Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
I have to stop first and make it well known, I freakin love vampires. The mythology, the power, the fangs…. all of it. I do not agree with the usual wishy ” oh I can never see the sunlight again… /cry” angst of alot of vampire stories. For one I live in Arizona right now, and would absolutely go crazy for a chance to be immortal and sun-free. (Hint: any vamps out there that read my blog and are looking for a new progeny, I’m your bear.) So just that little caveat when reading my thoughts on the latest Underworld foray. I am even very familiar with the White Wolf franchise that many point the similarities to story in this series. But I do hate them for taking my favorite vampire clan out in the latest Masquerade. Ah well…
So first change is the main character is not played by sexy fanged goodness Kate Beckinsale but now sexy fanged goodness Rhona Mitra. I have to tell you she pulls off the sexy vamp really well. I haven’t been overwhelmingly impressed with her movies so far, but I don’t think it’s her but the movies she’s in. Give her the right film and she could really kill audiences, figuratively of course.
The film tells the beginning story, which a lot of us are really familiar with, and you really know how the story will play out. But to tell the truth they do it so well that you don’t really mind it being a prequel. Kinda like you know Anakin is going to be Darth Vader no matter what, but seeing the why is pretty cool. All youngling nonsense aside.
I highly recommend watching this movie if you’re a Underworld fan, a vampire fan, or just a fan of sexy fanged leather and armor clad goodness.
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Hmmmm, yes. Sexy fanged goodness all around.