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Feb 26 10 10:00 AM
Feb 26 10 10:47 AM
LCranston wrote: Even if the boobs & blood were removed there still isn't enough craft at work in this film to redeem it. If this is a children's film then it's a bad children's film.
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Feb 27 10 2:25 PM
Omega Man wrote: At the showing of The Wolfman the Mrs. & I attended, there was a couple who brought with them their two children -- neither older than seven. Couldn't believe it.
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Mar 1 10 9:49 PM
Joe Karlosi wrote: theuglyinsect wrote: I'll regret posting this, but I actually enjoyed Van Helsing. Another thing about Van Helsing that never seems to be fairly recognized is that the cinematography is genuinely beautiful and the art direction is spot on in terms of the beautiful gothic sets...be they digital or otherwise. That's one aspect of the film Sommers absolutely nailed.In regards to Sommer's first Mummy film- I though it was great. It was a big, fun b-movie and I really think Sommer's breathed new life into a franchise that was pretty stagnant.The ['40s Kharis] sequels, which I actually enjoy quite a bit, from a critical standpoint probably represent the lowest point of Universal horror films. So this was a franchise that was in need of re-inventing and I think Sommer's did a great job with the first film- it was equal parts adventure, action & horror with just a slight bit of levity and humor to balance everyting out. Whoa! Are you the same uglyinsect who ripped apart the new WOLF MAN and was so puzzled that many CHFBers liked it? Well, now at least I can better understand why!
theuglyinsect wrote: I'll regret posting this, but I actually enjoyed Van Helsing. Another thing about Van Helsing that never seems to be fairly recognized is that the cinematography is genuinely beautiful and the art direction is spot on in terms of the beautiful gothic sets...be they digital or otherwise. That's one aspect of the film Sommers absolutely nailed.In regards to Sommer's first Mummy film- I though it was great. It was a big, fun b-movie and I really think Sommer's breathed new life into a franchise that was pretty stagnant.The ['40s Kharis] sequels, which I actually enjoy quite a bit, from a critical standpoint probably represent the lowest point of Universal horror films. So this was a franchise that was in need of re-inventing and I think Sommer's did a great job with the first film- it was equal parts adventure, action & horror with just a slight bit of levity and humor to balance everyting out.
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Mar 2 10 12:58 AM
MyDarkSide wrote:And I vehemently disagree with you Ugly I and others in your camp over The Wolfman (2010)! It's the equivalent of the best of the Golden Age Universals! Simply great stuff that a true Monster Kid can recognize. Even better than JAWS! There, I wrote it!!!
Mar 2 10 3:52 PM
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Mar 3 10 1:23 PM
MyDarkSide wrote:Fill me up on fried and sugary foods with soft drinks and set me down in front of Van Helsing, and I still have a good time. I generally agree that Dracula is "all wrong" but watching the film strictly in the context of the time it has come out in, it works. To try to compare it to anything post-1970, why, you are just torturing yourself.It's a fun, mindless monster ride on crack.And I vehemently disagree with you Ugly I and others in your camp over The Wolfman (2010)! It's the equivalent of the best of the Golden Age Universals! Simply great stuff that a true Monster Kid can recognize. Even better than JAWS! There, I wrote it!!!
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Mar 3 10 3:08 PM
oldmanster wrote:You're certainly right about individual interpretations of "fun" films. I wouldn't categorize those based on just humor, however. Less tangible components include (for me), the pacing and exuberance of the story and the way (some or all of) the actors run with what they have. Another intangible is connection with the basic storyline. In contrast to Van Helsing, a film with recognizable issues that still is "fun" in my estimation (sometimes only when viewed with a less critical audience, like children or grandchildren), is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a film I really wanted to like, but found bereft of both tangible and intangible components.... Reed
Mar 9 10 4:12 PM
And I vehemently disagree with you Ugly I and others in your camp over The Wolfman (2010)! It's the equivalent of the best of the Golden Age Universals! Simply great stuff that a true Monster Kid can recognize. Even better than JAWS! There, I wrote it!!!
Mar 11 10 3:08 AM
Excuse me......You want me to do what with my what now?
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