[rating: 2.5] and another star if you liked seeing Kate Beckinsale in that black tight fitting outfit.
This happen to be the more bloodiest one of the Underworld series. And I got to see this in 3D so the blood splatters seem to float right in front of you. FYI as fun as 3Ds are and I am one of those 3D junkies this one could of been seen in 2D with the same effect. The movie itself was a continuation of the Underworld series (see plot below for more on it). Full of fast pace action… strike that the scenes for the most part tried to be fast pace but some were dragged out and so over the top that they seemed to lull you to sleep a bit and like I said lots of gore and blood. Me. I am not a big fan of over the top gore but I know there are many that love to go to movies to see that. I thought the effects however was really well done especially some of the horror make up and gore scenes. I will have to admit that. It also sets up an interesting sequel to this plot with the introduction of the humans to the Lycan / Vampire war which most likely would be an all out brawl for the dominance of the planet. The humans are painted more in a negative light as they unite against the Lycans and Vampires and try to exterminate them both from existence.
Bottom line
- The movie is a good one to see if your into blood and guts type of horror other wise leave it be or till the DVD comes out.
- Plenty of action scenes that fall flat because of over production but Kate Beckinsale in her tight black outfit makes you forget that movie seems lacking in those areas.
- Not for anyone screamish. Just asks my wife who is mildly screamish.
- Leave the kiddies at home with this one
- Go see it in 2D rather then 3D. The movie effects can work just as well in a plain standard format . Unless floating splatters of blood and debris turn you on.
- The actions scenes were well done at time but there were other scenes that tried to hard and were dragged out making them snoozers.
- With that said I give it a two and a half star rating out of 5 . [rating: 2.5]
Plot and Spoiler from Wikipedia
Six months after the events of Underworld: Evolution, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is captured by humans during “The Purge,” when she and Michael were planning on leaving the city. Eventually, both the government and the public learn about the existence of Vampires and Lycans. A crusade and all-out war begins: study and eradicate. After being imprisoned in cryogenic suspension for 12 years, Selene manages to escape the facility Antigen, headed by Dr. Jacob Lane (Stephen Rea), who is the one that reveals the existences of both immortal races after his son’s apparent death when being discovered as a Lycan. During the same time, another subject has also escaped the same facility that Selene was in. That subject was Eve (India Eisley), her hybrid daughter who is the key to ending the war by “curing” Vampires and Lycans of their “infection.” After escaping, she sees flashes of someone else’s point of view, and believing it to be Michael, she follows the flashes that lead her into a garbage chute. She confronts a young vampire named David (Theo James) who has been following her, when they realize that Lycans live there underground. Seeing flashes of Lycans hunting the person she is connected to, Selene eliminates many of them until the Lycans flee and she finds a young girl instead of Michael. After Selene and David get Eve out of the tunnels, they are chased through the busy city streets in a van by the three Lycans. They finally catch up to their van and break in while it’s rushing through the city. Eve rips one Lycan’s head in half while David and Selene shoot and stab the other two. On the way Selene realizes that Eve is not healing from a wound she suffered during her fight and is growing weak. David takes them to his coven.
At the coven most of the vampires are less than thrilled that David brought the infamous Selene, the lover of a Lycan to their coven, especially his father, Thomas (Charles Dance). However, they agree to help the weakened child which they soon realize is due to her not feeding. After drinking some blood her wound heals and Selene, after seeing Eve’s eyes change while feeding, sees that she has Michael’s hybrid eyes and realizes she is her and Michael’s daughter. Seeing that the coven does not want her there, she gets ready to leave. David, not wanting her to go, tries to convince her to stay and help them start an offensive against the humans by teaching them to fight. Before Selene decides, the coven comes under attack by Lycans who were thought to be almost extinct. Many of the vampires are slaughtered until Selene joins the fight. She orders David take Eve to safety while she deals with the rest of the Lycans. Going to the main hall of the coven, Selene comes upon a massacre of mostly vampires with few Lycan corpses, then a giant “Super Lycan,” more than twice the size of any werewolf she’s ever seen. Fighting it with a silver bladed weapon, she breaks a piece off after stabbing it into its back. Selene is shocked to realize that it heals instantly and the silver had no effect. Unfortunately, Selene is no match for the giant Lycan and is knocked unconscious. She later awakens to find David’s father gave Eve to the Lycans to save what was left of the Coven. During the battle, David is bitten by a Lycan and later dies after confirming Thomas’ actions, who in turn blames Selene for all that happened. After David dies, Selene makes an incision in David’s abdomen, then cuts the palm of her own hand and reaches into David’s torso, grabbing a hold of his heart. She squeezes it a few times, and with her Corvinus enhanced blood, she restarts his heart, bringing him back to life. She then leaves to go get her daughter and is confronted by a human detective named Sebastian who confirms her suspicions that the corporation called Antigen, headed by Dr. Jacob Lane, and is dedicated to “curing” the immortal species.
After seeing the evidence, Selene discovers that the corporation is actually run by the Lycans, including Dr. Lane – who have been posing as humans in order to trick the world’s governments into believing the Lycans are extinct and of work to eradicate the virus the created both races – and that covertly they intend to use Eve to perfect their race and develop an immunity to silver, thus allowing the Lycans to conquer both vampires and humans. The Super Lycan whom Selene had fought was Lane’s son, Quint (Kris Holden-Ried), who faked his death after being discovered his werewolf status. Using Eve’s genetics, Dr. Lane conducted experiments on his son to make him immune to silver, but in the process, vastly increasing his size and power. Seeing the dangers, Selene and Detective Sebastian team up to stop them and save Eve. Killing the Lycan guards with silver gas grenades and silver bullets, she comes across Subject 0, realizing it is Michael and, being short on time, shoots the glass to weaken the containment unit in order to free Michael before going to stop the Lycans from leaving with Eve. Using her incredible strength, she flips the van with Eve and her captors inside, only then to come face to face with the Super Lycan, whilst Eve fights the lycan Dr. Lane. Eventually Selene goes down a hallway where the Super Lycan cannot fit, forcing it to shift back to his human form, allowing Selene to impale Quint with her hand. Withdrawing her arm, Quint heals instantly which Selene is counting on. She then throws a grenade pin at him. Realizing too late that she has put a grenade inside him, the Quint claws in vain at his stomach before it explodes, killing him, while Eve rips out the throat of the Dr. Lane. Going back inside, they find Michael’s cryo tank is empty; Eve then gets a flash of the roof where they go, but Michael is no where in sight. Selene states that the world will be hunting Michael just as they hunted Eve.