Official Website MPAA Rating: PG-13 Theater Release: 5/7/2004 Video Release: 10/19/2004 Buy it from Amazon: DVDVHS
Failed Meeting of Light and Dark - By Jeffrey Chen Poor Kate Beckinsale. She's a very good sport when it comes to playing action heroines, but now it appears she'll be doomed to fight vampires and werewolves for the rest of her life. In the particular case of Van Helsing, she also has to do it dressed in some kind... MORE >>
Action-Adventure Comeback - By Diana Saenger Decades ago magical creatures like the brooding but seductive Dracula marvelously portrayed by Bela Lugosi, the creepy but gentle Frankenstein brought to life by Boris Karloff, and the sympathetic but frightening Wolf Man hauntingly performed by Lon Channey Jr. drew people to the theater... MORE >>
Do This Monster Mash - By John P. McCarthy The summer movie season is launched with an exciting horror spectacle that combines Frankenstein, Dracula, and Biblical lore with elements of the James Bond series. Essentially a vampire-hunting chronicle, Van Helsing offers crisp special effects and lightening-quick... MORE >>
This Monster Has No Heart - By Frank Wilkins The biggest challenge for makers of "monster" movies lies not in the ability to make the monsters look real, but in finding a way to make the story connect with the audience. A quick look at many of the classic horror films of the '30s through the '60s reveals a single common denominator.... MORE >>
