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Harry's Adventures on THE MUMMY set!!! Tons of Info and Storyboards!!!

Stephen Somers by Fergus	Sep 1st, 1998 04:04:26 AM
I thought "Deep Rising" was hilarious fun, and while I agree with Harry that we need more straight horror, you know, a few horror movies that are actually scary, I wouldn't mind another high-class camp-fest from Somers in the meantime. Cast looks fun, too.
Lord of the Rings by john	Sep 1st, 1998 05:41:53 AM
LOTR announcement made it in the Houston Chronicle yesterday. I'm currently re-reading LOTR with my son who's hearing it for the first time. We're in book two where Sam fights Shelob. It's quite a dramatic highlight with "movie" scene written all over it. Any word on if this will make it in one of the movies?
Mummy by trex	Sep 1st, 1998 06:39:23 AM
A guy where I work is a HUGE collector of old movie posters and autographs (sigs as he calls 'em). Man, harry, if you could see this guy's house, you'd totally freak out! It's the coolest thing I've ever seen (in a house at least). His favorite movie of all time is the original MUMMY, and I can tell you, he's NOT looking forward to the remake. I think it sounds professional. I was anticipating DEEP RISING since I first read about it 3.5 years ago when Disney paid Sommers $1 million to write and direct it (as TENTACLE). I had written my own sea monster movie, so I was eager to see what they had done. I enjoyed it a lot! As for the Nick Dudman/ILM half-rotting corpses, remember in DEEP RISING when the guy fell out of the tentacle and was walking around with his flesh melting off? That seemed to be a precursor to what ILM and Dudman are doing. trex p.s.-I liked what Dudman did with JUDGE DREDD!
So what rating are they going for? by Justin	Sep 1st, 1998 06:50:46 AM
Sounds like that could be some R-stuff, but will probably end up PG-13, right? Especially in the summer of Ep.1. I just saw the Mummy with Karloff, acutally was really disappointed. It's a little creepy but the characters stink and it has a terrible ending. A remake could be could.
Harry, no!!! by Sith Witch	Sep 1st, 1998 06:55:33 AM
Please say it ain't so! WHAT is UNIVERSAL thinking??? We NEED more good rides with horror films, not another undershadow situation. Why does Universal not get some sense and either release it a month earlier or two months later???? This same occurence happened with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, being run over by the blasted worthless movie Stargate, taking all money away from the good ol' monster flick. We do not need this to happen again. People need to go see the Mummy and say, "That was such a great monster film, I am never going to be cynical about horror movies ever again!" HARRY, do you know what other monster remakes Universal is planning that you alluded to?? Could Dracula be in the works again?? (I can never get enough of Vlad and co.) Hey! Why the heck did some guy post about Lord of the Rings on here??!! Get off and over to the right section, buddy! While L.O.T. is good, we are here to discuss, THE MUMMY!!!!!!
Wrong Post by john	Sep 1st, 1998 08:15:12 AM
Yo Stanley, Excuuuuussseeee me. Sorry, about the wrong post. I'm new to AICN. It won't happen again. So what's your excuse? Anyway, there were MUMMIES in the Barrowweight that Tom Bombadill had to rescue the Hobbits from AND Shelob had Frodo wrapped up like a mummy. So there! On second thought, my post was appropriate. :>#
John, shutup. by Dante	Sep 1st, 1998 08:56:03 AM
Hey John, screw off. Your post was inappropriate and Stanely needs no excuse b/c his post was on topic. Hmmm... Maybe I'd like to talk about Anne Rice's The Mummy here. Sure would like to see it be made into a movie.. more so than LOTR. Ha, what a joke. I can't believe how serious some people take those books. It's like they're written by god or something. Get over them, and yerselves folks. You know the movies will dissapoint, so don't get yer hopes up.
Interesting Mummy facts by john	Sep 1st, 1998 09:31:21 AM
BURRRRR Man, you guys are cold. I said I was new to AICN and made a mistake. Give me a break. Now I know to post comments under the proper movie review. Everyone happy now? If not I can take my analagy futher. For example, mummies and pyramids were first introducted by the Numenorians who eventhough they had an incredible life span were not immortal like the elves or Vardans. Therefore they started embalming their kings in a last ditch grasp at immortality. This practice continued after the fall of Numenor and their relocation to Middle Earth where we find burial pyramids and mummies in Minas Tirith. This was eventually passed on to the Egyptians. Ok. I'm through venting and if everyone else is I'll really, really, really try to do better in the future. This is a "cool" site and I'm glad I found it - rude welcome and all.
Dante by bean	Sep 1st, 1998 10:45:03 AM
Hey Dante, you know I was looking for an Anne Rice reference all through these postings thinking "Am I the only one??" Yeah, that'd make some awesome movie....a little horror...a little romance....oooh baby that mummy ain't nuthin to be afraid of! We can only hope someone out there finds it worthy!
Dante's post about Anne's Mummy by Scorpius	Sep 1st, 1998 01:19:26 PM
For such a cool name, your post was disappointing. You dishonor the man. Anne Rice's Mummy is a wonderful book. Hopefully when James Cameron gets done with it, you will enjoy wiping the egg off your face. Not that I think the story will go well from book to screen - most do not do the story justice. Oh! Didn't you know that Mr. Cameron is doing the film for Anne's book?! I'm sorry... didn't mean to steal your gusto. People are not freaKs because the fall in love with a story, or characters in a book. This is what really gets me about you using the name Dante and saying what you did in your post. If you have never read a story that you were sad to put down, or had the urge to open the back cover to see if any new pages had grown there - extending you time with the "people" you've come to admire... then you need to read more, and choose your material better. This Mummy film is going to RaWk. So is the other one. Don't rag on Lord of the Rings, either. I didn't much care for the cartoon version, and anxiously await the new one being made. I have never read the books - the opportunity hasn't come up for me. Crawl back under your rock. Leave well enuff alone. stepping off the soapbox thanx for letting me vent:) have a nice day.
Talos: The Mummy by gojira	Sep 1st, 1998 11:10:44 PM
Hey Harry! What has become of the other mummy flick, the one with Jason Scott Lee and Christopher Lee? I believe the full title was Talos: The Mummy. Any word as to a release date, reviews etc? Is Hollywood going to inundate us with gauze wrapped shambling undead pharoah flicks? The Universal film is the third one I've read about. Oh well, I think its high time for a mummy movie revival anyway.
Stephen (The Hack) Sommers by CortezImages	Sep 2nd, 1998 12:30:52 AM
I'll give him the benfit of the doubt when "The Mummy" comes out next summer. Still angry over his "version" or "versions" of "Adventures Of Huck Fine and "The Jungle (Jumbled) Book. Let's hope he dosen't botch this one and tries to make on frightning, fast and fastastic film in the style of the old Hammer Films with Christopher Lee. Good Luck.
Stephen (The Hack) Sommers by CortezImages	Sep 2nd, 1998 12:31:44 AM
I'll give him the benfit of the doubt when "The Mummy" comes out next summer. Still angry over his "version" or "versions" of "Adventures Of Huck Fine and "The Jungle (Jumbled) Book. Let's hope he dosen't botch this one and tries to make on frightning, fast and fastastic film in the style of the old Hammer Films with Christopher Lee. Good Luck.
SELL OUT by Q	Sep 2nd, 1998 09:43:35 AM
Hey Harry you sell-out, go eat some more pizzas...
great report! by Ath Kyrus	Sep 3rd, 1998 07:16:42 AM
Just a word of gratitude from a filmaholic.A great insightful report on the Mummy,storyboards look promising and if it even remotely taps into the chemistry of one of the Indiana jones films,we may have a hit on our hands.I personally don't like to see any film fail,I am an optimist of even the most critically raped films during post-production,may all films strike a chord of appraisal in a perfect world maybe?
HARRY KNOWLES by Harry Knowles	Sep 8th, 1998 07:57:29 PM
HI EVERYBODY IT'S HARRY KNOWLES. HOWS IT HANGIN?
Clive Barker ... Anne Rice? by Fonk Romp	Sep 17th, 1998 12:37:16 AM
Clive Barker was orignally approached by Universal to direct the Mummy, he mentioned it several times a few years ago. Not much point exchanging opinions but I have to say that Anne Rice's the Mummy is a pretty god-awful book which I hope Cameron doesn't waste his time with...
John Stossel and Elizabeth Vargas will find it. by Wolfpack	May 27th, 2006 09:43:14 AM

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