Underworld 3 Trailer Makes Other Films Seem Less Fierce

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 23, 2008

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

There is something very violent and intense about the newly released trailer for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, but I can’t seem to put my finger on it. I know that it has nothing to do with the Romeo and Juliet knock-off plot — the vampire princess (Rhona Mitra) and the werewolf hunk (Michael Sheen) who get down and dirty behind daddy vampire’s (Bill Nighy) back, that surely isn’t that intense. Oh wait, I got it — how about the fact that creature-creator turned director Patrick Tatopoulos has apparently filled his his prequel with all of the Lycan-on-Vamp violence that was lacking in the last Underworld movie? It could be that, or it could be the fact that the trailer for this third installment makes the other Underworld movies look like Jane Austen adaptations. Lets take a look together below.

Official Synopsis: 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.

Lets be honest though, who really cares about the story? Did you see that wicked werewolf about to crack open a bloodsucker? As Michael Bay would say, it was awesome. Watch the trailer in HD over at Apple. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is scheduled to hit theaters on January 23, 2009.

What do you think of the first trailer for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans?

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jacob

they sure like to use "If I Was Your Vampire" alot now.

Mike D

Well...there's certainly a lot of blue in this movie.

Ronnie

I had no clue that the guy who played Lucian and the guy that played Tony Blair in The Queen were the same person until just now. My respect for Michael Sheen as an actor just went up tremendously. What a wide spectrum of characters this guy can play.

Breton

Well I liked the previous movies as well, so I'm digging it. But like jacob said, that song was in the Max Payne trailer too. Grrr!

Nish

At least someone is giving vampire back thier balls after Anne Rice castrated them and made them gay goths.

Aleric

As long as they put in more action than they did in the last two underworld movies.

JMoney

Wasn't Sonja a blonde in the first movie?

The Comedian

that movie looks so predictable and lame

David G

Yeah Sonja went blonde later cause it wasnt too much fun just being a vampire. I was kinda thinking this would be lame after I heard that a nude Beckinsale wouldnt be in this, but it looks pretty good.

djjeffhall

I've certainly enjoyed the first two films. (Though the second was not a film that I would watch a second time. I didn't feel ripped off or cheated in anyway, just that it was a decent distraction and nothing more.)

I'm rather looking forward to this breaking up the January duldrums. As for all the fighting, from my one viewing of the trailer, it all looks as if the fights are pulled from the same "climatic" battle.

I'd be curious to know what the budget for this film is? If the budget is tiny, I wouldn't expect a lot of spectacular fights.

Underworld 3 Trailer Makes Other Films Seem Less Fierce

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