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David McK (3194 KP) rated The Mummy (1999) in Movies

Aug 3, 2019 (Updated Aug 27, 2023)  
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy (1999)
1999 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
8
7.7 (138 Ratings)
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Rachel Weisz (2 more)
Brendan Fraser
Indiana Jones alike plot!
Series went downhill from here on (0 more)
I remember going to see this in the cinema when it first came out. I also remember a warning sign up in the ticket booth about how, although the film had a PG-13 rating, it had some rather nasty scenes, particularly during the prologue.

You know, the prologue where they show Imhotep and his priests being mummified alive?

That bit.

However, this then becomes a thoroughly enjoyable action romp through Egypt, with Brendan Fraser doing his best Indiana Jones impersonation after he and Rachel Weisz (and John Hannah) accidentally manage to awaken Arnold Vosloo's Imhotep from his undead slumber.
  
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LukeRMcLaughlin (16 KP) rated The Lobster (2015) in Movies

Jun 7, 2020  
The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster (2015)
2015 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
7
6.7 (15 Ratings)
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Humor (2 more)
Strong Leads
Setting
Dialogue (1 more)
Ending
Psychological Thriller?
Yorgos Lanthimos writes and directs strange, off-the-wall cinema. The Lobster is par for the course. Colin Farrell stars as a man looking for love in all the wrong places (ironic, I know). Rachel Weisz is excellent as the female lead opposite of Farrell. There is a ton to like here, but it is an odd experience.
  
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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated The Favourite (2018) in Movies

Jun 10, 2019  
The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite (2018)
2018 | Biography, History
5
7.0 (31 Ratings)
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Jesus Christ this one was hard to sit through. Not released theatrically in the UK until January, I unfortunately managed to bag myself a press-only screening. Bizarrely adored by critics, this mish-mash of comedy and drama starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman of all people is just surreal. For me, that’s not in a good way.

https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/12/29/the-best-worst-films-of-2018/
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Light Between Oceans (2016) in Movies

Aug 24, 2017  
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
2016 | Drama, Romance
7
6.3 (3 Ratings)
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Extremely slow, slightly frustrating plot
I did find the plot pace a little too slow, and the female character Isabelle, played by Alicia Vikander, exceedingly frustrating. I can't remember how many times I rolled my eyes at her antics. Only the last few scenes were the best in the whole film where I almost shed a tear. Michael Fassbender, as per usual gives a stirring straightforward performance as did Rachel Weisz. The story needs a lot of polishing though. Babies tend not to arrive by boat in the middle of the ocean like a biblical story just like random floating messages in bottles.