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Van Helsing
May. 21st, 2004 02:55 pmWe saw Van Helsing last Sunday when we went down to Joisey to hang out with Cherie and Brian.
No it wasn't the best film I've seen, but the "worst movie EVER" comments I saw slung about by one person were grossly exaggerated. I mean, if Van Helsing is the worst movie you've ever seen, then you've led a pretty sheltered movie viewing life, there's worse stuff played on the Sci-Fi channel on a daily basis, and racks full of crappier movies at your local video store.
It had flaws, some gaping ones, but I still thought it was funny and entertaining overall. David Wenham (Faramir) as the friar had all the best lines and provided the comic relief. Hugh Jackman, eyecandy that he is, seemed a bit strained with his lines.
I think the movie suffered from what the second Mummy movie especially suffered from, Sommers trying to cram in way too much story when it wasn't strictly necessary. Having some of the extraneous crap cut out and having other bits expanded or changed might have served it better. Still, it was entertaining in that 'switch your mind off and don't think too deeply about it' way, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
I liked the end credits too. Yeah, I'm dorky that way. I enjoyed the end credits to the first Mummy movie too, the effects and the fonts and such. VH had interesting graphic effects in the credits. It's the webdesign geek in me.
No it wasn't the best film I've seen, but the "worst movie EVER" comments I saw slung about by one person were grossly exaggerated. I mean, if Van Helsing is the worst movie you've ever seen, then you've led a pretty sheltered movie viewing life, there's worse stuff played on the Sci-Fi channel on a daily basis, and racks full of crappier movies at your local video store.
It had flaws, some gaping ones, but I still thought it was funny and entertaining overall. David Wenham (Faramir) as the friar had all the best lines and provided the comic relief. Hugh Jackman, eyecandy that he is, seemed a bit strained with his lines.
I think the movie suffered from what the second Mummy movie especially suffered from, Sommers trying to cram in way too much story when it wasn't strictly necessary. Having some of the extraneous crap cut out and having other bits expanded or changed might have served it better. Still, it was entertaining in that 'switch your mind off and don't think too deeply about it' way, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
I liked the end credits too. Yeah, I'm dorky that way. I enjoyed the end credits to the first Mummy movie too, the effects and the fonts and such. VH had interesting graphic effects in the credits. It's the webdesign geek in me.
