I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Beautiful, moving film.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

UNDERWORLD was movie in a time of my life, who was absolute a vampire and werewolf version of questions who I started to ask - just without the vampire and werewolf thrill....but in the metamorphosis of some character I could find reassurance and UNDERWORLD was a strong dark help!

Whether you view that as pleasant or hideous is up to you, I for one believe it to be a refreshing change despite being released during the height of the 'Blade' franchise. The vampiric Death Dealer Selene is in the midst of an eternal war, Lycans against vampires. Convinced that these werewolves murdered her family, she's hellbent on destroying the Lycans to save her covenant. It's a complicated family tree with deathly descendants and plenty of double-crossing, which does make for an interesting story. McBride's screenplay turns traditional monsters into a gritty gang war whilst embedding genetics along the way. It feels fresh, even when watching it today, just a shame that McBride's script is littered with thin characterisation and plagued with bland dialogue. Several scenes where I became disengaged just because of how tedious the story was told. Takes itself far too seriously with all the mumbo jumbo about the Corvin bloodline, lycans, vampi...yawwwn...see what I mean? What Underworld does do well is world building. The bleak underground environment and stormy weathering creates a gothic atmosphere that would suit the accompaniment of an Evanescence soundtrack (hold onto that thought...). The production and visual designs were a dark delight and certainly assisted in enhancing the world it was portraying. Acting was functional, aside from Nighy and Sheen who gave great performances, everyone else just walked around in the darkness shooting at each other. Beckinsale definitely catapulted herself into stardom though, and clearly liked wearing leather attire ever since. The minimal use of CGI was appreciated and the final act was excitingly directed by Wiseman. It is plagued with generic sound effects, y'know the ones you could find in any horror or gothic video game, which does infuriate me slightly as it just urges me to play 'Devil May Cry' again. However, Underworld is a thinly written promising start at blending action and horror together. The question is can it maintain this level of interest? Well, you'll see...

For starters the movie is too dark, and that is a literal dark. It sort of seems like a teenage band that can't really play and compensates by hiding behind the feedback. Underworld is that type of dark, the type where it seems like its done to hide flaws rather than because it's a movie about vampires and they live for the night.Think Highlander II sort of too dark.And then I can only imagine the pitch for it. "It's the Matrix with vampires...all the PVC and black leather you could ever want in a movie." You know it got the green light on the PVC alone.Actually no, that's mean, Vampires V Lycans is a pretty solid idea for a plot-line. It seems like fun.The thing is, the execution failed. Any movie that relies that much on an opening narration to fill in the plot is sort of lacking. At least tie it to a montage so we don't get the feeling that Selene has the oddest thought process in the world.But otherwise, Black leather and PVC, club wear and machine guns. Slow motion and wire-fu....honestly just watch the Matrix movies, they have more of a plot.

What makes a good movie? In any story, especially in movies, characters and it's theme is crucial towards having a successful and well liked outcome. Underworld, a vampire and werewolf movie, compliments this criteria as it is used in an innovative way. We see this through character development and theme, "man vs man" that's apparent throughout the movie. Action, is recognized throughout Underworld. By meeting the criteria, Underworld captures my eye consistently throughout the movie. Some disagree with the idea that Underworld meets the criteria mentioned such as a critic, James Berardinelli (Berardinelli 2003). While his disagreements may be valid, other parts of the movie, such as the characters, do justice to this genre of movie. Characters and it's theme plays an engaging role in Underworld. Examples of meeting this criteria, is depicted when it shows their characters grow into more than just a person on a screen. When Selene says, "...Two vampire elders have been slain… With differences will be set aside. Allegiances will be made. And soon, I will become the hunted"(Wiseman 2003). It accomplishes these things because it conveys you can't trust your own—it symbolizes the idea "family" can really be your enemy. It's theme, man verses man, meets the criteria because it illustrates what a person is capable of: this inspires many including myself. The third piece of criteria, action is met throughout Underworld because it's intense and realistic. Overall, Underworld is a rejuvenating movie that meets my standards. Five out of five stars.