Running time131 minutesCountryUnited StatesCzech RepublicLanguageEnglishBudget$160 millionBox office$300.3 millionVan Helsing is a 2004 American written and directed. It stars as monster hunter, and as Anna Valerious. The film is a homage and tribute to the films from the 1930s and '40s (also produced by which were in turn based on novels by and ), of which Sommers is a fan.The eponymous character was inspired by the Dutch vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel. Distributed by, the film includes a number of monsters such as, and in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as, and.Despite mostly negative reviews, the film grossed over $300 million worldwide. Contents.Plot In, Dr., with help from his assistant and, successfully creates a. Dracula, a, kills Frankenstein to use the creature for his own purposes.

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As an angry mob storms Castle Frankenstein, the monster flees to a with his dead creator. The mob burn down the windmill, apparently destroying the monster.One year later, monster hunter kills after a brawl in. Van Helsing suffers from amnesia, slaying evil on behalf of the, hoping that he will earn redemption for forgotten sins.

He is tasked by Cardinal Jinette to go to Transylvania and destroy Dracula. He must also protect the last members of an ancient Romanian family, the Valerious, whose ancestor vowed that his descendants would kill Dracula, or fall into. He receives a torn parchment, reading “In the name of God, open this door” in Latin.Van Helsing travels to Transylvania, accompanied by Carl, an eccentric and inventor.

Anna and Velkan Valerious attempt to kill a controlled by Dracula, but both it and Velkan fall into a river. Van Helsing and Carl arrive in a village, where they and Anna are attacked by Dracula’s – Verona, Marishka, and Aleera. Van Helsing slays Marishka.

Anna agrees to work with Van Helsing, but encounters Velkan, now cursed to become a werewolf during a full moon.The two follow Velkan to Castle Frankenstein, now used by Dracula in an attempt to duplicate Dr. Frankenstein’s experiments to give life to his undead children, using Velkan as a conduit. While Anna tries to rescue Velkan, who succumbs to his curse, Van Helsing confronts Dracula, who expresses familiarity with Van Helsing, addressing him as “” and offering to return his memories to him. Van Helsing and Anna flee the castle, Dracula discovering that his experiment has failed. Carl witnesses a painting come to life, depicting two knights respectively transforming into a vampire and a werewolf.Van Helsing and Anna reach a deep cave below the destroyed windmill, where they meet Frankenstein’s monster, who is the true key to fulfilling Dracula’s plans. Van Helsing opts to shelter the monster in the Vatican. Just outside, the group are ambushed by the brides and Velkan.

Verona and Velkan are both killed, but not before the latter bites Van Helsing, cursing him to become a werewolf. Anna is kidnapped by Aleera, who arranges with Van Helsing to trade her for the monster. Van Helsing locks the monster within a crypt, but he is captured by Dracula’s undead horde. Van Helsing and Carl save Anna, using a solar-based bomb created by Carl to destroy the vampires.Returning to the Valerious family's castle, Carl explains that Dracula is, in fact, the son of Anna’s ancestor, imprisoned within an icy fortress, hidden behind a large walled map of Transylvania.

Using the torn parchment, Van Helsing opens the door, finding Dracula’s fortress. The captured monster informs Van Helsing that Dracula possesses a cure for lycanthropy; Carl realizes that only a werewolf can kill Dracula. Capturing Igor, Van Helsing sends him, Anna, and Carl to retrieve the cure, while he frees the monster. As he does so, the monster is struck by lighting twice, bringing Dracula’s children to life. Dracula, spotting Van Helsing, transforms into a demonic form, fighting Van Helsing in werewolf form. Aleera and Igor are both killed as Anna and Carl retrieve the cure. Following a fierce skirmish, Dracula then reveals to Van Helsing he is in fact the archangel Gabriel and it was him who murdered Dracula.

Dracula offers to restore all of Van Helsing's memories but he declines stating that some things are better left forgotten. Van Helsing then bites Dracula’s throat, killing him and his children. Van Helsing then kills Anna, but not before she delivers the cure.Van Helsing and Carl host a funeral for Anna overlooking the sea, where the monster departs by boat.

Van Helsing witnesses Anna’s spirit reuniting with her family in Heaven, freed of their vow. ReleasedMay 4, 2004Recorded2004Length43: 45, David BifanoThe was composed by.Merchandise Video game published a for,.

The game follows a similar plot to the movie, has gameplay similar to and the PS2 and Xbox versions feature the voice talent of many of the actors including.Slot games Van Helsing also features in a slot game produced. The game is available in real world casinos and online, though users in Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and the US are excluded from playing the online games. Reception Box office The film opened at #1 in the weekend of May 7–9, 2004. The film grossed US$300,257,475 worldwide, of which US$120,177,084 was from the US. Critical reception Van Helsing received mostly negative reviews by critics., a, reports that 24% of 226 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.18/10. The site's consensus calls the film a 'hollow creature feature that suffers from CGI overload.'

Medal of honor (2010). Rated it 35/100 based on 38 reviews. Audiences polled by gave the film an average grade of 'B' on an A+ to F scale. Of gave an extremely negative review, rating the film half a star out of four and calling it 'the worst would-be summer blockbuster since '.

Furthermore, he wrote 'There are quite a few unintentionally funny moments, although the overall experience was too intensely painful for me to be able to advocate it as being 'so bad, it's good.' Some, however, will doubtless view it as such. More power to them, since sitting through this movie requires something more than a strong constitution and a capacity for self-torture.' Of the greatly disliked the film, writing: 'Writer-director Stephen Sommers (.) throws together plot strains from various horror movies and stories and tries to muscle things along with flash and dazzle. But his film just lies there, weighted down by a complete lack of wit, artfulness and internal logic. What Sommers tries to do here is use action as the only means of involving an audience. So story is sacrificed.

Character development is nonexistent, and there are no attempts to incite emotion. Instead, Sommers tries to hold an audience for two hours with nothing up his sleeve but colored ribbons, bright sparklers and a kazoo. What he proves is that this is no way to make movies.' Of the gave the film 3 stars out of 4 stating that 'At the outset, we may fear Sommers is simply going for f/x overkill, but by the end, he has somehow succeeded in assembling all his monsters and plot threads into a high-voltage climax. Van Helsing is silly, spectacular and fun.' See also:In May 2012, Universal Pictures announced that they would be the film with and as a two-year deal to produce a modern reimagining and to star as the title character and also produce the film.

Is in talks to direct the film. Orci spoken to that he has hinted that both The Mummy and Van Helsing reboots will have a. On November 11, 2015, Variety reports that and will write the reboot, but Cruise left the film. However, in 2016, Cruise signed back on to star in Kurtzman's, which was released in theaters on June 9, 2017. See also.

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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III has struck a curious note with me. It’s part of a series that I’ve enjoyed since it first appeared on the scene close to two years ago with The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing on PC and Xbox 360. But despite that, I come away from it feeling a little let down, not because the game is bad, but because it falls short of what could have been something spectacular.Since then, the game has had two sequels, one of which is the subject of this review. The reason I bring this up is that the sequels, whilst being perfectly functional and enjoyable games, do little to actually innovate and improve upon the formula in play. Where you to look past the world’s setting, the colorful cast of characters found therein and the witty banter amongst all involved, you would find a somewhat basic and in many places, unintuitive adventure role playing game.'

The problem here is that whilst they are six distinct character classes, there is no need for it.' In my preview of the game, which you can find, I spoke about how the character limits on the preview build forced me into playing the Elementalist, a build that was much more to my liking than the melee orientated Protector. In the final build of the game, players have access to six different classes.

The Protector, The Elementalist, The Bounter Hunter, The Constructor, The Phlogistoneer and The Umbralist.The problem here is that whilst they are six distinct character classes, there is no need for it.The Elementalist, The Bounter Hunter, The Constructor and even The Phlogistoneer are all different takes on ranged gameplay for the most part. Dealing damage at a distance and then falling back when the enemy gets too close, before repeating the process, ad infinitum. This is an inherent flaw in their design, typically the action adventure genre sticks to a smaller cast, and for good reason too. There’s a melee class, a ranged class and a mage class, this covers the three main needs of a party. The Phlogistoneer can at least stand toe to toe with opponents thanks to an interesting shielding ability, but he still falls back primarily on projectile attacks.The Umbralist and The Protector both fill the melee slot with ease.

Where The Protector wades through a sea of sundered enemy bodies, sword swinging and powers firing, The Umbralist does the same, but with the addition of character buffs and AoE attacks that will cloak the player and freeze the enemy. The Umbralist adds an air of the occult to the game with impressive magical powers.' Repetitious characters aside, I stand by what I’ve said about the game's visuals. It positively drips atmosphere and every corner of the game has been intricately designed based on the characteristics of the local inhabitants.'

So when you get right down to the heart of things, you really only have a ranged unit and a melee unit to choose from. The only real difference being how their attacks look and function.

Had Neocore Games simply went with a smaller roster of better developed characters, things would have definitely been better.Repetitious characters aside, I stand by what I’ve said about the game’s visuals. It positively drips atmosphere and every corner of the game has been intricately designed based on the characteristics of the local inhabitants.

From the stagnant fogged forests to the smokey cobbled pathways of the Dreadworks, each and every corner has been given a touch of the realistic with some added fantasy. Attention to detail is key, and Neocore went over this game with a fine tooth comb.A problem with the game, is that it kind of just drops the player into the world and lets them run amok. Little direction is given and thus, the learning curve may be a bit difficult for some to overcome. Eventually, you’re going to level up, and this is the first hurdle. The menu screens are a nightmare. Not only do they fill the screen with all manner of tiny and ultimately superfluous details that could have been much better presented, but they are divided into pages, with tabs inside them.' All told, this is a competent action adventure video game that I would recommend to any fans of the genre.

Yes, character types could have been much better handled, and this lack of quality over quantity sadly hamstrings the game's overall impression.' One would expect that you can level up your attributes, powers and abilities on one page, but this is not the case. Van Helsing and Katarina, your constant companion, both level up independent of each other. Rifling through pages and tabs to level up both Van Helsing and Katarina is nothing short of infuriating, especially when you’re not given a dedicated interface for each. A system in the style of Torchlight would have been more suitable, with each character being given an all encompassing, color coordinated page to handle everything.Beyond this, everything else performs admirably. The overall performance is stable and in my own tests, the game scales well across different hardware, something that is becoming less and less common in the modern gaming space.Controls are fine, though not exceptional, a controller will serve you far better than a mouse and keyboard.

Visuals are sharp and crisp with a number of world assets being widely distributed so you’re not going to tire of seeing repeated environments. What’s more, the soundscape is brilliant, with witty banter being exchanged back and forth at regular enough intervals to keep it fresh. NPC voice-overs can still be a bit poor on places though.All told, this is a competent action adventure video game that I would recommend to any fans of the genre. Yes, character types could have been much better handled, and this lack of quality over quantity sadly hamstrings the game’s overall impression.This game was reviewed on the PC.