Van Helsing (PG-13)

Two thumbs way up and 5 out of 5 stars.  Whatever you do-GET THIS MOVIE-for your collection.

Van Helsing is a movie about a hunter, played by Hugh Jackman, who has no real known past, but currently has the job of tracking down-retrieving and returning to Rome bizarre creatures that endanger the human race.

Van Helsing is sent to Transylvania to help out a family that has been trying to be lifted from a curse dealing with Dracula.  If the heirs in the bloodline don't kill Dracula before the last one dies none of the line will be getting through the pearly gates.

We have action that any teenage boy would like; we have a heroine that can take a licking and still keep on ticking-a step above Lara Croft level.  We have mini-surprises that don't leave you in the dark for too long.  We have CGI (Computer Generated Images) that don't go over the top, but helps give the illusions to where they need to be.  We have monsters for the guys and a sexy Dracula (and Hugh) for the gals.

There is no "deep love story" to bring the movie down, no 'I can't believe that' parts of the movie, and there is no way you can stop the movie from it's 2 hours and 12 minutes to break for a snack, drink or bathroom break.  No foul language and mild violence that would come with the PG-13 rating.

You are sucked into this story from the beginning and you are in the ride for the entire time, until the very end.  The shots of the countryside are just enough and you will be thankful that they didn't cheese up the ending.

If they don't make a Van Helsing 2 (and it shouldn't be squealed) then this movie can and will stand on its own to be known as a wonderful film. 

The bloopers reveal mild funnies and how props never could keep together-the other stuff is features talking about the movie-never really watched those parts-but the movie was 15.99 and I would gladly (if I was richy rich) pay the $22.99 price that normal new releases are because this movie did not disappoint and I shall honestly say-Hugh was the actor that needed to play the part and he and Kate did an excellent job together.