Majorthebys Charming and brutal

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

cyruszareie Even though I wanted a third installment at the time, this was great to see more of how the universe started, especially with many of the original actors (Bill Nye and Michael Sheen) coming back to add to the back story. Great story and screenplay to match the original.

The Movie Diorama In an attempt to shake the series, we no longer have Selene decimating vampires and lycans...she was too busy being a US marshal in Antarctica (translates to Beckinsale filming 'Whiteout'). Wiseman, McBride and new director Tatopoulos thought to bring back fan favourites Lucian and Viktor in an episodic chapter that still feels all too familiar. Detailing how the war against vampires and lycans started, it divulges in the forbidden love story of werewolf Lucian and vampire Sonja. I shan't spoil what happens, because the original film already did so. Quite literally a full on expositional flashback in the first 'Underworld' illustrated this tainted romance, did we honestly need to have a whole film about it? Personally, no. I can't quite remove the concept that this was simply just a filler in a franchise that is now declining. Despite the pointlessness of this chapter, it surprisingly does have emotion and is by far the best written story of all the entries. McBride was able to capture the secretive intimate relationship with a sense of impending doom, evoking sympathy towards the main characters. Michael Sheen gives an excellent performance as does Bill Nighy against a mediocrely monotonous supporting cast. Can't quite determine if Rhona Mitra was good...just seemed like she was mimicking Beckinsale's previous performances. The medieval production designs enhanced the dark Transylvanian environment and were well suited. The creature prosthetics remain authentic and continue the franchise's dependency on them. Unfortunately, some horrific transformation effects and green screen do detract from the quality of this prequel. The action scenes were messy, plagued with quick cuts and the constant flashing of lightning which makes them unbearably difficult to watch. An 87 minute runtime also seemed like 120 minutes, indicating that the pacing does drag particularly during the first two acts. This prequel has good intentions, for everything it does right it also horribly misfires on other elements.

adonis98-743-186503 An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. The Prequel to Underworld is the 2nd best film in the Franchise for me it's full of action and it finally showcases upon Lucian and Viktor which were 2 of my favorite characters from the first film and they showed a lot of Lucian's backstory and his origins was terrific and how he fell in love with Sonja Viktor's daughter who we kinda saw in flashbacks in the first film where she was killed. I have no complaints from this film unlike the 2nd one with the characters explaining things in here we have a really good story, 2 great performances by Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy and the cgi for the most part were decent. Patrick Tatopoulos did a really good job with this film and it shows that you don't always need Kate Beckinsale to make a great movie.

Rainey Dawn I love this third film just as much as the first two: it's basically the back-story that leads up to the first film. "The Rise of the Lycans" explains in great detail how the great war between lycans and vampires began as well the stories behind the main characters of the Underworld films.Just like the first two Underworld films, the third part is full of action, a good story and super acting. The dark Gothic sets, props and costumes are gorgeous! Fans of the first two films are sure to enjoy this third installment.9/10