Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the LycansUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4 in DVD
  • Brand: Sony
  • Released on: 2009-05-12
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
  • Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 92 minutes
This prequel to Len Wiseman’s Underworld and Underworld: Evolution is distinctively different, especially minus the nimble vampire warrior star, Selene (Kate Beckinsale). Underworld: Rise of the Lycans takes its cues from the vampire/werewolf battles that occur in the other films, but director Patrick Tatopoulos focuses here on the young werewolf Lucian's (Michael Sheen) rise to leadership. Rise of the Lycans is set mostly within the walls of vampire lord Viktor’s (Bill Nighy) castle, so the film’s silver, black, and blue palette reflects a world happening under moonlight. From the outset, when Viktor brings Lucian, the first werewolf, into the world, this villainous bloodsucker’s daughter, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), is smitten with Lucian’s hairy appearance and instinctual intelligence. As years pass, Lucian grows tired of watching his race suffer slavery and imprisonment, and recruits a human named Raze (Kevin Grevioux) to assist rebellion. This archetypal plot is not so riveting, and what carries Underworld: Rise of the Lycans are the battle scenes between vampires and werewolves, which are excitingly fast-paced and brutal. The whole film adopts a medieval battlefield aesthetic that carries an otherwise clichéd story about illicit love and freedom fighting. Some characters, like the traitor vampire Tannis (Steven Mackintosh), also intrigues throughout, as one guesses who he will ally with. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans may not be the finest film in the werewolf and vampire archives independently, but its mixed monstrosity makes it unique and entertaining, especially on a big screen. --Trinie Dalton

UNDERWORLD 3 RISE OF THE LYCANS - FANS REVIEW


Customer Reviews

LOVED THIS LYCAN MOVIE... MY BOYS SHOWED THERE STUFF!5
Ok you gotta like the Lycans to love this movie. Another reviewer said this movie made the vampires look weak. The Vampires were not weak they trusted the Lycans at first. The Vampires was caught off guard when the menance they faced finally became clear to them. A Lycan is a man's brain amplified by the sheer brutality of a wolf like beast. The Vampires did not exact the Lycans to be cunning as they were. The Vamores though all Lycans were dumb brutes and some were but they are held together by a pack mentality that served them to great advantage in the beginning.

This movie was for the Lycan Lovers as the last two movies were for Vampire lovers. The movie is good or bad based on which team you are on. I personally am on the Lycan Team. My boys kicked butt this time so I am happy as can be. I found this the best movie thus far in the Underworld Series. But again I am a lover of the Lycans surprised look at my screen name and my real name is WOLF come on. I got to have my brothers backs. But really, I loved this movie. I loved the movies when the vampires won a bit, I just like it when my Lycan team wins even better.

This will be my favorite movie of all times. I will be buying another copy just so I have a hot spare. I enjoyed this movie. It is one of the few movies I think its worth every penny I paid.

Cliched and tedious1
First of all, the actor playing Lucien doesn't seem right for the part. In the first movie, when he started growling while transforming in that flashback scene, it looked silly rather than frightening. I think it's because the way he's made up, his forehead is too big, and his face is scrunched up under it. He doesn't radiate power or danger but looks more like a brainy type. I don't know if that was intentional in the casting, but it's weird.

Second, it's just boring. Although it was nice to see Tannis again, in his former glory. The plot moves too slowly, and the Victor chews the scenery with every line - always looks like his face muscles are about to pop out of his skin.

I got to where Lucien is waiting for whatshername at the clearing and I simply didn't care anymore. I hope it didn't get better after that, because I sent that DVD right back.

Too much CGI, not enough plot3
I was pretty excited to finally see this after missing it in the theaters, but now I'm just disappointed. The back story of the Lycans is interesting and does shed some light on the feud between them and the vampires, but it seemed to me that the higher ups focused too much on special effects (which WERE rad) and not enough on plot substance. Some of the fight scenes had such quick camera and angle changes that they were hard to focus on, but I have to give them props for not having gratuitous nudity. The few scenes between Sonja and Lucian were kept in the same vein as the one between Celine and Michael in the last underworld. Overall, a ho-hum prequel that could've been a whole lot better but worth watching if you're an Underworld or fantasy fan.


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