Underworld - Az ébredés

A gyors tempó és a rövid játékidő biztosítja a non-stop szórakozást, amely azonban az első két részhez képest csak gépiesen, mindenféle invencióra való törekvés nélkül fut (átköltözés az erdőből a városba és egy modern épület folyosóira inkább A kaptár vagy az első Mátrix filmből merít). Egy B-kategóriás film, amely nem bánt, de nem is kínál olyan emlékezetes akciójeleneteket, mint a második filmben a teherautós jelenet volt. Az effektek időnként jók, időnként átlagon aluliak. De Kate szűk ruhája és kék szemei, barna frizurával keretezve, még mindig menők. Pontosan két és három csillag között. A tavalyi A pap - Háború a vámpírok ellen vizuálisan eredetibb és merészebb volt. (2012.01.20)

No mythology, no juice, no beginning, no end. A very peculiar film where you can enjoy decent action, editing and sound, an excellent Kate Beckinsale and a few of her moves, which are truly worth it. Otherwise, it's a disgraceful made-in-Hollywood routine. Everything is further intensified by the short running time that doesn’t leave room to attempt anything. The first one was good, it was more stylish and larger, which is ironic considering the budgets. (2012.02.25)

I found the fourth installment of the Underworld saga to be the grittiest and bloodiest yet. The plot this time follows more the first and second parts, which was not a bad thing at all, although some might argue that the drastic jumping in time between the episodes does not benefit the series, but it didn't. I welcomed the return of Kate Beckinsale, as I didn't really like Rhona Mitra very much, and Kate is already a part of this series. What bothered me most were the somewhat poorly done effects in places, which were most noticeable with the lycans, but the superlycan was handled well visually. Aside from that, I must point out that in terms of logic, Awakening was the most stupid episode so far (Selene manages to both tip over a van and shoot her way through the bottom of a rapidly falling elevator in a matter of seconds), but my weakness for this series prevents me from giving it less than an average three stars. At times the plot is a bit wilder, but it still has a proper dose of action, chases and shoot-outs (albeit sometimes very out there and into the void). (2012.02.25)

The return of Latex Kate to the series is just a total washout and what's more, probably the beginning of more and more sequels. Her costume is nice, but something might as well start happening in those movies since it's a set now. But replacing a potential lover with a potential daughter? That’s no way to improve things. But the presence of Stephen Rea (Neil Jordan's favorite, who was especially excellent in Interview with the Vampire) and Sandrine Holt (Once a Thief, Mutant X, and The L Word) was a pleasure. (2012.07.31)

I feel that Kate Backinsale is made for the world of Underworld the same way Mila Jovovich is made for Resident Evil. It is and always will be that way, and it will always have a lot to do with latex. I haven’t seen Underworld in a very long time and I missed some instalments, but despite that I thought I might watch the latest one and that it might surprise me. The action wasn’t bad, but it was the only thing saving an absolutely terrible screenplay. It’s simply a horrible bullshit. (2013.04.03)