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The Official RAZZIE® Forum : Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! http://www.razzies.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; The Official RAZZIE® Forum : UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS : Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! Tue, 21 May 2013 03:58:21 +0000 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:12:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.70 360 www.razzies.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3428 The Official RAZZIE® Forum http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_images/RazzieLogo02.gif http://www.razzies.com/forum/ Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Skip to 06:12.5ISobo7jFnsAny thoughts? ... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=52274#52274 Author: Vits
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Posted: September 16 2012 at 1:12pm

Skip to 06:12.

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Any thoughts?

]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:12:33 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=52274#52274 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Originally posted by MaryJI... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=31034#31034 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
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Posted: April 23 2010 at 6:56pm

Originally posted by MaryJ

I loved the underworld series, and this was my least favorite of the 3, but I still had a great time watching it!

It's a guilty pleasure; the second one was the "best".
]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:56:53 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=31034#31034 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : I loved the underworld series,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=31031#31031 Author: MaryJ
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Posted: April 23 2010 at 12:29pm

I loved the underworld series, and this was my least favorite of the 3, but I still had a great time watching it!]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:29:30 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=31031#31031 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : I saw recently saw U3. I was never... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=24995#24995 Author: moviewizguy
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Posted: June 19 2009 at 7:25am

I saw recently saw U3. I was never a fan in the first place, but I found the second entertaining enough. The first was kinda uninteresting with an uninteresting story. I never cared for the story that much, and why they hate them and why she loved him, but I liked the action scenes. This film was better than the first film, but not better tha the second. It's entertaining enough, with some horrible CGI werewolves, but it's not bad for a threequal with none of the protagonists returning. Since I never appreciated Romeo and Juliet as its own story, I'm surprised to say I enjoyed the story in this film. Overall, this was entertaining for what it's worth, if not completely uneccessary. 6/10]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:25:00 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=24995#24995 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : There have been many sequels released... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21402#21402 Author: sportsartist24
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Posted: March 15 2009 at 5:29pm

There have been many sequels released in theaters that have ended up being crappy. And I also agree that Underworld 3 should have been direct to DVD.]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:29:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21402#21402 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Ok, so I don't have to make... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21101#21101 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: March 05 2009 at 10:42am

Ok, so I don't have to make my brain hurt again... maybe the scenes are all on YouTube or something, and I can save myself all kinds of pain.

And as far as direct to DVD sequels, we should be glad that they are direct to DVD. How many crappy sequels end up hitting the Big screen, when a Direct to DVD sequel would have worked so much better? I cite the original reason for this discussion... Underworld 3 should have been direct to DVD, too.
]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:42:41 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21101#21101 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Originally posted by CriticalFrankWait,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21097#21097 Author: Michaels
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Posted: March 05 2009 at 9:04am

Originally posted by CriticalFrank

Wait, are you trying to tell me, that there was actually a reason to watch Hollowman? I thought pretty much the entire thing was a waste of film, that was not even worth sitting through...

I mean it made my brain hurt... I must have missed Rhona in the mix...

A reason to "watch" "Hollowman"? No, there's isn't one. There are reasons to FAST FOWARD through it though, like Rhona's scenes and the scene of Elizabeth Shue in her underwear while in bed. Other than that, there's no reason to "watch".

PS: There was a DVD sequel to "Hollowman", starring Christian Slater. Gotta love H-Wood's logic: remake perfectly good movies that are fine the way they are, and make low budget sequels to movies that did "okay" at the box office for DVD only.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:04:17 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21097#21097 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Wait, are you trying to tell me,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21089#21089 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: March 05 2009 at 12:42am

Wait, are you trying to tell me, that there was actually a reason to watch Hollowman? I thought pretty much the entire thing was a waste of film, that was not even worth sitting through...

I mean it made my brain hurt... I must have missed Rhona in the mix...
]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:42:40 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21089#21089 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Originally posted by dEd GrimleyAnyone... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21078#21078 Author: Michaels
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Posted: March 04 2009 at 3:26pm

Originally posted by dEd Grimley

Anyone remember back in Hollowman when Ol Dirty Bacon snuck in on that girl taking a shower or whatever she was doing? That was Rhona. And DAMN she looked hot back in that role.

Oh yes, she did. And judging by how her career has been since, she should have stuck to those non-speaking T&A roles. Now she just has talking T&A roles with some ass kicking on the side. Not that big of a career boost.

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:26:17 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21078#21078 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Anyone remember back in Hollowman... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21075#21075 Author: dEd Grimley
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Posted: March 04 2009 at 1:51pm

Anyone remember back in Hollowman when Ol Dirty Bacon snuck in on that girl taking a shower or whatever she was doing? That was Rhona. And DAMN she looked hot back in that role.]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21075#21075 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Rhona needs to do something to... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21046#21046 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: March 04 2009 at 1:24am

Rhona needs to do something to set herself apart from the crowd...And indeed, playing second choice is not going to get her anything. I just have no idea what she could do to rise above the mediocrity...
]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:24:29 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21046#21046 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Kate is hotter than Rhona, and... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21039#21039 Author: Michaels
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Posted: March 04 2009 at 1:01am

Kate is hotter than Rhona, and her future in movies looks slightly brighter, too. Rhona will be going nowhere fast if she keeps on being Kate's understudy for action roles she turned down.]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:01:27 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21039#21039 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : I don't know if I would say... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21032#21032 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: March 04 2009 at 12:15am

I don't know if I would say that Rhona is just as hot as Kate, but she is close. Either way, movies like this are why she may never get the recognition she might deserve...]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:15:31 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21032#21032 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Doing this movie would only have... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21023#21023 Author: dEd Grimley
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Posted: March 03 2009 at 12:57pm

Doing this movie would only have hurt her career, while Rhona Mithra has far less name recognition, and is just as hot. So it gives her another chance to show herself off, and it gave Michael Sheen a role that was a little more challenging than that silly Frost/Nixon movie. Talk about an easy role.]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:57:31 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=21023#21023 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Honestly, if this is the crap... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20878#20878 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: February 25 2009 at 10:26pm

Honestly, if this is the crap that they had planned, perhaps it is a good thing that Kate bailed on it. I'd hate to have her lend her body...er... I mean talents to this schlock.]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:26:02 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20878#20878 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : I agree, the first two were fun,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20875#20875 Author: Michaels
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Posted: February 25 2009 at 5:47pm

I agree, the first two were fun, but there was no point for this one since the flashbacks in the first two told how the war between vampires and lycans began. Oh why, Kate Beckinsale, why did you have to leave action movies? Why couldn't you stay for one last movie so we could find out what happens after "Underworld 2"? Instead, we get this crap. SIGH!]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:47:32 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20875#20875 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : I will admit, with some reluctance,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20867#20867 Author: CriticalFrank
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Posted: February 25 2009 at 2:51pm

I will admit, with some reluctance, that I saw all three of the Underworlds, in the theater, on opening day. I will also admit, with equal reluctance, that I actually enjoyed the first two. They were kinda fun, in a stupid lose yourself in the action sort of way, the type of movie that one can watch with a stupid grin on their face, and just sort of let the mind roam. That, and they had Kate Beckinsale, and if that isn't enough to get a straight guy interested, perhaps you should check to make sure you're not blind.

The problem with this third one is, it retreads material that was covered sufficiently in a very brief flash back in one of the previous films. The movie was entirely unnecessary, and took out one of the best parts of the originals (once again, I'm talking about Kate... or Scott Speedman, for the ladies out there.) Where are the fun guns, and flashy action? Gone. Where is the small bit of heart that was injected into the first movies? Gone.

All that is left is an empty husk of a movie, tossed out to the remaining fans of this series, like festering meat to a rabid dog. It was a slap on the face. It was a tired retread of the Romeo and Juliet story (or Pyramus and Thisbe, for those that want to point out that Romeo and Juliet was a retread of old territory as well...) Sure, this is what the series was in a nutshell, anyway, but much like the ill-fated Halloween III: Season of the Witch, once you take away the main characters, the series can not sustain itself. One can only hope that Hollywood has learned its lesson with this one, and will let the Lycans die finally.

(First post here by the way, be gentle :-P )
]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:51:05 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20867#20867 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Yea, I could see where they could... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20531#20531 Author: dEd Grimley
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Posted: January 26 2009 at 3:04am

Yea, I could see where they could make a TV series around Underworld. I just don't see how they could make it "not $|-|!+" Even if you like Underworld, as I do, your patience is pretty much on empty at this point.]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:04:10 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20531#20531 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : And if a third movie wasn't... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20529#20529 Author: Michaels
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Posted: January 25 2009 at 11:58pm

And if a third movie wasn't bad enough, word has it a TV series is in the works.

Underworld director Len Wiseman is set to downsize his werewolf versus vampire movie franchise by turning it into a TV drama.

The director has just released Underworld: Rise of The Lycans in America, and he admits he has small-screen plans for the future.

Wiseman, who met and fell for his wife Kate Beckinsale on the first Underworld film, tells BloodyDisgusting.com, "There's a lot of talk about a television series and I'm looking into that. If I could be very involved... I'd be very interested in that.

"We had always hoped to do a trilogy, and now that we've completed that, it's kind of open."

The first two movies were okay, but a TV series? I know a TV series based on "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was in the works, but I don't think it ever got off the ground. Successful movie spin-off series like "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" and "M*A*S*H" only come once in a lifetime.

]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:58:40 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20529#20529 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : To be fair, Underworld has experienced... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20512#20512 Author: dEd Grimley
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 5:20pm

To be fair, Underworld has experienced some minor success and has some following. Now, I can't really explain why, but I've liked them up until now. I saw U3 on Friday, set my expectations pretty low, and it was ya know... mediocre. The thing that always bugged me about Underworld was that they were always using guns to fight, even though guns didn't really seem to have an effect on anything, and those have been taken out for this one. The sword fighting left a bit to be desired, but there were no pointless guns. All in all, it was pretty blah, as I expected. There are definitely worse movies out there, at least. But one thing that Underworld will always have going for it, Bill Nighy is the coolest, most prototypical vampire out there, and he has the perfect mannerisms for it. I felt the costumes in general for the vampires at least were pretty cool.]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:20:23 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20512#20512 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Originally posted by wetbandit82Technically,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20510#20510 Author: Michaels
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 2:34pm

Originally posted by wetbandit82

Technically, this could also be classified as Worst Knock-Off if it becomes eligible for any awards, since this and the rest of the series are essentially stealing from The Real Ghostbusters' episode No One Comes to Lupusville, which presented the vampire-werewolf battle storyline in a far more entertaining and genuinely scary way ("I'm picking up PKE readings in front of us...and to the right...and to the left...and behind us...Gentlemen, we're surrounded...")("Turnip?" "Yes, it is.").

I guess that means it is true what they say, there aren't any new stories left, just ways to retell the ones that we already have. It's just that some retellings are worse than others.

]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:34:51 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20510#20510 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Since essentially no one bothered... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20508#20508 Author: wetbandit82
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 2:15pm

Since essentially no one bothered showing up for the other entries in the series, is anyone going to care how a largely pointless war began in the first place? Especially one beginning in a cliched manner as can clearly be evidenced by the trailers?

Technically, this could also be classified as Worst Knock-Off if it becomes eligible for any awards, since this and the rest of the series are essentially stealing from The Real Ghostbusters' episode No One Comes to Lupusville, which presented the vampire-werewolf battle storyline in a far more entertaining and genuinely scary way ("I'm picking up PKE readings in front of us...and to the right...and to the left...and behind us...Gentlemen, we're surrounded...")("Turnip?" "Yes, it is.").

]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:15:30 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20508#20508 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : To answer the question in the... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20489#20489 Author: Michaels
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Posted: January 23 2009 at 1:38am

To answer the question in the forum header, no, "Underworld" doesn't sound like a shop to buy push-up bras in. It sounds more like a night club where one would find lots of drugs hidden under the bar stools. ]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:38:47 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20489#20489 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Right now, every critic who has... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20485#20485 Author: movieman
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Posted: January 22 2009 at 2:42pm

Right now, every critic who has seen it has given it a positive review,
granted, it's bound to go down, but this good early word-of-the-mouth
could mean it isn't so bad after all.]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:42:53 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20485#20485 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : The bad thing about itis that... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20462#20462 Author: yotypeocom
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 8:52am

The bad thing about it is that it will prob see blu ray before other worthy titles... taking space and time for a lousy prequel of an already garbage movie nobody asked for!]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:52:40 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20462#20462 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Poor Rhona Mitra has become Kate... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20460#20460 Author: Michaels
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 5:17am

Poor Rhona Mitra has become Kate Beckinsale's understudy. Everyone loves Kate as an action heroine, but she no longer want anything to do with that genre. So now Rhona has to be called upon when the movie is about a butt-kicking British brunette. And this isn't by the same director, so who knows how badly that will effect the film. The trailer doesn't excite me at all. This one is straight to DVD worthy indeed.]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:17:54 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20460#20460 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : Oh, this one's gonna get... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20457#20457 Author: RoadDogXVIII
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Posted: January 20 2009 at 4:35am

Oh, this one's gonna get a critical beatdown, I imagine. The acting isjust unbearable (lots of screaming, Rhona Mitra ruining her chances ofbeing a next big thing, Bill Nighy following in Samuel L. Jackson'sfootsteps), the TV spots are lifeless, prequels rarely work (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning)and, yes, it just screams direct-to-video. Why couldn't Lionsgate pickthis up; this looks like it came from their workhouse factory.

By the way, HeadRAZZ, when are you putting up the releases of 2009?
]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20457#20457 Rise, You Lycans...Whatever You Are! : THEY DIDN'T HAVE KATE BECKINSALE... THEY... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3428&PID=20444#20444 Author: HeadRAZZBerry
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Posted: January 18 2009 at 1:42am

THEY DIDN'T HAVE KATE BECKINSALE...

THEY DIDN'T HAVE the ORIGINAL DIRECTOR...

AND THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY REASON NOT to GO STRAIGHT-to-DVD...

SO NATURALLY, THIS ONE IS DEBUTED in THEATRES...BEFORE QUICKLY SKEDADDLING to DVD, in a MATTER of WEEKS.

WE'RE TEMPTED to GO for the OBVIOUS JOKE and SAY THIS LATEST WEREWOLF MOVIE 'BITES." BUT WE'D NEVER SINK SO LOW.

YOU, HOWEVER, MAY SINK as LOW as YOU WISH in RAGGING on UNDERWORLD: RISE of the LYCANS (aka UNDERWORLD 3).

GO AHEAD, SINK YOUR TEETH INTO IT...

Not Actually Kate Beckinsale, but an Incredible Simulation!

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