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Sam Kenobi
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PostSat May 08, 2004 12:24 pm    Van Helsing

Has anyone seen Van Helsing yet? I saw it last night, it was really awesome

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PostSat May 08, 2004 12:42 pm    

I saw it today, it was ok.

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PostSat May 08, 2004 4:45 pm    

I plan on seeing it later tonight. It looks really good


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PostSat May 08, 2004 7:33 pm    

i saw it last night

i didn't want to see it but i went as a family thing and u know

IT WAS GREAT!


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PostSat May 08, 2004 11:41 pm    

Just saw it tonight, it was ok, nothing special.


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PostMon May 10, 2004 10:34 am    

I think it looks excellent (might go this weekend) but I don't think it has gone down well with critics has it?

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PostMon May 10, 2004 10:44 am    

I'm going to see it at the weekend (hopefully)

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PostThu May 13, 2004 6:43 pm    

I saw it...and laughed my @$$ off through most of it.

CGI was uber great IMO...I mean the wearwolves and vampires were awesome....
BUt the acting was kinda below par...except for Dracula. Dracula was the saving grace of the movie.

The reason I laughed was that some parts that were apparently meant to be scarey just ended up coming off as goofy.

Definately worth seeing...I give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars...just because Dracula was awesome.


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PostThu May 13, 2004 7:00 pm    

OmnipotentMoonBabe wrote:

BUt the acting was kinda below par...except for Dracula. Dracula was the saving grace of the movie ...I give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars...just because Dracula was awesome.


Of course. that's because Richard Roxburgh is awesome at being evil. plus, if you've seen him in Moulin Rouge as the Duke, you can see he's quite well rounded in that field


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PostSat May 29, 2004 6:02 am    

Yeah, in Moulin Rouge he was kind of humorous as a bad guy. I saw Van Helsing the Monday before last. I loved it. I thought that the friar was hilarious, and Dracula was so cool.


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PostSun May 30, 2004 6:49 pm    

I liked the movie.

I'm not a big fan of CGI if I'm honest but even though there was a lot of it in this movie, I still enjoyed it.

It had some interesting moments, some great twists and plenty of entertainment which is what any good movie should provide.

I'd recommend it to anyone, even strangers on the street.


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PostSun Jun 06, 2004 6:05 am    

Hmmm...I thought it was OK but nothing special. Dracula was excellent but I didn't think it played like a horror movie - more of an action/adventure film. It had all the iconography but somehow none of it was scary...and that kinda took away the magic from the "monsters".

Amazing special effects though and I loved that first bit in Paris!


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PostSun Jun 06, 2004 1:21 pm    

I loved the fact that the movie was a tribute to the old classic horror films


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PostSun Jun 06, 2004 6:38 pm    

What about if they did a sequel? Who could Van Helsing take on?

How about The Invisible Man, a classic Universal villain? That would be an interesting contest, how would Van Helsing combat an invisible and ruthless man?

Or maybe he could fight a Mummy or a Creature From The Black Lagoon style-monster.

What do you think?


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PostSat Jun 19, 2004 10:52 pm    

I think that would be cool! And if they're having any doubts about making a sequel, I say they should!


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PostThu Jul 01, 2004 2:46 am    

Charlie, the kids and I went to see it last Friday. I wanted to see it but I feel asleep in the on post theatre. I know smack me know. I saw the end. I go back and see it. without falling asleep.

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PostTue Jul 06, 2004 5:29 am    

Take me with you. I would love to go see it again. Unfortunately for me, for some unbeknownst reason, my parents didn't like it all that much so there goes any chance I may have had at seeing it a second time.


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PostTue Jul 06, 2004 12:36 pm    

Gondor Girl wrote:
Take me with you. I would love to go see it again. Unfortunately for me, for some unbeknownst reason, my parents didn't like it all that much so there goes any chance I may have had at seeing it a second time.


I'll understand if you don't answer but how old are you?

The reason I ask is because I'm wondering whether you're old enough to see the movie yourself if your parents won't go.


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PostMon Jul 12, 2004 11:38 pm    

Umm...I hated Van Helsing...so much hype, and cool lookingness, then it just ended up being a crappy story, where there was like 2 things going on. Good movies have tons of people and tons of things going on.

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PostTue Jul 20, 2004 6:44 am    

Starfleet Dentist wrote:
Gondor Girl wrote:
Take me with you. I would love to go see it again. Unfortunately for me, for some unbeknownst reason, my parents didn't like it all that much so there goes any chance I may have had at seeing it a second time.


I'll understand if you don't answer but how old are you?

The reason I ask is because I'm wondering whether you're old enough to see the movie yourself if your parents won't go.


I'm fourteen, so I'm old enough, just my parents don't like the idea of my walking to the theater by myself.



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PostWed Jul 21, 2004 10:10 am    Re: Van Helsing

Triam_Paris wrote:
Has anyone seen Van Helsing yet? I saw it last night, it was really awesome


I loved this movie, it wasn't really what i expected but it turned out great. Good laughs, great villains, great effects and great story.



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