Page 1 of 2
VAN HELSING!
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 4:21 pm
by Tanya
Any of you guys seen the film yet, or are going to see it?
If so what you think about it / reviews?
0X -------> spose to be a vampire! LOL!!!
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 4:25 pm
by Meekon
Heard it's really bad - so I won't bother going to see it!
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 4:35 pm
by rabby
I was talked into going to see it, shouldn't have bothered. If you like Dracula, warewolves, vampires, Frankenstien and little goblin type thingies, then by all means, go see it.
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 4:51 pm
by Jagd
I haven't seen it, but apparantely the film is not very faithful to the real life Van Helsing.
Van Helsing was a real man who slayed Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and several werewolves in the 19th century. He is the reason there are no monsters nowadays.
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 7:56 pm
by CanadianHighlandFusilier
It's all about Kate Beckinsale.
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 8:22 pm
by Jason The Argonaut
Nothing to shout about really.
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 8:27 pm
by BenChug
Van Helsing was a movie that could have been great, but they blew the ending. They definatly romantised it, and he did some crazy hopping, jumping and skipping.
Posted: Fri 14 May, 2004 10:54 pm
by Seb
There was a real life Van Helsing???
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 12:55 am
by Cinder
Okay, the name Van Helsing comes from Bram Stokers book: Dracula.. (so no, van helsing is not real)
He wrote the story and named the main character, who kills Dracula Van Helsing.. actually, the full name is Abraham Van Halsing, Van Helsing being the surname.. but the movie never mentions Abraham. So it can't be too true to brams novel..
Oh, another interesting fact, Bram Stoker is actually called Abraham Stoker, he just shortened it to Bram.
I know so much about this as i used to live in cruden bay, bram stoker used to visit cruden bay alot, and he wrote the story while staying in the killie (the kilmarnock arms, a hotel on the "high street"). As a kid, we used to be terrified of slains castle, as it was said dracula stayed there..
..but that was all fictional and came from bram stokers novel.
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 1:43 am
by Meekon
I was told that Dracula is camp as anything in this movie - is this true? Is Dracula really just a misunderstood homosexual?
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 1:44 am
by Cinder
hmm, not really.. they just chose a really shite actor.
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 1:48 am
by Meekon
So I can't call Dracula a Gaylord?! Gutted!
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 1:50 am
by Cinder
you can call him a gaylord til the cows come home.. that ones up to you.
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 1:52 am
by Meekon
Brilliant! Dracula's a Gaylord!
Guess who's going to be sleeping with garlic and holy water tonight!!
Posted: Sat 15 May, 2004 4:07 am
by bootneck
Meekon wrote:
Guess who's going to be sleeping with garlic and holy water tonight!!
Meekon, on your first date?