I’m not ashamed to admit that I enjoy this franchise. I think it gets a bad rap, but it’s better than the trailers make it seem. Before I watched it I imagined something gaudier, with more one-liners, and just something cheap and cheesy. Sure it’s not Shakespeare but it’s got some depth to the story, it’s presented very nicely, and I’ve seen much lamer action and science fiction movies. I enjoy the mythos and backstory they build in this. It’s like a really good comic book. If you like vampires, but you prefer them to be bad ass instead of emo teenagers then you should give it a chance. A lot of vampire stories seem to be cut from the same Anne Rice mentality. True Blood went that route and did well with it. Underworld goes a much darker style. They keep the aristocratic and long lineage, but it’s more leather and Matrix than frilly shirts and pointed bang hair. I should stop defending the movie. It doesn’t need a defense. I just needs more open minds. Then again, this is the FOURTH movie so there has to be some sort of success. Kate Beckinsale returns as Selene. She comes back to her world to find that humans now know about her Vampires and the Lycan clans. So it’s human vs. creature in a 3D war. It looks awesome and sounds like a lot of fun. I’ve read speculations that this movie would set up future installments and Beninsale would be passing the torch so to speak. I like that idea. I’m genuinely excited to see this movie. I don’t have huge expectations, but I can’t imagine it being any worse than the first three.
