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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This movie is bad in that yummy, did-that-just-happen way that guarantees a good time and alot of laughs. I loved it.

There's solid acting here, in a cheesy kind of way. Casper Van Dien gives it his all. His all isn't much, granted, but he has heart. The main villain...sorry, pal, forgot your name...emotes with all he's got. Our heroine has an accent that comes and goes but, b'gum, she's trying her best. And, in a movie like this, her best is good enough.

Malcolm McDowell? He mostly sits around a table and acts grumpy. Does a grumpilicious job of it, though.

There are huge plot holes in the storyline, sure. What plot there is appears to have been...um, borrowed...from THE MUMMY (the recent one, not the b&w one) with MUMMY-ish music to match. The special effects are B-level all the way -- but perfect, PERFECT, for this kind of movie. To my surprise, the flick showed some decent production values and I was never bored.

For a few bucks, you get almost three hours of cheesefest that I absolutely recommend.

Hallmark Entertainment produced this film for television as a two part miniseries, thereby it sometimes is a little too long, but once the action kicks in, it's one of those cheesy B movie actioners with pretty good special effects.
Casper van Dien, as usual, is heroic and tries to infuse a Harrison Fordish style of action hero, but doesn't quite have the charisma Ford had. The plot centers on the discovery of King Tut's tomb and the missing fourth of a tablet that will release evil demons imprisoned by Tut himself thousands of years before. Malcolm McDowell shows up as the head of the Hellfire Counsel, a group of businessmen who want the tablet to rule the world whereas chief baddie Jonathan Hyde wants the tablet to recall the evil demon Set(sp?). The movie is your usual comic book style adventure with improbable events and corny dialogue but it's fun in its own expected way.

I think everyone who said this movie was awful was wrong. This movie is SUPERB for a mini series. Also for a Hallmark movie this movie had AWESOME special effects, a great cast, and even included a great deal of comedy. I actually prefer the longer movies, and if you don't like them then DON'T buy them!! It's fun getting lost in these fantasy worlds, and I really enjoy the genre of The Mummy meets Indiana Jones!! For 7.99 I highly recommend this movie, it was worth the buy.

This was originally a Hallmark channel mini-series and it's not that bad,but it was broken up over two nights and played well in that format. If you watch it like that , with a break in between , you might be better off than watching it in one setting. Watching the whole three hours at one time really shows the hole in the plot and wares on the nerves. A special mention needs to be made about the fact that some of the F/X's are not kid friendly , even though this is a T.V. mini-series. Watch it first to see if you want children under 10 to see it.

Bought this when I purchased my new Blu Ray from Amazon. [...] it was Blu Ray. It plays great. The colors are fantastic. And, the movie itself turned out to be pretty interesting and entertaining!!!

Directed by Russell Mulcahy, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb tells the story of Danny Freemont who searches for the tomb of King Tut and the four pieces of an ancient tablet rumored to possess great occult powers. His academic rival, Morgan Sinclair, has stolen three of those four pieces from him on behalf of the Hellfire Council(a secret group of men who pan to use the tablets for world domination). What neither side realizes is that once the pieces have been rejoined, the tablet will open the portal to hell, unleashing the demons of the underworld and eventually releasing King Tut as well bringing ultimate chaos to the world. The movie stars Casper Van Dien, Leonor Varela, Jonathan Hyde, Steven Waddington, and Malcolm McDowell.

In my honest opinion of the movie, it is an entertaining fantasy movie that combines elements of The Mummy and Indiana Jones in a(as others have mentioned) 'cheesy B-movie' kind of way. If I had any gripes with the movie, it would be that it was abit slow in some areas of the movie. The fact that it was such a chessy B-movie was what made it so fun for me to watch. Sure, there are historical inaccuracies everywhere in this movie but who cares? Movies are meant to be fun to watch and this one achieves that quite well. I've seen worser movies in my time, some that were downright horrible. It makes me wonder why everyone is ragging on this movie so much. It isn't that bad, folks. Going into it, you can tell that this isn't a direct remake to Boris Karloff's movie. If it were, things would be played more seriously.

Despite everyone else's feelings on the movie, I liked it myself. Would I spend full price for this movie just to have it? No but not for the reasons you'd expect. How about if it were in a reasonably priced movie bin? Definitely.

If I had any advice or recommendations, I'd say rent before you buy and make up your own mind.

Although a little long, this is a movie well worth looking into. The acting is good, story believable and the sets are worthy of an Indiana Jones movie. Good stuff, don't miss.

Cheesy, B rated movie with the plot figured out withing the first few minutes. But come one, you've got to love the cheesiness! Great special effects! If you've ever seen a Bollywood film, you can see the inspiration. You still gotta love this movie though! Have some fun, buy it and watch it!

If you like Indiana Jones type movies. This is one to watch. Yes, a bit of a mix of several other popular movies but very entertaining.

This movie meets all the requirements of LOW BUDGET. It is somewhat entertaining but has gaps in the story line and problems with believing it. Special effects aren't bad. Most of the story is borrowed from other movies such as the Mummy as well as a small protion from Tombstone, and the Matrix. The actors did a great job considering the budget and the fact that it is far from scary or even cursed. It is difficult to believe that this is a Hallmark production; perhaps it was over edited.