History YMMV / VanHelsing

** Fans of ''Van Helsing'' also tend to enjoy ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' for being another more action-oriented take on classic Horror/Fantasy and Sci-Fi characters from the early 2000s with a [[NarmCharm schlocky but fun tone]]. The presence of the Invisible Man, Dracula's former lover Mina Harker, another [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]-y Mr. Hyde and especially Creator/RichardRoxburgh playing the BigBad further help connect the two films together.

** Fans of ''Van Helsing'' also tend to enjoy ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' for being another more action-oriented take on classic Horror/Fantasy and Sci-Fi characters from the early 2000s with a [[NarmCharm schlocky but fun tone]]. The presence of Dorian Gray, the Invisible Man, Dracula's former lover Mina Harker and especially another [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]-y Mr. Hyde further help connect the two films together.

* NightmareFuel: The fight scene between Van Helsing and Mr. Hyde demonstrates how dangerous having to fight to the death a homicidal giant ape-man in a huge cathedral can be.

** Fans of ''Van Helsing'' also tend to enjoy ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' for being another more action-oriented take on classic Horror/Fantasy and Sci-Fi characters from the early 2000s with a [[NarmCharm schlocky but fun tone]]. The presence of Dorian Gray, the Invisible Man, Dracula's former lover Mina Harker and especially another [[ComicBook/TheHulk Hulk]]-y Mr. Hyde further help connect the two films together.

** Fans of ''Van Helsing'' also tend to enjoy ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' for being more action-oriented takes on classic Horror/Fantasy and Sci-Fi characters from the early 2000s with a [[NarmCharm schlocky but fun tone]]. The presence of Dorian Gray, the Invisible Man, Dracula's former lover Mina Harker and especially another [[ComicBook/TheHulk Hulk]]-y Mr. Hyde further help connect the two films together.

** Fans of ''Van Helsing'' also tend to enjoy ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' for being more action-oriented takes on classic Horror/Fantasy and Sci-Fi characters from the early 2000s with a [[NarmCharm schlocky but fun tone]]. The presence of Dorian Gray, the Invisible Man, Dracula's former lover Mina Murray and especially another [[ComicBook/TheHulk Hulk]]-y Mr. Hyde further help connect the two films together.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The only thing that can kill Dracula is...a werewolf. Which Van Helsing has conveniently been turned into. This plot point comes across as something of an AssPull, with a lot of viewers wishing there had been more focus on Van Helsing using his wits to defeat his nemesis.

* AdaptationDisplacement: An odd example. Despite the movie being a throwback to the Universal Horror films of the 1930s and 40s, the Dracula homages take more from ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', released in 1992. Details such as 1462 being the year he became a vampire, making a deal with the devil, and his brides being a BlondeBrunetteRedhead trio come more from that film. Even the casting choices evoke it; Richard Roxburgh resembles Creator/GaryOldman, and Silvia Collocca resembles Creator/MonicaBellucci.

* EvilIsSexy: The Brides again. Kind of a given, though, since they're played by gorgeous actresses in elaborate gowns.

* OneSceneWonder: Creator/RobbieColtrane as Mr Hyde. He was even smoking a damn cigar while doing the voice work!

** In more recent times, Dracula has received praise not just for the man's major physical attractiveness (due in no small part to how ridiculously handsome Richard Roxburgh is) but also because of his penchant for the melodramatic and demeanor; dark, seductive, snarky, and more. Just as many people who went crazy over the brides now freely admit that Dracula had just as much of a chokehold on them, even to this day, across all gender & sexuality lines.

** Naturally to the first ''[[Film/TheMummyTrilogy Mummy]]'' movies given that both those and ''Van Helsing'' are Creator/StephenSommers' actionized takes on the Franchise/UniversalHorror icons.

** Naturally to the first ''[[Film/TheMummyTrilogy Mummy]]'' movies given that both those and ''Van Helsing'' are Creator/StephenSommer's actionized takes on the Franchise/UniversalHorror icons.

** To ''Bram Stoker's Dracula''. Both movies state that Dracula became a vampire in 1462, Dracula turning into a giant humanoid bat first came from that ([[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} as movies go]]) and the brides were given an AdaptationDyeJob similar to those in ''Dracula''. What's more is that Silvia Colloca has often been compared to Creator/MonicaBellucci, fellow Italians who both played Dracula's queen bride. The blonde bride dies first in both films too.

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

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

** Many people who watched ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' thought of the film as if the cartoon was live-action and made for adults.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** The only thing that can kill Dracula is...a werewolf. Which Van Helsing has conveniently been turned into. This plot point comes across as something of an AssPull, with a lot of viewers wishing there had been more focus on Van Helsing using his wits to defeat his nemesis.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Gypsy royalty did exist in real-life; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ștefan_Răzvan Ștefan Răzvan]], a 16th century Moldavian voivode who ousted Aaron the Tyrant, is one of the few examples. That said, due to racism, Roma acquiring an independent property of their own is almost unheard of, and they mostly came to power due to their connections with established powers (the above Răzvan escaped slavery because his father was a loyal Ottoman subject and his mother was a native Romanian).

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' fans might recognise Aleera as Dr. Poison.

* SpiritualAdaptation:

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Bram Stoker's Dracula''. Both movies state that Dracula became a vampire in 1462, Dracula turning into a giant humanoid bat first came from that ([[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} as movies go]]) and the brides were given an AdaptationDyeJob similar to those in ''Dracula''. What's more is that Silvia Colloca has often been compared to Creator/MonicaBellucci, fellow Italians who both played Dracula's queen bride. The blonde bride dies first in both films too.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Bram Stoker's Dracula''. Both movies state that Dracula became a vampire in 1462, Dracula turning into a giant humanoid bat first came from that ([[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} as movies go]]) and the brides were given an AdaptationDyeJob similar to those in ''Dracula''. What's more is that Silvia Collocca has often been compared to Monica Bellucci, fellow Italians who both played Dracula's queen bride. The blonde bride dies first in both films too.

* SpecialEffectFailure: The extensive use of CGI, a problem with most of Creator/StephenSommers' films, 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.

* NarmCharm:

** The film being the closest adaptation to ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' becomes this as there is now an [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 actual adaptation of the video game]], which debuted thirteen years after the film came out.