Underworld / Underworld: Evolution (Box Set) (DVD)

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Outstanding
How does it compare to similar films?	Good

Advantages:	Both films in one
Disadvantages:	None as far as i am concerned

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Ah, Underworld. What a movie. It finally taught us the answer to the ultimate question:

Who would win out of Dracula and the wolfman? Well, as far as underworld was concerned, the vampires would win with their hands tied behind their back, blindfolded and having been bled half to death.

Underworld shows the ultimate battle between the Vampires and the Lycan; Werewolves who can choose to turn into their wolf forms at will. The battle has been fought for centuries, the Vampires residing in an old mansion house, the Lycans choosing to stay in the sewers and underground.

Underworld revolves around the vampire Selene trying to stop the lycans engineering a warrior that has the genetic code of both Vampires and Lycans. The strengths of both and the weaknesses of neither. It has an excellent plot, with many twists that have you on the edge of your seat. The fight scenes are beautifully executed, it's clear how many hours went into making them as perfect as they could be.

The Underworld DVD features :

Disk 1 :

Dircetor and writers commentary : The director and writers talk you through the film as you watch it.

Technical Commentary : You are talked through the entire movie with a commentary about the technical side of the movie, i think it is done by the stunt and effects directors.

Disk 2 :

The Making of underworld :Interviews with soem of the cast and crew showing yo uhow parts of the movie was made.

Creature effects : It takes you through how the lychan were created, step by step. It also has interviews wit the creators of the creatures.

Stunts : This takes you through the process in which Kate Beckinsale and othe actors were prepared for the stunts, and how a few stunts were created.

Sights and sounds : A lot of clips, just a compliation of things that were filmed for no apparent reason :)

Storyboard comparison : Extracts of the movie are played, and you can see the story boards for that part of the movie above it. It is a good insight to how those scenes were originally going to be made.

Music video : Finch - Worms of the earth, a metal track which shows the band playing and has extracts from the movie.

Tv Spots : The adverts that were played on Tv. They're pretty cool :)

Underworld Evolution Continues from the point Underworld left off. It focuses around Selene and Michael, fighting to survive. As in Underworld, the fight scenes are excellent, with the moved being perfectly executed at the right time to give you the feel of the hatred between the two sides. The acting also is as good, if not better than in the original, and the same can be said about the CGI

The Underworld : Evoloution DVD features :

Full length Commenatry : Director Len Wiseman, Editor Nick De Toth, Production Designer Patrick Tatopoulos and Stunt Coordinator Brad Martin talk you through the film

Bloodlines: From script to screen : This shows how each character was meant to be intperertied, it also shows the characters in a little more depth.

The Hybrid theory : Interviews with people who made the CGI and explaining through most of the sequences of how it was done.

The War rages on : THis part takes you through some of the Wire stunts and some of the battle sequences. It has interviews with the actors and the stunt coordinator.

Making monsters roar : This basicly takes you through how the Lychan suits were improved from the last film and how they were made. Also it shows you how each actors teeth were made

Bulding a saga : This takes you through how the sets were designed and made, and shows you the concepts. It includes interviews wit hthe set desginers.

Music and mayhem : In the documentary it just takes you through how all the music affects the movies and there are interviews with the sound creators. Also it takes you through how they came up with the Lychan roar, and how important it was to them.

Music video 'Her portrait in black' : The music video, done by Atreyu was a metal track. Screams and heavy guitar riffs all the way. The video was put togehter well with the music

The actors were well chosen to suit the roles they were playing, they had almost everything right for the mood of the scene. Combined with the CGI effects it has to be the best boxed set of movies I have ever seen. At some points i couldn't believe what the CGI guys had come up with watching it, it looked like it was so real. You could see every hair on the Lycans body ripple and move as it moved, in perfect Synchronization.

Overall both the films have a good story line to them, backed up by excellent acting and brilliant CGI.