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At first I liked bram Stoker is a good movie too. xD

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I just realized... Van Helsing sort of IS a B grade action/horror movie. So LoS is still drawing from B movies 

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I just realized... Van Helsing sort of IS a B grade action/horror movie. So LoS is still drawing from B movies 

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[DragonSlayr81]

I just realized... Van Helsing sort of IS a B grade action/horror movie. So LoS is still drawing from B movies 

Somewhat. It DID take itself more seriously, though(Van Helsin was very campy). I'm also lead to believe(as I'm sure others have draw this connection) that it's also taken some of it's inspiration from the Peter Jackson LotR movies. Particularly the overall "Dark Medieval Fantasy" bit(as well as the "epic sounding" music), and those movies aren't really B grade movies.

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Somewhat. It DID take itself more seriously, though(Van Helsin was very campy). I'm also lead to believe(as I'm sure others have draw this connection) that it's also taken some of it's inspiration from the Peter Jackson LotR movies. Particularly the overall "Dark Medieval Fantasy" bit(as well as the "epic sounding" music), and those movies aren't really B grade movies.

Well, LotR DID set a standard. it was the biggest thing when it was new, and every movie since has tried to be it.

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Well, LotR DID set a standard. it was the biggest thing when it was new, and every movie since has tried to be it.

This is exactly what happened when Star Wars first hit theaters. For it's time Star Wars had set the standard of epic science fiction at it's finest. Since that time almost every other Sci-fi movie has tried to emulate it, but many of the attempts were somewhat lackluster. Although some really good classics did come out because of the Star Wars' influential hype.

[Abnormal Freak]

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Well, LotR DID set a standard. it was the biggest thing when it was new, and every movie since has tried to be it.

Which is a shame since those movies are so fecking terrible. D:

[Abnormal Freak]

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Best phrase posted on this board.

[DragonSlayr81]

Well, LotR DID set a standard. it was the biggest thing when it was new, and every movie since has tried to be it.

Stuff like that is a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because honestly, I like that style of medieval fantasy, but it's a curse because it limits the artistic freedom. To bank on the LotR look, it hinders a lot of other ideas solely to capitalize on the "trend", which I've never been a supporter of.

That being said, I still believe that style in look is better fitting for a "type" of story/game. Castlevania, IMO, maybe not much. Then again, I never envisioned(my personal perception) the medieval CV's the look AS medieval as "Ye Olde Tolkien/D&D"-esque realm. If EA ever rebooted the Ultima series(instead of doing those crappy social games), the LotR look would be PERFECT for THAT. I think it was just easier for me to suspend my disbelief with CV(the early medieval ones) as being a melange of different styles, despite them taking place in the 1400s-1600s. I never had to question why Dracula, in the 15th through 17th centuries, was dressed like a nobleman of the early 20th century. That's just me, though.

[Shiroi Koumori]

Lords of Shadows replaces the Hollywood big budget movie directed by Paul W.S. Anderson we never got, and that's a blessing

Yup. But isn't the movie still somewhere in stuck in development? I just hope it is not resurrected.

Stuff like that is a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because honestly, I like that style of medieval fantasy, but it's a curse because it limits the artistic freedom. To bank on the LotR look, it hinders a lot of other ideas solely to capitalize on the "trend", which I've never been a supporter of.

That being said, I still believe that style in look is better fitting for a "type" of story/game. Castlevania, IMO, maybe not much. Then again, I never envisioned(my personal perception) the medieval CV's the look AS medieval as "Ye Olde Tolkien/D&D"-esque realm. If EA ever rebooted the Ultima series(instead of doing those crappy social games), the LotR look would be PERFECT for THAT. I think it was just easier for me to suspend my disbelief with CV(the early medieval ones) as being a melange of different styles, despite them taking place in the 1400s-1600s. I never had to question why Dracula, in the 15th through 17th centuries, was dressed like a nobleman of the early 20th century. That's just me, though.

He he he. LotR is the Star Wars of this era and whether you like it or not, it will stay as the standard until some other film creates a new standard.

I also suspend my beliefs when it comes to CV since it gets everything from horror movies and characters of different eras.

[TheouAegis]

Nice to know I'm not the only one that disliked LOTR. All my friends hate on me cuz I talk bad about LOTR. Jackson really did fuck it up, him and the scriptwriters. Hobbit is jacked too, but so far I'm liking Hobbit way more than I ever liked LOTR. Although I'm still furious they keep adding shit to the story that was never actually there.

[Phoenix7786]

At least SOME of the shit they're adding to Hobbit trilogy is canonical content from other shit like the appendix and unfinished tales.

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Nah. The current movie trend is Avatar. it popularized 3D and overuse of cgi

for the record I loved lotr

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[Mystic Myotis]

Nice to know I'm not the only one that disliked LOTR. All my friends hate on me cuz I talk bad about LOTR. Jackson really did fuck it up, him and the scriptwriters. Hobbit is jacked too, but so far I'm liking Hobbit way more than I ever liked LOTR. Although I'm still furious they keep adding shit to the story that was never actually there.

Omg you guys are my new favorite people.  I have gotten death threats because of my criticism of the LotR movies. People are nuts. >_>

I try to explain to them that almost every character was completely changed- they say it doesn't matter.  I try to explain that not only did they take tons of stuff out (I'm okay with cutting content so long as you don't...), but that they added tons of shit in- they say I'm nit-picking.