Van Helsing

Pros: Hugh Jackman and Richard Roxburgh. Entertaining movie. Hugh showed some skin.
Cons: Not a lot of character development

I had been wanting to see Van Helsing for months. I like vampire movies and I like Hugh Jackman. I thought the previews looked interesting. I did something I rarely do, and saw the movie on opening day. The last few days haven’t been ...

Pros: Jackman in a loin cloth!
Cons: Some of the scenes with Drac's wives drug on a tad

Yes folks, the much awaited premier of Van Helsing was today at our local theater and of course, I was there. I'm a long time fan of the Dracula legends and his nemesis Van Helsing so I was very much looking forward to this release. I have to say ...

Pros: Some minor special effects...
Cons: Just about everything else...

The story is fairly simple. Van Helsing, who was raised by wolves… oh wait, no he was raised by a very secret society of priests that have an even more secret base of operations directly below Vatican City, has grown up with the knowledge that he ...

Pros: Kate Beckinsale's pants - that's it.
Cons: You can't give less than 1 star or I'd give zero stars.

Van Helsing (2004) If any movie could be a poster child for wretched excess. I can make a good case for Stephen Sommers’ Van Helsing. Van Helsing stars Hugh Jackman as the title character in a genre blending mishmash of tedium ...

Pros: Jackman and Beckinsale, the plot of chasing down monsters
Cons: the affinity for rope swinging, some terrible dialogue

At times there are action movies that come along when the only reason for the audience to come see them, is more for the special effects than for the story. Van Helsing is one of those movies, as it takes its audience for a ride of nonstop sequences ...

Pros: Nice acting, Kate is uberhot, CGI is amazing, very fast paced movie!
Cons: Not as much elaboration on the story or Van Helsing's past as there could've been.

First time ever going to the movies in Virginia, and it was a real banger. Van Helsing was the flavor of the week, and I was again whisked away to a more familiar place as the lights went down and the moon went up. Van Helsing is a ...

Pros: Jackman, Wenham and Roxburgh's acting
Cons: Gratuitously stupid script, mediocre special effects, achingly bad dialog

When I was a student I used to decompress between semesters by renting the stupidest, most mindless movies I could lay my hands on. The last thing I wanted was to be educated or enriched in any way, or to have to think about any weighty matters. I saw ...

Pros: Stephen Summers of Scorpion King wrote and directed the movie.
Cons: See review

The Gadget man {my Husband} and I went to the movies Sunday. He wanted to see what most men want an action packed movie. I wanted to see Bad Girl but we ended up at the doorway to Van Helsing. We settled in with our popcorn and coke and ...

Pros: Hugh and Kate look great in costume
Cons: Too much CGI, lame plot, too much style and no substance

Van Helsing would have been a lot better had it not borrowed so much from other, more superior, movies. It is from Stephen Sommers, who did the two Mummy movies, and stars Hugh Jackman and the recently married Kate Beckinsale. The title character is ...

Pros: Very few that I can think of. The stars are pretty.
Cons: The worst thing to ever happen to Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf-man

Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman are three of the most venerable characters in the history of cinema (and the first two are literary superstars as well). Stephen Sommers, the hack roller-coaster auteur behind the two Mummy films knows that. ...

Pros: Hot leads
Cons: Too long, predictable, cheesy, bad acting and writing, CGI overload

Yesterday I learned an important lesson: always bring ID to the movies. I had been planning to see Troy with my best friend, who is also an Epinions member. As we arrived at the theater, we realized that Troy was rated R, and, alas, we did ...

Pros: David Wenham, the scenery, mildly entertaining
Cons: I think Roxburgh and his harem even took a bite out of me.

It’s amazing what you can find when you’re flipping channels. Sometimes, you strike gold and find something captivating, and sometimes you find something that’s so bad you just have to watch it to see how bad it gets. This is especially true on ...

Pros: Pros: Jackman, story, special effects, awesome battle sequences
Cons: Some cheesy acting here and there, some questions not answered

I was a huge fan of the remade Mummy movies when they came out so when I heard that the same guy behind those was going to make a movie involving my other favorite movie monster, Dracula, I could hardly wait. But little did I know that a lot of ...

Pros: Many, many unintentionally funny moments
Cons: Poor directing and writing, excess special effects, insult to the intelligence of viewers

Sometimes, you can just smell that a movie is going to be really bad. Maybe its the legions of people telling you how bad it was when they saw it. Maybe the scores of negative reviews threaten you to shy away from the movie, screaming out, "Back! ...

Pros: It looks pretty. David Wenham.
Cons: Loud, obnoxious, talented cast left adrift.

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Pros: David Wenham, movie settles in as an action movie after 40 min.
Cons: Occasionally bad CGI, cheesy at first, major plot developments are predictable.

I finally had the chance to see Van Helsing, which took the horror genre and tried to revive it for the 21st century. Directed by Stephen Sommers of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, it seemed the director could not decide ...

Pros: If I think of one, I’ll e-mail each of you personally, I promise.
Cons: So many cons, so little time. See the review.

Head for the hills! Save yourselves $10.00! If you see Van Helsing coming your way, start running and don’t look back. The summer movie season is here, and it’s not a pretty picture. Really. Van Helsing takes one promising step out of the ...

Pros: Decent summertainment, at least as the first biggie of the season.
Cons: Very derivative. 20 minutes too long.

Van Helsing tells the story of the titular character (Hugh Jackman), who serves the Vatican as a sort of black ops agent whose missions are to eradicate various unrepentant monsters. His primary task here is to destroy the horrific triumvirate of ...

Pros: A Must-See Comedy
Cons: The year’s worst movie... and this isn’t even a close competition folks

Normally I try to see every summer blockbuster regardless of how bad the reviews are. Not so with Van Helsing. The rap was pretty bad, granted, but the very premise seemed so silly to me I decided this wasn’t worth my money. Plus I was ...

Pros: non-stop action, Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, special effects
Cons: episodic, some special effects, empty action and adventure

Stephen Sommers wrote, produced and directed this big budget (over $160 million) horror film. It has lots of problems that a big budget movie should not have. Most of the special effects were done with blue screen (chromakey) and computer graphics ...

Pros: The bit with the cow
Cons: The script and the soundtrack.

Van Helsing, a rather strange character. Originally, in Dracula by Bram Stoker, he was just a slightly bonkers ginger Dutch guy into cutting off chicks’ heads and stuffing their mouths with garlic. A hypnotist evangelist with a pocket full of Communion ...

Pros: Great fun from start to finish.
Cons: Some.

Right from the onset, it's obvious that Stephen Sommers never meant to set the cinematic world on fire when he wrote and directed Van Helsing. It is, however, quite obvious that he only wanted to provide audiences with a fun time at the movies, ...

Pros: Beckinsale is gorgeous, and Wenham is funny as Carl
Cons: Poorly written, and acted - Sommer's tries to make up for this with CGI excess.

As a monster hunter with a mission, Gabriel Van Helsing is a lonely man, and his secret work has left him more likely to be reviled than revered. He is dispatched to Transylvania by his masters at the Vatican to save the last two members of a dynasty ...

Pros: on the whole, on a rational level, a truly decent summer ride
Cons: Where noted. Sound mix I heard was awful. Anyone else have this problem?

VAN HELSING Cast overview, first billed only: Hugh Jackman .... Van Helsing Kate Beckinsale .... Anna Valerious (if I were a girl, I'd make Valerious my porno name) Richard Roxburgh .... Count Vladislaus Dracula (gesundheit) Shuler ...

Pros: impressive fighting sequences, excellent cinematography
Cons: not too impressive in the story department

Van Helsing is a frenetically-paced, action-filled film revolving mainly around the stories of five entities: the determined Anna, the eloquent Frankenstein’s monster, the ferocious Wolfman, the calculating Count ...

Pros: Jackman is fun, the score and Shuler Hensley are first-rate.
Cons: CGI, David Wenham and Richard Roxburgh are all subpar (among other things).

I admit it, when I first saw the first promotional images for Van Helsing roughly about 18 months ago, the film looked like a can't-miss proposition. Director Stephen Sommers, Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale and the Universal Monsters in the same movie? ...

Pros: Fast-paced action, effects, Dracula and Frankenstein, and the like.
Cons: Some inconsistencies and poor plot points.

I've seen quite a few mixed action-horror movies in my lifetime, all with the same formula of a lone dark hunter going over to fix up a town plagued by vicious monsters, especially zombies and vampires terrorizing the community. The last one I saw in ...

Pros: Quality acting, interesting story, new twists on old characters, great graphics and fast paced action.
Cons: The movie seemed a little too long.

Let me preface my review by saying I’m a movie fan, not a movie buff. I don’t memorize the directors or the producers of a flick. Like most people I go to the theater with an expectation. As long as that movie meets my expectations, it’s good ...

Pros: Great fun, great CGI, Hugh Jackman, great costumes, fun
Cons: Real script problems, a bit disjointed

I've read several other reviews of this movie and I had to stop and ask myself "Why did I enjoy this so much?" I looked at all the critisisms of this movie, and there are tons of them out there. But it was a surprise to me that there were. Not that ...

Pros: David Wenham, cinematography, costumes, brief humor.
Cons: Wooden performances due to feeble script. F/X Overload. Too long.

Universal Studios must have been overjoyed with the idea to re-introduce their classic horror catalogue to a younger contemporary audience via Steven Sommers 2004 Van Helsing . Yet, intoxicated on the modern absinthe (CGI) and plundered by a ...

Pros: Good production values, creepy monsters and effects.
Cons: Just too much of everything.

I'm a great fan of horror movies, especially those that pay homage to the 30's Black & White classics of Universal Studios (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man) and am a great admirer of Hugh Jackman. I also immensely enjoyed both of the ...

Pros: Great Fun
Cons: Not alot of depth

I've read several other reviews of this movie and I had to stop and ask myself "Why did I enjoy this so much?" I looked at all the critisisms of this movie, and there are tons of them out there. But it was a surprise to me that there were. Not that ...

Pros: a LOT of CGI monsters
Cons: the story promises a lot but never delivers, lame Drac

Tonight I decided to go to 2 dollar night at my local theater to see Van Helsing. It looked kind of interesting some cool action scenes with more monsters then I've seen since the last time I played Ca stlevania. I'll ...

Pros: Wenham, some action scenes, sense of humor.
Cons: Directorial confusion, the brides.

Van Helsing is a film difficult to review. I’ve spent days wondering how I’m supposed to start off this… review… about this movie, but I haven’t really come to a conclusion, so I’m just going to explain my difficulty with it before I start writing ...

Pros: Good FX
Cons: Bad story, dull acting, and bad lines.

Across Europe in the late 1880’s Van Helsing is name uttered with respect and fear. To some, Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman), is a saint who does the bidding of the church. To others he is a murderer and as such is a wanted man in many nations. ...

Pros: Graphics only.
Cons: Pretty but boring actors/actress don't appeal to me, Sommers.

**Note that the title have no relation to the movie Van Helsing. I was never much title-creative, so since it's the review that really counts, I decided to use my zoology vocabulary as titles. Go, zoology! I love mystical monsters. I loved ...

Pros: Fun, Just enough in the way of character, acting and plot to sell it.
Cons: Outrageous Special Effects, Weak character, plot and acting.

In my stack of reading material, I have three "Batman" graphic novels, the "Knightfall" series to be precise. I finally picked them up after years of debate because I liked the basic concept. As I understand it, the idea behind "Knightfall" is that ...

Pros: Special effects, Kate Beckinsale, action and eye-popping scenery
Cons: Hugh Jackman sort of dull, story line is B-movie standard

'Van Helsing’ is the opening salvo in the annual summer movie wars. A big noisy mess of a movie, ‘Van Helsing’ comes from writer/director Stephen Sommers who has made a career of re-engineering and re-working old B-movie action-serials like ...

Pros: Wenham and Roxburgh; half of the action; cinematography/CGI/stunts
Cons: other half of the action; too dark (hides action)

"Van Helsing" kicks off the summer movie season with so much action, I walked out of the theater with busted eardrums and a headache, instead of energy and vigor. I was none the wiser after watching over two hours of death-defying stunts, over-the-top ...

Pros: the chemistry between Jackman and Beckinsale.
Cons: Story went off in too many directions. Over-CGI'd.

OMG. Is there a more masculine handsome actor on screen than Hugh Jackman? Always a pleasure to watch. I was so looking forward to seeing his latest, Van Helsing. The poster ads of the dark mysterious adventurer was enough to make me drool. What a ...

Pros: Hugh Jackman, action sequences, first third of the film
Cons: the other two thirds of the film, fake looking CGI effects

Another summer season has come upon us at the box office with an infinite amount of major releases opening within its first few weeks all in an effort to gather as much coinage as they possibly can before Spider-Man 2 steamrolls its way into theaters. ...

Pros: Great effects and action do not overshadow brilliant acting by Beckinsale.
Cons: Nothing new here, no matter how enjoyable it may be.

I did not know a lot about Van Helsing before going to see it, and I was somewhat aprehensive. Although I am a huge fan of horror films, as well as of acisnce fiction and suspense pictures, I am NOT a fan of gore. There are many mordern classics ("Pulp ...

Pros: A fun filled romp at the movies.
Cons: Just a tad too long.

The hype surrounding the film VAN HELSING has been tremendous. First off we were given glimpses of the monsters to be included a while back online. Then we were bombarded with previews at nearly every movie showing. Add to that a special on the Sci Fi ...

Pros: Great-looking cast, action packed, wonderful and memorable monsters.
Cons: Pacing was too frantic. A rather skimpy plot.

Stephen Sommers scored it big with The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. All were action flicks with a central monster. So perhaps the director thought, hey, if one monster meant action and box-office hit, then a few more couldn't hurt! ...

Pros: Cinematography, direction and of course the monsters
Cons: Dracula's bride, some graphic scenes

Introduction By luck or by coincidence, I happened to be reading the classic Count Dracula sometime in last two months. I was enamoured by the characters in the book, especially that strong German Doctor Van Helsing. So, I jumped as soon as I ...

Pros: David Wenham's performance and a few action scenes
Cons: Poor script and acting; Over-the-top special effects

I love a good special effects movie as much as the next guy. But I also prefer to watch a movie with a half-decent script. Some good special effects and a good script make for a great day at the local bijou. But when you have over-the-top effects coupled ...

Pros: BIG BIG BIG special effects
Cons: tiny tiny tiny story

This past weekend I received two movies to watch, Neil Marshalls 'Dog Soldiers' and Stepehn Sommers 'Van Helsing'. Completely different films from different perspectives though both use werewolves in pivotal roles. One film seemed to have a microscopic ...

Pros: Interesting story, well-paced.
Cons: Dark setting the entire time, some poor computer animation.

My wife took me to see Van Helsing a couple of days ago, and honestly, I had no idea what to expect. I had seen some trailers and previews for the film, but had not paid much attention to what was actually being said about the movie. I knew that it ...

Pros: The trailers shown to advertise the movie and the special effects of the transformations.
Cons: The story and plot was not presented as well as it should have been.

If you enjoy movies, you may enjoy this film just because it's a big screen flick. The plot was okay but there were a lot of holes in the film. For starters, the film begins fairly well. The scene involving Mr. Hyde grabs your attention and gives you ...

Pros: Good special effects, lots of action
Cons: Minimal gore, plot holes, many divergences from early characters & stories.

Facts and stats Directed by Stephen Sommers; Starring Hugh Jackman (Van Helsing), Kate Beckinsale (Ana Valerious) Richard Roxburgh (Count Vladislaus Dracula) Kevin J. O’Connor (Igor),Alun Armstrong (Cardinal Jinette) David Wennham (Frair ...

Pros: Awesome visual effects, cool plotline
Cons: Some lagging moments

What do people expect in a monster movie? Blood? Guts? No! People expect suspense and action... which is exactly what "Van Helsing" delivers to its viewers. Abraham Van Helsing is a monster hunter... but not your average type. This monster ...

Pros: In most cinemas they'll let you leave before the end. If not, start a riot.
Cons: Oh God, where do I start?

(Quick warning: I do give away some of the plot in this review. Only the first 10 minutes or so, but since the plot runs out after the first 15 minutes of this over 2 hour film, I feel it only reasonable to warn you.) The film opens with a ...

Pros: a few endearing characters that are portrayed well by competent actors.
Cons: Pretty much everything else

Kris: God damned Dracula and Van Helsing to an eternity of Hell on earth, and tonight, Chris and I suffered along with them (well, at least for half of the movie). Straddling chaos and eye candy and mutantoid bat babies rose poignant moments, but ...

Pros: Action, Horror, Effects
Cons: Nothing

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Pros: Fun, stylish and fast.
Cons: Unoriginal and a bit silly frankly.

There is a great book by Nina Auerbach called “Our Vampires, Ourselves” where she sees our visions of vampires as versions of societies mores. What she would make of “Van Helsing” I don’t know. It’s a dark and gaudy boyish ...

Pros: Hugh Jackman!!!!!!Graphics and cool character settings.
Cons: You mean there are cons for this film?

Okay this review may not help many so I'm warning people. Well,,, I've been waiting for the film to head in town for about a month now and I figure after a crappy week I'd get the cash from my mother to go see it. Boy, twas worth it! Okay, the story ...

Pros: Absolutely stunning special effects with a storyline that has interesting "twists". Soundtrack excellent!
Cons: I'm afraid they spent the budget on special effects-left a few questions unanswered.

I got lucky! I got to see this in the movie theatre on the big screen and quite honestly, I'm extremely happy that I did! Just something about the big screen that lets you see things in such fine detail you wouldn't normally enjoy on a smaller screen. ...

Pros: Gorgeous babes. Superb cgi & visual effects. Edge-of-your-seat adventure. Scary & Exciting!
Cons: Requires "suspension of disbelief" - not just "unrealistic", but parts are down-right silly.

Are you looking for an insightful drama with in-depth character delineations, and historically accurate costuming? If so, then go rent "The Bostonians". Although Van Helsing won't give you the most realistic story-line ever written, what it will ...

Pros: Good action sequences. Pretty decent special affects.
Cons: Plot holes...lots of them. Shallow, uninspired characters.

Let's get the plot out of the way first. Dracula terrorizes a fear-stricken town and is planning to breed thousands of blood-suckers using Dr. Frankenstein's science. Here comes a hero (with a side kick, of course) that tries to defeat said villain. ...

Pros: Beckinsale, Jackman, visual effects.
Cons: Plot holes, below average dialog.

The first thing that I noticed about Van Helsing is that it is nothing like what I had expected. The second thing that I noticed about Van Helsing that it was actually good. Surprisingly NOT scary, surprisingly cheesy writing, but nevertheless, ...

Pros: Doesn't challenge you in any way. Hugh Jackman. Kate Beckinsale is hot.
Cons: Too much CGI. Kate Beckinsales performance. Hugh Jackman was better in X-Men.

'Van Helsing’ tries really, really hard. It has all the right ingredients, as well. It stars Hugh Jackman (a handsome male lead who is hot off of the success of the ‘X-Men’ franchise) and Kate Beckinsale (a hot female lead who is more than competant with ...

Pros: Hugh Jackman Growls....
Cons: ...if it smells like a dog - it is a dog

This review reveals major details about the movies plot Steve Sommers is a Director building a string of movies of nonsensical CGI wizardry with little else to boot - and I really had low expectations going into this after the disappointment of the ...

Pros: Nadda, nyet, none, zero, non...
Cons: What do you hate about movies? This one has them all...

When I saw the previews of this movie, I was seriously looking forward to see it. I have a pretty good knowledge of the story of Dracula, Frankenstein, etc, and was wondering what the latest Hollywood translation would bring. Well friends, Hollywood ...

Pros: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, CGI, most of the key performances.
Cons: pacing of many scenes, depiction of "Dracula" and "the Monster" aren't that scary.

"Van Helsing" is a retelling of the famed vampire hunter of the Bram Stoker novel "Dracula". However, it is more an action-adventure than a horror movie. Hugh Jackman plays the title character, who works for the Catholic church in this story, and is ...

Pros: Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale are nice to look at but that's about all.
Cons: Poor screen play, flat acting, stupid accents, bad computer generated monsters! Just rent the originals!

Overview I'm not known for long movie reviews unless I REALLY like a film, so let's cut to the chase: Van Helsing is yet one more remake of the classic Frankenstein's monster meets Dracula story. The movie in a few words: Poor ...

Pros: I saw a good preview while in the movie theatre.
Cons: the plot, the script, the fight scenes, the acting, the charactors.

Wow, i was waitin for this movie for sometime. Dont think i went to the movie already hating it, i had pretty high expectations for this movie. Man, i am stunned this movie even got 2/5 stars by ANYONE! i paid 10 dollars for this? I paid 10 bucks to ...

Pros: They found a role for a lesser LoTR actor
Cons: Previews are better than the film, not worth the money

After being a fan of gothic horror style video games as a youth, this game summoned back fond memories of titles such as Castlevania as well as childhood favorite movies such as Monster Squad. The amount of advertising spent promoting this movie wet ...

Pros: a lot of fun to watch in the theater.
Cons: Wish I owned it on DVD

It was a year ago I've seen this movie in the theater and it was during the Convergence Festival. (I wanted something to do on a Friday night, and been a few years since I've set foot in a theater.) I will go and say if you went to see this in the ...

Pros: action, special effects, plot
Cons: acting, lines, long scenes here and there

I am a huge fan of vampire movies, but this one was a stretch for me. I was disappointed with the acting talent and some of the lines were so corny that I lost track of the movie. Is it really that hard to make a good vampire movie? The plot was ...

Pros: Jackman's a hottie! Great religious ties.
Cons: Stoker fans should beware!

Not being an entirely huge fan of Dracula, and every other monster that seems to be in the same catagory, I was intrigued with Van Helsing. Not having ever heard the name Van Helsing, or reading Stoker's books on Vampires, I decided to take my chances. ...

Pros: Music, action, special effects
Cons: Cheesiness, plot, characters

I expected more out of this movie. Don't get me wrong, there was a lot IN this movie...but little of it had substance. We get great action scenes that are loads of fun to watch, with wonderful special effects and decent acting. But there is nothing new here. I saw nothing special about the legendary Van Helsing, nothing that we haven't seen in billions of protagonists already, especially in the emerging genre of comic book based movies.
This movie features a watered-down version of Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde (probably the exact same version we saw in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Likewise, this movie tries too hard and finds itself doing utterly cheesy things, with utterly terrible one-liners. It's fun, though. I will give it that. And the soundtrack is very cool, it keeps the action alive throughout. You might do a lot of groaning during this film, but I guarantee that you will not be bored.

Pros: Action packed from begening to end.
Cons: There really was no plcae at the end of the movie for a sequal!

Folks Van Helsing was made as all horror movies should have been, exciting! This was action packed and well done. The great thing about movies like these are there is no reason to spend a great lengthy time introducing charictars and spend more time for action! There was no slow part this was a seat rivitting to the very end! Plus you have to love where Frankenstien actually is the hero as well! The computer graphics are amazing! Wait 'till you see the warewolf. There really was no disapointment to this movie, and I was waiting for it! This was the movie of the summer! By the way for you singles this is a great date movie, my wife cringed into my arms several times during the show! Bottom line you have to see this movie and make sure you see it on the big screen! Van Helsing is the cross of Indiana Jones, Wild wild West, and all the classic horror movies.

Pros: Hugh Jackman is good eye candy
Cons: Dragged on too long

I could hardly wait until this movie came out on video. I love scary movies, especially vampire movies. This one however, did not live up to to the hype surrounding it. I think Hugh Jackman did a good job acting, as best you can in this type of movie. The graphics were great, and the special effects of the different changes between man and creature were fairly believable. The only problem I really had with this movie is that you never were really informed as to why all of these events were taking place. There was a brief history lesson in the beginning, and you basically had to try to catch any hints that were given along the way. I think it may have been a little too lengthly for my taste. A good vampire movie eventually runs out of story after a while. But, for good entertainment, and some hot Hugh Jackman, it is worth it.

Pros: Adventure, excitement, thrilling
Cons: The ending was good but a bit disappointing.

Van Helsing is a wonderful movie about a man who does not know who he is but he knows he is supposed to protect the world from vampires and Dr Jeckyll. Just read and you'll see for yourself.

This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time. It starts out with him chasing this huge giant, who we came to find out is Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. It goes from there leading into this amazing storyline of how he doesn't remember where he is from and doesn't know who he is but finds out that somehow he is connected with Count Dracula! It is a very exciting movie and I really hope that you all enjoy it as much as I have!!

Pros: Good effects
Cons: Acting wasn't great, story line not so great

I just watched Van Helsing over the weekend and I was pretty disappointed with the movie. After seeing several trailors, I really wanted to see this in theatres. But the movie was filled with a not so great story line, acting wasn't too great either and there was a lot of "cheesy" lines. The movie seemed to drag on at times and throughout the movie I began to lose interest. I ain't going to go into detail through the movie, just don't want to spoil anything. Overall the movie was okay, but just don't expect too high from watching this.

Pros: The special effects were good and some decent actions throughout the movie.
Cons: The acting was bad. The story line was simple.

Just saw the movie the other day. I was very dissappointed in the movie as a whole. The trailer made it to appear as it's the movie to see. The special effects were good and that was pretty much the only good thing out of the movie. The acting was substandard and the story line was simple. Van Helsing was raised by a "secret" society of monks (well, not so secret the way things were done in the movie) to hunt monsters. He was ordered to save Kate Beckinsale from the vampires ("woo, the hero comes in to save the pretty girl and mankind!"). The director tried to play this sexual chemistry between the hero (played by Hugh Jackman) and the pretty girl (Kate Beckinsale) and yet it was average at best. The hero and the pretty girl met the very first time and BOOM they are in love... where is that coming from and what happened to the middle part??? Not worth the full price of admission. Maybe a video/DVD movie night with friends and family.

Pros: Great production quality, costumes and settings were good, effects were great
Cons: Minimal character development, confusing overcomplicated plot, stereotypical monsters

This movie unfortunately fell victim to trying to include so many different monsters and legends that a complex and elaborate plot (that didn't make itself completely clear at times) was developed instead of a simple one that could have worked much better. While Van Helsing is not without some great scenes, like the first 5-10 minutes that are in black and white, most all of it has been done before in all the other monster movies throughout history. The main problem is that this movie borrows too frequently from currently established lore, while failing to be creative with developing new facets of the creatures portrayed. The most likely reason the monster lore was not expounded upon was simply because too much was included in the movie. No time was left to allow for unique characterization and was then forced to rely on the standard stereotypes. Also, Hugh Jackman never really shined, his performance came off dry and no memorable dialogue was developed. Overall, this movie had some great effects but fell short of its epic scope.

Pros: Great special effects, Hugh Jackman in a loincloth type thing.
Cons: A little too over the top, campy.

My husband and I are huge horror fans and when Van Helsing came out in the theaters, we had to go see it. I have a great love for classic horror (Dracula, The Wolf Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde).

I've got about as much good to say about this film as I do bad. While the acting wasn't spectacular, it wasn't awful. The special effects were quite good, but the campyness of the "brides" was a little much. Overall, it was a movie I would have paid to rent, but I'm wishing I hadn't gone to the theater for it.

Pros: Special effects Fast pace in many scenes great music
Cons: A little too much rope swinging

I saw this movie on the 7th of May and was pretty impressed. If you want a movie that will entertain and dazzle, this is a movie to see. Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale are a good match, and the effects of this movie are spectacular. I found myself thinking "wow" a bunch of times from the jaw- dropping cinematography. It's like Indiana Jones in Transylvania, and Jackman plays it well, with the beautiful Beckinsale showing that she is an actress with talent.

The only couple of cons I had in the movie is a little more character development was needed, and there is a lot of rope swinging.

Overall, if you are going to see this movie, then go in to the theater with the expectation to be entertained and amazed by the effects, but if you need to see a movie that has a very deep plot, there's slim pickins at the theater right now.

I'd recommend seeing this one.

Pros: Good story, great actors, hot Kate Beckinsale
Cons: Dracula movie which is not good as  the older Dracula movies.

Hugh Jackman was maybe not so popular when he filmed Van Helsing but now days he is very popular actor, he acted in many great movies. In Van Helsing hes also good, he have main role.