Underworld
| release date | September 8 2003 |
| studio | Sony Screen Gems |
| director | Len Wiseman |
| writer | Len Wiseman |
| starring | Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen |
| rating | R |
| tagline | An immortal battle for supremacy |
| site | sonypictures.com/movies/underworld |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
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This movie ( i think) was purely made for Kate to look sexy in, there’s something good behind this sloppy boring plot but wasn’t executed well enough. Maybe someone should remake it, it’s slow. It might as well became a mini series.
BOOOOOORIIIING!
Overall, if you look at it as just a fun action movie I think you’ll enjoy it. The over-the-top action reminds me of a video game, which is really fun to watch.
The blue camera effects and Kate were both amazing. The plotline was just as slick and stylish as the action. But the werewolves were retarded looking.
Action-horror fans will be in awe. As long as you don’t look too deep, I don’t see why people on this site seem to hate it so much.
“Underworld” won’t turn heads, but if your head is already pointed in its direction then your eyes probably won’t mind what it seems. Which is mainly due to Kate Beckinsale being strapped in ultra-tight leather. No reason to worry here, you can enjoy the view because this isn’t another craptastic lure like “Catwoman”: action, sex, and violence will come with your meal.
“Underworld” is essentially a retelling of Romeo and Juliet from a post-modern gothic vampire/werewolf perspective. The good news is that if you were disappointed with “Blade: Trinity”, “Underworld” should satisfy you.
Solid and worth seeing, but not spectacular.
all i can say is that this movie is an Awesome movie
This one was good. The second was the bad one.
Purely original with a city design that will give batman a run for his money.
I love the underworld series.
if you like vampire or werwolf movies and are a fan of action films you might enjoy the series.
a good film made sloppy by dragging pace…. redeemed by kate and good special effects
enjoyed it
I really enjoyed this film.
Best of both world werewolves and vampires , good acting and great special FX top notch…..
i liked this movie, the only reason i bought it was because it was on the $10 rack at JB-HI-FI but i think i made a great choice, for some reason i didn’t get to finish the second one but hey i will just rent at the video store
*yawn*
I dunno. I’ve never been inclined towards the sexy/romantic vampire thing. Or the goth thing. Or the flashy Matrix style of film-making.
Not a horrible movie persay, but just… Not my cup of tea.
At all.
This started the best vampire vs. werewolf series ever! Kicks all kinds of ass!
Boring and forgettable. I tried re-watching this film before the sequel came out and couldn’t even finish it. I can’t believe a franchise swamped from this heartless Matrix-wannabe horror film.
THis was a Great movie that started an amazing franchise. Nothing like this was out there before and it has become one of my top films ever.
boring. not trying be condescending, but personally for me to enjoy a movie, i need at least one of a few things. a decent plot, decent characters/and/or actors, or really decent action scenes. underworld has none of these. if i was 10 or younger, the whole vampires vs. werewolves idea would be enough to entertain me. i didn’t hate this movie initially, but after multiple viewings i kind of do. sometimes mediocrity pisses me off more then just plain terrible, if for no other reason then the film makers took inherently interesting concepts, and turned out a final product that was mediocre on nearly every level.
judging from the final product, it seems as if the writer/writers were looking for an excuse to have werewolves and vampires fight, which is an interesting idea in itself. but they decided to be completely unoriginal about how these two species to fight. they literally took romio & juliet, and made romio a werewolf/lycan, and juliet a vampire. speaking of which, what the hell is a lycan? is it werewolf in another language? and even if it is, they call vampires vampires, why don’t they call werewolves what they are? i hated the godfather like vampire organization. why do they have a mansion? why do they have to be stereotypically dressed in nothing but black? is that just a vampire rule? or initiation? ‘like welcome to club vampire, here’s your black jacket, black shirt, black socks, and black shoes.’ i hated the bullets the vampires use that emit blue light for some reason. nothing is rememberable in this movie, not even kate beckinsale. i have nothing against pale women in real life, and i understand that she’s a vampire in the movie, but there was no reason to make her that conan o’brien kind of pasty. all in all, unless you love the shit out of werewolves and vampires, skip this movie. though even if you do love werewolves and vampires, i’d be surprised if fans weren’t disappointed for making a movie this bland with their favorite creatures.
well i like it.
hey its vampires vs werewolves with guns and matrix slowmotion fight scenes, who cxares this movie sucked…thanks again hollywood.
It was ok, I wanted more than I got out of it. The werewolves looked terrible and more like werecats than wolves. The vampires… yeah, the movie was just bad.
great movie! but once again not horror, but sci-fi…
it was good
A perfect example of a film just oozing with potential, but ultimately is a huge let down. Why do the Lycan prepare for the final confrontation by rounding up all their guns if they just turn into werewolves instead of using the fire arms? And what happened to the “sun” bullet idea?
Why all the hate? I enjoyed this movie alot, maybe cause of my vampwolf love. But this was a good movie, awsome story, tons of action, maybe too much CGI and a weak love story. But other then that, amazing!
why BD gave this a bad review is beyond me but UNDERWORLD is a great action/horror film and all 3 have become some of my favorite movies and one of my favorite franchises.
After Twilight came out i just wanted 2 see more of horror based vampires and werewolves(not trying to insult twilight but they did kinda hurt a vampires reputation now, though twilight is one of my favorite movies and i am eagerly waiting for new moon and Underworld offered them.
Kate Beckinsale is a good actress in this and makes this movie much more believable than if they had just chose a women for straight guys to gawk over instead of care for and has good acting skills. Scott Speedman was just as good in his role as James.
The story in this movie is wonderful and really keeps you interested and I never once got bored.
The only problem I had with this movie was that the love story between James and Selene could have been a little more developed but hey that’s what the sequel was for as well.
Underworld was a great action horror film and is sure to leave you entertained and is just a fil to have a fun time with
I’m inlove with this movie
It’s amazing!
This movie is very under-rated. The acting is decent, the effects are good, and the story line is entertaining. I would recommend this to horror fans and action fans.
Score: 8.5
Not good but not bad. Kate Bekinsale does make a sexy vampire though.
Kate Beckinsale is amazing, when she is on the screen you can’t take your eyes off her.
Standard action/horror stuff with nice visuals and special effects.. but Kate, hell yes.
One of the best action thriller crossover’s ever! Kate Beckinsale is absolutely amazing and owned this movie! Girl got moves like no other!
Underworld 1 – a new way approaching the story of vampires and lycans/werewolfes.
Very enjoyable to watch and in connection with the second and third part of the trilogy much of the story is clarified to get the “whole” picture.
Just love it
This film is a cult classic to me and my friends. This movie’s dark tone is so original and mystical that it holds my interest for the entire duration of the film. It’s also the best vampire/werewolf action story ever conceived. Can’t wait for more Underworld!
This is right up there as one of my all-time favorite Vampire / Werewolf films, and it has both in one, what mroe can you ask for?
Acting is great, special fx are awesome, story is a little cliched but still done very well.
I realyl dont have anything negative to say.
The BD review is way off.
Awesome movie with excellent special effects and action! Interesting plot, though it was a little confusing at times…but then, maybe that’s just me. Kate Beckinsale kicks ass while Scott Speedman doesn’t do much other than look confused and hunky. His character is REALLY under developed. BUT, the movie’s look and feel, along with everything else positive about it more than make up for the issues I had. The start of a great franchise!
I really enjoyed this movie. It wss pretty awesome actually. Better than what i thought it was going to be. I would deff check this one out, but if you’re not into the whole vampire werewolf thing, i’d leave this alone.
pretty entertaining
Decent film.
Bleh
This was a great movie…will never undeerstand BD…never will.
good show, hot actors, good story line, good kills so 10 skulls for this movie.
ehh, kinda liked it no super feat
This movie was very enjoyable. The setting, acting, and story were all well developed and fell together nicely. I just feel that with a little more prepping this movie could have been elite. Kate Beckinsale did outstanding in her role and she looked good doing it. Supporting Characters did good and Shane Brolly looks alot like Trent Reznor to me. I mean if I wouldn’t have known better I would have thought it was him. Anyway very good film definately worth a view. 8/10
This film had the potential to be a stylish action packed extravaganzer, but instead fell flat on its face by taking itself too seriously. Towards the end of the film, I was just praying for it to end sooner, as it descended into a confusing slush of nonsense. Seriously, I wouldn’t give this film the time of day, it’s dull, confusing and just a load of crap really. The film itself did look good and the battle between Bill Nighy and that other guy was exciting, which is what frustrated me! If only the film had made itself entertaining, instead of making out the audience gives a damn! Miss this one kids
i loved that movie
it was different from the classic gothic vampire movies
the vampires and the werewolves used guns,they used to think how they would strike and they had rules
the good actor together with the different plot made the movie at least great
WOW!!!BD seriously ONE SKULL!!!!!!!!!!You have to be fucking kidding!Thats almost blasphemy!This movie was great old fashioned vampires vs. werewolves fun. This one is my favorite in the whole series, good actors, cool action scenes, and just an all around good time.BD, tisk tisk, I have seen waayyyy worse movies on here that you guys have an orgasm over! Seriously thats not even right!
A entertaining vampire vs werewolf movie.
It was good
This was excellent horror action movie.Great werewolves vs vampires film.Kate Beckinsale is hot and bad ass hero.DB gave only one skull?WTF??!!Cmon that not enough skulls.Underworld is one of the best movie series ever period.
This series felt more like science fiction than straight up horror but whatever.Their cool movies and Beckinsale is gorgeous.
i loved this film and i loved the characters. its not just an average werewolf vs vampire story. given a lot less credit than it deserves.
I liked it! It was really cool
Amazing movie!