On rewatch, both. The CGI is dated in spots, but the practical effects, monster designs, and sheer ambition are unmatched today. This was Stephen Sommers going full throttle after The Mummy . It’s a love letter to classic horror dressed up as a summer blockbuster.
Van Helsing (2004) logic: "Let’s put a cowboy-hat-wearing Hugh Jackman, Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, werewolves, and a Hungarian princess in a steampunk cathedral and just… go." Van Helsing 2004
#VanHelling #UniversalMonsters #Early2000sAction #GuiltyPleasure On rewatch, both
#VanHelling #MovieNostalgia #MonsterMovies but the practical effects