Still the best Werewolves and Vampires ever shown. Such a great, underrated movie.

@carlo8802

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@randomuser5443

4 жыл бұрын

There are parts that should have been done better, but still good

@alfa1659

4 жыл бұрын

They should create second movie

@danielcuevas3025

4 жыл бұрын

Cough cough Underworld

@exzelcic

4 жыл бұрын

Greatest balance of beauty and deadly

Before there was the Dark Universe, there was Van Helsing. Seriously, this movie was amazing, really don't understand why it didn't do well enough to get a sequel.

@michaelcullen7401

4 жыл бұрын

The video game was cool.

@brodozer2515

4 жыл бұрын

honestly to this day, i still think the Werewolves are the best looking ones!

@crimsonite1524

4 жыл бұрын

maybe its a good thing it never got too popular, a lot of things are ruined by popularity

@airnoiphongsavath8509

4 жыл бұрын

I loved it too!

@b-ratedideas8560

4 жыл бұрын

I liked it

Probably THE best designed werewolves in cinematic universe.

@MegaTmoore11

4 жыл бұрын

or the lycan from underworld

@benderbendingrodriguez420

4 жыл бұрын

Lycans from Underwold say hello

@goldenage

4 жыл бұрын

eh, a little cartoony. They remind me of the Tazmanian Devil. American Werewolf is still best and most frightening imho.

@xUnMattched

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Moore underworld werewolves come in a close second 👌🏼

@dylancarroll4623

4 жыл бұрын

Matt werewolves or Lycans?

This movie has THE best werewolves ever in cinematic history. I love this movie. Thanks for doing a video on it.

@RAVENVROSE

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicktechnubyte1184 I'll raise my glass to thay

@vuilnisgod4388

4 жыл бұрын

Nah

@thommiltenburg7646

4 жыл бұрын

I think american werewolf in London has the best werewolves in movies

@petchlnwzaaa

4 жыл бұрын

Jakku NoShi agreed. Is it weird that I found the werewolves design very cool.

@akashsuresh1369

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Hands down best Werewolves.

This movie deserves a reboot. I would love to see a R Rated movie based on Van Helsing

@jonathanmulondo9206

4 жыл бұрын

@@thearchitect8135 True. Most Hollywood executives and producers are lazy. I think Van Helsing deserves the Castlevania(Netflix Cartoon) treatment

@josephchavez1489

4 жыл бұрын

Underworld series is pretty similar in terms of vampires and werewolfs and its R rated, it's not van helsing but it is similar. Plus Kate beckinsale happens to be in it too

@stoagymahalo5268

4 жыл бұрын

Well what's nice about the EXTREME gorey violence of this movie is you can keep it 13, because monster/robot violence doesn't count i mean DID YOU SEE Frankie's MONSTER when his head split open?!

@Laceykat66

4 жыл бұрын

No reboot could be this good. You cannot set out to create a classic. You just have to make a good movie and see what happens.

@sladealan4164

4 жыл бұрын

Please don't let them make a reboot or a remake they'll probably ruin it

7:53 "Van Helsing played by Wolverine." I love the fact how most of us alredy know who Wolverine is, to the point that there is no need to say Hugh Jackman XD

@FalkorStranix

4 жыл бұрын

Hah! You beat me to it, I was going to comment that too.

@tunguskalumberjack9987

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same!

@SaintMarneusCalgar

4 жыл бұрын

Whait who is hugh jackman?

@BakuranTV

3 жыл бұрын

And kate beckinsale became the death dealer in underworld..🤣

@gamerstheater1187

2 жыл бұрын

Hugh Jackman is Logan, that if fact

This movie was WAY ahead of its time in terms of effects and the plot was amazing. One of my favorite monster movies and movies altogether.

FUN FACT: the actor who plays dracula in this film is actually married to one of his vampire Brides in real life.

@saljpal3

4 жыл бұрын

Which one?

@LocalHeretic-ck1kd

4 жыл бұрын

thats sweet

@TheaTheGenius

4 жыл бұрын

@@saljpal3 The one with black hair and the green dress. Her name is Silvia Colocca I believe.

@antoniobrown5002

4 жыл бұрын

Yes The One With The Black Hair. The Second Bride to Die in The Film.

@NeilsonBuntowa

4 жыл бұрын

The leader of the brides

The choice of having the skin rip off to reveal the beast beneath was such a good choice. :)

If Hugh Jackman pursued his vampire hunting career… This is where it would’ve started. Kind of sucks that the dark fantasy genre never really achieved the same heights of the superhero genre, but when you ignore that under twelve crowd... doesn’t matter how much sexual tension you put in I guess.

@zachbernardo8770

4 жыл бұрын

Dark fantasy also plays a role in marvel, the wolf man, the mummy and Dracula are enemies to famous marvel characters such as Blade. It is a shame that these monsters are somewhat forgotten in the marvel franchise.

@amoshall3690

4 жыл бұрын

@@zachbernardo8770 i agree however MORBIUS the vampire from marvel comes out this july(If this coronavirus mess is over lol)and is part of the MCU!!! And supposedly a blade reboot is also in the works for the MCU :) finally gettin the darker stuff in marvel

@danny_decheeto8300

4 жыл бұрын

Man if they made a sequel I would watch it in a second

@vingram100

4 жыл бұрын

True, it was way too adult like the Pirates of the Carribean franchise but that genre didn't last more than 5 years.

@DragonKnightX12

4 жыл бұрын

Marvel can pretty dark too. Wolverine depending on how they handle him and Punisher are pretty dark. I would love to see Jon Bernthal get a shot at John Wick Style Punisher film. Deadpool also gets pretty messed up at times.

Back when Hollywood still gave a semblance of a crap about quality.

@j88south

4 жыл бұрын

This movie was dookie tho

@ameliaward7429

4 жыл бұрын

Hence the term "semblance of a crap"

@thomasdowling2011

4 жыл бұрын

@@j88south nah man, this movie was a masterpiece in its own way

@reddragon0624

4 жыл бұрын

Van Helsing is definitely peak cinema

@AllanElMelon1043

4 жыл бұрын

@@j88south actually, this was a great during its time which is the early 2000s.

Anyhody remember the cow getting yeeted in the movie.

@shielfoxftw8279

4 жыл бұрын

Best scene in the movie

@sushigimme

4 жыл бұрын

Best part was that the cow was okay after all.

@RhapsodicXStyle07

4 жыл бұрын

Wait what

@winglessmecha

4 жыл бұрын

Mooooooooooooooo

@FractalNinja

4 жыл бұрын

@@RhapsodicXStyle07 one of the draculas brides just picks up a cow and yeets it through a roof during the town attack scene xD

The movie made me feel really bad for poor ol' Franky boi. 😥 When he screams "Why" sent chills down my spine.

12:30, I liked how they made Dracula scarier and more menacing as director Stephen Sommers wanted to see him with a 50 foot wingspan!

This is more evidence as to how phenomenal of an actor Hugh Jackman is

@emerald-hb7fx

4 жыл бұрын

@music is timeless hey pal, you just blow in from stupid town?

@jakewoodhouse9817

3 жыл бұрын

Note the irony that helsing's only sin was after his amnesia, the killing of a relatively innocent person.

I had a crush on Kate Beckinsale ever since Underworld and this one. The werewolves in this movie were awesome!

@slckb0y65

4 жыл бұрын

she was freakin' haaaaawt in that one i must admit, such a babe

@amatureskater15

2 жыл бұрын

SAME.....she is still in my top 3 fav of all time

@ottopotatum5775

2 жыл бұрын

She looks like a man

still love how they portrayed the werewolf here. ngl i also like how the lycans were shown in underworld but nothing surpasses the amazing cgi of the werewolf here. it's like, correct, in some way.

@jaykun182

4 жыл бұрын

I feel exactly the same and understand what you're saying. Like its THE correct werewolf.

I still love this film to this day

@offdazaza2769

4 жыл бұрын

i would play this on repeat when i was a little kid

@itpugil

4 жыл бұрын

@@offdazaza2769 you have no idea how much i raped the replay button on the werewolf vs vampire fight scene for this one back then hahaha

@hadestheog

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@J3RCULES

4 жыл бұрын

I was obsessed with this movie as a kid and made me love the werewolf and vampire genre to this day. I played this movie on repeat and know every line of this imo masterpiece

@itpugil

4 жыл бұрын

@@J3RCULES I thought my brother and I were the only ones!

I was way too young to see this movie in theaters, but I did anyway, and wow, what an experience on the big screen

“We’re introduced to Van Helsing, played by the wolverine.” Well done niyat, well done sir.

This movie inspired me to write - or at least attempt to write - my first book. It started in 2007 and I've been on and off the project for the last 13 years. I've more often than not lost faith in the project...but every time I get any glimpse of this movie, it seems to revive my drive to see the project through and strengthen my resolve to finish it.

Black Widow: Just like Budapest all over again! Hawkeye: You and I remember Budapest very differently! Wolverine: Hold my cigar...

@jangustl_wt2358

4 жыл бұрын

Wolverine:... I ll explain it later

This movie still has one of my favorite depictions of vampires. I love how, here, they're beautiful, seductive, but it's a facade hiding a literal blood-sucking monster.

AHHHHHH the first time I watched this channel I asked him to do a van helsing explore and he's finally done it thank youuuuuu

I would absolutely love to see a Van Helsing/Mummy mashup with these two guys! I loved the Mummy moves with Brendan Fraser and obviously Hugh Jackman is the man!! For the love, someone make this mashup movie happen!!

Just a idea. How about the Belmont's from Castlevania.

@ANite-vx1vk

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! More supernatural content. Go through the history of the Belmont's and the supernatural in the series.

@wingman-1977

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Salamanca I’m game.

@rorydonaldson2794

4 жыл бұрын

God I love the netflix series, I haven't had much a chance to play any of their og games. Played a newer game on steam though

@antonioernesto7892

4 жыл бұрын

YESSS

@alexisgrunden1556

4 жыл бұрын

Classic, canon timeline, or Lords of Shadow timeline? I know LoS isn't canon, but I did love the story and the plot; it gave you such _feelz_ for the Belmonts!

lol hugh jackman isnt even a person. He is wolverine😂

@Souls__Like

4 жыл бұрын

Nah

@obsolete8210

4 жыл бұрын

@@Souls__Like no one agrees with you muchacho, deal with it.

@Boltrex100

4 жыл бұрын

7:53

@jasminebolten3290

4 жыл бұрын

True. I feel like Hugh Jackman was meant to play the role of Wolverine. He is the most believable for the role of Wolverine.

I really love the werewolf design for this movie is the best

@thewlf-man4191

3 жыл бұрын

Way better then today’s werewolves

@Leofwine

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing missing is the tail.

@ezraelreynolds3442

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leofwine nah a tail would've look weird

My favorite part of this movie are the werewolves, they look so awesome, they are true werewolves. If anybody would ask me what the best werewolf you ever seen in a movie I would say Van Helsing.

I LOVE that shot of the brides gliding down behind Dracula in their flowing gowns. Their costume designs are stunning. Looking into making a version of Verona's gown for myself

I wished they had done a second film fresh at the time, cheers dude, always enjoy your up loads.

@BlackCatBritt

4 жыл бұрын

fun fact: they had actually pitched the idea for a sequel that would've included the Invisible Man and the Loch Ness Monster, but it never made it past pre-production before it got axed. :(

@nlawrencest

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackCatBritt what a shame that would've been an interesting story right there.

The (magnificent) Dracula done immense stupidity by killing Doctor Frankestein - with his intellect he would've likely make the vampires reproduce & immune to the sun

Stephen Sommers was on a roll back then. Awesome movie by a brilliant film maker.

I don't care who says otherwise, this is one of the best monster films ever

This is my favorite horror/monster movie of the last 20 years. I saw it in the theater when it came out, and fell in love with it. I would like to see more old monster movies made with the dark,early history feel this movie has. It didn't hurt that Anna was beautiful, along with Dracula's brides. I will always be a fan of this movie.

Shame we never got a sequel. This movies unique style and ooze is greatly

@jasminebolten3290

4 жыл бұрын

I know.

@wyattguilliams9472

3 жыл бұрын

I thought for sure that they did but it must have been a fan film prequel because I remember seeing part of it a few years ago

Absolutely love this movie. When it was released I was 13 and it had such an influence on me. I remember watching it many times. It's got an amazing lore. I wish they made it a franchise.

I liked this movie, thought the vampires and werewolves were dope af. I Can see why people couldn't get into it like I did tho

@airnoiphongsavath8509

4 жыл бұрын

Yea it was very stylized, I loved it though.

@itpugil

4 жыл бұрын

@Emo Tion i think skyrim's vampire lord form was more based off of underworld's marcus corvinus, the werewolf form i totally can see it based off this movie

"A mash up where all the monsters where put together in the same story hadn't been done since the 1940s"....apparently someone has never seen the Monster Squad (1987) which had Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon all in one movie.

@jonathanmulondo9206

4 жыл бұрын

Wolfman has nards

@i360pindrop

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing when he said that lmao

@patrickhughes8164

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Mulondo: And we’re going to need a virgin!

@vivas555

4 жыл бұрын

Two scooby-doo movies from the 60s also have all of those monsters together

Best design of Dracula's brides ever. I love this movie, and your idea for a Mummy Van Helsing crossover is great.

The crossbow from this is still one of the coolest weapons in a movie.

Van Helsing played by Wolverine. Well played Niyat

I liked the movie, but i didn't like the Backstory they gave to Van Helsing, where it's revealed he's the archangel Gabriel. I wish he was the original Van Helsing who's ancestors hunted down Dracula but failed and died at every attempt, and even witnessing the murder of his father by the vampire count.

@Megatron_95

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@richardlazarus1738

4 жыл бұрын

I think I heard a weird story where Dracula ran a motel for monsters and he had a daughter who married a ginger. I don't remember where I heard the story though.

@chiefbologna5719

4 жыл бұрын

I actually didn’t mind it since in some stories, Dracula or vampires in general are considered the children of the Devils. Gabriel was also an angel of the same level as Lucifer so it adds in a cool relationship component, they should’ve made it apparent that he isn’t a van Helsing but instead someone who was trained by them after he came to earth that would’ve been a bit better

@Luciphell

4 жыл бұрын

Uhm...you realize Kate Beckinsale's character pretty much IS Van Helsing, right? Same backstory. The whole reason Van Helsing is there in the first place is because she is the last of her line and if she dies, her and her ancestors can't get into heaven. Or did I miss something?

@Rougarou99

4 жыл бұрын

Hotel Transylvania movie series.

To this *DAY* I consider Van Helsing to be one of the best superhero movies made!

They should hire Stephen Sommers to fix the Dark Universe.. clearly he knows what he’s doing

@wyattguilliams9472

3 жыл бұрын

I think if we send this through the right channels to Hollywood it can be done hell all the actors are bored to death in quarantine from what I hear If they can make star wars go dark they can make the dark universe darker

@stainshield

3 жыл бұрын

I have faith in Jason Blum, because he seems to know what he is doing.

@tumppuman

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Love this movie

This, American Werewolf in London, and Underworld. The Holy Trinity of amazing Werewolf design. Can't forget about Dog Soldiers and Cursed though, as well as Ginger Snaps

I still love the vampires and werewolves in this movie, ever since I was a little girl 😍

So far Van Helsing's vampire and werewolf were the best depiction of both, especially the werewolf.

Im so happy everyone here thought the same of this movie, what a gem of action and horror The werewolves were the greatest ever no question about it but I also loved how they depicted Frankenstein's monster as a sympathetic and human creature like the books but this one decided to be better than his creator in a sense.

@BeautifulEarthJa

4 жыл бұрын

And Dracula. I love every single monster in this!

Yes!! I’ve been waiting for this one (: great video! 🤘🏻

Talk about underrated movie

one of the best Werewolf design ~ and also one of the best Dracula ~

I'm pretty sure the "Brendan Frasier/ Hugh Jackman" mash up ship sailed a long time ago when Universal tried to reboot the Dark Universe property. It's a nice thought, but I don't think we will ever see it.

My all time favorite monster movie. Perfectly cast and perfectly created monsters that still hold up to this day. I wish we would of gotten a sequel or two.

As usual Niyat great video, informative and entertaining. Hopefully you're feeling better.

Besides, this film is the closest to a Castlevania film, in some way, before Netflix did the Castlevania series

@lawrencesalamanca1763

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah just commented it to 😂 except. Van helsing doesn't use wips.

@sirenofthesea7802

4 жыл бұрын

I think in a novelization, it sneaks in a tie in with Castlevania with a nod to the Belmont family. Can't quite recall if they were distantly related, or just their paths had crossed at some point & remained on good terms with each other.

@lawrencesalamanca1763

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirenofthesea7802 yeah like all things in the castlevania we're all other clans are related to the Belmont's. The van helsing could also be related to them. But i think the belmont's are inspired by the helsing tbh.

@JT044-iz1cv

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah even the Valkans are similar to the Belmonts. Both are families whos ancestor(Leon Belmont/Valkan the Elder) swore to kill Dracula

@Vlad2319

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirenofthesea7802 yeah there's a Van Helsing manga and anime.

CGI held up pretty well

Definitely the best werewolf transformation I've seen in any movie.

The Brides are a lot of fun. It's great they are given such big roles and agency.

The one thing that I remember from this movie was the woman swinging on a rope across a good distance and slamming into a brick wall, and being totally fine, then later getting tackled by a werewolf and immediately dying.

Thank u for doing a vid on one of my favorite movies and plus that crossbow he had was godly 🥺👉🏾👈🏾

Love your vids man!

I Love your channel man, and I’m so glad you covered this movie. This has been one of my favorites for years! No matter what the critics say! Awesome job as always!

Funny how Hugh Jackman plays a character with memory loss.

You should do the movie splinter. Such an underrated movie

@filmcomicsexplained

4 жыл бұрын

It's on the list!

@burtburtist

4 жыл бұрын

Splinter bro has god tier taste

@Megatron_95

4 жыл бұрын

Never saw it

@funkyrussian1

4 жыл бұрын

FilmComicsExplained I’m psyched. I can’t wait

@sirenofthesea7802

4 жыл бұрын

@@Megatron_95 It can be seen as an "acquired taste" kind of film, but once you get past the shakiness it's actually pretty cool. Solid 7 out of 10 stars. ⭐

Great video dude!

After reading your last post, I'm glad to see you pulled through and made another video. Take care Niyat

Thanks a Lot for this upload! *The* most underrated movie of its time! The movie that has the most badass and even interestingly unique approach to all classical monster species such as Werewolves, Vampires and even Mr. Hyde

It’d been cool if Van Helsing could have been part of The Dark Universe they were planning on. But I liked the idea of a Mummy/Van Helsing crossover too. Hear me out on this one Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter/Van Helsing crossover lol

Love you filmcomics your video's are a work of art every time i watch them

Love your vids always great content

In a perfect world we got a crossover between Van Helsing and Rick O'Connell fighting against the Terracota army with the Mejai and the Knights of the Holy Order granting aid.

One of the best Hugh Jackman movie !! 😄😆

Thanks for the information and keep it up!

Fantastic! Van Helsing is one of my favorite movies. By the time I watched it more Profound with Symbols and Thematic explored inside.

I wish that they would have went into a more detailed background of van Helsing and draculas ancient past

4:00 whyyyyyyy its so underrated

Yes!!! This is one of my favorite movies!!! Thank you so much!!! 😁😁😁😁

So glad you made this video. This was such a great movie, and i almost forgot about it. Makes me want to watch it again

"But you can't do THAT, you're a monk!"

@darylesells19

3 жыл бұрын

“Technically I’m just a Fry.”

@thewlf-man4191

3 жыл бұрын

Well actually I’m just a fryer

@powerpuff_avenger

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewlf-man4191 So I can curse* all I want, DAMNIT!

I love Van Helsing actually, the cast of characters all all interesting, the over the too acting reminds me of old black and white films. Plus it feels like Castlevania before Netflix

love this channel,hope he feels much better soon.

Good work again Niayt. I hope you do well and stay safe.

Hands down the best werewolves in *ANY* cinematic universe. And the steampunk weapons ! This should have at least had a sequel, if not made it a trilogy. Better than anything Hollywood's turned out in the last few years, for sure.

@Sevalen

4 жыл бұрын

They kind of used up all the best material on the one movie though. I wish there was a continuation but you couldn't really continue the story what with Dracula getting killed. There could be a prequel movie about some of the other adventures leading up to the movie but that's about it. I would rather it be left alone than be ruined with a shitty sequel that doesn't live up to the original.

@Tengu125

4 жыл бұрын

"Better than anything Hollywood's turned out in the last few years"? Not really setting a high bar there... 😂

The best kate has ever looked .pure sexiness in perfection.

@vdoxsamp7283

4 жыл бұрын

I think she looked better in Underworld.. I watched both movies and took this video for me to realize it was the same actress, wow.

To this day I maintain that Van Helsing has the best werewolf design so far in movies. Awesome looking creatures!

This should've been a series, i love it❤️

We *all* sMaSH the vampiric Brides - Let us all be honest about it(!) The Werewolves superiority has been shown physically; albeit the werewolves unironically controlled by vampires

@treyrex5987

4 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong, I wanted to do the vampire brides when I was younger.

@sirenofthesea7802

4 жыл бұрын

I actually recall wanting to cuddle up to Verona's chest when this film came out. ☺️

@random_gamer_guy82

4 жыл бұрын

Can I have the ginger please.

@emanuelperono1562

4 жыл бұрын

@@treyrex5987 same lol

@johnlawful2272

4 жыл бұрын

@@treyrex5987 what about the tall chick from hocus pocus

the invisible man was there... just couldn't see him lmao

Omg I LOVED this movie. Honestly it was just so well done, and STILL leaves a little to wonder about with some questions.

Thanks for a phenomenal video

I love this movie

You said Van Helsing is played by Wolverine, instead of Hugh Jackman haha.

@kanedaken9490

4 жыл бұрын

Its basically the same thing😂

@random_gamer_guy82

4 жыл бұрын

There's only ever going to be one wolverine lol

@Nematoda4ever

4 жыл бұрын

well, Wolverine is playing Hugh Jackman ~ lol

I’m so glad you did Van Helsing. One of my all time favorites

I came to say how much I enjoy this movie and thank Niyat for another excellent video, and was doubly rewarded to see all the love for the film from my fellow fans.

Is it me, or is Kate Beckinsale the most perfect example of a human female in existence? 🔥 If she's not, she's GOT to be a close second, at least.

@lilRicky891

4 жыл бұрын

@music is timeless use to be?

@lilRicky891

4 жыл бұрын

Bro she is the only celebrity crush I still have a crush on 20 years later!

@esppupsnkits4560

4 жыл бұрын

She’s definitely the perfect hourglass.

Lol you can’t stop it either “played by Wolverine”

Thank you Niyat 🤗. Great video 👌

More videos please Niyat! We need you. Thank you.