The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		3.0
Audio		2.5
Extras		1.5
Overall		2.0

The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 23, 2022

Could you adequately describe the difference(s) between the Aztecs and the Mayans? There are a number of excellent online resources for anyone who might need a little, um, help, but there wasn't an internet in the early sixties (that we know of, anyway), and that may account for the somewhat hilarious fact that American producer Jerry Warren re-released a Mexican effort from 1957 called The Aztec Mummy that Warren had rejiggered for American audiences, renaming it Attack of the Mayan Mummy in the process, though the English language versions of The Aztec Mummy's sequels included on this disc are attributed to K. Gordon Murray. As Dr. David Wilt discusses in his interesting comments on the films included on this disc as a supplement, the first three Aztec Mummy films, the aforementioned one linked to and then The Curse of the Aztec Mummy and The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy included on this disc, were basically shot back to back (to back). It's somewhat hilarious, then, that while it is instantly obvious in watching the three films on this disc that The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy in particular utilizes footage from The Curse of the Aztec Mummy, in truth both of those films evidently utilized footage from the first film (which is not included on this disc). These were obviously quickie low budget productions that were probably made even more gonzo when the likes of K. Gordon Murray got ahold of them and "translated" them into English. The results are undeniably daffy, with fleeting glimpses of our raggedy anti-hero (whatever his "tribal" status may be), and the added attraction of everything from Luchadors to robots to wrestling women thrown into the mix for good measure.

For reviews of the three films on this disc, please click on the following links:

The Curse of the Aztec Mummy Blu-ray review

The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy Blu-ray review

Wrestling Women vs. The Aztec Mummy Blu-ray review

The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• The Mummy Films (HD; 24:38) is billed as a "video essay" but is in fact mostly the rather interesting Dr. David Wilt speaking directly into his monitor's camera about the films. He's obviously reading and probably will seem a little stiff for some tastes, but he has a lot of good information to impart, and there are some fun archival stills and snippets from the films included as he speaks.

The Aztec Mummy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

My scores for these films may not fully reflect how bizarrely enjoyable they can be if taken in the right frame of mind. For cult cinema lovers, this release is obviously missing the film that started it all, and some of the technical merits could stand improvement, but the piece with Dr. David Wilt is informative, for anyone who may be considering making a purchase.