The Mummy (2017) (1 Viewer)

[dpippel]

Wait, so if it's a shared universe, and Crowe is doing Dr. Jekel/ Mr. Hyde, does that mean his character in this film is Dr. Jekel?

Yes, and it's distinctly mentioned here. Probably spoilery:

 

[Mark Booth]

Reportedly, the embargo on reviews gets lifted tonight. Please link any reviews you come across.

Mark

 

[Josh Steinberg]

The NBC Experience Store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York (which shares a parent company with Universal), is hosting a Mummy VR experience through mid-June. It's free, and you get to see some props from the movie, and then watch a VR movie with a headset and in a seating pod where Tom Cruise narrates behind the scenes footage of them filming the plane crash scene from the trailer in the "vomit comet". If you're in the neighborhood, it's worth a look. After the "ride", you get a coupon for a free Mummy poster, and can also play another VR game that's a shooting/adventure game (I didn't have time to try that one).

 

[Mark Booth]

Well, the initial reviews aren't promising. However, Chris Stuckmann gave it a "C" and that's good enough for me to want to catch a cheap Tuesday matinee while my wife is playing Rummikub with her girlfriends. It's a popcorn flick, after all. I'll check my brain at the door and go in expecting a "B-movie" experience.



Mark

 

[dpippel]

So far the reviews are about what I expected based on the film's marketing. I'll probably wait until it comes out on 4K UHD to see it.

 

[Malcolm R]

Entertainment Weekly gave it their standard B- grade.

 

[Alf S]

Even with all the hard sell trailer blitzes and star power, I still can't muster an ounce of interest for this CGI fest, even though it probably will be one of summers top 5 shows.

 

[TravisR]

As a huge fan of the old Universal horror movies, I think there's potential here for a good series of movies (albeit different from what I loved about the old ones) but even if this first one isn't that great, I think Bill Condon could do something really good and respectful with Bride Of Frankenstein.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I think it's extremely unlikely to be in the Top 5 for the summer. To do so, it would have to beat the following films which are on their way to making a billion dollars worldwide:
-Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
-Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
-Wonder Woman

As well as the following upcoming titles:
-Cars 3
-Despicable Me 3
-Spider-Man: Homecoming
-Transformers: The Last Knight

Though I don't think either of these next films will win the summer box office, depending on momentum and reviews, they could beat The Mummy:
-War For The Planet Of The Apes
-Dunkirk

If we're counting these titles as summer movies, it's unlikely The Mummy beats them either:
-Beauty And The Beast (2017)
-The Fate Of The Furious

I just don't see a pathway to The Mummy being a top five title this summer. I think it will have a mediocre domestic opening, balanced out by a disproportionately large international audience, as has been the pattern with Tom Cruise movies for several years.

 

[SamT]

Critical Mass: Universal’s first Dark Universe flick is dead on arrival

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I wonder if, like Dracula Untold, this one now won't count anymore.

 

[NeatStuff]

We can hope

 

[Josh Steinberg]

That said, I'm probably gonna see it...watching all the old B&W ones now and having fun with it. I know one has nothing to do with the other but I have hope that it could be a fun if slightly bland two hours.

 

[Tim Glover]

Wow...the reviews are BRUTAL. Kind of thought it might not be great but the reviews are stunningly bad.

I'll probably go see anyway.

 

[TravisR]

Wow...the reviews are BRUTAL. Kind of thought it might not be great but the reviews are stunningly bad.

I'll probably go see anyway.

Same here. At least, I have the $8 off coupon from The Mummy Blu-ray set.

 

[Alf S]

I have a feeling that the same fate will befall any further "Universal Monster" movies down the road. We'll see come Monday if the general public is excited by these kind of "old school" monsters or they fall with a big thud. I still sorta think this one may surprise folks and do fairly well, but will it be well enough to warrant digging up more old school monsters.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I have a feeling that the same fate will befall any further "Universal Monster" movies down the road. We'll see come Monday if the general public is excited by these kind of "old school" monsters or they fall with a big thud. I still sorta think this one may surprise folks and do fairly well, but will it be well enough to warrant digging up more old school monsters.

Wondering what you mean by "same fate"? Do you mean they'll be bad movies or just do poorly box office-wise? Besides how can you talk about the movie's fate when only critics have seen it. They frequently come down on the big movies.

Besides, you can have a stinker and the next movie be great. You just never know. If the people making movies had the "magic" of making a good movie down pat, every movie would be good.

I'll pay attention to the critics and to the public.

 

[Alf S]

Yes same fate as in critic dog piling. It's really a tough call if this generation of moviegoers really care about the balance of this whole old school monster franchise. Wolf Man? Invisible Man? Frankenstein, Bride of...? Many of those in some form or fashion have been remade or re-imagined over many years and most if not all failed badly.

 

[SamT]

If they want to CG Peter Cushing, they should do it for one of these movies. It's the only appropriate use where it could work.

 

[dpippel]

These Dark Universe films are reboots/reimaginings/remakes of Universal's classic monster properties, not Hammer's.