Underworld : The Rise of the Lycans User Reviews

I saw Rise of the Lycans friday night, Jan 25th. Have to be honest, not hugely impressed with this one. You don't see Kate Beckinsdale until the very end and understand why her character isn't in this one as it's a prequel. I just felt like the story was missing something, I can't explain what. I felt Viktor was unfairly cruel to his daughter Sonja(Rhona Mitra of Doomsday) and also to Lucian. Lucian is my absolute favorite Underworld character and he really is shines in this film. BY FAR Lucian (Michael Sheen) saves this film. I mean Rhona as Sonja looks hot in her gear in the film but she doesn't have the appeal of lets say a kate beckinsdale did in Underworld: Evolution. As brilliant as Lucian is in this film, it isn't even comparible to Underworld: Evolution. This film Rise of the Lycans, has it's moments. Out of 10 stars I'd give it 8. It was tough seeing how cruel Viktor really is to the lycans but I understand why. It's just I think he overdid it at times. It's part of the story I realize. I'd have liked to see more action I guess, so it'd be more fulfilling to watch, like Underworld: Evolution. I wanted and expected more from this film. Having recently seen My Bloody Valentine which was never a dull moment. There were parts of Rise of the Lycans that just dragged and kind of lost my interest. I find the more movies I watch overtime the more harsher I become of a critic. I am very opinionated on films and so I guess I just am speaking my mind here. I hope there is a 4th Underworld, and I hope it is MUCH more like Underworld: Evolution in the way it's done as opposed to Rise of the Lycans. I felt Rise of the Lycans has it's moments as I said. I think there are great moments but in between the story drags and loses your interest. I think it's interesting the dyanamic relationship between Viktor and Sonja. I am surprised he didn't make sure to kill Lucian too as he made sure to kill Sonja. He did try and kill Lucian. I am so glad Lucian lives cause then we would not have seen him in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. Viktor is terrible and this film truly makes you hate him more than you ever thought you could. Anyways, this movie is like I said not bad, 8 out of 10 stars but it could've been better.

01/25/2009, 4:25 am

I love all the Underworld movies and this did not disappoint me at all. Great! Great! Great! I will watch this again once it comes out on DVD as well. I was not going into the movie knowing it was a prequal and was greatly suprised to see this was before the other movies when Victor's daughter was alive. If you are a Underwold fan this is a MUST see!!!

01/24/2009, 10:43 pm

This movie needs Evanescence songs or one or two. Amy lee is a big fan of Vampire. Anyway, I love all Underworld movies cuz of original and very creative. To the person who made this movie I thank you! Hope 4 will be the war and add Asian Vampires/Lycans

01/24/2009, 10:01 pm

I loved the first two movies. This was the best prequel ever made! The only reason a prequel was made was because Kate Beckinsale was pregnant. But it was still excellent! The acting was excellent! It's a great story! They could even make a sequel to this prequel, but I'm sure we want to see the sequal to Evolution. Can't wait for that!

01/24/2009, 8:47 pm

i havent seen it yet and i havent seen the first two so do i need to see the first two to understand whats going on even tho its a prequel?

01/24/2009, 7:05 pm

i loved it

01/24/2009, 6:17 pm

By far the worst Underworld movie. It dragged on so much. The werewolves weren't translated very well at all. They looked oddly portioned and massively wet all the time. WTF was wrong with the vampires? Why are they so weak? I was severely disappointed in this "film".

01/24/2009, 6:04 pm

I really liked this movie. It kept my attention througout. We all know the first one was fantastic. However, I thoroughly enjoyed both the second one and now this one. The special effects were great and the "darkness" of the movie added to it. If you saw the first two, this one will not be a disappointment. We saw clips of how it all began, but now we know the entire story. I will definitely buy it on blu ray when it comes out to add to my collection.

01/24/2009, 5:23 pm

This movie is great from start to finish. even people who are not fans of this film series will like it.

01/24/2009, 2:32 pm