Bill Nighy, Craig Parker, David Ashton
"Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" explores the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
DVD Release Date: May 12, 2009
Stats: 19,645 reviews
thank fuck a different director picked this series up and made a solid film. patrick tatopoulos also specialises in special effects, perhaps why the werewolves didn't look shit for once! i might've even given it 4 stars had i not got the memory of the 1st underworld film still sc...( read more)
Much better than the second entry, but still not as good as the first. Good idea to go for the prequel thing than try and stretch out the series anymore.
Along banigng, clashing, sword fighting, and shouting. Not a lot of story or direction. Kudos to Sheen for sticking through with it, but I doubt even die hard Underworld fans will be impressed with this
This one was ok. Michael Sheen is always terrific and since this one is mostly about his character, he really had a chance to shine. It shows how the Lycans escaped from the vampires, who were using them as pets to defend them. It shows why Victor is such a jerk. And it shows...( read more)
Definitely the most enjoyable Underworld movie, Rise of the Lycans focuses on Lucien and Sonja. Their story was pretty much told in the first Underworld, but here it"s told in a bit more detail. You get to see Victor for the evil jerk off that he has always been. MIchael Sheen...( read more)
I liked the other two a littl emore, but it was still a fantastic movie.
Not as good as the previous 2 the only redeeming factor was Rhona Mitra a lovely girl and a cracking good actress.
Silly, convoluted supernatural prequel is partially redeemed by its Goth style and reputable lead actors. full review
Round 3 in the vampire-werewolf battle to the undeath rises to the occasion. full review
Sheen and Nighy do their best with the material, but this is easily the worst Underworld so far. full review
Director Patrick Tatopoulos was responsible for the creature effects in the two earlier installments, but he's not great at staging fights or directing actors. full review
The film tends to forget that these are supernatural creatures (it's not scary at all), and it quickly turns into a pretty standard-issue "revolt of the slaves" action picture (with very poor action s... full review
. . .a prequel that discards Beckinsale's character altogether (all the better to keep the budget down) while providing an origin story chock-full of the kind of ponderously uninteresting backstory th... full review
Tatopoulos has trimmed the fat for a more-satisfying bloodsucker brawl than we have any right to hope for in a January release. full review
Superfluous yet modestly entertaining thanks to Nighy and the franchise's blend of camp and visually diverting mayhem. full review
derivative and silly, and still inescapably inessential. But on a cold day in late January, it's a lot of fun full review
I will wait for the DVD to come out. I was thrilled w/the first two and of course Kate Beckinsale was the all time greatest in them, so not seeing her in this really just puts me at a I'll wait attitude.
I really liked this movie. It really explained a lot and helped me to better understand the other Underworld movies. I was a little disappointed about Kate Beckinsale not being in it, but Rhona Mitra was an excellent leading lady.
as 4me underworld is one the moveis that kept onthe edge of my sit,so i think i will add it to my lib.
Wow All The UnderWorld Movies ruled..Music was sweet too. Hoping to see another Underworld soon. Never can get enough of the great characters in these Movies..
really fit perfectly to put the first two together, excellent special effects. really liked it..
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