Nick Postagulous
Saturday, May 15, 2004
So, I saw the Vanpire Movie
To: TC
Subject: Actually, Van Helsing Rocked
Even after I pleaded with Alison, she still talked me into seeing the Vanpire movie.
Basically, this could be called Frankenstein's Monster vs Dracula, or Dracula vs The Werewolves, or whatever.
Many cornball things, yes, but I think the cheese comes out when you even mention any of the Universal monsters.
Hyde was very good, in the intro bit, and I turned to Alison and said that the intro bit was worth the price of admission.
Worst thing in the movie, definately, was the four year old boy who desperately wanted to leave but his total dumbass father wouldn't let him. "This is a sad movie." The kid literally ran out of the theater when one of the protagonists was set on fire.
DVD it. The big screen would be better really, but this is one of these movies that the audience seems to be the worst kind of riff raff. The amount of popcorn crunching was very irritating.
Great casting. Great Dracula. Excellent Dracula's multiple brides. Excellent Hyde. Adequate Bond-like HQ. Mediocre female sidekick. Great sets. Great wolfmen. Average villagers. Hilarious, to me, exploding vampire babies, but no one else laughed. Excellent Frankenstein's monster. Excellent final battle. Mediocre post final battle blah blah.
A high end, non-classic within it's genre.
