Truly awful

Rating: 1/10 (6 May 2004)

This came out here today and it was one of the few movies I've ever been tempted to walk out on.
One of the worst aspects for me was the standard of the CGI stunts. Please please please, until the standard of CGI improves to the point where you can synthesize a realistic human being then either do the stunts with real people or drop them. I don't want to watch a cartoon figure leap about the screen.
Aside from that, the plot jumped all over the place, the sets looked like sets rather than real places and there were several points that inspired unintentional laughter e.g. almost anything with "the monster" and Van Helsing howling at the moon. I really wanted to laugh.
The director seems to think filming in low light and with very loud music creates atmosphere. Sorry but it takes a bit more than that.
A truly appalling film.