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Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)

Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Truth
Review: Wading through the reviews of Underworld, it's easy to get a mixed feeling of how good or bad this movie is. Here is the simple truth: if you know what the plot is (ware wolfs vs. vampires), and aren't completely tuned off by the idea, go ahead and give the movie a spin. For what it is, and what it has to work with, it is a very good title that will, for the most part, keep you entertained from start to finish.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good and entertaining
Review: The movie was good, generally speaking. The pacing was acceptable and it had everything on it, action, romance, a good plot and all. But almost at the end of the movie something happens that it doesn't make sense at all and it made me loose interest in it. Still I highly recommend the movie if you are looking for a variety of events.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Damn Good Movie
Review: This movie was just awesome! No one could have pulled it off better than Kate Beckinsale! You must watch! You will love!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Humans With Fangs....
Review: This basically sums up the portrayal of the vamps in "Underworld". The vamps were nothing more than humans with fangs, in my opinion. they were just weak. Now I did like the silver nitrate bullets but vamps with guns??? They looked more like Matrix-wannabes than the living dead to me. There was no show of their "otherworldly" powers until towards the end of the movie. And even that showing of power was "weak" for lack of a better term.

The lycans, on the other hand, were awesome!!! Being a huge fan of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, series I often sided with the vamps and looked down on the whining, wimpy lycans but I definitely was cheering the lycans on in this movie. Their leader, Lucien, was definitely running things and as his story was revealed, we learned that underneath all the fangs and fur was a real romantic. Moving on....

The special effects were pretty good. All in all, the movie was worth watching but I'd think twice about making it a part of my dvd collection. Had there been more of a showing of supernatural stand-offs and such, I might have been persuaded differently. But as is, "Underworld" just didn't live up to my expectations.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This film is not befitting a rating
Review: I had walked into the movie theatre (when the film was originally released) and had only hopes for teriffic-looking costumes.
The story is not unoriginal, but rather it is unintentional drivel. It does not contain a solid style, nor does it contain fluidity.

The story (promised by the commercials) is about a Romeo and Juliet-like vampire and warewolf flick, but the delivery simply had vampires who hunt warewolfs (and vice versa).
The vampires were very boring and looked bored. They all just sat around a loung, inside a fancy Victorian-age mansion and were wearing clothing suitable for the victorian age (with the exceptional trench coat and leather jacket. I would have liked seeing the outfits if only the film did not cut away from that scene after two seconds.

The warewolves live underground and constantly beat eachother up. I did not bother asking for a reason.

Somewhere in the film's "plot" is a conspiracy that dates a few thousand years back and makes the vampires look like bad guys. How can you choose sides between vampires who carry a reflection in the mirror and DO NOT drink blood (throughout the entire film) and warewolves and beat up the vampires as if they were mere humans?

To sum up my review (and you may notice that I did not give away the plot, but simply something of the "story") there is only one vampire in the film. He is a ressurected elder who sucks blood, weilds a sword, dresses appropriately, takes initiative, and has, get this: super human strength!

This was a horrid film, and to top it off it was actually LACKING style, predictable, and boring.

P.S.
Why would vampires fire pistols (automatic ones at that) when they can move quicker than the eye can see?

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Little Bit Of This...A Little But Of That.....
Review: I read that this movies brings memories of The Matrix, Blade and the Crow, could it be that-

1. Blade: non-standard vampires, using guns and weapons, alternate means of feeding (i.e bloodbanks), always throwing parties. Wake up an old Vampire boss (Blade 1). Still terrifying to humans but a cake walk for the Daywalker.
Underworld: non-standard AND WEAK vampires, using guns and weapons, alternate means of feeding (i.e bloodbanks), always throwing parties. Wake up an old Vampire boss . Still terrifying to humans but a cake walk for the Lycans (when the vampires are unarmed).
2. The Matrix- Main heroin dressed in black leather, bad attitude, itchy trigger finger. Laws of gravity are non-existent. Bullet-time, Neo Morpheos Trinity hang out in an old strange looking Apt bldg. Good and bad guys looking for "The One", heroine falls in love with "The One".
Underworld- Main heroine dressed in black leather, bad attitude, itchy trigger finger. Laws of gravity are non-existent. Bullet-time. Vampires hang out in an old stranger looking bldg. Good and bad guys looking for "The One", heroine falls in love with "The One".
3. Crow- Never seems to be any daylight, would anyone want to live there?
Underworld- never seems to be any daylight, would anyone want to live there?

Considering the elements blatantly taken from those three flicks I took the movie for what it was and just "watched it" for entertainment. Could have been better (Blade 3), but could have been worse (Dracula 2000, yuk!!).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Absolutely fantastical !!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This movie was excellent because it was very similar with the Matrix series because instead of having robots and agents chasing Neo, we have werewolves and vampires chasing a guy who is believed to carry something very powerful. I won't give many details about this movie because you have to see it for yourself.
One of the best action/horror movie ever.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Movie
Review: For the vampire lovers of the world. This movie has awesome ambience and action. Well acted and scripted. If you're looking for a movie that will make you think, this isn't for you. It's a great sit-down-and-have-great-time movie that you'll want to watch over and over!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Must See Movie!! What A Movie..
Review: This is the best dark movie I have ever seen for a long time now.. I was really sceptical about underworld at 1st but then after watching it.. I just don't believe what I was looking at. Truly amazing plot, action sequence and characters.. The story develop scene after scene making the viewers sitting tight on their seats craving for more. I absolutely was awe by this awesome movie.. however I truly believe that Underworld is underrated. It should get the credits that it deserved or putting such an excellent movie. I am eagerly waiting for the sequel as I know it would be so much better than the 1st..Underworld RULE!!!! Vampire & Lycan RULE!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Modern Day Bite
Review: Well I have seen this movie in theaters not really knowing what to expect. Well it was totally action packed to say the least. It was a mixture of horror and thriller. Just think " The Matrix" but with vampires and lycans and you got it.The Special effects and the make up was top notch. The dark scenes were excellent but it was not a Romeo and Juniet love story at all. It was more of a battle till the end with the Vampires and Lycans. I went out of the movie theatre in complete shock it was such a great movie nothing that I have ever seen before, I hughly recommend you go out and buy this awesome thriller, you won't be dissapointed!!! g2g Peace Out!!!!


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