Il famoso cacciatore di vampiri Van Helsing si reca in Transilvania per fermare il conte Dracula, che sta usando le ricerche del dottor Frankenstein ed un licantropo per scopi sinistri.Il famoso cacciatore di vampiri Van Helsing si reca in Transilvania per fermare il conte Dracula, che sta usando le ricerche del dottor Frankenstein ed un licantropo per scopi sinistri.Il famoso cacciatore di vampiri Van Helsing si reca in Transilvania per fermare il conte Dracula, che sta usando le ricerche del dottor Frankenstein ed un licantropo per scopi sinistri.
- Premi
- 3 vittorie e 21 candidature
- Dr. Jekyll
- (as Stephen H. Fisher)
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- QuizStephen Sommers deliberately chose to avoid the style of transformations from other werewolf films, where the character would usually grow hair as part of the change. Instead the decision was made to have the character rip his skin off to reveal the werewolf form underneath, going with the idea that the beast "comes from within".
- BlooperIn the opening scene in Paris, when Van Helsing picks up the wanted poster,the Eiffel tower is seen in the background only half built, however, when on the roof of the Cathedral, while Hyde is holding Van Helsing up, the tower can be seen fully built behind them.
- Citazioni
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!
- Curiosità sui creditiThe Universal logo turns black and white, then catches on fire, fading into a torch carried by an angry villager.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (2004)
Actually after the opening pastiche of the Boris Karloff Frankenstein movie, I thought this had the potential to be a 5 star movie. It was very atmospheric and had me hooked. However the film never really captures any sense of magic from there onwards.
The main body of the movie does go on a bit, and it could have done with some attempt to create engaging characters. Plot and story are not always necessary for fun movies, but you do need characters with a level of interest to capture the mind, otherwise you tend to find yourself not giving a s**t. I felt Van Helsing did verge into this territory, but for the most part it's so fast paced this doesn't matter so much. The points where it does try to introduce plot are the moments where it really does fail. In fact there is too much going on that is never really explained, and I think it would've been better not to have bothered at all, than use the nonsense Sommers resorts too. For example the attempts at backstory to Van Helsing. Better to have one of those interlude chatty scenes you have in the Indy films, where it establishes he's a dude, rather than the poor attempts at angst and pathos. Really bad was the moment he gets upset over Frankie's Monster. What the hell was that all about?
Hmm maybe I took that a bit seriously, but the movie knows what it is, why try be something else. I also thought that that masked ball sequence was a natural conclusion, the eventual finale at the castle felt like an add on, which lacked any real punch.
Far better was Van's introduction to Transylvania, with the benefit of some neat angles and panning shots, the crossbow battle with the brides was cool. The coach chase was exciting without being exhilarating, but kept the flow going, so it's a shame some more bad plot gets thrown in, especially when it was involving the underwritten Velkan. That's the film's main problem - overkill of characters, with little space given to any of them to evolve.
Finally a word on the CGI. I thought it was very good, especially the morphs that were used. The very first moment Drac starts to turn made me jump a touch, and when the vampires turns into their fanged, contorted state it looked pretty scary to me. The wolfman transformation, with the ripping flesh looked genuinely painful. At this point I was thinking the CGI was genuinely stunning. I'd have preferred the finale if it had just been Van vs Drac though, having CGI characters fight felt uninvolving, and Drac in snarly state was far better than the beast he turns into.
This is a movie to genuinely switch of the brain and enjoy. At times there's too much going on and perhaps a bit too much swinging about for my liking, but it's an adrenaline filled ride. I'd probably give it 7 out of 10.
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- Budget
- 160.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 120.177.084 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 51.748.040 USD
- 9 mag 2004
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 300.157.638 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione2 ore 11 minuti
- Colore
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1