2016 Directed by Anna Foerster
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Kate Beckinsale Theo James Tobias Menzies Lara Pulver Bradley James Peter Andersson James Faulkner Clementine Nicholson Daisy Head Oliver Stark Charles Dance Zuzana Stivínová Brian Caspe Jan Nemejovský Sveta Driga Dan Bradford David Bowles Tomas Fisher Rostislav Novák Eva Larvoire Jiri N. Jelinek Marielle Tepper Jordan Haj Daniel Pietrucha Jakub Kropáček Sára Arnsteinová Irena Morisakova Terezie Kovalová Tomas Fingerland Show All…
Tom Rosenberg Len Wiseman Gary Lucchesi Richard S. Wright Skip Williamson Henry Winterstern James McQuaide Ben Waisbren Eric Reid Anna Foerster David Kern
Underworld: Next Generation, Underworld 5 - Blood Wars, Underworld 5：Blood Wars, 妖夜尋狼 5：世紀血戰
"...fuck."
I wish Kate Beckinsale would somersault over my head and rip my entire spine out of my living body, too.
When you think this franchise couldn't possibly get any worse...
It's unintentionally hilarious when it's trying so hard to have a plot, then it realizes it can't and surrenders to frenetic brutality in a uneven mix of surprisingly good effects and some occasional bad CGI, loud mayhem and Kate Beckinsale being hot and badass in spandex. Plus I had to watch it dubbed in portuguese and that only enhanced the whole experience.
Selene's voice-overs at the beginning of each of those movies are hilarious:
"For six centuries I was a loyal soldier of the Vampire clan. But I was betrayed"
"In one night the lies that have united our kind have been exposed."
"I was turned by a Vampire. Given the strength to avenge my family against the Lycans. And I was good at it."
"Then I found Michael Corvin, a human that was turned to neither Vampire nor Lycan, but a hybrid of the two. Everything changed."
"I was captured, not knowing that I was carrying Michael's child. (...) I have lived beyond my time. Another new moon in a thousand years of new moons. And I do not care to see it. I have nothing. My coven...my daughter...my love, all gone. And soon, perhaps...my very existence."
Girl should go on Oprah's show with that stuff.
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I have no shame in admitting that I loveloveLOVE the first Underworld and not just because it was originally released on my birthday (although seeing my birthdate on the poster was awesome). It’s just a really fun movie and Kate Beckinsale is so amazing and beautiful. I also really like part 2, but this is a rare (for me) series where each sequel just steps down a bit from the one before it. Like, I probably wouldn’t make a ranked list of these because it would just be the order in which they were released with this being in 5th place. Still, it’s pretty entertaining even if it’s nowhere near…
i think it's funny i said at the beginning of this month how underworld and resident evil franchises seem very similar to me and now i'm here and you know what?
both of them could end as a trilogy for me BUT i still prefer vampires to zombies, thus this franchise wins in my personal battle between the two
imo, there is only one bad seed in this franchise. thank you semira that it's not two
in conclusion, love you underworld <333
So, this is not the action packed rollercoaster ride the previous film was. Instead we get something that feels like it was written by some goth teenager who just bingewatched all of Game of Thrones. But, oddly enough, I didn't hate it. The story goes in some interesting directions and the production values aren't bad for the fifth film in a franchise that very few people were demanding more sequels for. Maybe I just have Stockholm syndrome with this franchise or something, but I actually kind of liked the way this wrapped things up, in case we don't get any more sequels. Selene joins a hippy commune, becomes the Kwisatz Haderach and comes back at the turn of the tide…
1 Hour 31 Minutes - Rated R
Adventure - Action - Horror
Directed by Anna Foerster
Like Selene "I no longer fear death".. for I have come to fear something far more sinister and vile! The very thought of it sends shivers up and down my spine and makes me quake in my boots! Minus the spandex of course for surely it would take hours of labor intensive manpower to get me into the damn thing!
Besides the bloodbath of all the Underworld films combined would pale in comparison to the bloodbath that would ensue should the spandex perimeter be breached and give way there would be massive carnage and fatalities! ;-) But I digress.. And that fear of which…
Society has progressed the need for me to watch any more Underworld movies and thankfully this is the last one in the franchise......Until they reboot it again
There doesn't seem to be much point in reviewing this critic-proof fifth installation in a series, so instead, I answer your burning questions about it over at The Verge, including "How much is this like Game Of Thrones" (surprisingly!), "Is this movie fun?" (not very!) and "What's the most ridiculous thing that happens in this movie?" (I've got a list for you, honey.)
