Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Patrick Tatopoulos

Writers (WGA):

Danny McBride (screenplay) and
Dirk Blackman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Slave | Prequel | Collar | Pregnant

Cast

Michael Sheen	...	Lucian
Bill Nighy	...	Viktor
Rhona Mitra	...	Sonja
Steven Mackintosh	...	Tannis
Kevin Grevioux	...	Raze
David Ashton	...	Coloman
Geraldine Brophy	...	Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno	...	Fearful Lycan
Alex Carroll	...	Young Lucian (as Alexander Carroll)
Elizabeth Hawthorne	...	Orsova
Jared Turner	...	Xristo
Jason Hood	...	Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson	...	Nobleman
Tania Nolan	...	Luka
Craig Parker	...	Sabas

Also Known As:

Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans (USA) (working title)
Untitled Underworld Prequel (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44577) | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Japan:R-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:16 | Mexico:B15 | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-15 | Denmark:11 | Austria:14 | Netherlands:16 | France:U (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Sketch Films

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: Heard when werewolves climb the wall and attack the vampire guards.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Lucian's final fight with Viktor and he steps out on the ledge above all the lycans, they are all clothed like they were before the battle started. When they transformed into their wolf forms, all their clothes would have been ripped off.

Quotes:

Viktor: I gave you your life.
Lucian: You gave me chains.
Viktor: I thought you would have learnt by now; you cannot have one without the other.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Underworld (2003)

Soundtrack:

Steal My Romance

good

I can't honestly say that this was the best of the trilogy or the worst.

But I will say that it does a great job of fitting in.

The thing I really liked about this was that is really stayed true to the Underworld story line.

Often times that is not the case with sequels or prequels, (aka Batman franchise).

Any fan of the first two movies should be pleased with this.

If you were to watch this first, then follow with the other two in order, you will not be disappointed.