just watched van helsing, and the animation and fx is top class. very enjoyable, but nothing we have't seen before. some LotR-like scenery shots, and nicely animated creatures though. hugh jackman seems to be stuck as wolverine, and kate beckinsale in underworld (with an atrocious Eastern bloc accent). So how come frankenstein looked like Lurch from Addams family? and Drcula's helpers like carnivorous Ewoks? and Dracula's offspring like gremlins? this movie borrowed everything from everywhere. only thing original is the brides of dracula. dripping with evil man. and didn't the funeral pyre remind you of the one where faramir (i think) was almost burnt to death? and isn't carl : van helsing = Q : James Bond? I'd give 3 stars, but bump that up to 3 and a half, just for the fx.