howdy Dracula, meet van helsing

Rating: 9/10 (8 December 2006)

it is very cold outside and there is a Wanning Gibbous moon in the sky. The moon started low and now van helsing has come on out of nowhere. So I have grabbed my emergency box of candy coated raisins, made some popcorn and hot chocolate, and opened a pack of oreos. The time is at hands, heated blanket on, lights out, camera, action, oh my! I find this movie to be excellent mainly because my expectations were so low in the first place. So, it has transcended into a pleasant surprise! Kate Beckinsale has captured my heart once and for all with her seductive independence and quite capable acting talents. Kate is not at all overshadowed by the great Van Helsing, AKA Hugh Jackman, who I thought did a pretty good wolverine in X-Men. Shuler Hensley played a quite remarkable Frankenstein's monster, slow primitive but with a college education, Boris Karloff would be impressed. Yep, that Stephen Sommers is something else besides a talented, perhaps genius? I like the concept of sheriff of vatican city. like Robin hood but this of course is obvious. The reference scene to 007 and Q was a nice surprise and kinda cute as well as entertaining and funny. The Dr. jekyll and Mr Hyde fight sequence was seat riveting, dynamic, most impressive and well done. Only Spencer Tracy was better. I reckon I oughta mention Dracula, Richard Roxburgh. I thought he was a better Dracula than either Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise, because he stuck to the Bela Legosi format. The only difference between Roxburgh and Legosi is class. I liked the classy Dracula but am a devoted fan of Legosi. Thats just the way it is I guess. Like Neecie from housekeeping would say, "Lots a carryin on in this movie"! Well gotta watch it again, so long!