redmondrobert

THIS FILM WAS GOOD! Not as good as the sequel! BUT GOOD! Some critics just don't know a good action/horror/fantasy/sci-fi kind of film even if it was punching him/her in the face really hard a number of times!!!

Kate Beckinsale is awesome. Billy Nighy is great. The plot is original. It needed more depth and storyline but that was okay... it improved upon that with the awesome sequel Underworld: Evolution. I can't wait for the third one.. I really do hope it doesn't suck. If it sucks I'll throw out everything that I own which had something to do with Underworld out of disgrace for the franchise. I hope that doesn't happen. I really do hope it doesn't come to such a thing as that! HOPE!

I remember watching Underworld a few years ago at the cinema. I for one really liked it. Most of my friends had mixed reviews of the film. Some critics said that it was a ROMEO AND JULIET story amongst VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES... but that was hardly the case. The story was very, very original... unlike what Hollywood does... recycling the same stinking storyline over and over again.

Also... unlike Hollywood action/sci-fi/horror/fantasy whatever films... it's not MTV-Orientated, it doesn't try to throw in some funny jokes which just aren't funny at all, it's not cheesy, there are no cheesy cameos and no over-emphasis on being way too commercial.

The film is a very British Production with mainly British Actors... despite the writing and directing credits going to 2 Americans... one being Kate Beckinsale's husband.

So I liked the first movie... but I felt as thought it could've been better. A bit more plot, a bit more depth and a bit more action.

This one worked better than anybody else expected. I read in the Herald Sun that this movie only got One Star... and the jerks from Rolling Stone gave the original Underworld One Star as well.

This is a truly lavish production. Although very dark, it's very beautiful. The action scenes are very well done and not too over the top... unlike that of the worst movie in which I have ever seen ever (Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle) because in that movie the characters were supposed to be real human beings and they were doing things that were 10-Time More Over The Top than anything and everything that these super vampires and werewolves/hybrids were doing.

Being say that some of the acting is a bit out of it in this movie and pointed the finger at the small role played by Bill Nighy. I reckon that's wrong. I thought Bill Nighy was playing the character of Viktor. He was very disturbing, and his speech sounded like that of a vicious creature which I believed worked really well.

You've also got Sir Derek Jacobi... a finely trained Shakespeare actor from way back adding to the mix. Scott Speedman really did improve in this movie and the performance of Tony Curran sent a real chill down my spine. Terrifying and truly riveting stuff from the awesome Scotsman.

But the major award goes out to Kate Beckinsale. Although she wonders around in that hot and sexy tight leather outfit of hers... she is a strong heroine. Not one to be seduced by some hunky guy that comes her way and not as annoying as Angelina Jolie's interpretation of Lara Croft in the Tomb Raiders movies... and not ditsy like those chicks from Charlie's Angels... she is my number one heroine in all movie history.

I love this movie. Great acting. Great plot. Great action. Stunning visualization and everything just worked so well for me. I saw it twice in one day... I simply couldn't get enough of it. Hopefully both movies will be repackaged in a Special Edition 2-DVD Set... and if there is a third one... I hope like hell that it doesn't suck or else that'll ruin everything. If there is a God... may the third one not suck... PLEASE!!!

FANTASTIC! It missed out on a bit here and there but other than that... give this movie the goddamn Oscar for best picture. Although funded by the US of A and having a few American actors in the film (Rockwell, Malkovich, Def and that really hot smart chick) it is a very British film.

The British do comedy so much better than the Americans. Little Britain makes Will & Grace look like a bad day in Bosnia... or something! FANTASTIC FILM! I had my doubts and it was a little different from the book and the series... BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY FANTASTIC! Stephen Fry rules... remember that - OK?