Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The first must-see film of the year.

Blistering performances.

It's hard to believe it was over 60 years ago that Land of the Pharaohs was released, and it's definitely worth watching along with say Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments - sort of like a special movie festival based on the Egyptian theme as reimagined by Hollywood of course, with British and American actors.Joan Collins (sister of famous author Jackie) was at her best in this epic, and I remember the final scene when she ended up being entombed in a dreadful way. I also remember the crocodile scene, where people were being thrown into a pit of crocodiles. I can't recall why this happened, but I guess justice was rather swift in the Land of the Pharaohs.

I too think that this movie deserves a higher rating. Loved Joan Collins and all the other actors/actresses as well. Call it a B movie or whatever, but I found it to be highly entertaining. Better then most movies that are out today, imo. Of course, the younger generation would likely disagree with me, lol. We all tend to like movies and music more from our generation, but nevertheless, there are always some exceptions. I'm always looking for a good movie and there have been a few recent ones that were to my liking, but only a few. Unfortunately, the people that run the programs for the channels are too young to know what most of us older folks like, so I rarely, if ever, see the movies I typically used to find on TV. Gone are the good old days, but at least I can watch my favorites on DVD.

"Land of the Pharaohs" is on many Guilty Pleasure lists and deservedly so. You know it is only for entertainment purposes. Joan Collins as well as the character she portrays are over the top campy and not to be taken seriously. Her cruel, selfish Queen is utterly devoid of any redeeming qualities, utterly ruthless and wicked- in other words, delicious fun to watch.Most of the acting is high-quality, especially the legendary Jack Hawkins who is magnificent as usual although Yul Brynner or Charleton Heston probably would have fit the role better.Beautifully filmed with a very expensive look it is a movie with an obviously lavish budget. Despite the extravagance, I can fully understand why it didn't do well at the box-office. Focused on death and monuments it can be seen as somewhat depressing and has a grim, doomed aspect overall amid the splendor. Unless maybe written by Edgar Allan Poe, how is a film about a tomb going to attract a great public to the theater? The answer is: it didn't. It is not an adventure about getting to a tomb such as Indiana Jones-type films, it is basically only a film about a tomb itself.Death, murder, slavery, a tomb. If not handled just right these subjects can't succeed alone. Here they do, but just barely.

This film manages to combine the worst of the 1950s bloated historical epic: cheesy dialogue, stilted acting, and spectacle over substance.Everyone gives an uninspired performance. You have Jack Hawkins struggling to make his self-obsessed pharaoh credible while Joan Collins vamps it up as the femme fatale who seeks to usurp his throne and his treasures. Her performance is terrible but also absolutely hilarious, melding together sensuality with unbridled kitsch.The sets and spectacle are impressive, to be sure. I can see why director Howard Hawks was proud of that. However, he rightly regarded The Land of the Pharaohs (1955) as an embarrassment. Only lovers of camp will get a kick out of this.