More on Van Helsing

[erikred]

Right. In the establishing scene, when Van Helsing takes on Mr. Hyde, is it just me or are there significant references to Edgar Allen Poe going on here? The initial murder seemed taken directly from Murders in the Rue Morgue, and Hyde himself intones "The bells! The bells!" as the bells of Notre Dame send him reeling.

Of course, the entire movie was chock-full of horror references, so what do I expect, really?

By the bye, when Kate Beckinsale hits the werewolf Van Helsing with the antidote, and he rushes up and crushes her and then turns, holding her dead body in his arms and howls (howls), with the full moon framed in the window behind him-- that's when the audience burst out laughing. What a beautiful, delightfully over-the-top moment! I hope the other audiences Got It the same way we did.

There's a neato, non-spoilerific interview with the guy who's writing the comic book version of Van Helsing over at UGO.

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totally off topic of movie..

[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

(but, as I've lost your email addy again..) news from the past...
Went to Harmony Sweepstakes on Sat. night. Eric Freeman had another group in, Clockwork. Took first runner-up, incredible tight jazz harmonies. was uncertain it was him onstage, as remembered him being taller (but my scale was off, as their female vocalist is QUITE tall.) But first number? modern jazz/swing arrangement of "Inna Gadda da Vida." Was all, yeah, that's gotta be Freeman. :-) We should look up and go see them perform.

Re: totally off topic of movie..

[erikred.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, you know Tako's teaching/studying at Mill's, right? I went and saw him perform about a year and a half ago. I'm glad to hear that Freeman's still singing.

My email addy is my lj login at pacbell dot net. :)

Re: totally off topic of movie..

[ophymirage.livejournal.com]

He may have told me that - I ran into him and his two offspring (!!!) in a Target parking lot about 6 months ago, now? I was so agog at "Tako has kids" that not everything he told me sank in. ;-) I do remember that he spent some time studying opera at IU school of music - we apparently missed each other by about 3 months. :-)

Music must keep you looking young.. neither Freeman or Tako looked like they had aged a day. Well, Eric cut some of his hair off. but that was about it..