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Important Question For Rad
May 9
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, 2004 at 9:40am
In the all-important quest for knowledge, how was Van Helsing?
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Re: Important Question For Rad
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May 9
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, 2004 at 12:09pm
I enjoyed it. We went Friday night. I went with Nick. He's 11 years old & gave it two "awesomes".
It won't win any awards, and I wasn't crazy about their casting for dracula. the vampireseses were hot. the theater was packed. i think they needed to "cook" the script a little more. It felt rushed, like all the details were not well thought out. The special effects were excellent.
my favorite is still francis ford coppola's "bram stoker's dracula":
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/
the book is also excellent.
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, 2004 at 12:32pm
I agree.
I'm new by the way, as if my RadNoobie status were not quite indicative enough
Bram Stoker's Dracula is based on literature and I think Coppola does a fine job of honoring that.
Van Helsing had more of a comic book feel and if that is what was expected upon walking into the theatre then the movie was money well spent.
If it was true horror being sought then disappointment was certain to ensue.
If nothing else, at least half of the film features a tight trousered, loosely coiffured Kate Beckinsale virtually bursting out of her bodice... and a man can't argue with that.
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Jun 18
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, 2004 at 12:52pm
Certainly not.
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Jun 18
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, 2004 at 11:23pm
Snakespit,
Now there's a neat name
Am curious...
... is it Snakes pit??
or
...Snake spit??
or
...both??
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, 2004 at 12:30pm
Neither, actually.
To make a very short story incredibly long, it's a nickname that was coined by a friend of mine that refers to my favorite writer, Williiam Shakespeare. In college I read him almost exclusively and my friends would rarely miss an opportunity to rag on me about it. I could scarcely spend an evening without hearing the words.."hah, d*ckhead's reading Snakespit again."
Perhaps not as cool as you expected, but nothing in life ever is right?
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, 2004 at 7:22pm
Bummer.
Raiders of the Lost Ark it's not...
... but close
BTW, you ACTUALLY understand Shakespeare?? WOW!
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, 2004 at 10:16am
Well sure...
If you strip away the language issue it's just like any other story (only some are much better).
The hardest part about Shakespeare is the format. I think he'd still be on the best seller list today if he'd written in narrative format versus writing dialog for plays.
Get a cliff's notes (to decode the anons and thithers) sometime and try one out.
You'll like it!
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Jun 23
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, 2004 at 5:04pm
I'll look for a Cliff's notes the next time I'm in a bookstore.
Bummer again, cuz now I can't ask you what Snake spit tastes like
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Jun 24
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, 2004 at 11:59am
Why do you assume that I don't know what it tastes like? Just because my user name is derived from a source different than you expected does not mean that I have no experience in serpent licking and/or serpent tasting now does it?
Perhaps my favorite past time is peeling rattlesnakes like bananas and running my tongue up and down the exposed muscle tissue pursuant to my taking the first delicious bite.
Perhaps I am such a conniseur of snake flesh that I have, in my kitchen, a special box where I keep my most savory snake roasting recipes.
Perhaps I can rattle off the subtle differences and nuances of the bodies and flavors of all snake salivas like an expert taster of fine wine.
You just never know.
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Re: Important Question For Rad
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Jun 24
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, 2004 at 12:31pm
Perhaps I should never assume anything about folks with exotic user names
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