Even though it formed the basis for a quite frankly ridiculously sprawling franchise that numbered no less than five spinoffs and one of the worst reboots in the history of cinematic reinvention, a large number of fans prefer to pretend that there are only two entries in Brendan Fraser’s The Mummy series.
Stephen Sommers’ 1999 original is held on the loftiest of pedestals by audiences of a certain generation, with the rollicking hybrid of old-fashioned adventure, blockbuster action extravaganza, and classic horror making sure that it endures as one of the most beloved big budget Hollywood epics of the modern era.