Underworld: Evolution DVD

Advantages: Will feed the fans from the first film...
Disadvantages: Lack of depth, underdeveloped characters, a lot of questions unanswered...

The second fantasy/action instalment that follows the first Underworld film. Cast - Main Characters: ************************* Selene - Kate Beckinsdale Michael - Scott Speedman Marcus - Tony Curran Viktor - Bill Nighy William - Brian Steele Directed by Les Wiseman. WHAT IS IT ABOUT? ********************** In essence, the film centres on the battle between vampires and werewolves (known as the Lycans in the film). Selene, a vampire, has ...
...community; this took place at the end of the first film. The vampire community are unaware of the treacherous secret that Viktor withheld, for this is the reason Selene has killed Viktor. Therefore, Selene is on the run from being killed for Viktor's revenge. Accompanying her is, probably best to refer to him as her newfound love - Michael Corvin, a human who has, through the events of the first film, become a hybrid creature - a cross between a ... Read review

Advantages: Expands on original, good action scenes
Disadvantages: Plot can be a little thin

WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR 'UNDERWORLD' Underworld Evolution is the 2006 follow up to the cult hit 'Underworld'. The story played like a horror genre fantasy as Werewolves and Vampires squared up to each other. Combine this with Matrix style fighting and thousands of bullets and you have a winner on your hands. The original told of the continuing war between the sophisticated and gothic Vampires - including the lead character Selene (Kate Beckinsale), ...
...and guttural. The film showed shifting allegiances and secret pacts and ended with the lead Werewolf and Two of Three Vampire elders dead. Also during the film we were introduced to Michael, a human who is descended from the family which started both the Vampire and Werewolf strains. Selene had fallen in love with him, however throughout the film he was bitten by Werewolf and Vampire turning him into a powerful hybrid. The sequel opens just a day ... Read review

Advantages: Some nice production design
Disadvantages: A sequel nobody wanted or needed

Having killed Viktor, the leader of her vampire coven, Selene and her half-vampire, half-werewolf boyfriend Michael are on the run. They are in trouble because accidental cross-breed Marcus is on their trail. Unbeknownst to her, Selene is the key to a centuries old mystery relating to the origins of the two species. And only she can stop Marcus from unleashing something even more dangerous on the world. Though the finale to "Underworld" was open-ended ...
...Len Wiseman has pushed ahead and created one anyway. There's no onus on the viewer to have seen the original, as Wiseman helpfully provides a potted history and flashback montage. His mantra for this one appears to be bigger, faster, more! I suppose it's a side-effect of having a larger budget and (for much of the film) a smaller cast. So there are bigger, longer, more explicit fights, a higher gore quotient and smoother morphs from human to beast. ... Read review

Advantages: good follow-on, some great effects...good film !
Disadvantages: none really

as promised...UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION Running time: approx: 1 hour 42mins Cert: 18 The film takes us back to the tale of Seline and just a few days have passed since the end of the first film (Underworld) So Selene and a slightly bewildered Micheal (the now Were-wolf Vampire hybrid) are on the run after the murder of Victor one of the Vampire clan's Elders, as Marcus, the last of the Vampire Elders has awoken early, he is stronger than ever before ...
...seeking revenge.... Marcus, the first Vampire, also needs to find Selene for other more pressing personal reasons. Selene is the only one who knows the location where the first Were-wolf is imprisoned... Tried not to completely ruin the plot for you ! Well the sequel definitely has more blood and gore than the original and a couple of 'scenes of a sexual nature' There's plenty of action with guns, knives and just plain fantastic 'Brute force' ... Read review

Advantages: Errr, theres some vampires
Disadvantages: Its crap!

Another saturday night spent with a DVD and wine. There was nothing good left in the video shop, so after half an hours deliberating between this and the 'Dukes of Hazzard', I decide to impress the hubby with this one. As I left the shop I was already regretting the decision, Johnny Knoxville was much more appealing.........damn it! I hated the first 'Underworld' so why had I got this one? Dunno but with a heavy heart I resigned myself to an evening ...
...around.....Sigh, but its vampires, theres bound to be some long haired gothic prince of darkness for me to watch. Feeling a little more hopeful I send hubby to the kitchen to open the wine. The film starts with flash backs to what happened in the first film, none of which I could actually remember (maybe too much wine on the evening I watched that one). So the first half hour was spent with me asking, Who's that? Whats he doing? etc... By now I ... Read review

Advantages: Great atmosphere, Good Soundtrack, Great Tale !!
Disadvantages: modern not 'classic' rules of Vampires and Were-wolves...

...UNDERWORLD (2003) Running time:1 hr 56 min Cert: 15 I do love the idea of Vampires and Were-wolves, in fact I'm just a sucker for the whole dark Gothic fantasy horror type genre be it film or book form. So of course Underworld and Underworld Evolution found their way from eBay to my house pretty easily on my last DVD hunt. Upon arrival I eagerly awaited little boy's bedtime so I could watch my "oh... silly monster films" in relative peace. Well "AN IMMORTAL BATTLE FOR SUPREMECY" I am promised by the box. Yes, it is that. Disc 1 : The Film (also features Director and writers commentary plus Technical commentary) It's all about Vampires and Werewolves (Lycan) who have been at war fighting it out for centuries, albeit unnoticed by us mere humans. Basically the Vampires are 'winning' for want of a better term or so they think... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Horror
Disadvantages: None

...the most. There are five screen shots from the film and in all of them, I wouldn’t like to be the person in them. The actual DVD is black, with a picture of the creepy Jigsaw puppet in the background. The little booklet that comes with the DVD is much more light-hearted. It contains the chapter names, and advertisements for the films Keeping Mum, Underworld Evolution, The Libertine, Domino, The Long Weekend, A History of Violence, Lassie, The Wedding Singer, Dumb & Dumber, and even dumberer, an advert for Saw 2! In interactive menu has a greenish look to it, with various flashes of the film coming by. The options are “Play film / let the game begin” “Scene Selection” “Special Features” and “Set Up Options”. Here you can choose between stereo sound and Dolby Digital 5.1. You can also put English subtitles on here. Moving on to the Special... Read review

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