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Was reminded of these movies again today. They've always been a guilty pleasure of mine.

I realized there must be a new one in the works and sure enough there is. Oct 2016 release date - IMDB? Not sure if that's confirmed.

The 4th one was okay, but as long as Kate Beckinsale is in them, I'll keep watching with pleasure (if you know what I mean)...

And for your viewing pleasure, some pretty amusing bloopers from the 4th film...

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Viktor was a great character. RIP Viktor. You'll be missed.

love these films... can;t wait to see

Now we need a roid vampire one that can match the super lycan....uhuh

Kate's fine but I'm on Team Milla.

Originally posted by Estacado
Now we need a roid vampire one that can match the super lycan....uhuh

And then it'll turn into CGI battles on top of buildings destroying entire cities, like a Michael Bay movie? That would be awesome...

For those of you who didn't know (because I just found this out the other day), there is short anime based on Underworld. It's called Underworld: Endless War. Haven't really had a chance to see much of it yet, though, it's kind of hard to find it seems.

Only saw what I believe were the first two films. Might consider this one should I catch up on the others sometime. Guilty pleasure sums up the series well enough, aye.

^ The third one is actually pretty cool, kind of different. It's a prequel that leads into the first film. I need to watch the 4th one again, only seen it once, and it's been a long time.

Third one was the best IMO. Medieval times and Viktor there from start to finish.

I watched Underworld: Awakening again the other day and rather enjoyed it. I actually enjoyed the progression of the story, so I'm curious to see how it continues.

I think the second one Evolution might be the worst of the series, because it didn't really add much to the story. It does have some cool make-up effects and set pieces, though, so it's still cool.

-Enjoyed the first
-Second was meh
-Third was alright, mostly due to Michael Sheen's character being fleshed out
-Fourth was meh

Not expecting much from the fifth, hopefully Charles Dance's character has more than a secondary role this time around, probably the best actor left in this franchise now that Sheen and Nighy are gone

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I watched Underworld: Awakening again the other day and rather enjoyed it. I actually enjoyed the progression of the story, so I'm curious to see how it continues.

I think the second one Evolution might be the worst of the series, because it didn't really add much to the story. It does have some cool make-up effects and set pieces, though, so it's still cool. I miss Viktor and highly doubt any character will come close to his brilliance.

Originally posted by Robtard
...hopefully Charles Dance's character has more than a secondary role this time around, probably the best actor left in this franchise now that Sheen and Nighy are gone

Yeah, I agree. Would love to see him have a bigger role. Doesn't seem like he's going to be a natural leader, though, after watching the 4th film again. His son had defy him in order to defend their premises.

I just like these movies, not sure why (KATE BECKINSALE). I guess just the dark world they create, the uncompromising violence. Visually I think it's a very striking series, muted color palette, it has a fun story progressing through the ages. Also KATE BECKINSALE.

It pisses me off that these films have worse ratings on RT than the Twilight series. That's effing ridiculous to me. Those movies are such sloppy pieces of shit. I know Underworld isn't Citizen Cane either, but they aren't nearly the clusterf#ck that the Twilight movies are.

First one was good, the rest sucked to varying degrees. Sheen, Nighy, Jacobi, and Dance are easily the standouts, though I'd give almost anything to rail Kate Beckinsale.

If she she continues to be smoking hot and Charles Dance continued to be Charles Dance, maybe 5 has a shot.

I liked the first and and second one that's about it. This series and RE has made me hate franchises. I am not looking forward to anymore of these

Is this movie still coming? I wish Markus and William were still around though... This whole next gen vamp and Lucan kids thing doesn't really do anything for me.

I'm down for another one as long as they go back to just regular Lycans and Vampires. Sick of all the hybrids running around.

There was literally nothing memorable about the fourth film. It felt like half of it was just stock footage they shot during the other films and tossed in as filler. The plot was weak, the action wasn't anywhere near as good as the other films, and it didn't really connect very plausibly with the other either.

Five can be the charm; the 5th Fast & Furious is definitely the best put together out of the entire series, so we shall see what happens here.

I liked the first two. Viktor was indeed awesome. I bought the first movie at a family dollar for like $3 a few months ago. I still enjoy it. I actually enjoyed Evolution as well. After that..not really, though I like the character of Lucian I did not like the movie about him. The 4th one was just..not good.

I loved the 3rd movie. Liked the first one. Second one was bearable. Fouth movie was trash.
One thing I realised from watching all those movies is that I don't like Kate Beckinsale. Her acting was subpar in all movies except 2

Well, after rewatching the 4th film it's really not as bad as I first thought. I kind of liked where the story went. I mean, there wasn't really any other way for the story to go, I guess. It was odd to me at first, too, but it works.

Originally posted by HulkIsHulk
One thing I realised from watching all those movies is that I don't like Kate Beckinsale. Her acting was subpar in all movies except 2

Well, she wasn't in the 3rd one. I don't know what you're talking about. She brings a lot of credibility to an otherwise quite ridiculous role. She's perfect.

Originally posted by The Nuul
I liked the first and and second one that's about it. This series and RE has made me hate franchises. I am not looking forward to anymore of these

I kind of see where you're coming from, but the real appeal of these films is the character design and set pieces. It's a world. The world is fun. I can't stand franchises like Fast & the Furious where there's really no justification for the absurdity.. people jumping ontop of cars, and cars flying across to other buildings (Jesus, they really ran out of ideas with that franchise). And they bring in Jasan Statham (another action star) to build up excitement, so it's about the actor and not having a good character. Underworld incorporates good character actors and at least it's a fantastical world, so the action makes some sense. But Underworld owes a lot to The Matrix for its style, for sure.

(Thanks to Imp for the thread title change. 'Underworld franchise' instead of just 'Underworld 5' so hopefully the discussion can stay consolidated and there won't be half a dozen other threads created for it.)

been a fan of kate for years.. these movies are highly entertaining. looking forward to seeing the next year

Oh Kate can act alright. Its just that the scripts doesn't give her much to act imo. I've seen her other films and frankly I've always felt these movies are a waste of her talent which is what irritates me

3rd was easily the best with 1 not far behind then 2 and 4.

I wonder if we're going to get another super vampire/werewolf?

LOL.

Originally posted by HulkIsHulk
Oh Kate can act alright. Its just that the scripts doesn't give her much to act imo. I've seen her other films and frankly I've always felt these movies are a waste of her talent which is what irritates me

She's actually married to the director, Len Wiseman.

Len: "Honey I want a private jet."

Kate: " -groan- I gotta make another UnderWorld movie?"

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
She's actually married to the director, Len Wiseman.

Len: "Honey I want a private jet."

Kate: " -groan- I gotta make another UnderWorld movie?"

And Mila's also married to Paul W S Anderson. The director of Resident Evil.

Guess Anderson needed a few extra jets as well. Though at least the final RE movies had potential despite the glaring issues with them. UW 4 was garbage from first scene to last.

new film is called UNDERWORLD BLOOD WARS

http://comicbook.com/2016/04/12/underworld-5-to-be-titled-blood-wars/

I heard rumors of the 3rd son of Alexander Corvinus that was thought dead to appear as some kind of superhuman that isn't a vampire or lycan. Just one bad motherf#cker but I can't find the link anymore.

Still kind of surprised a teaser hasn't come out for this yet, but I did find a little tidbit...



Sound intriguing, but I figured they were going to start phasing Selene out of the series and make room for new talent. If she becomes invincible, then she might hang around a lot longer.

intriguing .. i'll be there to see it

I want a teaser for this, dammit. I'm being not-so-Patient Leech.

UNDERWORLD BLOOD WARS moves to Jan 6, 2017...


http://screenrant.com/underworld-blood-wars-2017-release/

Shit...

I don't mind waiting a little longer. I just hope the film is still good.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Shit...

I don't mind waiting a little longer. I just hope the film is still good.

I'm sure it will be.. besides the previous films have found great success being released in January..

Yeah, I was thinking.. "Weren't most of the others released in January?"

They are throw-away trash films to most people, but they have a special cult following.

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th were all released in January. 1st opened in September.

Really enjoyed this franchise. Viktor was the best thus far and hopefully this film can get it back on track for me. The last one was the weakest of the series IMO.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th were all released in January. 1st opened in September.


i remember

UNDERWORLD is one of the best franchises next to HARRY POTTER, I think they have done a great job in keeping the identity and concept of the series throughout. A bad example would be the TERMINATOR franchise, except for the two masterpieces James Cameron made - the rest of the franchise was a complete destruction of everything that was unique and groundbreaking with the first two - a bunch of complete amateurs, a clear sign the creatives should run Hollywood not bankers and lawyers!!!
bangin

I'm just getting sick of all of the hybrids and super vampires and werewolves.

Get this back to the feel of the first film, werewolves vs vampires.

trailer is up..


i like it...

http://www.superherohype.com/news/381571-the-underworld-blood-wars-trailer-is-here#/slide/1

Looks like an improvement over the last one which was by far the worst of the series. I'm in.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
trailer is up..


i like it...

http://www.superherohype.com/news/381571-the-underworld-blood-wars-trailer-is-here#/slide/1

Tobias Menzies is a good actor and it did have a feeling that they're returning to the first film's roots, so that's a plus. Still not expecting much, but will watch.

Is Selene Houdini now?

Originally posted by juggernaut74
Is Selene Houdini now?
Apparently.

It looks like Underworld. Seems like they're not showing too much, which is good. It seems more like a teaser.

I hope they get Michael back in there somehow, if Speedman won't come back, just James Bond the role. He's too important of a character.

Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
I hope they get Michael back in there somehow, if Speedman won't come back, just James Bond the role. He's too important of a character.

I'm wondering if that derailed the story a little bit. Kind of a shame. I think Wiseman said he didn't really need him for the 4th film, Awakening (because they wanted to pursue a different angle), and so they didn't bother bringing in Speedman for such a small cameo. I haven't heard definitely that Speedman didn't want to do anymore, so who knows, maybe sometime down the line he'll return.

poster...

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/horror/kate-beckinsale-protects-her-bloodline-in-the-first-white-hot-poster-for-a145135

Nice find. Not a huge fan of the poster, though. Looks like that movie Whiteout (I think is what it's called) that she was in. I actually rather liked that movie, though, even without the great shot of her ass.

I feel underworld is ****ing up when it comes to the horror aspect.
That scene when those lycans are climbing down that hallway wall is the exact tone the films should continually carry...
Threatening, scary, awesome.


Now that selene is so powerful im more scared for her opposition than anything in the films
Even super lycan came off a fodder from the get go.

And the action is becoming a wire-fu selene wankfest. Get some damn choreography in these scenes. Drop the wirefu. Make selene appear to be in some sort of danger.

^ Probably a fair criticism, but just by the nature of her character you know she's not really going to die, for the sake of the franchise, until of course they eventually retire her character or 'reboot.'

Initially I wasn't a fan of the Uber Lucan, thought it was a bit unimaginative, but it grew on me and made sense with the direction the story went.

Originally posted by Robtard
-Enjoyed the first
-Second was meh
-Third was alright, mostly due to Michael Sheen's character being fleshed out
-Fourth was meh

Not expecting much from the fifth, hopefully Charles Dance's character has more than a secondary role this time around, probably the best actor left in this franchise now that Sheen and Nighy are gone

Pretty much this. I enjoyed the second likely a little more because Marcus was fleshed out some more... but the ending was just retarded.

Hopefully Marius is an effective antagonist. I surely hope so.

Full trailer...

I'm in...

http://www.superherohype.com/news/383547-the-full-underworld-blood-wars-trailer-is-here#/slide/1

Hmm... some questionable things in the trailer, but whatever, I've enjoyed all of them to this point, so why stop now? She looks like she's turned into a superhero of some sort, jeez..

Also, I saw some new posters released...

More Here

http://static.srcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Underworld-5-Character-Poster-Thomas.jpg

Some new (and better) posters have arrived online...

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/underworld-blood-wars/underworld_blood_wars_ver6_xlg.jpg

http://cdn.movieweb.com/img.site/PHfupyTXFTjxjl_1_l.jpg

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Some new (and better) posters have arrived online...

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/underworld-blood-wars/underworld_blood_wars_ver6_xlg.jpg

http://cdn.movieweb.com/img.site/PHfupyTXFTjxjl_1_l.jpg


love these

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
love these

It's hard to go wrong with Kate Beckinsale shooting guns clad in tight-ass leather.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
It's hard to go wrong with Kate Beckinsale shooting guns clad in tight-ass leather.

lol i agree

And now she had highlights-- I mean, superpowers!

New trailer. Looks cool enough...

n3tttn5F49I

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
New trailer. Looks cool enough...

n3tttn5F49I


can't wait

Yeah, I mean, looks like more of the same, which is cool. With a franchise like this you don't want it to stray too much from what's been done before. It needs a certain amount of cohesion.

And I end up watching these movies again and again, so I'm not particularly worried about seeing too much footage in trailers.

Coupla new pictures of Selene in action...

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/underworld-exclusive-new-images-kate-beckinsale/

I have high hopes for Marius. Could be the best thing since Viktor to hit this franchise.

For an immortal vampire Selene sure does seem to age a lot.

Originally posted by Surtur
For an immortal vampire Selene sure does seem to age a lot.

Seriously? She's still hot as f#ck. They've done a pretty good job of keeping her looking young, I think.

I have never liked the Selene character.

Kate should be doing porn instead.

Terrible movie.

Like I mentioned above...

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Kate should be doing porn instead.

And the most useless double-post award goes to StiltmanFTF.

You know the movie sucks when even Charles Dance can't save it.

Any other user reviews ? Trying to decide to watch this or not.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTF
Tomi Lahren should be doing porn instead.

http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Tomi-Lahren-300x200.jpg

Fixed.


Originally posted by Placidity
Any other user reviews ? Trying to decide to watch this or not.

I'm sure it's pretty similar to the other four films, so go off that.

These movies are hit or miss for me.

I enjoyed the first one, the second one was meh, Rise of the Lycans I enjoyed, 4 was terrible.

I'll end up watching this one but it will probably be a letdown.

The first movie has a lot of problems but for the time it was acceptable. Unfortunately, the next installments didn't do much to improve on the problems. i did like the third one quite a bit though. This is a netflix movie for me though

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Fixed.





Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I'm sure it's pretty similar to the other four films, so go off that.

It is.

Get some popcorn & booze (lots of the latter) and you may enjoy it. I went sober, basically wanting to see Tywin and Edmure, because I'm a GoT fanboy.

Maybe the series is better when you marathon it...

I really liked Markus, and all the hybrid stuff from Evolution, I'll still most likely see this, but I'm not expecting much.

One and three were good money. Two was passable. Four was amazingly bad, especially considering that it still had the full production value of the first three.

Originally posted by Ascendancy
One and three were good money. Two was passable. Four was amazingly bad, especially considering that it still had the full production value of the first three.

The 4th really isn't as bad as I had initially thought. It's really the natural progression of the story. But yeah, the 3rd really is the best. Funny that the prequel is the best. I think part of it is that there is sort of a clash with the subject matter set in more modern times. The medieval setting was very cool and Michael Sheen is very charismatic and awesome going up against Bill Nighy.

IMO, Michael Sheen's character was one of the best parts of this franchise, which is why 1 & 3 are also probably my favourites.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
IMO, Michael Sheen's character was one of the best parts of this franchise, which is why 1 & 3 are also probably my favourites.

Yeah, he's very likeable.

Just got back from Blood Wars.

It's good. I thought it was a lot better than the last one, Awakening.

This film harkens back a bit to the original, uses some similar plot development, but also adds some new mythology/fantasy to the series. Charles Dance is really good and even Theo James does well. It's filmed very nicely and features plenty of dark eye candy. I was surprised that Selene's highlights actually sort of make sense in the movie, haha. I rather enjoyed it. Go out and see it if you're a fan of the series. I do recommend brushing up on the previous films, though. I'm glad I did because it helped me follow this one quite nicely.

It's already done pretty well at the overseas box office on a low budget of only $35 million. That's dirt cheap by today's standards. (BoxOfficeMojo)

Why did they never bring Michael back?

Pretty stupid.

Originally posted by Mindset
Why did they never bring Michael back?

Pretty stupid.

Because Selene is a tragic heroine. She's lost everyone she's loved.

It works well for this film.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Because Selene is a tragic heroine. She's lost everyone she's loved.

It works well for this film. Do you mean the latest film?

Because I felt like it hurt the 4th one.

He's too big a part of the story and mythos to not be in the movies.

I thoroughly enjoy these films...

I liked blood wars a lot

I agree about Michael, he was an interesting character. Especially since in the 4th film he pretty much seemed to be about to escape that facility he was being held in, yet he is nowhere to be found?

It makes you wonder if they got rid of him because they didn't want another good guy who was even more bad ass than Selene.

@Surtur & Mindset

Michael's absence is explained in Blood Wars, even if somewhat briefly. Why Selene escaped and Michael didn't.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
@Surtur & Mindset

Michael's absence is explained in Blood Wars, even if somewhat briefly. Why Selene escaped and Michael didn't.


also scott speedman really didn't want to come back

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
@Surtur & Mindset

Michael's absence is explained in Blood Wars, even if somewhat briefly. Why Selene escaped and Michael didn't. I know why he isn't there, I'm saying that he needs to be present in the movies.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
also scott speedman really didn't want to come back This phucker is barely even working, phuck him.

Originally posted by Mindset
This phucker is barely even working, phuck him.

No, I'm sure a check of wikipedia will reveal a host of lucrative roles he will be doing int he future.

*Goes to his wiki, clicks filmography section*

I see. Well no future projects planned, but he does currently star on a tv series called "Animal Kingdom". Which I have never heard about until now.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
also scott speedman really didn't want to come back
He and Beckinsale did not have great chemistry.

Originally posted by Mindset
This phucker is barely even working, phuck him.


i agree

Originally posted by riv6672
He and Beckinsale did not have great chemistry.


she's the star lol

Originally posted by Mindset
I know why he isn't there, I'm saying that he needs to be present in the movies.

I used to think so, too. But I really don't think he's missed much. He was actually kind of boring. Pretty wooden character if you ask me. There's far more interesting character actors in the series and Kate Beckinsale fills the gaps perfectly with some emotion attachment for the audience.

After Awakening I was a little concerned with where the series was going. But to me Blood Wars sort of put it back on track.

I'm excited to see where they go with it from here.

Iliked 1 and 3. I can wait for dvd or dl to see this one.

I wonder if this series will continue on the Direct to Home Release circut now that....well if you saw the movie or got spoilered...YOU KNOW...

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I used to think so, too. But I really don't think he's missed much. He was actually kind of boring. Pretty wooden character if you ask me. There's far more interesting character actors in the series and Kate Beckinsale fills the gaps perfectly with some emotion attachment for the audience.

After Awakening I was a little concerned with where the series was going. But to me Blood Wars sort of put it back on track.

I'm excited to see where they go with it from here. It had a pretty bad opening, so maybe nowhere.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
I wonder if this series will continue on the Direct to Home Release circut now that....well if you saw the movie or got spoilered...YOU KNOW...

What are you referring to?


Originally posted by Mindset
It had a pretty bad opening, so maybe nowhere.

It's doing okay over seas. And it was cheap to make. Budget of only $35 million. Time will tell.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker

she's the star lol
Thats got nothing to do with it.

Honestly, Michael was a much more interesting character than Selene. She would have been a blind little adherent if not for him. Actually Kraven and Lucien were more interesting than she was as well, and it was nice seeing Lucien back in RotL.

Originally posted by riv6672
Thats got nothing to do with it.

yea it does.. she still working lol

Originally posted by Ascendancy
Honestly, Michael was a much more interesting character than Selene. She would have been a blind little adherent if not for him. Actually Kraven and Lucien were more interesting than she was as well, and it was nice seeing Lucien back in RotL.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
yea it does.. she still working lol
Yeah we're talking about 2 different things, and i dont care enough about the movie to risk a circular argument.

Better than Awakening, but these new movies will never be as good as the first three. None of the new characters can hold a candle to Michael, Markus, Viktor or Lucian, and Selene is definitely not interesting enough to carry these movies.

And that last battle.... Dude talk about anti-climatic.

Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
And that last battle.... Dude talk about anti-climatic.

I actually liked it a little smaller scale, a little more intimate. It's not a ridiculous Marvel movie climax with too much shit going on.

And Marius's decapitated head... fu#k yeah.


The main negative I found with the film was the design of Marius's shapeshifted form. He looked like a goofy hairy oaf. They should have gone back to the drawing board for that. Maybe they couldn't afford Patrick Tatopoulos or he wasn't available or something. Whatever the case it's a shame. And consequently the CG for his character looked pretty bad.

But other than that aside from some minor complaints I think the rest of it was pretty consistent with the rest of the films. The set pieces and scenery were very cool. Oh, and my other big negative was killing off Charles Dance That sucks. But I liked that there wasn't anymore human involvement like in Awakening and it really felt a little more like the original.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
I went sober, basically wanting to see Tywin and Edmure, because I'm a GoT fanboy.

It also had The Wall and an even better looking Daenerys! How could you be disappointed as a GoT fanboy!?

http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/37200000/Daenerys-Targaryen-Season-4-daenerys-targaryen-37212200-500-281.jpg https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-19/s150x150/14499023_1621987801438645_4996980194452439040_a.jpg Lena, played by Clementine Nicholson. Wow.

https://cinemabravo.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/underworld-blood-wars-movie.jpg




Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
Maybe the series is better when you marathon it...

Yeah, I watched them all leading up and that helped majorly. Helped me familiarize myself with the story and characters again, so I followed Blood Wars quite well.

Originally posted by riv6672
Yeah we're talking about 2 different things, and i dont care enough about the movie to risk a circular argument.


when someone puts a lol smilie or says lol, that should indicate someone is joking around...

I'm keeping an eye on the box office receipts for this and it's broken even (more or less) now, so it's probably in pretty good shape to start making a profit.

And the foreign receipts haven't updated in a while, so that's probably a bit more now.

It's not performing extremely well here in the States, but then again it also wasn't very expensive to make.

BoxOfficeMojo

Going to finally see this tonight.

Saw it. Far better than the last film.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Saw it. Far better than the last film.

I liked it more than the previous one also, for the most part.

My only real complaint on the film was the design of Marius's shapeshifted form. Looked bad.

But I think this Anna Foerster might be a pretty good director for this series. I don't think I'd mind seeing her do the next one or two. Here's to hoping.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I liked it more than the previous one also, for the most part.

My only real complaint on the film was the design of Marius's shapeshifted form. Looked bad.

But I think this Anna Foerster might be a pretty good director for this series. I don't think I'd mind seeing her do the next one or two. Here's to hoping. I liked how he looked in the transformed Lycan form. He was cool but Viktor was and is still the best Underworld character to me.

I also loathe Selene and the end battle made me sick.

Originally posted by Ascendancy
Honestly, Michael was a much more interesting character than Selene. She would have been a blind little adherent if not for him. Actually Kraven and Lucien were more interesting than she was as well, and it was nice seeing Lucien back in RotL.

There were a lot of interesting characters. I liked Viktor and Marcus as well. Pretty much everyone is more interesting than the main character.

Selene is cool.

And hot. Plus I think Kate is a great fit for the role. She's a cool actress, likeable and badass at the same time.

Haters gonna hate.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Selene is cool.

And hot. Plus I think Kate is a great fit for the role. She's a cool actress, likeable and badass at the same time.

Haters gonna hate. No, she's annoying. I loved her getting the crap kicked out of her by Marius.


The best film of the series is still to this day Rise of the Lycans.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Selene is cool.

And hot. Plus I think Kate is a great fit for the role. She's a cool actress, likeable and badass at the same time.

Haters gonna hate.

She is cool in the sense that she looks good in tight leather outfits. That seems to be where her appeal ends.

You say she is badass, I just think of the time she passed out from blood loss cuz a dude shanked her in the shoulder.

You are the shittiest vampire ever if getting stabbed in the shoulder causes you to lose consciousness.

Originally posted by quanchi112
I also loathe Selene and the end battle made me sick.

Selene may as well be made of cardboard, she's one of the most uninteresting characters, in a universe with so much potential. And the best part of the movie IMO, was when David and Marius both walked through a hail of gunfire and were set to brawl, then Selene just comes in and ruins it for one of the shittiest end fights ever.

Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
Selene may as well be made of cardboard, she's one of the most uninteresting characters, in a universe with so much potential. And the best part of the movie IMO, was when David and Marius both walked through a hail of gunfire and were set to brawl, then Selene just comes in and ruins it for one of the shittiest end fights ever. Agreed. Somehow Leech loves her though because she's sexy or something. She's the worst.

Plus the way her fight with Viktor ended was stupid.

I'm probably a sucker for her brunette Britishness.

She's got charisma. Granted it's more of a dark, melancholy way, but it's a dark character, so it works.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I'm probably a sucker for her brunette Britishness.

She's got charisma. Granted it's more of a dark, melancholy way, but it's a dark character, so it works.

I have to say I feel the opposite. Well no not exactly the opposite, I do think there is something melancholy about her. But I don't actually find her character to be charming or inspiring or anything like that. I have not seen the most recent film, so it's possible they changed things and she isn't so incredibly dull.

There is nothing to her. And yet she's the central character. She is the epitome of bland.

Originally posted by quanchi112
There is nothing to her. And yet she's the central character. She is the epitome of bland.

Yes, but she is Bland that looks hot in leather.

And that is enough to sell a Franchise in the 21st century

Originally posted by Flyattractor
Yes, but she is Bland that looks hot in leather.

And that is enough to sell a Franchise in the 21st century

I think she's more of a subtle actress in the Selene role. She has some good subtle moments. And for films like this much of the time it doesn't require much more than looking serious in front of the camera and being a badass at the stunts.

I will just imagine what it wold sound like to spank dat leather ass ....

Originally posted by Flyattractor
I will just imagine what it wold sound like to spank dat leather ass ....

Originally posted by Flyattractor
Yes, but she is Bland that looks hot in leather.

And that is enough to sell a Franchise in the 21st century Nah.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Nah.

Dat leather ass sold 5 movies. so No to your Nah.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
Dat leather ass sold 5 movies. so No to your Nah.

Ooo... quanch got told.

Originally posted by Flyattractor
Dat leather ass sold 5 movies. so No to your Nah. She was only in four of the films. A little brief peak at the end of rise of the Lycans. She isn't that hot though. I also don't see movies based off how hot the women are, perv.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Ooo... quanch got told. Nah.

Originally posted by quanchi112
She was only in four of the films. A little brief peak at the end of rise of the Lycans. She isn't that hot though. I also don't see movies based off how hot the women are, perv.

And what did we get in that cameo....HOT LEATHER ASS!

Kuh-SPANK!!!!

Originally posted by quanchi112
Nah.

mmmmyeah...you kinda did.

Originally posted by quanchi112
There is nothing to her. And yet she's the central character. She is the epitome of bland.

Well yeah naturally, the movie went into production in the late 90's/early 2000's. She doesn't need to be interesting, just willing to wear leather outfits in every scene.

Movie goers were, at that point, still dazzled by seeing cliche special effects like "superhuman casually drops off the top of a building and lands perfectly on the ground" and slow motion stuff.

Originally posted by Surtur
Well yeah naturally, the movie went into production in the late 90's/early 2000's. She doesn't need to be interesting, just willing to wear leather outfits in every scene.

Movie goers were, at that point, still dazzled by seeing cliche special effects like "superhuman casually drops off the top of a building and lands perfectly on the ground" and slow motion stuff.

Damn, dude. You all are showing no mercy. Get on that high horse. It was more of a rip off of The Matrix in style, if anything.

You're forgetting there is a little bit of a story to the first film, too, you know.

Just saw it.

Wasn't good.

^ You watched the recently leaked torrent, didn't you?

eh This movie can wait for the eventual marathon on the SyFy channel or TBS.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
^ You watched the recently leaked torrent, didn't you? I plead the 5th.

Originally posted by Khazra Reborn
And the best part of the movie IMO, was when David and Marius both walked through a hail of gunfire and were set to brawl, then Selene just comes in and ruins it for one of the shittiest end fights ever.

Well, to be fair, that other ****, Varga, ruined it first. But yeah, they built that up to what could have been a great confrontation between those two, and then made a hash of it.

Originally posted by Mindset
I plead the 5th.

I'll take that as a 'yes.' So your opinion is negated.

Did you at least put it on a larger screen? (not just your phone or computer monitor)

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I think she's more of a subtle actress in the Selene role. She has some good subtle moments. And for films like this much of the time it doesn't require much more than looking serious in front of the camera and being a badass at the stunts.
Sorry to cut you after all this time, but I hadn't checked this thread in a bit. No, there was no subtlety to her. She was petulant and melancholy, lacked depth, and added nothing to the movie but eye candy. The worst thing for the franchise was the loss of Michael and the memorable Lycans... on top of Selene still being in the films.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Damn, dude. You all are showing no mercy. Get on that high horse. It was more of a rip off of The Matrix in style, if anything.

You're forgetting there is a little bit of a story to the first film, too, you know.

There is indeed a story, but Selene is just dull.