Underworld 4 – Awakening

" Underworld 4 – Awakening"

"As Reported by Dollyforme"

The super hot Kate Beckinsales is back as the very sexy Seline in Underworld Awakening - the sequel to Underworld Evolution, (The second Movie – the third was a prequel.) These films have a certain group of admirers (mostly vampire fans), randomly scattered all over the world (All previous films have had a decent run at the box-office, triggering the series). Now how does this one compare to the previous three? More action for one, and in 3D. The script features the eternal war between Vampires and Lycans (from the Jacob ilk) but only in parts, as its time they acknowledge the humans. Or contrary, rather.
Kate Beckinsales immortally robust Selene and her mysterious lover (who is a hybrid) get captured by the humans in an elaborate chase sequence, (orchestrated only to add 3D CGI). Later, she wakes up in a glass refrigerator of sorts, to realize that its been 12 years since. Dodging bullets and knives, and killing as many humans as her sight can behold, she flees. Attempting to locate the boyfriend, she comes across Eve, who was frozen in a neighboring cubicle, and is a hybrid too. Now Kate definitely must be the mother.

Okay, no unnecessary convulsions, the basic plot is that humans have discovered the existence of Vampires and Werevolves and the hybrid ones too, and since we are humans, we are selfish and we want none of their embellished mess around, so we will simply chop them off the picture. This is not acceptable to their clan and they wouldn’t give in without a fight. While o the other hand, the tension between the Werevolves and Vampires (especially Kate) is an all-time high because the new-born hybrid (whos grown up over the 12 years) is a potential threat that could destroy them all. So there are a lot of ugly bashes, where the camera-person aided by the directors vision deliberately takes close-up shots of the most disturbing bits. Like when the syringe penetrates the skin or the screw-driver ruptures the chest. You get it. This is the genre. I myself found this one to be the most gory of the four.
The movie is pure celebration of blood and gore, which is fine, if sequentially placed. But reels of film dedicated to over-exaggerated violence with graphic detailing and that too in 3D, serves no purpose other than to provide entertainment to people like me. You’ve been warned.

The franchisee has got a good number of loyalists who clearly aren’t perturbed by all the gore and violence. I am one of these people. Kate does appear nude in this movie and that alone is worth the price of admission. She is very sexy and the black leather looks so good on her.