BLU-RAY REVIEW

Mummy, The

Featured In Issue 119, April 2007

Picture	4.5
Sound	5
WSR Score

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(Studio/Distributor):

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

(Catalog Number):

30031

(MPAA Rating):

PG13

(Rating Reason):

For pervasive adventure violence and some partial nudity

(Retail Price):

$29.98

(Disc Type):

Single Side, Dual Layer (HD-30)

(Widescreen Edition):

Yes

(Full Screen Edition):

No

(Running Time In Minutes):

125

(Color Type):

Color

(Chaptered/Scene Access):

Yes

(Closed Captioned):

Yes

(Regional Coding):

Not Indicated

(Theatrical Year):

1999

(Theatrical Release):

Yes

(Direct-To-Video Release):

No

(Disc Release Date):

11/28/06

(THX® Digitally Mastered):

No

(Director):

Stephen Sommers

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(Disc Soundtrack):

Dolby Digital+ 5.1

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Reviving the 1932 classic horror tale with wild visual effects and a heart-pounding Jerry Goldsmith score, The Mummy stars Brendan Fraser as fortune-hunter Rick O'Connell, who along with archaeologist Evelyn Carnarvon (Weisz), uncover an Egyptian burial site that unleashes the fierce wrath of cursed 3,000-year-old priest Imhotep. (Laurie Sevano)

Special features include some of those found on the Ultimate Edition (Issue 49)�three commentaries (Director Stephen Sommers and Editor Bob Ducsay; Brendan Fraser; and Actors Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo); the Building A Better Mummy documentary; a visual and special effects segment; deleted scenes; a storyboard to final film comparison; a photo montage; and the theatrical trailer.

Like the D-VHS D-Theater� release, the VC-1-encoded 2.30:1 HD DVD exhibits an impressive picture with well-resolved details and good depth of field. The HD DVD version has slight improvement in color fidelity and finely resolved details. Still, there are scenes that can look slightly soft. (Danny Richelieu)

The Dolby� Digital Plus encoding found on the HD DVD provides a slight increase in overall fidelity over the D-VHS D-Theater version, but only slight. The mix is still exciting and intense�a fantastic soundtrack. (Danny Richelieu)

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