Disappointed

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2004)

Someone tell me what this has to do with Van Helsing?? As in, Professor Abraham Van Helsing, the character from Bram Stoker's Dracula? Since when is Van Helsing the angel Gabriel? And since when does Van Helsing cavort with gypsy princesses?? The writer of this movie perhaps failed to read the books from which he pulled several of these characters, or else just decided to butcher them without regard. This film made the same mistake as League of Unimpressive Actors (what I like to call that other movie...) in portraying Edward Hyde as a big ugly gorilla man in a top hat. Read the book, please, and try and stay true to it! And Dracula's offspring... Did someone feed the gremlins after midnight??? Did the wicked witch of the west let her monkies loose again??? I DO have something positive to say about this movie... Frankenstein's monster was portrayed wonderfully and respectfully to Mary Shelley's book. The werewolves were good and scary (they actually gave me nightmares, so kudos!) and the special effects were very well done.