The Awakening
1980 Directed by Mike Newell
Synopsis
They thought they had buried her forever!
An American archaeologist is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the tomb of a long-lost Egyptian queen. At the same moment he discovers the tomb and opens it's accursed seal, his wife gives birth to his daughter. Years later it transpires that the malevolent spirit of the Egyptian queen left the tomb just as he was entering, and possessed his baby girl. As the truth becomes clear, the archaeologist realizes that he must destroy his daughter in a ceremonial ritual, before she uses her awesome powers to threaten the safety of mankind.
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Glacial-paced updating of Bram Stoker's 'Jewel of Seven Stars' for the Omen rip off generation.
Chuck Heston pays the rent as an archeologist who unearths a hitherto unknown Egyptian princess' tomb which for some reason inhabits the body of his new born daughter.
Susannah York sports some appalling hair styles as Chuck's assistant-cum-future wife, and future Remington Steele star Stephanie Zimbalist does what she can as the grown up spawn of Chuck.
Filmed just 9 years previously as Hammer's troubled Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, it's clearly an attempt to reclaim the story for the 'serious' movie-goer, and as a result it comes across more like a drama with very occasional glimpses of gore with some unimaginative set-piece deaths which…
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So-so Mummy film, a bit like The Omen but with less thrills. Charlton Heston looks ridiculous all the way through it, especially with his silly toupee and craptastic outfits. Well filmed by Jack Cardiff though and not as terrible as most people remember, if they remember it at all; but at the time it was a sizeable EMI offering that flopped. Ends unconvincingly with a transformation achieved by the application of Egyptian style eye makeup and the actress hissing like a cat, by which time you'll feel cheated.
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Somewhat dull but not terrible, Mike Newell's theatrical debut is a serious version of Bram Stoker's Jewel Of The Seven Stars, previously filmed as the much better Blood From The Mummy's Tomb. Charlton Heston stars as the dreadfully serious Egyptologist who discovers the tomb of 'The Unnamed One', a cursed Egyptian queen, while his wife gives birth to his daughter two months premature. 18 years later, Heston is living in England with his assistant, and his daughter has grown up to be troubled teenager Stephanie Zimbalist. Heston gradually realizes that his daughter has been possessed by the queen after a strange series of events occurs. Can he save his daughter before she becomes the queen?
Played very, very seriously, this…
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A hammy and reasonably entertaining Mummy story that doesn't manage to go very far before your Daddy's "set up for a sequel" ending. With poo effects.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Glacial-paced updating of Bram Stoker's 'Jewel of Seven Stars' for the Omen rip off generation.
Chuck Heston pays the rent as an archeologist who unearths a hitherto unknown Egyptian princess' tomb which for some reason inhabits the body of his new born daughter.
Susannah York sports some appalling hair styles as Chuck's assistant-cum-future wife, and future Remington Steele star Stephanie Zimbalist does what she can as the grown up spawn of Chuck.
Filmed just 9 years previously as Hammer's troubled Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, it's clearly an attempt to reclaim the story for the 'serious' movie-goer, and as a result it comes across more like a drama with very occasional glimpses of gore with some unimaginative set-piece deaths which…