MOVIE REVIEW: Van Helsing (2004)

RELEASE DATE: May 7th 2004

DIRECTOR: Stephen Sommers

MAIN CAST: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh

WHAT I LIKED

As best as it could, with all the modern changes made in movie making, this movie reached back to the classic horror film making. I don't mean to say it was terrifying, but the movie had it's intense moments. Awesome landscape and visuals. And while it was dark, there was a lot of vibrant color blended perfectly in the story. Dracula's ball at his mansion was filled with activity. It was a treat to the eyes. I enjoyed how the movie had all the old monster stories. Frankenstein monster, Igor, Jekyll & Hyde and Werewolves and of course Vampires and big creepy beautiful dark mansions.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

This was a good movie, I am not going to pick it apart for small things I may have not understood.

SIDE NOTES

Movie was rated a well deserved PG-13, Movie could be a family movie , do not recommend for younger viewers. Pre-teens or teenagers should be able to handle it, It all depends on your family standards. I gave it a 10 on the IMDB scal

MOVIE REVIEW: The Last Witch Hunter

RELEASE DATE: October 23rd 2015

DIRECTOR: Breck Eisner

MAIN CAST: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood

IMDB Story Line

The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.

WHAT I LIKED

It was horror meets fantasy with a vengeance and as complex as the story was it was easy to understand. It had a awesome villain and creepy scenes. It also had a classic horror movie feel to it.
The witches used spells. It was not a stiff super natural movie but a movie with magic and fantasy. It had curses and spells and potions. Not everything was explained to death. The back story was to the point and explained.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE

Is that this movie received to many bad reviews and it bombed at the box office and there will be no sequel. While it would have never been considered for a Oscar, It was not that bad of a movie. I am sorry more people did not give it a chance.

SIDE NOTES

I did go see this movie at the theater and did buy the Blue Ray. The movie received a well deserved rating of a PG-13, If your family is into watching horror /fantasy, then this is a great film for movie night. But I would not recommend it for kids under 13 depending on family values. I gave the movie a 8 on the IMDB scale