It all feels so familiar as to be almost restful, but maybe that is the calming omnipresent blue filter. Prologue over, we skip ahead 12 years to an uncomprehending Selene escaping from a cryogenic container in some sinister lab, with the help of an unseen fellow escapee, Subject 2, whom she assumes to be Michael. Anyway Selene stops only briefly to kit herself out with the first of two flappy coats, and is once again on the run from lycans and humans and desperate to track down…all together now…Michael.
Dance here continues the long illustrious line of respected British actors — Bill Nighy , Derek Jacobi , Michael Sheen — to have graced this franchise. Brits are just so vampirey, right? The Die Hard series had to work for it but held its head above water while the Alien series fell off a cliff when Alien: Resurrection hit the screen. Underworld: Awakening is following in the footsteps of the Alien franchise.
Arkamedius Jan 24, IMO they should have skipped this one.. Maybe even decided to hang it up. It's not getting better in this franchise it's falling down a slippery slope. Dude66 Jan 20, I am a pretty big fan of the Underworld franchise. In fact I got my tickets free by buying the Underworld blu-ray trilogy. But even though I got the tickets free, I still am pissed off about this movie. The first three movies had a great I am a pretty big fan of the Underworld franchise. The first three movies had a great story, cool characters and a nice Gothic European setting, the forth movie doesn't have anything I just listed.
The setting is now futuristic which contrasts from the other three movies completely, the characters are completely flat and unoriginal For most of the movie takes place with Selene and a little girl who is a hybrid. She adds nothing to the story but instead drags it down and continues to make this bad movie even worse. The only part I really enjoyed was a single action scene with the lycans, nothing else. I had very low expectations for this movie and it still managed to not just disappoint me but piss me off.
And don't worry the ending sets the story up for a 5th movie which I will not see. ShaunnyBwoy Feb 8, This movie felt like Resident Evil, but with vampires and werewolves. Not at all original, not real plot, and average acting.
The special effects were it's only saving grace, though I did watch this in 3D, so guess that's a given. Oh, and This movie felt like Resident Evil, but with vampires and werewolves.
Oh, and Kate does look hot in those leathers Bikerjames Jan 29, The clear intention of the producers and director was to make the most action packed movie ever filmed. I needed a xanax when this film was over. The soundtrack was amazing. If you're a fan Wow.
If you're a fan of the other movies in this franchise, as I am, I think you will like this one. However, this one is not about the storyline as much as it is about Kate Beckinsale and her ilk kicking major butt.
It's loud, gross, bloody, gory, and fun. My ears are still ringing. The ending sets up yet another sequel and I'm glad. LordOFlibertY Jan 21, The movie is fun but if you think too hard about the plot you'll get a headache due to the amount of crazy, weird things you don't really seen everyday.
My main problem with the film probably a biased opinion is that they always make the The movie is fun but if you think too hard about the plot you'll get a headache due to the amount of crazy, weird things you don't really seen everyday.
My main problem with the film probably a biased opinion is that they always make the Werewolves seem like the villain and its pretty redundant especially since the previous films showed us that Werewolves were actually the 'better side' I use that term loosely because they aren't the good side … Expand.
Knicksfan7 Jan 29, They are very entertaining and very action-packed movies. Lets just get one thing straight though, this was a good Underworld movie, but was it a good movie period? Just a warning to Underworld fans, this definitely isn't the best entry, but it was good.
Their were a few flaws, such as the entire film seemed rushed, it was mostly just ALOT of action and not a long detailed story. The review I read on screenrant. It was a veryy short installment, but it was still good, just not the best and it definitely could've been alot better and longer.
Selene did not disappointment in her battle scenes. For sheer entertainment value, the movie was fun. The soundtrack was incredible. Was the plot complicated and sophisticated?
The details in Selene's character from her skin tight body Selene did not disappointment in her battle scenes.
The details in Selene's character from her skin tight body armor, to her martial art moves, to her "gunkata" actions, and "John Woo" slow mows, they were all fun for the eyes. The setting plot wasn't as sophisticated as the first and second movie, but I am not complaining here. The story just keeps moving forward in the Underworld universe and in this case the forward plot seemed to push it to the next storyline.
No "ah ha" moments, but nothing to really sink the entire story universe either. Go see it, you won't get bored. Et comme exemple, prenons ce Underwolrd : Nouvelle Ere qui, n'ayant pas peur des mots, surprend.
Et pourtant, c'est bien le contraire qui se produit! SpunkyMonkey Jun 11, Plot holes all over the place, a real rushed and butchered intro that essentially tries to say 'forget the past 3 films, look at these big explosions and Kate's tight ass ignore her aging complexion too ', and a underwhelming ending are Bad. Plot holes all over the place, a real rushed and butchered intro that essentially tries to say 'forget the past 3 films, look at these big explosions and Kate's tight ass ignore her aging complexion too ', and a underwhelming ending are just a few of the complaints I have about this butchery of a franchise.
Other's include Matrix-esq style resurrections which could see the vampires cheat death constantly, and a constant bombardment of contradictions. A beyond brain-dead film which you should steer well clear of. TheRedZombie Jan 31, After reading a bunch of reviews on this movie I was a little leary of seeing it.
I have been a die-hard fan of the Underworld movies since they've been released and I knew that this one was probably gonna be judged even harsher than the After reading a bunch of reviews on this movie I was a little leary of seeing it. I have been a die-hard fan of the Underworld movies since they've been released and I knew that this one was probably gonna be judged even harsher than the others.
I was right. This is a very solid installment of the series and a pretty good action movie in it's own right. I will admit that the story is far from perfect, but what does one expect from the fourth installment to a genre film like Underworld? The 3D effects also were very nice without overdoing it. This is a very enjoyable film to see if you are a fan of the series and a pretty good reason to go to the movies in what can be called a pretty lean theatre season.
For the fans who've seen the previous Underworld movies, be ready for a shift of plot. The consolation for the viewer is the undeniably eye-candy visual effects For the fans who've seen the previous Underworld movies, be ready for a shift of plot.
The consolation for the viewer is the undeniably eye-candy visual effects working with the 3D format. Dawdling to cinema, hoping that vampire movies haven't died yet after Twilight abused them, I came across Underworld : Awakening, or more precisely I looked happily at Kate Beckinsale's poster.
Underworld franchise isn't always that good, it Dawdling to cinema, hoping that vampire movies haven't died yet after Twilight abused them, I came across Underworld : Awakening, or more precisely I looked happily at Kate Beckinsale's poster. Underworld franchise isn't always that good, it does provide some form of entertainment of blood loving undead.
Sadly this movie isn't forgiving to your eyes, literally. Just to prove no matter how cool your protagonist is, a movie doesn't depend on them alone. Underworld : Awakening is dark, I don't mean the vibe or atmosphere, but the whole movie is seemingly shot with dimmed lights, flickering lights, flashlights and unpaid electricity bill. I understand the need to get the theme gritty, but there is no reason why almost every light source in the movie is flickering. Some of the scenes are off putting due to the lack of clarity while being fast paced and 3D, and it's unfortunate because it has better action sequences that its predecessors.
It also hampers the sense of uniqueness on most the settings, the set pieces aren't memorable and desperate for personality. And then there's the bane of 3D, the camera angle.
Majority of the scenes are Selene pointing gun or throwing stuffs at the screen, werewolves jumping at the audience, all in so recently cliched "Ohh, grenades are coming at youuu Granted there are few good ones without forced 3D, but they didn't appear after half of the movie. Story is your typical humans versus vampires versus werewolves, if you've seen previous installments, you'd pretty much predict what's going to happen next. It's superficial and the relationships between characters could be portrayed better.
Narrative isn't its strong suit, it kind of reminded me of Resident Evil frankly. Dialogues are not bad, with some childish taunts and remarks, not that witty but oddly fit the movie. If you're looking for action, it won't disappoint. This is the bloodiest of the series, honestly it's bordering on unnecessary yet gleefully gory.
It has some of the best kills I've seen for a while. The hits, bites and shots have good brutality and creativity as well. It slowly builds up and gets better throughout, but the ending might leave you hanging. That being said, I rather have them add more choreography than CG, it's more fluid that way. Kate Beckinsale is a good choice for main protagonist. She has great physique, slender and also athletic in tightly wrapped black suit.
It's quite impressive to see her in action and she also oozes calm confidence in her role. I think the directors made good use of her skinny body and seeming glittering suit to create elegant scene.
While it's not a good movie, but at the very least, you can view Kate's lovely lithe body in 3D, that's gotta count for something. Angels: so I wanted to see a film that was just a visually stunning adrenaline rush, with a gorgeous mega destructo heroine, who is eye candy, and takes no prisoners. Honestly, I have seen too many 'thinking' movies lately.
I figured that Angels: so I wanted to see a film that was just a visually stunning adrenaline rush, with a gorgeous mega destructo heroine, who is eye candy, and takes no prisoners. As is my habit, I checked the M.. C big M and I got some interesting feed back. The 3Ns my honey calls them the nattering nabobs of negativism-used before but appropriate-loved Haywire, and hated UWA. You my angels flipped the script. Now when it came to UWA, the angels loved it, the 3Ns hated it.
So, Angels, I followed your lead. Look, UWA is what it is. It is all action, 'on steroids' as my angel Khunter says. There is gore, violence, great special effects, and minimum plot and dialog.
The costumes are stylish, and the scenes dark and edgy. I Loved it. Slinky, blue ice for eyes, ruthless, fiercely loyal, deadly, oh, and did I forget to say eye candy.
This is my first UWA, so for me it was an exciting eyeopener. Perhaps, it is not as good as the first, so my angel Khunter says but I had a ball. My honey was not so impressed. Too much Gore. Yes Angels, there was a lot of gore-but done just right. Sing Beautifully Angels. Brutally pulchritudinous. Lives up to the rest of the Underworld movies. It stands for everything the others have and more. It has a very stylish, Gothic nature just like the others with some other new elements added to give this one its own Brutally pulchritudinous.
It has a very stylish, Gothic nature just like the others with some other new elements added to give this one its own place among the rest of the movies. This one like all the others is just beautifully bloody. And to make things even more awesome; there was an Evanescence song during the credits. People have been relating Underworld to Evanescence for almost a decade and its finally been done officially. Its just awesome. If you hate vampire movies and action movies you will most likely hate this.
But if you love a good story and hardcore action you will most likely love it. Critics bash it mainly because there is this unwritten rule that states in order to sound intelligent you must blatantly insult something. I don't buy it. I went to this movie on opening night and didn't want to sleep when I walked out.
I find the critics score of this movie to be appallingly fallacious. Trust the user score. Not the critics. Its a very fun movie that is sure to entertain especially if you are a fan of the other movies. Trust me, they didn't let you down with this one. GogoCrew Jan 21, Battles in the film were very good. Kate Beckinsale once again showed that it is the best and that Selene is her embodiment of strength and beauty.
I look forward to seeing how Michael will return. This review contains spoilers , click expand to view. Just a general warning, this post may contain spoilers. JRRW Jan 23, Underworld: Awakening picks up 12 years after Evolution.
The war between the Vampires and Lycans has changed. For the worse. The human race has caught on to these warring factions and, like the annoying white blood cells we are, seek to Underworld: Awakening picks up 12 years after Evolution. The human race has caught on to these warring factions and, like the annoying white blood cells we are, seek to eradicate both sides leaving us the lone victor.
Our dear Selene wakes up only to find the world around her has changed and her darling Michael is absent. She begins her journey to find answers and to try and do what she can U:A went into a correct direction for the series, yet, does not provide enough story and character development to make it work. The action, as always, is entertaining and delivers a visceral attack to the senses making you smile.
Yet, with the absence of strong supporting character Michael Scott Speedman sat this one out With out giving spoilers this can be said, while not the best of the series, it is not the worst.
A good addition and hopefully the next installment will take a lesson from this one and do better. Thanks again for another addition to a great series, keep them coming. Viciouslight Jan 27, I enjoy the Underworld take on Vampires vs. Werewolves mythology. The previous 3 kept in line with each other telling a complete story. Underworld begins a whole new story, but with the same core concept; fight between vampires and I enjoy the Underworld take on Vampires vs.
Underworld begins a whole new story, but with the same core concept; fight between vampires and werewolves; capture the hybrid. This may have slightly made the movie all too repetitive for many and I understand but it does not remove what is loved about the series. This movie was more of a set-up for a new set of Underworld movies if they choose to continue.
Was it action packed? Was it entertaining? Was the story good? Yes, but repetitive. Did it keep in line with the Underworld mythology? To an extent. I suggest this for does who have seen the previous films not for newcomers because they might be completely lost. Great action and plausible plot combine to make this latest Underworld a highly enjoyable flick to watch. A release in two parts would have been more fitting as we are left wondering where the rest of the movie is gone to after the end scene.
A dumb fun action film made better by the return of Kate Beckinsale as a bad-ass yr old vampire with Matrix-like moves. This movie has everything you could want in a brainless action film - things blow up, people run up the sides of A dumb fun action film made better by the return of Kate Beckinsale as a bad-ass yr old vampire with Matrix-like moves.
This movie has everything you could want in a brainless action film - things blow up, people run up the sides of buildings, huge fights erupt, the villains are despicable and there is tons of blood, gore and fire.
The story line remains the same as other underworld films and this movie clocks at barely over 90 min and setup the next film All in all very entertaining if you're not digging too deep … Expand. BadMovieLover Feb 4, Plenty of money for budget, yet poor plot.
Poor characters. Poor job of relating to timeline of past, present or future except to keep it open for options , poor writing as a whole. Worse one of the series. Obviously made to take franchise name and make a quick buck with no thought of quality. A ruse played on the loyal fan base. If you're into the franchise, you'll love it.
I found this greatly entertaining and was very happy with the execution. I am hoping for more installments on this franchise. Personally, I feel this was a great movie. Thought it didn't have much of a plot it made up for it with all the action. I think the Underworld series needed this movie and I hope it continues to go on especially because I want to see if the Personally, I feel this was a great movie. I think the Underworld series needed this movie and I hope it continues to go on especially because I want to see if the vampires can fight back and what would happen to Michael.
Will he end up getting killed? Then 12 years after the Cleansing, Selene is free by another test subject in the lab called Eve India Eisley who Selene believes is her and Michael's offspring. The visual look is slightly weaker than the original. But it is a lot of action. It really doesn't stop for much of the last half of the movie. The larger Lycan CGI looks kinda fake. But I still like the action. This one really misses Scott Speedman only because Michael is constantly being referenced.
Selene is looking for him throughout the movie. That's why he needs to make a cameo. Maybe he'll return in future installments. Prismark10 14 November On the plus side Underworld: Awakening is a generic horror action film with that bleached out look and plenty of fake CGI blood. Kate Beckinsale puts on a skin tight leather suit again as the murderous vampire Selene. The humans have discovered the subspecies of Vampires and Lycans and have been destroying them. Selene and her Lycan lover Michael were captured and put in a deep freeze in a private laboratory.
Now some twelve years later Selene has emerged from her cryogenic sleep in mysterious circumstances and enters a world with supposedly no werewolves and vampires. Pretty soon she discovers the last remnants of a coven and teams up with a vampire named David Theo James , a police detective Sebastian Michael Ealy and she finds out about her hybrid daughter Eve India Eisley. Just as there are some vampires still remaining, there are also Lycans who have survived and rebuilt their numbers and Eve and Selene are crucial to their future plans.
The absence of Michael Scott Speedman who appears as CGI in some scenes dos not help the story much which is paper thin, the dialogue is bad. The film just relies on video game action scenes with plenty of CGI and a cheap look to it. Mankind discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan species and they begin a war to annihilate the races. When Selene Kate Beckinsale meets with Michael in the harbor, they are hit by a grenade and Selene passes out.
Twelve years later, Selene awakes from a cryogenic sleep in the Antigen laboratory and meets the Vampire Thomas Charles Dance. She learns that she had been the subject of the scientist Dr. But Selene is still connected to Michael and has visions that she believes that belongs to Michael's sight. However she has a surprise and finds that she has a powerful daughter named Eve India Eisley that has been raised in the laboratory.
Now Selene and Thomas have to protect Eve against the Lycans that intend to use her to inoculate their species against silver. The story is developed in a fast pace and despite the bad reviews, it is worthwhile watching. My vote is seven. This is continuing where the second movie left off a few years later obviously. And fortunately for us Kate Beckinsale is back in action again. Unfortunately for us, the story continues to deteriorate further down the drain.
Apart from a strong character missing I'm guessing they'd try to get the person back for a future sequel, if there ever was to be one , this tries to bring as much fresh blood into it as possible no pun intended.
Action choreography is good, cinematography is good and Kate is great as always. The new additions try their best, but unfortunately as intriguing as they are, this is very predictable fare and therefor not as entertaining as the previous efforts minus the prequel that is.
The first Underworld was terrible, the sequel Evolution was also terrible, and the following prequel Rise of the Lycans was okay, and as soon as I saw the rating for this latest sequel I knew what sort of thing to expect.
Basically it picks up from where the second film left off, twelve years later, where the human race are aware of the threat and war between the races of the vampires and the werewolf Lycans, and they are trying to eradicate both, and vampire Selene Kate Beckinsale is trying to escape the resistance, alongside rare vampire-werewolf hybrid creature Michael Corvin Scott Speedman.
It is after escaping a cryogenic chamber in a laboratory to find a cure for the vampire and werewolf curses and attacks that she meets vampire David Theo James , and she discovers that they may two of the last remaining of their kind of Earth after the years of eradication, and they were the subjects of Dr.
Selene discovers that she shares the visions of Michael, and believes at some point she may be able to track him, but she also finds out she has a twelve year old daughter, Eve India Eisley , who also came from the laboratory, and it is up to her mother and David to protect the girl against the Lycans. I will be honest and say that I didn't pay the fullest attention to everything going on, I did understand it just about, but that just shows how little I was probably interested in the first place.
Just like the previous films the cast of a fair few well known stars was fine, although it could have done with Michael Sheen or Bill Nighy, the special effects are certainly improved and slightly more impressive, and the action sequences are just about exciting enough, but I can't get over the fact that it feels just like the other previous films, and that is not a good thing, a not very good horror.
Tweekums 16 August As this film opens we learn that humanity as discovered the existence of the two non-human species, vampires and lycans, and set about eliminating both.
Twelve years later Selene escapes and is united with a girl named Eve who turns out to be her daughter. She is wanted by individuals who believes that she holds the key to their research. The action that follows will see Selene return to the lab where she had been frozen and confront numerous super-lycans to save her daughter.
After missing the third film, which was a prequel, this film sees a welcome return of Kate Beckinsale as Selene; she does a fine job in the roll providing quality action scenes The Story is solid enough; it provides some good twists and lots of thrilling action.
Stephen Rea and Charles Dance add a touch of class as the Dr Jacob Lane, the films main antagonist, and a vampire elder respectively. On the down side the CGI isn't the best and the way guns seem to be able to rapid fire a near infinite amount of ammunition without reloading is too silly.
Overall I certainly wouldn't call this a great film but it is definitely worth watching if you enjoyed previous Underworld films. Passable sequel that concerns again the eternal taking on between vampires and Lycans.
This creepy and gore-soaked vampires film begins ten years after. Unknown to humanity, centuries old blood feud raged between aristocrat vampires and subdued legion of werewolves known as Lycans.
The tale traces the confrontation between a ruling class of bloodsuckers and their onetime slaves, the werewolves. When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans , a war to eradicate both species commences.
The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind. Selene is joined by Detective Sebastian Michael Ealy , in his struggle against the Lycans and his fight for freedom. Neverheless , the war was not as it had seemed.
Soon the hunt would be on for his killer. As the war between vampires and werewolves get more personal and deadly , they decide to launch a full-scale attack on the hideout in order to extinguish the race. This amazing movie packs frantic action , thrills ride , stirring fighting , graphic violence , excessive body count: and is pretty entertaining.
The film's release date is on the same day as Underworld: Evolution's, released six years earlier. The picture continues the characteristic of the series that the major supporting parts are played by well-known actors from the UK, in this case Charles Dance and Stephen Rea. Furthermore , there appears uncredited Wes Bentley.
It packs large loads of guts and gore , there's a huge body count, this one actually knocks off an immense amount , several vampires and werewolves are staked bloodily in the chest, even more impaled with large claws. There's really savage decapitation, plenty of bodies ripped in scraps and half, including some of the most tears ever, that spill lots of blood and numerous get shot up with arcs. Most of vampires, Lycans and humans victims are relegated to being bitten in the throat and neck and the breathtaking fighting scenes are realized with magnificent special and visual effects as well as excellent make-up department.
The film blends horror, suspense, struggles, rip-roaring action, terror and lots of blood and gore. Set design is of first class , settings are stylized, Gothic scenarios , and spooky and ghoulish atmosphere. Special effects are breathtaking , part of them are made by means of computer generator and part by make up. Bone-chilling and atmospheric musical score by Paul Haslinger and colorful and dark cinematography by Scott Kevan ; being the first film in the series to be in real-d 3-d and Imax 3-d.
The interesting but mediocre screenplay was written by Len Wiseman , Kate Beckinsale's husband , who directed the former entries , along with Danny McBride and Kevin Grevioux. Recommended to those who amuse those kind of vampires-werewolves films or those enjoy in general. Fun to watch India Eisley develop as an actress.
TxMike 22 May I don't watch it anymore but from the first episode she was in I couldn't take my eyes off her any time she was in the scene. She has a natural acting style and a particular look that captures the camera and doesn't let it go. So it was nice to see her here, in something totally different, as the lab-created daughter of Selene.
And she even uses a type of British accent. As I watched the movie I found myself wondering if many fans actually watch it for the story, or for the characters and the action. There is lots of action, and much of it is the bloody, gory type. Kate Beckinsale of course is back as Selene. There is some sort of ongoing battle between the Vampires and the Lycans who change into these beasts that look to be the size of a large great ape. Selene has her hands full fighting them. In this story Selene and Michael are wounded, jump in the water, and a type of explosive device is set off.
Next thing we know she is encased in a frozen state in the lab of Stephen Rea as Dr. Jacob Lane of Antigen Corporation. When she breaks out she thinks a day has passed but it in fact was 12 years. She finds out during that time she has been given a daughter and much of the rest of the movie has her fighting to retrieve her daughter that has been captured and brought to a hidden location. That daughter is India Eisley as Eve. She doesn't have a large part, but an important one, and her short time on-screen is very effective.
I look for her to break out into bigger roles, as she is still a teenager. I can take or leave this sort of movie, although Beckinsale is terrific as Selene. I did particularly enjoy one scene near the end when she is fighting the strongest and baddest of the Lycans, we see her reach into his abdomen then withdraw her hand. He says "You know I will heal right away.
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