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Underworld - Rise of the Lycans Details

2009 Certificate 18
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An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the the race of aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. Read more

Starring Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh
Director Patrick Tatopoulos
Genres Horror

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Underworld - Rise of the Lycans

An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the the race of aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Starring Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, Kevin Grevioux
Director Patrick Tatopoulos
Studio ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections 100 Most Wanted
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 18 May 2009
Blu-ray: 02 Nov 2009
Production year: 2009
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews of Underworld - Rise of the Lycans

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  • 2 stars out of

    A pointless stand-alone prequel to Len Wisemans vampire/werewolf movies, ham-fistedly helmed by sfx creator turned... read more on Time Out

    • Nigel Floyd, 
    • Time Out
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  • 86 out of 88 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    lycan overload!

    great prequel explaining the start of the war.

    highly recommended with loads of action.

    WARNING : a lot more gore than the other films!

      • A customer from Manchester
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  • 36 out of 37 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Fun schlock

    This prequel is actually a hell of a lot more fun than the first two movies, mainly because it tells a simple but effective story as efficiently as possible - think Romeo & Juliet meets Spartacus in a horror castle. The low budget does show through at times with some shoddy CGI but it's still enjoyable in a Hammer horror for the noughties way, helped by a cast of Brit thesps who pull off the lines with a straight face and bags of enthusiasm. It may not be a masterpiece but it does what it says on the tin cheerfully enough and doesn't outstay it's welcome (it's short and fast).

      • A customer from England
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    Underworld - Rise of the Lycans

    Wiseman set to take Underworld to TV?

    • 26 Jan 2009

    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 in 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 Read more

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