Although a short roll, Casper did well in this movie. He had less than a page worth of lines, and a total of 5 minutes screen time, but maybe that's all he needed. Overall the movie was a good script, it had it's creeps and haunts. Johnny Depp (Ichabod Crane) and Christina Ricci (Kristin Van Tassel) was well directed by the master of dark humour (Tim Burton). Only he can make a movie with such wit. This may teach you to mess with nature, or kharma.
B+.
This video release wasn't as bad as it seemed. The performance that Casper gave was quite amazing compared to other parts that he has had in the past. Doctor Stephen McCray (Van Dien) "...uncovers a sea of deception and a sinister plot of unspeakable evil. Co-starring Ernie Hudson and Bentley Mitchum, this adrenaline-drenched tale of greed and primal terror will feed your hunger for action and inspire a frenzy of nail biting suspense!" Who wrote this? Oh, dvdexpress.com. Well, it wasn't really like this, but someone was obviously REALLY excited.
B.
Straight to home media this horror-comedy adds a little B-class movie to Casper's list. It was quite entertaining and humerous. It just couldn't be a vampire movie without Udo Kier (Blade, Andy Warhol's Dracula). Kim Cattrall brought back so many memories of FOX's Big Trouble In Little China. Although, I am sure the budget for Trouble was higher.
C+.
Two centuries. Seven major disasters. One mysterious traveller was there for all of them. Now two reporters, played by Casper Van Dien and Catherine Bell, have discovered that the stranger is a tourist from the future who travels through time to experience history's greatest disasters. His next stop is today. And they must stop him before we're all history.
C-.
Who knew the Bible has a code for the destruction of the human race and earth. Isn't it a little strange that Bible thumpers are flocking to this movie? Hmmm, do they know something we don't? Was this PC to say? Well, either way I was quite surprised with the movie as a whole. But knowing the final code was a little useless wasn't it? We knew what was going to happen. Don't worry, I didn't tell you the ending.
B.
Casper is the perfect James Dean impersonator. He did an excellent job imitating our legendary rebel. From being a complete spoiled brat to the cool cat that he was, James Dean only made 3 movies. Although, the storyline was a little hard to follow. Maybe because I was hoping for something more I tended to tune out what the story was about. Never hitting wide-release, due to some legalities, it hit the Romance Channel February 08, 1999 just in time for Valentine's Day.
C.
Well, GOD-DAMN, doesn't he look fantastic in that teenie-weenie little loin cloth!?! This movie is packed with TOTAL eye candy. If you love Casper, you'll love him again, even if this movie was a little underachieved. If we remember a little ways back Brad Pitt was a shining new not too well known actor. Of course until
he got together with Gina Davis and his naked BUTT shot. Casper's day isn't too far from now. With movies coming, The Revenant, On The Border, Dream True and Cross Country this year, you WON'T miss Casper even if you blink.
As far as the movie goes, Tarzan could have done without the phony yell. With poor editing,
it was difficult to see the actual action scenes. The visual effects were obvious and the storyline was weak(what did you expect?). The positives are definitely Casper, sound and cinematography. It was beautiful, it made me want to be in South Africa. Don't get me wrong here, I LOVE Casper to death, but let's be real this is something more of a TV movie.
D.
Casper's first big budget flick. Unfortunately, some of us didn't
go out and support the camp. A group of highly-skilled intergalactic warriors are Earth's last defense against global domination and eradication. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris star in this sci-fi epic from director Paul Verhoeven ("Total Recall & Robocop"). With a scheduled release date of August 15, 1997, Starship Troopers was not ready. The visuals and editing were not ready.
Starship Troopers is a rip-roaring, gut-busting, head-slicing, techno-fascist futuristic
action flick. With the cast looking better than the boys from School Ties or White Squall,
but lacking the acting ability, remember this is supposed to be camp(duh!). It has the one-two
punch greater than any action flick this 1997. The sound and visuals are fantastic (Well worth the wait I might add). Of course, the cost of the visuals cost more than the production.
A-.
Boo! That was great a glimpse of Casper saying, "What's going on?"
F.
Aww, the kid brother I never had; and he got to be king! Did most TV actors start here? I don't know how many TV stars I saw. No other comments necessary.
D-.
You go Paula Barbieri! Why Casper?!?! I may ask this, but we all gotta start somehwere.
F.
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