the werewolves and the vampires should be friends

Rating: Null/10 (25 September 2003)

"Worst...vampire movie...ever..." - Comic Book Guy
Well, he didn't really say that, and Underworld may not be the worst, but it's pretty lame.
First of all, for all the people who got sucked into seeing this, why did the lycans go through all the trouble of having developing these supercool "harnessed daylight" bullets, only to use them once in the beginning and NEVER AGAIN. All that happened was the vampires took their cue, developed their own anti-werewolf bullets and even variations. So werewolves are stupid and vampires are smart? Does this also mean no vampires are going to see this movie as well?
Secondly, I've seen people whining about how different this movie is from The Matrix, and really, it's different aside from how people talk, dress, and fight, which is about 99% of the movie. Aside from that, it's totally original. Well, except for the Romeo and Juliet angle. So, subtract 99.009879% and you are left with the original parts. Oh, right, plus the stuff in the end that's pretty Blade-like. Oh, well. Math majors, you figure it out.
Lastly, this movie ends just where it actually got sort of interesting. Had it at least continued a half hour longer after the so-called climax, it might have been much better. It certainly didn't need two hours to come to its pretty foregone conclusion. AND...
SUPER-SPOILER: How does one not notice two-thirds of your head's been chopped off? Viktor (with a k because it's more vampirey) looks ready to fight again after Selene chops him one: "It's just a flesh wound...I've had worse!" Plus was not Viktor kicking Michael's ass even after Michael became the supposedly superior to all "were-vampire"? Was it that Michael was just a greenhorn yet, or was he just so wussy that Viktor could STILL kick his ass even after gaining superpowers?
Rent Near Dark again, if you must see a vampire movie. Or else Dog Soldiers for a really good contemporary horror film.