Rise of the Lycans | The Right Way to Do a Prequel

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  • @DarthKay093
    @DarthKay09323 күн бұрын

    For me the casting of Rhona Mitra as Sonja was the perfect one since she makes the ''Victor spared Selene because of likeness'' look more believable then the blonde one we saw briefly in the first movie. Rhona and Michaels onscreen chemistry was just perfect too ❤‍🔥

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    And the 2017 remaster of the first film would add in flashbacks of Rhona Mitra to replace the original one of Sonja

  • @angelaholmes8888

    @angelaholmes8888

    22 күн бұрын

    Yes she's amazing in the film 😊

  • @DarthKay093

    @DarthKay093

    22 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob I have yet to find that version :(

  • @DarthKay093

    @DarthKay093

    22 күн бұрын

    @@angelaholmes8888 yeah she was ^^

  • @Anynom
    @Anynom23 күн бұрын

    That speech is so damn epic. "We can be slaves...or we can be...LYCANS!"

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Yeah I was taken aback by it for sure

  • @tytybaby06

    @tytybaby06

    12 күн бұрын

    Yesss I love it!!

  • @jerromimuckle139

    @jerromimuckle139

    9 күн бұрын

    Favorite part of the movie

  • @jasongarcia1886
    @jasongarcia188620 күн бұрын

    Rise of the Lycans was actually my favorite movie of the franchise

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    20 күн бұрын

    Fair choice

  • @catspawgardner3213

    @catspawgardner3213

    17 күн бұрын

    Michael Sheen really sold it he carried this film along with Bill Nye.

  • @anyaabusable9888

    @anyaabusable9888

    2 күн бұрын

    100% this. Underworld just had too much heavy exposition and very blatantly leaned on the World of Darkness for me.

  • @jennivamp5
    @jennivamp523 күн бұрын

    I think Bill Nye would probably have been cast as Tywin if Game of thrones had been made a decade or so earlier

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Oh for sure. It would be interesting to see his take on the character, although Charles Dance was perfect

  • @613harbinger316

    @613harbinger316

    23 күн бұрын

    I know you meant Bill Nighy, but Bill Nye the Science Guy in Game of Thrones sounds fantastic!

  • @julitakamaki4386
    @julitakamaki438622 күн бұрын

    I actually like Sonja much more than Selene. I’m surprised people accused her of being useless. She was a great character. She also balanced warm femininity and cool strength while swinging a sword. That’s not easy to do. Especially these days with all those insufferable Mary Sues running around.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    The Faux Action Girl was usually the other extreme of the Mary Sue

  • @thoughtfulwatcher

    @thoughtfulwatcher

    16 күн бұрын

    Here here. An actual likable and strong female character.

  • @spitkitten
    @spitkitten22 күн бұрын

    I wanna say casting Michael Sheen is just the right way to do anything...

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Even Twilight lol

  • @columbatiberius2176
    @columbatiberius217623 күн бұрын

    Rise of the Lycans is the one I've rewatched the most. A mix of me liking wolves more than bats, and my preference for medieval fantasy over urban fantasy. Glad to see more people recognising this film's quality.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Can't believe it took me this long to appreciate it

  • @faruquekhan3353

    @faruquekhan3353

    21 күн бұрын

    I love that movie, and to me, it was the best one along with the first one.

  • @BadBoysLover
    @BadBoysLover17 күн бұрын

    As much as I might've liked the first Underworld movie and enjoy the world, Rise of the Lycans will forever be my favorite. Michael Sheen SLAYS this role, and Rhona Mitra is so amazing as Sonja as well.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    17 күн бұрын

    They really do XD

  • @danieldejesusfigueredoorop1428
    @danieldejesusfigueredoorop142823 күн бұрын

    The second Sonja took out the helmet I just said: woah! (amazing design btw, those deathdealer's armours). I agree with Underworld working well as a trilogy.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Yes, I love the armour!

  • @thegunslinger1363
    @thegunslinger136321 күн бұрын

    Bill Nighy was incredible as Viktor.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Well I can appreciate that NOW 😂

  • @VTsiFanfic

    @VTsiFanfic

    8 күн бұрын

    Yeah but that line is still funny. "You have betrayed me! To be with an AHN EH MUL!"

  • @stefvanroey8191

    @stefvanroey8191

    3 күн бұрын

    ​@@VTsiFanfic me and my brothers still quote it at eachother years later

  • @Cynic-Retired
    @Cynic-Retired22 күн бұрын

    I actually recommend watching the trilogy in this order: Underworld, Underworld Rise Of The Lycans, Underworld Evolution, trust me it flows brilliantly this way.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Ooh that's interesting. I hadn't thought of that

  • @EssayOfThoughts

    @EssayOfThoughts

    6 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob Absolutely seconding Cynic; it's how I watched the series and there's a reason Underworld is my favourite trashy pleasure! (Okay, it's mostly that the series goes all in on what it is, but also it does help provide elucidation for characters and a bit more background going into Evolution!)

  • @anyaabusable9888

    @anyaabusable9888

    2 күн бұрын

    Interesting idea. Having rise of the lichens as the second part does give it a sort of Empire strikes back sort of feeling.

  • @eldwdubu6968
    @eldwdubu696823 күн бұрын

    I loved Rise of the Lycans and enjoyed all of them. It's the best vampire saga franchise of all time.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    I'm partial to Darren Shan but definitely the best film series for sure 😅

  • @thegunslinger1363

    @thegunslinger1363

    22 күн бұрын

    Bill Nighy was absolutely incredible as Victor.

  • @Marijana0001
    @Marijana000119 күн бұрын

    "So why does it work?" Because Michael Sheen shirtless, duh , lol ...It's an awesome movie, yeah.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Non aromantics are fun creatures

  • @irishinnj72
    @irishinnj7222 күн бұрын

    In the first Underworld movie actress Jázmin Dammak who played Sonja in the flashback scene, was asked by director Len Wiseman if she would be willing to dye her hair black, but relented when she demanded more money for doing it. Michael Sheen said in an interview that he was nervous playing Lucian again because it was 6 years since he did the first one and he wanted to look the same, since he was playing an Immortal. So he hired a personal trainer and hit the gym hard to shed some pounds and get as lean as he had been in the original, as well as put on some muscle to look more like an action hero. Bill Nighy said that until Underworld, he had not only never done an action movie before. But even said that he had never thrown a punch in his entire life. Mark Rein-Hagen who created both the "Vampire: The Masquerade" and "Werewolf: The Apocalypse" role playing games back in the early 1990's. Has said for many years that the Underworld franchise ripped off his games because the worldbuilding and the hierarchy's of the Vampires and Werewolves are virtually identical to his creations.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    oh didn't know that about Jazmin, but that explains why they got a brunette Sonja for this one

  • @jedipoz
    @jedipoz22 күн бұрын

    "movies that defined my childhood and adolesence" MY BACK!!!!!!!!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Hehe two decades ago now

  • @thephenome1462
    @thephenome146222 күн бұрын

    Maybe I'm just enjoying movies too much to be too critical, but Bill Nighy is just as good in both the first and third movies. The man nails the image of an arrogant, over the top vampire elder, he really is the yardstick for anything akin to such a character. And as for what the movie critics said - that verdict shows, once again, that they are just another group of subjective people, whose opinions aren't worth more than anyone elses.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    There is no enjoying Underworld too much ^_^ Not that I'm biased or anything...

  • @Scoonertuna
    @Scoonertuna23 күн бұрын

    This It's so under appreciated and it is my personal favorite of the franchise. It created its own little genre Sword & Supernatural

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Is that the actual name lol?

  • @Scoonertuna

    @Scoonertuna

    23 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob Nope, I just made it up, but this film is definitely fits in that description.

  • @forrestredd2706
    @forrestredd270622 күн бұрын

    My favorite of the Underworld movies, and one of the best prequels ever.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    You speak le truth my friend!

  • @sicksadworld997
    @sicksadworld99721 күн бұрын

    My favorite movie of the franchise in my opinion. I remember tearing up when Sonja was killed. Really wish they hadn't killed off Lucian he would have been a great ally to Selene and Michael.

  • @alfieingrouille1528

    @alfieingrouille1528

    11 күн бұрын

    Same

  • @irishinnj72
    @irishinnj7222 күн бұрын

    As a fan of Werewolves this movie is my favorite in the series. The casting for this series has been excellent. Actor Bill Nighy is perfect as Viktor, as is Michael Sheen as Lucian, they both steal every scene they're in. Rhona Mitra was also an excellent casting choice. She looks and sounds so much like Kate Beckinsale that you could believe that Viktor saw his daughter in Selene. Definitely a huge improvement in the Lycans and Werewolves designs and special effects. In fact, they're better than most other Werewolf movies I've seen in the last several years.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Probably not a coincidence that the director also had an extensive background in VFX

  • @Born2beSPRA
    @Born2beSPRA17 күн бұрын

    Michael S is a great actor and loved and believed his speech and can see why werewolves chose him as a leader

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Hell, I'm ready to follow him into battle after having seen that speech so many times

  • @BradLad56
    @BradLad5622 күн бұрын

    Regardless of his politics, Michael Sheen owns this role. Nobody could play Lucian like him.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Politics?

  • @BradLad56

    @BradLad56

    21 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob He's just said some things in the past I don't agree with that's all. Doesn't take away from his acting ability though.

  • @RictusHolloweye

    @RictusHolloweye

    20 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob - He unloaded on Boris Johnson as being "the absolute worst of what politics can be", though I see that is pretty uncontroversial... except for the fact that even worse may yet be possible.

  • @humpteedumptee8629
    @humpteedumptee86294 күн бұрын

    I love the ambush scene when the wolves attack from tunnels.

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes888822 күн бұрын

    This is one of my favorite films in the franchise i really enjoyed rhona mitra as sonja and it was great seeing Michael and bill again

  • @carlrood4457
    @carlrood445717 күн бұрын

    I think the key was (no surprise), Michael Sheen's performance as Lucien. I found him to be the most interesting character in the original and that continued here.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Yeah they still kept him interesting and he obviously had a lot of enthusiasm and passion for the role

  • @forrestredd2706
    @forrestredd270622 күн бұрын

    I forgot about Gabriel, and remember loving it the first time I watched it - in no small part due to the presence of Andy Whitfield.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Aha that's the main reason I watched it too XD

  • @Driveby-Viktum
    @Driveby-Viktum23 күн бұрын

    My first prequel experience was " Missing In Action II : The Beginning". God Bless Chuck Norris.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Alas I've never seen anything Chuck has done

  • @Driveby-Viktum

    @Driveby-Viktum

    23 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob Looks like it's time for an MIA 1-2-3 retrospective then!

  • @drixcaster5169
    @drixcaster516918 күн бұрын

    It really pains me that Lucien Died in the first underworld movie. Just imagine if him and Selene teamed up against Viktor.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    I'm happy with him dying because I feel like his story had run its course. It meant more for Selene to do it herself IMO

  • @victoriafolch-pi5824
    @victoriafolch-pi582422 күн бұрын

    Viktor is our resident diva

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Spot on analysis 🤣

  • @benjalucian1515
    @benjalucian151519 күн бұрын

    Michael Sheen is SO talented.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Indeed

  • @whitelioness87
    @whitelioness8722 күн бұрын

    Excellent breakdown of this under appreciated gem! My Dad and I watch this trilogy anytime it’s on TV, and we both love the character of Lucian. This prequel is still our favorite for all the reasons you elaborated on (though I am partial to the SW prequels, but just barely). The action, settings, and characterizations carried by fantastic actors all around make this a must for anyone who loves the ole bat vs. wolf rivalry!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    In fairness I haven't watched the SW prequels since the late 2000s lol

  • @FaithOriginalisme
    @FaithOriginalisme23 күн бұрын

    Kingdom of Heaven is the movie I think suffered the most from those cuts in that time frame

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Oh yes for sure. But at least Ridley Scott had the clout to know he'd be releasing his director's cut later on

  • @FaithOriginalisme

    @FaithOriginalisme

    23 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob And what a director's cut it is! One of the best movies ever made, imo. I just wish that time period did better by all these movies

  • @MicaOShea-oe7ir

    @MicaOShea-oe7ir

    2 сағат бұрын

    Even with a brilliant director's cut it still robs everyone of the experience. Orlando should be known for playing such a great role in a heartbreaking historical drama instead it's dismissed as a bad action movie set in the Crusades--because that's what the execs forced them to cut it down to. Waste of a great movie.

  • @ChrisTheAspergerGuy
    @ChrisTheAspergerGuy22 күн бұрын

    When I saw this one, I didn't really appreciate it at the time. I should give it another watch. I hope you'll cover Awakening and Blood Wars too. I'd love to hear your perspective on those.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Hehe maybe one day. I didn't find Blood Wars as bad as everyone else

  • @mtverv
    @mtverv22 күн бұрын

    I really love the Underworld Series and think it’s one of the more underrated movie Series. The only one of the Series I think actually matches the majority opinion of “those bad really campy movies” is Awakening. Blood Wars is way better than it gets credit for lol. I think the problem that you saw here with the heavy cuts to the film really proliferate through the whole Series. Other than Awakenings hard left when it comes to the Worldbuilding (which I did not like AT ALL) the biggest problem is that plots feel too rushed. The first movie is the longest in the Series by 15 minutes. That’s an eternity in movie time. Micheal needed more time to decompress in Evolution before being thrown into the fire again, the issues you said here for this, and Awakening just needed an entire rewrite outside the character of David lol. Anyway I’m glad someone else enjoys these movies as much as I do lol

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    And Awakening was the only one that went into production without a finished script, and they couldn't decide if it should be campy at first

  • @mtverv

    @mtverv

    22 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob I didn’t know that but it definitely shows lol.

  • @RandomMackem3247
    @RandomMackem324711 күн бұрын

    If they ever do another underworld movie I want another lycan/werewolf focused one

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Oh for sure. More on the Corvinus ancestorys

  • @collinsobonyo8764
    @collinsobonyo876416 күн бұрын

    It introduced me to the underworld franchise.🔥💯 Never looked back.

  • @jodieg6318
    @jodieg631822 күн бұрын

    Ah the Underworld franchise, a story and concept thought of written pout by a couple of bros eating tacos in their apartment during undergrad and it shows. And I do say that with a lot of love. It's the kind of project that you think of when you're young and ambitus and very convinced of your concept's coolness as you said. I also personally always loved it's bad-ass warrior princess protagonists before they feel to greed of Hollywood executives trying to use feminism as marketing and their "Strong Female Characters". Rise of the Lycans with it's epic Medieval gothic sweep I think enjoyed the coat tails of a post Return of the King world but the whole franchise just had something that really tapped into the nerdy subconscious; the whole aesthetic and iconography of Underworld has a very Vampires: The Masquerade feel to it and with Bloodlines coming out in 2004 it was perfect tie in. Add in Goth aesthetics, from the night club style costumes to classic literature it's something that you set in just about any time or place and still have a good time, rather like a classic table top session of Vampires: The Masquerade. I'm currently running a VTM campaign with lore from Conan the Hyborian Age because VTM, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Conan and Lovecraft are all part of Weird Tale/Fiction and therefore cannon to one another. :)

  • @hitbycars
    @hitbycars5 күн бұрын

    Horse and His Boy was my first Narnia book and will always be my favorite, followed by Silver Chair

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    5 күн бұрын

    Ooh that must have been interesting to start from there

  • @marksheen4873
    @marksheen48732 күн бұрын

    Such an awesome movie. All the underworld movies were awesome

  • @TheCrimsonRevenger
    @TheCrimsonRevenger7 күн бұрын

    I imagine that forcefully biting someone for their blood memories would be considered a huge taboo and violation. Maybe even akin to sexual assault....so if you're going to do it, you better be DAMN sure you're going to find some dirt. And not just the kind of everyday backstabbing every Vampire does, but something BIG. Victor wasn't sure he'd find anything big on Tannis so he wouldn't risk it. He already knew what his daughter had been up to though. He just needed confirmation before he was willing to execute his daughter.

  • @robertokratosrage102
    @robertokratosrage10211 күн бұрын

    One of the best Vampires and Werewolves tales/movie adaptations of all times. Awesome!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    I can't argue lol

  • @T-REX-KNIGHT
    @T-REX-KNIGHT15 күн бұрын

    Back when the lycans were actually a decent threat and not simple canon fodder.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    Seems to stem from problems with Awakening going into production without a finished script and Blood Wars originally meant as a reboot

  • @dococ3272
    @dococ32722 күн бұрын

    Such a fantastic film.

  • @everettparker1313
    @everettparker131312 күн бұрын

    This was an Incredible Masterpiece for Underworld 3 (2009) Rise of The Lycans My All Time Favorite Movie in The Underworld Film Series.

  • @RandomMackem3247
    @RandomMackem324711 күн бұрын

    What would a hybrid between a first gen werewolf and vampire look like?

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    I imagine more like Marcus, because Sonja as the mother carrying the baby might make it default to bat first, whereas Michael was bitten by a werewolf first so he defaults to wolf

  • @LaddRusso91
    @LaddRusso913 күн бұрын

    Might be time to rewatch the Underworld movies again. I like this video, I'll check out some more since I can't seem to be able to sleep anyways

  • @corro202
    @corro20222 күн бұрын

    Great video.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you ^_^

  • @JoeyD_3636_
    @JoeyD_3636_10 күн бұрын

    Nice vid, you have a great style

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Thanking you 🙂

  • @wilfred8391
    @wilfred83917 күн бұрын

    Lucian is still one of my favorite characters in fiction

  • @user-wj9kw6he6b
    @user-wj9kw6he6b18 күн бұрын

    This was my comfort movie for a while,absolutely love it

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    18 күн бұрын

    Very understandable lol

  • @Tom-bi7ir
    @Tom-bi7ir5 күн бұрын

    awesome review man this was so nostalgic.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    5 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching 🙂

  • @janbaltes2863
    @janbaltes286311 күн бұрын

    A sequel that makes you appreciate the first instalment, wouldn't that be a sight, nowadays?

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Is that sarcasm?

  • @andromeda331
    @andromeda33123 күн бұрын

    I love this movie!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    23 күн бұрын

    Good taste XD

  • @alfieingrouille1528
    @alfieingrouille152811 күн бұрын

    Unironically my favourite underworld film

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    11 күн бұрын

    Yes!

  • @alfieingrouille1528

    @alfieingrouille1528

    11 күн бұрын

    @BetterWithBob like seriously though this film makes me retroactively sad that lucian died in the first film I wish his character was used more

  • @elaz925
    @elaz92515 күн бұрын

    Oh shit can't believe I missed the notification for this video I fucking love this movie and have been waiting for your video on it

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    ah every time is the right time for each person lol

  • @HylianWitch
    @HylianWitch22 күн бұрын

    I remember feeling like her death was underwhelming also and I tried to figure out why. In the first Underworld when we see flashbacks to Sonja’s death, it was a slow burn with her screaming and in Rise of the Lycans she burned quickly without screaming or seeming to be a painful death when we probably had the pre expectation in our heads Either way Underworld series is one of my biggest comfort series to watch haha

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Possibly because they hadn't worked out her character in the first film. There she was just Viktor's daughter but here they expanded her to be a warrior and council member, so a dignified noble lady isn't the type to scream

  • @dococ3272
    @dococ32722 күн бұрын

    14:22 he’s one of the most underappreciated.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    Күн бұрын

    I suppose he's just happy to work and take pride in that, not really chasing movie stardom or awards glory

  • @frankmueller2781
    @frankmueller278112 күн бұрын

    Kate Beckinsale always gets my "blood up." 😮

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    12 күн бұрын

    This film must be quite a difficult watch for you then due to her absence

  • @bernadmanny
    @bernadmanny21 күн бұрын

    Glad to hear a *_Gabriel_* shout out, I've never heard that it was meant to be longer, now I want to see it. I'm still annoyed they trimmed the post-credits scene from the DVD release. I couldn't agree more on the mind numbingness of Maleficent.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Yeah Shane Abbess says it was "self indulgent" but I'd like to see the longer version

  • @evegusman7626
    @evegusman762615 күн бұрын

    I love this movie

  • @1Rhettsgirl13
    @1Rhettsgirl1316 күн бұрын

    This was my favorite Underworld film. One thing I'd like to know is where Vampire Sonja appeared. Victor was turned when he was sick and about to die, so did Victor then turn the daughter he already had? Did she want to be turned? Did he find her like he did Selene, and then turn her?

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    He says her mother died giving birth to her, but she's already a child when Lucian is there, so presumably her mother was also a vampire who was able to get pregnant, and her being a vampire who was born rather than turned grew to adulthood naturally

  • @millicentshow
    @millicentshow12 күн бұрын

    gosh the 1972 version is quite a different interpretation! Emma was so clueless comparatively

  • @tylerlyon773
    @tylerlyon77315 күн бұрын

    Nice video dude I love this movie😊

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @aqvist4696
    @aqvist46962 күн бұрын

    Saw Underworld 1 when I was 13 years old and it kickstarted my teenage emo phase 😆 I was absolutely sold on vampires and trenchcoats (Matrix did also help, ngl) But then this movie came out and made me like werewolves more then Vampires all thanks to Michael Sheen

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    2 күн бұрын

    Hell to the yes!

  • @tataxyz123
    @tataxyz12316 күн бұрын

    My fav!

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes888822 күн бұрын

    Are you planning on doing videos on the other two films im curious to hear your thoughts on them🤔

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Not at the moment but sure you never know XD

  • @waynemcauliffe-fv5yf
    @waynemcauliffe-fv5yf17 күн бұрын

    Best of the series mate

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Do we know each other?

  • @waynemcauliffe-fv5yf

    @waynemcauliffe-fv5yf

    10 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob Don`t think so mate. You Aussie?

  • @Kate0Len0Ricky
    @Kate0Len0Ricky9 күн бұрын

    fun fact: I watched Rise of the Lycans before the first Underworld. So, when I did watch it, I spent the whole movie yelling at Michael to get away from Selene and join the Lycans.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    8 күн бұрын

    Ooh that would be an interesting viewing experience 🤔

  • @christopherwatkins66
    @christopherwatkins6615 күн бұрын

    Evolution is my favorite of the franchise by far.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    I'm finding that a lot of people seem to love it

  • @cadillacdeville5828
    @cadillacdeville582817 күн бұрын

    I very much enjoyed this movie. I went and saw it in the theater.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    17 күн бұрын

    Oh so lucky. I've never had the chance to see an Underworld movie in the cinema

  • @NabilAbdulrashidComedy
    @NabilAbdulrashidComedy10 күн бұрын

    My favourite movie of the series by far

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    It seems to be a lot of people's favourite

  • @Jbwynn14
    @Jbwynn1413 күн бұрын

    I love this movie almost as much (or more, depending on my mood), as the first movie....Michael Sheen is Lucian!!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    He is indeed XD

  • @tonywilczynski3602
    @tonywilczynski360221 күн бұрын

    It's funny how Viktor is this badass who kills a lycan so effortlessly in the first movie and was doing so well against a freshly turned hybrid Michael. But in this movie he actually loses to both sonja and lucien sonja just didn't want to kill him and lucien wanted him alive to spit in his face basically like you said.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Lol I can hand wave it with him being freshly awakened in the first film and at a higher power level, whereas in Rise of the Lycans he's been awake for a while. Or he just brushed up on his skills in the few centuries in between 😅

  • @tonywilczynski3602

    @tonywilczynski3602

    21 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob sure been awake awhile it's been a hell of a week for him and he was probably pretty cozy at the time at a relatively high point in his power while Sonja and Lucien are both very active warriors and strong

  • @Barbossa778
    @Barbossa77820 күн бұрын

    Hey Bob, been loving your series. What’s the song that starts at 7:04 with the story chapter? I dig it lol 😂

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    I'll do some digging and try to remember lol

  • @Barbossa778

    @Barbossa778

    8 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob thanks Bob!

  • @Wyatt_B
    @Wyatt_B17 күн бұрын

    I would like to see all of the underworld movies on your channel :)

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    17 күн бұрын

    Hehe perhaps one day

  • @akshaytrayner1960
    @akshaytrayner196019 күн бұрын

    My fave in this messy franchise

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    19 күн бұрын

    Understandable lol

  • @najibzubir7699
    @najibzubir769915 күн бұрын

    For a very long time, I thought Lucian was played by Gary Sinise...

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    Ok that's somewhat understandable going off how he looked in Reindeer Games

  • @mr.s2005
    @mr.s200520 күн бұрын

    this is one of the better prequels I've seen. though I know he gets a lot of crap over his laugh in Twilight, he did have a logical reason for it sounding so strange.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    20 күн бұрын

    Yeah most of the moments that actors tend to get ridiculed for are usually deliberate choices

  • @diannebdee
    @diannebdee22 күн бұрын

    This one is my favourite of the entire franchise. For me it's the best of them all. I loved Rhona Mitra better than Kate Beckinsale. Yep. I said it. Don't care if anyone else doesn't agree. Michael Sheen owned this film. He was the Spartacus of the Lycans and for me, the heart and soul of the films. I recall in the audio commentary with the director and Len Weisman, Len said he'd just edited a copy of the first film that included Rhona's death scene into the original. He said he wanted no doubt going forward in future pressings of the first film that Rhona was the one and only Sonja. I believe there is a copy of the film that features this. The only thing I liked about Blood Wars was Tobias Menzies as Marius. Certainly no Sheen/Lucien, but good nonetheless.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Yeah it's the 2017 Remaster that has Rhona Mitra edited in

  • @HunterHopefool
    @HunterHopefool18 күн бұрын

    It really is one of the better films in the franchise. And I never understood the hate. It's dramatic, action filled, and fits perfectly in the lore. Execution was a little low budget, but it fucking worked.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    18 күн бұрын

    Apparently Evolution had a higher budget than the first. The first had $22 million and Evolution had $45

  • @onithedemonslayer3142
    @onithedemonslayer31429 күн бұрын

    I really like Lucain and rex this is a awesome movie.

  • @oscaka0073
    @oscaka007314 күн бұрын

    20:54 Forgot which movie is this from, is it Van Helsing ?

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes that's it

  • @TheDrexLord
    @TheDrexLord21 күн бұрын

    I love this channel just for the fa t its nice to see someone else like the same trashy movies I do

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    Call me The Trash Validator

  • @alexman378
    @alexman37815 күн бұрын

    Fėministοids Sonya “useless” is probably why we get so many perfect flawless, super powerful from the get go girlbosses today.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    15 күн бұрын

    The 'Faux Action Girl' is like the evil twin of the Mary Sue and I could never stand that label

  • @GH-kk9ue
    @GH-kk9ue17 күн бұрын

    Michael Sheen has never been hotter than when he was in Rise of the Lycans

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    It's the beard I'm assuming?

  • @James-wb7tm
    @James-wb7tm20 күн бұрын

    Whoa evolution was a really good movie!

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    20 күн бұрын

    I didn't enjoy it much. 6/10 for me

  • @danny_decheeto8300
    @danny_decheeto83005 күн бұрын

    yes SIR Van Helsing is the best

  • @tompearce5418
    @tompearce541815 күн бұрын

    Before you get too weepy over Lucian please remember that in the first movie he had no problems abducting and torturing humans to further his goals. He only seems sympathetic because he's trying to ease the awkward situation with Michael, a newborn Lycan whom he's trying to welcome into the clan. At the end of the day he'd become a ruthless murderer after centuries of war, a far cry from the man who freed slaves and offered them immortality if they signed up for his army of freedom fighters.

  • @odin1185
    @odin118517 күн бұрын

    My only problem with the movie is they keep making vampires so weak they have no benefits over humans. Only viktor is ever shown to be strong.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    We do see Sonja do things like backflipping into the air and some acrobatics but admittedly it's not much

  • @SuperDrinkingbuddy
    @SuperDrinkingbuddy17 күн бұрын

    Anyone who loves some Micheal Sheen should check out his prodigal son series

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    17 күн бұрын

    Oh will have a look

  • @ReviewsWithAl_
    @ReviewsWithAl_21 күн бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    21 күн бұрын

    👏👏👏

  • @alexbennett8076
    @alexbennett807622 күн бұрын

    what makes this sad if shew became an elder she could of decided to forum an alliances with the werewolves and still be alive

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Oh that's a very good point

  • @alexbennett8076

    @alexbennett8076

    22 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob yer I just thought about it while I was watching your video it just hit me it's a plot hole that could of been avoided If sheep just listen to her dad

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    Well in her defence, he was planning to have Lucian killed the next day, so she had to help him escape immediately. But yeah, had she listened to him sooner and stopped being a death dealer, she could have made a difference

  • @alexbennett8076

    @alexbennett8076

    22 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob true but there a big what if and I like it

  • @bela_storybooks

    @bela_storybooks

    17 күн бұрын

    ​@@BetterWithBobit is actually implied in the novelization 😅. I don't remember exactly if it was on the pregnancy announcement scene or when she and Lucien were both prisoners, but yeah, she kinda thought that.

  • @milantiquestudios7460
    @milantiquestudios74604 күн бұрын

    Cuz vampires vs werewolves is awesome

  • @comentedonakeyboard
    @comentedonakeyboard11 күн бұрын

    Victor and Lucian not interacting in the first movie is arguably a good thing, or at least dodges a cliche.

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    Yes but it's nice to have that interaction here

  • @nittomckain9739
    @nittomckain973911 күн бұрын

    Work? Why? When?

  • @NotoriousMMATV_
    @NotoriousMMATV_6 күн бұрын

    👏👏

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    6 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @DmytroBogdan
    @DmytroBogdan22 күн бұрын

    22:30 my thoughts exactly. He would be an excellent Tyvin Lannister replacement

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    22 күн бұрын

    And it's funny because Charles Dance himself would join the franchise right after

  • @DmytroBogdan

    @DmytroBogdan

    21 күн бұрын

    @@BetterWithBob two actors that can play a perfect villain

  • @macdmacd7896
    @macdmacd789615 күн бұрын

    i like underworld. its like the matrix. everyone consume lies as their axiom.

  • @gabriellethompson501
    @gabriellethompson50120 күн бұрын

    I also just found out Selene and Lucian are together in real life

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    20 күн бұрын

    They were at the time of the first film but split up. Seem to be still good friends though, and their daughter plays young Selene in Evolution

  • @jonbrown7940
    @jonbrown794015 күн бұрын

    This movie was great

  • @BetterWithBob

    @BetterWithBob

    10 күн бұрын

    No lies detected lol

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