...THE MUMMY
Once in a while you are treated with a gift you didn’t know you wanted/needed. We remember Christmas of the past where we got gifts we didn’t ask for but they were better than the gifts that we did ask for. Some could argue that these are the best gifts. Also, another great time is when you get a gift when you were no expecting one; the random out of the blue moment when the world aligns perfectly in order to present you a present. Combine that with getting the gift you didn’t know you needed/wanted and…well…it is a good moment.
Last weekend we were at the State Controlled Media mobile headquarters. While we are there, we have little contact with the outside world. When the time of night comes when outdoor activities cease we move indoors to view our state of the art entertainment center. (20 year old 13 inch TV hooked up to an antenna). Once the Perpetual Supreme Benevolent Editor got tired of watching the Kansas City Chiefs loose and Star Trek was over a show came on. The premise of the show was to showcase old horror films. In this instance it was The Mummy from 1932. The PSBE and daughters PSBE #1 and #2 curled up in front of the big screen to watch. The PSBE didn’t believe that the children would want to watch the whole thing, but they did. PSBE daughter #2 fell asleep about an hour in. #1 daughter and the PSBE watched the whole thing.
How can we put this? It was great. Old movies lack a little flair that we’ve come to expect in today’s movies. This move is no exception. It was Dialog driven and Boris Karloff said more with a twitch of his eyes than a Riddly Scott movie says in 2 hours. It was more of a psychological thriller. People were attacked by the mummy through great distances and could protect themselves. Things happened when the screen went black. The best part of the movie was the female lead was the hero of the story. The lady beat The Mummy (the mummy was Imhotep, based off of the first architect of the Pyramids who was the do-it-all guy for the pharaoh Djoser ).
So watch the Mummy
