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>Best Werewolves >Great OST >sexy vampire chicks Yes, I like it

people considered this a bad movie? its one of the few movies i watch at least once a year

Van Helsing wasn't made to win any Oscars it was made so you could switch your brain off for a bit and be entertained for a couple of hours. Mission accomplished.

Honestly the Dracula they had was pretty perfect as an antagonist. He's by far the most memorable part of the movie, and every time he chews the scenery you have a good time.

I am a huge fan of gothic novels but this movie is such a guilty pleasure of mine

Honestly, I'd take Van Helsing and The Mummy as part of the Dark Universe more than the Tom Cruise horror cosplay known as the new Mummy. The main reason is because both are really fun romps with interesting, iconic monsters - like they know they aren't winning any serious awards but damn it, they're gonna give us a fun ride anyway.

Hugh Jackman as a werewolf is the best looking werewolf design ever!

Question: Was “Van Helsing” really that bad? Answer: ..No

I love it. Stupid, ridiculously fun, consistent gothic atmosphere, Hugh Jackman is very charismatic as usual, Dracula is chewing every scene in a cartoonish manner. I miss these simple fun movies. This one and The 90's Mummy should be canon dark universe, not the... eh... whatever that Tom Cruise/Russel Crow abomination was.

*I love this film.* It's not perfect, but it's a fun, pulpy romp through Transylvanian nightmare country. Thanks for talking about it. Is there anyone else who feels this film is *an unofficial Castlevania movie?* Like, the plot operates like a video game story to begin with, so it kind of makes sense. *EDIT:* Wow. Did not expect this many likes. Thank you all. 😄

Some movies dont have to be cinematic masterpieces in the vein of Citizen Kane or The Green Mile, some movies are just fun. This was a movie that was just for fun.

When I first saw this movie ,I loved it immediately ,Van Helsing despite it's flaws is a good underrated movie, its a shame that it never got a sequel to explore the monster world more.

I sort of unironically love this film. It's as Anime as it gets when Hollywood doesn't try to adapt an Anime into live action. If you've ever watched Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust you'd know what I'm talking about.

Either way, it has really cool looking werewolves and a kickass theme song.

I thought “wow, I must be the only one that liked this movie” then I read the comments, I love you guys.

So he's a nearly immortal tormented amnesiac who does battle as a wolf-like berserker and kills his one true love. Guess they figured that that was Hugh Jackman's "thing".

I've always been a little perplexed at the negative feeling for this film. Would I prefer a true gothic horror adaptation of these characters? Absolutely. Was that in any way the intention of this film? No. People seem to forget that one of the reasons these particular monsters have proven to be so durably iconic, is how well they have been able to adapt to the ever changing tides of the pop culture. There may very well be hundreds of different interpretations of these characters, some good, some bad, but it has allowed them to stay fresh in the public consciousness while others have been forgotten. I view Van Helsing as the closest we shall ever see to an adaptation of the "Comic Book" interpretation of the monsters. Both Marvel & DC have their own versions of the monsters filling a respective place in their universes & other comic companies (and cartoon series) have used the monsters repeatedly over the decades. While the casting of Hugh Jackman makes it somewhat obvious, even without him, the character here is clearly designed more as a superhero than the traditional stalker of the supernatural. The werewolves look like they are straight off the pages of a comic book or out of an animated series (like Batman TAS) and show a sense of power & frenzy other films are rarely able to. While Mr. Hollinger makes an excellent point that having Van Helsing defeat Dracula in a more "angelic" fashion would make more sense, that would not exactly *fit* the world of the Universal Monsters, a world that is always about confronting the darkness of ones own nature. It is consistent that in order to defeat Dracula, a being wholly consumed by his monstrous nature, that Van Helsing has to tap into his own inner monster & release it in order to defeat him. While the dichotomy of Good & Evil has always existed in the world of the Universal Monsters, being a horror universe wear tragedy looms over everything, it has always been... lopsided. Anyway, I still Love this movie, Thank You for Reading.

No. It *WAS* incredibly generic and a bit eye-rolling at times, but it was also pretty good-looking and gave me a helluva good time. It will forever be a guilty pleasure.

One of the best parts is when Anna shuts down Aleera's villain monologue by staking her and saying "I think if you're going to kill someone kill them. Don't stand there talking about it."

I liked van hellsing- till this day the way the werewolves transformed n lookedn might be my fav werewolves so far. N the music was dope as well

I always liked the crossbow from this movie, I still remember the nerf knockoff version I had as a kid.

I have an unhealthy love for that scene where Hyde eats the cigar, no idea why but I could watch it over and over for eternity

"I'm just a friar. I can curse all I want... Damn it!" My favorite quote!

I really did not think it was bad, I have mostly good memories of it. I'd also be interested in a sequel.

Van Helsing and the The League of Extraordinary Gentleman will forever be my guilty pleasures

No. At its time, it was a terrific homage to films of its ilk. Very tongue in cheek and the werewolves, at least when I was younger, were terrifying.

Van Helsing is literally my favorite Hugh Jackman movie. I had a PSP Disc for it and I watched it so much that the disc wore out.

I didn't know general consensus was that it was bad... I loved it every time I watched it

wait, people thought this movie was bad???I thought it was universally loved. I think its probably got some of the most true to heart monsters whilst also exaggertaed. Dracula and the vampires to me and..well most goths I know tbh, love the dramatics of the vampires in this movie etc. I guess its just loved by goths mostly then

This movie is such a guilty pleasure for me, that I named my character Van Hellsing in Bloodborne lol

It never even occurred to me that van helsing could be a bloodborne prequel

Van Helsing and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen need to have a crossover lol. Maybe throw in Solomon Kane too 🤑

I loved van helsing idk why it was disliked

I literally love this movie I don't even care

I adore this movie, especially Kate’s death scene. The howl of the werewolf transitioning to the heartbreaking wail always gives me goosebumps

the title of this video actually perplexed me, as in my mind Van Helsing had always been an excellent movie, and most people I've talked to seem to share that view.

Just a fun popcorn movie like his other film Deep Rising. By the way, has anyone seen The Poughkeepsie Tapes? Its like imagine Billy from Black Christmas going up to 11....fucking hell.

This was one of my favorite movies when I was like ten, it still might be one of my favs lmao

The director should've done a mummy sequel where they had to go after Dracula and meet Van Heilsing, then made a Van Heilsing and Wolfman spin off

Van Helsing is actually one of my favorite movies of all time I love monster mash up movie and it's had the best look werewolves. Suck it twilight. 😂

Jesus Christ, Ryan, you are absolutely smashing it.

This film is crazy. But I sort love the madness. I'd pay to watch Roxburgh eat scenery any day.

The behind the scenes documentary made me appreciate this movie much more. You hit the nail on the head: the spectacle is the heart and soul of the film. And goddamn, that's some fantastic spectacle.

I will never, ever understand why people in the West consider it a bad film. It is very well-loved here in Eastern Europe; probably because we don't have such reverence for old Universal/Hammer films (having barely seen any of them), and enjoy the film for what it is - a stunningly gorgeous and fun gothic action film. Homage-schmomage, Universal-Schmuniversal... It's basically live-action Castlevania, that's what it is.

Before the actual Castlevania series, this is as close as we got from having Castlevania made into a feature film, even if the resulting film ended up as a CGI mess, at least it was somewhat fun and etertaining in it's own dumb way. Speaking of failed shared universes, how about Dracula Untold for a future video?

I know Van Helsing isn’t top tier when it comes to story development and it does feel overstuffed with action sometimes, but I didn’t hesitate to watch it when it turned up on Netflix 😂

He doesn't kill everything, he regrets Jekyll/Hyde's death and spares Frankenstein's Monster!

NBC/Universal had plans for a spin-off TV series called Transylvania and was leaving the outdoor sets standing for a tie-in theme park.

I loved Van Helsing.. besides the 3 vampire girls accents

i find this movie fun and i still listen to the soundtrack while doing work

I never knew the movie was billed as this epic crossing of IPs. Feels like Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster and the likes have coexisted for so long that it’s more weird to not see them together

I couldn’t help but want this Dracula in a One Tree Hill type show, where he talks about girls while walking on the ceiling, knowing full well that he should be doing his damn math homework.

I somehow only ever get notifications for these videos when I'm in bed with a cup of tea looking for something cozy to watch, and it's so, so perfect.

We actually watched this in my English class one day. It was the day before Summer vacation and the English teacher was basically already checked out. So 10/10 for getting out of actually doing school work that day.

"Actually, I'm just a friar. I can curse as much as I want...Damnit!"

Say what you want about Van Helsing and Underworld, but I love the Werewolf designs in both of those films

My mom used to force us to watch this over and over again. She did the same thing with Finding Nemo.

okay I love this movie SO MUCH and have since I was probably too young to be watching it

Gabriel's entire destiny is to be left with blood on his hands when the slain monsters return to the men they once were. They didn't try to hide it in the slightest. The man is cursed to a bloody, miserable existence where death will find him long after he wishes for it.

Van Helsing is a wonderful early 2000's dress up goth party

Could you do a video on Constantine (comics preferably but the movie's cool too)

My edgy heart loved the visuals of this movie.

*I* love the quick references to other past horror classics, such as "The Bells."

New video hype! The transformation scenes in this are amazing

My only problem with this movie was that twist near end, and not enough of Mr. Hyde. Other than that this movie will forever be my guilty pleasure.

I fucking LOVED Dracula in this movie - the way he chewed the scenery made it for me “Husband, have you no heart?” “NO!”

This movie is CRIMINALLY under-rated. 1. Casting is PERFECT - Jackman, Beckinsale, Roxburgh, Wenham, and Hensley are ALL phenomenal in their roles 2. The score is SUPERB - A true gem by Alan Silvestri (Who delivered the iconic themes for Avengers, Predator, and Forrest Gump, Back to the Future and many more) 3. The pacing and action are EXCELLENT - This thing MOVES, never bores, always entertains. Not an ounce of fat on this movie. The pace is fast, the editing is tight, and the action is thrilling

i honestly think this movie is underrated XD

Girlllllll i love that movie

i watched this movie when i was super young and pretty much fell in love with it. i would watch it so much that if i were to watch it now, i’d be able to recite practically every line.

I like Van Helsing it's a goofy movie that perfect for a Halloween movie especially if your not a big fan of scary slasher films. Also Dracula owns this movie being this goofy sounding villain but can be a serious threat

Yes. Yes it was. But I enjoy it. Something can be objectively bad, but still be subjectively enjoyed. Just as something can be regarded as good and you might not appreciate it on a personal level.

Yeah but how about that sonic trailer am I right

This movie has my favorite kind of aesthetic, early 2000's bloomy edginess.

I'd definitely be down for a Hollinger breakdown of the Underworld franchise, since you mentioned it. :D

No Anna's death still gets me ... 😂❤

The film looks amazing. Was there some kind of update to the effects for a BluRay or something?

It's one of the best Monster movie, name any other that's so interesting

The actor playing the Frankenstein monster did an amazing job

This was one of my favorste movies when I was a kid. I even loved the video game of it as well. The crazy spinning saw blades the cross bow it just felt like a villain of the week but with a whole month squeeze in together

I always liked the art style of the movie, but the CGI kinda took me out of the experience.

Good things that came out of this film: The monster designs. Elena Anaya as a psycho bitch. David Wenham. Hugh Jackman growing out his hair that year. Greg Cannom's special makeup effects. Richard Roxburgh and Silvia Colocca meeting and thus getting married.

Movies from the 90s and 00s like this fermented a love for gothic horror within me

Van Helsing is iconic, idc

I actually like this movie, there is just so much wasted potential...also ripping of Helsing's design from Vampire Hunter D was a bad idea.

When I was younger I thought the cover picture was the coolest thing ever

Just like Deep Rising this is still one of my guilty pleasures. I just love the vibe and the brides

For me, Dracula was my favorite part of this film. Just loved how dramatic he was. Kate Beckinsale will always be gorgeous and I loved the idea of her and van hellsing... Until she died.

It always seem pretty interesting to me 😁👌

Ah, the movie's from pre-reccession, where as long as it was dark a studio would bark

Nice work Ryan! Love your vids!

Always confuse this movie for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

I love this movie. Hate underworld.

"You like to fly, yeah?" and "Too bad so sad" are two lines from this movie I reference often and have friends enjoy.

This is a tad bit unrelated, and I apologise for that, but I think you should look into the documentary called "Cropsey". I know it's a real documentary about a real event that happened, but the way they showed that horrific asylum with the low quality camera reminded me of Sinister. It was disgusting yet honest and compelling documentation, and I think it's kind of underrated. Thank you so much, you have some amazing content on here. Keep it up!☺️

Van Helsing is the best modern film of all time. The absolute Citizen Kane of the 2000s

I always felt like the name Gabriel was some sort of an homage to Castlevania series, particularly to Gabriel Belmont Why not review Solomon Kane next time?

I like the point you made about how Helsing says he wants to leave behind his violent past, but his actions say otherwise. In fact, in the opening scene, when he's talking to Mr. Hyde he actually says, "I'd rather just kill you and get it over with." Then he gets sad when he sees Dr. Jekyll's face just before he dies and gets mad at the Catholic Church for making him kill. I was left thinking, "Really, dude? Can you truly say you tried your hardest to solve this without violence? I think not."

"VAN HELSING.... YOU MURDERER!!" this line is burned into my brain. I watched Van Helsing COUNTLESS times with my brothers and my cousin. It has a special place in my heart.