I've never seen a movie that looks so expensive also look so shitty

Stephen Sommers with $45m budget = masterpiece
Stephen Sommers with $80m budget = masterpiece
Stephen Sommers with anything more than that = no, daddy Steve, put the computer graphics down

also the guy who plays the Frankenstein monster in this was Jud in Oklahoma with Hugh

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What a great opening. The stark b&w photography. The monster mash atmosphere. The exaggerated shadows and lightning strikes. It's a cute little short film ultimately undone by the rest of the movie, which is a garish, CGI aesthetic wasteland that feels like the worst possible recreation of something like Coppola's Dracula. Terrible.

I was bored. I was bored during and after watching the film, not before.

Effects so bad even your kids will comment on them, leather so tight even the best of us can't ignore, yes that's right, I'm talking about the one and only Van Helsing!

WHY IS THIS FILM TRYING TO MAKE ME LIKE IT BY SHOUTING AT ME THE ENTIRE TIME? 'LOOK!! WE'VE GOT EVERY MONSTER IMAGINABLE AND HAVE GIVEN THEM ENTIRELY NEW CRAPPY CGI LOOKS!! ISN'T GRAND? YOU MUST LOVE ME, I AM COOL AS HELL!!!!'

please stop shouting......my head hurts.......and please stop trying so hard.....it's annoying....

Scavenger Hunt #53 || August 2019
Task 28) Watch a film that features Frankenstein's monster.

There was a time in my early teens when this was my favourite movie of all time & do you know what?! I'm not even embarrassed.

dracula's earring reblog if you agree

So you're telling me it took me 16 years to realize Van Helsing was Hugh Jackman? Ok, boomer.

Ight imma head out

my life is to vanquish evil

still is a good time regardless of its cliches in the fantasy genre and it’s clunky cgi. it was a must-see as i kid just so much badassery crammed in one film. hugh & kate are a terrific duo in these kind of supernatural movies and it’s a shame hugh never pursued it but honestly he is too good for them and too nice to say no with this one.

but truthfully im ready for halloween and october, like everyone believes these basic bitches love this shit no no no no i love this spooky shit. i’m basic bitches as well

did i really watch this again??? you're goddamn right i did!!!

A fun guilty pleasure. Nothing says awesome like a horror James Bond/Indiana Jones esque film with Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and werewolves that pays homage to the famous Universal monsters.

Just trying to figure out which bad movies are actually good and why.

Would watch it again and again in the past just because we have a CD and after having watched it again today, it's still, for me, a pretty decent vampire movie.

Pretty good

Hahahahahaha, wtf 2004

It's trash, but it's fun trash.

A rough, messy watch — who knew polyester ribbed turtlenecks existed in 1890s (steampunk-ish) Europe. Great to see Faramir in action though, that was a lovely surprise!

None of this movie's twists or turns were able to top that ONE YEAR LATER title card.

Is it any coincidence that in Skyrim, you can either play as a werewolf OR a vampire lord?! I don’t think so!

Also, what was that face-in-the-sky shit at the end? Was that the teletubby’s baby all grown up?

Still best werewolf design. Hate weredogs. Also Kate Beckinsale kinda sucks in this lol

marishka injustiçada

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I don't even know how many times I watched this as a kid, but trust me: I was completely addicted to it.