The Mummy (1999) Movie Reaction - THE SCARABS FREAK US OUT! - First Time Watching - Brendan Fraser

I just LOVE Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser's on screen chemistry.

They literally don't make movies like this anymore. Fun, action comedies that aren't meant to be part of some larger franchise or multiverse. Just a fun project for entertainment. And it's genuinely good too! It's a sincerely well-made great classic movie. Really enjoyed this

Rachel Weisz is literally the cutest thing ever in this movie. The way she looks around with those curious, wide eyes and just doesn't let anything stop her just cause she's a woman, idk, it was just a pleasure to watch her in this role. Her and Brendan Fraser were a perfect match.

Jonathan is such a brilliant character. On the surface he's just comic relief, but if you pay any attention to him you come to realize he's a survivor of world war one with big ass trauma who's pretty clever in his own right and super sweet and supportive of his sister.

Being born after the original Indiana Jones Trilogy, Rick O'Connell was the swashbuckling adventure hero that I (and MANY others) grew up with! Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser were perfect in these roles. Thank you for starting this awesomely nostalgic journey!!

It’s always almost shocking how good this movie is, it holds up so well

I’ve been randomly chanting “Imhotep, Imhotep” since my childhood because of this gem. Welcome. Haha!

Man 1999 gave us so many good movies. The Mummy, The Matrix, Galaxy Quest, Austin Powers, Star Wars, Green Mile… the list goes on

24 years later and I still haven't worked out which of the leads is more beautiful. Jesus.

I like to think that the scarabs were not always voracious like we see throughout the movie. Scarabs are normally carrion feeders and aren't able to take down living prey, but after being locked in the sarcophagus with no other food source, they were forced to consume Imhotep's living body. Much like Dracula's bats, Imhotep's curse bound the scarabs to his spirit, turning them into the terrifying scourge that we see.

Great movie. While Brendan, The Mummy and Weisz are obviously the stars of the show it's the supporting cast that truly makes it great for me like almost every character seems to serve a purpose and got some kind of uniqueness to them. The movie would feel hollow without Jonathan, Beni, The Americans, Winston, The protectors, Bug guy etc all got excellent and rememberale moments.

I noticed that not everything was translated in subtitles when y’all were watching. When Beni starts speaking in Hebrew to the mummy, the mummy recognizes the language and says “The language of the slaves. I may have use for you. Where are the other jars?” It’s hard to understand that part without the translations.

The unspoken detail that I've always loved is the reason why Imhotep has the girls confused after he is resurrected. He took the eyes of the man with glasses. Because of this, Imhotep had poor vision, thus causing the confusion.

Sequels are rarely as good or better than the original but the 2nd movie is an exception. Love both movies so much. Really enjoyed your reaction

Man this movie is just such a fun late 90s romp. My introduction to both Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz as a kid. Genuinely they have great chemistry in this movie. This movie in general seemed like it would have been fun to make. Also the scarabs have forever been a fear of mine.

31:56 throwing a chair... that perfectly expresses and encapsulates all the disgust and frustration that Benny elicited from Fraser's character for the entire first part of the movie. and it's simply a badass move in general.

Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guys and save the world. Literally the plot in 99% of every movie. Glad you liked this one. Great reactions.

keep in mind Brendan Fraser was a stuntman before he was a leading man- does all his own stunts here & in pretty much every movie he leads. After a couple years the poor guy was pretty much beat to pulp.

Streaming services seem to have a strangely-hard time with subtitles in older movies. For example, when Beni first meets the Mummy, the caption here just says "ancient Egyptian", while the original film translated it to English and showed the Mummy to be accepting Beni's service because he knows Hebrew. Hebrew is "the language of the slaves" to the Mummy, so he assumes Beni might also be a capable assistant. This happens in a lot of movies, and it often wrecks plot-points. Faults in cheap automated captioning services, maybe? It's surprisingly negligent for such large firms.

Such a fun movie! It doesn't try to be anything deep, or, profound. It doesn't try to be dark & brooding, like everything tries to these days. It's as fun, and, entertaining as it was 24 years ago.