I think you have to watch it, embracing the cheese, and that's when you realize that the cast and crew are embracing the cheese as well. Because it is cheesy. So cheesy it's silly. It's a silly, cheesy, funny movie.
See, I never got this. It felt like the cast and crew were trying to present a relatively serious action movie and failing horribly. If they were embracing the cheese, they were doing a good job of hiding it from me. Perhaps they were brushing a little to close too the cheese while passing it in the hall, occaisionally daring to share a brief touch when alone in a shadowed alcove, but they certainly weren't doing it shamelessly for all to see.
Up next for Somers (Van Helsing director) and his production company - Flash Gordan.
So maybe Van Helsing was a dry run, as without Queen they are in for trouble.
The following review of
Alexander,
by one kevinsworld25, is an excellent example of why reading the IMDB user comments is so entertaining.
This is the most beautiful film ever! If you enjoyed TROY, this is like a million times better. With much better acting especially from Jolie as Alexander's mother, I was surprised how good this film was after reading the negative reviews. Perhaps some people are just homophobic and hated the movie because of Alexander's sexuality. It was that bad. It was the best film ever. I's a war drama with great fight scenes and acting. I found the acting inspirational and only showed the talent each of the actors/ actress's carried.
Overall, I would say that this is now one of my most favorite films ever seen.
Isn't it encouraging? Don't you just want to see the heck out of this movie now?
It felt like the cast and crew were trying to present a relatively serious action movie and failing horribly.
That's how I felt. Parts of it were enjoyable, but on the whole, I was embarrassed for the movie. We did have fun snarking at it, though.
It felt like the cast and crew were trying to present a relatively serious action movie and failing horribly.
Based on what I knew before the movie started, I knew it wasn't supposed to be serious. I'm not sure precisely where I picked that up. Seeing as I was on the riff-tip already, scenes like the 007-homage fit very neatly into my expectations.
Alibelle, I don't remember shushing you, and I apologise. I was probably just concerned about hearing what was next.
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Why did no one warn me that this movie was so, so awful?
I distinctly remember saying at the time that anyone who doesn't like bad movies should pay matinee price and leave as soon as the film changes from black & white to color. MST3K fans, however, were best served by watching the whole thing in an audience that wouldn't mind their snarky comments.
Just came back from seeing "Finding Neverland". That's the most I cried in the theater since "Return of the King". Some of it felt awfully manipulative, but I bawled anyway. The young actor who played Peter (one of the boys of Kate Winslet's character, not the Peter in the play) was just extraordinary. He matched Johnny Depp every step of the way, and he couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 when they filmed this.
This is the first time I've noticed this, but Johnny Depp has obscenely long lashes.
Vonnie, the new People has an article about Depp, and it mentions that Depp was so impressed with the kid that now the kid is playing Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
This reminds me, I've been thinking of spending the next lazy rainy weekend watching a Van Helsing and Underworld double feature. I think they would go well together.
