Van Helsing

[Tinker Gnome]

Those of you complaining about too much CGI are really showing your age.

I loved the movie and thought it was really cool.

 

[jasamcarl]

A fine review:

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Do not link sites which are not Grandmother-safe. You must know this; what in the world were you thinking?

~ Piratecat

 

[Dimwhit]

A fine review:

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I feel dumber having read just a part of that review.

 

[Crothian]

Wow, I read a line before I realized I didn't care what that reviewer had to say.

 

[jasamcarl]

Yeah, it's one of Filthy's more 'direct' reviews, but he really is great. Under all the profanity and blue collar outrage is a real voice which remains remarkably consistent. Having read him for years, I've gotten to the point where i can predict his rating to the nearest finger.

 

[buzzard]

I think I've figured out the real value of this sort of thread. It allows me to know which posters views I should value when I'm choosing a movie.

Now don't take this as a slam. It is merely an acknowledgement that I agree with some and disagree with others. Before I burn another seven bucks on a movie like this I'll check to see which people liked it. If that includes certain people, and excludes others, I will pass.

buzzard

 

[Kai Lord]

I think I've figured out the real value of this sort of thread. It allows me to know which posters views I should value when I'm choosing a movie.

Now don't take this as a slam.

I hear ya man. I've also noticed that the people on this thread and the other one ripping the movie apart the most are for the most part the exact same people I disagree with about nearly every movie. Of course that puts you in the esteemed company of Richard Roeper and Leonard Maltin, two other guys who if they say a movie's great, I know it'll suck, and if they say it sucks, its probably pretty sweet.

 

[Crothian]

Wow, Leonard Martin really hated this film. I disagree with some of the things he had to say and its obvious this movie was not aimed at him.

 

[Thanee]

..., but he really is great.

Maybe he should learn how to express himself?

I guess that review is supposed to be 'funny' while also showing his opinion.

Well he certainly succeeded in the latter, but not so in the first.

I couldn't care less about what this guy writes...

Maybe he should read some of his own complains... like 'noisy', 'uncharismatic', etc.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Piratecat]

Jasamcarl, posting links like that (ie profanity) is enough to get a person booted for a week. Don't do so again, please. You have 1500 posts and have been here for years; what the heck made you think that this was a good idea, or even close to permissable?

It's the same reason I never link reviews by Mister Cranky, who's often pretty funny but definitely not Grandma-friendly.

Email me if you want to discuss this in more detail.