Van Helsing The Making of the Legend by StephenSommers, Henry C. Peden Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2004 by Harpercollins Entertainment ISBN-13: 978-0-00-718189-6, ISBN: 0-00-718189-2
"Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, Van Helsing is a stunning event movie which will reimagine gothic horror for a new 21st-century audience. A television spin-off series entitled Transylvania has already been announced for autumn 2004."
"It's 1937 and twelve-year-old Alex O'Connel is living in Egypt, looking for adventure. He doesn't expect the Scorpion King to rise from the dead in search of revenge!Includes three pages of fun facts about ancient Egypt!"
"In the 1920s, adventurer Rick O'Connell and librarian Evelyn Carnahan are searching for an Egyptian artifact when they inadvertently resurrect High Priest Imhotep, a powerful, malevolent mummy seeking revenge."
"Eines der immer wieder gerne propagierten Kino-Vorurteile lautet: Sequels sind grundsätzlich schlechter als das Original. Eine gewisse Wahrheit liegt natürlich schon in dieser Behauptung -- dafür sind die Produzenten viel zu schnell dabei, wenn es darum geht, einen großen Erfolg so weit wie möglich auszuschlachten --, aber eben nicht die ganze. Star Wars -- Das Imperium schlägt zurück und Indiana Jones und der Tempel des Todes sind nich ..."
"From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronicling both the mythology behind the films and offering behind-the-scenes insights into how the films were created. Unive ..."
"The ancient Egyptian monster returns to once again menace the world, in a novelization of the blockbuster sequel to The Mummy. Original. (A Universal Pictures film, written by Stephen Sommers, releasing Memorial Day weekend, starring Brendan Fraser & The Rock) (Horror)"
"In the 1920s, adventurer Rick O'Connell and librarian Evelyn Carnahan are searchingfor an Egyptian artifact when they inadvertently resurrect High Priest ..."
"Directed by Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy") and starring Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston ("Heroes") and Sienna Miller ("Stardust"), "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" explodes into cinemas on August 7, 2009. In this globe-spanning action adventure, an elite international unit of special operatives known as GI Joe, operating out of The Pit and led by General Hawk ("Quaid"), take on an evil organization, Cobra, led by the notorious arms dealer ..."
"Paperback. Pub Date :2008-10-24 Pages: 48 Language: English Publisher: Pearson This is the second exciting Mummy movie Ten years after their last battle with Imhotep. Evelyn and Rick OConnell are back in Egypt It is the Year of.. the Scorpion and people in Egypt are afraid. Somebody has to kill the Scorpion King. or the world will end."
"Contemporary / American English In Egypt Imhotep, High Priest of the Dead, stays in the ground for 3215 years. Then he wakes up from his half-life and he starts to kill. Evelyn works in a museum. Rick is a soldier. Can these very different people send Imhotep back to the dead - and also find love?"
"“When the bats fly low and night’s in the sky, Universal Studios are at their best.” That’s how a critic in the 1930s described the magic of Universal monster movie. This was a genre that the studio essentially invented - enabling it to survive and thrive–and that led to cinematic classics that continue to influence entertainment of all kinds.Now, from Universal itself, comes a lavishly illustrated book that provides the words and image ..."
Van Helsing(1st Edition) The Junior Novel by Carla Jablonski, StephenSommers Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2004 by Harperfestival ISBN-13: 978-0-06-058994-3, ISBN: 0-06-058994-9
"The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Dracula ... the one name they all fear is Van Helsing, legend ary monster hunter. A hero to some,#160;yet feared by many,#160;Van Helsing wages an epic battle to save all humankind from evil.#160;At his side is a beautiful princess, the last of her line.#160;Together they struggle to fulfill a centuries-old vow, but the stakes are high: eternal peace ... or joining the undead."
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"He tripped over Matt and fell on Alex. Behind him followed the heavy nurse and
several other people. "What's going on in here?" the nurse demanded. The big
orderly climbed off Matt. Matt was human again! But the orderly stared at the
slime ..."
"Ten years after the events of the first movie, the "Mummy" returns. This time in London, and once again, hero and heroine, Ricky and Evie O'Connell, now married, find their lives in danger once again. This is the junior novelization of the movie."
"Cleopatra's tomb has been discovered and the Germans are determined to rob it. It's 1937 and the Germans want to use the treasure to finance their global operations. But half-living mummies are trapped inside the tomb. Twelve-year-old Alex O'Connell knows what that means: trouble. If Alex doesn't stop the Germans, they'll ransack the temple -- and Cleopatra will never reach the spirit world. Will Alex get to the tomb in time?"
"Based on the universal studios major motion picture starring brendan fraser!Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke--but to British librarian Evelyn Carnarvon it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death. Leading Evelyn's expedition deep into the S ..."
"The Mummy is set to be the summer's coolest new monster movie, and this complete guide introduces the cast, finds out how the special effects were achieved and looks at the history behind the story."
"Based on the universal studios major motion picture starring brendan fraser!Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke--but to British librarian Evelyn Carnarvon it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death. Leading Evelyn's expedition deep into the S ..."
Spore(1st Edition) (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 9) by John Whitman, StephenSommers Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1998 by Skylark ISBN-13: 978-0-553-48639-1, ISBN: 0-553-48639-X
"Tash, Zak, and Uncle Hoole stop on the planet Ithor for supplies, including a mineral the Shroud needs for its engines. The mineral isn't available on Ithor, but one of the Ithorians knows where they can find it--on a mining colony in the middle of a space slug-filled asteroid belt. The journey to the colony is filled with many dangers. But nothing prepares Hoole, Tash, and Zak for what they meet when they reach their destination. An an ..."
Army of Terror(1st Edition) (Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear, Book 6) by John Whitman, StephenSommers Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1997 by Skylark ISBN-13: 978-0-553-48455-7, ISBN: 0-553-48455-9
"Hoole, Tash, Zak and Deevee head for Kiva, a dark world on the Outer Rim. Somehow, Hoole knows that is where Gog's laboratory lies. There, Tash and Zak will finally learn Hoole's terrible secret. And they'll come face-to-face with a horrifying new creature, the very first soldier in Gog's Army of Terror. The creature is a combination of every one of Gog's horrible experiments, and there is only one way to defeat him. Can Tash and Zak fi ..."
" Wer Shir Khan, dem gefürchteten Tiger des schwarzen Dschungels und Hüter des Dschungelgesetzes furchtlos ins Auge sehen kann, muss ein Tiger sein wie er. Diese Vision hat der kleine Mowgli in einem Traum, kurz bevor er bei einer Expedition in den Weiten des Urwaldes verloren geht. Schnell macht er sich seine gefährlichen Bewohner zu Freunden. Sieht man ihn gerade noch mit einem kleinen Bären und einem kleinen Wolf durch den hohen Farn ..."
"Egyptologist and general mess Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discovers a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, and so she hires rogue Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead her there. Once there, Evelyn accidentally unlocks the tomb of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a man who had been buried alive a couple of millennia ago with flesh-eating bugs as punishment for sleeping with the pharaoh's girlfriend. The ancient mummy is revived, and he is determined ..."
"Dem Hünen Mathayus und seinen beiden nicht minder mächtigen Begleitern sieht man schon aus weiter Ferne an, dass sie ihre Muskelmasse nicht im Stricknadelweitwurf erworben haben. Nein, Physiognomie, Habitus und Bewaffnung legen eine gewisse Nähe zu roherem Handwerk bedenklich nahe. Der naive Kinogänger könnte jetzt sagen, so sähen doch rechte antike Helden aus. Und wirft man einen Blick auf die Checkliste für altertümliche Helden, hakt ..."
"The year's biggest action-adventure is coming home… with a vengeance! Brendan Fraser and an all-star cast reunite with Stephen Sommers for explosive, non-stop thrills in "the ultimate rollercoaster movie ride!" (Seattle Post Intelligencer) An ancient legacy of terror is unleashed when the accursed mummy, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), is resurrected - along with a force even more powerful: The Scorpion King (The Rock). Now, as the fate of all ..."
"Eines der immer wieder gerne propagierten Kino-Vorurteile lautet: Sequels sind grundsätzlich schlechter als das Original. Eine gewisse Wahrheit liegt natürlich schon in dieser Behauptung -- dafür sind die Produzenten viel zu schnell dabei, wenn es darum geht, einen großen Erfolg so weit wie möglich auszuschlachten --, aber eben nicht die ganze. Star Wars -- Das Imperium schlägt zurück und Indiana Jones und der Tempel des Todes sind nich ..."
"If you're expecting bandaged-wrapped corpses and a lurching Boris Karloff-type villain, then you've come to the wrong movie. But if outrageous effects, a hunky hero, and some hearty laughs are what you're looking for, the 1999 version of The Mummy is spectacularly good fun. Yes, the critics called it "hokey," "cheesy," and "pallid." Well, the critics are unjust. Granted, the plot tends to stray, the acting is a bit of a stretch, and the ..."
" Die Mumie Wenn Sie eine in Bandagen gewickelte, herumtorkelnde Mumie vom Typus eines Boris-Karloff-Bösewichts zu sehen erwarten, haben Sie die falsche Kassette in den Videorekorder geschoben! Wenn Sie jedoch tolle Effekte, einen coolen Helden und einige wirklich gute Gags sehen möchten, wird Ihnen die 1999er-Version des Klassikers Die Mumie verdammt gut gefallen. Die Kritiken nannten den Film billig, wertlos und blass. Doch diese Bewer ..."
"Wenn Sie eine in Bandagen gewickelte, herumtorkelnde Mumie vom Typus eines Boris-Karloff-Bösewichts zu sehen erwarten, haben Sie die falsche Kassette in den Videorekorder geschoben! Wenn Sie jedoch tolle Effekte, einen coolen Helden und einige wirklich gute Gags sehen möchten, wird Ihnen die 1999er Version des Klassikers Die Mumie verdammt gut gefallen. Die Kritiken nannten den Film billig, wertlos und blass. Doch diese Bewertung ist un ..."
"From director Stephen Sommers (producer of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) comes an epic filled with intense action, incredible excitement and stunning special effects. Inspired by the timeless 1932 Universal horror film, this breathtaking journey unearths a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror. Follow two explorers (Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz) as they search for long-lost treasure in the sun-baked Egyptian desert. The time has c ..."
"Wie eine Achterbahn, die kurz davor ist, aus den Gleisen zu fliegen, bewegt sich Van Helsing mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit voran, ohne jemals langsamer zu werden. Autor/Regisseur Stephen Sommers, der schon mit Die Mumie und Die Mumie kehrt zurück Erfolge an den Kinokassen feiern konnte, plündert erneut das Monsterkabinett der Universal-Filmstudios und drückt mit dieser gigantischen 148 Millionen Dollar teuren Action-Abenteuer-Horror-Komödie ..."
"Wie eine Achterbahn, die kurz davor ist, aus den Gleisen zu fliegen, bewegt sich Van Helsing mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit voran, ohne jemals langsamer zu werden. Autor/Regisseur Stephen Sommers, der schon mit Die Mumie und Die Mumie kehrt zurück Erfolge an den Kinokassen feiern konnte, plündert erneut das Monsterkabinett der Universal-Filmstudios und drückt mit dieser gigantischen 148 Millionen Dollar teuren Action-Abenteuer-Horror-Komödie ..."
"Like a roller coaster ready to fly off its rails, Van Helsing rockets to maximum velocity and never slows down. Having earned blockbuster clout with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, writer-director Stephen Sommers once again plunders Universal's monster vault and pulls out all the stops for this mammoth $148-million action-adventure-horror-comedy, which opens (sans credits) with a terrific black-and-white prologue that pays homage to th ..."
"Combining thrilling adventure and cutting edge animation, Van Helsing: The London Assignment is the original prequel that unlocks the incredible story behind Van Helsing and Mr. Hyde. Deep in the heart of London, the demonic creature, Mr. Hyde, terrorizes the late-night streets in a haunting crime spree. With the city in a panic, the Knights of the Holy Order send Van Helsing into London with the mission of tracking down and capturing t ..."
"Dem Hünen Mathayus und seinen beiden nicht minder mächtigen Begleitern sieht man schon aus weiter Ferne an, dass sie ihre Muskelmasse nicht im Stricknadelweitwurf erworben haben. Nein, Physiognomie, Habitus und Bewaffnung legen eine gewisse Nähe zu roherem Handwerk bedenklich nahe. Der naive Kinogänger könnte jetzt sagen, so sähen doch rechte antike Helden aus. Und wirft man einen Blick auf die Checkliste für altertümliche Helden, hakt ..."