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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 8:03:20 GMT -5
Two points of dispution (if that's a word) there Drew: 1. The vampires were out during the day because it was a cloudy day. If you remember the scene well, the vampires had to hide a few times because the sun came out from between the clouds. So, they were actually taking a severe risk by coming out on even the cloudiest of days. This also means that there was no connection to the ideas in Bram's original novel. 2. A "Full Moon" is one in which the Moon is receiving enough light from the sun (unblocked by the Earth) to have about 50% of it's surface alight. You CAN have a full moon during the day under the right circumstances, just as you can see the moon on any day if you look hard enough and it is in the right place in your hemisphere, night time is not a requirement. So as much as it pains me to say so, they got that part right. Hey, why didn't other werewolf movies think of that??? Otherwise good review overall, you hit on alot of points that I missed and added some great pop-culturual references (Gollum, yes!). Keep up the good work!  By the way, don't feel bad about this, I still even get Justin nowadays (J, "Bouncing happy stars"? Interesting, nice coverup!;D). Call me anal, call me a stickler for detail, but for some reason I feel this need to have things always be as accurate as possible.  |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 8:03:53 GMT -5
WOOHOO! I just realized I'm now a Ghostbuster, boo yah!
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Jun 24, 2004 9:20:57 GMT -5
1. The vampires were out during the day because it was a cloudy day. If you remember the scene well, the vampires had to hide a few times because the sun came out from between the clouds. So, they were actually taking a severe risk by coming out on even the cloudiest of days. This also means that there was no connection to the ideas in Bram's original novel. Yeah, I did notice that... my line of thinking was: 1) There's no reason anyone would take that risk; weather being as unpredictable as it is, there's no way to tell exactly when clouds would be covering the sun and it's "safe" to come out (they certainly didn't seem to have the control over the weather Bram gave Dracula); and if there was, it'd be pretty darn stupid of them to spend 10 minutes circling aimlessly and playing around like they did, rather than completing their mission as quickly as possible and getting out of potential harm's way; and 2) As any beachgoer knows, you're actually exposed to MORE sunlight on cloudy, rainy days, thanks to it reflecting off of the moisture in the clouds and being magnified; you'll get a worse sunburn on a partially cloudy day than you would on a perfectly clear one. The Brides would've been crispy-fried quicker than you could say, "This is not a good movie." 2. A "Full Moon" is one in which the Moon is receiving enough light from the sun (unblocked by the Earth) to have about 50% of it's surface alight. You CAN have a full moon during the day under the right circumstances, just as you can see the moon on any day if you look hard enough and it is in the right place in your hemisphere, night time is not a requirement. So as much as it pains me to say so, they got that part right. Hey, why didn't other werewolf movies think of that??? Good question. If they were really going for that line of thinking, though, I think they might've mentioned it in the film, at least in passing. And thanks for the kind words! My next lesson to learn: the value of brevity. -D |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 9:27:07 GMT -5
You got most of that absoultelty correct, they shouldn't have been acting they way they were, but then again it WAS a crappy movie overall. However as far as the rainy day thing goes, maybe vampires are only harmed by the 'mystical' power of direct sunlight, in the same way that werewolves need a FULL moon's rays to transform rather than any old moonlight? ;D
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 9:36:51 GMT -5
By the way, forget this 'lesson' on brevity, write long complex reviews, they are far more interesting trust me. If you don't take the time to explain your opinion, you end up writing crap like this. ;D |
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Post by PoolMan on Jun 24, 2004 12:26:54 GMT -5
Jeez, Bladestarr, it's his first review!  |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 12:28:14 GMT -5
Heh okay, okay, I'll back off... for NOW muahahahahaaaaa! ;D You're NEXT Pooly!  |
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Post by Lissa on Jun 24, 2004 13:04:45 GMT -5
You got most of that absoultelty correct, they shouldn't have been acting they way they were, but then again it WAS a crappy movie overall. ACTING? You're using the word "acting" in conjunction with Dracula's brides in Van Helsing? Shame on you. |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 14:45:59 GMT -5
HEEHEE! ;D
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Post by DocD83 on Jun 24, 2004 15:51:15 GMT -5
No it isn't. A full moon is one where the entire disk of the moon is illuminated when viewed from earth.
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 15:53:52 GMT -5
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Post by pfrsue on Jun 24, 2004 16:20:14 GMT -5
Can I just break in on the astronomy lesson and whatnot to say great job, Drew! Awesome review. Sue Hmm... Drew... Review... Sue... I feel more poetry coming on. Must stop poetry. |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 24, 2004 16:22:22 GMT -5
Drew and Sue, you do great reviews while tying your shoes and doing the Dew! ;D
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Post by DocD83 on Jun 24, 2004 17:07:20 GMT -5
I should probably read the review before I nitpick too much...eh, whatever. Anyway, a 50% illumination of the moon (that is, when there's no obstruction of the sunlight hitting it and the illumination is limited only by geometry) can occur at other times than the "full moon." Especially when the moon is to the side of the earth, where indeed 50% is illuminated but you can only see 25%. www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/java/MoonPhase.htmlSet it to 0.25. |
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Post by Lissa on Jun 24, 2004 18:16:30 GMT -5
A full moon is when you pull your pants ALL the way down, instead of only partway.
Sheesh. Honestly people, use your heads.
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