this movie's special effects is really very nice.We watched it 3 times and still find it very breathtaking!!!Those who like to watch movies with plenty of good special effects will not be disappointed.Good work!!!!!!!!

What I really hated: The sex scene is so weird...

The thing about this movie is that if you haven't watched the previous 2 movies, you won't understand the ending. But I must say as a pre-quel, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is quite well-done. Its visual effects are cheesy, yes I know. But for slasher fans, the movie at least has some bites that will satisfy them. Michael Sheen's performance as the werewolf rebel is of course impressive. Very hard to imagine that he has just acted in the political-drama Frost/Nixon which was nominated for 'Best Picture' for this year's Oscar. And while there's no Kate Beckinsale, Rhona Mitra at least brings the physical feature comes to life, but not the personality though... to bad. Overall, it's satisfying. Full of action, blood and... some gore.

Underworld's just not the same without Kate Bekinsale and Scott Speedman from the sequels of Rise of the Lycans. This movie attempts to explain the origins of the war between vampires and werewolves. Besides being unorignally due to forbidden love of 2 different species (not unlike Romeo and Juliet), the battle scenes in this instalment also lack the grandeur and creativity as those found in the first 2 instalments (how could anyone forget the scene where Kate shoots 2 machine guns on the floor around her, making a hole on the ground and escaping!) It also didn't help by casting 2 relatively unknowns as the 2 main leads. However, Rhona would be a slightly more recognisable face if you watched enough TV (she was in Boston Public and The Firm). The CG effect was commendable but needs effort to be noticed as most scenes were in the perpetual dark. Not exactly the most exciting action prequel.

this film assumes its viewers have watched the 2 'underworld's before it. if u havent, u might get the feeling the story is coming from and getting to nowhere. its actually the prequel to the 2 films before it - Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Underworld (2003). the film is presented in a dark and gloomy setting throughout, making some of the action sequence rather incomprehensible. i wont call it bad, its entertaining if u r a fan of the earlier Underworld (2003). i give it a 3/5