Product Details

• Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Erwin Leder, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Scott Speedman
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (PCM), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (PCM)
• Subtitles: English, French, Italian
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Screen Gems
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 134 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (598 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TGJ80I
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,410 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

• This is item 1 in The Underworld Series.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Blade meets The Crow and The Matrix in Underworld, a hybrid thriller that rewrites the rulebook on werewolves and vampires. It's a "cuisinart" movie (blend a lot of familiar ideas and hope something interesting happens) in which immortal vampire "death dealers" wage an ancient war against "Lycans" (werewolves), who've got centuries of revenge--and some rather ambitious genetic experiments--on their lycanthropic agenda. Given his preoccupation with gloomy architecture (mostly filmed in Budapest, Hungary), frenetic mayhem and gothic costuming, it's no surprise that first-time director Len Wiseman gained experience in TV commercials and the art departments of Godzilla, Men in Black, and Independence Day. His work is all surface, no substance, filled with derivative, grand-scale action as conflicted vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale, who later became engaged to Wiseman) struggles to rescue an ill-fated human (Scott Speedman) from Lycan transformation. It's great looking all the way, and a guaranteed treat for horror buffs, who will eagerly dissect its many strengths and weaknesses. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. Noone knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this modern-day, action-packed tale of ruthless intrigue and forbidden passion ­ all set against the dazzling backdrop of a timeless, Gothic metropolis.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, but not exactly what I expected, September 21, 2003

By	CreepyT "CreepyTendencies" (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

I had been looking forward to the release of this movie all summer long, and it was a great movie! It was just a little different from what I had thought it would be.

The movie, as most of you probably know, is about a war that has been going on between werewolves and vampires. And it is THIS that is the primary focus of the plot (as opposed to the vampires and werewolves themselves). The werewolves have been researching their bloodlines and discovered a human who shares a common ancestor with both the werewolves and the vampires. The werewolves seek out this human, and this is noted by Selene (Kate Beckinsale), who decides to make it her mission to discover the importance of this particular human.

Unfortunately, the writers decided not to delve too deeply into vampire and werewolf lore. I was pretty disappointed by the fact that the supernatural abilities of these supernatural beings were not really emphasized. Instead, the writers chose to merely stick guns in the hands of the vampires and werewolves. In addition, the mythology was slightly different from what I've read and seen before in previous vampire and werewolf books and movies. I don't necessarily have a problem with that, but if you are going to change things from what people are used to, then it should be explained in slightly more detail.

Another thing that was a little disappointing were the effects. The previews led me to believe that the movie would be comparable to the "Matrix" in that department. Unfortunately, the best effects (with the one exception of the werewolf transformations) were all shown in the previews.

All of this aside, the movie was still pretty incredible. The plot was exceptional, which is not necessarily always the case with most action movies, and the action kept me entertained throughout the movie's entirety. The make-up and costumes were also outstanding, as was the acting. I actually saw this movie twice, and the second time around (once I got over the intial let-down of it being slightly different from what I expected) it was MUCH better. I anxiously await the sequel (and based on how the movie ended, there WILL be a sequel) as well as the DVD release!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Blu-ray Hi-def release, September 24, 2007

By	Javabear (Ramona, CA United States) - See all my reviews

The film is stylish and highly entertaining. Kate Beckinsale gave a stellar performance in this movie.

Besides many included extra, this Blu-ray release features superb AVC video encoding and outstanding uncompressed PCM 5.1 soundtrack.

You'll enjoy this must buy Blu-ray release.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Details, January 10, 2006

By	Tropigurl (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Underworld (Unrated Extended Edition) (DVD)

I was confused how this was different than the other DVD's and now that I have it in my hands I wanted to post what it is.

The two disc unrated extended cut version. Inside were two booklets. One is a 49 page comic book but the standard DVD enclosure size and paper. The other is a 16 page sketch book same standard DVD insert size.

Attached to the outside of the package in a cardboard sleeve is a bonus disc. I haven't watched it yet but the sleeve says it contains a sneak peak featurette of the movie Underworld Evolution and a sneak peek at the Underworld Comic Book.