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[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I'm in the mood for something in the vein of The Mummy (the first one). A great, grand adventure with a big dose of horror. Movies or novels are fine. Preferably from within the last decade or so.

Anyone got any recommendations?

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

I'm in the mood for something in the vein of The Mummy (the first one). A great, grand adventure with a big dose of horror. Movies or novels are fine. Preferably from within the last decade or so.

Anyone got any recommendations?

National Treasure 1 with Nicholas Cage kinda fits in with the first Mummy movie in semi competent big adventure movies.

 

[Horseticuffs]

Man, I'm trying here but coming up short. It seems that it's sort of a neglected genre.

Not too similar, but off the top of my head, have you seen "Brothers Grimm"? I thought it was pretty action-heavy.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Brotherhood of the Wolf. It's a french kung-fu action/adventure epic with werewolves.

 

[Forkball]

Hellboy films may suit you, both are quite good.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Hellboy films may suit you, both are quite good.

Really good call. I think Hellboy II is better than Hellboy (when it came out, I considered it better than Iron Man).

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Man, Hellboy II is amazing. Why the fuck aren't we getting another.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Man, Hellboy II is amazing. Why the fuck aren't we getting another.

Didn't make enough money, Guillermo Del Toro blew the fuck up.

Although if you gotta go out, going out on Hellboy II is a pretty good way to exit.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

National Treasure 1 with Nicholas Cage kinda fits in with the first Mummy movie in semi competent big adventure movies.

Straight adventure films aren't exactly what I'm looking for (there's no horror elements in that asides from Cage's acting, hahaha). Maybe epic horror adventure is a better description? I dunno, it's just the feel that The Mummy has which is distinct from something like Indiana Jones or National Treasure

Man, I'm trying here but coming up short. It seems that it's sort of a neglected genre.

Not too similar, but off the top of my head, have you seen "Brothers Grimm"? I thought it was pretty action-heavy.

Was that the one with I think Matt Damon and Heath Ledger? I think I saw it.

Hellboy films may suit you, both are quite good.

Seen them. Good stuff.

 

[Daigoro]

I'm in the mood for something in the vein of The Mummy (the first one). A great, grand adventure with a big dose of horror. Movies or novels are fine. Preferably from within the last decade or so.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Boris Karloff?

Straight adventure films aren't exactly what I'm looking for (there's no horror elements in that asides from Cage's acting, hahaha). Maybe epic horror adventure is a better description? I dunno, it's just the feel that The Mummy has which is distinct from something like Indiana Jones or National Treasure

dont ignore the best response in the thread then. Brotherhood of the Wolf.

 

[LFMartins86]

You´ll probably enjoy Nightbreed or the russian duo Nightwatch/ Daywatch.

 

[Fei]

Sunshine is the first thing that came to mind from the title, but it's not anything like the Mummy. Good movie.

 

[sn00zer]

Nightwatch

EDIT: Or the Blade series

 

[mjc]

You know it to be true. Awesome movie.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Boris Karloff?



dont ignore the best response in the thread then. Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Whoops, didn't mean to overlook that. I'll look into it.

Nightwatch

EDIT: Or the Blade series

Seen them.

Sunshine is the first thing that came to mind from the title, but it's not anything like the Mummy. Good movie.

Great movie. Seen it.

Any novel recommendations if films are hard to think of?

 

[Horseticuffs]

Was that the one with I think Matt Damon and Heath Ledger? I think I saw it.



Seen them. Good stuff.

Yep, it is. VanHelsing is good, as has been said.

 

[eastmen]

They are more mystery horror than adventure.

But I enjoyed House on Haunted Hill . There is also a sequal that is on bluray and dvd in which you can choose what happens using the branching featuers of those formats . Its quite fun .


After that watch the original on Netflix with Vincent price and enjoy how far we've come

 

[Horseticuffs]

They are more mystery horror than adventure.

But I enjoyed House on Haunted Hill . There is also a sequal that is on bluray and dvd in which you can choose what happens using the branching featuers of those formats . Its quite fun .


After that watch the original on Netflix with Vincent price and enjoy how far we've come

Bringing up Vincent Price makes me think of "The last man on Earth", which makes me think of "I am Legend" with Will Smith.

I am Legend might fit the bill for you, OP.

 

[G-Fex]

You know it to be true. Awesome movie.

So good

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Really though, don't watch Van Helsing in any mode but "I want to laugh at something ridiculous."

I mean, there's a scene where a werewolf smashes into a horse-drawn carriage AND IT EXPLODES IN A GOUT OF FLAME.

I'm gonna double down on Brotherhood of the Wolf. It's an adventure movie. It's got ridiculous action thanks to Mark Dacascos. There are werewolves in it. It's beautifully shot. Check that out.

 

[mjc]

Dracula's brides are a bit too much but it's a great adventure movie.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I've seen Van Helsing.

The part where Dracula cries and his brides cry with him is so goddamn hilarious. The dude overacted so hard that William Shatner felt shame.

Fun movie though.

 

[DiscoJer]

Action-Horror used to be a very big staple in the days of pulp magazines (Weird Tales and such) but not so much anymore.


Brotherhood of the Wolf is actually pretty good until the ending. Bad CGI, even for then. And interestingly enough, it's based on a real story,

Spoiler

only apparently a hyena, not a wolf

.

 

[blainethemono]

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

fantasy/science fantasy/horror/western

 

[Count Dookkake]

SOLOMON KANE

 

[Puddles]

If you're down with anime, you might get a kick out of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. There's no uguu shit, so it's pretty safe to watch.

Epic horror adventure isn't a very common genre these days, it seems.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

If you're down with anime, you might get a kick out of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

This is a really good call, too. I was just talking about this the other day. Directed by the same guy who did Ninja Scroll, yes?

Speaking of which: Ninja Scroll is a pretty adventurous bit of horror/WTF.

 

[sleepykyo]

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb if you don't mind made-for-TV stuff.

 

[CiSTM]

Blade II. It's not exactly adventure film but they do go to many locations and imo it has that certain adventure feel.