Originally Posted by FiLm Fr3aK
Hi Mary Lo!
I was anxious to read your thoughts on Underworld since you are my werewolf watching friend....
I was anxious to read your thoughts on Underworld since you are my werewolf watching friend....
I did not think this movie was as good as I hoped it would be... Jesus we have been watiting to see it for what like a year now or something....
but with that being said, it was not as bad as everyone is making it out to be either....
but with that being said, it was not as bad as everyone is making it out to be either....
I agree with you--definitely a rental. I wish I'd waited and rented it, but I didn't. I doubt I could've even if God Himself had appeared beside my bed one night and said, "My child, do not go forth to see that movie."
That was how highly I'd been anticipating this thing.
I agree with you on alot of your qualms. But the question I propose to you is what would you have rather seen in the movie? The Romeo/Juliet factor to me was OVER emphasized in prior monthes...
I guess I want to know either what would you had rather happen in this film and what would you like in Underworld2. Assuming of course this one hasnt turned you off so completely that you wont even go see the sequal....
I guess I want to know either what would you had rather happen in this film and what would you like in Underworld2. Assuming of course this one hasnt turned you off so completely that you wont even go see the sequal....
Having a R & J plot is a problem most of the time, I think--as you said, it's been overplayed again and again. Plus, I have to add that Romeo and Juliet is probably one of my least favorite of Shakespeare's plays, aside from some kick-ass lines and monologues, mostly on the part of Mercutio.
Why the Underworld R & J thing bothered me:
Absolutely no reason for, and not a helluva lot of evidence of, a deep and tradition-defying love on the part of our lovers, first and foremost--which you gotta have if you're gonna pitch this thing as R & J with vampires and werewolves. It was all tease and no show. I would much rather them have built up a rapport of some kind instead of relying on some tepid sexual tension.
At least, as I remember it, there was no actual declaration of love. That would've just made me laugh.
This movie also severely suffers from the lack of a Mercutio--one smart and engaging character who steals the show and dies because he's caught in the middle. Lucian comes closest to this, but he's certainly no Mercutio. He's barely even a Tybalt. He has no close ties to either of the main characters, much less real emotions towards them.
I don't think our filmmakers actually read the play. If they had, they'd surely have been smart enough to steal more than the surface elements and use them to their advantage.
There's other stuff I'd probably change or want to have seen, but I'm tired.
Would I see the sequel? Oh, hell, probably. I am a sucker for the snazzy trailers. Also, I hold out hope that having the storyline and history already set up might help matters, and allow the filmmakers to focus more on the characters.
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