Showing posts with label Kate Beckinsale. Show all posts
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Thursday, 9 February 2012

Angry Lurker Honest Movie Review 65: Underworld 4 (3 STARS).

I saw Underworld: Awakening  in 3D (my first 3D movie experience), the glasses were a bit of a pain but I think only as I wear glasses as well and I believe that only parts of the movie were in 3D, some scenes especially explosions were quite good but after a while the effect was less appealing, I would quite happily watch this in 2D and not really bothered about seeing another 3D movie .........


This movie is set 12 years after the last movie (Evolution), the humans declared war on both the Lycans and Vampires and now both races are pale shadows of their former selves and both are on the verge of extinction but sinister plans are under way, Selena and her hybrid daughter with Michael (the original actor is not in the movie and the character has a very brief appearance, this is quite a loss to the movie?). There is a brief flashback at the beginning to clarify previous events!

Anyway herself and her young daughter who she was unaware of escape from their prison/lab facility with assistance and are pursued by mangy lycans, humans, vampires, not so mangy lycans and Stephen Rea having a great time as a bad guy (technically), the movie is rated 18 and it shows with a lot more gore and blood, it's only 88 mins long but it rarely lets up with the action (good and bad), the budget was more than the last movie but doesn't show but Selena (Kate) is still as great as ever and as the last death dealer goes through the opposition like a dose of ducolax. The story is based around a Lycan plot to re-emerge back into the world but in an improved way.......

It's over the top, a little ridiculous but well worth the watch for Selene still at her best and kicking ass in her still well fitting costume.....