Underworld: Blood Wars

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Movie
German title Underworld: Blood Wars
Original title Underworld: Blood Wars
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2016
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
JMK 14
Rod
Director Anna Foerster
script Cory Goodman ,
Kyle Ward
production David Kern ,
Tom Rosenberg ,
Gary Lucchesi ,
Len Wiseman ,
Richard S. Wright
music Michael Wandmacher
camera Karl Walter Lindenlaub
cut Peter Amundson
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Blood Wars is a fantasy - horror - action film by director Anna Foerster from the year 2016 . It is the fifth installment in the Underworld film series and the fourth film in the series with Kate Beckinsale in the lead role, as well as a sequel to Underworld: Awakening (2012).

action

The Lycan Marius is looking for Eve and hopes to find her through her mother Selene. During a chase by the werewolves , David rescues the death dealer. He and his father Thomas persuade Selene to accept the amnesty of the Eastern Order and to return to the vampire community to train the vampires for the fight against the Lycans. The offer turns out to be a trap for council member Semira, who Selene cannot forgive the death of Victor and wants to become the most powerful vampire in the order through intrigues. David saves the death dealer with his father, but Thomas is killed by Semira during the escape.

The two find shelter at the Northern Order. Vidar, the eldest of this order, opens David, son of Amelia and thus the last pure-bred vampire to be. Shortly thereafter, the northern fortress is attacked by the Lycans, and Selene is defeated by Marius. When he realizes that the vampire does not know the whereabouts of her daughter, he calls to withdraw. The dying Selene searches across the water for the way into the other world, which Vidar's daughter had promised her shortly before.

Upon his return to the Eastern Order, David exposes Semira's intrigues and takes the lead in defending the castle from the Lycans. The battle seems to be lost when Selene, who has returned from the other world, brings the turning point together with vampires from the Northern Order. In a duel with Marius, Selene comes into contact with his blood and learns that the Lycan killed her lover Michael in order to get his blood. Ingesting the blood gives it additional power. Running out of blood, he is desperate to find Eve, who has the same qualities as her father. Selene kills Marius and ends the attack on the order.

background

Filming began on October 19, 2015 in Prague . Frauenberg Castle served as the backdrop for the Eastern Order . The Hamburg Central Station served as the exterior view from the beginning to be seen the station.

criticism

The lexicon of the international film judges: "Endeavored continuation of the fantasy series about the fight between vampires and werewolves, in which the humans have revealed the secret of both species and do everything to wipe them out. (...) The fantasy spectacle is growing deals with questions about the possibility of different peoples living together and combines heavy metal, film noir, black romanticism, fetishism and decadence into a half-baked horror-action roar. "

“Selene has reached a personal low and, despite the usual tight paintwork and leather outfit, looks more thoughtful and fragile than before. […] Right from the start, the film delivers the usual portion of action that one is used to from the blue-black colored 'Underworld' world. Surprisingly, what follows is more than a simple string of action scenes: the balance of power shifts in an exciting way, unexpected twists and turns and unclear rules of the game emerge. "

- Evening newspaper

"The fantasy spectacle revolves around questions about the possibility of different peoples living together and combines heavy metal, film noir, black romanticism, fetishism and decadence into a half-baked horror-action roar."

- Film service

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Underworld: Blood Wars . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 164027 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Age rating for Underworld: Blood Wars . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Underworld 5 Begins Shooting with Kate Beckinsale and Theo James , comingsoon.net. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015. 
  4. ↑ Underworld: Blood Wars. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 5, 2020 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Linda Zahlhaas: "Underworld: Blood Wars": Vampire versus Werewolf. In: evening newspaper . Retrieved December 2, 2016 .
  6. ^ Rüdiger Suchsland : Underworld: Blood Wars. In: filmdienst.de. Filmdienst , 25/2016, accessed on December 2, 2016 .