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Underworld, a review by Hal![]() Title: Underworld: Unrated ![]() Year: 2003 Director: Len Wiseman Rating: Unrated Length: 134 Min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: PCM: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italian: PCM: 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Commentary Stars: Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman Michael Sheen Shane Brolly Bill Nighy Plot: In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. No one knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this modern-day, action-packed tale of ruthless intrigue and forbidden passion all set against the dazzling backdrop of a timeless, Gothic metropolis. Extras: Scene Access Audio Commentary Featurettes Music Videos Storyboard Comparisons Outtakes/Bloopers My Thoughts: This movie was pretty action-packed right from the start. While I felt that Beckinsale's performance was good, the strongest character was Michael Sheen as Lucian. Brolly's portrayal of Kraven left a whole lot to be desired. I love the way this movie was filmed, giving it a true "Transylvania" feel, it almost felt like it was in black-in-white at times. I also enjoyed the score.Not the strongest of stories, but not bad either. Rating: ![]() (From Hal's 2010 Horror Marathon Reviews on October 9th, 2010) Van Wilder, a review by Tom![]() Title: Van Wilder ![]() Year: 2002 Director: Walt Becker Rating: FSK-12 Length: 89 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85 Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: German Stars: Ryan Reynolds Tara Reid Tim Matheson Kal Penn Teck Holmes Plot: To Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds), college doesn't get you ready for life, it is life. So when his father puts a stop to his cash flow, it looks lke the party might finally be over for Van. Down, but not out, Van and his team devise a series of money-making schemes that soon come to the attention of the college magazine, who send out sexy college reporter, Gwen (Tara Reid) to do a feature on the infamous 'Van Wilder, Party Liaison' to boost their circulation figures. But when things start to go wrong for Van, he realizes that this time he may need to do something really crazy... GRADUATE! Awards:
Extras: Featurettes Interviews Music Videos Production Notes Scene Access Trailers My Thoughts: I haven't watched this movie since I first got it years ago. My memory was that though it was an average movie, I enjoyed this movie. Somehow it was not as good as I remembered it. But it is still above most of the gross-out comedies we see today. Tara Reid is weak in this movie. I really do not remember a memorable performance of hers except of great role in "Josie and the Pussycats". Simon Helberg (Howard from Big Bang Theory) makes a small appearance in this movie. Rating: ![]() (From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 1st, 2009) HawthoRNe: Season 1 Ep. 2: Healing Time, a review by addicted2dvdHawthoRNe: Season 1 Ep. 2 ![]() HEALING TIME A patient with a potentially fatal aneurysm believes Christina is his wife and confesses to having an affair. Notable Guest Stars: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show) as Fred Cloris Leachman (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) as Mrs. Lachman My Thoughts: I enjoyed this one quite a bit as well. Good medical cases... good side storylines. I liked the character Cloris Leachman played. It is a shame they weren't able to get her for more then one episode. My Rating: ![]() (From HawthoRNe Episode Reviews on June 21st, 2013) |