Prior Viewings: 1
This is now the second time I've seen this movie, and both times I expected a lot more than I actually got. I mean, it's a horror-comedy where Bruce Campbell thinks he's Elvis Presley, Ossie Davis thinks he's JFK, and the two of them team up to fight an ancient Egyptian mummy. How could it possibly disappoint?
Well, the execution leaves a lot to be desired, particularly in regards to the limp story and sluggish pacing. And, like, I can appreciate the decision to give Elvis an existential crisis, but when it starts to take up the bulk of the runtime, and gets in the way of all the fun genre stuff, you can't help but feel as though the movie isn't living up to its fullest potential.
And that's a shame, because there are moments of B-movie greatness here. Campbell and Davis bring a lot more energy and gravitas than the script does, Coscarelli captures a lot of the concept's inherent goofiness, and I just love the retirement home as a horror setting. This is an amusing enough time, and it's far too creative and weird to outright bash, but I think this is also one of those cases where reading the plot synopsis is somehow more enjoyable than actually watching it.
Grade: B-
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