Underworld (2003)

Blade meets The Crow and The Matrix in Underworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments of Godzilla, Men in Black, and Independence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com

 Worth it is an understatement!
The quality is top notch. I was extremely pleased to see that the video quality lived up to the reviews. I was a little worried about the unrated version just wondering how much footage would be extra and will that enhance or take away from the move. I love this movie so to get more insight into the story by getting to see more footage is very rewarding. There were a couple of parts that I could have done without but this one shows more story and a bit a skin. The former being very interesting to me because I really dig the story and this one definitely provides more insight to the characters themselves. I HIGHLY recommend this disc to anyone that's a fan of Underworld. This movie is why I have a blu ray player. April 14, 2008

 Underworld
Great for vampire lovers!!! Follow up with the 2nd movie...Evolution! Loved the movie. Wasn't to scary! April 14, 2008

 UNRATED DIRECTORS CUT & UPCONVERT DVD 1080i
I love both the orginal and sequal, you can get the directors unrated cut of first movie with a few small extras on regular dvd. I dont have blueray but I do have a philips upconvert dvd player and it looks great compared t 480p u have to use a hdmi connection. I agree with another reviewer who said there was little difference in dvd/blue-ray while I didn't do a scene by scene comparison I have seen it on both formats at local big box store. I was looking at a tv just happens they had one hooked up to blueray on one side and on another a regular dvd to the salesmans dismay I asked him to hook up the dvd player using hdmi VIOLA upconverted to 1080i looked good to me,order your hdmi cables online and get the movies used from another seller on amazon save some cash. AWESOME MOVIES BOTH UNDERWORLD AND EVOLUTION BEST SEEN IF YOU PLAY THE FIRST PART OF SECOND MOVIE THEN SWITCH TO FIRST PICK UP SEQUAL RIGHT WHERE FIRST LEAVES OFF STORY MAKES MORE SENSE ESPECIALLY IF VIEWING UNCUT ORIGINAL. totally recommended, and hold on buying blue-ray tech is changing so fast you never know whats around the next corner but dvd is not going anywhere soon as in the way of the vhs. April 7, 2008

 Awesome movie
One of my favorite movies and on Bluray the picture is incredible. Yeah and Kate Beckinsale in the outfit sure doesn't hurt my eyes either. March 11, 2008

 Underworld
I saw this movie a while back, and while it isn't the best movie ever, I do love the mood and theme. Vampires vs. Werewolves. And it's made much better in beautiful High-def. This movie will never win any awards for acting or plotline, but for a modern day take on the classic "horror" creatures it is entertaining. I got it off Amazon for about $14.99 and it was well worth the purchase, but I probably wouldn't pay more than 20. February 20, 2008

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