I think Brendan Fraiser has gotten the closest to any actor at recapturing the Harrison Ford Han Solo/India Jones character's vibe. Competent when he needs to be hilariously unlucky when he's not.

A cool little detail they put in was that he didn't recognize the Star of David because he died before David existed, he recognized the language Benny was speaking.

" I'm not opposed to slapping a bitch" we love a sassy Simone.

That movie was the perfect mix of action, adventure and humour.

"Think of my children!" "You don't have any children " "....... some day I might" I cried I laughed so hard

I think the military force that O'Connell & Beni belonged to was the French Foreign Legion, famous for recruiting any person, from any nation, without asking their past military or criminal record. They were typically deployed in the most lethal operations, when troops must be disposable.

“Why did he whip it out like that” might be your greatest line ever lol

keep in mind Brendan Frasier was a stuntman before becoming a leading man; does all his own stunts here & in pretty much every movie he headlined. After a couple years, poor guy was pretty much beat to pulp.

The guards cursed Imhotep to deny him going to the afterlife, the afterlife was a big thing in ancient Egypt and to go there you needed the right burial rights. By giving him a cursed burial and mutilating his body they're denying him that, but the book of the dead exists and could bring him back, so this is where the curse comes into play, now no one has an incentive to bring him back to life and achieve redemption (not that he would want it) because raising Imhotep would unleash disaster across the world, and thus no one would knowingly raise him from the dead. The problem is Evie ends up reading the spell accidently, not aware of what it does or the consequences of it.

My favourite fun fact about this film is that Brendan dressed up as Anck Su Namun in the opening sequence, body paint and nipple pasties and all, to prank Arnold Vosloo (Imhotep) during filming. There's a hilarious interview where they talk about it.

Having George and Simone in the room together is pure gold. "I'm not opposed to slapping a bitch" had me snorting coffee out my nose.

"Why did he just whip it out like that?" - Simone, 2022

If you look at everything that Jonathan Carnahan does through the lens of him being a PTSD-ridden veteran of World War I (he's the right age, knows how to handle a gun, yet shies away from combat and has trouble taking things seriously), it all makes sense.

As is implied later in the film when it is revealed he has scratched a message into the back of the lid of the sarcophagus, Imhotep survived a very long time inside it (others in the film are completely consumed by the scarab beetles in seconds). Imagine Wolverine sealed inside instead being eternally eaten by the beetles until they finally eat faster than his healing factor. Similar situation I think, they used the curse to turn him into a super-powered being to prolong his suffering far, far beyond what a normal human body could tolerate.

Fun fact time: You’re right George, Egypt was at the time a protectorate of the British Empire, but at the start Brendon is in French Foreign Legion gear, meaning that they travelled all the way from French North Africa, across Italian controlled Libya, and into Egypt just to hunt some treasure which... is a thing. All the guns seem to actually be period correct, which is nice. Camels, particularly female camels, are faster over long distances of poor terrain than horses, but don't sprint as well so it depends on a lot of factors which would win. Slapping a bitch is the correct response if George pulls that sh*t on you post-scarab scene. And final fun fact, this is one of the most fun films ever made.

The Mummy is one of the most entertaining popcorn cinema experiences I can remember, not a single boring or badly paced scene from start to finish. The story doesn't try to be clever or anything but it works well enough, the characters are great and the cast is a perfect match for every single role, I think. It's not a movie that you would put on a cult classic top ten list or anything but for a casual movie evening especially with a few friends, you will always have a great time with this one!

Rachel Weisz is clearely underrated as a comedienne.

"He can't even see so why did he scream when Imhotep took off his mask?" Once Benny mentioned Imhotep thanking Mr. Burns for his eyes and tongue, Burns immediately figured out that Imhotep is the mummy he encountered on Hamunaptra.

It's a beautiful scene where Beni prays in front of the mummy in many languages. He recognizes a supernatural being and is driven by fear response to automatically initiate appropriate contact protocol by historically acknowledged method of addressing such creatures, by praying. He cycles through many language-symbol pairings to establish contact like a 90's modem dialing into the network. :D

George has had such a bad influence on Simone and I am totally here for it.

Yes, Dwane Johnson does appear in the next one, The Mummy Returns. Apart from the crazy bad CGI of the "Scorpion King" in that film, its just as fun and hilarious as the first!

I've said it before and I will always say it with both pride and confidence: The Mummy AND The Mummy Returns are both better than The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. I LOVE the chemistry between Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz (love Maria Bello, but her faked accent left everything to be desired) and while I LOVE Jet Li, Arnold Vosloo plays a villainous ancient corpse way better.

GOD I LOVE THE MUMMY!!!! It's so good! I watched it on repeat as a kid! I love Rick & Eves chemistry, the Imhotep is creepy, Jonathan is hilarious & Benny...ooof..."Bye bye Benny" lol also...we salute you Winston! Very underrated movie! Check out the OG too with Karloff...also outstanding!

Be careful about choosing copies that don't have English translations for foreign dialogue. Hence, you guys had to guess what Imhotep was saying to Beni.

The best part of Doctor Strange messing up that spell, is that George and Simone exist in the same universe now.

Also catch Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone in Blast From the Past.

I remember seeing this in the cinema with a large group of friends when it first came out and almost everybody hated it. I was the only one buzzing with excitement afterwards and had seemed to get into the spirit of the whole thing, wanting to see it again. My friends had apparently gone in thinking the film would be a gory horror film, so they came out very disappointed and thought it was terrible, ridiculing me for having enjoyed it and putting a bit of a dampener on my enthusiasm. I couldn't believe it, it was like we had seen two completely different movies. However by the time the sequel came along 2 years later, everyone from that group seemed to have got over their misgivings, some even claiming they had never even hated on the film in the first place, and were perfectly happy to go along with me to see the sequel. Time (and popular opinion) heals all wounds I suppose, haha.

This is one of the best cheesy actions films of all time. I went back 2 or 3 times to re-watch it in the theatre when it was released. Also gave me a huge crush on Rachel Weisz. Great reaction, as always.

08:40 Oh if you think that's cool you NEED to watch David Lean's 'Lawrence of Arabia' from 1962. Stunning film - and not a pixel of CGI in sight.

Love this movie. It's a deliciously slapstick remake of a far older film (The Mummy -1932) that just works, which is difficult to do when remaking classic films.

Great example of a fun, purely enjoyable movie. Action, romance, a little horror, a little comedy. Yes the Rock is in the next one, you'll definitely know the scene when you see it.

This and the Mask of Zorro are just pitch perfect 90s action adventure films. I love them both so much.

This was a pleasant surprise, in an era where action adventures were going downhill. Brendan Fraser was a delight and Rachel Weisz criminally cute!

THIS MOVIE IS PERFECT ITS A ADVENTURE, ACTION, HORROR, COMEDY, AND ROMANCE, ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE FILM ITS A MASTERPIECE, GLAD YOU YOU GUYS ENJOYED IT,AMAZING REACTION

This film has insane levels of holding up, it's almost nearing 2001: Space odyssey levels of holding up

"The Rock CGI One" was the sequel to this from 2001.

"Why did he just whip it out like that? " Priceless. Also, a horse is faster and better adapted for war. But they are not bred to tolerate the desert. Camels are cranky and not usually good in a fight, but they survive. Maintaining horse cavalry in the desert is resource intensive. But effective if you can do it.

This movie has my favorite Directors Commentary of all time. They talk about their mistakes, and extras that wouldn't stop looking at the camera... point out stunt men and extra effects work they had to do. It's great.

Finally a movie that offers the chance of including the line from the sheriff in Blazing Saddles "Excuse me, while I whip this out!".

This movie and Stardust are my ultimate comfort movies.

Please watch "George of the Jungle" (1997)! Also with Brendan Fraser.

Even though the Mummy 3 was mediocre at best, it would be interesting to see how accurate the Chinese references are according to George.

Didn't think I'd like Fraser in a role like this back when it first came out. Absolutely loved it after I watched it. Still do. Great movie and he killed it.

In Egyptian mythology cats are the guardians of the underworld. They keep the dead from returning to life. Cats are why we don't have to worry about zombies. Cats are associated with the role because they would hunt and kill the rodents that would eat mummies, preserving the body being important for the spirit. Also the ancient Egyptian word for cat is "meow"

This is still one of my all time favorite movies. You'll see The Rock in the second movie. There are 3 in total. People used to poo poo on the third, but I think it's still really fun. Brendan Fraser really put himself into these films. From what I've read, he really messed himself up for years doing the action. I hope to see you react to all 3.

The CGI Rock is in the sequel Mummy Returns

simones reaction to georges bug touch was amazing. she was really caught off guard by it.

A little theory I have is that imhotep's girlfriend planned to have the guards perform that mummification to give him powers so that when she was brought back, they'd rule the world as gods. Like they were her personal guards. It kind of makes more sense for me when the guards perform a ritual that would give Imhotep godlike powers when they bury him.

"I'm not opposed to slapping a bitch" is clearly the CineBinge T-Shirt we all need and will get into trouble for wearing

I was going to watch Phantom Menace with family in the cinema late in the day. But earlier I went with friends to watch a movie, We decided on The Mummy for no reason other than the name. I could not stop talking about The Mummy! After Phantom Menace finished I was still talking about The Mummy. Loved it every since.

Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!

To answer Simone's question: He was in doubt, that's why. I loved the "I'm a LIBRARIAN!" line. I had a dear aunt who was a librarian. Contrary to stereotype, librarians (especially university librarians)are some of the funniest and most interesting people you'll ever meet. And merciless Trivial Pursuit players!

Fun fact: In the scene where Brendan Frasier is fighting the mummies where he's using the sword, he is actually fighting nothing. They didn't have any stand ins or anything. The mummies where added in later.

Another interesting fact about this movie is that apparently the sandstorm wasn't originally part of thr scene in the desert but the guy playing Benni ad libbed the sand wall line and Stephen Summers decided it needed to be added.

"I'm not opposed to slapping a bitch" LMAO, you two's chemistry is so good.

0:43 The Rock was in the spin-off/prequel to this in the 2002 'The Scorpion King' movie.

There is a special type of match called a "strike anywhere" match that could be lit off of facial hair like you see in this movie. Most matches will only light off the box nowadays for safety purposes, so matches you have around the house probably won't work.

And the quote of the year goes to Simone with: "Why did he just whip it out like that?"

I hope your patreons recommend Bedazzled with Brandon Fraser and Liz Hurley. Such a fun film.

One of the BEST modern adventure movies! I even love The Mummy Returns, with the weird cg The Rock, if The Mummy was an Allan Quartermain fighting armies movie, The Mummy Returns is SHE where people prepared for Adventures ALSO have to deal with the supernatural even more! So great!

The invincible power thing with the mummy was a consequence of the Hom'Dai ritual. So he ended up suffering with the idea that he was not to be released or summoned.

Fun fact: eventhough the story is completely fiction, the characters Imhotep and Ancksunamun are real historical figures. The real Imhotep was believed to be the architect of the stepped pyramid of Saqqara (the oldest pyramid in Egypt) and the real Ancksunamun (should be correctly spelled as "Ankhesenamun") was the wife of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamun.

brendan fraiser is SO GOOD in blast from the past.... one of my faves for sure

Foul-mouthed Simone is a treasure!

What a movie star Brendan Fraiser was around this time. The man just oozes charm and presence.

I love how many people reference Corridor's React series. That's so awesome! The Rock shows up in the sequel movie, as the Scorpion King.

The Mummy ride at Universal Studios is one of my all time favs!

Brendan Frasier is also great in Blast From the Past. Its a Romcom but with a pretty hilarious premise. Highly recommend it. Chris Walken and Sissy Spacek are also in it.

"why did he just whip it out like that!?" lmfao

Cinematic proof that even the undead fear the housecat. As they should.

This came out when I was at art school and one of the main VFX teams came to do several talks and presentations talking about the CG and VFX they used to make it, which still holds up pretty well today. The layers they put into creating the rotting Imhotep stuff was *insane*, and the scene where Brendan Fraser is swinging around that sword taking out all the mummy-priest-dudes was awesome because none of the mummies were actually there, they were just added in post. All and all one of the most enjoyable adventure films to have come out in a long time :)

Guys... you HAVE TO watch "Escape from New York" 1981 from director John Carpenter...

FINALLY, you two together... for the first time...?

While I do appreciate this reaction, there is a vid on KZfaq of someone watching this with an actual Egyptologist - it was surprisingly more accurate than you'd think (although bound books was totally out of place in ancient Egypt)

If it helps to know, the reason some of the shots in the movie might look a little odd or have a slightly weird setup (like the shooting the mirror thing) is because this movie came out in 3D in theatres originally! I remember the mirror scene had TONS of depth on screen in 3D and looked amazing, and that's also why there's the kinda goofy shot of the mummy head getting bounced into the lens-- In the theatre, it got a lot of shocked laughs and actually was a rare case of a movie in 3D looking really, really great! :D If you can find a copy in 3D, I definitely recommend watching it if you have any 3D glasses around! :)

The Rock was in the sequel as The Scorpion King as kind of a throw away character. It was so popular they did a spin off movie though changed the nature of the Rock's character to be a good guy.

I could not get enough of this movie when it came out. It’s such a fun adventure movie. Brandon Frazer did a great job and Rachel Weisz was gorgeous.

I love this movie so much, no matter how inaccurate it is. It got me interested in Egyptology so it will always be a special movie for me. Also Brendan Fraser is one of my favorite actors too, such a good dude. The second one is worth watching too, but it does have some bad Dwayne Johnson CGI, but thankfully it’s not a long scene.

I got to see this movie the day it came out because there was a bomb threat at my school, so no school that day. :D Odd way to remember a movie, but hey, thats life. Killer movie though.

I was in my early 20s when this was released. I haven't watched it since. It's fun watching old movies I saw on the big screen again with you two. Check out Blast From the Past if you want to watch another Brendan Fraser movie.

One of my favorite remake movie, Simone's freak out "Fuck off" expression is so funny and cute lol.

It's funny that this film was originally conceived as a throwback horror film with a low budget and then grew into another blockbuster and still managed to pull it off! The movie still has far more scarier, suspensful moments to it that make it a very unique film that balances its tone of action, comedy, and horror in so many great ways.

Benny died for being greedy. He had already loaded up the camels with plenty of treasure but he just couldn't stop going back.

The actor that gets picked up by Imhotep at 18:32 and thrown had died a long time ago Steven Dunham he had died from a heart attack whenever he was 48.

Love the Corridor mention, big fan of that channel as well. Along side with all the commentary at the end of the video, I wouldnt mind a little extended content of you guys figuring out of stuff was done. I've seen you ask the question a few times.

It's been five thousand years. WHY IS HE STILL JUICY?!?!?

"Why did he whip it out like that?" -Simone 2022

This movie is amazing. They truly don't make them like this anymore (see--or better yet, don't--the awful Tom Cruise mummy movie from a few years back)! Mummy 2 and 3 are also fun. They're not the pure gold that this one is, but still a good time.

Man, you guys were on fire for this one!! That has to be one of my favorite reactions so far, and I've loved em all!

"What is a place like me doing in a girl like this" a line I use too much till this day

Same room hype! :D Lovely to see you both together reacting x

10:48 The look on Simone's face, George's scare, her response....a very funny 10 second spot.

This is honestly one of the best action adventure movies ever made....it brings back so many childhood memories of me and my dad watching it🥲

Yayyy!! So good to see you guys in the same room! This movie surprised me. Way better than I expected!

The reason why the mummy had the curse or rather why they cursed him as such if he'd get powers, was a risk they took because they felt he deserved to be tormented in hell for all time.

That trick with the mirrors? Mythbusters recreated it. It really works.

Benny and Rick have the best moments together

My childood favorite since whe i saw in cinema when i was 9 years old. Still love it.

Everyone in this movie was great. A perfect blend of drama, comedy and action. Great reactions.

“why did he just whip it out! like that?” 🤣. LMFAO!!!