rather well advertised which may add considerable expense.
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Yeah, I was really hoping to see Hyde fight her. I didn't want him to be Hulk level silly, but I felt he was underwhelming...I.E. Tom just fighting him like a normal guy more or less.
Alasliasolonik
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That's some gross exaggeration right there. It wasn't that bad - it had nice sets, decent action, and the plot wasn't complete nonsense.
I agree that Russell Crowe was absolutely terrible though.
As far as i can tell, turning into Hyde made him yellow and slightly less evil, unless you count how bad his accent was as deliberate evil 8).
It's a particular sore point because it made me remember the show Jekyll and how much better it was ;p
It's a particular sore point because it made me remember the show Jekyll and how much better it was ;p
I thought that they overexplained stuff as well - I prefer a bit of ambiguity in motivations.
Anyways, different people have different opinions, I'd say the trailer pretty much says it all though - the movie is just more of the same. If you liked the trailer it's probably worth watching, if you didn't, it isn't.