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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Mainland05 on February 23, 2004, 09:49 PM
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Well how many of you all are thrilled of seeing this film.
I just saw the trailer over at the official site, and let me tell you it looks crazy, this movie is going to tear up the big screen, let me tell you, woah!! I cant wait to see this but, i have a gut feeling this is going to be a hit, so i wanted to get this post going. Tell me what you all think about it, i know i think this would make a great action figure line too!!
And Dracula's Brides, are amazing, and beautiful :
i dont know how long this will last but if you get a peek at this pic i know you all will like it, i do!
(http://www.vanhelsing.net/photos/vh_prd12.jpg)
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Any chick with thopse eyes,just ewwww.
Anyway,it looks like a soso movie.I'm not to fond of the plot,though,it seems,well pretty lame.Can I justify that?Nope,just my personal tastes.
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really, first person i meet, that doesnt seem to fond about the film? Woah!! A lil' shocker. To me. I this these women look hotttttt!!!
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Mmmmm, they can suck my....blood anytime. Yeah, blood. Suck blood. Yeah.
I wanna see the flick. I'm a sucker for monsters, so hey, this is my thing.
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Looks good. More interested in Troy, but still. But the figures suck. Boy, do they suck.
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Yeah, I saw those figures at TRU. Looks like Va Helsing had his face repeatedly whacked with a hot frying pan. I dig the Frankenstein, but the other three are crimes against toy fandom.
They're from Jakks, so it's not like anyone's expectations from them were all that high. ;)
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Kind of looks like a more adult version of "Monster Squad", which is good IMO. I'll probably won't see it in theaters (or will late in its run if word of mouth is good) but will give it a shot on DVD.
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Mmmmm, they can suck my....blood anytime. Yeah, blood. Suck blood. Yeah.
I wanna see the flick. I'm a sucker for monsters, so hey, this is my thing.
Seriosuly, they are spice hottt!!!!!
They'll suck my blood anytime too, i love their eyes!! I wish my eyes were wicked like that, it is crazy!!
I havent seen the figures, i didnt know there were any!
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I'm am soooo seeing this. ;D
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Keep in mind it's from the director of The Mummy and Mummy Returns...
We must be cautious.
And I can personally vouch for the videogame being a disappointing, if pretty, ripoff of Devil May Cry.
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Opens this week, and the Mrs. and I are pretty excited to see this. Loads of action, famous villains, some interesting settings, good looking CG... Looking forward to this one opening up a good summer blockbuster season! We'll probably catch it this weekend. Anyone else planning on checking this out?
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I might be catching it late Sunday, because I'm going out of town for something I really don't want to do.
I found the second wave of figures, and they are much, much better than the first wave. I picked up a new version of VH hisself, Anna Valerious, and the Dracula beast, whom I think is the best in the line, as if ot was all that hard to be.
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I'm definately going to see this, friday night.
Man, ever since I was sitting on my ass, eating popcorn at my house, and seeing the Carl's Jr. Commercial and the vampire chick was flying around, woah!! :o Hotttt!!!!
Got to see this!
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alright I already know that I'm going to piss off a few people with this statement though it's not my intention rahter just my observations of the trailers.
I have seen about three different trailers for this movie and each one looks like ass. The CG looks it was done in flash by a 6 year old. I was waiting for the damn sponge monkeys from the rathergood website(i.e. quizno commercials) to come flying out during the castle scens. Is it me or have we just come to expect crap as the standard these days.
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Is it me or have we just come to expect crap as the standard these days.
I expect/accept crap Gary, but with lots of monsters! :P And if the Quizno's Sponge Monkets/Giant Turds are in this flick, even better! 8)
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Scott,
Why do I try ?
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Scott,
Why do I try ?
Nice!
Well everyone does have their opinions, I could see where you would say that statement though.
I am looking forward to it though, but CG really attracts me, on any film.
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My next door neighbor went to see this movie yesterday and he confirmed that the movie did indeed suck ass.
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I wen't to see VanHelsing, and I was impressed. The special effects were fun. The story was very good, and has some plot twists to keep you on your toes. Some things you might see coming a mile away, but some will make you say "What the...?" but all in all it was pretty fun.
It's good for what it is, a non-stop summer action film. :)
Kevin
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Well, we took in this masterpiece last night.
There's a really fun monster movie in there... somewhere. The 1st 20 minutes are great. The CG can be a bit dodgy at times, but it was to be expected, so fine. Lots of good depictions of the classic Uni monsters. The VH character looks cool and is stocked with some really clever monster hunting weapons.
But unfortunately in order to milk that out of it, you need to sift through 3 tons of bad, bad dialog, horribly miscast actors, horribly miscast actors acting at the level of a high school production of "Grease" and a groan inducing plot and action scenes. This is BAD.
I won't ruin the end of the movie for you (the filmmakers do a fine job of it on thier own) but in the last few scenes, you'll be asking yourself where the Ewoks are and why X-wings aren't streaking across the sky with fireworks. God, it's terrible.
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Saw it, loved it, want that hat.
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I dug it, though it could have used a few less faked accents.
And more Kate Beckinsale boobs.
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I just watched the film on Saturday, and thought it was the dumbest, worst movie ever! The CG was great, but the plot and acting to me totally sucked. Especially when those brides would cry like little bitches. I thought they were tough? Well I don't know, I hated it!
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I won't ruin the end of the movie for you (the filmmakers do a fine job of it on thier own) but in the last few scenes, you'll be asking yourself where the Ewoks are and why X-wings aren't streaking across the sky with fireworks. God, it's terrible.
Amen to that ::)
I took it in on Saturday but chose to digest it until now.
Jackman is wholly inappropriate in the role, probably mostly due to type casting now as Wolverine. I kept waiting for him to say I'm the best there is at what I do and pop out the claws (which sort of did happen towards the end - anyone else notice that peculiar sound effect?)
The monsters were nice and in the classic sense, good. Igor I found entertaining.
The CG left me wanting to be honest. A wee bit too much looked like some of the stuff in that animated blockbuster Anastasia (the followup to Bartok the Magnificent ;)). Hell, some of the plot seemed to come from that movie and certainly the CG baby vamps were pulled nearly directly from it.
Beckinsale is indeed hot and I really need to get Mrs. Bug dressing like that. I must admit I was completely unaware that spandex was present around the 19th century however. I liked the character, but thought they demeaned it by making her a wee tad emotional for someone supposedly dedicated to killing stuff.
I'm sad I wasted money seeing it in the theater, but the popcorn was good and I love that ketchup powder, not at all the same as the crap I buy in the store. Yum.
Stepped out of the theater into the first thunderstorm of the year. Ooh, spooky....not.
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Ketchup powder?
Is that easyer to ingest for the older folks? :-*
Kevin
Seriously, whats Ketchup powder?
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Sorry, probably a regional thing at best.
I'm sure you've been to stores that sell flavored popcorn? We have one up here called Kernels. They also sell the flavorings in packages like salt shakers that you shake out onto the popcorn to add the flavor. Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion, Dill Pickle, etc. Ketchup is my personal favorite.
Most of the big chain super theater places use the stuff directly from Kernels and the Ketchup tastes like crap. This other theater, smaller, older with less comfy seats has the original flavoring that tastes much, much better. I go watch all the movies I can there because of the ketchup flavored seasoning/powder.
As a twisted sidebar, ketchup flavored chips are a very regional thing. We have a small but substantial potato chip factory in Winnipeg called Old Dutch. They, like hostess, Lay's, etc. sell flavored chips. Ketchup chips are the number one seller in the Winnipeg market and nowhere else is at all close. Do understand that Winnipeg is a weird place though. You've seen me moan about winter that lasts forever. We are the five time defending slurpee consumption champions in the world. That's based on number of slurpees consumed per capita. Number two and three cities are Calgary and Detroit. [/useless trivia].
Liquid ketchup wouldn't be particularly prudent on popcorn in a movie theater. Punk. :)
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This was a popcorn movie, pure and simple. I saw it last night, and it was alright. Not the best thing I've ever seen, but not the worst either. I'm begining to like Kate Beckinsale more and more, that's for sure.
I kind of knew what to expect going into the movie. After all, this is the same director as "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns". Both were reasonably predictable and slightly campy. Is that bad? I'm not sure. I think that depends on your tastes. If you want to go to the movies and have some fun with something that's less than cerebral, then check it out.
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Send me some ketchup products, and I'll send you a jar of some good ol' American Spring Time H20!
Kevin
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Ok my wife and I watched this last night on Pay Per View....
Is there a backstory that I missed? Is Van Helsing a comic book or regular book type character that I was just unaware of?
I kept rewinding Tivo in a particular part to "Hear what they were saying" but it was really because of the wet shirt that KB was wearing. Then I got busted after the 5th rewind.
I went in with zero expectations (not my kind of movie, wife's choice) so I guess I wasn't let down.
I did catch the Wolverine homage though...about as subtle as the Toad/Darth Maul crossover in Xmen.
But seriously is this a Comic/Graphic Novel character or something?
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I kept rewinding Tivo in a particular part to "Hear what they were saying" but it was really because of the wet shirt that KB was wearing. Then I got busted after the 5th rewind.
Classic.
Van Helsing was the character from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel who was basically the nemesis of Dr. Frankenstein. But not quite like this. They kind of just took the name and made a new version of him for this film. He was in no way, shape, or form the same person in the original book. They definitely pumped him up and gave him a whole new look for the film. Of course, having a 60 year old doctor be the hero of the movie probably wouldn't have made the box office numbers that making Hugh Jackman the hero did, so I guess it was a good move for Hollywood to do it.
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Ok, well I guess that makes sense, my wife said..."I guess I'll just read the book" and I didn't know if it was a comic book or a real book, but basically it is neither....
He seemed kinda like the 19th century James Bond...but like you guys said a good popcorn movie.
They had the Popcorn Flavor packs at our local theaters back when the Special Editions were out and I mistakenly tried one (Ranch Flavor)...haven't seen them since.