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BlademeetsThe CrowandThe MatrixinUnderworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments ofGodzilla,Men in Black, andIndependence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses.--Jeff Shannon
The Story Starts Vampires and werewolves, lycans for short (and it actually only means wolf), have been at war with one another for centuries. The vampires think they have almost won the war completely. Things have been going their way ever since they eliminated the lycan leader Lucien. But a vampire Deathdealer (Kate Beckinsdale) discovers there may be more lycans than they thought and they may be better organized. To make it worse, the lycans have also managed to get a hold of some nasty weaponry that is deadly to the vampires. But none of the other vampires seems to believe the threat that Kate knows is out there so she disobeys orders and investigates on her own.
She learns that the lycans were following a human for some reason. Kate tries to figure out why and along the way she develops feelings for the human. Things really heat up when one of the vampire elders is awakened and has to deal with the changing situations. Plot and counter-plot abound and we learn more of the history of the two races and their feud. In the end the whole movie seems more like the first part of a much larger story. I have not yet seen the sequel so I don't know how well it continues the story.
The effects for the movie were pretty good although there are few clear shots of the lycans. Most of the film almost feels black and white as there is very little color. There are also many references to the histories and the war and it seems like the numbers get a little confused. But this is an action-thriller and details like that often suffer so one expects it. The only real problem I had with the film was the way it felt like it was setting up a larger story. With the success of the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings movies one can certainly believe that such an attempt could be possible. We shall see. One thing I really liked was they way the two societies were portrayed. While equally intelligent the vampires acted like aristocrats while the werewolves were far more bestial. Check it out.
LIVE-ACTION ANIME! COOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't care what people say! THIS MOVIE IS ANIME!!!
If you saw animes like Battle Angel and Biohunter then you will realize where the "character's look or style", production, dark setting and most of all action scenes and fights came from.
Some other animes that inspired this movie are: Escaflowne, Vampire Hunter D, Twilight of the Darkmaster, Blood the Last Vampire and more... but the main ones are Battle angel and Biohunter.
Underworld also have a "goth" look and a horror-fantasy story, so NOT EVERYTHING is anime! But is more anime than a great dark action-packed movie since The Crow.
Another american anime tributes are: * Kill Bill vol. 1 * Guyver 2 * Martix collection * Blade (some anime looks but not THAT much) * Treasure Planet (some anime looks but not much) * Atlantis (some anime looks but not much) * Power Rangers (worst tribute ever)
Adios. Bueno, pero esperaba mas del producto Anteriormente rente el DVD y la pelicula abarcaba completamente la pantalla, es por eso que solicite este DVD (por el widescreen), aunque independiente de eso hubiera esperado mas extras en esta edicion.
La historia era algo que se venia esperando, vampiros, hombres lobos, sociedades secretas y obscuridad. Muy buenos efectos en la transformacion de los hombres lobos, aunque nunca entendere como es que en la europa oriental, todos pueden hablar el ingles con una fluidez que asombra.
