Van Helsing

Just saw Van Helsing last Sunday. It was...well, how do I put it? Felt like watching another sequel of The Mummy. Only this time it's Hugh Jackman, instead of Brendan Fraser. Kate Beckinsale instead of Rachel Weisz. And it's Count Draculla instead of Imhotep. The action was good. One thing about this Stephen Sommers' movie...like it's predecessor it was damn good thriller. Every scary scene, I could feel the intensity. And the hair on the back of my neck started to rise. I remember I was holding the collar part of my t-shirt, ready to pull it up and hide.

But I also remember how buff Hugh Jackman is. Especially when he ripped his shirt, ready to turn into werewolf to kill Count Draculla. Wooooohooo! A feast for a woman's eyes. There are a lot of scenes showing Hugh Jackman's buff body. It's one of it's strong point I must say. But there aren't much...well, exposure other than that. The vampire brides wear these sexy outfit, but not too sexy. Kate Beckinsale wears this corset kind of outfit. The only exposure done are by the men of the story.

One notable performance is by Lord of the Ring's Faramir, David Wenham. It's a total turnaround from his role in the famous trilogy. David Wenham plays the role of Carl, the friar that follows Van Helsing to Transylvania. Carl provided the comic relief in most of the scene. He's clumsy, slow-witted, scared easily. But what fascinate me is that it's different role from Faramir. But David Wenham play it excellently. He did great. He made me laugh uncontrolably...a lot. Well, that happened maybe becoz I was comparing him the Faramir through out the movie. My fave scene is the one when Carl and Van Helsing are in Rome, under the cathedral. Carl is showing Van Helsing around, when he shows him a big batch of glyserine. He takes a drop on his finger, and throws it toward a bunch of barrels. The barrels explodes, surprising people. Carl appologizes, and when he turns around facing the camera he's wearing this thing (looks like a goggle or glasses, just like the one Johnny Depp wears in Sleepy Hollow) and it makes his eyes looks bigger. And that just hit me like...a lightning of tickles, and I laugh so hard! So hard, I have to hold myself back real hard not to laugh outloud (nobody's laughing...or at least what I remembered). Good job, David Wenham!

I didn't put this post on my other blog (Lemontee's Favorite Things). Despite I love David Wenham's performance in it, it's not that good overall. Especially the vampire part, it's a bit lame. Seriously. Totally lame. Even Queen of the Damned looks better than that.