The Mummy 101
The Mummy (1999). In 1923, adventurer Rick O'Connell leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Jonathan to the mysterious city of Hamunaptra. Unfortunately, they and a rivaling group of careless American adventurers free the mummy from his eternal prison. Now, with the ancient and quite agile high priest on the loose, the adventurers and scientists face not only a dangerous enemy, but also a massive threat to today's world.

The Mummy Returns (2001). It's ten years later: Imhotep is back and so is his prehistoric girlfriend. Now Rick, Evie, and their son must help the old gang save the world from the Mummy and from a new threat, the Scorpion King.

Why am I a fan of The Mummy movies?
My e-pal Michele told me to see The Mummy and its sequel because of the guy that portrays the mummy. I watched them both, and oh my! What a lovely feast for the eyes! Plus, I found the movies very enjoyable as well, funny and not unwatchably scary as I'd feared.

Hangman: Any last requests, pig?
Rick: Yeah, loosen the knot and let me go.

Evelyn: You were actually at Hamunaptra?
Rick: Yeah, I was there.
Evelyn: You swear?
Rick: Every damn day.

Evelyn: You lied to me!
Jonathan: I lie to everyone. What makes you so special?
Evelyn: I am your sister.
Jonathan: Yes, well that just makes you more gullible.

Rick: Can you swim?
Evelyn: Well, of course I can swim if the occasion calls for it.
Rick (throwing her overboard): Trust me, it calls for it.

Evelyn (drunk): You're wondering what a place like me is doing in a girl like this.

Evelyn (upon opening the tomb): I've dreamt about this since I was a little girl.
Rick: You dream about dead guys?
Rick: Is he supposed to look like that?
Evelyn: No. I've never seen a mummy look like this before. He's still... still...
Rick and Jonathan ...juicy.

Rick: Well if it ain't my little buddy Beni. I think I'll kill you.
Beni: Think of my children!
Rick: You don't have any children
Beni: Some day I might.

Rick: Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.
Evelyn: The only thing that scares me, Mr. O'Connell, are your manners.

Rick: Don't worry. I'll figure something out.
Evelyn: You better. Because if he turns me into a mummy, you're the first one I'm coming after.

Mr. Daniels: Get me a shot of bourbon, and a glass of bourbon, and a bourbon chaser.

Winston: What's the challenge, then?
Rick: Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world.

Ardeth Bay: Don't you see? By putting on the Bracelet, your son has started a chain reaction that will awaken the Scorpion King and bring about the end of the world.
Rick: [to Ardeth] You, lighten up. [to Alex] You, big trouble. [to Jonathan] You, get in the car.

[witnessing Imhotep's resurrection]
Rick: A few years ago I would have thought this was very strange.

Rick: This is bad.
Evelyn: We've had bad before.
Rick: This is worse.

Evelyn: Alex, I'm serious, if you've lost that key, you're grounded.
Alex: I haven't lost it, I just can't find it. There's a difference.

Rick: Knowing my brother-in-law, he probably deserves whatever you're about to do to him. But this is my house. I have certain rules about snakes and dismemberment.

Alex: You broke it. You broke it. You broke it.
Jonathan: Be quiet Alex. If there are going to be any hysterics, they'll come from me.

Ardeth Bay: If he is not killed, he will raise the Army of Anubis!
Jonathan: I take it that's not a good thing?

Rick: Let me guess, it was commanded by this Scorpion King guy?
Evelyn: Yes, but he only awakens once every 5,000 years.
Rick: Right. And if someone doesn't kill him, then he's gonna wipe out the world.
Evelyn: How did you know?
Rick: I didn't, but that's always the story.

Evelyn: But how does the story end?
Ardeth Bay: Only the journey is written, not the destination.
Rick: Convenient.

* Under no circumstances should you open an ancient box that threatens death to the one that opens the box.
* It's a bad idea to murder the Pharoah while you are in his palace.
* Nasty little people who betray others always get their come-uppances.
* What some call "stealing," others call "borrowing."
* When you're on a ladder, be careful not to overextend your reach, especially when you're in the middle of a series of free-standing shelves.
* Patience is a virtue, but not in all cases.
* It is better to be the right hand of the devil than in his path.
* No harm ever came from reading a book.
* No harm ever came from opening a chest either, but there's a first time for everything.
* Never take a hostage who's holding a lit candle.
* We've all got our little problems.
* It wasn't that good of a kiss! So why are you still thinking about it?
* You may not behave for your parents, but you'd better do so for strangers.
* Some people just aren't happy without a good curse.
* If you move a torch fast enough, you can almost write your name.
* Sometimes, you just know how a story goes.
* There is a fine line between coincidence and fate.
* If a man does not embrace his past, he has no future.

As Jonathan and Evie wait to meet Rick (after Evie gets Rick freed from prison), Evie says that she doesn't like Rick, and she describes him as filthy, rude, and a complete scoundrel. Rick joins them asking, "Anyone I know?" He's cleaned up nicely, and Evie almost gasps when she sees him.

On the ship, Evie is walking around her cabin, trying to read but seeming very distracted. She finally scolds herself, "For heaven's sake, girl! It wasn't that good of a kiss anyway." Obviously Rick's kiss at the prison left quite an impression on her.

As Evie, Jonathan, Rick, and the head prison guy ride on camels to Hamunaptra, Evie starts to nod off, and she leans up against Rick, who sets her back up. Meanwhile, the prison guard guy is nodding off too, and he leans against Jonathan. Jonathan pushes him back to his own camel and then smacks the prison guard guy with his riding crop. The prison guard guy jerks awake, saying, "No more goat soup!"