Great movie, at least for me

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2004)

This movie had a lot of hype prior to its release in the theaters, but upon hearing nothing but boo's from people who saw it not to mention seeing mediocre ratings from IMDb I waited till it was out on DVD. After finally seeing it I wished I had seen it in the theaters. I don't see what people disliked so much about this movie. The acting was good, the special effects and cinematography were pretty top notch, and the story was pretty involved, so what people hated so much about this movie I don't know
Hugh Jackman was good in the leading roll, and I thought that the supporting cast was good as well. If there were any complaints about the acting I'd have to say that I thought that the actor who played Dracula was a bit lacking as he just didn't seem right for the part. But other than that I thought the movie was great and very entertaining. Movies like this are popcorn movies and while it was a fairly serious movie, it had enough comedy and light heartedness to make it fun. Maybe that was its major downfall was that it didn't take itself serious enough to be this epic movie that it sought out to be. Also I went in with pretty low expectations given all the negative feedback, so maybe that helped my opinion a bit, but all in all I thought it was very entertaining. Also, the DVD has some extra goodies so if you liked it check out the bonus stuff as well.
7 / 10 for me. My all time favorite vampire movie is still Bram Stoker's Dracula holding strong as #1, with Interview with a Vampire as #2 for its unique story. Van Helsing would probably be tied with Blade for #3. The Lost boys & Near Dark are also good Vampire movies, but a bit aged by today's standards.