Just Ok

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2004)

A bit too fantasy, but a few good tributes. There is some homage to a couple of Frankenstien movies, and Christopher Lee vampier movies. I did not mind some of this film, and some of the story, but this movie gets dorkey like Harry Ptter, The Matrix, and Lord of the Rings. I like the pace of this film, very fast like the Dawn of the Dead remake. When I compare Van Helsing to the Dawn remake the story becomes fantasy/dork and lose a bit of the grit or realism that scares me from the Dawn of the Dead or Chainsaw remake. This is a good rental, but a little too over explained story line. Should of keep one guessing, and a little more nastier, instead of shocking. Remind me of the Batman movie, I mean Batman one from 89. The effects were ok. Too many by the number type film out like this, but better than others 6 out of 10