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Archaeologist Louise Lombard is excavating at the site where
her grandfather died after his digging team opened the ancient
tomb of a particularly nasty type called Talos.
Like her grandfather, she opens the tomb and not only discovers
that Talos may not acutally be dead, but she loses her boyfriend
in the process. That's not all, the opening of the crypt has
released a powerful evil that soon forces the expedition to
pack its bags and return to London.
Coincidentally, an Egyptian display is on at a London museum
and - you guessed it - it just so happens to be Talos. Suddenly
people start being murdered and bits of bodies are going missing.
Could the Egyptian tyrant be rebuilding himself?
Anyway, just when the survivors thought they were safe, one
of their number - brilliantly played by Sean Pertwee - tries
to warn of Talos' bid to return from the dead but, no one
believes him.
In fact, ace detective Jason Scott Lee reckons he is actually
the killer and ignores the ever more obvious signs that something
is seriously amiss.
The cast is a good, solid outfit that includes Shelly Duvall,
Honor Blackman, Michael Lerner and Lysette Anthony.
The transfer looks good and while the special effects were
nothing too special, they were more than acceptable.
Talos the Mummy is an above average B-grade horror and the
ending has a nice twist that is kept very well under wraps.
(Sorry, couldn't help it).
Conclusion: Movie 75%, Extras 20%
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