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Last Wednesday I went with some friends to check out Underworld: Evolution, which follows off directly after the events of the first film. Essentially vampire heroine Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and hybrid Michael (Scott Speedman) must stop the reborn Markus (Tony Curran), the first vampire from unleashing his imprisoned brother William (Brian Steele), the first Lycan (werewolf).
Good action scenes, cool vampire/werewolf myth and partially naked Kate Beckinsale make this film what it is: a fun, sexy no-brainer. The dialogue at times is a little thin, the story flaky, and thus may prove too much for movie snobs. However you may be drawn to this film if you enjoy this kind of supernatural lore and futuristic goth styling.
Perhaps not as good as the original, but if you enjoyed the first this sequel should at least satisfy you, otherwise you could check out Blade and Blade 2. But not Blade 3 because that sucked harder than Paris Hilton.
Underworld: Evolution on IMDb.com
Metacritic review
2 and a half palm strikes out of 5
February 19th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
Booo, I thought THIS movie sucked!
Guess I’m just a big movie snob then. And Kate Beckinsale… meh, I’ve seen better!
-Skitz
February 20th, 2006 at 7:43 am
Bad dialogue, flaky story? I think these “movie snobs” might be on to something.
February 21st, 2006 at 8:59 pm
I had a ball of a time. My lack of caring about specific things and hoping a movie will take me away from normal life is a blissful thing.
February 22nd, 2006 at 10:13 am
Oh, and then I saw Date Movie last night….
I think if you looked up ‘lame’ in the dictionary, all it would say is ‘Date Movie’. It was SO overdone, and there was more eye rolling than laughter.
Movie Snob goes home dissapppointed once again.
-Skitz
February 23rd, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Just Friends was awesome though
February 23rd, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Agreed!
“Ooops….I’m naked!”
-Skitz
February 23rd, 2006 at 6:25 pm
Blade 3 is better than all movies and i will defend its honor!!!!!
February 23rd, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Blade 3 has no honour to defend.
February 25th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
It ain’t no Van Helsing
March 6th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
Seen better than Kate Beckinsale..?
Blasphemy!
I enjoyed it for what it was. A vampire flick with guns and an uberhot female lead in tight black corsets.
I’m wondering if due to the vampy sex scene that by the end of the third installment they will have a child.
Underworld:Home Life -
Selene can deal with motherhood and Michael can tackle tasks like getting the trash out on time.
March 6th, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Resident Evil 1 and 2 pwned all
so will ultraviolet… (hopefully)
I love Milla