Underworld/Underworld: Evolution/Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Now that the movie deal is over, I thought I should update my review. TL;DR: Movies are awesome, watch Ultraviolet copies offline on iPad/iPhone using Flixter App This review is for the Underworld Blu-ray Trilogy ( Underworld Trilogy (Underworld / Underworld: Evolution / Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy) [Blu-ray ]) that includes the unrated extended version of the first Underworld and a bonus disc of material. As others reviewers have mentioned this movies looks and sounds incredibly good on Blu-ray and I'm sure you will not regret purchasing this box-set. If you're on the fence about buying this, I really can't recommend it enough, even if you're new to Underworld, you'll get immediately 'hooked' to this great movie franchise. As far as the Ultraviolet digital version of the movies, I don't love it, but it works OK. A lot of people complained that Ultraviolet was only for streaming, but I was able to download the movies to my computer with no issues (it worked on my Mac but I imagine it should work on PC as well). If you want to download to you iPad/iPhone you need to use an application called Flixter (The app is called Movies on Android -> Movies ) and then you need to create an account at the Flixter website ([...]) and link it to your Ultraviolet account and voila! you can download your movies to you iPad/iPhone or Android device for offline viewing (no internet connection required).

Not gonna lie... there's a part of me that watches these for the "Kate Beckinsale" factor. But these are, seriously, some awesome movies. I owned the first two on DVD but I'm really not a video- or audio-phile, so I can't really tell you what percentage better the picture or sound quality is. All three movies looked beautiful, though, and if you already own the movies on DVD, I'd say it's worth the upgrade. I got these as part of Amazon's weekly blu-ray deal-of-the-week, but they'd have been a welcome part of my collection at full price. I'm still not sure which movie I like best. I was a bit put off by "Rise of the Lycans" becuase of it's notable lack of Kate Beckinsale, but I do like it a lot. Like most people, I watched them in their release order the first time. But after getting the blu-rays, I watched them in chronological order. MUCH BETTER. Also, it doesn't feel like you're losing Kate Beckinsale... you GAINING her. :P

Absolutely RIVETING! Each Video kept me breathlessly waiting for the next brilliant move. I couldn't believe the story line. Most of these are so boringly done to death that you buy the video more for the captivating picture on the cover than for the actual DVD content. I didn't even know who the actors were who played in this DVD. I had never heard of them. I still haven't. I couldn't tell you their names if you asked me. I now own all 4 of the set. I assume there are no more. If there are more, someone please say something, for I will die never knowing unless I stumble across it. That is exactly how I found these. It was a stumble. Looking for the best price. I am a cheapskate. I have to be. I live on next to nothing and spend only what I must to eat. The rest goes to my video library. Walmart sometimes has a $2.98 Blu-Ray bin at the back of the store. I will take my WalMart wheelchair and go back there, and sit for maybe 2 hrs. straightening up that bin, getting it all arranged real pretty in return, it gives me a chance to dig all the way down in there to see what they have and whether it's worth digging for. They are almost all 2 movies per disc and they want a review for each disc so a lot of them are first timers, but sometimes, u get good ones. That is where I found the fourth issue of this series which led me to you and that is why I "got off the subject",.Or so you thought. I would not have come to Amazon and spent the money on the Trilogy even though the price was not only amazingly fair, it was surprisingly so. I fully expected to pay double what I did, and would have done so. If I may be so bold as to make an advertising suggestion, if there is a legal way to use the Walmart price for the fourth in the set as a lead to your Trilogy set, I would get on it as soon as possible and ride that horse till it dies. And please, if there are more, LET ME KNOW! Sooner rather than later. Thank you, Annette Jones

I am not sure if this has been brought up before but the story makeup of Underworld at first glance kind of reminded me of the story of Romeo and Juliet. Selene a death dealer and fierce vampire warrior who is often denied being with Michael Corvin because he is a lycan (werewolf in the films). Then this otherworldly and deadly war where these two sides vampires and lycans are trying to kill each other. How can one not? Yet, it should be pointed out that too bad for William Shakespeare the original is not always better. Sometimes it gets surpassed as is the case with Underworld. Underworld, at least, the first film is much like the story of Romeo and Juliet but in a Supernatural/Horror world making it more sexy stylistically. It's wonderful from the reflective narrative voice-overs of Selene played by Kate Beckinsale to the dressware of the high and mighty vampires. In Underworld: Evolution. Next after the events of Underworld, we have Selene hoping to bring an end to the pursuit of her and Michael by Marcus, a vampire elder instrumental in Underworld only for Marcus to turn against her out of wanting to free his brother, William. Unfortunately for everyone William could never be released due to his insatiably hunger for destruction. And it is with Underworld: Evolution one sees why the often small, but there lengthiness becomes necessary. Every little piece in Underworld was needed to set up the events that will transpire in Underworld: Evolution. So by the time one reaches Underworld: Evolution one can just move into a more action-heavy film which is where Underworld: Evolution really succeeds. It actually gains an improvement. Even so, Underworld: Evolution doesn't skim on story, the interesting things, that appear in Underworld: Evolution is the tracing and discovering of the true originators of the vampires and lycans. Meanwhile, Selene and Michael's romantic relationship is developed quite strongly to what it was meant to be from the beginning. As to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans that goes way, way back into the lies Viktor kept from Selene and many other vampires.

I know people are having issues with the ultraviolet copy, but this is not why I bought this collection. These are all great movies and worth getting five stars regardless of the digital copy. I mainly wanted to write this review because I know some people are expecting movie tickets within the box or on the packaging. This may be true if you buy somewhere else like Best Buy, but my tickets were sent to my email by Amazon the day after I ordered the collection. I am so thankful a previous person already stated this in their review because I was expecting the tickets as a code on the box, after reading the reviews, I went to my email and found it in my deleted folder because I accidentally deleted it a couple days ago. I retrieved them and got the code to print two tickets to see the new underworld movie. I am not sure why different people are receiving them differently but if the tickets did not come with the movies, then check your email! Hope this helps!

I'm really excited about this set because it contains the extended "Underworld", the anime episodes, and the packaging just looks awesome! I have the three films already, but only on dvd and my copy of "Underworld" is just the theatrical version. I'm really looking forward to upgrading this to Blu ray! Each film is loaded with special features: "Underworld" Extended cut - Commentary with Director Len Wiseman, Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman, Outtakes, Featurettes: Fang vs.Fiction, The Making of "Underworld", The Visual Effects of "Underworld", Creature Effects, Stunts, Designing "Underworld", The Look of "Underworld", Sights and Sounds, Music Video by Finch - "Worms of the Earth", Storyboard Comparison. "Underworld Evolution" - Filmmakers' Commentary with Len Wiseman, Patrick Tatopoulos, Brad Martin and Nicolas De Toth, Featurettes: Bloodlines: From Script to Screen, The Hybrid Theory, Making Monsters Roar, The War Rages On, Building a Saga, Music and Mayhem, Music Video "Her Portrait In Black" by Atreyu. "Underworld Rise of the Lycans" - Filmmaker Commentary with Len Wiseman, Patrick Tatopoulos, James McQuaide, Gary Lucchesi and Richard Wright, Behind the Castle Walls: Picture-in-Picture, Lycanthropes Around the World Interactive Map, Featurettes: "Underworld Rise of the Lycans" - From Script to Screen, The Origin of the Feud, Re-Creating the Dark Ages: The Look of "Underworld Rise of the Lycans", Music Video: "Deathclub (Wes Borland/Renholder Remix)" By William Control Feat. Matt Skiba. The fourth disc contains the complete three-part animated series "Underworld Endless War", which contains the franchise' main characters in stories that flesh out the centuries old struggle between vampire and werewolf. This set also comes with Ultra-Violet digital copies for each film, but seeing as how most people have had a rather disagreeable time with this brand I wouldn't count it as a plus. I personally don't care about digital copies one way or another, so to me this set is great! The collection will also contain two movie tickets to see the fourth installment, "Underworld Awakening", in theaters this January. I'm greatly anticipating this movie as well! I think this is a collection worth getting if you're a fan of the series, and if you haven't seen the films before but like dark fantasy, this set won't let you down! UPDATE - Apparently Amazon does not include the movie tickets with this product and so that is somewhat disappointing. I take one star off my review but still feel this is a great collection.

The Underworld series is one of my favourite film franchises, as movies bringing my favourite monsters - vampires & werewolves - together are so limited. I liked the gothic setting and ultra-cool visceral action sequences. However, the werewolf design certainly isn't the most realistic, being more cat-like than lupine / canine-like (the werewolf in Van Helsing is still the best-looking, although it was entirely a CGI creation). William, the original lycan ancestor, remains the best & most realistic-looking werewolf in the entire series. Nevertheless, the video and audio quality in blu-ray is top-notch. The series' signature bluish tinge and dark setting serves as a solid test of any HD TV's black levels. Visuals are sharp and highly detailed, especially important for night and underground settings. The audio, in uncompressed PCM format, is pure listening bliss. Gunfire and action sequences explode with full aural clarity. The subwoofer reproduces bass levels accurately. I was a bit disappointed that Rise of the Lycans was encoded in Dolby TrueHD instead of uncompressed PCM, but the movie audio was still acceptable. My favourite of the series remains Evolution, because it brought the series' main protagonists (Selene & Michael) head-to-head with their toughest antagonists (the original vampire & lycan ancestors). We also get to meet the 'founding father' Alexander Corvinus and feed on some background story details in the opening film prologue. I highly recommend this blu-ray boxset as a collectible for HD movie buffs, and can't wait for the blu-ray release of Awakening to complete my Underworld collection.

This set is a fantastic value for those who never picked up Underworld trilogy in HD. I picked up mine at Best Buy and its a greatly packaged set including the anime shorts that are not part of the original HD trilogy box set. I got my 2 free tickets to Underworld: Awakening and redeemed the tickets last night (value of $20). So basically I get to see the new movie for free and get the original trilogy for less than $15. Sounds like a great value to me. Plus the fact that Im a huge fan of this franchise and of supernatural fiction in general. Sound quality: exceptional HD sound. Video quality: inky blacks, detailed close-ups (you can see pores), absolutely great HD video definition. Extras: would have preferred more, but those provided add depth to the making of the film, particularly the stunts scenes.

Je ne suis pas satisfaite je pensais qu'ils seraient en français.. Comment faire pour me faire rembourser un film à été debaler

I am loving this set, these are great movies, the packaging looks awesome and the extras are an added bonuses!

They were great. All 3. Watched them one after another. Watch em in order

Very, very good. Kate and Scott acted very good with each other.

Hab mir die Tilogie an einem Donnerstag bestellt, ist innerhalb von 7 Werktagen bei mir gelandet. War gebraucht, die Box zeigte starke Gebrauchsspuren, aber Teil 2 war noch Original verpackt. (Ich hatte aber auch die billigste, gebrauchte Version gekauft für 11€ mit Versand^^) Top Preis-Leistungsverhälltnis, für Leute mit Bluray-Player und solche, die der enlgischen Sprache mächtig sind.