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    Van Helsing [HD DVD]
    Van Helsing [HD DVD]

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    Director: Stephen Sommers
    Actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, Will Kemp
    Studio: Universal
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $29.98
    Buy New: $4.49
    You Save: $25.49 (85%)



    New (18) Used (7) Collectible (1) from $4.49

    Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 701 reviews
    Sales Rank: 2844

    Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
    Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed), Spanish (Published)
    Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Media: HD DVD
    Number Of Items: 1
    Running Time: 132
    Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    MPN: 65142
    UPC: 025192651427
    EAN: 0025192651427
    ASIN: B000E1ZK50

    Theatrical Release Date: May 7, 2004
    Release Date: May 23, 2006
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    Universal Van Helsing - HD-DVD
    Legendary monster hunter "Van Helsing" (Hugh Jackman) is summoned to mysterious Transylvania on a mission that will thrust himinto a sweeping battle against the forces of darkness! With non-stop action and electrifying special effects, "Van Helsing" is an adrenaline-powered motion picture event Roger Ebert calls "Spectacular!"


    Amazon.com
    Like a roller coaster ready to fly off its rails, Van Helsing rockets to maximum velocity and never slows down. Having earned blockbuster clout with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, 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. --Jeff Shannon


    Customer Reviews:   Read 696 more reviews...

    5 out of 5 stars Great   November 30, 2008
    It got here so fast I couldnt beleive it and in great shape
    thank you so much
    Jackie



    5 out of 5 stars Not bad   November 12, 2008
    I wonder if anyone made the castlevania connection?! This was a great film and if they were going by paintings they got Dracula dead on right!! (no pun intended)


    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic movie!   November 9, 2008
    This is a great movie for true fans of these types of movies. I liken it to The League of Extraordinary Gentleman in comparison to a "type" of movie.

    While I'm never surprised to see a 1 star review from all the "comic book man" wanna-be's, if you don't like this type of movie, que sera sera. For those Kramer vs Kramer fans who happened to be forced to see this against their will, feel free to try and do better. Since you feel this movie is so poorly done, you should have no problem.



    3 out of 5 stars A Thrilling, Modern Monster Movie   November 2, 2008
    I'll give director Stephen Sommers one thing - he's got style. His previous blockbuster hit The Mummy Returns was almost too much style and too little content, but Van Helsing - a rollercoaster of a tribute to the old-fashioned horror/monster flicks of the past century - manages to finely balance this. But then again, you're not gonna watch this movie for plot. You're gonna watch it 'cause it has lots of monsters and fights, and that it presents those with style. And it does.

    To get the plot out of the way, nonetheless, mysterious monster-mercenary Van Helsing is under 'employ' by a secret Vatican order to keep humanity safe from monsters. (Sommers seems to subtly poke fun at the Vatican, though, with a scene showing an Arab man being tortured for no apparent reason.) Dispatched to Transylvania to counter the threat of Count Dracula, Van Helsing meets up with a beautiful princess (Kate Beckinsale), the last in a run of family almost completely wiped out by Dracula, and the two reluctantly join forces. Yet how to stop Dracula, when all traditional methods have failed? That's for you to find out - and of course we have vampire brides (whom I personally find way more frightening than Dracula himself), the Frankenstein monster and wolfmen (3 in all) to spice things up a little.

    I scarcely need to say that Van Helsing's biggest quality is that it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The setting is almost deliberately greyish - comfortably set in early winter - as to subtly homage the black-&-white roots of the movie's substance. In particular the werewolves are its biggest visual triumph - nowhere else have I seen as aesthetically-pleasing werewolves. With a slight spoiler warning, my favourite scene in the movie is the final werewolf fight. In particular where the werewolf almost elongates his claws before our very eyes and scratches the wall to enlighten his menace is a truly stunning cinematic moment.

    Stephen Sommers's talent at going over-the-top is all to the benefit of this movie, a rollercoaster of a movie, a thrilling modern homage to monster movies. It's got a believable plot. It's got nonstop action from start to finish. It's got an awesome, well-executed werewolf fight. What more could you want? Take it. (I wouldn't watch before going to bed if I were you, though.)



    1 out of 5 stars Too Bad Kate Bekinsale was in this trainwreck...   October 23, 2008
    This film is a joke, and not a very funny one. From start to finish, this film is a ridiculous excuse to cram as much cg imagery and revamped monsters into one horrifyingly bad film. It ranks up there with Big Trouble in Little China in the "So Bad it's good" category. But really, its mostly just freaking terrible. Indiana Jones, James Bond, Blade, everything in this movie was stolen from a better movie.


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