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...

The first line in the "VAN HELSING" trailer! I've seen it twice now, online. If you want to see it, go HERE!
It looked better than I've been expecting it to, but the opening line made me
snigger. Usually hate it when characters go on about "their curse". Might actually be annoying to me if they overdo it in this film. Am keeping my hopes down, best way to go with movies like this. Anyway, it can't be worse than "Underworld".

111 days to go. ;)

Hey!
I'm back online! I've been settling in here in London, trying to adjust to my new surroundings. My mother came a long to have a look at the place and see how I liked it, dropped her of at the airport this morning, and now she's back home.
It was sad saying goodbye, but Camelia and I are sharing a room, and next week our two best friends are coming for a visit... and then we're gonna meet Elijah Wood & Sean Astin!! That's gonna rock.
I was at registration at school today... that was boring, the whole ordeal took a little over two hours, and that's not counting the one hour to get there and the one hour to get back. And on the way back there were these really annoying kids on the bus, I wanted to kill them, but Camelia handled it a bit better; We were sitting in our seats when these two little pricks come on board and sit behind us. It didn't take long before they started shooting small wet paper balls in the back of our heads. At first Camelia threatened to tell the driver and have them thrown off, this made one of them stop. The other continued, and we gave him a scolding as well. And this is how it ended:
Camelia: You know you're not gonna get a girl-friend behaving like that!?
Prick #1: I've already got one.
Me: Oh, poor girl!
Camelia: She's gonna break up with you real soon.
I know, it's not nice scolding young people, but considering that I was in a killing mood, they got of lucky.
After we got home and had gotten some food, Camelia and I went to the cinema to see "Underworld". My God, that movie sucked! Jeez, they had totally ripped off Matrix, Wolverine, Blade, Equilibrium, Star Trek and Final destination... so fucking sad. I almost fell asleep toward the end, and I never fall asleep when watching a movie!!!
So, go out and warn all of your friends! Do not throw away two hours of your life watching this kind of crap. (Might write a review later on.)
Will quit for today, am tired and I need my sleep.