SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

jadflack-22130 Another unimpressive Paul Naschy Spanish horror film, this is pretty much like most other Mummy films, dull and predictable.The Mummy for me , is the least interesting of the Horror " Icons"and easily the best Mummy film is Hammer's 1959version with Christopher Lee playing the creature as it should be, strong, relentless and menacing.The Naschy film has some unconvincing gore effects,has low production values, but to be fair the print i saw was good for what it is.Paul Naschy has the double role of playing the Mummy and a mysterious Egyptian as Karloff did over 40 years before him and more convincingly. Fair.

Theo Robertson There's something about Mummy horror films . Or rather there's something missing about Mummy horror films . They're not really ingrained in to the cinematic memory in the way that films featuring werewolves , vampires , or the Frankenstein monster have . One can perhaps understand this when giving it a little thought . The Mummy narrative usually revolves around some ancient Egyptian being mummified then several thousand years later he's resurrected and just as this is happening his previous mistress just happens to be reincarnated and Mr Mummyman goes to track her down . As bad as in the implausible coincidences might be there is something also about a Mummy that works to its disadvantage - the monster itself shuffles about in an unlikely manner negating much its potential menace That said I was curios as to the Spanish would spin out the legend of the Mummy and to be honest there's nothing radical on show . Perhaps the best comparison would be with a Hammer horror film and this Spanish language movie does give a nod towards the British studio by having the story set at the turn of the century in London . That said there are numerous goofs where you don't have to look very closely at the cityscape to notice there's modern buildings on the skyline but at least it's obviously filmed in its setting and we're not subjected to the usual stock footage . It also contains the Hammer mind-set that foreigners are not to be trusted which gives Paul Naschy to opportunity to shine as the villain which he does quite well . One stark difference between this and a Hammer film though is that of the violence is a bit more explicit and the titular Mummy seems to have an unhealthy obsession with squashing heads ! Don't say you weren't warned

HumanoidOfFlesh Carlos Aured's "The Mummy's Revenge" stars Paul Naschy in three roles as a an Egyptian professor and villain Assad Bay,his ancestor the pharaoh Amenhotep and the mummy.Amenhotep is portrayed as a sadistic tyrant who enjoys torturing and murdering young women for his pleasure.The mummy played by Naschy is one hell of a strong creature that can talk,run and climb.There are some gory moments in "La Venganza de la Momia" including skulls crushing and ceremonial throat slashings,but the film lacks sleaze and nudity of many other Spanish horror movies from 70's.The ladies in "The Mummy's Revenge" are stunning(Helga Liné and Rina Ottolina).The sets in ancient Egypt and nineteenth century London are very stylish and nice to look at.7 sacrificed maidens out of 10.

Michael_Elliott Vengeance of the Mummy, The (1973) ** (out of 4) Spanish horror film has Paul Naschy playing three roles including a mummy who returns to life after 1000 years to seek vengeance and regain his long lost love. Sadly I had to view this in a poor quality, P&S, English dubbed bootleg so hopefully someone will release a legit, good copy. The film was simply decent but it's hard to judge without seeing it in its true form. Jack Taylor co-stars and steals the show but Naschy is okay in his duel human parts. His turn as the mummy isn't a total success but it's an interesting performance. The American dub has the mummy constantly moaning, sounding like he's in a porno so this gave off some unintentional laughs. The violence level is quite high with several throat slashings and head crushings.