- Actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, Will Kemp
- Directors: Stephen Sommers
- Writers: Stephen Sommers
- Producers: Stephen Sommers, Artist W. Robinson, Bob Ducsay, David Minkowski, Matthew Stillman
- Format: PAL
- Language English, Latin
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Universal
- DVD Release Date: 11 Oct 2004
- Run Time: 131 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (134 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002U4A9A
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 29,216 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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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
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worthwhile upgrade,
By PJ Rankine (Wallington, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Van Helsing [Blu-ray][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
Most people who buy this blu-ray will do so as an upgrade to the dvd especially as it has been on the television recently and if you like the movie it's a worthwhile upgrade. Picture quality is excellent and is presented full screen and the DTS-HD Master audio soundtrack fills your room with sound and music. Extras are very much the same as the dvd release with the addition of a 20 minute feature on the masked ball scene which is well worth watching. Most of the story is set in the dark and this benefits from the blu-ray transfer as everything is so much clearer.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Van Helsing Blu-Ray,
This review is from: Van Helsing [Blu-ray][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
The film's subject and plot whilst absurd, is great fun, and this film really delivers on Blu-Ray. The images and sound are first class, although being a relatively recent film (2004) they ought to be, but I think what makes it such a good watch is that the film's sound, color palette and imaginative imagery is ideally suited to deliver a fantastic Blu-Ray experience.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
All style NO substance,
By A Customer
This review is from: Van Helsing (Two Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
Great looking film with lots of technical prowess but characters are empty and flat. After two hours all the action scenes are merely copies of those that have gone before. How many times do you want to see the same rope swinging over a bottomless chasm scene? Endlessly the director must think as he stuffs it in every five minutes. The result is a pretty looking but shallow film that actually begins to bore at the 2 hours plus running time. Most of the acting is also pretty poor with dreadful dialogue. A GREAT let down.
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