"Poor Winston. You couldn't keep him alive". That's the Greatest way Winston wanted to go. That was a triumph for him. He'd lost all his mates, and wanted one final adventure rather than wither away and die of old age. Notice he had a big smile on his face in death. Death takes us all, but he went out the way he wanted to. I cry for Winston but it's tears of joy. Go you brave bastard, and have a pint with your lads.
@@nataschasummers legitimately, I couldn't think of Emily's name, but all I could think was "surely a big name actress wouldn't be doing reactions, would she?" I mean, honestly Tashly, you even seem to have the same down-to-earth style as Emily.
Obligatory fun fact: Brendan Fraser almost died during the hanging scene. They wanted to make it look more real so he actually choked himself and passed out lol. He took quite a beating for these movies to the point where he's still kinda broken. Dude gave it his all.
@@nataschasummers You can buy a cheap mini keyboard for your laptop, usually about ten USD. They are about the size of a phone and use bluetooth. You could keep it near the couch and just press spacebar to play.
This movie has the best Directors Commentary I've ever heard. It's full of them pointing out their mistakes and extras that wouldn't stop looking at the camera and such. It's great.
I've seen that! I had the DVD (Bluray?) of this and I remember watching it. Was so good. It's what I always think about when I think about streaming and how we don't tend to buy things anymore. We lose things like this.
I haven't seen that, but I need to now! When I first got a DVD player on Christmas 2002, my first DVD ever was The Mummy Returns (in addition to Shrek and Castaway), back in the day the DVD commentaries and extra features were absolutely legendary.
"You came back from the desert with a new friend. Didn't you Beni?" The way Brendan Fraser delivered that line, I would have lost it on the first take and maybe at least 19 more times after that.
Fun fact, in one of the takes for the scene between Imhotep and Anak-su-Namun, Brendan Fraser came out in the gold body paint and loin cloth to mess with Vosloo.
I find it kinda funny that you thought Jonathan reminded you of the hunter from Jumanji but didn’t recognise the hunter as the guy in the red hat leading the Americans 😆
Agreed - the Mummy 2 is excellent with everyone coming back and their characters getting really nice arcs - Jonathan doesn’t change much but otherwise even the bad guys are fleshed out more. Yes, the kid is annoying, but tolerable. Never watched Mummy 3 Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - didn’t see how they could improve on the 2nd film
@@unstrung65You must be referring to the Mummy remake with Tom Cruise, which was indeed way worse than the original - the sequel to this movie where the whole cast comes back and gets good story arcs is fantastic, one of the few films where the sequel builds on the great work done in the original
I was going to say that she's going on about how gorgeous Anuk su namun was... when Rachel Weiss hadn't even shown up yet, and she herself was many times more beautiful. Anuk was just... naked.
The Mummy is one of my favorite movies. I love Rachel Weisz as the brainy, beautiful leading lady, Brendan Fraser as the adventurous man of action, and Arnold Vosloo as the chief villain. Also, they did get the mummification practices correct when Evelyn described how ancient Egyptians removed people's brains (minus a slight omission): The embalmers used the hook to also punch a hole in the person's skull so the brain drained out when they were rolled over. And I always get jumpscared when Jonathan is toying around in that damned sarcophagus, no matter how many times I've seen the movie. Side trivia: 1. In the scene introducing her as Ankh-su-namun, model/actress Patricia Velásquez was completely naked with the exception of a loin cloth, a few pieces of jewelry, pasties & body paint (body paint took four hours to apply). 2. Brendan Fraser revealed on a recent episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” that he had a near-death experience during a stunt gone wrong while filming “The Mummy.” The Oscar winner said he was “choked out accidentally” during the scene in which he had to be hanged from the gallows in the Egyptian prison, which resulted in him being resuscitated by on-set medical personnel. 3. In the desert race to Hamunaptra, you see camels and horses. Horses are faster (on flat land), but camels are adapted to life in the desert. Even though they do eventually have to eat and drink, camels can live off the fat reserves inside their humps, their long eyelashes keep dust out of their eyes, and their feet are big and wide to keep them from sinking into the sand as they move. 4. After Evelyn unknowingly awakens Imhotep by reading The Book Of The Dead (which is actually a funerary scroll in real life) and the locust swarm flies into the encampment at Hamunaptra, the locusts crawling on the Egyptologist are actually grasshoppers that were refrigerated to make them sluggish. On a similar note, the scarabs in real life were merely dung beetles, not vicious flesh eaters.
Evelyn went with Imotep on the condition he would spare her brother and Rick. Once he said, "Kill them."She tried to get away. Winston was old and missed the lads he flew with in the war. He wanted to go on one last mission. That's why he died with a smile on his face.
"Birthplace of Anck Su Namun, Pharaoh's mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her" In those final years of the century (1999), we went crazy with Patricia Velásquez. What a woman.
It amused me when you said that when Johnathan was wearing the pith helmet he looked like the hunter from Jumanjii since the man in the fez working with the Americans was played by Johnathan Hyde who played Allan's dad and the hunter in the first Jumanjii. 😀
Nat, you are crushing that early 20th Century explorer look. Also, at 26:05 where Jonathan says he's had worse odds as well, given the time period and the family he and Evie are hinted as coming from, it's almost a certainty that he served in WW1 on the Western Front. It explains his drinking, his refusal to take anything seriously, his "respect for the dead and occasional desire to join them." There's a lot of character behind Jonathan that only ever gets hinted at.
You keep forgeting, that Imhotep betrayed his king, killed him (pharaoh was belived a God's son), stole a body from crypt, then tried to perform forsaken dark ritual. And next is a curse says, that he will become eternal terror around all the Earth forever.
There are loads of fun facts about this movie: 1. Brendan Fraser was nearly hanged for real. They thought he was acting, he was not. 2. The scene where Evelyn comes out of the water her nighty was apparently completely transparent. They only realised later and had to paint over it... Like doodling over the Mona Lisa. 3. Weisz was intimidated by John Hannah, a very well respected English actor. But they actually filmed the "meeting" scene very late, by which time they were good friends and she randomly (unscripted) slaps him and treats him like a brother. 4.. The squib explosions nearly did hit Fraser, and his little shocked stare was sincere 5. This movie was opened at the same time as The Phantom Menace. No one else wanted to run at the same time as the long awaited Star Wars. So it had an almost uncontested run for people who were disappointed by Phantom Menace, and an unexpectedly high box office. 6. The Egyptian spoken by the characters at the start is considered to be accurate 7. Comedian Omid Djaleli played the warden. He routinely does this kind of accent as a character, but his actual accent is upper class British. 8. The moment of grabbing the hand with the sword was thought of on the spot as a gag
The Book of the Dead was a real spell book, but it wasn't for use by the living. The spells were for bypassing tests in the afterlife and most people could only afford one or two spells to get them past the tests they most feared. Rare to begin with the spells were highly prized by graverobbers making them even more rare. A complete book was found after HP Lovecraft had repurposed it for his stories solidifying its reputation as a more traditional book of spells.
Wonderful reaction! This just reminds me of how much I love Beni, a comical villain that works as both comic relief and antagonist. Him invoking all religions to save himself from the mummy is comedy gold 🤣
I was actually sorry this was his first and last appearance.I really enjoyed him too.Shame the scriptwriters couldn't have come up with a way for him to escape.I could have seen him in his own movie.
Evie is one of the most underrated Female Leads ever and Rick O'Connell is one of the most underrated male Heroes of this generation. But Jonathan has and will always be my favorite character in this series
Manchester raised but moved the yokrshire 8 years ago! 🥰 I knew i could sense a scottish twang now and then! I deffo need to check out some proper horrors/thrillers next year! totally agree i loved the casting for this!
Oh, it’s funny how they talk about the book of the dead in this movie too, I have a copy. It’s real title is the book of going forth by day, and it is absolutely beautiful. I recommend anyone interested in ancient Egypt to buy a copy, it’s really fascinating!
Nice Rick O’Connell cosplay. Pretty much every horror movie of that time had the trio of Rick, Evie, and Johnathan the strong hero driven by selfish motives, the brilliant leading lady from a sheltered life with something to prove, the comic relief that seems useless but makes himself useful in a way. All in all this was one of those something for everyone movies with a well written story and superb performances.
She's wearing Evelyn's outfit that she wears in the library at the beginning. Not Rick's. The original was a supernatural/horror movie. This is an action-adventure movie (only a few 'horror' scenes). Every horror movie at the time? Which time- 1999? or in 1932 when the original was released?
Natascha! When you came in singing "Dora" I lost it!! 🤣 How many reactors have said the exact same thing: "Oh, those poor horses!" At 21:50 - THANK you for laughing right along with one of the funniest lines of the movie! And you hate/love/hate/love Beni....
51:16 Whenever Rachel Weisz says "Bambridge scholars", she actually referring to 'Cambridge scholars' because she actually studied in Cambridge University. It's her alma mater. Check in Wikipedia if you don't believe me.
Love that the staff is named "Rodney"! I happen to have a cousin by that name, who lived in the same house I did for the second half of my childhood, so I relate to him more like a kid brother. - I guess one could say that 8-year-old Natascha was so traumatized by this movie that it made her want her mummy... - Patricia Velasquez is a Venezuelan supermodel, and I expect all men and most women who saw her in that outfit were at risk of spontaneously combusting just from how hot she was... - There was a famous ancient Egyptian named "Imhotep", whom the mummy is named after. Rather than being a treacherous priest who became a cursed mummy, the historical Imhotep was famous for being the architect who designed and built the first pyramid: the "Step Pyramid" of Pharaoh Djoser. - When I first saw the Peter Jackson "Hobbit" movies, Alfrid, the weaselly butler of the Master of Lake-Town, instantly reminded me of Beni in "The Mummy". He is a character who is both hilariously funny and so horrible that you can't help wanting him to come to grief in the worst possible way. - I had the HUGEST celebrity crush on Rachel Weisz after I first saw this movie, which came out when I was 17. - It's funny that Evie reminds you of Jane from Tarzan, seeing as Evie's love interest is played by Brendan Fraser, who had just finished starring as George of the Jungle before making this movie... - Brendan Fraser was accidentally hanged for real in the hanging scene and passed out from lack of air. Fortunately, he was all right after some quick medical attention. - Jonathan reminding you of "the hunter in Jumanji" (whose name was "Van Pelt") is especially hilarious, seeing as the actor who played that hunter, Jonathan Hyde, is also in this movie as the Egyptologist with the red Fez cap and the umbrella who accompanies the American adventurers... - O'Connell's line when he sees Beni again is one of my favorite lines from any movie. "Well, if it ain't my little buddy Beni!" I went through a phase where I was constantly quoting it! - I used to own a copy of this movie on DVD, and it had a director commentary as a bonus feature. According to the director, they had to digitally alter the footage of Evie in her nightgown after she had been swimming in it, due to the fact that when the nightgown got wet, it showed enough of Rachel Weisz that the movie would have gotten an "R" rating if they had left the footage unaltered... - Jonathan sounded "kind of Scottish" because the actor playing him, John Hannah, is from Scotland... - I got to ride a camel once. I enjoyed the experience, which was very different from riding a horse. Instead of bouncing you up and down like a horse does, a camel sways you from side to side. - The shotgun O'Connell is packing is a Winchester M-97, which was used by American forces for raiding German trenches in World War 1, and was so effective that the Germans (the same Germans who were using things like poison gas, mind you) were complaining that its use in war was "inhumane". That's a large part of why O'Connell was initially so confident that he had "taken care" of the mummy after shooting it with that gun. - The scene with Jonathan Hyde covered in locusts asking "what have we done?" in a horrified tone required several takes due to the fact that they used real locusts in the scene and their feet tickled the actor, causing him to repeatedly crack up while trying to act distressed and regretful! - The actor portraying Imhotep, South African actor Arnold Vosloo, also did the motion capture for the scenes before Imhotep fully regenerated. He was covered in bits of motion-capture tape, which he described as feeling like a Christmas tree, or like an actual mummy! He chose to play the role straight, interpreting the story as being "like Romeo and Juliet" from Imhotep's point of view. - The "Ten Plagues of Egypt" included plagues of water turning to blood, infestations of frogs, lice, and flies, burning hailstones, a disease on livestock, locusts, boils, darkness, and finally the taking of the lives of the firstborns sons of every household. - The first time I saw the scene of Jonathan chanting "Imhotep" and pretending to be one of the crowd under Imhotep's control, I laughed so hard I almost passed out! - According to the director commentary, the day they shot the scene with Jonathan getting attacked by the scarab was difficult for a rather amusing reason. John Hannah had been feeling self-conscious about the scene, as he would be appearing shirtless, so he spent the previous day working out at the gym. While this didn't alter his appearance at all, it did give him severely sore muscles, causing him to constantly wince in pain while filming! - When watching the Disney "Aladdin" movie (the cartoon one, as the live-action remake hadn't been made yet) as kids, my sister would always tell Aladdin to "grab a handful of treasure!" as he fled from the lava through the treasure room. I tend to jokingly quote those "instructions" in this movie as they run through the treasure room as the temple is collapsing. - I highly recommend watching "The Mummy Returns", as it answers several of the questions that you were asking about...
The first two mummy movies are some of my favorite movies. I remember as kid watching these like once a month and I still watch these at least twice and I am 33. In fact I remember one day me and my girlfriend on vacation and they had the mummy movies on I just stay in room all during noon to dinner time
In answer to your question, I believe I was in my mid-thirties when I saw this, which was when it first came out -- I saw it for the first time in a theater. Yeah, I'm an old geezer. Fun movie! I've seen it many times since. Thanks for reacting to it!
I went and saw this in theatres when I was 9 years old, and I loved it, but I have a vivid memory of walking out of the movie theatre and being totally freaked out haha
Fun fact. In the scene where Evelyn is in a nightgown, the color and pattern on that gown are post production. See, somehow when filming those scenes, no one noticed (or just didn't say anything) on how _see through_ it was. Her boobs were visible in several scenes which was a problem because *a.* the actress hadn't agreed to do any nudity and *b.* even if she _did,_ having it would raise the rating of the film. So they had to go back and paint over the gown frame by frame.
You can't imagine how cool this movie was for me when I watched it as a young boy. It was one of my favorite movies. It has everything for a boy: action/adventure, horror, comedy (a good script, good directing, acting and with good effects for the time). I had a big crush on Rachel Weisz as well.
OMG Natascha ❤❤ I absolutely fell in love with you from your LOTR and The Hobbit reactions ❤❤ BUT the fact your reacting to The Mummy Trilogy, I am beyond ecstatic ❤ Movies like this helped me as a child delve further into MANY OTHER CULTURES around the World ❤ I am a Native American Man, YET many other foreign Cultures and Religions have been apart of my own upbringing, having learned my own cultre intimately… I was able to make room for OTHER CULTURES in my life ❤
I love this comment SO MUCH! I am fortunately that I grew up in Manchester which has always been very mixed culture society since I was a child and I've always loved it 💖
Jonathan possibly did sound Scottish at the point you noticed it - John Hannah is from Scotland, and he used his natural accent in his fantastic performance in Four Weddings And A Funeral. It's kind of hard to avoid slipping back, or so I'm lead to believe (which is what makes Jodie Comer so incredible). Your accent is slightly tough to place - i guess it's from somewhere near Manchester, but doesn't sound like the accent from the city itself! For a pretty ridiculous, pulp adventure, there are some really smart moments in this film, I love the gag with Benny where he produced all the holy symbols in the hope of finding one that worked, and then Imhotep recognises Hebrew as the language of the slaves. It's a satisfying way out of the joke. Also, the chemistry of the cast is phenomenal, Rachel Weisz plays off John Hannah and Brendan Fraser brilliantly. If you're looking for films for Halloween, have you seen The Descent? It's about a group of 6 women who go exploring a cave in Appalachia, made for a tiny, tiny budget (£3.5m), but the film is incredibly well made. You can see why the writer/director Neil Marshall was trusted to direct some of the big Game Of Thrones episodes like the Battle Of Blackwater
Whoa, Natascha! With your voice, outfit and eyes, I could not tell the difference between you and Rachel! Like many archaeologist she believed in the book as an artifact, but not the ‘myths’ that the spells actually worked.
I remember an interview of Arnold Vosloo (Imhotep), he said that the first day of shooting Brendan Fraser showed up instead of Patricia Velasquez, dressed into her outfit. 😋
I discovered your channel a few days ago with your reaction to Alien. Now here I'm back for The Mummy. I've seen many reactions to this movie, but none with the reactor dressed like Evie and speaking with an English accent. 😊 And I have to say, with both reactions I was getting Emily Blunt vibes from you off and on. I finally figured out that when you smile you really, and I mean REALLY, look like her. I paused the video while you were smiling, pulled up a pic of her and I swear you could be her sister. But I'm sure you get that all the time.
lol you sound like the guy from the sequel 'this is cursed, that is cursed.. everything is cursed!', thanks for the re-reaction and grats on 20k, take care
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz were perfect for the roles and they played great, and the entire cast of The Mummy was amazing, each of the actors was chosen awesomely, and the film is super, and the girl who made the reaction to this masterpiece is a beauty❤❤😊😊
Fantastic review again Natascha! I love all things Egypt and I know if you get the chance to go inside the great pyramid at Giza you will fall in love too!
Gawd, it's Emily Blunt with a Northern accent...! SUBSCRIBED...!! Seeing this in the cinema as a kid it seemed like a horror, but as a grown up it's obviously an action comedy and awful lot of fun. Rachel Weisz as Evie is beautiful & intelligent, John Hannah plays her brother Jonathan and actually is a Scottish actor. Can't wait for you to watch the rest of the trilogy. This film is great fun to watch and it was cool to experience it with you as an adult, so thanks...! 👍🏻
Brendan Fraser is pretty OK in this movie, but his greatest work, his magnum opus, is "Airheads." You need to watch that movie... EVERYONE needs to watch that movie...
I love all your watch alongs BUT this one is my favorite. I watched this one a bunch of times. Still really fun. You gotta, please do 'The Mummy Returns' (part 2) coming soon???
I am sure that you've been told you bear a striking resemblance to Emily Blunt... Now that that's out of the way, this was a lot of fun! it is also the first time I've heard "squinched" in this way! Also, Rodney is fun! (A wireless mouse can also be used as a remote.... Less work for Rodney.)
It's ironic you referred to Rick as George of the Jungle when you saw him in prison because Brendan Fraiser actually played George of the Jungle in a Disney movie that came out around the same time this did. There are two moments in this movie that absolutely kill me: when Rick screams back at Imhotep and when he flings a chair across the room to knock out Benny. Also, John Hannah(Johnathan) is actually Scottish and his natural accent slips through a couple of times throughout these movies.
Any first time visitor that doesn't get convinced to click the subscribe button right after that wonderful awesome sing and dance opening does not deserve to be here lol. Looking forward to your work. Safe to say that I'm really gonna enjoy this. And yes... those flesh eating bugs are something.
The tumbling bookshelves scene actually only took one take. How fortunate. Can you imagine having to reset that scene, after the mess it made? I bet a lot of people were glad of that.
I saw this movie in the drive-in theater with a motorcyle club. I took my son with me and everybody there got a kick out of my sons laugh throughout the movie. My son was about 12 at the time. Santa
@@nataschasummers Tysm. It's been a hard year for me. But I press on. 😏 You're lovely as ever. And I was thrilled to see you reacting to her as I do. I freaking adore Evie!! ☺
If Indiana Jones is a love letter to people who love old high adventure serial, The Mummy is the proposal, wedding and honeymoon all in one
"Poor Winston. You couldn't keep him alive". That's the Greatest way Winston wanted to go. That was a triumph for him. He'd lost all his mates, and wanted one final adventure rather than wither away and die of old age. Notice he had a big smile on his face in death. Death takes us all, but he went out the way he wanted to. I cry for Winston but it's tears of joy. Go you brave bastard, and have a pint with your lads.
i knowww i'm just selfish bc i hate when old people die in movies bc i'm a soft arse 🩷🤣
My God you are a stunning lady 😊
@@nataschasummers I would also suggest reacting to the movie Snatch, since you're from the UK I think you'll like it
“Save the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world “. As fine a mission statement as there is.
Not these days you misogynist, racist , colonizer, sexist POS.
Sarcasm, obviously.
You look like how Emily Blunt would look if she was cast in The Mummy movies
Thank you!!! It's been bugging the hell out of me trying to think of who she looks like! Dead ringer for Emily Blunt! 👌
@@JakkFrost1 Most welcome 😁
Just call me Tashly Blunt 🤣
@@nataschasummers legitimately, I couldn't think of Emily's name, but all I could think was "surely a big name actress wouldn't be doing reactions, would she?"
I mean, honestly Tashly, you even seem to have the same down-to-earth style as Emily.
@@nataschasummers Naah I am gonna call you Natly Blunt
Obligatory fun fact: Brendan Fraser almost died during the hanging scene. They wanted to make it look more real so he actually choked himself and passed out lol. He took quite a beating for these movies to the point where he's still kinda broken. Dude gave it his all.
so crazy!
@@nataschasummers You can buy a cheap mini keyboard for your laptop, usually about ten USD. They are about the size of a phone and use bluetooth. You could keep it near the couch and just press spacebar to play.
@@ArienRiley smart 😂😂😂🙏
If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you.
This movie has the best Directors Commentary I've ever heard. It's full of them pointing out their mistakes and extras that wouldn't stop looking at the camera and such. It's great.
I've seen that! I had the DVD (Bluray?) of this and I remember watching it. Was so good. It's what I always think about when I think about streaming and how we don't tend to buy things anymore. We lose things like this.
I haven't seen that, but I need to now! When I first got a DVD player on Christmas 2002, my first DVD ever was The Mummy Returns (in addition to Shrek and Castaway), back in the day the DVD commentaries and extra features were absolutely legendary.
"You came back from the desert with a new friend. Didn't you Beni?" The way Brendan Fraser delivered that line, I would have lost it on the first take and maybe at least 19 more times after that.
Fun fact, in one of the takes for the scene between Imhotep and Anak-su-Namun, Brendan Fraser came out in the gold body paint and loin cloth to mess with Vosloo.
ahahahaahaha i need to see lol
@nataschasummers He wasn't supposed to be on set that day and surprised almost everyone.
I find it kinda funny that you thought Jonathan reminded you of the hunter from Jumanji but didn’t recognise the hunter as the guy in the red hat leading the Americans 😆
typical tash 🤣
@@nataschasummers in your defence he does have a lot of fake facial hair in Jumanji 😆 although he doesn’t have any of that as the dad 😅
"Patience is a virtue."
"... Not right now it isn't!'
Those eyebrows are now a period correct detail for the 1920's and the 90's 😂
Dang, someone needs to cast you as Evelyn for the next one, spot on for that part.
a girl can dream ahaa
@@c1ph3rpunk i agree. Definitely has the beauty plus love the accent
She definitely turned the British accent up a few notches for this reaction. 😂
Rick pulling out his weapons was such an American thing 😆 and I’m here for it lol
Rachel Weisz in this and the sequel...amazing
The sequel is definitely NOT worth your time !!!
@@unstrung65 the sequel is just as good as the first one. The third one is rubbish.
Agreed - the Mummy 2 is excellent with everyone coming back and their characters getting really nice arcs - Jonathan doesn’t change much but otherwise even the bad guys are fleshed out more. Yes, the kid is annoying, but tolerable. Never watched Mummy 3 Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - didn’t see how they could improve on the 2nd film
@@unstrung65You must be referring to the Mummy remake with Tom Cruise, which was indeed way worse than the original - the sequel to this movie where the whole cast comes back and gets good story arcs is fantastic, one of the few films where the sequel builds on the great work done in the original
watching this as a 7 year old, Rachel Weisz was my first ever crush... You have rekindled that.
she's so beautiful!
@@nataschasummers Girl You have it too ( Whatever that means ).
I was going to say that she's going on about how gorgeous Anuk su namun was... when Rachel Weiss hadn't even shown up yet, and she herself was many times more beautiful. Anuk was just... naked.
The Mummy is one of my favorite movies. I love Rachel Weisz as the brainy, beautiful leading lady, Brendan Fraser as the adventurous man of action, and Arnold Vosloo as the chief villain. Also, they did get the mummification practices correct when Evelyn described how ancient Egyptians removed people's brains (minus a slight omission): The embalmers used the hook to also punch a hole in the person's skull so the brain drained out when they were rolled over. And I always get jumpscared when Jonathan is toying around in that damned sarcophagus, no matter how many times I've seen the movie.
Side trivia:
1. In the scene introducing her as Ankh-su-namun, model/actress Patricia Velásquez was completely naked with the exception of a loin cloth, a few pieces of jewelry, pasties & body paint (body paint took four hours to apply).
2. Brendan Fraser revealed on a recent episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” that he had a near-death experience during a stunt gone wrong while filming “The Mummy.” The Oscar winner said he was “choked out accidentally” during the scene in which he had to be hanged from the gallows in the Egyptian prison, which resulted in him being resuscitated by on-set medical personnel.
3. In the desert race to Hamunaptra, you see camels and horses. Horses are faster (on flat land), but camels are adapted to life in the desert. Even though they do eventually have to eat and drink, camels can live off the fat reserves inside their humps, their long eyelashes keep dust out of their eyes, and their feet are big and wide to keep them from sinking into the sand as they move.
4. After Evelyn unknowingly awakens Imhotep by reading The Book Of The Dead (which is actually a funerary scroll in real life) and the locust swarm flies into the encampment at Hamunaptra, the locusts crawling on the Egyptologist are actually grasshoppers that were refrigerated to make them sluggish. On a similar note, the scarabs in real life were merely dung beetles, not vicious flesh eaters.
100% perfect casting.
Evelyn went with Imotep on the condition he would spare her brother and Rick. Once he said, "Kill them."She tried to get away.
Winston was old and missed the lads he flew with in the war. He wanted to go on one last mission. That's why he died with a smile on his face.
oh, that makes sense now ahaha
awh I'm glad winston got the ending he wanted but i always feel so bad when older people die in movies haha
The excitement in his voice when he says “do you really think so? “after being told he probably won’t live through it always gets to me.
The actor played Colonel Crittenton in the 60s TV show Hogan's Heroes, btw.
I’m impressed how well the fx have held up over 25 years.
same!
"Birthplace of Anck Su Namun, Pharaoh's mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her"
In those final years of the century (1999), we went crazy with Patricia Velásquez. What a woman.
srsly, she's BEAUT
@@nataschasummers She is from Venezuela, my country.
She's gay...
It amused me when you said that when Johnathan was wearing the pith helmet he looked like the hunter from Jumanjii since the man in the fez working with the Americans was played by Johnathan Hyde who played Allan's dad and the hunter in the first Jumanjii. 😀
John Hannah who plays Jonathan is indeed Scottish.
ahhh i forgot to look it up, I know i could hear a twang every now and then!
your outfit is SPOT ON WONDERFUL! 😍 i thought only rachel weisz could ROCK THAT (hot librarian) LOOK! 😉 LOVED your reaction! 👍☺
Nat, you are crushing that early 20th Century explorer look.
Also, at 26:05 where Jonathan says he's had worse odds as well, given the time period and the family he and Evie are hinted as coming from, it's almost a certainty that he served in WW1 on the Western Front. It explains his drinking, his refusal to take anything seriously, his "respect for the dead and occasional desire to join them." There's a lot of character behind Jonathan that only ever gets hinted at.
You keep forgeting, that Imhotep betrayed his king, killed him (pharaoh was belived a God's son), stole a body from crypt, then tried to perform forsaken dark ritual. And next is a curse says, that he will become eternal terror around all the Earth forever.
There are loads of fun facts about this movie:
1. Brendan Fraser was nearly hanged for real. They thought he was acting, he was not.
2. The scene where Evelyn comes out of the water her nighty was apparently completely transparent. They only realised later and had to paint over it... Like doodling over the Mona Lisa.
3. Weisz was intimidated by John Hannah, a very well respected English actor. But they actually filmed the "meeting" scene very late, by which time they were good friends and she randomly (unscripted) slaps him and treats him like a brother.
4.. The squib explosions nearly did hit Fraser, and his little shocked stare was sincere
5. This movie was opened at the same time as The Phantom Menace. No one else wanted to run at the same time as the long awaited Star Wars. So it had an almost uncontested run for people who were disappointed by Phantom Menace, and an unexpectedly high box office.
6. The Egyptian spoken by the characters at the start is considered to be accurate
7. Comedian Omid Djaleli played the warden. He routinely does this kind of accent as a character, but his actual accent is upper class British.
8. The moment of grabbing the hand with the sword was thought of on the spot as a gag
I didn't expect to see a young Rachel Weisz react to a movie she starred in.
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The Book of the Dead was a real spell book, but it wasn't for use by the living. The spells were for bypassing tests in the afterlife and most people could only afford one or two spells to get them past the tests they most feared. Rare to begin with the spells were highly prized by graverobbers making them even more rare. A complete book was found after HP Lovecraft had repurposed it for his stories solidifying its reputation as a more traditional book of spells.
Wonderful reaction! This just reminds me of how much I love Beni, a comical villain that works as both comic relief and antagonist. Him invoking all religions to save himself from the mummy is comedy gold 🤣
he's the best and the worst 🤣🤣
hey I was wondering if you could please put gloves on and do a reaction to the movie anaconda
I was actually sorry this was his first and last appearance.I really enjoyed him too.Shame the scriptwriters couldn't have come up with a way for him to escape.I could have seen him in his own movie.
Evie is one of the most underrated Female Leads ever and Rick O'Connell is one of the most underrated male Heroes of this generation.
But Jonathan has and will always be my favorite character in this series
Manchester raised but moved the yokrshire 8 years ago! 🥰 I knew i could sense a scottish twang now and then! I deffo need to check out some proper horrors/thrillers next year! totally agree i loved the casting for this!
Oh, it’s funny how they talk about the book of the dead in this movie too, I have a copy. It’s real title is the book of going forth by day, and it is absolutely beautiful. I recommend anyone interested in ancient Egypt to buy a copy, it’s really fascinating!
Nice Rick O’Connell cosplay. Pretty much every horror movie of that time had the trio of Rick, Evie, and Johnathan the strong hero driven by selfish motives, the brilliant leading lady from a sheltered life with something to prove, the comic relief that seems useless but makes himself useful in a way. All in all this was one of those something for everyone movies with a well written story and superb performances.
She's wearing Evelyn's outfit that she wears in the library at the beginning. Not Rick's.
The original was a supernatural/horror movie. This is an action-adventure movie (only a few 'horror' scenes).
Every horror movie at the time? Which time- 1999? or in 1932 when the original was released?
Remember ladies. If he aint willing to take over the world and bring you back from the dead. He aint the one!!!
truly 🤣🤣
@@nataschasummers sadly. An Egyptian mummy set the standards for us lowly blokes 😥
Natascha! When you came in singing "Dora" I lost it!! 🤣
How many reactors have said the exact same thing: "Oh, those poor horses!"
At 21:50 - THANK you for laughing right along with one of the funniest lines of the movie!
And you hate/love/hate/love Beni....
ahaha I ain to please with my absolute tuuuunnnesssss 🤣
Love the banter that you are having awhile watching the movie 😂
it's a blessing and a curse 🤣
Gotta love your outfit, that was a fun reaction, loved it!
Glad you enjoyed! 💖
17:27 there’s the actor of Van Pelt a moment later lol
22:15 John Hannah (who plays Jonathan) is Scottish 😆 He was born near Glasgow.
I do hope you'll watch The Mummy Returns. We get all the surviving cast back, and then some.
@@jean-paulaudette9246 yes I will! ❤️
@@nataschasummers Just don't bother with the 3rd one because that one makes you despair of living another day....
@@Philbert-s2c 😂😂 it’s that bad? Haha
It retcons the previous two into fiction by the "real" Evie. Obviously noncanon.
@@eXpriestno it doesn't. She just wrote their stories and the books were treated as fiction.
51:16 Whenever Rachel Weisz says "Bambridge scholars", she actually referring to 'Cambridge scholars' because she actually studied in Cambridge University. It's her alma mater. Check in Wikipedia if you don't believe me.
It's almost like that role was made for her.
Love that the staff is named "Rodney"! I happen to have a cousin by that name, who lived in the same house I did for the second half of my childhood, so I relate to him more like a kid brother.
- I guess one could say that 8-year-old Natascha was so traumatized by this movie that it made her want her mummy...
- Patricia Velasquez is a Venezuelan supermodel, and I expect all men and most women who saw her in that outfit were at risk of spontaneously combusting just from how hot she was...
- There was a famous ancient Egyptian named "Imhotep", whom the mummy is named after. Rather than being a treacherous priest who became a cursed mummy, the historical Imhotep was famous for being the architect who designed and built the first pyramid: the "Step Pyramid" of Pharaoh Djoser.
- When I first saw the Peter Jackson "Hobbit" movies, Alfrid, the weaselly butler of the Master of Lake-Town, instantly reminded me of Beni in "The Mummy". He is a character who is both hilariously funny and so horrible that you can't help wanting him to come to grief in the worst possible way.
- I had the HUGEST celebrity crush on Rachel Weisz after I first saw this movie, which came out when I was 17.
- It's funny that Evie reminds you of Jane from Tarzan, seeing as Evie's love interest is played by Brendan Fraser, who had just finished starring as George of the Jungle before making this movie...
- Brendan Fraser was accidentally hanged for real in the hanging scene and passed out from lack of air. Fortunately, he was all right after some quick medical attention.
- Jonathan reminding you of "the hunter in Jumanji" (whose name was "Van Pelt") is especially hilarious, seeing as the actor who played that hunter, Jonathan Hyde, is also in this movie as the Egyptologist with the red Fez cap and the umbrella who accompanies the American adventurers...
- O'Connell's line when he sees Beni again is one of my favorite lines from any movie. "Well, if it ain't my little buddy Beni!" I went through a phase where I was constantly quoting it!
- I used to own a copy of this movie on DVD, and it had a director commentary as a bonus feature. According to the director, they had to digitally alter the footage of Evie in her nightgown after she had been swimming in it, due to the fact that when the nightgown got wet, it showed enough of Rachel Weisz that the movie would have gotten an "R" rating if they had left the footage unaltered...
- Jonathan sounded "kind of Scottish" because the actor playing him, John Hannah, is from Scotland...
- I got to ride a camel once. I enjoyed the experience, which was very different from riding a horse. Instead of bouncing you up and down like a horse does, a camel sways you from side to side.
- The shotgun O'Connell is packing is a Winchester M-97, which was used by American forces for raiding German trenches in World War 1, and was so effective that the Germans (the same Germans who were using things like poison gas, mind you) were complaining that its use in war was "inhumane". That's a large part of why O'Connell was initially so confident that he had "taken care" of the mummy after shooting it with that gun.
- The scene with Jonathan Hyde covered in locusts asking "what have we done?" in a horrified tone required several takes due to the fact that they used real locusts in the scene and their feet tickled the actor, causing him to repeatedly crack up while trying to act distressed and regretful!
- The actor portraying Imhotep, South African actor Arnold Vosloo, also did the motion capture for the scenes before Imhotep fully regenerated. He was covered in bits of motion-capture tape, which he described as feeling like a Christmas tree, or like an actual mummy! He chose to play the role straight, interpreting the story as being "like Romeo and Juliet" from Imhotep's point of view.
- The "Ten Plagues of Egypt" included plagues of water turning to blood, infestations of frogs, lice, and flies, burning hailstones, a disease on livestock, locusts, boils, darkness, and finally the taking of the lives of the firstborns sons of every household.
- The first time I saw the scene of Jonathan chanting "Imhotep" and pretending to be one of the crowd under Imhotep's control, I laughed so hard I almost passed out!
- According to the director commentary, the day they shot the scene with Jonathan getting attacked by the scarab was difficult for a rather amusing reason. John Hannah had been feeling self-conscious about the scene, as he would be appearing shirtless, so he spent the previous day working out at the gym. While this didn't alter his appearance at all, it did give him severely sore muscles, causing him to constantly wince in pain while filming!
- When watching the Disney "Aladdin" movie (the cartoon one, as the live-action remake hadn't been made yet) as kids, my sister would always tell Aladdin to "grab a handful of treasure!" as he fled from the lava through the treasure room. I tend to jokingly quote those "instructions" in this movie as they run through the treasure room as the temple is collapsing.
- I highly recommend watching "The Mummy Returns", as it answers several of the questions that you were asking about...
Natasha is reunited with her on-screen sister Evelyn and a worse fear than spiders in those scarabs 😁
"He reminds me of the hunter from jumanji" Jonathan Hyde shows up
what are the actual chances 🤣 and the fact i did recognise him but couldn't remember where from 🤣🤣🫠
took me a minute to realize that the look of self satisfaction about rodney is the fact that he is a stick mummy. wow lol
Every Egyptian was sporting a tent in their pants - robe? - when she walked into the room.
hahaha i just noticed in the scene where hes eating the last guy the guy behind benny at the last second gives the funniest eye brow raise
I loved this reaction so much! This movie holds a special place in my heart! I remember watching it as a child on repeat!
awh i'm so glad you enjoyed it 🥰
its Halloween give us the BRITISH PERSPECTIV on movie "AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON " 1981
Great film and good chance she has not seen it. Also " Halloween" John Carpenter
The first two mummy movies are some of my favorite movies. I remember as kid watching these like once a month and I still watch these at least twice and I am 33. In fact I remember one day me and my girlfriend on vacation and they had the mummy movies on I just stay in room all during noon to dinner time
That oh no Johnathan was 🔥. Great reaction to a highly entertaining movie
A 10/10 brendan Fraser and probably best hollywood Mummy movie
Treasured since my childhood
In answer to your question, I believe I was in my mid-thirties when I saw this, which was when it first came out -- I saw it for the first time in a theater. Yeah, I'm an old geezer. Fun movie! I've seen it many times since. Thanks for reacting to it!
i wish i'd waited til my mid 30's ahah 8 yr old me would have thanked me if she only knew 🤣💖
The mummy is an old family favourite, the whole family would cram into the living room and sit down and watch this together,
Ohh I feel old now lol
me too ahha 8 yr old me seems a literally lifetime ago!
I went and saw this in theatres when I was 9 years old, and I loved it, but I have a vivid memory of walking out of the movie theatre and being totally freaked out haha
ahahha sounds about right!
Fun fact. In the scene where Evelyn is in a nightgown, the color and pattern on that gown are post production. See, somehow when filming those scenes, no one noticed (or just didn't say anything) on how _see through_ it was. Her boobs were visible in several scenes which was a problem because *a.* the actress hadn't agreed to do any nudity and *b.* even if she _did,_ having it would raise the rating of the film. So they had to go back and paint over the gown frame by frame.
You can't imagine how cool this movie was for me when I watched it as a young boy. It was one of my favorite movies. It has everything for a boy: action/adventure, horror, comedy (a good script, good directing, acting and with good effects for the time). I had a big crush on Rachel Weisz as well.
Ooo yes Mummy! ... I mean Natascha.
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OMG Natascha ❤❤ I absolutely fell in love with you from your LOTR and The Hobbit reactions ❤❤ BUT the fact your reacting to The Mummy Trilogy, I am beyond ecstatic ❤ Movies like this helped me as a child delve further into MANY OTHER CULTURES around the World ❤ I am a Native American Man, YET many other foreign Cultures and Religions have been apart of my own upbringing, having learned my own cultre intimately… I was able to make room for OTHER CULTURES in my life ❤
I love this comment SO MUCH! I am fortunately that I grew up in Manchester which has always been very mixed culture society since I was a child and I've always loved it 💖
Jonathan possibly did sound Scottish at the point you noticed it - John Hannah is from Scotland, and he used his natural accent in his fantastic performance in Four Weddings And A Funeral. It's kind of hard to avoid slipping back, or so I'm lead to believe (which is what makes Jodie Comer so incredible).
Your accent is slightly tough to place - i guess it's from somewhere near Manchester, but doesn't sound like the accent from the city itself!
For a pretty ridiculous, pulp adventure, there are some really smart moments in this film, I love the gag with Benny where he produced all the holy symbols in the hope of finding one that worked, and then Imhotep recognises Hebrew as the language of the slaves. It's a satisfying way out of the joke. Also, the chemistry of the cast is phenomenal, Rachel Weisz plays off John Hannah and Brendan Fraser brilliantly.
If you're looking for films for Halloween, have you seen The Descent? It's about a group of 6 women who go exploring a cave in Appalachia, made for a tiny, tiny budget (£3.5m), but the film is incredibly well made. You can see why the writer/director Neil Marshall was trusted to direct some of the big Game Of Thrones episodes like the Battle Of Blackwater
Whoa, Natascha! With your voice, outfit and eyes, I could not tell the difference between you and Rachel! Like many archaeologist she believed in the book as an artifact, but not the ‘myths’ that the spells actually worked.
that makes sense ahah how could i doubt her tbh? 🤣💖
I remember an interview of Arnold Vosloo (Imhotep), he said that the first day of shooting Brendan Fraser showed up instead of Patricia Velasquez, dressed into her outfit. 😋
yeah i've since heard that 🤣 i need footage ahha
Great Reaction 👍👍👍 Thanks for reliving your scarb trauma for us👍😉😂
No problem 😊anytime, i live for it 🤣💖💖
Definitely giving me Emily Blunt vibes. Now I want to see you react to "A Quiet Place".
You look a lot like Emily Blunt Natascha.👍❤️
A perfect adventure movie with a great cast and amazing chemistry between the leads. Definitely one of my all-time favourites.
One of my all-time favorites!
I discovered your channel a few days ago with your reaction to Alien. Now here I'm back for The Mummy.
I've seen many reactions to this movie, but none with the reactor dressed like Evie and speaking with an English accent. 😊
And I have to say, with both reactions I was getting Emily Blunt vibes from you off and on. I finally figured out that when you smile you really, and I mean REALLY, look like her. I paused the video while you were smiling, pulled up a pic of her and I swear you could be her sister.
But I'm sure you get that all the time.
lol you sound like the guy from the sequel 'this is cursed, that is cursed.. everything is cursed!', thanks for the re-reaction and grats on 20k, take care
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz were perfect for the roles and they played great, and the entire cast of The Mummy was amazing, each of the actors was chosen awesomely, and the film is super, and the girl who made the reaction to this masterpiece is a beauty❤❤😊😊
I loved the cast! You are sooo sweet, i'm so glad you enjoyed the video 🥰
Yes, I completely agree with you, the actors are great, you are also a very nice girl, it's nice to watch your reactions🤗😘
Fantastic review again Natascha! I love all things Egypt and I know if you get the chance to go inside the great pyramid at Giza you will fall in love too!
Gawd, it's Emily Blunt with a Northern accent...! SUBSCRIBED...!!
Seeing this in the cinema as a kid it seemed like a horror, but as a grown up it's obviously an action comedy and awful lot of fun.
Rachel Weisz as Evie is beautiful & intelligent, John Hannah plays her brother Jonathan and actually is a Scottish actor.
Can't wait for you to watch the rest of the trilogy.
This film is great fun to watch and it was cool to experience it with you as an adult, so thanks...! 👍🏻
awh thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed enough to sub it means so much 🥰
I know, right? Emily Blunt vibes indeed.
Emily Blunt is so damn hot!
Awesome reaction!!!!!!❤❤😂😂😂😂
Brendan Fraser is pretty OK in this movie, but his greatest work, his magnum opus, is "Airheads." You need to watch that movie... EVERYONE needs to watch that movie...
and here I thought it was Encino Man
It's a great movie, peak Brendan Fraser, and yes, two of these most beautiful ladies in this film, with an equally gorgeous lady reacting.
ahhh you're a smooth talkerrrr 💖 appreciate you!
And for the record, I love Rodney’s costume. And yours haha
I love all your watch alongs BUT this one is my favorite. I watched this one a bunch of times. Still really fun. You gotta, please do 'The Mummy Returns' (part 2) coming soon???
39:06 - He has stolen the eyes of a severely nearsighted guy, so the mummy should wear glasses now.
ahahhaha WHY didn't i think of this 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am sure that you've been told you bear a striking resemblance to Emily Blunt... Now that that's out of the way, this was a lot of fun! it is also the first time I've heard "squinched" in this way! Also, Rodney is fun! (A wireless mouse can also be used as a remote.... Less work for Rodney.)
Her telling off Jonathan make's me wish she had been in it 😂
The costume got me, he got skills!
The scarab beetles are terrifying , but "the mist" has spiders that hatch inside people and eat them live from the inside .
This is one of the best reactions to this movie ever
omg what a compliment, thank you so much 💖
@ Anytime❤️
I love your channel! Haven't seen many reactors "Get into character" when watching things and you do such a great job 😊
Awh thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
It's ironic you referred to Rick as George of the Jungle when you saw him in prison because Brendan Fraiser actually played George of the Jungle in a Disney movie that came out around the same time this did. There are two moments in this movie that absolutely kill me: when Rick screams back at Imhotep and when he flings a chair across the room to knock out Benny. Also, John Hannah(Johnathan) is actually Scottish and his natural accent slips through a couple of times throughout these movies.
23:36 "I think camels _can_ run pretty fast." They're usually a bit slower than horses, but not on sand! 🐫💨
Any first time visitor that doesn't get convinced to click the subscribe button right after that wonderful awesome sing and dance opening does not deserve to be here lol.
Looking forward to your work. Safe to say that I'm really gonna enjoy this. And yes... those flesh eating bugs are something.
thank you so much ahaha! this makes embarrassing myself with my dorkiness every week worth it i won't lie 🤣🥰
I think you could rock the Aksunamun outit in the beginning of the movie too.❤😊❤
I love Benny, he’s so slimy and backstabbing, but lovable at the same time
they did a great job of his character ahah
Your disquisuse as Rachel Weisz is adorable (and, she is a favorite Actress, for me) 🙃
The tumbling bookshelves scene actually only took one take. How fortunate. Can you imagine having to reset that scene, after the mess it made? I bet a lot of people were glad of that.
everyone on set with clenched buttcheeks for that whole shot 🤣🤣
it was funny that you said in that hat he looks like the man in jumaji, he was in this movie
You’re British? Couldn’t tell :DDD
@@Welchy yeah yeah, hard to believe I’m not African but it’s true.
Big shocks all round 😂😂
This is resoundingly my favorite Mummy movie ever made.
You look so much like Emily Blunt to me here! 😂 very cute! love the reaction- a new subscriber!
Wow, I was just saying the exact same thing. And with the outfit on she look like her in Jungle Cruise.
Thanks for subbing!
I remember that actress from Enemy at the gates. Great reaction! :)
I first thought its Emily Blunt doing a sketch or something..but its Natasche Summers 😂 Girl you look like her
"I am Rodnohlio! I need TP for my outfit!"
Kevin J. O'Connor's comic timing genius. "I loved the whole sand wall trick. It was beautiful... b*stard."
I saw this movie in the drive-in theater with a motorcyle club. I took my son with me and everybody there got a kick out of my sons laugh throughout the movie. My son was about 12 at the time.
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this is such a sweet memory 🥰
"Get back into whereever the heck you can get back into"😂😂😂
First thing I ever saw Rachel in. And I fell absolutely in love. Adorable character and great actress.
she's soooooo cutesy and demureeeee ahah no but srsly so sweet! lovely to see your handle pop up lovely - hope you're keeping well! 🩷
@@nataschasummers Tysm. It's been a hard year for me. But I press on. 😏 You're lovely as ever. And I was thrilled to see you reacting to her as I do. I freaking adore Evie!! ☺