ericrnolan "ISIS Rising" (2013) is a film with no educational value, and I can't believe anyone could find it helpful in understanding the terrifying events connected with ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Throughout this film's entire running length, it yields no genuine insight into the international crisis. Indeed, it doesn't even provide the viewer with any information whatsoever! I'd rate it at a 0 out of 10.The filmmakers here made a truly bizarre major creative decision in trying to inform the viewer via … metaphor? We are actually introduced early on to a character name "ISIS." She is, inexplicably, a buxom female mummy. No … you read that right. ISIS is represented by a major character who is a big-bosomed, female mummy. She fights a male mummy (presumably representing Western democracies?!). In fact, the entire film plays out like a low- budget pageant set in ancient Egypt. Why was that choice made? How does the pantheon of ancient Egyptian Gods relate to radical Islam in the modern world? Isn't that a bit like employing Roman mythology as a metaphor for contemporary Christianity, Judaism, or another modern religion?There is a preponderance of breasts. What did they symbolize? Iraq and Syria? When ISIS the lady mummy clutches her breasts, does that represent the terrorist army clutching the two countries in its grip? And what about the barely dressed male mummy? Should I be offended that the United States and her allies are represented by some guy's giant schvantz?Skip this.

JoeB131 This had all the markings of a student film.So they hired an over the hill adult film star, and when she realized that she had to leave her clothes on and actually act, probably was in a bit of a shock.SO a bunch of students are trapped in a museum with a resurrected mummy who takes over bodies when acting is required. Or something. I'm really not sure if the producers knew what they were doing, because you have these long sequences where the would-be victims are going through long discussions about their college relationship angst before the mummy mercifully kills them.The one nice thing I can say is that some of the museum scenes look like they were shot in an actual museum. I'm guessing one in some backwater down that gets almost no visitors, and were happy to rent out some rooms for a day or two for locations shoots.

dragonfly-758-358120 I really enjoyed this movie. For a lower-budget movie, it was very well done. The acting was great and the camera work, lighting and sound were all very good.It kept me on my toes as to who was going to die and who was going to live. The storyline was great and to have a female mummy vs. male was refreshing. I thought there was just enough drama and sex to keep the viewer interested but was thankful that there was not too much swearing and the sex parts left a lot up to the viewers imagination. It was tastefully done and well written.

RP Angel Previous reviewers pretty much summed up the plot so I: a)Wont bother and b)actually fast forwarded though most of the film c)Had to stop the parts I did watch to wipe away my tears of laughterThe ONLY person that should ever be re-hired is the special effects guy and that's it. The characters were weak, shallow and predictable. The writer/director, please don't quit your day job. The props people, really the book of the UN-dead was bound and the Egyptian hieroglyphics looked like the ones I wrote when I was nine; mine were better by the way.How did this film ever see the light of day I'll never know but do yourself a favor and don't ever watch it.