Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
(2009)
Overview
A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.
Director
Patrick Tatopoulos
Top Billed
Rhona Mitra
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Collection
Underworld Collection
Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 6.5/10October 9, 2015
I should have crushed you under my heel the day you were born.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the prequel to the previous two Underworld films. It tells the story about what led to the werewolf/vampire feud, with bloody energetic results.
In core essence this is Braveheart/Spartacus, only in CGI laden horror/action form. Michael Sheen buffs up into Karl Urban, who as Lucian (bad ass Lycan) leads his species to a bloody revolt, and Kate B…
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EvilWayz
⭐ 10/10July 1, 2017
No idea why the rating for this flick is hovering just above 50"%. As far as prequels go this one is brilliant. The first movie left a lot of gaps in the story, where did Lucian come from, what started the war, how did he get to be the lover of the King's daughter in the first place. While there is a lot of epic battles with the gore that goes with, this movie is easily the best movie in the franchise, which is minor heresy on my part since Ka… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$92,158,961