Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
by David Grabias, Len Wiseman
List Price:
Our Price: $7.94
You Save: $12.00 (60%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.60 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Bill Nighy, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Scott Speedman, Shane BrollyDirector: David Grabias, Len Wiseman
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Writer: Kevin Grevioux
Producer: David Grabias
Writer: David Grabias
Writer: Len Wiseman
Producer: Danny McBride
Writer: Danny McBride
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
Movie Review: A Bit Surprisingly, This Is One Of The Best Vampire Or Werewolf Movies Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
"Underworld" takes two staples of horror - the vampire and the werewolf - and matches them against each other in an action-movieesque power struggle, with a strong romantic element at its heart. I'll admit that from the trailers I didn't know if this would work - the love angle sounded fine, but I thought if you're going to have a vampires vs. werewolves war, why give them so much heavy firepower that it's going to change it from a horror movie into a straight-out action movie? Fortunately, those fears were unfounded. While the firepower and the swords do allow "Underworld" to function as a first-rate action film, they do not, in my opinion, hold the movie back from being a whale of a horror movie as well. Of all the martial arts/swirling swords/blazing guns and black leather horror out there that have formed their own little genre ("Blade" trilogy, "The Crow" movies, etc.), this and the "Resident Evil" movies sit atop the mountain. "Underworld" far surpassed any expectations I had for it.
A centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves (known as Lycans in the "Underworld" mythos) forms the scenario and the launching point, with the vampires currently in the winning position but with new developments in the wings for both clans that may shift the balance. The lead vampire is Selene (the gorgeous and perfectly attired Kate Beckinsale), a ruthlessly efficient 'Death Dealer' (vampire assasin) out to avenge the deaths of her previous (human) family at the hands of rogue Lycans, and she's brought into contact with a mortal named Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman) who may be the key to creating a perfect vampire/werewolf hybrid that would be more powerful or dangerous than either species. The romantic story that slowly builds is never forthright but obvious nonetheless; it's 'felt' far more than 'seen' through the movie. A labyrinth of power alliances and ancient secrets sets the balance of the war - and several of the cast of characters's places within it - spinning.
The pantheons of werewolves and vampires remain credible horror creatures, their use of modern weaponry and martial arts fighting techniques (the latter mostly just for the vampires) serving not only to make the show more appealing for action fans but to differentiate the characters from those in previous great vampire and/or werewolf movies ("Bram Stoker's Dracula", the "Ginger Snaps" movies, the Hammer movies, "Dracula's Curse", etc.) And "Underworld" and "Blade" and such are actually helping the whole genre by Not retreading the ground that's been done so effectively before (although occsionally a werewolf or vampire movie like the just-mentioned "Dracula's Curse" will come along and work the traditional territory and still be fresh and awesome) but by forging out new screen territory for these classic creatures to operate in. Fellow horror fans will be happy to know that the action isn't confined to machine guns and swords - the Lycans are lethally effective in the fang-and-claw department, and both sides make use of more olden weapons (whips, cudgels, etc.), sometimes modified a bit for the creature's attributes. I.E. a Lycan can wield a far bigger and heavier cudgel or mace far more effectively than even the strongest human ever could. I'd like to see these weapons get more screentime in the sequel(s), just as I think it might not be a bad idea to take another classic race of monsters (maybe gargoyles or goblins?) and put a new spin on them. To keep going and be just as great as the first one they're going to have to add in some new characters beyond Selene et al., and there's no reason not to go beyond the established races of vampire, werewolf, and human.
Great characterization, impressive performances all around and high production values help "Underworld" live up to its full potential. Horror fans, action fans (especially those inclined towards great, larger-than-life martial arts action), fantasy fans who don't mind their fiction dark and violent, and any fans of rip-roaring adventurous movies where the love angle isn't just a cool subplot but an essential focus, have Got to see this one, and especially to see this extended version. Outstanding on all counts.
Summary of Underworld (Unrated Extended Cut)
SELENE, A BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRE WARRIOR, IS ENTRENCHED IN A WAR BETWEEN THE VAMPIRE & WEREWOLF RACES. ALTHOUGH SHE IS ALIGNED WITH THE VAMPIRES, SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH MICHAEL, A WEREWOLF WHO LONGS FOR THE WAR TO END.Similar DVD Movies
Resident Evil Extinction Exclusive 2-disc Limited EditionWarner Home Video; DVD
Best price: $3.42
Riddick Trilogy (Pitch Black / The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury / The Chronicles of Riddick)NBC Universal; Release date: 2006-05-30; DVD
Best price: $9.57
Price in other shops:
Ultraviolet (Unrated, Extended Cut)SONY PICTURES HOME ENT; Release date: 2006-06-27; Published: 2006-06-01; DVD
Best price: $2.58
Price in other shops:
Blade Collection: 4 Film FavoritesNLV; Release date: 2009-09-29; DVD
Best price: $8.82
Price in other shops:
Resident Evil (Deluxe Edition)Deluxe; Release date: 2004-09-07; Published: 2004-09-01; DVD
Best price: $4.54
Price in other shops:
Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition)Universal; Release date: 2004-10-19; DVD
Best price: $5.97
Price in other shops:
Resident Evil - Apocalypse (Special Edition)SONY PICTURES HOME ENT; Release date: 2004-12-28; DVD
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
Underworld/ Underworld: EvolutionSony; Release date: 2009-01-13; DVD
Best price: $7.89
Price in other shops:
Underworld: Rise of the LycansSHEEN,MICHAEL; Release date: 2009-05-12; Published: 2009-05-01; DVD
Best price: $6.97
Price in other shops:
Underworld: Evolution (Widescreen Edition)SONY PICTURES HOME ENT; Release date: 2006-06-06; DVD
Best price: $4.28
Price in other shops: