View Poll Results: Van Helsing-a second viewing evaluation
Better than I remembered
13
18.06%
About the same
12
16.67%
Not great, but not horrible either
16
22.22%
This movie still sucks nuts!
31
43.06%
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Van Helsing-reactions after a second viewing
10-26-04, 07:46 AM
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Van Helsing-reactions after a second viewing
Okay, a lot of people thought the movie "sucked nuts" upon its initial release. Having a chance to see it again after theaters on DVD, I realized that it wasn't as great as I initially thought it was, but still very entertaining.
I was wondering if anybody here has more input after/if they got and viewed the DVD.
I was wondering if anybody here has more input after/if they got and viewed the DVD.
10-26-04, 07:58 AM
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DVD Talk Hero
How about an option for those of us that actually enjoyed it the first time around and still think it's a whole lot of fun? "About the same" just seems like it'll merge right into the votes of people who still think it was so-so or meh. Basically, it applies to the other options you listed.
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10-26-04, 10:39 AM
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DVD Talk Hero
Originally posted by Abelkems
I still think they tried to put too much into one movie. It wasn't a bad movie, just more suitable for a 13 year old than an adult.
I still think they tried to put too much into one movie. It wasn't a bad movie, just more suitable for a 13 year old than an adult.
The opening scene was very cool!
10-26-04, 08:40 PM
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DVD Talk Godfather
I enjoyed it a bit more watching it again. I was expecting something a little more serious when i saw it in theaters so left a bit let down (not uber dramatic serious, as i was expecting some slapstick, just not over the top weirdness from Dracula and Co.), but at home it was a good movie to have in the background.
10-26-04, 08:54 PM
#13
DVD Talk Hero
Didn't like it the first time, was unbearable the second time.
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10-27-04, 04:59 PM
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DVD Talk Godfather
Originally posted by Peep
Why buy it or even watch it again if you didn't like it the first time?
Why buy it or even watch it again if you didn't like it the first time?
10-31-04, 12:09 AM
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After another viewing while I was drinking vast amounts of alochol...why all the hate?
This movie is highly entertaining and while it isn't that great, it sure as hell isn't abysmal. Hugh Jackman does a great job of playing an action hero, and Roxburgh may ham up Dracula, but then again who hasn't done such a thing with the character? True, the last ten minutes might be stupid, but they don't ruin the the movie IMO. Dang, Kate is a hottie!
This movie is highly entertaining and while it isn't that great, it sure as hell isn't abysmal. Hugh Jackman does a great job of playing an action hero, and Roxburgh may ham up Dracula, but then again who hasn't done such a thing with the character? True, the last ten minutes might be stupid, but they don't ruin the the movie IMO. Dang, Kate is a hottie!
10-31-04, 12:38 AM
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Originally posted by Suprmallet
The movie was a fun summer matinee outing with the family. Nothing more, nothing less.
The movie was a fun summer matinee outing with the family. Nothing more, nothing less.
10-31-04, 09:35 AM
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Still sucks. The director, Stephen Sommers, had too much money and believed in the "it's just a dumb popcorn movie" excuse too much, resulting in a film with so much action and special effects that it became repetitive and boring. It's the same problem that The Mummy Returns had.
Good thing that Van Helsing majorly underperformed. Maybe this'll cause him to return to his The Mummy or Deep Rising style.. lots of action, but more evenly paced and with time spent on creating entertaining characters as well.
Good thing that Van Helsing majorly underperformed. Maybe this'll cause him to return to his The Mummy or Deep Rising style.. lots of action, but more evenly paced and with time spent on creating entertaining characters as well.
10-31-04, 01:22 PM
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Originally posted by Peep
Why buy it or even watch it again if you didn't like it the first time?
Why buy it or even watch it again if you didn't like it the first time?
I left the theater scratching my head when i saw the Fifth Element. It was so so. But then I watched it on video and it blew me away. I guess I just had something else on my mind the day that I saw it. It happens.
