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Evie · Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: "The Mummy" characters

Ahlan!!!

I wrote the other message about "The Mummy". To continue with this topic, I'm going to put here a discussion we have in another forum in Spain. Which is your favourite character in these films? Mine is Evelyn Carnahan, because many many people say that I am like her.

Kisses,

EVIE
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Psusennes I · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 913 Location: England

It has to be Imhotep, because he's just so ridiculous. They clearly did NO historical research in naming the villain 'Im-hotep.' Even the most crude translations don't make him sound at all evil - 'he who comes in peace?' 'he who comes with offerings?' 'Bringer of Satisfaction?'

No. They all sound to friendly. They should have called him Sethakhte or something. Or Kaemseth. Or Sethemsses (!). Those sounds nastier.
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Hatshepsut76 · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 9:55 am Post subject:

I voted Imhotep just because it's the only one I know better... I never saw the film 'til now

Daughter_Of_SETI · Egyptian Architect Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 109

Rick O'connel. Wink

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Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

Doesn't everyone remember the two previous version of The Mummy that the recent one was a remake of???

Universal Films 1932 The Mummy starring Boris Karloff as Ardeth bay and Imhotep.

Hammer Films 1959 The Mummy - starring Christopher Lee as Kharis, the Mummy ( some of you youngins might know him better as Count Dooku from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Saruman from Lord of the Rings) and Peter Cushing as John Banning( Grand Moff Tarkin from the original Star Wars: A New Hope). Both are well respected actors in the Victorian style horror genre of Hammer Films particularly from the 1950's thru through the 1970's.
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Neb-Ma'at-Re · Pharaoh Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 690

Oh nooooooooo!...There is a whole collection of Mummy movies from the 30's and 40 from Universal and from the 50 and 60's from Hammer. You must see some.....check out all those Hammer vampire movies also. Classics!!!!
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Daughter_Of_SETI · Egyptian Architect Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 109

OK, so which one is best to start with then. Question

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JOY! · Scribe Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 55

The original mummy movie is good. Smile

I picked Ankhesenamun (meela)
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Shepeskaf the Cool · Scribe Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Hastings UK

all 4 of the modern movies have been complete tosh. There was a movie loosly based on hatsheshut, from a bram stoker book called awakening. I liked that one.
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merit neith · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:27 am Post subject:

i vote ankhesenamon/meela..altough her character in Mummy are far from her historical biography..it's confusing me..which ankh is she?? Question