{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F9dceb7cc-16ca-4f13-95ec-0f87b667079a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The Mummy (1999) (ft Jason from Woo Long Talks)","description":" I... I may not be an explorer, or, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am! I\u2026.. am the girl who really really loves The Mummy.\r\n\r\nWholly, completely, absolutely despite its flaws, I love it. I can watch it every damn day. It's the perfect mix of action, adventure, romance, comedy and horror, with peak Brendan Fraser and perfect Rachel Weisz. Hollywood just doesn't make movies like this anymore.\r\n\r\nLike Evie Carnaghan, I need a Rick O'Connell to help me decipher the hieroglyphs of this wonderful slice of pulp cinema, and who better that literally one of the nicest guys in podcasting?!\r\n\r\nDespite the curse on this episode (\"The curse, beware of the curse!\"), I'm finally joined by Jason from WooLongTalks, on our third attempt, to gush over this movie. We avoid the Hom Dai, and delve into the tombs of Hamunaptra to find a nice gooey Mummy; its history involving the likes of legendary horror directors like Clive Barker and Wes Craven, but the main reason The Mummy exists at all? A little pig called Babe.\r\n\r\nNow listen, this movie is twenty years old this year and whilst it's aged reasonably well, we know it's not perfect. We chat a little about some of the problematic aspects of the movie and the quite gaping plot holes, but honestly, I still love it.\r\n\r\nNow this is the only Dark Universe we could ever need! Death is only the beginning.\r\n\r\nI would love to hear your thoughts on The Mummy! You can get in touch on\r\nTwitter https://twitter.com/VerbalDiorama (@verbaldiorama)\r\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama)\r\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/verbaldiorama (@verbaldiorama)\r\n\r\nor you can email me general hellos, feedback or suggestions:\r\nverbaldiorama@gmail.com\r\n\r\nYou can rate or review the show in iTunes or at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/verbal-diorama/id1453296967?mt=2 (Apple Podcasts) and I'd very much appreciate that!\r\n\r\nFor Augstravaganza, please don't donate to Ko-fi. Instead please donate to https://t.co/PmChRlkcvN?amp=1 (shinecharity.org.uk/donate) so they can provide advice and support to families dealing with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and related conditions. Any Ko-Fi donations I receive in the month of August will instead be donated to Shine.\r\n\r\nMy website is at https://verbaldiorama.com/ (https://verbaldiorama.com)\r\n\r\nThanks to the following for their contributions to this episode:\r\n\r\nMy mum! She finds this movie very scary, but her thoughts are included, so thanks Mum!\r\n\r\nTwitter peeps\r\nSade from @offscreenbabble\r\n@PulpCereal\r\nClaudia @youreonclaud9\r\n@canuckinomicon\r\n@Capt_Hangry\r\nCat @thingscatloves\r\n@ContrarianPrime\r\n@PopPrismPower\r\n@DrunkNetflix\r\n\r\nInstagram folk\r\n@vegimorph\r\n@therebooters\r\n@evie_the_cheeky_chi\r\n\r\nNext up is The Matrix - look out for that in your podcatcher in a week's time!\r\n\r\nTheme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song\r\nMusic by Chloe Enticott - https://www.facebook.com/Compositionsbychloe/ (Compositions by Chloe Facebook)\r\nLyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!)\r\n\r\nProduction by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique Studios.\r\n See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3a3c3df3-3a3f-4859-8dfd-0271b070538c/1550343931128-bf889642e18ce5e6d0919c2e68c70ace.jpeg"}