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Topic: Underworld (and spoilers therein)
Bajah
Thooooooor
posted 09-19-2003 11:42:40 PM
Definitely worth seeing, if just to see a movie about werewolves and vampires. It actually has a plot and a decent one at that. A bit predictable, but then again most movies these days are.

I am up later than I should be so I'll probably add more later after I've had some sleep and give others a chance to make their comments. But I'll leave you with a spoiler and a joke.

A friend of mine, Jabari, joined us for the movie. I refer to him as my 'token black friend' all the time. We laugh and hang out. He's a cool guy. Anyway. Me and four friends at the movie.. towards the end when the vampires are raiding the werewolf den and the big black guy sees Lucian on the ground, then charges out and attacks one of the vampires...

Then the vampire pulls off his coat and brandishes a pair of whips...

Jabari says "Oh shit."

Tim looked over at Bari and said "What?"

The guy starts snapping the whips at the werewolf black guy.

Bari says "Oh no. Nuh unh, you didn't."

Tim looked at Bari again and said "What's up?"

Then the guy's whip gets stuck and the werewolf eats the vampire's face.

Bari looks right at us and, with a straight face, says "History tells us you should never whip a black man."

The rest of the movie was pretty much ruined for me due to fits of laughter. heheh

Akiraiu Zenko
Is actually a giddy schoolgirl
posted 09-19-2003 11:45:09 PM
Seein' it tomorrow!
The artist formerly known as Zephyer Kyuukaze.
Black
The Outlaw Torn
posted 09-19-2003 11:48:34 PM
... How was the action?


Time was never on my side.
So on I wait my whole lifetime.

-Yuri-
Pancake
posted 09-19-2003 11:53:21 PM
quote:
Black had this to say about Knight Rider:
... How was the action?

VERY good. The movie was a hit. I enjoyed it a lot.

Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 09-19-2003 11:55:23 PM
quote:
Zephyer Kyuukaze had this to say about (_|_):
Seein' it tomorrow Monday!
I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Falaanla Marr
I AM HOT CHIX
posted 09-20-2003 12:08:37 AM
im not seeing it as this area doesnt have a theater i know of within 30 miles.
Mr. Parcelan
posted 09-20-2003 06:08:45 AM
It wasn't bad.

The vampire fatality to werewolf fatality was sorely imbalanced, though.

UBT
Pancake
posted 09-20-2003 12:13:41 PM
I'm going to be seeing this movie with in a few hours of me posting this. I've been waiting for something like this since I was in Korea playing Werewolf The Apocolypse and Kindred of the East.
Aury
My hair is a deadly weapon
posted 09-20-2003 12:27:52 PM
quote:
Mr. Parcelan had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
It wasn't bad.

The vampire fatality to werewolf fatality was sorely imbalanced, though.


so long as more vampired died i'm fine.

Soldar
I'll take two of anything, please. To go.
posted 09-20-2003 12:29:59 PM
Here's definately a spoiler, but it's really one of the first things to come to mind after seeing the movie.

So... Vampire + Werewolf = The Incredible Hulk, which is apparently an abomination.

He also didn't lose his pants.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 09-20-2003 04:32:10 PM
I thought the ending fight was a bit cheesy, and I hated the way the half breed guy looked.
Mr. Parcelan
posted 09-20-2003 04:35:42 PM
quote:
A sleep deprived Aury stammered:
so long as more vampired died i'm fine.

You're going to be disappointed.

And the Half-breed definitely could have been handled better. Vampire and Werewolf blood mixed together? Apparently, it makes you turn into a black man.

Vorbis
Vend-A-Goat
posted 09-20-2003 05:35:31 PM
Going to see it tomorrow. oooh yeah
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 09-20-2003 05:49:13 PM
quote:
Mr. Parcelan was listening to Cher while typing:
You're going to be disappointed.

And the Half-breed definitely could have been handled better. Vampire and Werewolf blood mixed together? Apparently, it makes you turn into a black man.


No,

It turns you into a dark elf! ^.^

Teehee.

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
Mr. Parcelan
posted 09-20-2003 06:27:35 PM
I dug Reis...Raze? Whatever. The black guy with the deep voice.

He kicked ass, and I predict this to be the start of his career.

Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 09-20-2003 06:33:06 PM
quote:
Mr. Parcelan attempted to be funny by writing:
I dug Reis...Raze? Whatever. The black guy with the deep voice.

He kicked ass, and I predict this to be the start of his career.


He was actually the co-writer for the screenplay of Underworld.

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
Mr. Parcelan
posted 09-20-2003 06:37:05 PM
quote:
Katrinity had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
He was actually the co-writer for the screenplay of Underworld.

Imagine that.

Hey, since you're so knowledgable, can you tell me whether the doctor for the werewolves (I refuse to call them by that other name) was Gollum? He sounded a lot like him...

Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 09-20-2003 06:45:34 PM
No. That wasn't. That guy is alot younger than the actor who played the doctor.
Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
"Cxularath ftombn gonoragh pv'iornw hqxoxon targh!"
Translated: "Sell your soul for a cookie?"
Sentow, Maybe
Pancake
posted 09-20-2003 06:53:26 PM
I don't know where the Romeo and Juliet comparisons came in, outside of the fact that there were two warring factions. It was the most emotionally bankrupt story I've seen in a long time.
Once more into the breach, my friends, once more. We'll close the wall with our dead. In peace, nothing so becomes a man as modesty and humility, but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with rage and lend the eye a terrible aspect.
Soldar
I'll take two of anything, please. To go.
posted 09-21-2003 03:32:35 AM
Are my eyes bad or something? I thought the half breed looked green. Dark green. That's why it looked like the Incredible Hulk. He didn't lose his pants (probably past the knee) and he was green.

Up there, is my input.

Hireko
Kill a fish before breakfast each day
posted 09-21-2003 09:34:18 PM
I enjoyed the fact that the movie lacked "good guys". They were all willing to do what they had to do to accomplish their goals, there were no real heroes.
Those who dance are thought insane by those who can't hear the music.
Kiranê
Total Crap
posted 09-21-2003 09:39:28 PM
This movie was poor. I give it 4 thumbs down.

I even left the theater early it was so bad. First movie EVER to make me leave.

Bajah
Thooooooor
posted 09-21-2003 09:39:35 PM
quote:
Out of a possible 10, Mr. Parcelan scored a straight 1 with:
I dug Reis...Raze? Whatever. The black guy with the deep voice.

He kicked ass, and I predict this to be the start of his career.


Raze. And I've seen him in a few movies already. Career = been started

The Mask
Charlie's Angels
Men in Black II
Batman Forever
Bowfinger

And that's just what I pulled off of the Underworld site.

Mr. Parcelan
posted 09-21-2003 10:35:43 PM
*pees on Bajah*
Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 10-16-2003 07:52:14 PM
Deth and I just saw it after Kill Bill. Most entertaining. Makes me look forward to a sequel if they do one, which they've certainly left things open for.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

BacardiMunch
Wise enough not to pee on the electric fence?
posted 10-16-2003 08:38:48 PM
They've signed for Underworld 2.

Underworld 3 is a currently a strong rumor.

Densetsu
NOT DRYSART
posted 10-16-2003 11:10:21 PM
quote:
Kiranê had this to say about Optimus Prime:
This movie was poor. I give it 4 thumbs down.

I even left the theater early it was so bad. First movie EVER to make me leave.


Leaving in the middle of the movie invalidates your opinion completely.

But thank you for playing!

I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl, we ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over, and over?
Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 10-16-2003 11:25:03 PM
Awesome. I'd go see Underworld 2.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 10-16-2003 11:32:51 PM
I have to say that I enjoyed it a lot more than I did Blade. Blade had Wesley Snipes going for it...buuuuut...That's about it.

If you're going to do a vampire/werewolf movie and humans aren't the protagonists, do what they did with Underworld: Completely edit the humans, save as bystanders and fifth-string NPC types. Don't spend time explaining the relationship vampires and werewolves have with humans. It's not therapy. Humans are there, vampires are there, werewolves are there. Vampires no longer need humans for food. Hooray.

Likewise, a lot of films these days suggest vampirism and the like as transmittable diseases. Blade trivialized it by suggesting it was less tricky than the common cold to cure (in the Blade movies, Vampirism is curable...no cure for cancer or the common cold, though). The "infection" in Underworld had more weight. It was irreversible. Very cool.

I also liked the specialized weapons. Lycans were pretty ferocious, and given their nature only needed guns in human form, with gimmicked rounds. Vampires, on the other hand, had a small arsenal of gear modified from human tech and outright made for hunting Lycans. The updated rounds for the weapons were kinda neat too.

Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me

Caanis Lupus
Rub me?
posted 10-17-2003 05:53:32 PM
I went an saw it with a buddy and we shot some holes in it but we left feeling we did not lose 2 hours of our lives. Like my buddy said...Kate Beckinsale in PVC was good. Bumped Carrie Ann Moss down a notch.
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