The birth of a hero. The Rise Of a legend. The beginning of a war.
Sony Pictures / 2009 / Rated R / 92 Minutes
Theatrical Release Date January 23, 2009 / Blu Ray Release Date May 12th 2009
I really enjoyed this movie. I liked the other two Underworld movies and this has got a excellent story. Nothing like seeing vampires and werewolves fighting it out. And we see how the war between the vampires and were wolves came to be. The movie can be a bit slow at times. But onces the battle between the were wolves and vampires starts it gets good.
Starring In Underworld : Rise Of The Lycans
Michael Sheen ,
Bill Nighy ,
Rhona Mitra
and Steven
Mackintosh
Full Cast and Credits for Underworld : Rise Of The Lycans
This Film Is Rated
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Rated R for bloody violence and some sexuality.
Running Time
1 Hour / 32 Minutes
How Does It Look And Sound?
The Video : This disc is presented in Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p.There
is a lot of dark scenes in the movie. So I strongly suggest that you watch this
in the dark for best viewing.
The Audio: This disc is recorded in 5.1 True Dolbyhd. This disc has got a very powerful soundtrack. Good clear vocals coming from the center speaker. The front and rear speakers are very active. And good use of the sub woofer. Be sure to have this up loud.
Special Features
Aspect Ratio 2:39.1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles : English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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Exclusive! Behind the Castle Walls: An engaging Picture-in-Picture track starts things off properly, immediately delving into every conceivable aspect of the production. Candid behind-the-scenes footage, interview segments, and concept art arrive in succinct fashion, rarely running out of steam or momentum.
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Filmmakers' Audio Commentary: French director Patrick Tatopoulos, Underworld series creator Len Wiseman, executive producer James McQuaide, and producers Richard Wright and Gary Lucchesi sit down for an informative (albeit scattershot) commentary that covers the development of the prequel, scriptwriting, casting, the shoot itself, and the final edit.
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The Origin of the Feud (HD, 19 minutes): An intriguing featurette that digs into the Underworld mythos, its characters, its ongoing conflicts, and the relative complexity of its overlapping storylines.
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Re-creating the Dark Ages (HD, 13 minutes): This design mini-doc focuses on the sets and locations used to bring the world of Rise of the Lycans to shadowy life.
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From Script to Screen (HD, 9 minutes): A rather bland, semi-decent behind-the-scenes EPK that follows the production crew to New Zealand.
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Exclusive! Lycanthropes Around the World: An interactive map with factoids about werewolf-related phenomena.
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Exclusive! Cinechat: A text-based feature that allows users to correspond with their friends while watching the movie.
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Music Video (HD, 4 minutes): William Control's Deathclub. Woo.
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BD-Live Functionality
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set
Digital copy
Bonus View (PiP)
BD-Live
The Story Of Underworld : Rise Of The Lycans
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. (Story Information taken from back cover sleeve)
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Movie Quotes From Underworld Rise Of The Lycans
Lucian: I've lived by their rules my entire life. I've protected them. envied them. and for what? To be treated like an animal. We are not animals! Is this want you want? We can be slaves, or we can be... LYCANS!
Viktor: [to
Sonja] Without the loyalty between us... We are no
better than the beasts at our door.
Xristo: With respect Lucian, I
do not see the wisdom in waiting for her. She is not one
of us.
Lucian: She is the one who set us free.
Xristo: But she is a vampire! If she has betrayed
you, she could lead them to us!
Lucian: [Grabs Xristo by the
throat] Death Dealers will undoubtedly be on the
hunt. And they will eventually find us. But not by her
doing. I trust Sonja with my life, and as long as I'm in
command so will you.
[Releases his hold on Xristo and walks
off]
Sabas: [Offscreen to Xristo]
I told you not to say anything.
Viktor: You defiled my
daughter...
Lucian: I loved her!
Viktor: You killed her!
Lucian: If I were to leave from
here, would you come with me?
Sonja: Leave? Do not say that, do not even think
it. My father would have you hunted down and marked like
all the others.
Lucian: [Talking about his collar]
Not if I can remove this.
Lucian: Look
[Shows her a key]
Lucian: I made it myself. This will be my
freedom.
Sonja: Lucian, promise me you will not use it.
Please!
Lucian: Is that your answer, then? You will not
come with me, so you want me to stay here for you? Like
this? Like an animal?
Sonja: Lucian!
Lucian: Vampire and Lycan, we are both the
children of Corvinus. Yet my kind are slaves. I will use
this one day. And I will leave this place. But I can
never be without you, now.
Viktor: I should have crushed
you under my heel the day you were born.
Lucian: Yes, you should have.
[Rams his sword down Viktor's throat]
Lucian: But you didn't.
Viktor: I wanted to believe
your lies, but I knew it could not be true, not my own
daughter. How could you?
Sonja: Father... I love him.
Viktor: Baa... you have betrayed me! To be with
an animal! I loved you more than anything!
[to his guards]
Viktor: She does not leave this room!
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Where To Buy The Blu Ray
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Where To Buy The Soundtrack on CD
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Final Thoughts
This blu ray set comes with a digital copy and a nice selection of extra features including bd live features. This makes a very good renter and if your a fan of the Underworld movies. Then I strongly suggest that you add this to your collection. Below is how I rate the movie 1 - 5 stars. with 1 star being the lowest. 5 being the highest.
| Movies **** Stars |
| Video ***** Stars |
| Audio ***** Stars |
| Features**** Stars |
Updated On Thursday, July 01, 2010 04:02:17 PM