Dr. DVD

A Pure Immortal meaning a hybrid, or pure vampire or Lycan? I'm a little confused, could you please give me a link to those books?

fryinpan1

So far, so good as far as the box office goes - Domestic Total as of Jan. 20, 2006: $10,500,000 (Estimate).
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=underworld2.htm

I predicted about $25 - $27 million opening weekend, and it looks like I will be close.

Supermallet

A pure immortal meaning not a human who was turned. So two vampires would equal a pure vampire, two lycans would give you a pure lycan, and one of each gives you the hybrid. Now, what Seline and Michael's will be, who can say. No one has ever added a supercharged vampire with a hybrid before.

Yeah, that was nice, except for the lack of Beckinsale nipple.


I'm guessing the third will take place shortly after this one. Both the vampires and werewolves just lost all their leaders, and neither Seline nor Michael are exactly beloved, but obviously they have the most leadership experience at this point, not to mention the most power. So I'm hoping the third one will be about the two of them consolidating power. Much more about politics and persuasion. And I'm guessing their baby will be the thing that either consolidates their power, or it's the thing that makes the vampires not trust them. So we'll see. Plenty of room to maneuver in the sequel.

the action

I liked the second movie. Felt they brought closure to the story, but they left the door open for another one. I wish they would leave it alone, and leave it on a high note. Now the other sequels are going to be feel unneeded like some of the later highlander and blade sequels.

Dr. DVD

Well, it depends on whether or not they want to stick to the story of Selene and Michael forever or maybe expand it beyond them. If they have a kid, then there I see potential for them to take the series in that direction. I like what the above poster said about the child being what consolidates their power. I think the third film would be a nice place to end their story and follow the one of their kid trying to unify the two races. While they may not all be great, I could easily see this series going up to a part five or six once you factor in straight to video possibilities. Of course I would hope they won't let the series go down the tubes that bad (letting video releases continue the stories).

FantasticVSDoom

I for one enjoyed this movie alot...Even more than the first one. Kind of reminds me of how I felt for Xmen and Xmen2. First one was fun and pretty good popcorn flick, and the 2nd one they opened it up a little more and did a better job with the action which I liked. Im kind of mixed on a sequel myself because they seem to have a good franchise on their hands, and I like these characters. I also like to see them end on a positive note and not fuck it up like others movies have. But I know it will come down to money and that will decide whether or not it happens. If it does happen, just hope it can be as fun as the first 2.

Supermallet

If Len Wiseman and Danny McBride keep control of the series, then I imagine at least one more sequel will a) be in the pipeline and b) actually be good.

The one thing that really bugs me about this one is the timeline. In the first film, didn't Viktor say that the Elders leapfrogged through time for 14 centuries? And yet the war with the Lycans was only 600 years old. But the war was already going on when Seline was turned, and her dad was the one commissioned to work on William's prison. In the flashback, Markus, Viktor, and Amelia are all awake, so they haven't started leapfrogging yet. The only way the storyline makes sense is if William's prison was not actually commissioned for about 800 years after he was captured. But perhaps I'm remembering the first one wrong. I'm pretty sure Viktor said Seline "broke a chain that has been unbroken for 14 centuries". Is this just a screenwriting error, or is there a long period where William is sitting in a regular prison before his current prison was made?

IMRICKJAMES

So how exactly can Selene be in the sunlight now? Is it from drinking Alexander's blood?

Patman

Nice spoiler there, but the obvious answer is "yes".

I liked the production values, the special effects, the stunts, but I felt the story was a little on the light side, needed just a little more meat to it, but otherwise, a good followup to the first film, especially for fans of Underworld.

I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.

candyrocket786

Overall I thought the film was pretty good, but it still left me with more questions:

RocShemp

I thought about that too and you're right. Viktor said "the chain has never been broken. Not in fourteen centuries." My guess is that this might be another one of Viktor's lies. That or it is indeed a screenwriting error. Albeit one that can be explained away.

Artman

So did they not officially screen this for critics? Only 27 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes... just wondering.

RocShemp

fryinpan1

Screen Gems has not been screening most of their recent films. Frankly, I can't blame them. The critics hate movies like this (just look at most of the Rotten Tomatoes reviews), and advance negative buzz does not help.

The fans are all that matter and most of the fans seem to like this movie. Yahoo! Users: B+ 4950 ratings, boxofficemojo Readers B+ (95 votes), imdb.com 7.4/10 (731 votes).

candyrocket786

That helps a bit... but raises another question.....

candyrocket786

One more....

dadaluholla

Just got back from seeing it this evening. WOW. Absolutely everything i was hoping it would be. 100% pure popcorn munching eye popping bliss. Now get the 3rd one finished while Kate can still fit in the latex. COMPLETE THE TRILOGY! Wooooo!

RocShemp

RocShemp

dadaluholla

clemente

He just was.

I really enjoyed the film, I thought it moved very quick with some great action pieces (Weisman seems to have studied up on action staging) and sufficient performances by all..except Speedman, he was there just to look pretty. Much better than the first which I wanted to like, but felt a little empty.

A couple of nitpicks...the mythology is dense (or maybe I am), in the beginning I couldn't figure out who was related to who.

Terminator 2....there were more than a few places where I saw shots and styles lifted straight out of T2. I don't normally catch this kind of stuff, but it was so in your face.

Otherwise, I dugg the hell out of it...and a nice booming audio track too!

Supermallet

It is a little dense, but it goes like this:

Alexander Corvinus, through a genetic mutation, became immortal (doesn't die by old age, disease, and can take a lot of physical damage). He had two sons, Markus and William. Markus turned into a vampire, William into a werewolf. Markus turned Viktor, a human, into a vampire. We don't know if Amelia was turned or pureborn.

Seline was turned by Viktor. Michael was Corvinus' human descendant (either Corvinus had a human daughter or human son), and was therefore able to survive a bite from both a vampire and lycan to become a hybrid.

I think that's basically it, for the major characters. Kraven might have been pureborn or turned, it's never mentioned.

Janus3

Giantrobo

I was under the impression they were hoping for a Trilogy.

Giles

I really dug this, alot gorier than the first one (and a lot less dialogue)