Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Movie Info

Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos (Bird of Passage)
Written by: Nine dudes....too many to list
Starring: Rhona Mitra (Doomsday, Shooter), Michael Sheen (Underworld, Frost/Nixon), Bill Nighy (Underworld, Love Actually)
Genre: Action/Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R - for bloody violence and some sexuality
Runtime: 93 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 38% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 47/100
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
My Response: There is only one word I can use to talk about this film: Why? As in... why make a prequel to a crappy movie franchise...why would Michael Sheen go from the Oscar-nominated Frost/Nixon to this....why does Bill Nighy, a respected English actor, do these horrible vampire movies...why are there NINE writers for this movie? Why? Why? Why? Skip it.

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Valkyrie

Movie Info

Directed by: Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-men 1 & 2)

Written by: Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) & Nathan Alexander (film writing debut)
Starring: Tom Cruise (Top Gun, All The Right Moves), Bill Nighy (The Constant Gardner, Underworld)
Genre: Suspense
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and brief strong language
Runtime: 120 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 61% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 58/100
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10

My Response: Valkyrie looks to have overcome many of the production problems (including delays, reshoots, and a six month release date change) that it went through to still end up being a good movie. While it will have a hard time going up against the huge movies that are opening this Christmas, it still might be a nice little surprise to see.

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