Cringe Can be Fun

The day after Halloween, Nicole and I watched Van Helsing. I told her that it was one of two movies that I was embarrassed to admit the I like. 

To which she replied, "why would you be embarrassed? It's Hugh Jackman!" 

I couldn't argue with that statement. But I said, "some of the scenes are so cringey." 

She said that cringey is good sometimes. 

So we watched the movie, enjoying the interactions between the three heroes (they're a fun team) and laughing at the cringey parts. Like poor Velkan. 

I said, "Movies look like they can really fun to make. But then there's this poor guy who has to writhe around in agony." 

"He's like that in most of the movie!" Nicole exclaimed. It's true. Poor Velkan must have had to do a lot of that during all the takes. 

I told Nicole some random facts. Like how the original character of Van Helsing, in Dracula, was an old professor. And how the Frankenstein monster tried so hard to be good, but everyone treated him so bad that he eventually did become a monster. And I mentioned other movies some of the actors were in (Like Faramir, which blew Nicole's mind). When I watch all these bonus features, I start spouting commentary when I watch a movie with someone. 

 

I said the baby vampires were "Goo Balloons." And then felt very proud of myself for coming up with that phrase. Because they fly around, and pop, and are full of goo.