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5Great
5Not bad
5Fantastic movie!
3A Thrilling, Modern Monster Movie
1Too Bad Kate Bekinsale was in this trainwreck...
3Popcorn movie
11%(zero stars) 'video games are better'
41%The angel Gabriel
51%A thrilling horror story
31%Proof that less is more
10%One of the worst horror/fantasy movies of all times.
10%Fantastic Video
30%Mega Monster Mash-Up
51%Van Helsing is a fun, tongue-in-cheek, salute to the horror films of the 50's and 60's.
41%CGI a little over the top, but I've watched it a few times. I dig it.
50%Screw the Critics
41%Very cool and fun!
5Best vampire movie
51%The Other Van Helsing
51%STEPHEN SOMMERS RULES!!!
41%interesting images
21%Nothing special here
31%Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition)
40%KILL THEM ALL or THE VAMPIRE GENOCIDE
51%Action Packed Mystery and Horror with Jackman as Vampire Hunter
10%TERRIBLE!
10%BOO!
10%The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen
41%A fun film, not to be taken too seriously.
41%WHAT A MONSTER TREAT!
51%Best Dracula flick in a long time
5It amazes me
4Really enjoyable.
5Great release
51%A tongue-in-cheek classic
51%Great transfer quality
11%A Total Waste
41%heart stopping action and fun!
31%A classical monster reunion
31%Dracula, Frankenstein, Werewolf, Oh My!
51%HOLY CRAP!
10%Van Hell Stink
51%Excellent story
31%Van Helsing was overkill :(
1Like a Bat without radar, it crashed.....
40%Van Helsing (HD DVD)
5Fantastic in HD
51%A Great Homage To The Golden Age
10%Exciting concept, dud follow-thru
10%Speechless
20%Van Helsing against the Cartoon People
41%Worth watching
51%one of the best vampire movies
41%Van Helsing....
51%Cool Monster Movie
51%Great!!!
31%it was some what good
10%As bad as they come.
10%Worst movie ever!
31%Siilly But Fun
20%lifeless eye candy
20%So-so monster flick
41%Monsters and more monsters!
21%Horror-thriller largely devoid of chills and thrills but tailored for mega-box-office
30%Best in small bites.
10%4 strikes
30%An OK flick, but if you love the weres, stay away...
41%Kind of like an 19th Century James Bond
40%Scarry and some what funny movie
50%MUTTRATE
10%A candidate for the raspberries
41%It's an okay edition.
51%A Review for the HD DVD only
1Don't ever rent it
31%Wonderfully Wry, Great Digital Graphics
30%FAIR
30%Just Hollywood Candy
10%I wish there was a no star option
41%The combination of old-school monsters with the incredible special effects held my attention
20%really bad, I thought I was watching a video game...
51%Well...i liked it!
41%Not as bad as some say, but still
41%loud,crude,tasteless,and very long it is still very goofy fun in the "so bad it's funny" kind of way
30%yeah...but...
10%Two reasons to watch the movie. Possible spoilers ahead
51%Great Role for Hugh Jackman
20%Yeah Right!!
10%How to ruin some classical horror stories.
10%I would give it -5 stars if I coul
1This movie sucks
31%A Thrilling Horrific Adventure of the Legendary Monster Hunter
21%"Stop the roller coaster! I'm bored to death!!"
11%For the mentally challenged
20%uhhhh...no
40%Why are all action movies better in theaters...
51%Great Action Film
51%Pure Entertainment!!!!
10%Van Helsing
31%Dracula just wants to be loved..
51%Great Movie, Great Music, Excellent Entertainment
51%I can't believe I'm saying this....
51%BLADE, INDIANA JONES, an JAMES BOND all rolled into one
51%This Movie in One Word: Fun
3good story, bad monsters, bad special effects
31%Nice for a time, but over time kind of fizzles
11%Nothing but noise
11%BAD movie
51%Just An Exciting and Incredibly FUN Monster Flick!
50%Amazing! Great Stuff and a fullscale entertainer!
30%Nice
20%Understandable
21%The One Name They All Fear!
2Even Von Goosewing is Better
1Enormous Disappointment
41%Mish-mash is good!
41%watch it for what it is, dont bash it for what its not
51%Van Helsing Rocks with the people of Alan Silvestri
30%"Go! Help Van Helsing... the script, I mean."
11%Just effects....
10%Laughable.
30%A roller coaster ride....
51%Good characters, good story!
10%A Truly Painstaking Film To Watch
10%Not good
10%Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale star in the film that makes 'Underworld' look like 'Citizen Kane'...
21%so-so action film
3Decent Flick, a little overrated though
41%A fun romp
41%The Ultimate Monster Hunter...
41%Fun for all, including cast & crew
31%NOT BAD.
4Dracula or Clown? Whatever, It was a great movie
4Ok, Van Helsing almost gets there
5This movie rocked.
20%GHACKKKK! (That 's Me Vomiting)
40%A Monster Bash!!!
4Not a deep thinking Movie
20%Go See Interview With The Vampire or Blade atleast
11%Inspector Gadget wants his Hat Back!
51%This is one of my favorite movies of all times!!!
11%This Movie Sucks!!!! [Vampires, Get It]
20%Whatever Happened to my Transylvania Twist?
40%Fun and Entertaining, Action Packed Movie
20%Not that good of a movie.
20%Mehh...
30%iI am sorry this movie sucks!!!!!!!! plain and simple.......
4Classic Tributes + New Touches
10%BADMOVIE
41%Surprisingly Good
50%Very Fun
50%One of the best vampire action movies ever!
10%van helsing
21%Whoever greenlighted this movie should be shot
21%Sucked
40%Great Package!
2Watch the old Universal greats instead.
10%pathetic load of crap
50%Movie Shocker
30%Action-adventure, not horror
11%Vampire hunting has never been this BORING....
41%Good for what it is
10%A really bad movie
21%Bad accents, bad acting, bad CGI. What's left?
11%Um, no
30%about average
21%Looks cool but is actually stupid
11%Worst CG ever -- and so MUCH of it!
30%Spin off
20%Made Me Go Weak With its Colossal Boredom
11%movie without a brain
31%Not All That!!!
31%Effects overload
10%0 STARS: Van Puke stinks
41%Don't Believe the Negative Comments (Entirely)
10%Same old stuff
31%Good, depending on your expectations
11%A true horror of a movie
51%WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
51%excellent movie!!!!!!
11%Horrible, more Hollywood crap
21%what a letdown, all flash and no interest
11%A Real Horror
21%More like a video game than a movie
11%how to turn people off to classic monster movies
21%Love a Good Vampire Movie, But This is Not Good
11%Van Helsing
11%Unbelievably Lame, Inconsistent, and Nonsensical
40%For what it did, not what it is.
20%Not the best
21%Good effects
40%Above average...
11%Laughable
11%Ugh!
3Entertaining Story, but....
40%fun movie
10%2nd Worst Movie EVER!
40%excellent movie
21%The name is Van Helsing, Gabriel Van Helsing...
51%I FOR ONE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT - NICELY DIFFERENT
30%What do you expect from this movie?
30%I wanted to like this movie more...
21%Monster Mash
11%This deserves no stars, in all honesty - Spoilers ahead
41%SPECIAL EFFECTS EXTRAVAGANZA
4A Great Film With Some Amazing Effects
31%Eh...
21%Fast-Forward is Sometimes Your Friend
11%The Special Effects Were Great...
20%The church gets their own Indian Jones
2Very disappointing live action cartoon.
50%Non-stop action!
2um.....hehehe...ummmm
5Van Helsing - Love or Loathe
10%The producers spent lots of money for a turkey of a movie...
10%Ugh. :(
51%Van Helsing goes after our fears in the night.
41%007 Meets Frankenstein, Versus Dracula & His Oompa-Loompas
21%Where's Buffy when you need her?
11%Couldn't even watch it all
20%TO MANY CGI EFFECTS
3what CGI themed blockbusters should be
30%Decent, but not one of my favorites
41%Not what it could have been...
41%Lights, camera, action - action - action!
11%A real "monster" of a movie
50%A Good Action Film
21%Disappointing
11%High Octane Stink-Fest
21%An expensive mistake
11%Boring and stupid; stupid and boring.
31%Vampire Hunter D meets Young Frankenstein
31%not as bad as people would lead you to believe
4Monster Mash
40%Good, but somewhat hollow...
31%Sort of boring. With leather.
11%Absolute garbage
50%Oh my god
40%Crossbow Hero
11%Possibly the worst film ever made.
30%fun, stupid,
31%Okay, but definately not something spectacular......
11%Yikes.
31%A Bitter Victory
21%Muddled and confusing........
11%One of the worst movies that I have ever seen
21%Wolverine in a Different Light
41%Good fun movie
31%Well worth a watch
11%Van Help Me Find The Eject On This Thing
51%Quite Entertaining!
41%Van Helsing or James Bond meeets Dracula
50%Campy Horror
3It's not Fellini, but what did you expect?
31%Big and noisey - almost more than the story can bear.
50%Didn't like it...at first
10%A noisy, mindless trash heap of a movie
10%Lousy
51%Great film
50%I liked it.
11%The world's most plagerised movie
21%does anybody else miss Indy's sexy fedora?
51%TRANSYLVANIA TWIST
51%Fun movie
31%Fun & Great FX
30%THE MONSTER MASH...
21%Granted...
50%A Thrilling Movie With Awesome Special Effects
21%Very disappointed, not what I expected
41%Pick the Ultimate Edition if you don't have the other movies
31%Could have cared more...
50%A Great Movie...Great Storyline
10%worst.
31%QUITE A PLEASANT SURPRISE...
51%Vampire Hunters!
11%Absolute piece of crap
51%Very good
31%Check hats, coats, crossbows and plausibilty at the door
41%Never listen to Criticts; this was a enjoyable movie!
31%A cool movie, but not for Universal monster fans
11%Below average
21%Velocity does not a film make
41%Great if taken with a grain of salt
50%Great vampire flick!
2good comedy, even kind of gooffy
2Not a horror movie
4THE BRIDES RULE!!!!!!!
2Trashy monster flick
21%Van Headache...
41%I Hate to Bite and Run...
51%a out of this world adventure
31%More action movie than horror movie
41%I Enjoyed It Very Much
11%Van Helsing - The Victorian James Bond? Not!
50%Excellent roller-coaster movie!!!
41%Underrated Film
10%A Huge Laugh
51%Excellent Van Hesling
21%I Used The Fast Forward on My Remote a Lot
10%UM, WHY DO FILMMAKERS WASTE MONEY MAKING MOVIES LIKE THIS?
20%Dumb and Boring
50%Hugh Jackman Does Not Dissapoint
11%not for true horror fans - only for the 12 and under crowd
3Eye-candy. Bad for you, but briefly yummy.
50%A Great Monster Mash!
50%Entertained me throughout.
40%Do you like to fly, Anna?
11%so much movie, saying so little, my head hurts
10%Couldn't wait for it to end
21%Well, Kate Beckinsdale is hot
31%Beckon Kate to go sailing
10%very over dramatic
41%ACTION SEQUENCES HELP ELEVATE CLICHED STORY!
31%Good Movie.
30%Van Helsing.
21%weak movie skinned with good looking CG
31%Van Has Little Bite
41%One for the Special Effects category!
31%Harmless Fun
21%DIGIPAK SHOULD BE OUTLAWED
10%What's that smell coming from my DVD player?
21%Return of the Mummy redux
51%Hilarious roller-coaster ride
31%Great monsters...ok film
10%this movie sucked(no thanks to Dracula)
41%Close but.......
31%No really...Dracula?
41%Great bang for your buck!!!!
41%A fun adventure full of classic monsters
31%Energetic, ambitious, overlong sci-fi extravaganza
11%Skip it, it's that bad.
50%An honest to god review
51%"Hugh"mongously Entertaining...
41%Bloody fun
11%Laugh out loud bad.
31%A Video Game Without The Controller...
41%Definitly Worth A Place In My DVD Library....Good Flick!!
11%Suspend your disbelief...if you can.
31%Only two good things about this one....
3Possibilities WASTED
41%You're watching an action film- be happy with what you get!
41%Action packed with excellent special effects
10%hhhhmmmmmm
31%yeah
11%Its should be a crime for a movie to be this bad.
10%Waste of Money
41%Think: "Monsters: The Thrill Ride".
21%Monster's Ball
11%simply horrible
10%Curse of Van Helsing
51%unjustified overdone bad reviews
11%Complete and utter dreck
41%Breakneck Pace For A Neck-Sucking Villain
3Mediocre Creature Feature
21%Wasting your time and money
51%Excellent Movie; Exceptional Digital Effects
10%.. Promemetheus Stoned .. .
50%DON'T READ REVIEWS
50%This movie is incredible!
51%Van Helsing Rocks!!!
10%One star is being generous
51%Forget what the critics have said.
10%Thin Plot, Over-Hyped special effects
51%PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE BUYING
31%Better than I had thought
11%Every bit as bad as it looks
31%Chilly, Toothy Fun
41%Van Helsing is quite a ride....
31%everything but the bloody kitchen sink
30%smells of last decade plots
51%Great Fun Monster Flick!
21%What a let down!!!
31%Cotton Candy Explosion
11%Hollow and soulless.
51%Totally Excellent Ride
41%one heck of a roller coaster ride of horror!
41%Great fun at the movies..
31%Fun to watch, but put brain on hold
10%It will suck you dry.
11%Stephen Sommers has lost the plot - literally!
51%Indiana jones + Classic horror movies + X-men = I LOVE IT!!!
41%Not perfect but perfectly entertaining
51%Light hearted fun
51%What a Great Idea!
41%Excellent Special EFX
41%A PRETTY GOOD MOVIE SLOW IN PARTS
30%not as bad as expected.
10%Horrible, horrible movie...
30%so much to like,and alot to loathe
20%Another Sommers CGI Orgy
10%One star for Charity
51%Wolverine with a crossbow
41%Van Helsing, certainly not for everyone...
41%Monster Fans should Enjoy This
10%This movie sucks more than the vampires in it!
51%Lots of fun and action, little realism.
21%Van Hell-No!
51%A Great Movie
40%A fun solid Popcorn Flick
41%Yes there IS a Plot
10%Stupid
10%I think they should have named it "Van Hurling"
50%OMG
20%Sorry Waste of Film
10%ONE OF THE WORST HORROR MOVIES, EVER!!!
10%The greatest sin
10%This movie was balls.. Zero Stars!
11%Thanksgiving Bird (6 Letters)
30%KATE
10%Possibly the worst movie ever
20%Good effects, crazy story
30%Good Fun
40%Warped
31%Underrated Movie
40%Great concept, but it left me a bit disappointed.
41%I think many reviewers missed the boat on this one!
10%Absolutely terrible!!!
10%Van Crapping
11%A huge disappointment
20%I'm shaking with LAUGHTER
10%One of the worst movies I have ever seen...
41%VAN HELSING DELIVERS!!
10%So bad it hurts!
41%Fun and Fast Paced
50%Entertainment in its best Form.
51%Great Adventure and Wonderful Cast
51%Van Helsing Kicks Butt!
31%This movie had such potential
51%Surprise after Surprise.
51%Great and Enjoyable
21%Monster fans, whip out your cash ... and buy a better film!
31%Just OK: Vampire Hunter & Monsters with Lots of CGI Actions
51%GREAT MOVIE!!!
10%National Lampoon meets ILM Demo Reel
20%"Where do I get my money back?"
50%Underated!!!!!
31%The Terminator of monsters
10%Pure Crap The Creater Should Have Been Sewed
10%CRAP
50%i'm rating Mr. HUGH JACKMAN!!!!!!!
50%Nonstop action
10%where the ***** is the justice???!
10%Van Crapsing
41%BETTER THAN AVERAGE VAMPIRE FLICK . . . .
51%Well Done.......
41%Fun, mindless entertainment
51%CAN IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?
30%More amazed by the females
20%Proof that hype and special effects won't make a good movie
20%Could have been better. 2.5 stars
40%Surprisingly Good Movie
21%You've got to be kidding!
51%This monster-horror flick was...
51%Another Stephen Sommers Best!
51%BEST BIG SCREEN FUN MOVIE OF THE SUMMER!!!
51%Homage will leave you breathless with excitement
51%Well, I liked it..
41%Fun Redux of the old days of Hammer Studios!
31%Universal Monsters in High-Definition!
41%Not highbrow film....
10%Ugh...
51%Just a fun movie
10%i thought i was watching spider-man or daredevil.
51%Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale could not be better!!
30%The Moose Hole - 'Van Helsing' is a Disappointment
50%Best Movie of the Year!!!!
20%Too Much Already!
10%This movie sucked.
11%dont buy
21%Ugh!!!
11%Van Helsick
51%Highly entertaining movie!
41%Not Your Father's Vampire Hunter...
50%Van Helsing Rocks!
40%VAN HELING
50%AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
51%Great Movie
41%Tasteful and New
50%pretty scary
51%Action-packed Van Helsing has won me over!
40%Not bad at all
41%Disappointing but worth watching
10%summers worst so far
41%Great romp that does what it says on the tin
51%Van Helsing
30%Van Helsing
31%Van Helsing- Not bad, if you care for Special Effects
41%Monsters Reborn!
41%oh, lighten up
40%FUN
50%All the old movie monsters, in one
50%I loved it!
10%One of the worst movies of all time
41%It's Just A Movie...Have Some Fun
30%intersting use of cgi, but plot needed some work...
50%A great summer movie
50%Van helsing [rocks!]
50%Great Action Movie
41%Great FUN!
5Monsters Galore!
10%Van Helstupid
30%Horror Reworked!?
4A Great Entertaining Movie
41%Van Helsing vs Dracula vs Frankenstein vs Wolf Man
21%cheesy rollercoaster ride
30%VAN HELSING is over-the-top thrill ride
30%Vampires, Werewolves, Frankenstein, Hyde, movie has it ALL!
21%Play the game insted
11%See UNDERWORLD again, instead, this is garbage.
11%Vomit Inducing
30%Can I have fries with that?
31%Good Action Film, Fair Horror Film
21%Taking the action movie to a tedious extreme
21%Visual striking eye candy with extreme far-fetched action...
31%FORGET THE PLOT
2More Hype Than Substance...
10%Hideous
5Very Good Movie, Better than what i Thought
51%A rollicking good ride!
50%THIS ACTION ADVENTURE DELIVERS !
5What's not to love about this movie?
4Flawed but fun movie.
2Pretty to look at - nothing else
20%"Van Helsing" Van Stinks!
50%awesome movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
41%I give this movie a 9/10!!!
4Van Helsing!
10%This is one of those....Zero star movies....
10%A collection of failures
51%An Old Fashioned Film.
1Almost a complete waste of time
21%Okay, but really cheesy and not much emphasis on acting!
5Van Helsing is an awesome adventure!
50%Van Helsing (Dracula)
31%Average
51%Roxburgh's Dracula steals the show!!!
50%WENT TO SEE IT 3 TIMES
41%WOW!
51%Wow...
21%Laughably bad summer monster
51%Funny yet dark
11%I am your average movie goer- I love garbage
41%Intentionally stupid, but enjoyable
4a very good time
4Enjoyable,and exciting...................
31%Not bad as it seem.....
41%"Van Helsing"
31%Entertaining display of special effects, action
31%Entertaining romp
41%Incredibly Harsh Crticisms.
10%Terrible
20%Sucked By Good Marketing Rather Than Vampire Fangs
51%Van Helaing
51%Van Helsing was awesome!
11%Van Helsing
4Not what I was expecting...
41%Why do you go to the movies?
4Two hours not wasted for me!
11%The Worst Film Of 2004, "Van Helsing" Bites
31%I Really Wanted To Like This Movie..
2Weak Action Movie with Forgetable Monsters
51%A new classic
31%Enjoyable Monster Flick
41%Van Helsing
41%Van Helsing packs quite a bite
20%Not good enough
4MONSTER MASH
51%Classic Horror Comes of Age
41%Van Helsing
20%This was a horror movie??????
11%Not a good story and lacks the charm of The Mummy.
51%Dracula, Frankenstein, Hero/Heroine & Matrix-like Action
41%3.5 stars--Entertaining Enough
40%Fun summer kick off
30%Re: Count
40%Good film.
30%Don't blink or you'll miss something.
11%Disappointingly Cartoonish
21%Worth seeing for Wenham, Roxburgh and O'Connor
50%Van Helsing (2004)
11%Disgraceful!! (...)
11%Movies that Bite
40%Good Popcorn Movie!
50%A lot of fun at the movies
50%Great Movie!
21%Awful
11%Absolutely horrible
41%Enjoyable, suspenseful and thrilling summer movie!
20%Wait for the video
21%"Van Helsing" is quite 'hel'lish.
3Come on... it was fun
3NO BLEEDING!!!
10%Van BORING is more like it!!!
3Wolverine in Black
40%Action packed!!!But the performances could have been better
40%Spectacular tongue in cheek entertainment..
40%What a way to start out the summer blockbusters.
40%Good adventure movie
30%Could've been better...But still worth a look
5BEST MOVIE EVER
30%Fun
20%Could have been a lot better!
20%Disappointing
50%Awsome, Dude
30%Generic, Been Done Before
31%Monster Mash
20%Don't hold your breath
20%Another mindless Hollywood production!
3Heavy On Action (3.5 Stars)
10%save your money and time
31%Two Stars for the flick, One for Fun
50%Van Helsing is so cool!
31%Dissapointing, yet entertaining...
11%Did not live up to its potential
20%Disappointing
21%I really wanted to like it, honest!
31%Not all that great
40%Van Helsing Fun in its own right
40%Well I really liked it. Fantastic ending!
1truly awful
31%Park Your Brain At The Door And Let The Movie Entertain
40%The nay-sayers are idiots, "Van Helsing" ROCKS!
31%An overstuffed monster mash of a movie.
3Specific problems with this action-packed flick
41%This movie snob pleads "guilty" to enjoying Van Helsing.
40%Great film to have a good time
41%Fun Helsing
10%007 with girl hair
41%Ignore the reviews
20%News Flash !!! Holly wood bomb again!
40%Hammy and Entertaining
41%The Sommers' tradiction
31%Not as bad as I thought it would be...
30%Digital Demo
41%Cool
10%There is only one word to describe this...
10%"Blockbuster" or "lackluster"
40%See the Movie Before Reviewing It
4Classic Monsters Reborn
50%5 STARS FOR IMAGINATION
51%Gabriel, The fan of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
51%Van Helsing Vampires
51%VAN HELSING... Not The 60 Year Old Fart You're Used To!
51%Monsters Beware, Van Helsing Will Be There
41%Cool! I Can't Wait!
51%This should be fun
51%Hugh Jackman, Universal's Monster Hunter
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