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Underworld: Evolution (2006) Rank 3 Reviews
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Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)
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JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Well, color me surprised. I was really expecting this sequel to the equally surprising first installment of the UNDERWORLD series to suck the bloody big one, but props go out to filmmaker Len Wiseman for knowing what the hell the audience is looking for ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
UpcomingDiscs.com
Considering my immense hatred for this film, I will admit that the Blu-Ray version, even though I still disliked the film the same the second time through, had me dazzled and in awe in relevance to the audio track. Despite the features remaining the ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com
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Considering my immense hatred for this film, I will admit that the Blu-Ray version, even though I still disliked the film the same the second time through, had me dazzled and in awe in relevance to the audio track. Despite the features remaining the ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com
DVD Clinic ("Quigles")
Right off the heels of the first film, this battle between Death Dealers (vampires) and Lycans (werewolves) is still at bay. And blood hits the fan when Marcus, the first of his kind, is awakened and wants to free his Lycan brother from imprisonment. ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at DVD Clinic ("Quigles")
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Overall, Underworld: Evolution is a rather entertaining popcorn flick that should satisfy fans of Underworld. It's definitely not going to change the history or evolution of vampire and werewolf movies but it is a gratifying two hours at the ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
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Moviehole (Adam Weeks)
Not only a far superior movie than the original, it is a superior movie in its genre, with action sequences surpassing even those witnessed in the "Matrix" trilogy ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Moviehole (Adam Weeks)
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What gratuitous guilty pleasures Underworld promised, Evolution delivers. Indulge. ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
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The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
Vampires and Werewolves and humans, oh my! I saw this sequel coming a mile away. With the unanticipated success of its predecessor in 2003 which grossed over 21 million on the first weekend, who didn't see an Underworld 2 on the horizon? As an ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at The Cinema Source (Daniel Portnoy)
The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
Release Date:
January 20,2006
MPAA Rating:
R
For
pervasive strong violence and gore, some
sexuality/nudity and ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
Blogcritics DVD Review (Matt Paprocki)
All of the fighting is visually striking in some way. Whether it's a camera move, gore focus, or a brutal blow to the face of the werewolves, Underworld is pure style. There's such a plethora of fighting, it's a wonder why they even bothered to explain a ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Blogcritics DVD Review (Matt Paprocki)
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Comingsoon.net
The vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her lycan-hybrid lover Michael (Scott Speedman) are on the run from everyone after killing Viktor (Bill Nighy), the lord of the Vampires. Unknownst to them (but knownst to us) they carry with them the key to ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Comingsoon.net
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Underworld is essential viewing for anyone who likes tasty action, horror, romance or just fine women in ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)
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Those feuding vampires and werewolves - sorry, lycans - are still at each other's throats, with Kate Beckinsale's vamp warrior Selene caught up in the splattery confusion. Unless she can stop a resurrected vampire king from setting free his ferocious ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Sky Movies (Elliott Noble)
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If you can be bothered casting your mind back to 2003's Underworld, you might remember that it starred Kate Beckinsale as the werewolf assassinating Selene, caught in the middle of a centuries old war between vampires and so called lycans. That film ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Future Movies (Paul Greenwood)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
True to its serial roots, this equally silly but undeniably entertaining sequel to UNDERWORLD (2003) picks up right where its high-grossing predecessor left off and offers more of the same: Buffy -style monster slaying crossed with MATRIX-inspired gun ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Of course, the critic in me readily acknowledges the inherent mediocrity on display here. Underworld: Evolution adds nothing to its predecessor's less-than-stellar legacy, and its release in January, devoid of advance press screenings, ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
What's missing here is a sense of urgency. The film isn't slow by any means, but somehow it lacks energy. It just got to a point where I really didn't care what was happening. ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Bullz-Eye.com
Aside from that, the acting is absolutely horrendous. Speedman sleepwalks through the sequel like a hungry actor who’s more concerned where his next paycheck is coming from, while even Beckinsale looks a bit concerned with the direction her husband ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
DVD Talk (Scott Weinberg)
There's nothing I love more than being able to sincerely "champion" a good ol' mindless popcorn flick. And while I was wasn't all that impressed with the original Underworld upon first viewing, I've slowly grown a small affection for the flick. So when I ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at DVD Talk (Scott Weinberg)
Entertainment Weekly
Vampires got an upgrade in Underworld, the 2003 Goth-chic horror actioner. In a canny spin on the genre, they earned the right to bear arms. Ostensibly, this was so bloodsuckers like Kate Beckinsale could blow away ''lycans'' (a.k.a. werewolves) ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Ferguson On Films (Moncton Local In The Know)
All my life I've been passionate about movies. I find them to be such an all-involving art form, showing not only sights otherwise foreign to me but worlds, and encompassing so many different skills working together in cohesion - writing, music, ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Ferguson On Films (Moncton Local In The Know)
Bloody-Distgusting
To be fair, Underworld: Evolution is a definite improvement over its source. That’s not saying a whole lot, but it’s true nonetheless. With more money and more time, they were able to make the film at least look like an exciting, ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Underworld: Evolution is a music video of a movie. It looks good, as does its star, but underneath the stylish veneer is nothing but an empty shell. Despite its title this movie hasn't evolved at all from the original. ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
The Erudite Film Critic (Greg Ferguson)
Ostensibly serious, writer/director Len Wiseman's Underworld series is, to borrow from its choice terminology, a lycanthropic, hemo-sexual piffle whose true nature - its own meta-textual underworld - is comprised of silly characters motivated by an even ...read the complete Underworld: Evolution movie review at The Erudite Film Critic (Greg Ferguson)
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