| Underworld - Evolution (2006)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Scott Speedman |
Michael Corvin
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| Kate Beckinsale |
Selene
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| Shane Brolly |
Kraven
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| Julius Chapple |
Fr. Cleaner
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| Tony Curran |
Marcus
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| Zita Görög |
Amelia
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| Derek Jacobi |
Alexander Corvinus
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| Steven Mackintosh |
Tanis
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| John Mann |
Samuel
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| Scott McElroy |
Soren
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| Bill Nighy |
Viktor
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| Brian Steele |
William Corvinus
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Horror; Fantasy; Action |
| Director |
Len Wiseman |
| Producer |
Gary Lucchesi; Tom Rosenberg; David Coatsworth; Kevin Grevioux |
| Writer |
Len Wiseman; Kevin Grevioux; Danny McBride |
| Photography |
Simon Duggan |
| Musician |
Marco Beltrami |
| Studio |
Sony Pictures |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
106 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.6 |
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| Plot |
| Better action, a bit of sex, and gorier R-rated violence make Underworld: Evolution a reasonably satisfying sequel to 2003's surprise hit Underworld. Looking stunning as ever in her black leather battle gear, Kate Beckinsale is every goth guy's fantasy as Selene, the vampire "death dealer" who's now fighting to stop the release of the original "Lycan" werewolf, William (Brian Steele) from the prison that's held him for centuries. As we learn from the film's action-packed prologue, William and his brother Marcus (Tony Curran) began the bloodline of vampires and werewolves, and after witnessing centuries of warfare between them, their immortal father Corvinus (Derek Jacobi) now seeks Selene and the human vampire/lycan hybrid Michael (Scott Speedman) to put an end to the war perpetuated by Victor (Bill Nighy), the vampire warrior whose betrayal of Selene turns Underworld: Evolution into an epic tale of familial revenge. This ambitious attempt at Shakespearean horror is compromised by a script (by Danny McBride and returning director Len Wiseman, Beckinsale's real-life husband) that's more confusing than it needs to be, with too many characters and not enough storytelling detail to flesh them all out. Aspiring to greatness and falling well short of that goal, Underworld: Evolution succeeds instead as a full-throttle action/horror thriller, with enough swordplay, gunplay, and CGI monsters to justify the continuation of the Underworld franchise. If you're an established fan, this is a must-see movie; if not, well... at least it's better than Van Helsing! --Jeff Shannon |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396144385 |
| Release Date |
6/6/2006 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [Italian]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [German]
Commentary [English] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| "The Making of..." Documentary Director's Commentary Interactive Menus Director's and Filmaker's Commentary; The Hybrid Theory - Visual Effects Featurette; The War Rages On - Stunts Featurette; Bloodlines: From Script to Screen - Making-of Featurette; Making Monster Roar - Creature Featurette; Building a Saga - Production Design Featurette; Music and Mayhem - Music and Sound Design Featurette; Music Video - "Her Portrait in Black" by Atreyu |
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