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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 21, 2003
Pros: Decent story line, Beckinsale, Nighy, and a few scenes that worked ...
Cons: Some inaccuracies, the muddling of vampire/lycan lore, almost non-existent acting ...
Summary: Over the years I have come to realize several things about vampire films. A couple of which are not to look forward with too much enthusiasm to the newest vampire film released and also that most people will either vehemently hate or love said film. I wi ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2009
Pros: Fast paced Action, twisted intrigue, and steamy romance.
Cons: A little to frenetic, trys a little to hard to be cool.
Summary: Underworld (2003) Directed by Len Wiseman"The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye. Lucian, the most feared and ruthless leader ever to rule the Lycan clan, had finally been killed. The Lycan horde scattered to the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 27, 2008
Pros: Latex-Clad Beckinsale, Lots of action, fight scenes, soundtrack, violent
Cons: Some Plotholes, Shane Brolly's weak acting, need more vampire biting!
Summary: Kate Beckinsale plays Selene, a vampire, the heroine of Underworld. She's seen throughout the entire two hour movie decked out in a latex catsuit, leather corset and jack boots. Selene's hot.. hotter than Trinity (The Matrix) and Catwoman (Batman). ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 15, 2007
Pros: Good special effects and fight scenes.
Cons: The acting wasn't spectacular.
Summary: Note: I originally posted this under Underworld:Evolution which is the wrong movie. I deleted that one. I'm reposting it here, under the correct movie. I hope this is ok. What can I say about this movie? The basic plot is about a human ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2007
Pros: Kate Beckinsale in her leather suit !!!! Action packed
Cons: dont really know to me it was a great movie
Summary: An underworld war between death dealers and lycans has been taking place for a very long time now with people still unaware that all this is going on. Im not a fan of vampire movies, I always thought they where dumb.Blade and Dracula are nothing compared ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 11, 2007
Pros: terrific acting; amazing stunts and special effects; good story
Cons: language; too bloody for some; werewolves aren't as good as they are in the sequel
Summary: Len Wiseman’s directorial debut, “Underworld” combines elements of Shakespearean romantic tragedy and mythological creatures to tell the story of vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale “Pearl Harbor”) and werewolf Michael (Scott Speedman ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 8, 2006
Pros: Not horribly bad. Improves after the clumsy opening.
Cons: Mangled plot, horribly pretentious, dull, crud acting and amateur FX.
Summary: In the midst of a fateful battle between vampires and werewolves ("lycans") one vampire death-dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), uncovers a lycan plot to destroy the vampire leadership. The plot becomes complex, centering around a seemingly powerless ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 2, 2005
Pros: Visuals, Nighy's performance, some novel concepts
Cons: Most of the dialogue
Summary: My friend Naief al-Rawaf, who is going back to Saudi Arabia next week, would have been a good match for my ex-girlfriend April. Neither one of them can usually make it all the way through a feature film without asking for something different. April is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 8, 2005
Pros: Dark, pretty good metamorphosis effects
Cons: Weak acting and action. Frequent plot holes.
Summary: "The Underworld" is a poor vampire versus werewolf movie where a vampire warrior (Kate Beckinsale) teams with a human (Scott Speedman) who wants to end the war between vampires and werewolves which has been around for centuries. The only good thing ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 31, 2005
Pros: vampires, lots of action, brooding Kate Beckinsale
Cons: little too dark for my taste
Summary: Vampires and werewolves have been at war for centuries as the movie gets underway. Only a few people even know how the war started, but both races want to extinguish the other. Outside of the realm of human knowledge, this fight progresses underneath ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2005
Pros: dark and atmospheric
Cons: none
Summary: The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye. Lucian, the most feared and ruthless leader ever to rule the Lycan clan, had finally been killed. The Lycan horde scattered to the wind in a single evening of flame and retribution. Victory, it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 18, 2004
Pros: Lots of action, violence and things to rot your teeth...
Cons: VERY cliche and not exactly sparkling acting.
Summary: Here’s a bit of an obscure reference, but some people will get it – Take the movie ‘Blade’ and cross it with the book ‘The Wolf’s Hour’ by Robert McCammon and you’ll get ‘Underworld’. It’s a very easy premise to explain, so easy in fact, that I am ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2004
Pros: Good storyline.
Cons: Semi-weak acting, almost too dark, even for a Goth based film.
Summary: What can I say, I love vampire films and books but am a wuss when it comes to excessive gore. For this reason I waited till this movie was available on DVD. If it got too brutal I could just fast forward or disappear into the kitchen or something equally ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 28, 2004
Pros: The plot, Kate Beckinsale is sooo cool
Cons: Tries to be a rip-off
Summary: Okay, after “Van Helsing” virtually anything would seem good. But Underworld isn’t just a good action flick. It’s a great story that struggles with mediocrity of its cliches and claims impressive victory in the end. Why ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 27, 2004
Pros: Beckinsale in Leather.
Cons: Vampires with Guns
Summary: I just rented this DVD and I don't want to sound like the guy that hates movies, but this is another one that I really disliked. I usually try and find something I like about any given movie. This one it tough. Kate Beckinsale sure looked hot enough. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 22, 2004
Pros: Great production values, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighly.
Cons: Over the top acting, and you know there's going to be a sequel.
Summary: I usually don't go in for the whole Vampire bit. As much as I love reading about them, most of the films that I've seen are so loose on plot, and the acting over the top that I tend to laugh rather than get into the story. But after reading a few reviews ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2004
Pros: great acting for the most part, lots of action, vinyl-clad Beckensale.. rawr!
Cons: Shane Brolly's entire performance, whoever was in charge of casting
Summary: Considering the fact that I'm n
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allowed to pick out vampire movies anymore, I initially went into this movie completely expecting it to suck.. and not in the way vampires are supposed to. The DVD menu has some ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2004
Pros: topless vampire chick, detailed story & subplots, great acting (for the most part)
Cons: Shane Brolly's entire performance, whoever cast him
Summary: NOTE: This review is for the Unrated Extended DVD release of Underworld. The text pertaining to the movie in particular, or features available on both this release as well as the original, are taken verbatim from my original review. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2004
Pros: Good plot, quite captivating!
Cons: Slow moving in the beginning!
Summary: This was one of those movies that either you hated or loved it. I had heard, for the longest time, that this movie was horrible and had nothing to it. From this advise, I decided to wait on seeing it, so I waited. One day, there was nothing else ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 11, 2004
Pros: beautifully shot, nice effects, complex story
Cons: its reach exceeds its grasp
Summary: When a movie is pitched as "'Romeo and Juliet' with vampires and werewolves," there's really no point in picking on it for being derivative - it's obviously reveling in that fact. Underworld (2 hours 1 minute, R, Columbia TriStar) draws ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 16, 2004
Pros: fast pace fight scenes, Kate Beckinsale, cute little love story
Cons: the male lead is a wuss, story can a bit hard to follow
Summary: I know what's going through your mind when you heard about the story line, it definitely went through my mind, how lame can this movie be! When I first saw the previews on the big screen, I thought the action looked good but a movie about vampires ... read more
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