Underworld
The movie I thought most about while watching “Underworld” was “Daredevil.” In my “Daredevil” review, I said it suffered from failure to commit. Well, despite its faults, “Underworld” commits big time. It’s rare these days to see a movie like this that picks a premise and really runs with it, full-out. I was extremely entertained the whole two hours – and how many movies can you say that about?
Other surprises: the mythology of this battle between Vampires and Lycans (werewolves) seems pretty well thought out – again with the commitment. That’s necessary if they’re going to make this into a series. And Kate Beckinsale, striding around purposefully in Trinity’s catsuit, proves that she’s a bona fide star. If she can make you invest in the idea that she’s an immortal vampire bounty hunter, I think she can handle pretty much anything.
Problems exist, of course. There is some bad acting, particularly from the guy who plays the vampire villain Kraven. And the chemistry between Beckinsale and Scott Speedman from “Felicity” is non-existent. Some of the scenes are overlong. But put it this way: I’d much rather watch this again than watch “Matrix Reloaded” again.
Definitely recommended.
http://www.white-wolf.com/News/underworldrelease.html
interesting reading about the RPG company suing Underworld for copyright infringements.
also see if it peaks your interest–
the actual complaint: http://www.penny-arcade.com/dl/whitewolfcomplaint.pdf
and pennyarcades comic on the subject: http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-09-08
I’d much rather watch this again than watch “Matrix Reloaded” again.
Hell, I’d rather watch the Emergency Broadcast Signal Test for two and a half hours than “Matrix Reloaded” again.