Cleveronix
A different way of telling a story
Casey Duggan
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
celestialbaby23
Another great chapter in this story! Wonderful action scenes of course, well told storyline.
fcabanski
Some say the story isn't good, but it's good enough. The problem is the action. It's over produced, over posed, with too much CGI.If you look at a list of standard superhero moves - the fall to the crouched three point stance, the head tilt, the jump spin - they're all used frequently. The fights don't flow, because they're flurries of action leading to cool poses.There's too much slo mo, especially the "now the cool hero is angry, and she's about to do something really cool" kind of slo mo walking, often with the generic dark coat tails flipping behind her.Then there's the girl. She's supposed to be 12, she looks 17, and she's more powerful than she can ever know. Good grief. We've seen this before in Firefly, for exaaaaaaaaaaaahmple. I write it as exaaaaaaaaaaahhhhmple because most of the people speak with a Euro accent.Bottom line - it tries really hard to look like the Matrix, but it's more like the forgettable 3rd Matrix movie - a parody of itself.
view_and_review
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.
guisreis
In my opinion, opposite to many reviews, this is probably the best film from the franchise. The "Purge" beginning is very nice. Indeed, if that environment had been kept until the film finished, it would be one of the best vampire movies ever. Kate Beckinsale shines (if it is possible to say that about a vampire!) once again in the charismatic leading role. I liked to see "Tywin Lannister" Charles Dance with vampire teeth too. India Eisley, the girl, also does a good job and has some creepy quasi-"The Exorcist" moments. The first part of the movie is by far the best. Unfortunately, it looses most of its dramatic impact afterwards, becoming a conventional action thriller. Though, it is still an entertaining flick until the end. Selenes's final fight is great.
