Underworld

Pros: Great production values, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighly.
Cons: Over the top acting, and you know there's going to be a sequel.

I usually don't go in for the whole Vampire bit. As much as I love reading about them, most of the films that I've seen are so loose on plot, and the acting over the top that I tend to laugh rather than get into the story. But after reading a few reviews ...

Pros: Decent story line, Beckinsale, Nighy, and a few scenes that worked ...
Cons: Some inaccuracies, the muddling of vampire/lycan lore, almost non-existent acting ...

Over the years I have come to realize several things about vampire films. A couple of which are not to look forward with too much enthusiasm to the newest vampire film released and also that most people will either vehemently hate or love said film. I wi ...

Pros: vampires, lots of action, brooding Kate Beckinsale
Cons: little too dark for my taste

Vampires and werewolves have been at war for centuries as the movie gets underway. Only a few people even know how the war started, but both races want to extinguish the other. Outside of the realm of human knowledge, this fight progresses underneath ...

Pros: Good action, dramatic fighting and cinematography.
Cons: You've got to get use to the word Lycon instead of werewolf.

This movie has "Matrix" written all over it, especially with the black outfits and dazzling stunts. Except the name of this movie is not "Matrix" but "Underworld", with this film revolving around an age-old battle between vampires ...

Pros: Latex-Clad Beckinsale, Lots of action, fight scenes, soundtrack, violent
Cons: Some Plotholes, Shane Brolly's weak acting, need more vampire biting!

Dark films, often comic inspired, involving undead and paranormals, such as Th e Crow, happen to be my favorite. Some of the more enjoyable reading I've done lately has been Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series of boo ...

Pros: action sequences
Cons: boring dialogue, slow in the middle

It was a good idea to start. I mean, what could be cooler than werewolves and vampires going at it. After first seeing the previews for Underworld at the multiple movies I went to over the summer months, I thought to myself, “Cool, It’s the Matrix in a ...

Pros: special effects, make-up, setting, Nighy
Cons: plot development, leather clad females

My brother got me hooked on the whole Anita Blake (Laurell K. Hamilton) vampire/lycanthrope series and I really rather liked it. I think this is what has led me to seek out films of this genre. It’s interesting to compare how the movies portray these ...

Pros: Beckinsale. Light attitude in the dark atmosphere.
Cons: No bad guy to hold things together.

You know you’re in a decidedly strange time, box-officewise, when even the hyperactive vampire movie is pretty good. Assuming you can avoid David Spade, this is one of the rarest of times to go to the movies. A time when you can choose a movie at ...

Pros: Style, CGI Effects, Cast, Soundtrack.
Cons: Poor Scene Transition. Borrowing from other movies.

Prologue When I first saw the previews for this movie I knew that I would be getting messages from my friends and fellow role players that Vampire The Masquerade and Werewolf The Apocalypse games were being made into a movie. While ...

Pros: topless vampire chick, detailed story & subplots, great acting (for the most part)
Cons: Shane Brolly's entire performance, whoever cast him

NOTE: This review is for the Unrated Extended DVD release of Underworld. The text pertaining to the movie in particular, or features available on both this release as well as the original, are taken verbatim from my original review. ...

Pros: Quite good at what it does
Cons: It really doesn't do much

You remember that kid; you know that kid. Hell, for that matter, you might be that kid! Yes, I am speaking of the Ostentatiously Superfluous Psuedo-Goth Kid. You know the type: Dressed in all black, all of the time; random facial piercings; a refusal ...

Pros: Lots of rain, darkness and shadows. Cool boots, trench coats, and CGI, interesting storyline.
Cons: Holes in the story, possible romance was cut short, dialogue sometimes corny, weapons handling mistakes.

When Matrix Reloaded was about to drop its load, I couldn’t have been the only one to see it coming. I’m not talking about the Watchowski brothers dropping a turd, I’m really talking about fan reactions. I was just waiting for all the ...

Pros: Slick, good action, engaging characters.
Cons: Full of slightly distracting cliché’s and liberties.

Easily seen as nothing more than an expensive B-movie – Underworld turned out to be a much better film than I initially gave it credit for and perhaps turned out to be a new “franchise” that I’ll not only enjoy but be entertained ...

Pros: Kate Beckinsale. Some nice production design elements. Interesting concept.
Cons: Scott Speedman. Wretched cinematography. Confused storytelling. Excess violence.

My nerves are absolutely shattered this morning. Here I am, two days before the election and I awoke to find my reputation smeared all over the pages of the Los Angeles times in this morning's edition. A half dozen chorus boys have come forward with sto ...

Pros: Action, visuals, simple story.
Cons: Lack of acting.

There is a whole sub-genre of movies whose main focus is to create something visually appealing, regardless of the story. These are simply cool movies. They throw away all pretense at a story save for the most basic twists, and instead concentrate on th ...