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Van Helsing (2004)
Good...good...
This was one of the only horror films I have survived so far. If you were a huge fan of the Ring or Dark Water, this movie is NOT FOR YOU.
Basically, it was about Gabriel Van Helsing (Jackman). He goes to Transylvania and meets Anna Velarious (Beckinsale). They aren't exactly the most romantic couple in the entire world. Not enough flaming passion but they clicked pretty well.
Dracula's brides, I'd say, are the most impressive. The trio are cool and sexy and all that. And then suddenly, they become flying gargoyles from hell.
Dracula (Roxburgh) is not your typical vampire-bat. He can transform into a beast from hell with a 15-feet wingspan. It gave me a new perspective on him. Anyhow, Roxburgh did an excellent job in portraying the Count. Frankenstein (Hensley) is your typical Frankie. Green, flat headed, bolts... yada yada yada. He's this kind freak who wants 'to exist'.
Carl (Wenham) is Van Helsing's cute little sidekick. I say Wenham did a great job in playing this guy. I can't hear Carl's voice without cracking up like nuts.
What this story lacks, though, is a good plot. Other than that, I'd say it's good...
9/10.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
It's not as bad as people say..
This movie is...I guess you can say okay. It needs more humor, better acting skills (excluding Jude, Gwyneth, and Giovanni) and better effects. The story is about Polly Perkins (Paltrow). She is invited by some mysterious stranger to watch the Wizard of Oz. She is told by the doctor that some doctor named Totenkopf is planning to do some World of Tomorrow. Enter hottie Joe Sullivan (Law). He zooms in to fight the robots. And then when he returns to his base, Polly is waiting for him...blah blah blah. You have to watch the movie. What I think is that Kerry Conrad should re-write the movie and stuff. You know, remake it. And then we'll see...
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
i am so glad p. Jackson made a new version
i wont exactly recommend u 2 watch this movie. terrible acting. when gandalf was 'fighting' the balrog, he didn't shout, "you CANNOT pass." instead, he said rather flatly, "u cannot pass." and what is with legolas? when i first saw him, i thought it was a girl riding past. yuck. aragorn looks like some native American, boromir looks like a viking, gimli looks like the dwarfs from Disney's snow white. most of all, i was disappointed at the way they didn't show haldir and his bros leading them into lothlorien. the way they did the battle at helm's deep was a bit messy. and i think they should have used brighter colors. i couldn't tell who was who in the beginning. also, i couldn't tell the hobbits' apart. save for Sam. they gave him a dumb look tha separated him from the rest. the orcs? they have these white fangs sticking out of their mouths. it made them look like Dracula's assistant.
still, i will give this show 5/10 for the good effort.
Piao liang ma ma (2000)
A Beautiful Movie
OK. So the title Piao Liang Ma Ma means 'Beautiful Mother'. The show is about a single mother from the village living with her hearing-impaired son in the city. She struggles with his condition. Disabled children in China aren't exactly given the best of the best.
After an attempted rape on her by one of her employers, she deems that all men are..you know. BAD.
One day, her son manages to pronounce a word that he has been taking so long to learn. Her hope rises.
Well, I'm not gonna tell you the rest. You just have to watch the movie.
---Rating: 8/10
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
yuck
I expected Star Wars to be action packed. All I got was a sappy love story between to very lousy actors. There aren't enough scenes where the Jedis decapitate robots. The scene where they were fighting in the arena was disappointing. Seriously.
The story follows eighteen year old Anakin Skywalker as he becomes an accomplished Padawan. The Jedi Council wants Obi-Wan Kenobi and him to protect Padme (alias Senator Amidala). And then the story gets boring.
No offense but George Lucas either needs to find himself a new cast or he needs some directions in showing people how to act.
Peace.