I asked the BBFC sometime ago why the Mummy was rated 15 in 2002. This is what they said:
The version that was submitted in 2002 was identical to the previous video version so we weren't allowed to downrate it (a film has to be somehow different in terms of content or ratio - to allow a down rating). As for the PG on the audio commentary, that was probably a mistake before we introduced our current policy of not allowing commentaries to go out at lower categories than features. As to why it was rated 15 (1989)- there was no 12 at the time and it was considered too scary for PG.
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