van helsing
POSTED BY: sanmi
UPDATED: Monday, May 24, 2004 22:49
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Well, there IS Hugh Jackman who was really good in Swordfish (which o'wise stunk) and Dave Wenham who was the only interesting charcter in Crocodile Hunter.
But I haven't seen VH and I'm teetering on the edge. Actors can only carry a movie so far, I really appreciate good writing- which is why I like FF I guess.
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Ended up being a bad medieval james bond.
lol to be fair from here it seems more like the LXG being set around the 'late' 1800's, kind of thing..lots of hype..lots of 'action' and OTT CG.
just like the mummy, mummy returns, the scorpion king...and the list just goes on. Just can't believe they're thinking of a series..why not do "the adventures of the Mummy too" while they're at it.
Thing is if they consider it with Mr VH over there, are there plans for our Mr Reynolds?
i'm clutching at straws here
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Holy crimenetly SevenPercent! What have I started!
I actually thought I was in the minority on this issue.
Everybody just about stated all my 'peeves' and the other things that obliterated my 'suspension of disbelief'
The tiny straw that almost broke this ole dromedarys back was this -
Gatling Crossbow that fires - what was it - nearly 6 bolts a second.
Not cute, not neat, not cool - it was {to me} cheese that has passed it's freshhness date by OH - a decade or more - and is now a pool of green slimy smeggy goo.
Sigh, at least Shrek 2 is coming soon. It may wash the taste of Helsing Goo-Cheese outta me mouth.
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"
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Well. That settles it then. I won't even catch VH at the half-price theatres. And I was pretty convinced I wouldn't see it when I heard Beckinsale speaking in some poor Eastern European accent in the trailers.
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Quote:This makes me sad. I wish NBC were more excited about Serenity and Firefly. This is exactly what we want (Movie to TV) and it's happening to someone else, I'm jealous.
Originally posted by sanmi:
Telivision and NBC today announced a commitment to develop Transylvania, a dramatic fantasy television series convinced by Sterphen Sommers and inspired by the world he's created for VAN HELSING,his feature-film epic...
If this Van Helsing Tv show is successfull, NBC will say, "No thanks Joss, we already have a Movie to Tv Genre show."
And if this big budget TV show flops, it seems that NBC will be less eager to try it again for Serenity.
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I'm a little more optimistic. I think when Serenity is a huge, huge hit the networks will all be like, "Van Who?"
Not only that, I think Van Helsing might even make a not-half-bad tv show. With a smaller budget they won't be able to go so hog-wild with the special effects and might actually have to rely on story and a little character to drive the series.
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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Just seen the movie tonight - not a bad way to pass a couple of hours if you're at a loose end. Some nice ideas in there, visual quotes from Alien, Buffy, little creatures who were a cross between wookies and daleks, lots of vertigo inducing CGI stuff. Vampires walking up the walls and on the ceiling, classic lines from old movies ("More power Igor - yes master" is irresistible for anyone who's ever seen Young Frankenstein) Absolutely *no* character development, no story worth thinking about, but didn't expect that. I love Hugh Jackman and Richard Roxburgh, and Kate Beckinsale is always lovely to look at. But it could have been sooo much better. So perhaps I agree with HKCavalier a little.
The kids liked it.
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Personally, while I felt like the movie was lacking in some places and that Hugh Jackman's character needed work, I enjoyed the movie. David Wenham was great, probably my favorite character. I liked Dracula. Sure, he was no Gary Oldman but he did a good job, I thought.
"Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!?...Oh right, that would be me. Back to work."
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Hollywood butchers classic literature! Watch as hundreds of years of genius are molded into a shitty gloop!
I cringe to think of the sequel; Van Helsing 2: The Cyclops Conspiracy...
GOD! Braveheart melts history and Van Helsing just wipes that mess away with a whole new type of purple gunk....
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