tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post7879018764153638232..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Hammer Halloween Blogathon: Blood from the Mummy's TombRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-52402766466192826832013-10-25T19:23:27.159-04:002013-10-25T19:23:27.159-04:00A new movie to me and I now want to see it!A new movie to me and I now want to see it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-48118822833954805612013-10-23T18:04:21.628-04:002013-10-23T18:04:21.628-04:00Almost sounds too scary for me. I gotta see this!...Almost sounds too scary for me. I gotta see this!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31448568190222428982013-10-23T09:17:20.294-04:002013-10-23T09:17:20.294-04:00Best part of this blogathon? A growing list of mov...Best part of this blogathon? A growing list of movies I NEED to watch. Thanks for participating.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332977249074073942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46196177155852078972013-10-22T14:53:47.786-04:002013-10-22T14:53:47.786-04:00Hmmmm.... I don't remember being all that impr...Hmmmm.... I don't remember being all that impressed the first time I saw Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, but then again that was a long time ago. I have a copy somewhere, and will definitely be hunting it down based on this review! Critics have not been particularly kind to it over the years, but this is probably the jewel of all the films that have attempted to adapt Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars." (I've seen The Awakening and it is a snoozer).Brianhttp://filmsfrombeyond.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-58345871783317010252013-10-21T20:11:06.109-04:002013-10-21T20:11:06.109-04:00Yikes! I am not a fan of the horror film, but you ...Yikes! I am not a fan of the horror film, but you make me want to see this, you devil.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-10315912632386978482013-10-21T17:04:33.436-04:002013-10-21T17:04:33.436-04:00Until those big-budget CGI Mummy fests starring Br...Until those big-budget CGI Mummy fests starring Brendan Fraser, I never saw a mummy movie I didn't like. I like all the Hammer mummy movies, though think the first, "The Mummy" and "Blood From the Mummy's Tomb" were their best. This one has a great mood to it, with the creepiness factor nicely played. I agree about Leon, and thought she should have had a bigger career. But any actress who starred in a Hammer movie, and has a role in a 007 film, probably has more recognition than many a more "serious" actress. Regardless, a fine title to the Hammer pantheon. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-74008056679072075232013-10-21T16:04:53.149-04:002013-10-21T16:04:53.149-04:00Great to see you back at the Cafe, Sark! I too re...Great to see you back at the Cafe, Sark! I too really liked this movie, and have not seen it in a long time. I remember being so impressed by Leon, and now that you point it out, also wonder at her absence in movies after her amazing presence in this movie. I did not know that this movie was based on a Stoker novel, a piece of ignorance I am ashamed/surprised at since I'm a pretty big reader! Excellent history of the cast and crew involved in the film ... actually, excellent review!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-8494662009573792312013-10-21T14:56:40.571-04:002013-10-21T14:56:40.571-04:00Excellent review, Sark, of a lesser known Hammer f...Excellent review, Sark, of a lesser known Hammer film. What a fascinating back story! Valerie Leon is gorgeous and I also find her absence from other Hammer works surprising. I like how the last four letters of Margaret backwards spell out Tera. Frankly, I would find it way creepy to have a sarcophagus in my basement. toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-57893183355673696002013-10-21T10:20:10.342-04:002013-10-21T10:20:10.342-04:00Fantastic write-up! As much as I love the Hammer ...Fantastic write-up! As much as I love the Hammer Dracula and Frankenstein series, I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen any of the studio's Mummy releases. I'm not sure why that is, except to guess these were not shown on television as often, which is how I was introduced to the others. Must remedy this oversight!<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-2157352800880471552013-10-21T08:48:09.273-04:002013-10-21T08:48:09.273-04:00Sark, it's awesome to read one of your fine re...Sark, it's awesome to read one of your fine reviews at the Cafe again! This underrated "mummy" movie was a great pick for the blogathon; I've never understood why it didn't garner more attention. It's very well-done--no small feat given the production turbulence. I agree that Valerie does quite well in the lead role and, of course, she's stunning. It's puzzling that Hammer didn't cast her in more of its horror films (as they did with Veronica Carlson). It'd be interesting to know what scenes were directed by whom. Considering he wasn't a director by trade, Carreras was a competent craftsman. He also had a hand in another underrated Hammer film, the entertaining and bizarre LOST CONTINENT. Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com