Van Helsing [HD DVD]
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Movie Reviews of Van Helsing [HD DVD]
Movie Review: Action Packed Mystery and Horror with Jackman as Vampire Hunter
Summary: 5 Stars
The Vatican send occult warrior Van Helsing to Transylvannia to put an end to Count Dracula. Along the way, Van Helsing brings his sidekick Friar and meets a gypsy princess whose trying the break a 400 year old curse on her family. Van Helsing battles with holy water, blessed salts, and midevil weaponry against the dark lord who knows about Van Helsing's forgotten past as Gabriel (the same name as one of the Archangels) ... before a Werewolf bite overtakes the occult warrior into his own darkness. Jackman is great and one sees a bit of wolverine in his take of famed supernatural monster hunter Van Helsing.Movie Review: TERRIBLE!
Summary: 1 Stars
I watched the clock hoping that it would end quickly and put me out of my misery.
Complete disaster. I found myself laughing although it is certainly not intended as
a comedy. Jackman and Beckinsale must have gotten huge paydays to agree to be part
of this garbage. The acting is so bad, and the characters so undeveloped, that at the end,
you honestly don't care who wins or if they all die. You just want it to end. Even the CG
effects are poor when compared to other films of similar genre. Take my advice, save your
money, and just stick some needles under your fingernails instead to get the same amount
of enjoyment.
Movie Review: BOO!
Summary: 1 Stars
Leave it to hollywood to simultaneously mess up the wolf man, dracula, mr hyde and frankenstein. anybody that enjoyed these super villians in past films will hate this movie. yes it's that bad. however younger audiences will revel in the over done special effects that alone can not save this super hyped and poorly cast dredge of a film.Movie Review: The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen
Summary: 1 Stars
This is, hands down, the worst movie I have ever seen. I honestly don't even know where to begin... from the nonsensical plot, over-reliance on special effects, lack of chemistry, poor casting and a baffling amount of rope swinging (!). Don't waste your time.Movie Review: A fun film, not to be taken too seriously.
Summary: 4 Stars
Van Helsing is a cool movie. The detractors here seem to have one thing in common: they all like the old Dracula and Frankenstein movies from back in the 1930s. Perhaps they prefer that the horrible natures of these two things be taken a bit more seriously.
This movie is just fine the way that it is. There are many good special effects and the story is actually quite good. Anyone taking the show too seriously aren't really paying attention, though. It was clear to me from the opening scene with Mr. Hyde that Van Helsing was not going to be a serious movie. That was fine with me. I wouldn't mind if Hollywood tried to create a new and horrible Dracula story (they might surprise themselves if it is really good). But, as fantasy goes this was a well done show.
The James Bond comparison seems valid but I'd like to point out that there is nothing wrong with the James Bond formula. Why can't that work for a mild fantasy show? It is cliche, but these days cliche is hard to escape. Movies have gone over just about every theme and story line possible. There's not much new ground to cover.
What makes Van Helsing so cool, though, is that the varied story elements are combined into a unique idea that presents the audience with a mild but credible story. Dracula is determined to take over the world and only Van Helsing, under precise conditions, will be able to stop him. There is only one way to kill Dracula. Will Mr. Van Helsing be able to do so and yet return to himself?
This is a clever show but try not to take it too seriously and you will have some fun watching it.