"The Mummy" live tweet incoming, some counter programming for the NBA Finals. Also tweeting from my laptop, which I haven't done in about 3 years. If the tweets seem more optimistic that's probably why.

Universal logo dissolves into the hot Egyptian sun. Universal always tries to pull that crap. Not as often as Dreamworks, but that's not saying much.

The Mummy curse never quite made sense. Basically he's just regular dead unless someone opens his tomb, then he the most powerful creature on earth. Why give yourself 3000 years of guard duty, those beetles were punishment enough

Nice to have an actual title credit. One time i went to the wrong screening of Ratatoullie and thought they were being fancy with no title credit. Turns out I came in halfway through the movie.

The boys

This is what the zoomers call "a fit" i believe

Brendan Fraser, above all else, is a *physcial* actor. Not a slight, in an abstract world it’s nice to have something incarnate. Today’s actors don’t have that, I don’t believe Chalamet can lift a box, let alone ride a sandworm. Brendan Fraser could ride a sandworm

Bisexuality isn't real. It's one of those college myths, like if your roommate dies you get an automatic A. But the thing is, Mummies aren't real either and I still see them on screen.

Hell yeah the library collapse scene.

The bookshelf dominos goes one for the exact number of seconds longer than you think it well. Sideshow Bob rake step theory of comic timing

I've tweeted this exact image and sentiment 1000 times before, but Hollywood has long neglected the "your'e going to fall in love with this character" shot.

Yes yes backstory is important, character building blah blah. That's what's good about a book club. This is The Movies, move me.

“Abdul? Muhammad? ....Bob?” The best jokes are the ones simple enough that you start to resent the writer for coming up with them first.

John Hannah as the brother. Hannah was the alternate timeline love interest in Sliding Doors. We were supposed to find him charming, but ultimately he was so annoying that you hope that Gywenth gets back with her cheating boyfriend. He’s good here though.

Fraser and Weisz’s chemistry is incredible in this, the way that only happens when you don’t expect it. There’s no reason for it to work, and that’s exactly why it works.

Brendan Fraser almost died doing this stunt. Michael J. Fox almost died the same way a few years earlier on BTTF 3. Say what you will about Hollywood, but they operate on a firm 3 strike policy.

Guys I'm going to be honest the thread is going to get a lot hornier from here on out

Tonight’s beer of choice. Bought solely for the can, let’s see how it goes

Brendan is so handsome in this the film was forced to acknowledge it.

They’re getting on a boat in the Nike, I love boats on the nile. I hope heaven is just me and Poirot solving murders on boats. God providing a never ending supply of dead aristocrats.

Guys I'm serious if you want to keep any semblance of respect for me, walk away now

Benny is technically brownface but there’s something universal about his cowardice.

Apparently when Evie emerges from the water after jumping off the boat, her gown was much more transparent than they thought it would be, they had to cgi some stuff to make it pg. I remember that IMDb fact but none of my high school math.

Iconic line, quotable without really trying to be quotable, like Nolan does. You can hear it now, can't you?

The 4 rival Americans are a nice touch. Friendly rivals to hopeless patsies, good narrative economy

It doesn’t lend itself well to screenshots, but Sommers has such a good sense of humor. Everything is quips nowadays, there’s not a quip in sight here.

Approps of nothing, congrats to Weisz for being the only british actress to not appear in the Harry Potter franchise. I know it helps when your husband has James Bond money, but it still takes real moral courage to stand up to your country like that

Two classic lines within 20 minutes. Marvel has been trying to do that over 20 movies. The Thanos memes are a little forced, admit it.

Three classic lines. Evie really is the Indiana Jones of her time, because she made her fans get really impractical degrees.

Rachel Weisz, if she wanted, could have been Britain's Sweetheart. She instead chose to take her craft seriously and be a serious actress. Good for her I guess, but let's be honest, her Oscar for The Constant Gardner is the only physical proof that movie exists.