Reviews by Matt

Sequels. There seems to be a new one each week in movie theaters across America. As much as I rail against the majority of them, there is something worse. There is something much much worse. Prequels. There is nothing more pointless than prequels. There are no good prequels. Just look at the ones George Lucas did. “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” is the newest addition to this horrible Hollywood trend.

Long ago, vampires were the ruling class. They had Lycan (werewolf) slaves to serve them. Vampire elder Viktor’s (Bill Nighy) Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), is fiercely loyal. Viktor trusts him over any other Lycan. His daughter Sonja (Rhona Mitra) falls in love with Lucian and the two keep their affair hidden. The mixing of the bloodlines is forbidden. When Viktor finds out he has Lucian thrown in prison where he insights a rebellion and starts the war between Vampires and Lycans.

There was no need to make this movie. I liked “Underworld” and that gives you all the information you need to know about how the war started. Seeing this is like watching “Titanic,” you know how it is going to end. Viktor will find out, kill his own daughter because she is pregnant with a mixed blood baby and Lucian gets the other Lycans to fight the Vampires.

Sorry to ruin the movie, but if you really wanted to know the story, watch the first one. Much better movie and it takes the movie and boils it down to a five-minute segment.

There is nothing spectacular about the movie. The acting is just so-so, the special effects are not that impressive, the story is told better in the first movie. Over all there is nothing really worth recommending.

How’s that for a quick review? I kind of wish there was more to talk about because I have not reviewed a movie in a while, but this is it.

The bright side is I was not as long winded as I usually am, so that may be one good thing to come out of this movie.

4 out of 10
Rated R for bloody violence and some sexuality
92 min