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I have to agree that The Mummy and Van Helsing were not remakes. Like An American Werewolf in London and The Howling were not a remakes of The Wolfman; and Interview With A Vampire and The Hunger are not remakes of Dracula. Although if you read the synopsis on Netflix for The Mummy(1999), it does say it's a remake, so who knows.
I have to agree that Van Helsing was terrible. The actor that played Dracula was a joke. Also what was up with the automatic crossbow, we couldn't make a weapon like in this time and age. As much as I liked Hugh Jackman in the X-Men series and Kate Beckinsdale in Underworld, I was totally disappointed with them in this dreg.
I must disagree with you on The Mummy. It was not a horror movie, and it never tried to be. It was an action adventure with lots of humor and terrific action. I thought Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have wonderful chemistry. The supporting actors, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, also do a wonderful job, especially Kevin J O'Connor as the rat Beni. Arnold Vosloo was also well cast as Imhotep. It was never meant to be an Oscar winner. It was meant to be a fun movie, and I can honestly say I had fun watching it. A guilty pleasure I suppose.
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