Underworld: Rise of the Lycans R

Every war has a beginning.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 12, 2009
  • Originally Released: 2009
  • Label: Sony Pictures

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 232,591
Rating: 2.5/5 -- Lacks the Gothic coolness that made the original such an underground hit.
Moviedex
Aug 2, 2009
A period piece that drips mediocrity from the minute it begins. Full Review
Cinema Crazed
May 26, 2011
Rating: B -- Left with only a small pocket of timeline to embroider, the prequel manages to develop a breezy, bloody, operatic experience. Even better, it wipes away the toxic awfulness of Evolution. It's now safe to return to the Underworld. Full Review
BrianOrndorf.com
Jun 2, 2010
Rating: 1/4 -- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is as unnecessary as it is uninvolving. Only fans desperate to learn how the whole vampire-werewolf conflict began are likely to get anything out of this viewing experience. Full Review
Toronto Star
Jan 26, 2009
Rating: 2/5 -- The numerous action sequences, while imaginative, lack a visual cohesion that allows them to be fully appreciated. Full Review
Sydney Morning Herald
Jan 29, 2009
Rating: 1.5/4 -- It is not necessary to have seen the first two Underworld films to fully enjoy the third. It might be helpful, however, to first see a bartender.
Newark Star-Ledger
Jan 26, 2009
Rating: 2/5 -- Unlike Mr. Nighy, who puts an amusing camp spin on his every line and gesture, Mr. Sheen appears to have taken his monster duties seriously.
New York Times
Jan 26, 2009

Description by OLDIES.com:

Every war has a beginning...The birth of a hero...The rise of a legend...The beginning of a WAR.

UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

DVD Specifications

  • Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.40:1 (Enhanced for Widescreen TVs)
  • Audio
    • English: Dolby Digital 5.1
    • French: Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Korean

Special Features

  • Filmmakers' Commentary
  • "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - From Script to Screen" Featurette
  • "The Origin of the Feud" Featurette
  • "Re-Creating the Dark Ages - The Look of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" Featurette
  • Music Video: "Deathclub" by William Control

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  • Sales Rank: 30,812
  • UPC: 043396272897
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