I've only seen a few minutes of this movie. I had to turn away before my eyes and ears started bleeding. This is rare for me, but I'll be listening to this one without watching the movie alongside. Welcome back!

Oh, they do a bit of Weisz swooning, if I recall correctly. It was just last night but it was late and I was sleepy. So, I forgets.

'scuse me lads, but it was Richard Roxbororoughghghg that married one of the witches, not the director... no?

/Z

I hadn't seen the movie before this. I was barely even watching it when I was listening to the comm. And by about the hour twenty mark I was ready to throw in the towel on the whole shabang.

Eesh.

And no, I have absolute zero desire to ever actually watch this movie...ever.

That's the biggest problem, yes. On top of that, I think it's really ugly visually, I actively dislike pretty much all the creature designs, costume choices, and cinematography. It all looks ultra fake and computery, like I'm watching a high school production of Van Helsing at times. This is basically the same approach Sommers had to Gi Joe, except where that approach works when its essentially a bunch of action figures and gadgets blowing each-other up Saturday morning cartoon style, this kind of tone absolutely does not jive with a gothic horror setting. I think this hobbles it from square one, because while the James Bond setup is sorta fun, I actually think it really doesn't work in a monster movie setting. This should be a deliberately paced, atmospheric horror movie, Van Helsing as played by Anthony Hopkins or Christopher Plummer, instead of an Indiana Jones style hero.

Can I just say, as I listen to this, that even as a friend of everyone, and someone who's been on a few times it is still an odd feeling to realize I just got name-checked on a podcast that gets disseminated to the entire internet.