It was an all-out action movie, with minor storyline. - Exactly what I expected, and I thought it was ****ing brilliant. The CGI in the film was unbelieveable, it just looked so real. I loved every minute of it, I didn't expect to see a re-run of Kill Bill 2, with lots of story, I expected action.
As for the critics.. I couldn't careless. They slated Underworld too, and I loved that also.
I have to say that I expected it to be an all out action film so I wasn't disappointed. The story was lacking but that's not what I was looking for anyway. I liked the twist on the horror icons personally because personally characters like Dracula have been portrayed in the same way through various movies for sooooo long that it gets kind of boring.
Didn't care for the werewolf transformation or the final Dracula vs Van Wolfman fight because the action was too fast to even view. Dracula was such a wuss for him to look so lethal in the last fight too.
I have to say that I enjoyed this film alot better than Hellboy.
I thought this film was a complete let down. It was a shit load fun I grant you,and the special effects were amazing but the acting was sucky and the plot with a werewolf being able to kill the lord of the vampires was pure bullsh*t!Dracula can control all creatures of the night for a start and his powers are far beyond that of a werewolf.The count was very funny and his brides were fine off the hook! Jackmans accent was laughable.Van Helsing is supposed to be German(yes I know this was 'Gabriel' not the original Abraham but still!). The idea of Van Helsing fighting all the monsters excited me greatly before I saw this film but it for me it was a complete disappointment as far as quality was concerned. It was still very enjoyable though - don't get me wrong, and very funny at times! But a bit more taste was required IMO!sorry - A LOT MORE!