I only have to say one thing. D'Bo for president! :) On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > > I had to chuckle when reading about "Van Helsing". I despise the movie. I > was critiquing it the whole time phyllis and I watched it in the theatre: > the anachronistic rock soundtrack, the bad dialogue, Kate Beckinsdales (who > I think is hot as hell) with that horrible on-again-off-again accent, the > bad CGI, the stupid characters, the horrible camera work. It's the movie > that to me showcases the rather empty talent the director is, as he'd put > out barely passable fare with the Mummy movies > Funny thing is, my older brother--a big scifi fan himself--loves Van > Helsing. He is always trying to convince me that I'm too hard on it, and > make me change my opinion. He thinks I'm a bit of a hard ass in the way I > review and critique movies, saying I miss the fact that every movie has > things in it to like. We have different tastes. He tends to like things that > are a bit more fluff, fun, and visually striking. While I like those things, > i tend to focus more on good acting and realistic plots. For example, he > doesn't like the darker themes in the comic and animation worlds, while I > love them. At any rate, he's on me all the time about "Van Helsing", even > getting irritated when I repeat for the eleventy millionth time that I hate > it. > And don't get me started on his feelings about my indifference towards "The > Fifth Element"! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:41:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] BBC America brings back Van Helsing in Demons > > > > Though I still haven't forgiven the great Dr. Abraham Van Helsing for > allowing that awful movie with Hugh Jackman to be made about him -- or for > not showing up and killing the entire cast of the *Twilight* -- I'm > excited to catch his descendants on the new British import, *Demons*. > > A new horror series from the writers of past British hits *Hex* and * > Merlin*, > *Demons*<http://www.bbcamerica.com/video/index.jsp?bclid=27610373001&bctid=55969482001>features > Philip Glenister ( > *Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes*) as cold, stern American Rupert Galvin. The > yank must recruit the last descendant of Van Helsing to join forces with him > commit to life battling monsters -- before those monsters kill him. > > *Demons* unveils a world just out of humans' sight -- full of vampires and > other inhumans. (Insert joke about politicians here.) Luke Rutherford > (Christian Cooke) is the "everykid" teenager forced to come to terms with > the harsh reality that he's the direct descendant of the vampire-hunting Van > Helsing. > > To train Luke, Galvin calls on the beautiful, haunted Mina Harker (Zoe > Tapper), a blind concert pianist and authority on the beasts preying on > humanity. The creepy Father Simeon (Richard Wilson) is Luke's other teacher > on the lore behind his enemies. > > Looking at the pilot, I do wish the hero was a little older as I don't want > to see "Jim Henson's Van Helsing Babies." But, I'll give it a shot. > > *Demons* premieres Saturday, January 2, 10:00 p.m. on BBC America. > > > http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/12/20/bbc-america-brings-back-van-helsing-in-demons/ > > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
