MOVIE REVIEW: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

RELEASE DATE: January 23rd 2009

RUN TIME 1 Hour 32 Mins

MPAA RATING: R

FAMILY MOVIE SCALE 2

IMDB SCALE: 9.5

DIRECTOR: Patrick Tatopoulos

MAIN CAST: Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen

IMDB Summary

An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans

MY REVIEW

The first time I watched this I was disappointed because for some reason I was unaware that it was a origins story, and I was not happy when I left the theater, but it grew on me. I really do like this story, it is a excellent origins story. I have watched it many times on Blue Ray. I missed Kate Beckinsale but Rhona Mitra did a excellent job as Sonja who was Viktor's daughter. I really liked how they blended a love story in all this carnage. This made all five movies blend together. It told the history of the coven and of the Lycans.  

MOVIE REVIEW: Underworld Evolution

RELEASE DATE: January 20th 2006

RUN TIME: 1 Hour 46 mins

MPAA RATING: R

FAMILY MOVIE SCALE: 2

IMDB SCALE: 9.5

DIRECTOR: Len Wiseman

MAIN CAST: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy

This was one of the best sequels in movie history in that it did not try to make it better then before but continue where it left off from the first movie. Therefore making the history of the movie franchise stronger and richer. it's called Evolution and it did evolve. What I can't understand is why Micheal was such a horrible fighter. He always took a beating and Selene came to the rescue. Yes he did help her a few times but she was the one that got him out of tight spots more then he did her.  They pumped up Micheal as a hero but Selene was clearly a better fighter. But this was a great movie no matter who the better hero was.