Van Helsing
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J.R. Hudson
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Re: Van Helsing
Carpenter has been nothing but a disapointment over the years. I almost cant forgive him for 'Escape from LA'. Dude had the mad skills at one time but now puts out these lame attempts.
Carpenter has been nothing but a disapointment over the years. I almost cant forgive him for 'Escape from LA'. Dude had the mad skills at one time but now puts out these lame attempts.
Re: Van Helsing
I am willing to forgive all. No matter what came since, when he was in his prime he was genuis. He created the slasher genre with Halloween. AOP13, The Thing, EFNY, BTILC all are outstanding films. heheh i like those abbreviations. Yeah he dropped off, but that is like saying a great sportsman, wasnt great, because he tried to keep playing as he got older. In his prime he was the man.
I am willing to forgive all. No matter what came since, when he was in his prime he was genuis. He created the slasher genre with Halloween. AOP13, The Thing, EFNY, BTILC all are outstanding films. heheh i like those abbreviations. Yeah he dropped off, but that is like saying a great sportsman, wasnt great, because he tried to keep playing as he got older. In his prime he was the man.
Moonwind
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Re: Van Helsing
To me the saving grace of the entire film was David Wenham (such a departure from his Lord of the Rings role). His "comic relief" and take on "Q" from the Bond films was the best part of the whole film - and the only thing that kept me from turning it off halfway through.
To me the saving grace of the entire film was David Wenham (such a departure from his Lord of the Rings role). His "comic relief" and take on "Q" from the Bond films was the best part of the whole film - and the only thing that kept me from turning it off halfway through.
XCheck
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Oh - old thread resurrected.
You guys! Shame on you! This is where my dependence on dvxuser.com as a source of reliable information failed me
Because of this thread, I never checked out Van Helsing until I saw a portion of it last week on a fellow passenger's portable DVD player. I knew the film was partially shot in El Czecho, but I didn't realize that a lot of it was shot on a favourite castle of mine, named Pernstejn. I worked there as a tour guide back in 1981, and my wife and I took the whole party on our wedding day for a tour. We have a picture in front of that beautiful gothic gate that is the last fortified entry into the castle.
I found some shots on the net:
Sadly, part of the castle caught on fire this spring. None of the main tract got hurt, but the damage was about $5 million... If you ever go to Czech Rep., this is a definite treat for anyone interested in medieval times. It has probably the best preserved gothic and early renaissance fortification system in Central Europe.
Needless to say, I HAD to get a Van Helsing DVD :happy: . It was not as bad as I expected, but probably only because I was emotionally attached and paid more attention to shots including my favourite location than bad animation and continuity problems.
Oh - and Kate: HOT HOT HOT!
You guys! Shame on you! This is where my dependence on dvxuser.com as a source of reliable information failed me
Because of this thread, I never checked out Van Helsing until I saw a portion of it last week on a fellow passenger's portable DVD player. I knew the film was partially shot in El Czecho, but I didn't realize that a lot of it was shot on a favourite castle of mine, named Pernstejn. I worked there as a tour guide back in 1981, and my wife and I took the whole party on our wedding day for a tour. We have a picture in front of that beautiful gothic gate that is the last fortified entry into the castle.
I found some shots on the net:
Sadly, part of the castle caught on fire this spring. None of the main tract got hurt, but the damage was about $5 million... If you ever go to Czech Rep., this is a definite treat for anyone interested in medieval times. It has probably the best preserved gothic and early renaissance fortification system in Central Europe.
Needless to say, I HAD to get a Van Helsing DVD :happy: . It was not as bad as I expected, but probably only because I was emotionally attached and paid more attention to shots including my favourite location than bad animation and continuity problems.
Oh - and Kate: HOT HOT HOT!
J.R. Hudson
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Sorry XCheck
This film was so bad it hurt. That castle is amazing looking though. Sigh...
They don't make em like that anymore
This film was so bad it hurt. That castle is amazing looking though. Sigh...
They don't make em like that anymore
MattC
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I guess I'm the only one who liked it...
Of course I've never been a fan of "real" horror films so stuff like this I dig.
I'm also a big fan of Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein so that should tell you where I'm coming from.
XCzech, it seems every time I've been to Prague over the past five years they've been filming one movie or another there....
matt
Of course I've never been a fan of "real" horror films so stuff like this I dig.
I'm also a big fan of Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein so that should tell you where I'm coming from.
XCzech, it seems every time I've been to Prague over the past five years they've been filming one movie or another there....
matt
XCheck
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Heh! You haven't seen Rollerblade Killerbabes!Gills said:
I don't know... going into a film not expecting much, and knowing I was going to have fun, at least I was not disappointed. I admit, I have to see it again to actually 'see the film', rather than 'I know where they shot this', to actually say anything about the film itself. Also, judging the digital effects, they may not be a big deal on a tiny dvd player screen, while they may have sucked big time on a large screen.
Anyway - say whatever you want about the film, just don't touch my castle! It's the coolest film location in the entire damn world! :thumbsup:
I wanted to punch someone after seeing this. That's how bad it was. :angry:
XCheck
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This is almost as heated as any 'political' thread. :grin: I guess I am gonna watch it again tonight to make up my mind.MattC said:
MattC, I am with you... it was SUPPOSED to be cheesy, so what's the problem? Does anyone take vampire stories seriously? I guess the only thing that bothers me about films that are supposed to be "fluff fantasy" is that they shouldn't cost a gazillion bucks. Then again - reality is for free. Escape costs money.
It was terrible. Back to the Future is fluff fantasy, but it's also a great eighties film. There is such a thing as good fluff films, or rather good bad films. My biggest complaint was that it wasn't even really entertaining. Starship Troopers is fluff too, but it's entertaining.
I also didn't have a choice in seeing it, so that didn't help any. I felt ripped off. For 10.50 a movie you hope you're entertained.
I also didn't have a choice in seeing it, so that didn't help any. I felt ripped off. For 10.50 a movie you hope you're entertained.