Wow, wow, wow! 'Underworld' is an action-packed, visually stunning spectacle!

As mentioned in my 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' review, it is best to view 'Rise' first, and then 'Underworld' - although 'Underworld' was the first film in the series. It makes more sense, since you will now have a much better background on Lucian. Lucian is the leader of the werewolves, and the antagonist (he was the protagonist in 'Rise of the Lycans').

Centuries after Lucian became the Werewolf (Lycan) leader, the feud between vampires and werewolves still rages on. Lucian is trying to join vampire and werewolf blood to create a super species, but he needs the blood of a human, Michael Corvino, who is the direct descendent of the vampire/werewolf ancestor.

'Underworld' features excellent performances from a very good cast - especially Bill Nighy as Viktor, and Kate Beckinsale as Selene. The make-up and visual effects are fantastic. There's loads of action, and incredible chase sequences, with stunning photography. This truly is a perfectly polished production. There never really is a dull moment - considering the film runs 132 minutes (I watched the extended version).

This is non-stop action and entertainment from beginning to end. There's also more than enough suspense and horror for the horror buffs. 'Underworld' is an incredible action horror like no other. And the ending leaves you hungry for more!

Don't know why I never got around to watching this. Good solid fantasy about the war between Vampires and Werewolves. The feel of the movie is great, Dark and Gothic, good music, and the cast is superb led by a very sexy Kate Beckinsale. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

I still love this movie after all these years. The writers came up with a whole history of the war between the Lycans and Vampires. They really fleshed it out really well in the first three movies starting with this one. In fact, in this movie, you hear how Vampires and Lycans even came into existence, via Alexander Corvinus. The plot is absolutely there.

Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman, have great chemistry. Selene is the "star character" of the movie and of the franchise. Wanting revenge against the Lycans for killing her entire family 600 hundred earlier. However, she finds out a few truths that change everything. Beckinsale really delivers everything that is needed for this character, including lots of awesome action.

You may think there are weak points, like how the Vampires/Lycans are getting with all this stuff without being found out by humans, but later in the franchise series, you find out why that is. There is an established setting already. So sometimes you hear characters talk about other characters or events that happened. You almost feel like there could be several more prequels if they wanted. But they did a good job explaining everything as part of the plot.

This movie serves the more modern goth-ish era when bands like Evanescence, Nightwish, Within Temptation were at the height of their careers. Selene in all black, long black coat, black hair, dark eyelashes, pale white skin fits the bill. I recommend it for people that like fantasy, vampire, goth, genre. This is the beginning of a continuing story. 10/10