happy new year everyone! we’re back from our little hiatus after the holidays, and we wanted to address some comments we’ve been seeing lately ✨ 1. we understand joey’s off-screen laughter isn’t for everyone, but it’s here to stay. however, we hear you that it may be too loud! we’re currently testing different mics - stay tuned ☺ 2. please don’t mistake my snark for disrespect - I’ve loved 90% of the movies we’ve watched so far! snark is just my love language. 3. 5 years ago, I fractured my spine. until I undergo invasive surgery, I’m unable to sit upright for too long. so I will remain horizontal for the foreseeable future. 4. no substances are involved while making these videos. we wish they were, then we’d have an excuse as to why we’re like this. 5. there are a ton of shorter reactions on tiktok that will never make it to youtube. we did not think this little adventure would take off the way it has, and unfortunately we lost some files along the way (RIP). we will still be posting the ones we do have (looking at you Evil Dead trilogy). 6. we’re trying our best to record & post these as quickly as possible, but please bear with us! our hope is to grow this channel enough that we can concentrate on it full time ☺ 7. lastly, be kind! not just to us, but to each other 🖤 thank you all for following along! your sweet comments and fun movie facts are our favorite part of this journey so far. follow us on tiktok for more content, and drop any other questions below ✨
I honestly don't see why some would have so many issues. I actually enjoy the off-screen laughter. Not everyone wants to be on camera, but this way you can still enjoy movies together. Other wise you'd just be talking to yourself and it would seem a bit more boring considering the excitement you get when you predict something correctly. And I also LIKE the fact that you're laying down for this. It's unique because it's not something everyone else is doing. Everyone has to have something that makes them stick out and this is one of those. Someone may see the thumbnail and be like "why is this woman watching the Mummy from this perspective?" and then they stay for the enjoyable commentary. By all means keep it.
I like the informal posture of being horizontal ( see #5). It make me feel like I'm snuggled up in the corner of my couch watching the movie with you. Will Joey always remain a mystery man? Like Tim Allen's neighbor in "Home Improvement" with just his eyes and nose shown over the fence in an 8 year run.
'Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the RIII - VEEEER!' I've seen this movie dozens of times but that line gets me every time. Fraser's delivery is just perfect. Really good, really fun movie.
I met Brendan Fraser at a con in 2022. He is genuinely one of the most humble, kind-hearted human beings on this planet. In his panel, someone asked if he would say this line, and he delivered it just like he did in the movie. It was a genuinely great moment to be a part of.
My favourite variation of that is: "Hey She Elf: Looks like we have all the horses!" "Hey Witch King: Looks like you're on the wrong side of the Ri-ver!"
I remember watching this last year with my parents and grandma-grandma hadn’t ever seen it-and my parents and I would quote like every other line before/algon with the actual movie My personal favorite has to be the boat before the river “Wait! Think of my children!” “You don’t have any children” “someday I might…” Spring cleaning is also good because of the chair maneuver
I believe you commented on the weirdness of a camels foot, but the weirdness of a camels foot is exactly why it was going faster in the sand than the horses were same principle of snow shoes to walk on the snow
Ps Im a new Subscriber and love the way your setup is 👍 Not knocking anybody else, but they all sit there and face straight at you. I kind a like the profile view and I love I’m going to assume your hubby in the background, with the laughs at your expressions that you get. 👍👍
Have you seen her now!? She’s STILL an absolute bombshell! But yes pairing her with Brendan in this movie while also having John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and Oded Fehr was just attractive actor overload sheeesh
That bouncing light from mirror to mirror is a valid thing to do. Myth Busters did it years ago and proved it to be true and it worked fabulously spreading light inside a dark room.
Yeah, but... the sun moves 🫤 or I should say the Earth is moving, but just speaking in terms of our POV. Point is that all the mirrors would need to be moved at regular integrals to maintain the lighting.
@@Hal2718 They ( Mythbusters) also had that problem setting up the experiment. They finally settled on a huge stage lighting lamp. Maybe with the abundance of labor the Egyptians could have someone stationed outside to move the mirror.
I'm sorry, but unless they tested the same myth twice, that was not the conclusion they drew. In the Mythbusters test it stopped reflecting any appreciable light after like 3 mirrors and even then the whole set up had only a small effect on the overall lighting of the room. Fires of any kind are much more effective and efficient.
I remember that myth, and if I remember correctly, it didn't work particularly well until Jamie stepped into the beam wearing a reflective white shirt. The movement of the sun and the inability of the mirrors to diffuse the light were major obstacles.
The practical stunt for the hanging scene went terribly wrong and Fraser was strangled unconscious. Once they realized that he was really out cold and not acting, EMT's had to step in and revive him. In fact, years of directors convincing him to do many of his own stunts, led to so many back injuries, that he needed multiple surgeries over the years to repair the damage. This led to him being out of work for many years and was the primary source of all his weight gain.
@@Zubstep1315the good news is that the Brenassaince was upon us in 2022 with his comeback to shows and movies and people really welcomed him back and made him feel loved which is so amazing to see, I’m glad he got that chance and recognition that he deserves
You gotta watch George of the Jungle at some point. Just to give Nikki something to look at. Also, I love that Benny's death is foreshadowed when he asks "They do?" You hear the bugs chittering in the background. This movie is basically the last truly great adventure movie. I mean classical adventure movie. They have yet to make one in over 20 years that compares. If there was ever a proper sucessor to Indiana Jones, it was The Mummy.
There have been other great adventure films since this one. Titan AE (2000) The first Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) was a rollicking swashbuckling adventure. Prince of Persia (2010) John Carter (2012) And I lot more. And that's just American movies. Lots of countries have their own movie industries and made other adventure movies.
@@orinanime Like I said "classical." None of those are classical, with the exception, maybe, of Pirates. Titan AE, PoP, and John Carter are not "classical adventure." AE is an early 2000s science fiction adventure, PoP is a very modern take on stock adventure, and John Carter, while its roots are in classical literature is still not a "classical adventure." It's a modern movie with modern Hollywood accoutrements. None of those are set in the late 19th to early/mid 20th Century, they don't feature quests for treasure, or the typical tropes of classical adventure. The Mummy both embodies and emulates the classic adventure format. Also other "movie industries" are not making classical adventure stories. Nobody is making Lawrence of Arabia, or Indiana Jones. Nobody is emulating the tone, style, feel, and location of the great early 20th Century epic tales. "Classical adventure" is a specific subgenre. Nobody makes them anymore. The Mummy was basically the last. Not even the sequels do it justice. It's not just "adventure." It's the music, the tone, the style of editing, the acting/actor choices, the era in which the story is set.
Indiana Jones 4 and 5, also, are not "classical" adventure as they take place post-war and shed a lot of the tropes, tone, and era specific iconography that make up the classical adventure epics.
Always loved the fact that Evey was not only criminally beautiful, but she was also very clearly the smartest person in the room...and Rick and Jonathan were both clearly all right with that.
One interesting fact about the development of this film: Originally the script was written as a straight horror monster movie (like Frankenstein or Dracula), but it wasn't getting any traction. Finally they decided to re-envision it with more of a comedic, action-adventure slant as had been so successful in the Indiana Jones franchise -- and the rest, as they say, was history!
Nikki, two of the ‘hunks’ you liked in this film, Arnold Vosloo, the Mummy, was a bad-ass villain in the 1993 film ‘Hard Target’ fighting against Jean Claude Van Damme. The other guy was Oded Fehr as the Medjai Warrior Ardeth Bey. He’s in the sequel for The Mummy and he plays a bad-ass elite soldier fighting zombies in the Resident Evil franchise. I love your reactions to BUGS that my mind was going light speed trying to remember all the good BUGS movies you could react to….
"This Movie is abo.. about uh.. a mummy right?" God damn the delivery on that was comedy gold. Saw yall on my TikTok FYP a few weeks back with your Back to the Future clip and have been having a blast catching up and watching the new videos as the come in this year! Thanks for the smiles!
One detail I never got from this movie that I only found out about on reading the original script is why Imhotep kept having to stab Ankh-su-namon every time he tried to resurrect her, so I'll relate it here. He did succeed in reviving her the first time, but she was missing all of her vital organs. Since she was freshly dead, he had to cut her open and put them back inside her before she died again. However, in the future, her organs had long since turned to dust. That's why he needed Evy...he was going to cut out HER organs and put them in her. By the way, if you thought this movie was gruesome, I recommend against watching Stephen Sommers' prior film to this: "Deep Rising". Although the actor who played Beni is in that one in a more likeable role.
This is one of my favorite movies and it's so much fun. I've seen it so many times and it never gets old. It's the perfect blend of action, adventure, and comedy. And when you mentioned Jonathan looking like the Van Pelt from Jumanji, and then that actor showing up in the next scene, I actually laughed because I knew it was coming the second you mentioned him. Talk about comedic timing!
Not just Van Pelt, but Alan's father; Jumanji used the idea from Peter Pan of having the father (Mr Darling/Mr Parrish) and the villain (Captain Hook/Van Pelt) played by the same actor.
Generally Horse run faster then Camels but on sand, Horses tend to sink a little into the sand, unlike Camels, which of course slows them down. So therefore, the Camels running faster then the Horse is true!
Looked it up recently and found camels can be as fast as regular horses; only thoroughbreds could consistently sprint faster. As you said camels have an advantage running in sand, and can probably maintain a top speed longer.
First, your reactions are fantastic. Second, Van Helsing is very much a spiritual successor to these movies, and is worth a watch, it has roughly the same amount of seriousness and scenery chewing ham. Edit: 12:56 Trauma. Edit 2 : 16:49 Trauma. Edit 3: 17:35 Trauma. Edit 4: 26:19 Trauma.
Bernard Fox, the actor who played Winston, was a huge actor back in the 60s and 70s. He played Dr. Bombay on the old Bewitched tv series and had many showings on other series at the time.
Few small things I love in this movie. Rick trying to save Benny at the end. Despite everything they were friends before all this. And my favorite character, Johnathon. Especially when you look at some of his lines and dig deeper to piece together some things the movie doesn’t outright say. He is a coward but when push comes to shove he is there and ready to do what he needs to. That is true bravery.
Yeah I love Jonathon. He's a similar archetype to Benny, but legit. The lovable coward and rogue, but Jonathon sticks with you when the crap hits the fan.
Yay!!!! This is one of the best movies ever!!! I love all of Brendon Frasier's movies. This one however is absolutely perfect! Everyone is the comic relief and everyone is the hero! Totally balanced and the cast is Wonder off screen if all the interviews are to be believed. On one take with the gold paint Brendon Frasier came in on a day off and got painted up just to mess with the guy who played the mummy. Full body paint as the princess freaking amazing!
I’m stuck in bed w food poisoning. I really needed this!😪💗Quick FYI: Benny also played the wedding bartender boyfriend in Steel Magnolias! And Rachel’s husband is Daniel Craig (007). Now you have to watch the 2nd one! It’s even better!
Your channel is awesome, BOTH of YOU never change! So glad you’re back from your hiatus. And btw your ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ reaction is epic! (Not embarrassing whatsoever lol)
I don't see anything wrong with either off-screen laughter or being horizontal or something... some people are weird to be annoyed by things like that :D
Nice shirt! "Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.. Ya got that?!" I like the angle of your reactions. It's a nice change from how every other reaction channel does it. Honestly feels more natural this way.
Love this movie! It’s one of my all time favorites too, also love this channel. You two always seem to be having a good time and laughing and it’s contagious. Always look forward to more uploads, thanks for doing these, they’re great!
12:34 "The bug is in his shoe. The. Bug. Is. In. His. Shoe. Ahhhhhhh. Ahhh! Ahhh! Ah, it's in his pants! It's in his p -- IT'S IN HIS BODY!!!" Yeah, that's a pretty common reaction. 😆🤣
The actor that played Jonathan, Evie's brother here, wasn't in Jumanji. The man you're thinking of, from Jumanji, was in Titanic. Sorry I'm blanking on both their names. Edited... I'm speaking of the first, original, Jumanji. I've seen it 10+ times. The other ones never.
🎉 Happy New Year!!! 🎉Your reaction is great, and Joey’s laughter isn’t that loud. Hope you are rested from your break, and looking forward to next video. 🖖🏻
I think Jonathon is an underrated character in the movie. He's just a delightful rogue. Out for himself and a con artist but never to the extent of being genuinely dangerous or detrimental to his friends. He's sort of what Benny pretends to be. But where Jonathon will stick by your side when the guns come out Benny will abandon you.
Fun fact. In the scene where Evelyn was in a nightgown, they had to go back in post production to remove...a pair of something's because no one noticed just how sheer the gown was until it was *far* too late to reshoot. Having nudity would have raised the rating of the movie. The actress also hadn't signed up for showing anything so they went in frame by frame and colored her gown in so nothing showed.
10:12 - Depends on the distance and the terrain. On flat, solid ground at a full sprint (40-50 mph), horses will smoke camels and are a much more pleasant ride to boot. On sand, hills and over distance the camel will outpace the horses as their feet are better adapted to uneven terrain and they can go at three-quarters speed (roughly 25 MPH) for close to a day.
Fun fact the actor who played Benny was hated/disliked by the camels for some reason so the scenes with him and the camels and they are making angry noises at him was real.
5:55 crazy fact - Brendan Fraser says he was officially dead for 18 seconds during the hanging scene. They didn't set up the stunt correctly and he actually snapped in the noose for real. And he choked and lost brain function and had to be resuscitated.
That shot with Rick being strangled unconscious by the noose was actually Brendan Fraser getting strangled for real. Fortunately, the crew realized what was happening before it was too late, and Brendan suffered no lasting harm. It really did help his method acting, though, and was left in the movie.
I feel like I always smiling watching the entire length of your reactions. I just imagine Joey looking over at Nikki when certain parts of the film come up, trying to contain his excitement and reaction to how Nikki reacts. Thank you for being one of my favorite reaction channels! 🙂 Also I had to comment cause I LOVE The MUMMY!
Great Reactrion as always Nikki! Loved every minute of it... now you just need to watch the movie Arachnophobia, because we know how much you love bugs 🤣🤣😛😛
I know how you feel about bugs. I was canoeing with my father down in one of the many S. Georgia swamps, passing the time by bothering the alligators and looking for fish. We were headed back to the dock, on the far side of the swamp, when a storm came up with wind, rain, and a severe dedication to not allowing us to reach the dock. The wind took my glasses and blew them overboard, and in the mad scramble to retrieve them, balance became counterbalance, became overbalance, and we capsized. There we were, in the water with all the gators we had been pestering, and no easy way to escape. We both knew how to right a canoe and bail, but we had no bailing bucket. We both knew how to lay down inside the submerged canoe and paddle in "low profile mode", but we also rememberd each and every one of the gators we had found that afternoon, and wanted a bit more distance between us and the surface of the water while we continued our trip to the dock, hopefully placing us out of "smorgasbord" mode for the amphibious, carnivorous dinosaurs of the swamp. Seeing a clump of trees sticking out of the water nearby, we dragged the canoe over to them and wrapped our frantic arms around them. As the centipedes and palmetto bugs (imagine a three inch long Cockroach 🪳) scrambled down our arms, into our hair, under our collars and down our backs, desperately looking for a way out of the enforced solitude of this lone clump of vegetation, I wrapped my belt around a tree as high as I could reach, pulled my torso out of the water with my left hand and lifted the 12 foot Grumman canoe as high as I could out of the water with my right, dumping as much water as I could, while my father grunted encouragement in my ear. "You know we can't see the gators until they grab our feet, right? " he said. "You know I need both my feet to do my job, right?" "Are you taking your time? I'm getting a little nervous here." When I set the canoe back in the swamp, after the third attempt to drain it, dad judged it usable and I steadied the canoe while he frantically pulled himself out of the vile water and into the boat, then I scrambled in myself. At no time during this whole process did the bugs cease their escape attempts, and we spent the next 23 minutes paddling for all we were worth as the bugs searched for all the good hiding places under our clothing. We eventually reached the dock, where we stripped off our clothes in a mad attempt to rid ourselves of the millions of bugs that had hitched a ride to the mainland on our skin. The ride back home was quiet, each of us struggling with internal demons. Dad may have been worried about gators, but I could still feel millions of legs crawling over my scalp, down my back, and up my legs headed toward parts that should always remain bug free. When we pulled into the yard there was a mad dash to the comfort of the bathrooms, where showerheads were waiting to wash us clean of all our troubles. The Sulphur smell of the small town water, which I had loathed forever, suddenly seemed a blessing, as if medicated to better cleanse my skin. I stayed in the shower until the hot water ran out, and stayed longer still. I used half a bottle of anti- dandruff shampoo on my skin, praying it would somehow cleanse me of the memories made that afternoon. It didn't. I still get the heebie-jeebies sometimes when I see a bug, and will feel their tiny legs crawling across my back, under my shirt, or in my hair. Yeah, I know how you feel about bugs.
Fun trivia. Three Jews in the movie. Brendan (Rick), Rachel (Evie), and Oded (Medjai). Christian Character, Christian Character, Arab. The Jewish Character (benny) is IRL Irish Catholic. This was the movie that proves the Zohan joke a decade before Zohan. Jew and Arabs from the middle east look the same.
In any other circumstance, horses are faster than camels. Horses' hooves don't operate in sand as well as camels'. This was a fun reaction. You seemed to have a lot of fun with it. It's one of my all-time favorite movies.
I know you'll love The Mummy Returns. After that, the first spin-off movie is oretty good. Another movie in this spirit by the same guy is Van Helsing. It's a big, dumb, fun action movie. I love it so much. Highly recommend. And lastly, I don't know why it came to mind, but have you watched John Carpenter's They Live yet? That's a stone cold classic.
Your strained laughs sound JUST LIKE MINE. BAHAHAHA😂. And you even do them AT THE SAME SCENES. ❤❤❤ And I ALSO hate bugs, and I was WAITING for the "blue gold" scene. 10/10.😂
The Camels Vs Horses thing, while horses are very fast on solid ground, you gotta remember they are running on sand, which is harder. Camels are also reasonably fast, but also specifically adapted for life in the desert. They have those wide flat feet to help give proper purchase in the sand.
The sequel, _The Mummy Returns_ (2001), does have the scarabs, but they're not as prominent. We get the surviving main characters, some of the old monsters, and some new monsters, as well, just like we'd expect from a good sequel, which it is. Oh, and a cute kid--cheeky and smart-mouthed as hell, but adorable. You'll see. The sequel's story is actually closer to the 1932 movie _The Mummy_ from Universal in some respects, makes a lot of connections between the characters, and is more focused on the two central romances. It's really a must-watch for those who enjoyed the first movie.
The sprinting speed of a camel generally reaches up to 40 miles per hour, while that of a horse typically ranges from 40-50 miles per hour. The average long-term running speed of both animals is 25 miles per hour over the course of a one-hour period. Therefore, when it comes to speed alone, the winner is the horse.
Gr8ly liked your reaction to this. My late wife and I caught this one in the movie theatre upon its release and we both enjoyed it very much as well as BF's other performances dating back to "Encino Man". Debbie was employed @ a CPA firm for a time and Brendan Fraser happened to be one of the clients there; she met up w/ him on several occasions when he'd pop into the office and @ one point in time she even secured his autograph (this being about when this film premiered), and so for me that notepad-sized sheet of paper is now a special keepsake of which I've "inherited" from her. Incidentally, I had a library job position for nearly five yrs, so I certainly can relate to the Evelyn Carnahan character.
One of the ideas they had was that Imhotep “survived” in his sarcophagus by eating the bugs that were in turn eating him. Not only would that prolong his suffering but it explains the bit when he eats the bug that crawls into the hole in his face.
Actually I recall the whole idea of his curse was that he would become immortal but not invulnerable, thus the bugs would constantly regenerate and feed on him.
Fun fact: the hanging scene at the beginning was real. Brendan Frazer's safety harness failed, and the crew decided to film it instead of helping him immediately.
10:12 - actually camels can run approximately the same speed as horses, around 40 miles per hour at max speeds. And hold a steady speed of 25mph for a full hour.
happy new year everyone! we’re back from our little hiatus after the holidays, and we wanted to address some comments we’ve been seeing lately ✨
1. we understand joey’s off-screen laughter isn’t for everyone, but it’s here to stay. however, we hear you that it may be too loud! we’re currently testing different mics - stay tuned ☺
2. please don’t mistake my snark for disrespect - I’ve loved 90% of the movies we’ve watched so far! snark is just my love language.
3. 5 years ago, I fractured my spine. until I undergo invasive surgery, I’m unable to sit upright for too long. so I will remain horizontal for the foreseeable future.
4. no substances are involved while making these videos. we wish they were, then we’d have an excuse as to why we’re like this.
5. there are a ton of shorter reactions on tiktok that will never make it to youtube. we did not think this little adventure would take off the way it has, and unfortunately we lost some files along the way (RIP). we will still be posting the ones we do have (looking at you Evil Dead trilogy).
6. we’re trying our best to record & post these as quickly as possible, but please bear with us! our hope is to grow this channel enough that we can concentrate on it full time ☺
7. lastly, be kind! not just to us, but to each other 🖤
thank you all for following along! your sweet comments and fun movie facts are our favorite part of this journey so far. follow us on tiktok for more content, and drop any other questions below ✨
Personally, I *love* Joey’s off-camera laugh. It adds to the fun. He’s our way of getting to laugh with you, lol.
@@barrymoreblue Absolutely ! I laugh when he laughs and he laughs when I do. I vote to keep him in, in his entirety !
I honestly don't see why some would have so many issues. I actually enjoy the off-screen laughter. Not everyone wants to be on camera, but this way you can still enjoy movies together. Other wise you'd just be talking to yourself and it would seem a bit more boring considering the excitement you get when you predict something correctly.
And I also LIKE the fact that you're laying down for this. It's unique because it's not something everyone else is doing. Everyone has to have something that makes them stick out and this is one of those. Someone may see the thumbnail and be like "why is this woman watching the Mummy from this perspective?" and then they stay for the enjoyable commentary. By all means keep it.
I love Joey's responses. Cuz this is exactly how I act when showing movies to people for the first time. In fact, I'm waiting for his laughs
I like the informal posture of being horizontal ( see #5). It make me feel like I'm snuggled up in the corner of my couch watching the movie with you. Will Joey always remain a mystery man? Like Tim Allen's neighbor in "Home Improvement" with just his eyes and nose shown over the fence in an 8 year run.
"The bug is in his shoe. The bug is in his shoe. Ah, it's in his pants. It's in his paaaa... IT'S IN HIS BODY AHHH!" LMFAO
'Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the RIII - VEEEER!'
I've seen this movie dozens of times but that line gets me every time. Fraser's delivery is just perfect.
Really good, really fun movie.
Rick & Benny have the best exchanges.
I met Brendan Fraser at a con in 2022. He is genuinely one of the most humble, kind-hearted human beings on this planet. In his panel, someone asked if he would say this line, and he delivered it just like he did in the movie. It was a genuinely great moment to be a part of.
My favourite variation of that is:
"Hey She Elf: Looks like we have all the horses!"
"Hey Witch King: Looks like you're on the wrong side of the Ri-ver!"
I remember watching this last year with my parents and grandma-grandma hadn’t ever seen it-and my parents and I would quote like every other line before/algon with the actual movie
My personal favorite has to be the boat before the river “Wait! Think of my children!”
“You don’t have any children”
“someday I might…”
Spring cleaning is also good because of the chair maneuver
I believe you commented on the weirdness of a camels foot, but the weirdness of a camels foot is exactly why it was going faster in the sand than the horses were same principle of snow shoes to walk on the snow
Ps Im a new Subscriber and love the way your setup is 👍
Not knocking anybody else, but they all sit there and face straight at you. I kind a like the profile view and I love I’m going to assume your hubby in the background, with the laughs at your expressions that you get. 👍👍
It's that darn evolution!
Rachel Weisz in 1999 might've been the prettiest actress of all time! 😍
Have you seen her now!? She’s STILL an absolute bombshell! But yes pairing her with Brendan in this movie while also having John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and Oded Fehr was just attractive actor overload sheeesh
@@gloomygloomstalker3878her and Thandiwe Newton have those eternal faces
I had the biggest crush on her.
The purr you did when you saw the cleaned up Brendan Fraser!❤
That bouncing light from mirror to mirror is a valid thing to do. Myth Busters did it years ago and proved it to be true and it worked fabulously spreading light inside a dark room.
Yeah, but... the sun moves 🫤 or I should say the Earth is moving, but just speaking in terms of our POV. Point is that all the mirrors would need to be moved at regular integrals to maintain the lighting.
@@Hal2718 They ( Mythbusters) also had that problem setting up the experiment. They finally settled on a huge stage lighting lamp. Maybe with the abundance of labor the Egyptians could have someone stationed outside to move the mirror.
@@MatthewPettyST1300 You would need someone stationed at all the mirrors. Point being that it would have just been easier to light torches.
I'm sorry, but unless they tested the same myth twice, that was not the conclusion they drew. In the Mythbusters test it stopped reflecting any appreciable light after like 3 mirrors and even then the whole set up had only a small effect on the overall lighting of the room. Fires of any kind are much more effective and efficient.
I remember that myth, and if I remember correctly, it didn't work particularly well until Jamie stepped into the beam wearing a reflective white shirt. The movement of the sun and the inability of the mirrors to diffuse the light were major obstacles.
Brendan almost actually died filming that hanging scene. Man is dedicated to a fault.
The practical stunt for the hanging scene went terribly wrong and Fraser was strangled unconscious. Once they realized that he was really out cold and not acting, EMT's had to step in and revive him. In fact, years of directors convincing him to do many of his own stunts, led to so many back injuries, that he needed multiple surgeries over the years to repair the damage. This led to him being out of work for many years and was the primary source of all his weight gain.
He really sacrificed it all for our childhood
@@Zubstep1315the good news is that the Brenassaince was upon us in 2022 with his comeback to shows and movies and people really welcomed him back and made him feel loved which is so amazing to see, I’m glad he got that chance and recognition that he deserves
"he took his eyes? but he can't see very well" -- this would have been a hilarous twist
I think the bad eyesight is why he mistook Evie for Anck-su-namun.
@@markmosley3547 Yeah I think that actually negatively effected Imhotep. Pretty neat detail.
You gotta watch George of the Jungle at some point. Just to give Nikki something to look at.
Also, I love that Benny's death is foreshadowed when he asks "They do?" You hear the bugs chittering in the background.
This movie is basically the last truly great adventure movie. I mean classical adventure movie. They have yet to make one in over 20 years that compares. If there was ever a proper sucessor to Indiana Jones, it was The Mummy.
There have been other great adventure films since this one.
Titan AE (2000)
The first Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) was a rollicking swashbuckling adventure.
Prince of Persia (2010)
John Carter (2012)
And I lot more. And that's just American movies. Lots of countries have their own movie industries and made other adventure movies.
Airheads! is still my favorite Brendan Frasier movie! :D
@@orinanime Like I said "classical." None of those are classical, with the exception, maybe, of Pirates. Titan AE, PoP, and John Carter are not "classical adventure." AE is an early 2000s science fiction adventure, PoP is a very modern take on stock adventure, and John Carter, while its roots are in classical literature is still not a "classical adventure." It's a modern movie with modern Hollywood accoutrements. None of those are set in the late 19th to early/mid 20th Century, they don't feature quests for treasure, or the typical tropes of classical adventure.
The Mummy both embodies and emulates the classic adventure format. Also other "movie industries" are not making classical adventure stories. Nobody is making Lawrence of Arabia, or Indiana Jones. Nobody is emulating the tone, style, feel, and location of the great early 20th Century epic tales. "Classical adventure" is a specific subgenre. Nobody makes them anymore. The Mummy was basically the last. Not even the sequels do it justice.
It's not just "adventure." It's the music, the tone, the style of editing, the acting/actor choices, the era in which the story is set.
Indiana Jones 4 and 5, also, are not "classical" adventure as they take place post-war and shed a lot of the tropes, tone, and era specific iconography that make up the classical adventure epics.
@@OpenMawProductions none of what you said was correct.
"I did not have organ jars on my Bingo card..."
This made my night 😅
never clicked on anything so fast
Same.
LOL! Same!
Same.
100%!!
Same
Always loved the fact that Evey was not only criminally beautiful, but she was also very clearly the smartest person in the room...and Rick and Jonathan were both clearly all right with that.
One interesting fact about the development of this film: Originally the script was written as a straight horror monster movie (like Frankenstein or Dracula), but it wasn't getting any traction. Finally they decided to re-envision it with more of a comedic, action-adventure slant as had been so successful in the Indiana Jones franchise -- and the rest, as they say, was history!
Nikki, two of the ‘hunks’ you liked in this film, Arnold Vosloo, the Mummy, was a bad-ass villain in the 1993 film ‘Hard Target’ fighting against Jean Claude Van Damme. The other guy was Oded Fehr as the Medjai Warrior Ardeth Bey. He’s in the sequel for The Mummy and he plays a bad-ass elite soldier fighting zombies in the Resident Evil franchise. I love your reactions to BUGS that my mind was going light speed trying to remember all the good BUGS movies you could react to….
He's also the Starfleet Admiral in late seasons Star Trek Disco. He doesn't ham up the accent and he's all Grey now.
Damn, I think Nikki’s whole soul left her body during the scarab scene
I have not recovered.
I have to say that when she said she hated bugs I was thinking, "Oh, honey..."
@@hellonikkilu I'm an entomologist and have one of them burrowing in my leg as a tattoo haha. 🪲
Her reaction to "IT'S IN HIS BODY" was great. The moment she said she hates bugs, I was waiting for that specific part.
"This Movie is abo.. about uh.. a mummy right?"
God damn the delivery on that was comedy gold. Saw yall on my TikTok FYP a few weeks back with your Back to the Future clip and have been having a blast catching up and watching the new videos as the come in this year! Thanks for the smiles!
One detail I never got from this movie that I only found out about on reading the original script is why Imhotep kept having to stab Ankh-su-namon every time he tried to resurrect her, so I'll relate it here.
He did succeed in reviving her the first time, but she was missing all of her vital organs. Since she was freshly dead, he had to cut her open and put them back inside her before she died again. However, in the future, her organs had long since turned to dust. That's why he needed Evy...he was going to cut out HER organs and put them in her.
By the way, if you thought this movie was gruesome, I recommend against watching Stephen Sommers' prior film to this: "Deep Rising". Although the actor who played Beni is in that one in a more likeable role.
kano got fatality!
"Hey She Elf. Looks like we have all the Horses."
"Hey Witch King! Looks like you're on the wrong side of the River!"
Underrated comment😂
This is one of my favorite movies and it's so much fun. I've seen it so many times and it never gets old. It's the perfect blend of action, adventure, and comedy. And when you mentioned Jonathan looking like the Van Pelt from Jumanji, and then that actor showing up in the next scene, I actually laughed because I knew it was coming the second you mentioned him. Talk about comedic timing!
Not just Van Pelt, but Alan's father; Jumanji used the idea from Peter Pan of having the father (Mr Darling/Mr Parrish) and the villain (Captain Hook/Van Pelt) played by the same actor.
Generally Horse run faster then Camels but on sand, Horses tend to sink a little into the sand, unlike Camels, which of course slows them down. So therefore, the Camels running faster then the Horse is true!
Looked it up recently and found camels can be as fast as regular horses; only thoroughbreds could consistently sprint faster. As you said camels have an advantage running in sand, and can probably maintain a top speed longer.
"YOU NEVER TOLD ME THERE WERE BUGS!" was my reaction to the scarab beetles as well 😂
First, your reactions are fantastic. Second, Van Helsing is very much a spiritual successor to these movies, and is worth a watch, it has roughly the same amount of seriousness and scenery chewing ham.
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I love your facial expressions with every movie you watch, pure gold haha. Hope you enjoy the movie
Bernard Fox, the actor who played Winston, was a huge actor back in the 60s and 70s.
He played Dr. Bombay on the old Bewitched tv series and had many showings on other series at the time.
1999 was a good year for movies, you should check "Galaxy quest" from 1999 also. Nice reaction.
One of the best years indeed
Omg, I laughed so hard! 😂
This is one of my absolute favorite movies. It’s got action, romance, comedy, adventure, lore… What else do you need?
The bugs totally traumatized me as a kid but I still love this movie! Hope y’all make a Patreon at some point to get the full length reactions!
Hey Nikki Lu, can we have like wayyy way more content? U guys are hilarious 😂😂
Few small things I love in this movie. Rick trying to save Benny at the end. Despite everything they were friends before all this.
And my favorite character, Johnathon. Especially when you look at some of his lines and dig deeper to piece together some things the movie doesn’t outright say. He is a coward but when push comes to shove he is there and ready to do what he needs to. That is true bravery.
Yeah I love Jonathon. He's a similar archetype to Benny, but legit. The lovable coward and rogue, but Jonathon sticks with you when the crap hits the fan.
Yay!!!! This is one of the best movies ever!!! I love all of Brendon Frasier's movies. This one however is absolutely perfect! Everyone is the comic relief and everyone is the hero! Totally balanced and the cast is Wonder off screen if all the interviews are to be believed.
On one take with the gold paint Brendon Frasier came in on a day off and got painted up just to mess with the guy who played the mummy. Full body paint as the princess freaking amazing!
Note: horses' hooves sink and slip in sand. Camel's hooves do not. That race takes place in a desert. There you have it 😉
Time for a Brendan Fraser, marathon; Encino Man, Airheads, George of the jungle, blast from the past, monkey bone…. All of them
I’m stuck in bed w food poisoning. I really needed this!😪💗Quick FYI: Benny also played the wedding bartender boyfriend in Steel Magnolias! And Rachel’s husband is Daniel Craig (007). Now you have to watch the 2nd one! It’s even better!
Such a classic! Thank you for sharing your reaction ❤
It's an absolute classic, and still holds up perfectly today.
Cant wait for Back to the future part 2 !
That trilogy is classic. One of the few instances where the sequels didn't suck.
No matter how many times you watch it, it is always gunna be a fun time
12:45 awww her poor innocent mind thinking it only got into his clothes😂bless her heart❤
Your channel is awesome, BOTH of YOU never change!
So glad you’re back from your hiatus. And btw your ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ reaction is epic! (Not embarrassing whatsoever lol)
The closest that Jonathan came to death was when Ardeth nearly give him a heart attack by putting his hand on his shoulder near the end.
I don't see anything wrong with either off-screen laughter or being horizontal or something... some people are weird to be annoyed by things like that :D
Nice shirt!
"Shop smart. Shop S-Mart.. Ya got that?!"
I like the angle of your reactions. It's a nice change from how every other reaction channel does it. Honestly feels more natural this way.
I could of been a King, in my own way, i am a King
hail to the king, baby.
Good, Bad, I'm the guy with the gun
I saw this in the theater when it came out, and it had the best tag line in the tv commercial ads with, "This ain't your daddy's mummy".
Love this movie! It’s one of my all time favorites too, also love this channel. You two always seem to be having a good time and laughing and it’s contagious. Always look forward to more uploads, thanks for doing these, they’re great!
If she reacts to bugs like that, then you need to show her the movie Arachnophobia
12:34 "The bug is in his shoe. The. Bug. Is. In. His. Shoe. Ahhhhhhh. Ahhh! Ahhh! Ah, it's in his pants! It's in his p -- IT'S IN HIS BODY!!!" Yeah, that's a pretty common reaction. 😆🤣
More Brendan Fraser goodness to check out is Bedazzled with Elizabeth Hurley and the movie Blast From The Past with Alicia Silverstone
The actor that played Jonathan, Evie's brother here, wasn't in Jumanji. The man you're thinking of, from Jumanji, was in Titanic. Sorry I'm blanking on both their names.
Edited... I'm speaking of the first, original, Jumanji. I've seen it 10+ times. The other ones never.
You 2 are too much fun! Love your content an Nikki has me laughing out loud 😅
Any day that puts a video from Nikki on my feed is a good day! keep up the awesomeness you two
🎉 Happy New Year!!! 🎉Your reaction is great, and Joey’s laughter isn’t that loud. Hope you are rested from your break, and looking forward to next video. 🖖🏻
This is my all time favorite! I love your reaction. Your fear of the scarabs did not disappoint 😂
I think Jonathon is an underrated character in the movie. He's just a delightful rogue. Out for himself and a con artist but never to the extent of being genuinely dangerous or detrimental to his friends. He's sort of what Benny pretends to be. But where Jonathon will stick by your side when the guns come out Benny will abandon you.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
That bug reaction
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The instructions & warnings come after the spell...
Fun fact. In the scene where Evelyn was in a nightgown, they had to go back in post production to remove...a pair of something's because no one noticed just how sheer the gown was until it was *far* too late to reshoot. Having nudity would have raised the rating of the movie. The actress also hadn't signed up for showing anything so they went in frame by frame and colored her gown in so nothing showed.
Nikki in the first act: "Are there more bugs?"
Me, knowing what's coming: "Uh ... Buckle up!"
10:12 - Depends on the distance and the terrain. On flat, solid ground at a full sprint (40-50 mph), horses will smoke camels and are a much more pleasant ride to boot. On sand, hills and over distance the camel will outpace the horses as their feet are better adapted to uneven terrain and they can go at three-quarters speed (roughly 25 MPH) for close to a day.
Nikki could be a movie character herself with her ability to guess what’s about to be said in so many movies!
Fun fact the actor who played Benny was hated/disliked by the camels for some reason so the scenes with him and the camels and they are making angry noises at him was real.
Hands down my favorite new channel. I've seen the small clips and had to come watch the full ones. Perfection. Rah!
5:55 crazy fact - Brendan Fraser says he was officially dead for 18 seconds during the hanging scene. They didn't set up the stunt correctly and he actually snapped in the noose for real. And he choked and lost brain function and had to be resuscitated.
That shot with Rick being strangled unconscious by the noose was actually Brendan Fraser getting strangled for real. Fortunately, the crew realized what was happening before it was too late, and Brendan suffered no lasting harm. It really did help his method acting, though, and was left in the movie.
I feel like I always smiling watching the entire length of your reactions. I just imagine Joey looking over at Nikki when certain parts of the film come up, trying to contain his excitement and reaction to how Nikki reacts.
Thank you for being one of my favorite reaction channels! 🙂
Also I had to comment cause I LOVE The MUMMY!
Great Reactrion as always Nikki! Loved every minute of it... now you just need to watch the movie Arachnophobia, because we know how much you love bugs 🤣🤣😛😛
I know how you feel about bugs. I was canoeing with my father down in one of the many S. Georgia swamps, passing the time by bothering the alligators and looking for fish. We were headed back to the dock, on the far side of the swamp, when a storm came up with wind, rain, and a severe dedication to not allowing us to reach the dock. The wind took my glasses and blew them overboard, and in the mad scramble to retrieve them, balance became counterbalance, became overbalance, and we capsized. There we were, in the water with all the gators we had been pestering, and no easy way to escape. We both knew how to right a canoe and bail, but we had no bailing bucket. We both knew how to lay down inside the submerged canoe and paddle in "low profile mode", but we also rememberd each and every one of the gators we had found that afternoon, and wanted a bit more distance between us and the surface of the water while we continued our trip to the dock, hopefully placing us out of "smorgasbord" mode for the amphibious, carnivorous dinosaurs of the swamp.
Seeing a clump of trees sticking out of the water nearby, we dragged the canoe over to them and wrapped our frantic arms around them. As the centipedes and palmetto bugs (imagine a three inch long Cockroach 🪳) scrambled down our arms, into our hair, under our collars and down our backs, desperately looking for a way out of the enforced solitude of this lone clump of vegetation, I wrapped my belt around a tree as high as I could reach, pulled my torso out of the water with my left hand and lifted the 12 foot Grumman canoe as high as I could out of the water with my right, dumping as much water as I could, while my father grunted encouragement in my ear.
"You know we can't see the gators until they grab our feet, right? " he said. "You know I need both my feet to do my job, right?"
"Are you taking your time? I'm getting a little nervous here."
When I set the canoe back in the swamp, after the third attempt to drain it, dad judged it usable and I steadied the canoe while he frantically pulled himself out of the vile water and into the boat, then I scrambled in myself. At no time during this whole process did the bugs cease their escape attempts, and we spent the next 23 minutes paddling for all we were worth as the bugs searched for all the good hiding places under our clothing. We eventually reached the dock, where we stripped off our clothes in a mad attempt to rid ourselves of the millions of bugs that had hitched a ride to the mainland on our skin.
The ride back home was quiet, each of us struggling with internal demons. Dad may have been worried about gators, but I could still feel millions of legs crawling over my scalp, down my back, and up my legs headed toward parts that should always remain bug free. When we pulled into the yard there was a mad dash to the comfort of the bathrooms, where showerheads were waiting to wash us clean of all our troubles. The Sulphur smell of the small town water, which I had loathed forever, suddenly seemed a blessing, as if medicated to better cleanse my skin. I stayed in the shower until the hot water ran out, and stayed longer still. I used half a bottle of anti- dandruff shampoo on my skin, praying it would somehow cleanse me of the memories made that afternoon. It didn't. I still get the heebie-jeebies sometimes when I see a bug, and will feel their tiny legs crawling across my back, under my shirt, or in my hair.
Yeah, I know how you feel about bugs.
Another CLASSIC reaction by Nikki "I just wanna get fake shot" Lu!!! Keep em coming!!!! 😆
YAY you're back!!!!
At the time the bugs showed up for the first time, I feared very much, that Nikki's face froze forever in that expression.
Fun trivia. Three Jews in the movie. Brendan (Rick), Rachel (Evie), and Oded (Medjai). Christian Character, Christian Character, Arab. The Jewish Character (benny) is IRL Irish Catholic. This was the movie that proves the Zohan joke a decade before Zohan. Jew and Arabs from the middle east look the same.
In any other circumstance, horses are faster than camels. Horses' hooves don't operate in sand as well as camels'. This was a fun reaction. You seemed to have a lot of fun with it. It's one of my all-time favorite movies.
I know you'll love The Mummy Returns. After that, the first spin-off movie is oretty good.
Another movie in this spirit by the same guy is Van Helsing. It's a big, dumb, fun action movie. I love it so much. Highly recommend.
And lastly, I don't know why it came to mind, but have you watched John Carpenter's They Live yet? That's a stone cold classic.
Have you ever seen CLUE?? If not I think you’d love it! It’s so much fun and it’s hilarious 🤣
"I HATE BUGS JOCK! I HATE 'EM" - Nikki-ana Jones
The reactions were exactly how I thought they'd go 😂
Her reactions are almost as fun to watch as the movie.
A movie which I love ever since I saw in the cinema when it was new.
Thanks for sharing.
16:23 😂 love that line about the Sanderson sisters.
Great reaction.
Also. You are super smart.
Dang, i expected a sassy retort from her when the guy said "what does a woman know?"
We know Evie is very capable in Egyptology tho 😂
Your strained laughs sound JUST LIKE MINE. BAHAHAHA😂. And you even do them AT THE SAME SCENES.
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And I ALSO hate bugs, and I was WAITING for the "blue gold" scene. 10/10.😂
The Camels Vs Horses thing, while horses are very fast on solid ground, you gotta remember they are running on sand, which is harder.
Camels are also reasonably fast, but also specifically adapted for life in the desert. They have those wide flat feet to help give proper purchase in the sand.
Now you need to watch Blast From the Past. It's my favorite Brendon Fraser movie.
The sequel, _The Mummy Returns_ (2001), does have the scarabs, but they're not as prominent. We get the surviving main characters, some of the old monsters, and some new monsters, as well, just like we'd expect from a good sequel, which it is. Oh, and a cute kid--cheeky and smart-mouthed as hell, but adorable. You'll see. The sequel's story is actually closer to the 1932 movie _The Mummy_ from Universal in some respects, makes a lot of connections between the characters, and is more focused on the two central romances. It's really a must-watch for those who enjoyed the first movie.
The bug in his shoes!Aghh it’s in his pants!!It’s in his Body!!!😭😱😭😩😩
😂😂was waiting for that reaction.
The "Jumanji guy" thing was funny to watch unfold lol.
The sprinting speed of a camel generally reaches up to 40 miles per hour, while that of a horse typically ranges from 40-50 miles per hour. The average long-term running speed of both animals is 25 miles per hour over the course of a one-hour period. Therefore, when it comes to speed alone, the winner is the horse.
Except on sand where the camel would have more traction.
Nikki: "Camels' feet are so strange."
All species on Earth besides humans: "Humans' feet are so strange."
wait this actually made me laugh so hard, touché 😂
I read your pinned comment and I have to say that I enjoy Joey's laughter in the background! I love hearing it 😃
Oh my God, this is the first reaction of yours I've seen and I haven't laughed that much in a while. Definitely subscribed.
One of my favorite movies. Man is Rachel Weisz (aka Mrs James Bond) just gorgeous. Even today at over 50 years old.
Gr8ly liked your reaction to this. My late wife and I caught this one in the movie theatre upon its release and we both enjoyed it very much as well as BF's other performances dating back to "Encino Man". Debbie was employed @ a CPA firm for a time and Brendan Fraser happened to be one of the clients there; she met up w/ him on several occasions when he'd pop into the office and @ one point in time she even secured his autograph (this being about when this film premiered), and so for me that notepad-sized sheet of paper is now a special keepsake of which I've "inherited" from her. Incidentally, I had a library job position for nearly five yrs, so I certainly can relate to the Evelyn Carnahan character.
Fun fact not many people catch. The “bad guy” from Jumanji is the same actor who plays Alan Parish’s dad.
One of the ideas they had was that Imhotep “survived” in his sarcophagus by eating the bugs that were in turn eating him.
Not only would that prolong his suffering but it explains the bit when he eats the bug that crawls into the hole in his face.
Actually I recall the whole idea of his curse was that he would become immortal but not invulnerable, thus the bugs would constantly regenerate and feed on him.
Fun fact: the hanging scene at the beginning was real. Brendan Frazer's safety harness failed, and the crew decided to film it instead of helping him immediately.
10:12 - actually camels can run approximately the same speed as horses, around 40 miles per hour at max speeds. And hold a steady speed of 25mph for a full hour.
I'm watching tons of reactors and you are on my top 3. You are fantastic for this. Your channel should be growing a lot the more reactions you post.
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only person who will call stupid people a dingus.