One of the most disappointing films that I ever seen. It should have been fun. I like the Mummy films, the Universal Horror films, Hugh Jackman, and Kate Beckinsale. Those elements should add up to a good popcorn flick. Nope. It's just tedious.
There's just too much. Kitchen sink plot, and messy CGI. I caught that they were paying tribute to a bunch of monster movies, but they didn't have to try to pay tribute to every. Damned. One.
I'm watching it to the end. I saw the end before, and boy, is it hokey. I mean, who writes this stuff? Even bigger question--who in hell decides it's worth the $$$ to film it?
I haaaaaaaaaaaate the end of that movie. I hate all the endings of it. I hate the stupid howl, I hate the transformation back to a human and despite the fact that I understand the homage of having him, you know, almost fucking poor dead Kate, I find it *offensive*. And then the actual ending with the unbelieveably corny stupid lame dumb-ass faces in the sky, *agh*. Agh agh AGH. Such an incredibly, incredibly bad movie. And it could have been so *fun*.
I kind of suspect that the original script out there was not as bad as the end mess that hit the theatres. That happens a lot. The Catwoman film--which was also painfully bad--was rewritten about eight times, several of which were during filming. So what happens is there are a handful of moments in the movie where you can see what must have been elements of the original plot, and actually, it doesn't look *bad*. Certainly not in comparison to the train wreck that made it to the theatres. I think Van Helsing's got some of that too.
I just took a good look at your icon--is that from X-Men 3? I watched that yesterday. Not as big of a mess, but lacking, imho. Although I will say that watching Sir Ian McKellan running around in that Magneto costume is kinda special.
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Date: 2009-01-25 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-25 04:55 am (UTC)I'm watching it to the end. I saw the end before, and boy, is it hokey. I mean, who writes this stuff? Even bigger question--who in hell decides it's worth the $$$ to film it?
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Date: 2009-01-25 11:13 am (UTC)I kind of suspect that the original script out there was not as bad as the end mess that hit the theatres. That happens a lot. The Catwoman film--which was also painfully bad--was rewritten about eight times, several of which were during filming. So what happens is there are a handful of moments in the movie where you can see what must have been elements of the original plot, and actually, it doesn't look *bad*. Certainly not in comparison to the train wreck that made it to the theatres. I think Van Helsing's got some of that too.
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Date: 2009-01-25 01:13 pm (UTC)*g,d,r*
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