The War that Started all Wars

Okay, so this story starts on a cold Sunday morning. I had just woken up in my sister's dorm. It was a long and happy filled night. Since it was my birthday weekend I had spent the night in Newark celebrating with my sister and some of her friends. Anyways, I woke up and find my self alone in the dorm room. My sister had an RA meeting that morning, so I raid her fridge and look for something to kill the beast inside my tummy. I then sit on her couch and start flipping channels. As I am flipping through channels I think to myself, "200 channels and there is nothing to watch." I am about to give up on TV when I suddenly stumble upon a movie that is just beginning. The opening credits for the big production companies are being shown, you know like the woman holding a torch (Columbia Pictures) or the drop of water falling (Imagine Productions). Anyway I decide to keep it on and try to guess what movie it is. You see I would always think, if I was going to be big in Hollywood, I needed to know a movie the second the opening credits rolled by. So I watched and watched and came to the sudden realization that I had not watched this movie. So I keep on watching and find out that it was Underworld, the first one. I am a little nervous about watching it due to the fact that the movie's trailer scared the Jesus out of me when I was a kid. My aunt went to go see it and told to me to come with her, but I was too afraid. The trailer alone made me sleep with three night lights on for a good three weeks. So I was hesitant, but my curiosity overpowered my fear. So I watched it and I couldn't believe it...I LOVED IT! 

But this post isn't about Underworld or Underworld: Evolution (the second movie in the trilogy). No this is about Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which hit theaters last Friday. I was one of the lucky ones to see it on premier night at a Regals in North Brunswick. I say I was one the lucky ones because Regals decided to card everyone that bought a ticket to the movie that night, and since they hardly ever do that many people were caught without an ID. So that meant more room in the theater...just how I liked it. The movie, however, is what most caught my attention. 

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a two story film. One of the storys is about the forbidden love of Lucian and Sonja, a lycan and vampire, respectively. For obvious reasons the two species could never intermarry, which causes a problem with the main characters. But they struggle through. This love also causes one of the leaders of the vampires, Victor, to go on a killing rampage. What also makes this situation more difficult is that Victor is the father of Sonja and he is very conservative when it comes to the "lover" of his daughter. So you can pretty much tell that Lucian is not the number one choice. The other story is about the war Victor starts on the Lycans and their spawn.  Now if you have seen the first movie, then you have a good grasp on what happens next. However, if you are new to the Underworld parade, then this is a good spot to start. There is nothing in the first two movies that you will really need to know to watch this. The first and second movie both re-iterate what happens in the beginning. So I suggest you get your ID and head towards the nearest theater near you.

Oh, and P.S there was really no need for this movie to get an "R" rating. There honestly wasn't that much gore and violence. Just thought my readers should know in case they were scared of watching this film... :)