The Death Of The Adventure Movie

By: Ceridwen Millington
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Adventure movies have provided some of cinema’s most iconic stories, but they’ve also been on a decline decades in the making

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This image is from 'The Mummy' (1999). Rick, Evelyn and Jonathan stand side by side. They're all looking at something in front of them.

If Universal Want to Resurrect Their Classic Monsters, They Need to Look to the Past: Re-Evaluating ‘The Mummy’ (1999)

By: Murray Ferguson
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While generally dismissed upon release, the Brendan Fraser-led adventure has remained popular, recently celebrating its 20th anniversary. Re-watching The Mummy reveals the ingredients for a successful reboot that is utterly charming.

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How Evelyn Carnahan’s (Rachel Weisz) Role in ‘The Mummy’ (1999) and ‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) Affirmed my Love of Storytelling

By: Alissa Morgan
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I first saw The Mummy (1999) at the age of eleven. It was by complete chance; a side-effect of my mother deciding one evening that there was nothing to watch and switching our television to a channel she never normally used. I do not think she particularly wanted to watch The Mummy (and I strongly…

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