"Those who delight in bad movies and enjoy producing their own unfilmed versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000 may gain a measure of semi-masochistic enjoyment out of Van Helsing . There are quite a few unintentionally funny moments, although the overall experience was too intensely painful for me to be able to advocate it as being "so bad, it's good."

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Source : Review of "Van Helsing", reelviews.net, 2004.

James Berardinelli

#Delight Quotes #May Quotes #Able Quotes

“Lampard fired straight through the middle of a non-existent wall.”
“I don't really believe in plans. They only change. My goal is simply to be able to make music and live life in this crazy, falling-apart world.”

Source : Source: music-illuminati.com
“In a recent dream, God revealed to me a door leading us into four new hopes that will prepare us to be like those who were healed and strengthened in hope and able to stand when the lightning bolt hit. We deal with these fissures of hopelessness by stepping into these new hopes. The four new hopes that I saw the Lord giving us in this time are: Hope for the Unseen, Hope Against Hope, Carefree Hope, and Childlike Hope.”
“It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading that we have an evil heart. This instead of being a valid apology, is the very ground of our condemnation.”

Source : Archibald Alexander (1857). “Practical Truths”
“Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man,”
“When you talk to people about the books that have meant a lot to them, it's usually books they read when they were younger because the books have this wonder in everyday things that isn't bogged down by excessively grown-up concerns or the need to be subtle or coy... when you read these books as an adult, it tends to bring back the sense of newness and discovery that I tend not to get from adult fiction.”
“A standing army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the liberties of the people. Such power should be watched with a jealous eye.”
“If I am lucky and find material that is interesting to me, I want to make it.”

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