Imhotep or Kharis? Which Mummy do you prefer?

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Imhotep seems more realistic to me, in the pictures above anyhow.

[Van Hammersly]

Personally, while I think the 1932 film is a classic, I prefer the Kharis movies. They're just kind of fun and have lots of lumbering Mummy action. I think in terms of pop culture, Kharis is the more recognizable Mummy.

I have to agree with this! Karloff nailed the role from an acting perspective. Though he wore the "Mummy" makeup for the opening sequence only, he really sold the creepy undead vibe throughout the film.

But there is something so crazy fun about the subsequent MUMMY films, that one has to say, don't stalk after me, mummy!!

[Captain]

Imhotep...no question. Not just the Karloff one, but the Vosloo recent version as well. While I liked the follow up films from Karloffs well enough (at least those I've seen), the other "mummies" didnt have the same presence as Karloffs. the Hammer versions inparticular. AMC just recently ran a bunch of these, and while they are fun to watch, I often wondered why the Mummies intended victims didnt just walk away from the slow moving, dim witted Mummy? Instead they all just stood there...sometimes shooting a pistol, or just standing there looking scared, while the mummy eats up screen time slowly making its way to attack. I swear I saw on of the victims check his watch while waiting for the old walking bag o' rags to get him

[ben138]

The Tom Tyler Kharis is my fave. followed by Christpher Lee's version.
I also really dig The Mummy's Curse, Mrs. Olsen was smokin' hot in that one...

[Bruce Banner]

That Monsters from the Vault Kharis special is awesome. I hope they do more editions like that for the other monsters.

[palitoy]

That Monsters from the Vault Kharis special is awesome. I hope they do more editions like that for the other monsters.

Totally agree and I endorse folks to pick it up if they haven't already:

http://www.monstersfromthevault.com/...alEdition.html

Hopefully we'll get some more of these.

[trekman101]

Karloff's Imhotep scared the **** out of me when I was a kid ...so he is my top pick....but the kharis movies were more fun to watch

[EMCEtoys]

The Kharis movies were my first monster movies, so I gotta say him.