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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
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MPAA RATING: R for bloody violence and some sexuality
Starring Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, and Kevin Grevioux
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian, emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja, in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement. (Sony)
| GENRE(S): | Adventure | Horror | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Danny McBride (story)
Robert Orr (story), Len Wiseman (story) Howard McCain, Dirk Blackman Danny McBride |
| DIRECTED BY: | Patrick Tatopoulos |
| RELEASE DATE: | Theatrical: January 23, 2009 |
| RUNNING TIME: | minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 31 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andras G. gave it a10:
Great movie! Best in the series. I hope that they will continue the story from the end of that movie. Loved it. Can't wait for the blu-ray release.
Bob Youngman gave it a10:
Good plot, all of us at the office thinks that is helps explain some of the backstory, although Kate is hotter
Anonymous Mr. gave it a10:
the entire series was amazing.....the story is intelligent, amazing action sequences and great acting. Fills the gaps of the wanted answers.
Tom S gave it a10:
Great prequel! It fleshed out some of the characters you had seen from the other two movies better and helped explain the past. I really like it. Underworld was great, Evolution was better, and I think this one was right up there.
Rob B. gave it a10:
I thought the movie was fantastic. even my wife loved it and shes not really a fan of this type of movie. great action, told the story well, i loved it. for sure will buy it when it finally makes it to dvd. If you at all liked the first 2 underworld movies, do yourself a favour and go see this. you won't be disappointed.
Marc G. gave it a7:
Fun and entertaining.
eyeresist gave it a9:
The critics seems to be mindlessly repeating the received wisdom, as they usually do. Pity the fool who ranks the lamentable Underworld Evolution over this film! I went in to this film expecting trash, but was pleasantly surprised at every turn. Performances are uniformly solid (I thought the much-praised Sheen was actually one of the less interesting performances here). Bill Nighy seems much more committed to his part than previously, perhaps because he had a lot more to do here. The faux-classical dialogue was surprisingly solid, and from the mouth of Nighy sounded almost like Shakespeare (or at least Marlowe)! The story had an grimly hermetic feel, to match the claustrophobic sets, which accounts for the feeling of dark inevitability more than any accusations of "predictability" (of course a prequel will be "predictable"). Apart from fans of fantasy, horror and action, this film will appeal to anyone looking for a story elemental in structure and pitch black in tone. (There is only one cringe-worthy moment, which you will spot at the end of the sex scene).
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