The slightly slow start was the only real criticism I had with this picture, other than the soundtrack was extremely conservative. Other than that it lived up to its name, was well-thought out and had several original touches. There was good cgi throughout. Remember the scarab beetles in The Mummy? That sort of effect was great, but there were plenty of really original good close up shots of critters to back it up, as well as a great fire effects and much much more. I thought the actors took a few minutes to find their feet, but overall the acting and casting was brilliant. Shane Jacobsen was a great foil as the deadpan humorist, and Kelsey Grammar also lived up to his reputation. The leads were professional and easy on the eye, with a good script to work with. My fear was that this would degenerate into B-movie territory, but it never did, in fact, by the end I thought it close to a Hollywood blockbuster, and I really enjoying various and numerous doses of monster movie tension. The flashback scenes were very tasteful, appropriate and not intrusive to the main plot. The tomb itself was a little repetitive and unoriginal, but then again this was not a Hollywood blockbuster. I really cared about these characters. I predict that Guardians of the Tomb will attract more followers as time goes by.
The ending is better than the beginning and there are three terrific songs included for the closing credits.
The ending is better than the beginning and there are three terrific songs included for the closing credits.