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After taking an episode off Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is back. The Vampires and Lycans are in a new world in which their kind are being hunted and killed by humans in large numbers; they are being "purged". Even with a purge and the existence of Vampires and Lycans being public knowledge it hasn't stopped the feud between the species.Awakening is a refreshing Underworld in that it brings us back to present day and brings back the super-"death dealer", Selene. Her skills are on full display throughout with an array of weapons. She faces some incredible odds and expertly defies them time and again.I was impressed with the modernity of the movie and adding the wrinkle of discovery and subsequent "purging". This episode brought us into the present day with media, police and corporations. It was no longer a confined fight between Vampires and Lycans existing in a vacuum. Awakening was action-packed with a cool story.
swilliky
Awakening refers to the awareness of human beings to the existence of vampire and lycans, who had previously existed and fought their war in the shadows. The fourth Underworld movie, and third in the trilogy of modern films begins with a purge of vampires and werewolves and shows Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fighting in a new war against humans. She loses her lover and is frozen by the scientists who study the newly discovered species. Selene is able to show off her superhuman strength in a fight against these weaker foes.Selene awakens many years later and is plagued by strange flashes of vision that are not her own. Dr. Jacob Lane (Stephen Rea) leads the vampire research while Detective Sebastian (Michael Ealy) leads the investigation into Selene's escape of the research facility. Also on the trail of Selen is a mysterious vampire named David (Theo James). Together they discover Eve (India Eisley) who turns out to be Michael and Selene's daughter. Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com
ivo-cobra8
"SPOILERS" Underworld: Awakening 3D (2012) is a pretty bad film. The first time I watch it, I didn't know what the hell this film was? It was my first Underworld film after seen this I just didn't want to watch previous Installments. It took me 2.years taking a courage and watching first rise of the lycans than underworld and finally underworld Evolution. And I have enjoyed all three of them. Watching this again was terrible! This film was boring. I was bored out of my mind for the first 88.mins. Suddenly out of Blue Kate is killing humans and been ice cold trough whole film, she kills anyone who stands in her away. Michael is gone in this film no Scott Speedman in here. On the end they reveled that girl Eve (India Eisley) is Selene and Michael's daughter. Dr. Jacob Lane a human is a super lycan now. This movie was is a disaster , at best, mediocre, this was a cash grab, for sure. I didn't care what happens to the characters in here. I wasn't interested at all. For 88.mins I was bored and I was keep watching on the watch when the film will be over. The editing was a joke. The action wasn't good, it was awful. You can see the montage what happened in the first two previous movies. So the Humans now are killing the Vampires and lycans. Where did this world come too? They ruined and corrupt Selene and Ruined everything that first three films combined together. Don't get me wrong: I love all three films, they are very good. This film is terrible and bad, yes bad!! The action is not that great I really don't know what happened? When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.Underworld: Awakening (previously known as Underworld: New Dawn) is a 2012 American 3D action horror film directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. It is the fourth installment in the Underworld film series, with Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as Selene.I don't want to watch this film again. 2/10 Grade: E- Studio: Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Charles Dance Director: Måns Mårlind , Björn Stein Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman, Richard Wright Screenplay: Len Wiseman, John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski, Allison Burnett Story: Len Wiseman, John Hlavin Rated: R Running Time: 1 Hr. 28 Mins. Budget: $70.000.000 Box Office: $62.321.039
Reservoir Dogs
Michael is not in this movie !!! Yes i am very happy that this actor is not anymore here, i mean seriously what a painful guy!This Michael is supposed to have a lot of powers by being hybrid, may be the most powerful immortal, and he just meow like a cat in all the franchise, never want to drink blood to get stronger or whatever vampire or lycan do to be at the top, always helped by Selene which without her, he will not stand one single battle with all the powers he supposed to have, what a joke this guy is. So he is not in this movie (just frozen in a box without acting at all) and it is a very good thing ... finally !!The story is not the best of the franchise, but it's OK, so they got a daughter in vitro, the characters are not well developed, which let us a bit hungry to know more about them, specially the cop and the super werewolf. Over all it is nice to watch one time, and that's all.