The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.5
Audio		3.5
Extras		3.5
Overall		4.0

The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Brian Orndorf May 23, 2017

A year after the one-two punch of “Dracula” and “Frankenstein,” Universal Pictures returned to the shadows with another gruesome, slow-moving villain, introducing “The Mummy” in December 1932, adding another slugger to the genre icon line-up. The “Complete Legacy Collection” includes “The Mummy,” “The Mummy’s Hand,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “The Mummy’s Curse,” and “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” tracking a big screen journey for the brand name that’s hit its share of highs and lows, permitting fans a chance to follow Universal’s often bizarre ways of refreshing the bandaged threat for new adventures.

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The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The Mummy

• Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (SD, 30 minutes): Another Horror Classic documentary, ported from the previously released Mummy DVD. This one looks at the then-timely appeal of the film, its unique spin on the monster movie, its production and reception, and Boris Karloff's performance as a more sympathetic creature than audiences were used to.

• He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce (SD, 25 minutes): Oft-overlooked makeup master Jack Pierce was responsible for creating the look of Universal's early lineup of monsters; characters whose appearances would go on to become as iconic as the films in which they were featured.

• Audio Commentaries: Two commentaries are available. Celebrated makeup artist Rick Baker, filmmaker Scott Essman, screenwriter and film historian Steve Haberman, collector Bob Burns and sculpture studio owner Brent Armstrong sit down together for the first, with Haberman dominating the discussion (and providing the most information about the production) and Baker showing up later in the track. The second is a solo track with film historian Paul M. Jensen, who reads prepared notes that amount to a dense Mummy essay.

• 100 Years of Universal: The Carl Laemmle Era (HD, 9 minutes): Universal founder Carl Laemmle and his vision for the future of cinema. A century later, that vision still resonates.

• Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy (SD, 8 minutes): Meet the men who gave the Mummy life.

• The Mummy Archives (SD, 10 minutes): Movie posters, campaign art, production stills and other images.

• Trailer Gallery (SD, 6 minutes): The Mummy, The Mummy's Hand, The Mummy's Tomb, The Mummy's Ghost and The Mummy's Curse.

The Mummy's Hand

• A Theatrical Trailer (1:35, SD) is included.

The Mummy's Tomb

• A Theatrical Trailer (1:06, SD) is included.

The Mummy's Ghost

• A Theatrical Trailer (1:07, SD) is included.

The Mummy's Curse

• A Theatrical Trailer (1:06, SD) is included.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

• A Theatrical Trailer (2:09, SD) is included.

The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

With "The Mummy" already available on Blu-ray, the "Complete Legacy Collection" has a substantial amount of titles new to HD, with all presentations nicely refreshed for Blu-ray consumption. Plots, timelines, and character motivations can't be helped, but Universal has returned to the "The Mummy" and its multiple follow-ups with care.