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Summary: Underworld yep Overrated
Review: As many of you reading this review the appealing trailers is what drew you to this movie. To say it simply I was bored. The action was ripped off from the matrix. If you have the chance to do something new and different take that chance. This was Len Wiseman first movie which to say for a freshman is was decent. My biggest complaint had to do with a plot that was thin. I am a huge fan of the Vampire and Werewolf genera. Comparing Underworld to other great movies Underworld falls horribly short to say the least. Characters weren't well developed or even interesting. I wanted more related to historical content, much more then providing me with a blurry flashback. Ok if you like action then this movie will deliver but remember that action doesn't make for a great movie. It's probably worth your time but not going down in my book as a top ten. What is worst is this movie was set up for a sequel. I beg those involved to not waste money of a sequel which will one day be found buried deep in the 4.99 DVD bin. Also I watched it at the Wynnsong 16 in Knoxville which had it turned up loud enough to hurt my ears and also there was a loud reverberating sound coming from the direction of the screen which was taken care of by saying to me that maybe next time I'll be different. "?" To summarize my Underworld experience, if I had to do it all over again I probably would have stayed home and played some WarCraft or rented a DVD.
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Summary: Underwhelming 'World' Lacks Bite
Review: "Underworld" has been horribly misrepresented. It's advertising campaign promised a "Romeo and Juliet" love story set among a war between werewolves and vampires. Instead, the filmmakers have given us a "Matrix"/"Crow"/"Blade" rip-off that is light on action, heavy on melodramatics, and big on style. Kate Beckinsale is Seline, a death-dealing vampire who has the sole purpose of hunting down the vicious lycans (calling them werewolves would be too nerdy). Apparently, a war between the two species has been raging for centuries. The battle strategies of these supernatural beings are most bizarre. Instead of planning their next attack, the vampires choose to sit around their mansion drinking and looking posh while the lycans wrestle each other in the sewers. Enter Scott Speedman as Michael, a medical intern who's being hunted by the werewolves for reasons that aren't revealed until the end of the film. Of course, Seline reaches him first, but not before the clueless chump is bitten by a werewolf. This film is much more "Matrix" than anything else, and I'm not just talking about the leather outfits or the blazing gun battles or the jumping up really high in the air. The stories of the two films are identical. Instead of rebels and machines chasing Neo we have vamps and wolves chasing Speedman. The problem is that "Underworld" is presented on a much lesser scale. The action scenes are sparse and lack any originality. At one point they become downright stupid as a vamp soldier fights a werewolf with two whips. He gets eaten in a few seconds. Maybe he should have tried two pitchforks or maybe even two unripe bananas. Between the blood and bullets, we are introduced to the various characters of the vampire and lycan clans. I was much more interested during these moments, mostly because whenever I became bored with the talking heads I turned my attention to the stylish cinematography, the real star of this film. If anything else, "Underworld" makes for great eye candy. A warning to anyone looking for an epic, forbidden romance set between the travesties of violent conflict: the filmmakers equate the idea of a love story to Beckinsale giving Speedman a peck on the lips. That's it. There is no chemistry whatsoever between the two actors. They barely come into contact with each other. Don't you think it's so cool how vampires and werewolves are totally evil, legendary monsters. Screenwriter Danny McBride doesn't. His reinterpretations of these classic beasts are of the lamest, failing at almost every point to use their full potential. Instead of coming out during a full moon, the lycans can change whenever they want. Silver bullets only work if you use about a hundred of them. And the wolves are the more formidable of the two species. The so-called-vampires aren't even really vampires. They have reflections, don't drink blood, and run away like panicked deer at the first sign of danger. Without guns, the lycans tear them apart like wet tissue paper. It seems like the only reason McBride calls them vampires is so that there is an excuse for their gravity-defying stunts. After having vampires updated with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the "Blade" films it's a letdown that this is the best McBride could imagine. Had "Underworld" made its debut a decade ago, it may have been the groundbreaking hit that "The Matrix" was. Having come out now only makes it a rehash of things we've seen before. Still, the style of the film and some interesting characters save it from being a straight-to-video type disaster. Grade: C or 2 stars out of 4.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Went to see it in the theaters and I loved it! Best movie I have seen this year! And one of my favorites of all time now! Loved it!
Rating: 
Summary: Decent flick for a Friday night
Review: There isn't much great acting here, although the scientist guy is sort of a kick and actually Lucian was pretty good in his lead Lycan role. The female lead is strikingly beautiful and reminds me of Liv Ullman, but she spends almost all of the movie scowling or with some dour expression on her face. But the stylishly dark film noir cinematography looks great and sets the mood appropriately enough. The far-out plot of a war between the werewolves and the vampires for control of the world creates plenty of rapid-fire action sequences. If you can picture a movie that's sort of a fusion of Blade, American Werewolf in London, and Darkman, then you have some idea of this flick. There's even some science thrown in about the Lycans' attempts to genetically merge the Lycan and Vampire bloodlines, with the repulsive Himmler-like scientist guy doing a great send-up on the part and getting some good play. Overall a pretty good movie with some great special effects and enough action to make you forget to eat that stale, over-salty, overpriced popcorn that they foist on you these days. Big Steve says go see it and don't Bogart the lousy popcorn.
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Summary: nonsense
Review: This movie makes no sense.....Unless watching a bunch of actors wear nice trendy clothes posing here and there (the vampires) makes sense to anybody else & the plot is so ridiculous you cant help but laugh...This could've been so much more, with the vampire vs werewolf concept and all, somewhere in the terrirory of 'blade II' or something.
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Summary: Very good, but it will require a brain to follow.
Review: If you could not follow the movie, give up. I am very tired of hearing about people that cannot follow the Matrix or any sci-fi movie that requires some kind of intellect to follow. Maybe we can have theaters pause movies every ten minutes so the room can get together and discuss what is happening before it is too far into the movie for some to follow. Amazing. This movie was well done. I must admit I had read harsh reviews and wasn't expecting much. It's full of eyecandy and if you like the idea of a dark and different story then go for it. I'm not a die hard vampire / werewolf fan so it may not be as accurate as expected, but overall the movie was quite fun.
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Summary: Every Vampire/Werewolf fan's wet dream.
Review: Lets start off with this. If you are not a fan of Vampire or Werewolf movies avoid this movie with all caution. With that said being an avid fan of both the immortal Vampire and the immortal Werewolf this was quite a cool concept when I first heard about it. So how does it pay off? Quite nice. First the casting. Kate Beckingsale has found her calling here. For those who did not know the actress before she is sure to get quite a fan base as the "Death Dealer" Selene. "Death Dealers" are a group of Vampires who are always on the hunt for the Lykens (Werewolves). She is hell bent on her mission too as she kicks major Vampire ass as a focused assassin of the Lykens. Lots of "Death Dealing" here. In addition to Kate the supporting cast does a convincing job here in their rolls. Each member delivers their lines with the utmost seriousness which really adds to the movie for me. The basic story is there is a war between the Lykens and the Vampires. However I do not want to spoil what gets them into this war as that is a major plot point that does unfold very nicely as the movie moves along. I can tell you both are looking for a human named Michael who plays a pivotal part in which way this war will go. There is a huge mystery as to why he wanted so much by the Lykens and the Vampires want him to find out. However Michael himself does not even know the answer, yet. Sound a bit confusing? One thing that was smart about the movie is unlike what the previews elude to it being an action movie it is not. It really does a great job at character development and telling of the story. With that being said this is one to really go and see for yourself and not let someone spoil the good parts for you by reading a review that gives away too much. The visuals are wonderful. Very dark as they should be for the theme of this movie. Not one shred of day light at all really. Worth your time if you are a Vampire or Werewolf fan. Visit IMBUEnet "dot" com
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Summary: Nothing new here
Review: This film actually gets 3 1/2 stars in my opinion. As several others have said, this movie could/should have been a lot more. Two dimensional characters, plot holes, and prolonged gunfights drag the movie down. Also, as stated in previous reviews, the vampires are ridiculously weak. Traditionally, vampires would tear the werewolves apart with their bare hands! This probably did not work with the idea in the movie that the number of werewolves was dwindling, as they would have to outnumber the vampires something like 3 to 1 to even be considered a threat.
Anyways, like I said, too many gunfights. I desired far more hand to hand combat, a la "Blade", but if there's going to be so many gunfights they could have made them at least a bit more acrobatic, as opposed to the characters just standing in place and firing their weapons at each other.
The one redeeming grace in this movie is the visuals. The moody shades of blue and grey, the Lycan transformations, and the gothic costumes worn by the vampires all help to establish the dark feeling of war between two supernatural races. Perhaps a sequel is in the works that would help to eradicate this movie's many flaws? Let's hope so, because the idea of these two warring factions is intriguing still.
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Summary: OK OK OK..... I can try to believe what you want me to..BUT!
Review: OK!¿? Let's try to break this down calmly. ... NO WAY!!! I COULDN'T DO THAT IF EVEN IF I TIED MY HANDS AND HAD TO TYPE WITH MY ......"TOUNGE". Alright...with all joking aside, this movie was done very well. Len Wiseman did a fantastic job at giving the audience a belivable movie. I will not however give this movie five stars. Basically because of the plot flaws. I have watched just about every movie that has come out on werewolves, vampires and even mummies ( i know mummies aren't in this movie, but still) my point is, that any true die-hard fan of vampires and werewolves would have wanted the writer and director to have stayed closer to the basic storyline that myself and many other people grew up with. OKOKOKOK!! just give me a second to explain before you blindly say that my review was NOT helpful.
Werewolves are supposed to be extrememly allergic to silver. The way that this movie shows us....i know people in real life who are more allergic to silver than these ...things. Basically if i shoot a werewolf with a silver bullet, he will whine and cry but he will live as long as he can take them out before a couple hours pass. If anything else this just gives werewolves a greater edge than what they had before. Vampires also are not looked at as the damned or evil spawn, but rather people infected with a virus. Basically meaning that they have a reflection in a miror, and that UV is not as effective as you would think. The werewolves divise a way to shoot UV bullets. But when these UV bullets hit a vampire...they just say OW and kinda stumble around. The same for the vampires...they divised a bullet that has liquid silver nitrate inside...so that when the hit a werewolf the silver goes straight through there bloodstream....but like i said before silver isn't as effective...so instead of instant death...you have the good old slow antagonizing death.
There are a few more plot flaws in this story, but the truth is that i can't really tell you them, because you will hate me for it later. I can't tell you too much about the movie...because just like the trailer says....who will you choose. I can tell you that there is a good race and a bad race, you just need to figure that out on your own through the movie. Enjoy :)
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Summary: Oh great another movie for the goth kids.
Review: Yes you guessed it. As if The Matrix and Resident Evil wasn't bad enough, now we have this lump of garbage. What are you guys's problem. There's nothing to like here. The plot sux, and so does the acting, soundtrack, direction, and special effects. Have I missed anything? So if seeing rip-offs of other movies is you're thing, then go see it. If you think Slipknot and Marilyn Manson are heavy, go see it, but since none of that is true DON'T SEE IT!
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