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Like a roller coaster ready to fly off its rails,
f1i Van Helsing
f0i0 rockets to maximum velocity and never slows down. Having earned blockbuster clout with
f1i The Mummy
f0i0 and The
f1i Mummy Returns
f0i0 , writer-director Stephen Sommers once again plunders Universal's monster vault and pulls out all the stops for this mammoth $148-million action-adventure-horror-comedy, which opens (sans credits) with a terrific black-and-white prologue that pays homage to the Universal horror classics that inspired it. The plot pits legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) against Dracula (the deliciously campy Richard Roxburgh), his deadly blood-sucking brides, and the Wolfman (Will Kemp) in a two-hour parade of outstanding special effects (980 in all) that turn Sommers' juvenile plot into a triple-overtime bonus for CGI animators. In alliance with a Transylvanian princess (Kate Beckinsale) and the Frankenstein monster (Shuler Hensley), Van Helsing must prevent Dracula from hatching his bat-winged progeny, and there's so much good-humored action that you're guaranteed to be thrilled and exhausted by the time the 10-minute end-credits roll. It's loud, obnoxious, filled with revisionist horror folklore, and aimed at addicted gamers and eight-year-olds, but this colossal monster mash (including Mr. Hyde, just for kicks) will never, ever bore you. A sequel is virtually guaranteed. --
f1i Jeff Shannon
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| uuid: |
C4F1B4B9-609B-11D9-8657-000A95903BE8" |
| title: |
Van Helsing (2004) Single Disc Edition |
| stars: |
Hugh Jackman
Kate Beckinsale |
| rating: |
4 |
| purchase date: |
07-01-2005 |
| publisher: |
Universal Pictures Video |
| published: |
11-10-2004 |
| price: |
£19.99 |
| paid: |
£7.99 |
| net Rating: |
3.33 |
| last lookup time: |
126788616 |
| genre: |
DVD - Categories - Horror & Suspense - General
DVD - Substores - Used DVDs - Horror & Suspense - General |
| edition: |
DVD |
| created: |
126788616 |
| country: |
gb |
| aspect: |
PAL |
| asin: |
B0002U4A9K
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