Shares in Fake Blood anyone?
The gothic fantasy is back, and this time, in the war between the vampires and the lycans, Selene must survive along with the hybrid Michael, as the secrets of the ancient feud rear their ugly, and blood-splatteringly violent, heads.
Vampire films have received a lot of bad press, mostly due to the public’s saturation with them. If it’s not Edward-hearts-Bella t-shirts, then its any number of television programmes which have emerged in recent years to bombard us with blood-sucking anti-heroes with a little too much sexual tension.
The Underworld films, predating most of this stuff, offer little more in the way of substance for the genre; they are atypical vamp-flicks with a hardcore gothic style, and bucket loads of fake blood. They are, however, a little more confusing.
The plot of this film is enough to perplex most viewers, especially with the common Christian names being bounded about - Michael, Marcus, William, Viktor…erm, Corvinus, all of whom are referenced, but not always shown - scratchy head time. And the ins and outs of this feud between the vampires and the werewolves is ludicrously complicated, especially on a first watch.
This being said, Underworld: Evolution is a step up from its predecessor, and benefits from a more relaxed pace, better action sequences, and yes…awesome gore. Kate Beckinsale, as the lead heroine, is a worthy champion of the series, giving us a kick-ass female warrior without all the pouting.
Having not seen the next two, I will endeavour to watch them soon in order to get a full picture, but my hopes are that they at least reinvent their vision - or at least keep stepping up the eye-wincing gore.
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