February 23, 2005 11:31AM
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How could no one mention "The Egyptian"? It's deliciously bad with the outrageous and atrocious Bella Darvi tearing up the sets (perhaps the best thing in it) and scenery with a performance so bad it must be Inimitable, not to mention an accent that (perhaps fortunately) cannot really be understood. And then there's Victor Mature as Horemhab, who conveys every single emotion through the act of showing his teeth and scowling -- happy, sad, murderous? Why differentiate? There is a gorgeous moment though, right at the beginning, I think, when the temple ruins along the NIle in a sort of moving travelogue are brought suddenly back to their pristine state . . . . Unfortunately it's over in the first few minutes.
Lee
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