The story of a bored individual...

I finally got to see "Van Helsing" last night, and I honestly don't know what to think. There was stuff I liked, and there was stuff I didn't like... I might have to say that this is my least favorite Hugh Jackman film.
Stephen Sommers has come a long way since his "Huck Finn" years, and I think he's become a little to fond of CGI effects. Now, you would expect effects from a movie such as this, but at some times I felt they were overdone.

Anyways, I don't expect people to like it to be honest, Camelia hated it, and I could feel that through the entire movie. Benedicte who had joined us seemed to like it though. Thing is, I went to that movie expecting it to suck major quantities of ass, and therefore got better than I expected. Camelia expected it to be fun, and was therefore disappointed. I won't be watching this film with first-timers, if they want to watch it, they'll have to seen it before. I often notice if people don't like films while we're watching them, and I would actually like to see it again in piece and quiet, just to see if I get a different perspective.

I've always had problems with movies where stuff mainly happen in the dark. Even the days in this movie is dark, and that usually brings me down. This movie uses mostly gray and dark gray tones, and I can't really remember anything brighter than that.

I liked the premise of the movie, and the idea behind it, I just don't feel like they realized it as well as they could. It's good as a homage to the old movies, but I'm not sure it does them justice.

Hugh Jackman delivered a great performance, as always.

I really liked David Wenham's character, just things he said and did. He's comic relief and good at it.

Kate Beckinsale... seriously... she does good, but I don't really see the point in her character being a woman other than being a love interest for Van Helsing, and saying "Oh, my God" as often as possible.

Richard Roxburgh, I'm not really sure what to think of him as Dracula, I had a hard time buying it to be honest.

In some ways this movie reminds me of "LXG", but the difference is that "Van Helsing" will probably end up in my DVD collection. Basically because of Hugh Jackman and David Wenham, and the fact that there were some sequences I liked, and some of the dialog was good.

The character of Van Helsing has quite a few things in common with Wolverine, which is probably another reason why I'll end up buying it. I alway like Hugh Jackman in parts like that, am just sad that the movie wasn't better.

Of my friends, I expect Isen might find it enjoyable for some of the same reasons I did. beluga  on the other hand... I expect she won't like it. Only time will tell.
Camelia claims she liked "Underworld" better, me on the other hand, think "Van Helsing" is a work of art compared to "Underworld". I also like it better than "Spiderman" and "The Hulk". Basically the winning points for me is that I liked some of the characters and bits and pieces here and there basically.

If you're able to enjoy a movie just because of one actor, you probably will like it, I had two actors to keep me occupied, so I got into it.

Tell me what you think, because I'm still not a hundred percent sure. The jury inside my head is hung on this one.

 

( Stuff from other reviews that I agree with. )

After reading ome of the reviews I see that some people are dissapionted by the ending, I liked it tho...

According to a press release, X2: X-Men United won for Best Comic Book Adaptation at the 2nd Annual SPACEYS, which honor the finest in science fiction and fantasy entertainment.
"X2" was up against American Splendor, Daredevil, The Hulk, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Hellboy star Ron Perlman presented the award, which was accepted by director Bryan Singer.
Visit the link above for more winners and details on the awards.

Another quiet day alone, while Camelia is at school. I really should be reading my books, but am afraid i'll fall asleep in the middle of a sentence. Will read after I'm a little more awake. Yeah, I know it's late, but I didn't get much sleep last night...

On Friday Camelia and I went to see "The Leauge of Extraordianry Gentlemen" or "LXG" as it's also called. it was fun, but far from extraordinary. We were entertained, and some of the cast members weren't that bad looking. Camelia has a thing for Stuard townsend, and I really enjoyed his character, so we were both satisfied. The movie is very simplistic, and runs out of steam before the end, but it has alot of great quotes, and that's always a plus in my book.

Sunday we went to see "Kill Bill, Volume 1." just to see what all the fuzz was about. We were both satisfied, and our bloodthirst quenched for a good month. ;P
It's a very bloody movie, and nothing for the weak of heart. Camelia turned away from the screen more than a couple of times. I'm not a big tarantion fan, just found out that "Reservoir Dogs" was enjoyable a couple of months ago...

Ah, the house staff is gonna have a meeting, gotta finish.
Till next time.

Hey people!
I come online to warn you all! Of a silent movie, that lasts for 3 hours and 10 minutes. It is a rasist piece of crap, named "Birth of a Nation". This movie celebrates the Ku Klux Klan as saviours of white man, and the arican-american community as violent.
They made us watch this movie at school, as a studie of various film techniques used in 1915 and in silent films. The movie was ground breaking with its use of technicues and various other things, but the whole thing just pissed me off.
Rasism, prejudice and intolerance usually piss me off, so I'm pretty amazed by myself that I actually sat and watched the entire thing... education... right

OK, that was last weeks movie, so I've had time to cool down, I don't really expect people to willingly go out and rent this, but I had to warn you anyway...

Today we saw "Blow out" a 80s movie with John Travolta, its an ok movie, that plays around with movie sounds and such. The ending was cheesy, but I found this film a little interesting when I had a theme to look after while watching it. I've seen it once before, but that was 5-7 years ago, so I couldn't ditch it.

I haven't really done too much lately. Camelia and I are going to the cinema tomorrow to see "The Leauge of Extraordinary Gentlemen". I'm pretty sure it'll suck, but it's worth a try. I'm just curious, and Camelia wants to see Stuart Townsend.
We're still considering seing "Cabin Fever", am gonna go see what they have to say about it on IMDB before we make a decision.

Catch you all later.
Have a nice weekend!