Van Helsing (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | 
| Actors: Alun Armstrong, Kate Beckinsale, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Fisher, Kevin J. O'connor
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 33241
Format: Ac-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 132 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD61104060D
UPC: 025195032858
EAN: 0025195032858
ASIN: B0018CWESK
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: July 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Van Helsing Rocks!!!!!! May 21, 2009
Matthew Orr (Douglasville Georgia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this has to be one of the best movies ever! I love how they brought all the classic Universal Studios monsters to life,Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale were awesome!!!the story was very imaginitive!
 Weak wait for it to come on TV May 18, 2009
C. Jones (Woodbury)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hugh Jackman is not hard to look at but the movie is all computer generated what ever happened to real actors and real make-up men. If you really want to see a good vampire movie get the original Dracula with Bela or Bram Stokers Dracula with Hopkins I felt like I was watching a cartoon not a horror movie. Not a big fan of Mr. Jackman.
Great Item, Great Service! April 15, 2009
K. Mccowin (San Diego, Ca USA)
I received this product in a weeks time, and was very satisfied with the condition and quality of my purchase.
Crock o'poo and a snoozefest to boot. March 25, 2009
Bachelier (Ile de France)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Crock o'poo and a snoozefest to boot.
Van Helsing is aimed squarely at socially awkward 14 year-old-boys stupider than the esthetics of the trench coat mafia crowd. I should have suspected something when the "two disc collector's edition" was on sale in the four-dollar cut-out bin.
The good things: the visuals and the dramatic camera angles and sweeps make this a visually interesting film, but sadly no better than its comic book origins. Hugh Jackman gives a credible performance distinct enough from Wolverine to safely cash his check in good conscience.
Just awful: Kate Beckinsale is hobbled by the wardrobe director, who forces her to wear an outfit that makes you think she is in a topless teddy (she isn't, there is a scrim of cloth that is *exactly*the*same*color*as*her*skin*tone* and the only difference is some tiny red thread embroidery. The obvious attempt at inspiring allegiance from the audience sub-set of breast fetishists got annoying after a while, and sadly director Stephen Sommers plays it up, as nearly every action shot of Beckinsale leaves the somnolent viewer wondering "did her knockers just fall out?" Ooopss, no, it is just that silly outfit again."
This is a real kitchen sink of a character mix. Let's throw in every monster we can shall we? Werewolves, brides of Frankenstein's monster, Frankenstein's monster, a grotesque and scared Igor, brides of Dracula, flying goblin progeny of Dracula and....DRACULA HIMSELF!!!!
Most.Boring.Dracula.Ever.
Yep, he beats out "Dracula in Pakistan."
Really, in college I lit f-rts that were scarier than this guy. The blue flame. The pain. The terror. The promise never to do it again.
Nahhh, actually nothing happened and we just drank more. And this guy is less scary than that.
Even the brides of Dracula aren't that sexy, sporting pancake make-up so thick I was wondering where the maple syrup and side of bacon was.
Van Helsing shoulders a miniature Tommy gun crossbow that shoots silver stakes. He shoots these from cylindrical magazines that hold hundreds of rounds. When actors hold the silver stakes they look like oversized tent pegs half a meter long. Van Helsing whips this weapon around with the ease of a water pistol. Given that silver weighs 11 grams per cubic centimeter, each stake weighs seven kilograms and Van Helsing could obviously rip a bank vault in two, yet puny flying bats also knock him over. Must be some off-screen Superman-Kryptonite kind of thing.
Plot consists of Van Helsing shooting things with occasional interruptions as a supporting character stumbles upon a (document, wall, mosaic, old book, scroll, secret formula, new potion) that helps him shoot things better. The things when hit melt into jelly-skeletons and scream as they re-enter Hell. Putting your ear next to a band saw and slicing a finger off gives you the approximate sonic effect.
What is amazing is how jaw-droppingly expensive the practical sets are and how detailed the CGI is. This was a very expensive film and I'll bet it will never make back its money.
Here is my review of the Bonus Disc: I was sooooooo bored with the original movie I could not be bothered to look at it and instead used it as scarecrow flasher to keep birds out of my cherry tree. It worked great!
Van Helsing (Two-Disc) Collector's Edition February 26, 2009
Magical T (Fresno, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Van Helsing (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
I was expecting a nice collector's edition with a sleeve and possible reading materials inside. What I got was a generic 2-disc DVD case (Foil like cover sleeve) with no insert at all! This is a collector's edition by name only and does not contain all the items a collector's edition usually contains. I was upset by what this edition did not have. The second DVD did have some entertaining features such as "Making Of" where you can see how they constructed the set as well as a "Making of Monster" feature where they describe the making of the vampires and the Frankenstein monster.
If you are purchasing this in believe that you are getting a DVD with a nice collector's sleeve and reading material, skip this and get the Ultimate Edition. At least there you can have a nice case!
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