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This modern reboot swaps the jokey tone of the older films for a louder action-horror mood, with a cursed Egyptian queen unleashed in the present day. There are proper jump scares, swarms of the undead, a terrifying plane crash, and drowned and withered bodies, so it is the most frightening entry in the series. Violence is heavy but not especially bloody, and the language is a step stronger, with a few harder words slipping in. Romance stays light and there is no real sexual content. Teens who like horror-tinged blockbusters are the right audience, and it is too intense for younger kids.
Uplifting themes
There is a redemption arc about a selfish man learning to put others first and make a sacrifice, but it sits under a lot of noise and spectacle. The message is there if you look for it. It is thinner than the warmth of the earlier films The lead begins as a greedy opportunist and only slowly grows a conscience, while the archaeologist beside him is the steadier moral anchor. Few characters are clear-cut heroes. There is an arc worth discussing, even if little to look up to
Story (may spoil tone)
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
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Violence Action comes hard and often, from a military ambush and a violent plane…
Action comes hard and often, from a military ambush and a violent plane crash to chases and brawls with the possessed and the undead. People are thrown around and die throughout, though heavy blood mostly stays off screen. It hits harder than the older films
Language Language is a notch stronger than the earlier films, with the s-word an…
Language is a notch stronger than the earlier films, with the s-word and insults like the a-word and son of a b-word turning up in tense scenes, next to the usual hell and damn. It never becomes constant, though swear-sensitive homes will notice it
Sex / nudity Romance is minor and mostly played for banter between the leads. There…
Romance is minor and mostly played for banter between the leads. There is a brief comic moment with a man waking up naked, shot for laughs with nothing explicit shown. Sexual content is not really a factor here
Frightening This leans into horror for a blockbuster, with crawling undead, a gaunt…
This leans into horror for a blockbuster, with crawling undead, a gaunt sunken-eyed villain, drowning visions, and jump scares timed to make you flinch. The dread is sustained and the imagery is grim. Younger or jumpy kids will find it a lot to handle
Gore / death / weapons Corpses, withered mummies, and water-logged bodies show up across the f…
Corpses, withered mummies, and water-logged bodies show up across the film, and the villain spends much of it as a dried, half-formed figure. Weapons and sudden deaths are common. Injury detail is restrained, but the ghoulish bodies stay front and centre
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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- The hero starts out selfish and treasure-hungry. Did his choices earn the change in him?
- Horror movies use sudden scares on purpose. Which tricks got you, and how do they work?
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