tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post6138436976749593925..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: BLOCKBUSTER HISTORY: FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERSTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-88923458442715704412015-09-01T18:30:12.931-05:002015-09-01T18:30:12.931-05:00God, this movie...
Though it was released in 2004,...God, this movie...<br />Though it was released in 2004, it STILL depresses me.<br />Not because the way it dropped a steaming load on the Uni monsters, but just that it's so...wrong, on SO many levels.<br />You covered it's problems well, so I won't say much more, but I can't really think of a single, recent film that shows the absolute worst of Hollywood group-think than this.Guy Callawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237807931893298891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-164812120836632362011-09-05T17:01:24.065-05:002011-09-05T17:01:24.065-05:00You have to wonder what he was doing in the 4-year...You have to wonder what he was doing in the 4-year gap between that and <i>Deep Rising</i> that made him change from family-friendly literary adaptations to stupid action pictures. I will confess to never having seen <i>Jungle Book</i>, nor his <i>Huckleberry Finn</i>.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-17514734446579208922011-09-05T03:22:37.236-05:002011-09-05T03:22:37.236-05:00"Put it another way: it's the already-lou..."Put it another way: it's the already-lousy House of Frankenstein as done up by a filmmaker whose idea of style is to make things as loud and busy as possible, whose absolutely best work ever is that same 1999 The Mummy"<br /><br />Sommers best movie is his version of the Jungle Book and don't just take my word for it; the flick which has 19 positive reviews to one negative at rotten tomatoes.<br /><br />http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1057637-jungle_book/Quadzilla99https://www.blogger.com/profile/01657101046192558544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-55488812114880146212011-06-25T18:52:04.924-05:002011-06-25T18:52:04.924-05:00Thanks, I enjoyed that. I do like to read a mercil...Thanks, I enjoyed that. I do like to read a merciless, withering commentary on what anyone with a quarter of a brain can see is a worthless imitation of the cinematic art that should be an embarrassment to everyone involved in producing it. It restores my faith in humanity.oddsockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078892855231328882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-25566999252016205772011-05-18T15:59:00.884-05:002011-05-18T15:59:00.884-05:00"and as of 2011 holds the record for having t..."and as of 2011 holds the record for having the largest gross of any vampire movie that's not a Twilight picture."<br /><br />I want you to tell me that is a lie and that you made it up as a belated April Fools joke. Make it untrue, Tim.<br /><br />That film was atrocious! I remember coming out of it actually HATING the actors (screw you, Beckinsale, and your pointless pointlessness in this movie and your stupid voice and your crappy outfit, and you Jackman, how could you DO this to me, man, after all the love we had with X-Men??). I remember one bit made me laugh: the werewolves. Awful CGI. That was one of the first times I realised I hated CGI too. CGI is only ever good when you don't notice it exists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-9067274537119892822011-05-17T09:14:36.759-05:002011-05-17T09:14:36.759-05:00Oh, don't worry, the impulse passed quickly. I...Oh, don't worry, the impulse passed quickly. I'll probably make a far less damaging choice, involving hookers, cocaine, or mozzarella sticks.Zev Valancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-38333424297043745582011-05-17T00:47:51.207-05:002011-05-17T00:47:51.207-05:00Double-check that again: Campbell is on Green Lant...Double-check that again: Campbell is on <i>Green Lantern</i>. I think you'll find Cap is in the hands of Joe "Wolfman" Johnston. Or Joe "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" Johnston, if you're feeling generous. And like <i>Honey, I Shrunk the Kids</i>.<br /><br />Zev: I wash my hands of whatever horrible decision you're about to make.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-79577690036791923822011-05-17T00:40:08.771-05:002011-05-17T00:40:08.771-05:00Whoops, made a mistake: it turns out that Marvel h...Whoops, made a mistake: it turns out that Marvel had the good sense to boot Sommers off of Cap USA, Martin Campbell is the one that took the reigns. Be thankful for small miracles.The.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746957245529915320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-57374278405545243012011-05-16T21:14:03.915-05:002011-05-16T21:14:03.915-05:00I think it speaks to the reasons for the film'...I think it speaks to the reasons for the film's success that, despite knowing that the movie is wretched, the phrase "steampunk megacrossbow" made me smile, and want to see the movie.<br /><br />Incidentally, Hensley won a Tony just before this film for playing Jud Fry in a revival of "Oklahoma!", which was based on a revival in London a few years before. In that production, Hensley also played Jud, opposite the Curley of...Hugh Jackman.Zev Valancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-20197292605073340632011-05-16T18:30:24.250-05:002011-05-16T18:30:24.250-05:00Hensley was probably the single best part of the m...Hensley was probably the single best part of the movie, truth be told, though the monster in this movie was very different from Brooks's - more like Mary Shelley's original moral philosopher isolated from humanity.<br /><br />In more important matters, the idea of a <i>Van Helsing</i> vs <i>LXG</i> face-off gives me a sick feeling in my gut like none other. I hate them both with all my heart, let's leave it at that.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-54693119758433790932011-05-16T18:00:23.360-05:002011-05-16T18:00:23.360-05:00Do you suppose it was ironic or merely telling tha...Do you suppose it was ironic or merely telling that Shuler Hensley, Sommers's Monster, was subsequently cast for the same role in the Broadway musical production of <i>Young Frankenstein?</i>Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-2584649972134394332011-05-16T17:10:31.417-05:002011-05-16T17:10:31.417-05:00Well, it's still better than LXG... I mean, th...Well, it's still better than LXG... I mean, that movie single-handedly killed Connery's career, while Backinsale, Jackman and Sommers all moved on to other things. I am extremely worried for Cap USA, however, as the trailer was pretty good until the "Directed by" credit came on-screen.The.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746957245529915320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-77396513494069997602011-05-16T10:54:33.117-05:002011-05-16T10:54:33.117-05:00Now I kind of wish I had picked a bad movie for yo...Now I kind of wish I had picked a bad movie for you to review since your critiques of shitty films are always delightful to read. I had totally forgotten about this movie. In fact, I think I forgot about it as soon as I exited the theater.nathanrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053222052139828840noreply@blogger.com