Underworld

Brr....cold... Watched Underworld @ GV Bishan today @ 7.20pm after returning home and rushing there, with my dad sending me also.....nice movie! Time for a blogger-style movie review! ^_^

Underworld is a gothic-movie depicting the centuries-long war between the 2 clans --- the aristocratic, immortal vampires and the fearsome, powerful Lycans (otherwise known as werewolves) driven underground by the vampires. The vampires seem to have won the war, and are enjoying the peace as they know of it...for now.

Seline (Kate Beckinsale) is a beautiful mortal turned vampire by the vampire Elder Viktor, who had hidden the truth of the death of her family from her, giving her a false picture who had killed her family, when it was actually him instead of the Lycans as he had said. He didnt kill her 'cos she reminded him of his daughter Sonia who was killed by sunlight due to him forbidding the marriage of her with the Lycan Lucian.

Michael is the descendent of the 'Corvinus' (sp?) clan, which was actually the ascendent of the vampires and the Lycans. The Lycans were actively sourcing for new ways to deal with the vampires, and stumbled on the idea of using the pure untainted blood of tt descent to create a new species - half vampire, half Lycan - which would be far stronger than either Lycan or vampire. The vampire Elder Marcus is also another descendent, but he's a vampire, therefore his blood is tainted and cannot be used. The Lycans, led by Lucain, attempt to create this new species by using Michael's blood as a bridge to merge the bloog of Lucian's and the 3rd vampire Elder Amelia's blood to create this new breed stronger than Viktor.

Seline was initially on the trail of 2 Lycans who were seemingly not doing anything, till she stumbles on the fact that they were stalking the human Michael. For what, she has no answer, and she senses something amiss...Her attempts to uncover the Lycans' plot results in the revelation of many answers, including Kraven's betrayal. Seline looks up Michael @ his home intending to find out more answers, but is ambushed by 8 Lycans including Lucian, who managed to bite Michael and have a sample of his blood to ensure he's the one they are looking for...

She attempts to save Michael from the Lycans by keeping him chained in one of the vampires' interrogation rooms, leaving him Lycan bullets to delay his transformation into a full-bodied Lycan.

The final battle ensues, with the awakening of Viktor by Seline, the death of the Elder Amelia (ambushed by the Lycans as part of the agreement bet. Kraven and Lucian) and Viktor assumes control, sending the elite Death Dealers to raid the Lycans' underground base. This was to prevent the Lycans from using Amelia's blood and merging it with Lucian's to create the new species which Viktor so feared. Kraven doublecrosses Lucian by shooting a single silver nitrate (AgNO3) round into him, which 'kills' him as the silver nitrate runs in his veins.

Seline finds the gagged and bounded Michael, and sets him free, intending to bring him away from all the fighting, till they meet Kraven, who shoots him w/o question (3 bullets). He also tells Seline Viktor's secret, and is about to kill her when Lucian (still aint dead yet) plunges a wicked blade into Kraven's left leg, injuring him badly. Lucian urges Seline to suck Michael to save him, as it was the only way to do so, following which he dies. Seline decides to suck Michael's blood to save the one she loves, and saves him, but transforms him into the new breed of half Lycan half vampire. Viktor attempts to kill this new abdomination, but realises he sure packs a punch!

When Viktor's 3 bodyguards arrived and 'helped' out by pumping loads of rounds into Michael, Seline can no longer sit aside and watch it happen. She attacks the bodyguards, and helps Michael to deal with Viktor. She then uses Viktor's sword to cut his face into half (ooh....argh...grey 'core' inside...gooey....yucky)... The 'new' Michael was one huge grey coloured dude (like in some suit also) and had sharp nails, but looked relatively human to me.

Before the credits roll, we are brought to the scene where the Lycan (killed by Viktor) in the hall of the vampire Elders had its blood flowing into the tomb of the unawakened Marcus, following which we see his eyes transforming into that of the new species (from the blue eyes to the black, almost hollow-like eyes)

The movie sure has a lotta gadgetry, with the vampires using handphones (wow!), wielding whips 2m long, bullets laced with liquid silver nitrate as projectiles (so that the liquid flows into the bloodstream of the Lycans) and flying silver darts. Seline also drives a hell of a cool Silver Astin Martin..WOW! The Lycans have bullets with UV radiation as projectiles and powerful alternate forms. When in werewolf mode, their agility and strength increase greatly, which can be seen by the fact that Lycans 2, Vampires 0 in the 1 on 1 fight between Lycan and Vampire.

Seline is damn cool in her black latex full suit! Cool! w00t! Ahz...too bad no one wears that....damn cool! ::Goes gaga::

Note: Did yar notice a chinese vampire?! Geez....wad a strange casting....Chinese in some Western city? So outta place....

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