Switch off your head and enjoy!

Rating: Null/10 (12 September 2004)

Contains some spoiling but I concentrated on the positive things!
There's nothing to say about the story  there is none. So, if you
want to watch "Van Helsing', don't expect something unforgettably
fascinating. But if you like action, special effects and pretty women,
you won't be really disappointed. I thought it was trash after seeing the trailer, but my friends got me
to watch the movie, and I had a really good time (although it WAS
trash). That was probably because I enjoyed the characters
without complaining about the "not-so-good' acting. Kate
Beckinsale is really a sight, kind of a Transsylvanian Lara Croft,
and her part Anna Valerious is a tough fighter (and she is never
injured while doing her impossible moves, so that she keeps on
looking good); Dracula's brides are ridiculous, but sexy. Dracula
himself is sometimes soooo cool that you could wish he wouldn't
become just another victim of Van Helsing's (but his voice is really
annoying). Hugh Jackman is just sexy, and so is Will Kemp, who
unfortunately doesn't appear too often as Velkan, the human
shape of the Werewolf. In my study about the different ideas of vampires in movies, I found
another interesting way to show them: they can transform into
strange, white-skinned creatures between human and bat that
don't look good at all, but, nobody's perfect. :-) And the idea about
the slimy "eggs' that are stored for hundreds of years until
thousands of babies come out at once  I don't know  There was a positive surprise for me about the ending of the love
story between Van Helsing and Anna  but I don't want to tell too
much here. Maybe somebody still wants to watch it though.
Rating: 5/10