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Post by henzINNIT on Apr 15, 2009 17:53:21 GMT -5
Loved the Empire review of U3. It basically said that for anyone who's seen 1 & 2, the film is pointless retreading of established backstory, and for anyone who hasn't, it'll just be confusing and uninteresting crap. Loss all around then. I thought the first one was mildly entertaining... I don't even remember 2, which is never a good sign.
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Post by rippergiles on May 18, 2009 9:52:42 GMT -5
In order of how much I liked them it would be 1, then 3, then 2. Watched 3 last night, it was decent enough, better than 2 even if the lovely Kate Beckinsale wasn't in it.
Another downside to 3 is the budget must have been cut, more obvious CGI.
I enjoy the vampire vs lycan plot and it's a shame the franchise is being run down. I would expect if anymore are made it will be straight to DVD release
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Post by cdb19 on May 28, 2009 14:24:01 GMT -5
I'm completely obssessed with the whole Underworld franchise. I personally like the 2nd the best. It establishes the war between the lycans and vampires much better and really ties the whole story together. Also what vampires can do is much better established in this film (particulary with Selene chucking humans around like ragdolls), as most films/tv shows about vampires even buffy are very inconsistent with their abilities.
Also the third one is also a worthy prequel to the series. It has some great performances from Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen and just seems to give much more emotional meaning to the events in the rest of the story.
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Post by The Night Lord on May 29, 2009 0:49:36 GMT -5
I think it's another month before we get it, but I'm definitely getting it on DVD
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Post by Kara on May 29, 2009 15:27:53 GMT -5
Is the third one Rise of the Lycans? Cuz I saw that this weekend and it was cool.
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Post by The Night Lord on May 31, 2009 0:42:32 GMT -5
Yep
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Post by meliafairy on Jul 1, 2009 15:26:26 GMT -5
I enjoyed both the 1st and 3rd Underworld movies. The 2nd one wasn't all that great IMO.
I am huge gaming nerd and the makers of Underworld "stole" the premise for the vamp vs. werewolf story line from White Wolf games. That bothered a lot of people and there was even a lawsuit. I personally thought it was cool to see a movie that was based loosely around a game I really love to play.
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Post by Rebecca on Jul 1, 2009 15:41:38 GMT -5
I never knew it was "stolen" from a video game. Interesting.
Thanks for sharing!! *karma*
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Post by The Night Lord on Jul 2, 2009 2:43:04 GMT -5
But no Beckinsale, I knew she wasn't in it, but it would have been more prgorssive for Underworld to have gone forward not back. In terms of historical order it is good. But release order just probably killed the franchise. And that's the problem with some franchises. They just release prequels or spin-off prequels, that while sometimes cool, aren't really necessary. We don't need the storyline to go backwards, we want to see it progess forward. And unfortunately, half the time, that never happens. For example, I would like to see an Underworld 4 that takes place after Evolution or X-Men 4 following on from the Last Stand, instead of prequel, prequel, spin-off prequel and prequel-sequels
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Post by The Night Lord on Jul 4, 2009 6:27:29 GMT -5
Well, with U4, they could have Selene and Michael dealing with the first true werewolves, as well as a new coven of elder vampires. The werewolves want Michael as their new leader, while the vampires either want to kill Selene and Michael cuz of their 'abomination' or they could want Selene for her new powers. Something like that if they do an U4
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Post by The Night Lord on Apr 27, 2010 1:33:26 GMT -5
Found out recently that apparently Kate Beckinsale is working on Underworld 4, due for release on September 23, 2011 and that this instalment will be done in...wait for it...3D! Hm, no surprise there. Everything's 3D these days
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Apr 27, 2010 2:09:55 GMT -5
yeah, it's like there has been a sudden 3D-CinemaSplosion
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