Underworld (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy Rated: R (Restricted) Retail Price (not our price): $14.94 Release Date: 2004-01-06 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Run Time: 121 minutes Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Discs: 1 |
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1) Product Description
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy. A lethal werewolf-hunting vampire finds her job becoming more complicated when she falls for a human who's caught in the crossfire-and then is bitten by a werewolf. 2003/color/121 min/R.2) Amazon.com
Blade meets The Crow and The Matrix in Underworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments of Godzilla, Men in Black, and Independence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses. --Jeff Shannon
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