The Awakening (The Wakening)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" The Awakening is a 1980 British horror film directed by Mike Newell in his directorial debut and starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist. It is the third film version of Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars, following 1970 television adaptation as The Curse of the Mummy for the TV series Mystery and Imagination, and the 1971 theatrical film by Hammer, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (in which Ahmed Osman also appeared). It was released by Warner Bros. Anoth"

Movies I Watched in September 2022 (24 movies items)

" Date: 9/11/2022 Viewed: Youtube First Viewing Note: I decided to watch a film that has been on my watchlist for a while because it was a rainy day today. This film has always piqued my interest because it is a mummy movie based on a Bram Stroker novel. After watching it for the first time, I can see why people have forgotten about this film. The Awakening isn't a good film, but it's also not terrible either. Let's start with the positive aspects of this film. Jack Cardiff's (The African Quee"

My Favourite Film Taglines (67 movies items)

"“They thought they had buried her forever!" “The evil one must not awake again!”"

Terror Blurbs! Pt. 1 (An Ever-Expanding List) (100 movies items)

"Plot: An archeologist's obsession with a legendary Egyptian queen binds his newborn daughter (and him) to an uncanny and inescapable fate. What it lacks in subtlety it makes up with a structure and atmosphere that resides comfortably somewhere between old school Hammer or Universal horror films and the aesthetic of the 70's brood of horror. Making use of great locations and a villain that impresses itself on the viewer by flexing its influence "behind the curtain", "The Awakening" feels like a"

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)

"“Do Not Approach the Nameless One Lest Your Soul Be Withered." Um, yeah..... that means you. You idiot."

A New Decade! A New Year! Movies Watched In 2020 (641 movies items)

"When an archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen’s tomb, her evil spirit enters his new born daughter and starts possessing her when she turns 18. The main problem with this movie is it's incredibly dull and nothing much happens. It's all a bit of too little too late when something interesting does happen in the story. Hammer tried unsuccessfully to do this story before with Blood of The Mummy's Tomb and that failed for them and this one does the same even with a Hollywood legend in Charlton "

Movies I've seen in 2017 (541 movies items)

"My rating: 6/10"