| Van Helsing (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Alun Armstrong, Kate Beckinsale, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Fisher, Kevin J. O'connor
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 23987
Format: Ac-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 132
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
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
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/08/2008 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 Van Helsing November 21, 2008
This was a good movie. Lots of action and great Dialogue.
The best lines..
Just as the vampire harpy is about to kill ANNA ( Kate Beckinsle)
Aleera: Anna, my love. It is your blood that shall keep me beautiful. What do you think of that?
[laughs triumphantly, then screams as Anna catches a silver stake and impales her through the chest]
Anna Valerious: I think if you're going to kill somebody, kill them! Don't stand around talking about it!
Overall a good movie. I hope they make a sequel!
Average Viewer August 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I liked it. Good story, reminded me of the earlier days of horror/action movies before everything became demonic and gore.
Simply...Good!
 Mega Monster Mash-Up, Reloaded July 18, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Good Things
*Loads of slick special effects.
*Good cameramanship.
*Good production quality (good sets, costumes, designs, etc).
*Despite all the stereotypes and bad accents, the acting is passable.
*Storyline works and leaves much room for lots of upbeat adventure.
*There is a good number of nifty gadgets.
*Music is not bad.
The Bad Things
*The main monster characters are not very well developed, and conform more to their given stereotypes. Dracula acts much like he did when Bella Lugosi played him. Frankenstein is a total drama queen. Wolfman is somewhat cool, but still shallow.
*The human characters are also not very well developed, and have incredibly hoaky accents.
*Van Helsing himself is a shallow Indiana Jones type character, and has very little to do with the original character from Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula."
*Everything is extremely cheesy.
The concept is corny in itself; a combination of the top three movie monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman) in one big brawling adventure. As a story, it's mildly interesting. The characters are very lacking, showing nothing beneath their cliched surfaces. This film doesn't do any justice to the actors or the characters. The best thing is simply the action and special effects. It's simply better to turn your brain off, sit back, and enjoy the eye-candy. Probably best viewed during Holloween.
The one-disc version has a few featurettes, a feature that allows you to explore the set, and some outtakes. The two-disc set includes all of the same plus a few more featurettes (and for anybody who cares, some movie money for the next "Mummy" film).
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