History YMMV / VanHelsing

* FoeYay:
** Dracula shows interest in making Anna his bride and gets entirely too close and personal during the masquerade ball, and a lot of his dialog with Van Helsing is pretty friendly considering [[spoiler:Van Helsing is the one who originally killed him.]]
** Dracula's bride Aleera also seems [[LesYay very interested]] in Anna, calling her "my love" and making claims like "I know what lurks in your lusting heart." Then there's the deleted scene of from the masquerade ball where it would appear that Aleera is the one [[https://a3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/c69beba31be111ba0de6f024c6f2bd50/full.jpg attempting to seduce]] Anna instead of Dracula.

** This version of Frankenstein's monster was likewise well received thanks to Shuler Hensley's heartfelt portrayal and his being TruerToTheText than most of the previous film depiction of the character.

* MemeticBadass: Creator/HughJackman.

** For some [[spoiler: Anna appearing in the sky after her death]] is still moving, despite the silliness.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Anna's death. Van Helsing even cradles her in his arms while crying.]]

** The prequel movie is very well-animated, especially in scenes with fire.

* EndingAversion: The end of the film does have its detractors, for the somewhat anticlimactic ways that [[spoiler: Anna and Dracula]] are killed.

* CriticalDissonance: Many critics didn't think it was very good, with a 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences find the film to be quite enjoyable with a 57% on the site.

** As he's being strapped into the device that'll use him to bring Dracula's offspring to life, Velkan gives a spectacularly amusing "NEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" when yelling at Dracula. Dracula's response is...to start dancing with an invisible partner. Huh.

* {{Mondegreen}}: A subtitle variation. Even though Van Helsing said "Requiescat in pace", the subtitles read "At least God's about you".

* SpecialEffectFailure: The CGI has aged a bit. The film was made in 2004, a time when CGI was becoming more mainstream as the go-to special effect, but not quite perfected to look seemless. Though some would say that adds to the NarmCharm of the movie.

** While some practical effects were used on the brides' bat forms. Any time they show their monstrous nature while in their human ones (Stretching their mouths for instance) it looks a bit off, like the animation isn't integrated too well with the actresses.

* FriendlyFandoms: There are fans of the ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' franchise who like this film because they are properties that show classical movie monsters together.

** While some practical effects were used on the brides bat forms. Any time they show their monstrous nature while in their human ones (Stretching their mouths for instance) it looks a bit off, like the animation isn't integrated too well with the actresses.

** Dracula's bride Aleera also seems [[LesYay very interested]] in Anna, calling her "my love" and making claims like "I know what lurks in your lusting heart."

** It's supposed to be a sad moment [[spoiler:but a whacking great image of Anna appearing in the sky after her death]] is just bizarre. [[note]]Then again a series with "[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure bizarre]]" in the title that likewise features a vampire [[HilariousInHindsight tends to do this a lot too.]] An inspiration perhaps?[[/note]]

* CultClassic: After the release of ''Film/TheMummy2017'', many people look at this film in a better light for depicting the classic Universal monsters crossing over.

** The Brides. In any other story they'd just be nameless background characters that'd be killed off quickly (and indeed, that's exactly how they're treated in [[Literature/{{Dracula}} their debut appearance]]). Here they're actually deadly minions with distinctive personalities, desires and backstories - well, aside from Marishka, who ''does'' get killed fairly early on - and give the heroes a run for their money. More often then not, they're what people remember most about the movie. Aleera is the EnsembleDarkhorse of the Brides herself; many fans sought out more of Elena Anaya's films in her native Spain after being introduced to her through this movie.
** This version of Frankenstein's monster was likewise well received thanks to Shuler Hensley's heartfelt portrayal.
* EvilIsSexy: The Brides again. Kind of a given, though.

** Dracula shows interest in making Anna his bride, and a lot of his dialog with Van Helsing is pretty friendly considering [[spoiler:Van Helsing is the one who originally killed him.]]

* FriendlyFandoms: There are fans of the ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' franchise to like this film because they are properties that show classical movie monsters together.

** Velkan gives a spectacularly amusing "NEVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" when yelling at Dracula. Dracula's response is...to start dancing with an invisible partner. Huh.

* CompleteMonster: In the {{novelization}} by Kevin Ryan, {{Dracula}} is a predator [[AdaptationalVillainy devoid of any qualities but malice and cruelty]]. Seducing Victor Frankenstein into making [[FrankensteinsMonster his monster]], Dracula murders him and later unleashes his young to wipe out a Transylvanian town. Attempting to turn Anna Valerious into his monstrous bride as he's done to other innocent girls, Dracula intends to awaken his children and feed them much of the world out of spite towards God.

** It's supposed to be a sad moment [[spoiler: but a whacking great image of Anna appearing in the sky after her death]] is just bizarre. [[note]]Then again a series with "[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure bizarre]]" in the title that likewise features a vampire [[HilariousInHindsight tends to do this a lot too.]] An inspiration perhaps?[[/note]]

* NeverLiveItDown: Anna can't live down the amount of times she has to be saved in the earlier parts of the film. She does at least successfully drive the carriage from Transylvania to Budapest and [[spoiler: kill Aleera]].
* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The video game takes several departures from the film, making it DarkerAndEdgier, but features all but three of the film's cast (Beckinsale, Anaya and Wenham) doing character voices and was generally well received.

** It's supposed to be a sad moment [[spoiler: but a whacking great image of Anna appearing in the sky after her death is just bizarre. [[note]]Then again a series with "[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure bizarre]]" in the title that likewise features a vampire [[HilariousInHindsight tends to do this a lot too.]] An inspiration perhaps?[[/note]]

** It's supposed to be a sad moment [[spoiler: but a whacking great image of Anna appearing in the sky after her death is just bizarre.]]

* SpecialEffectFailure: The CGI has aged a bit. The film was made in 2004, a time when CGI was becoming more mainstream as the go-to special effect, but not quite perfected to look seemless.

** While some practical effect were used or the brides bat forms. Any time they show their monstrous nature (Stretching their mouths for instance) it looks a bit off and not in that UncannyValley kinda way.

** The fight with Hyde looks more like Helsing is fighting a character from ''Film/{{Shrek}}''.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The carriage jumping across the bridge unfortunately looks like very obvious CGI in a film with otherwise very good effects.

* SpiritualLicensee: This movie is essentially ''TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}}'' or ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' with automatic crossbows instead of whips. TheReveal that Dracula is really a member of the same Valerious clan that fights him is similar to Dracula being a Belmont in the ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' continuity, made later. [[spoiler:''That'' Dracula is even named Gabriel.]]

* BestKnownForTheFanservice:

* MemeticBadass: Creator/HughJackman.