So the wife and I went to to see the third installment of the Underworld series yesterday afternoon. I was a little apprehensive going in, just because I really enjoyed the original Underworld (IMDB). Thankfully, I was quite happily surprised!
The entire plot is hinted at and flashed-back to during the first movie. Rise of the Lycans tells the story of Lucian’s revolt against his vampire overlords and of his love affair with Sonya, the daughter of his ruler, Viktor. In all honesty, its a cross of Braveheart and Underworld, but thats another movie I really enjoy. Perhaps it makes me biased. Too bad! At any rate, it’s well worth seeing. Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy both do an excellent job reprising their roles as Viktor and Lucian respectively. Rhona Mitra is an added bonus as Sonya.
One aspect I really enjoyed was the environment. The architecture of the vampire stronghold is pretty cool. Yes, its dark and dismal… as I think it should be. I would have liked to have seen more of it.
Now the question is, when does it come out on DVD so I can add it to my collection?