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{{quote|''"Oh I ''hate'' mummies!"''}}
The '''''Mummy''''' trilogy is a trilogy of movies that features mummies. (1999, 2001, 2008) There is also an animated series (2001-2003).
The first movie was a loose remake of the [[The Mummy (film)|original film]]. Instead of being straight horror, it was more of an action-adventure with a dash of comedy. It featured actors [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Rachel Weisz]], and John Hannah. They played Rick O'Connell, Evelyn Carnahan, and Jonathan Carnahan, respectively and their quest was to find ancient artifacts and treasure. They end up, as a result, having to stop an awakened mummy named Imhotep.
Ultimately the movies owe more to ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' than anything else, however they are very [[Genre Savvy]] and just
The sequel, ''The Mummy Returns'', featured Jonathan Carnahan, the now-married [[Adventure Duo|Rick and Evelyn]] and their inquisitive son Alex. Imhotep returns, tries to steal a magical army from the Scorpion King, who was portrayed by [[Dwayne Johnson]], give or take some [[Special Effects Failure|Special Effects Failures]].
During the long wait for a third, we got a [[Spin-Off]]/
The third movie, ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', was not as well received. Stephen Sommers neither wrote nor directed it. It had Rachel Weisz [[The Other Darrin|replaced with]] Maria Bello. Imhotep was gone in favor of a new villain played by Jet Li. And there are yetis. [[I Know Madden Kombat|Who kick field goals.]] On the other hand, it had a scene where the villain tears his own face off and throws it at someone. And [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|King Ghidorah]].
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: After a mostly-regenerated Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) kisses a sleeping Evy [[Darkman|the lower half of his face rots away.]]
* [[Adrenaline Makeover]]
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* [[Adventurer Outfit]]
* [[Ancient Egypt]]: The source of the plots for two out of three of the films.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Imhotep's fate prior to his release by the main protagonists. His tongue was cut out, he was wrapped in bandages to the point of immobilization, and was then locked in a sarcophagus with a bunch of flesh-eating scarabs. To be eaten alive. ''
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: There was an Animated series on KidsWB that lasted two seasons.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: The Dragon Emperor's living minions Yang and Choi. Their country has been locked in a vicious civil war for years, and it seems like the only man who can unite China is the one who
** Imhotep himself
* [[Artistic License Physics]]: In the second film when the jets on the sides of the dirigible are activated there is no drag on the balloon itself.
** And the balloon somehow manages to ''rise'' immediately after being soaked with probably many hundreds of pounds of water.
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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Whomever slays the Scorpion King with the Sceptre of Osiris automatically gains the authority to command the Army of Anubis.
* [[Author Appeal]]: ''[[The Mummy (film)|The Mummy]]'' is Stephen Sommers' favorite movie and worked for years to get a crack of making his own version of it. This is the result.
* [[Back
** Imhotep Twice. In fact, Rick [[Hangs a Lampshade|lampshades]] this in ''Dragon Emperor''
{{quote|'''Rick:''' I've put down more mummies than you have!
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* [[Death as Comedy]]: A scene in the second movie where Jonathan leads a guy to be killed by pygmy mummies.
* [[Death Seeker]]: Winston. A pilot who survived the war, when all his buddies died in glorious combat. {{spoiler|In fact, when the heroes recruit his assistance against Imhotep, and tell him point blank that he'll probably die as everyone else who got involved has died, he sounds downright giddy}}
* [[Didn’t Think Things Through]]: What gets four different treasure hunters killed…they ended up cursing themselves because they got greedy…and they ended up having their life drained by Imhotep.
* [[
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Anck Su Namun in the second movie
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: by Evy in the first, then Alex in the second - proving it runs [[In the Blood]].
* [[Disposable Pilot]]: This happens in the first movie, to the old ennui-ridden war pilot, but then is averted in the second.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: [http://angelacameron.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/oded-fehr.jpg Ardeth Bay]
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Almost nothing ''but'' Fake Nationalities. [[Rachel Weisz]] really is English, [[Jet Li]] actually was born in China, and all the 'American cowboys' are played by Americans, but nobody who played an Egyptian character was actually Egyptian, or even Arab or African. Oded Fehr is Israeli, Arnold Vosloo is South African, Patricia Velasquez is Venezuelan, and [[Dwayne Johnson]] is an American--of Samoan and African heritage, mind you. O'Connell's actor is Canadian American, Jonathan's is Scottish, Beni (who is supposed to be Hungarian), is played by an Irish-American guy from Chicago. From the third movie we have [[The Other Darrin|Maria Bello]] (American), [[Michelle Yeoh]] (Malaysian) and Russel Wong (American).
* [[Fan Service]]: The likely reason for Arnold Voosloo spending the last half hour of the first part a [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]. And not just a ''shirtless'' scene. Dude was running around in what basically amounted to ancient Egyptian boxers.
** Evy in her clingy nightgown, and in the flashback Evy's previous incarnation and Anck Su Namun having a girlfight in bikinis.
** Anck Su Namun's first appearance is in ''strategically placed cloth and body paint''.
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* [[Genre Savvy]]
** Evelyn near the end of the first film.
{{quote|'''Evelyn:''' You know, [[The Renfield|sniveling little cowards]] like you always get their comeuppance.
'''Beni:''' <Laughs> ...Really?
'''Evelyn:''' Yes. Always. }}
** Rick by the second film.
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** Invoked again in the third, when leaving the museum Rick mention that the emperor "will get stronger as they wait to defeat him" with no one explaining it to them.
* [[George Lucas Throwback]] / [[Reconstruction]] : Of the classic 1930s Universal horror movies ([[The Remake|especially]] ''The Mummy'') and old [[Lost World]] adventure flicks.
* [[Get It Off Me!]]: An utterly nightmare inducing example can be found in ''The Mummy'', where a species of flesh-eating scarab beetles exists to protect artifacts and tombs, and attack as individuals or swarms.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: During the chase sequence in Shanghai, Jonathan has this priceless reaction to his burning backside:
{{quote|'''Jonathan:''' Ah! My ass is on fire! My ass is on fire! Spank my ass. Spank my ass! }}
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** The Medjai's big plan to keep 'The Evil' sealed beneath the sands for all of eternity. Good in theory, except they left the book necessary for his revival where just anyone could find it. You'd think, that given the task they were charged with, they would've kept the book in their possession at all times so that it could never be used rather than left someplace where anyone could get to it if they found Imhotep's resting place.
*** No, no, no I'll do you one better: Why in the hell would you USE this technique in the first place? Yes it's a horrific way to die, but there are a lot of those. And if anyone figures out a way to bring him back, he'll be capable of destroying the world? That seems to be punishing the world more than him. Good Lord, there have to be easier/less apocalyptic ways to punish a dude.
** The scene in the sequel with the ritual is a huge Idiot Ball for Ardeth. He goes all the way to England, makes it into the museum before the ritual is over, and doesn't even try to shoot Hafez until after the ritual is over. This after saying in the first movie that he would kill ''innocent'' people that got too close to raising Imhotep. I'd think people that deliberately dig Imhotep up are pretty far from innocent. (Oh, and he even helps Hafez's mooks pull Imhotep up.)
:He references Anck Su Namun's reincarnation and how she knew things that no living person should know, when asked about why he didn't stop that. Presumably, he was holding back in order to find out more... and waited just a little bit too long.
** Also the men he had on hand were a little outnumbered by Hafez's.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: In ''The Mummy'', Jonathan needs Evy's help translating a hieroglyph in order to complete a spell; in ''The Mummy Returns'', Alex needs Jonathan's help translating the same hieroglyph in a different spell. And in both cases, the second party is in mortal peril whilst helping. Even better, both of them are under mortal peril from a one on one fight with Anck Su Namun.
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* [[Letting Her Hair Down]]: Evy.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: {{spoiler|Awesomely [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] in the first movie;}} when the heroes finally "kill" Imhotep, the whole place starts coming down on them. {{spoiler|It was actually Beni's fault, leading to his [[Karmic Death]]}}.
* [["London, England" Syndrome]]: Because apparently we can't figure out that yes, this is the Cairo in Egypt.
* [[MacGuffin]]
** The Mummy: the Book of the Living and the Book of the Dead, not to mention the canopic jars.
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* [[Past Life Memories]]: In the second film, Evy keeps having flashes of insights and memories that make her think she's hallucinating. It turns out, they're memories of her past life in ancient Egypt.
* [[Please Wake Up]]
* [[The Punishment]]: Imhotep's being [[Fate Worse Than Death|mummified alive in a sarcophagus full of scarabs]] because he got with the Pharaoh's woman. In reality, not that bad a punishment because he gets [[Cursed with Awesome]] and can return from death with very little help from stupid people. Meanwhile, his punishers spend the rest of their lives (as do all of their descendants) keeping him cooped up. Clearly, the punishment was worth it!▼
* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: Used by Rick dispatching the Scorpion King ("Go to hell, and take your friends with you!") and Emperor Han ("Now you can rule... in hell!").
* [[Present Company Excluded]]:
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'''Rick:''' None taken. }}
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: In the third movie, there were a few fox wraps, in addition to the winter coats in the mountains.
▲* [[
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: Rick in ''Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', when gunning down the Emperor's troops at the Great Wall
{{quote|'''Rick:''' I '''* bang!* ''' Really '''* bang!* ''' Hate '''* bang!* ''' ''Mummies''! '''* bang!* '''}}
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* [[Removable Turret Gun]]: the protagonists pluck the mounted [[More Dakka|machinegun]] from the plane before it sinks into the quicksand.
** Justified as the gun in case is a regular infantry light machine gun.
* [[Retcon]]: The first movie made it fairly clear that the Pharaoh was an [[Asshole Victim]] at best, who treated his wives like objects. When the sequel made him Evie's previous incarnation's father, [[Protagonist-Centered Morality|he suddenly became a sweet, kindly old man]] who adored his lead wife and treated her like, well, a queen. Basically a canon case of [[Ron the Death Eater|reinterpreting the villains to make them worse]] and [[Draco in Leather Pants|lionizing a]] [[Jerkass]].
* [[Romance-Inducing Smudge]]: Inverted in ''The Mummy'', where Imhotep's romance with Anck Su Namun leads him to smear her body paint.
* [[Rule of Scary]]: Sure scarabs don't really dig under people's skin and eat them from the inside out...but it's just so ''scary''.
* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: Imhotep was an actual historical figure.
** It's ''possible'' the Imhotep of the movies was named after this man (in-universe). Both were highly-regarded priests
:The historical Imhotep was also an architect. He was the designer of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the tomb of the Pharaoh Djoser, and thus the inventor of the Egyptian pyramid.
*** Some theories contend that Imhotep was the Biblical Joseph.
** Also, there were two ancient Egyptian rulers who had each claimed the title of Scorpion King. One was named Osiris Scorpion; this troper forgets who the other one was.
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*** Then later on:
{{quote|'''Evy:''' You know nasty little fellows like you always get their comeuppance.
'''Beni:''' Hehehe.....[[Oh Crap|They do?]]
'''Evy:''' Always. }}
* [[Tentative Light]]
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* [[Twain's Observation on Originality]]: The third Mummy film merrily hits every action/adventure movie trope right on the mark. Nothing in the movie is a surprise, but it's not a bad film for it.
* [[Two-Fisted Tales]]
* [[Two-Part Trilogy]]: [[Inverted]]. The first two movies focused on Egyptian Mythology and the resurrected Imhotep. The third is a stand-alone adventure about the dragon emperor.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Imhotep's curse rendered him terrified of cats. [[It Makes Sense in Context]], though, given that cats are the guardians of the underworld, a place which he surely does not wish to return.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Yang and Choi. They resurrected the Dragon Emperor only so they could end China's civil war.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]?: Rick lighting a match by striking it against [[Memetic Badass|Ardeth Bey's]] stubble. Especially considering what he did with that match.
* [[What's an X Like You Doing In a Y Like This?]]:
{{quote|'''Evelyn (completely drunk):''' "You're wondering, 'What is a place like me doing in a girl like this?"
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