I remember when I watched a bunch of Universal monster movies one October years ago, I felt like The Mummy was just a worse retread of Dracula. I feel vindicated by this video in that regard.
watching this for a second time. i really like this video, i always wondered what mummies are meant to like, do?? to you??? and even though i like them as a monster they always felt odd to me. your conclusion that mummy movies basically just tend to follow tropes and trends at the time they're made changed my whole perspective on it and now it all makes sense why mummy stories feel so disparate and fractured lmao. great stuff. i subscribed after watching this the first time and i'm back to refresh myself on the finer points 🥰
Why doesn't universal just try to follow their old model? Introduce the monsters in their own movies and treat them as solo movies, not jigsaw pieces, then have a crossover and that does work because it's exactly what they did back in the 40s and it's what Marvel did for phase 1.
“has the personality of a fire emblem avatar” oooof lol. and god yes the insistence on constant stupid quips just undercuts investment in the plot of a lot of movies these days. humour needs to be used properly (like any other aspect really) not sprayed all over a movie like a kid smothering food in ketchup.
There's definitely an art to using humor in any movie, and as someone who likes a lot of comedies and sitcoms, I'm all for it in movies.... But not TOO much, especially if it comes at the expense of the films quality.
I appreciate the sentiment lol but it happens. If the algorithm is kind, that's cool, but if not, I'd rather create something I find interesting than trying to capture lightning in a bottle.
Almost all old Horror movies from the 30s and 40s are not overtly scary, they are mostly creepy and atmospheric. I feel like you are way too hard on that bit and ignore that even the other horror films you mention at the time are also not that scary and are more creepy. I also do not like how you skip the rest of the Mummy movies after the 1932 version and before the 1999 version, especially the Hammer one.
See, I understand where you're coming from, but I personally find that between Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man, the Mummy is by far the least scary. They all have a similar atmosphere, but there's more peaks in almost all of the Mummy's peers in my opinion. As for the other films, it was mostly because I initially wanted to cover just Imhotep. I think as I scripted it, I only had time to cover a handful of films, and the more I thought of it, the more I realized I couldn't really say much about the other Mummy films. And that's not to say they're bad! I actually like most of the Hammer films. But they were just really...simple and to the point, if that makes sense. The very first draft had a bit where I talked about it more (mostly the first Hammer film), but it was one of the first parts that ended on the cutting room floor.
@@ViviVariety Well maybe The Wolf Man and Frankenstein had more onscreen kills if that's what you're referring to, but Dracula was mostly the same as Imhotep in that most of his kills were offscreen and not shown to us, so I don't see how the 1932 Mummy was all that less scary, when it is essentially a Remake of the 1931 Dracula. I hope you can look at the Kharis films which include the Hammer one since I really like that one as well. Also, I can understand your other critiques about the 1932 version such as the lame romance between Helen and Frank, if that is his name since he is so forgettable I can't remember his name lol, but I feel like Helen's overall character is still interesting for a Female lead in a horror film for the time and the overall storyline of Imhotep, combined with Boris Karloff's performance is engaging enough for me to still enjoy it despite said flaws.
So you actually hit the nail on something I might touch on with Dracula in the future, because to be honest, Dracula ISN'T that scary, and if the Mummy is similar, they're similar overall. But what always tips it over the edge for me is Renfield. The circumstances behind how he's affected always give me a visercal reaction in the pit of my stomach, so to me, because you see someone whose more directly affected by Dracula, it comes off as more scary compared to Mummy. It's not a whole lot, but it's just enough to tip the scales for me. I also quite like Helen a lot as well, and if I were to redo the script, I'd definitely highlight her a little more. After watching a few more older horror movies, she really stands out as a really interesting female lead, and I'd LOVE to have seen her be the actual main character as opposed to Frank lol. I have toyed with the idea of doing something like going through each movie and ranking them, so I'll definitely consider going over ALL the Mummy films in the future. While I sounded critical of the 1932 film, I do still quite like it. In a way I think it was just a little ahead of its time, if that makes sense, and later Mummy films kind of did their own thing as opposed to refine what's in the original.
@@ViviVariety I agree with you on many points and I just like talking with someone who even has interests in these classic horror movies since most people would ignore them to talk about the current thing instead.
The 3 best mummy films:
1. The Mummy (1999)
2. Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
3. The Mummy Returns (2001)
Great video btw
Agreed, I also have a soft spot for the Hammer ones. They're a little generic, but I dunno, they kind of work for me lol
I remember when I watched a bunch of Universal monster movies one October years ago, I felt like The Mummy was just a worse retread of Dracula. I feel vindicated by this video in that regard.
watching this for a second time. i really like this video, i always wondered what mummies are meant to like, do?? to you??? and even though i like them as a monster they always felt odd to me. your conclusion that mummy movies basically just tend to follow tropes and trends at the time they're made changed my whole perspective on it and now it all makes sense why mummy stories feel so disparate and fractured lmao. great stuff. i subscribed after watching this the first time and i'm back to refresh myself on the finer points 🥰
Hoping the algorithm picks this video up, excellently narrated and edited. The Fire Emblem music fit well too. Keep it up!!
I appreciate the sentiment!
i'm a simple man, i see scenes from gintama so I like the video
There's a Gintama clip for everything, I swear lol
Why doesn't universal just try to follow their old model? Introduce the monsters in their own movies and treat them as solo movies, not jigsaw pieces, then have a crossover and that does work because it's exactly what they did back in the 40s and it's what Marvel did for phase 1.
Right? They got it right the first time, there's zero reason to just brute force a shared universe.
“has the personality of a fire emblem avatar” oooof lol. and god yes the insistence on constant stupid quips just undercuts investment in the plot of a lot of movies these days. humour needs to be used properly (like any other aspect really) not sprayed all over a movie like a kid smothering food in ketchup.
There's definitely an art to using humor in any movie, and as someone who likes a lot of comedies and sitcoms, I'm all for it in movies.... But not TOO much, especially if it comes at the expense of the films quality.
Makes me mad that this channel gets so few views.
I appreciate the sentiment lol but it happens. If the algorithm is kind, that's cool, but if not, I'd rather create something I find interesting than trying to capture lightning in a bottle.
@@ViviVariety I'll always be around to appreciate your work. And when you blow up, I'll be able to say I was one of the first lol
Almost all old Horror movies from the 30s and 40s are not overtly scary, they are mostly creepy and atmospheric. I feel like you are way too hard on that bit and ignore that even the other horror films you mention at the time are also not that scary and are more creepy. I also do not like how you skip the rest of the Mummy movies after the 1932 version and before the 1999 version, especially the Hammer one.
See, I understand where you're coming from, but I personally find that between Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man, the Mummy is by far the least scary. They all have a similar atmosphere, but there's more peaks in almost all of the Mummy's peers in my opinion.
As for the other films, it was mostly because I initially wanted to cover just Imhotep. I think as I scripted it, I only had time to cover a handful of films, and the more I thought of it, the more I realized I couldn't really say much about the other Mummy films. And that's not to say they're bad! I actually like most of the Hammer films. But they were just really...simple and to the point, if that makes sense. The very first draft had a bit where I talked about it more (mostly the first Hammer film), but it was one of the first parts that ended on the cutting room floor.
@@ViviVariety Well maybe The Wolf Man and Frankenstein had more onscreen kills if that's what you're referring to, but Dracula was mostly the same as Imhotep in that most of his kills were offscreen and not shown to us, so I don't see how the 1932 Mummy was all that less scary, when it is essentially a Remake of the 1931 Dracula.
I hope you can look at the Kharis films which include the Hammer one since I really like that one as well. Also, I can understand your other critiques about the 1932 version such as the lame romance between Helen and Frank, if that is his name since he is so forgettable I can't remember his name lol, but I feel like Helen's overall character is still interesting for a Female lead in a horror film for the time and the overall storyline of Imhotep, combined with Boris Karloff's performance is engaging enough for me to still enjoy it despite said flaws.
So you actually hit the nail on something I might touch on with Dracula in the future, because to be honest, Dracula ISN'T that scary, and if the Mummy is similar, they're similar overall. But what always tips it over the edge for me is Renfield. The circumstances behind how he's affected always give me a visercal reaction in the pit of my stomach, so to me, because you see someone whose more directly affected by Dracula, it comes off as more scary compared to Mummy. It's not a whole lot, but it's just enough to tip the scales for me.
I also quite like Helen a lot as well, and if I were to redo the script, I'd definitely highlight her a little more. After watching a few more older horror movies, she really stands out as a really interesting female lead, and I'd LOVE to have seen her be the actual main character as opposed to Frank lol.
I have toyed with the idea of doing something like going through each movie and ranking them, so I'll definitely consider going over ALL the Mummy films in the future. While I sounded critical of the 1932 film, I do still quite like it. In a way I think it was just a little ahead of its time, if that makes sense, and later Mummy films kind of did their own thing as opposed to refine what's in the original.
@@ViviVariety I agree with you on many points and I just like talking with someone who even has interests in these classic horror movies since most people would ignore them to talk about the current thing instead.