HEADLINE: ** More Lusting After Eternal Life on Earth **Title: UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS

Quality: * Acceptability: -3SUBTITLES: None

WARNING CODES:Language: LViolence: VVVSex: SSNudity: NN

MPAA RATING: RRELEASE: January 6, 2017TIME: 91 min.STARRING: Kate Beckinsale, Theo JamesDIRECTOR: Anna FoersterPRODUCERS: David Kern, Gary Lucchesi, Tom RosenbergEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Anna Foerster, James McQuaide, Skip WilliamsonWRITER: Cory GoodmanDISTRIBUTOR: Lakeshore Entertainment

CONTENT: (PaPaPa, FrFrFr, RoRoRo, L, VVV, SS, Ho, NN, A, EvEv) ; Very strong pagan worldview with a supporting romantic worldview that honors the idea of immortality on earth through a the lens of mythical vampires as the heroes, There is talk of a chosen one’s blood restoring life to other vampires, and although it is far from biblical, the heroes rely on the legacy and commitment of their families to restore a proper order to their world against the werewolves; Two obscenities; Very intense battle scenes that involve internal body parts being graphically exposed, Decapitation is depicted, Guns and swords cause violent wounds and impalements, The use of blood in these fights is not shied away from either, Plenty of hand-to-hand combat, A person disintegrates into ashes, Surgical scenes are rather gruesome; Many of the women wear very revealing clothing, and only for the sake of sexualizing their appearance, Two people of the opposite sex are seen cuddling, and something awfully suggestive takes place between the two off-screen, A love-making scene is depicted through a quick flashback, Two women kiss; Upper male nudity; Alcoholic drinks are seen briefly, but its affects are never shown, Although blood could be seen as similar to alcohol in this world; No smoking or drug use; The subject of evolution is mentioned in a description of the history between vampires and werewolves, The transformations of the humans to werewolves is very frightening in appearance.

GENRE: Science Fiction/FantasyINTENDED AUDIENCE: Older teenagers and adultsREVIEWER: Trevor Pacelli

SUMMARY:

UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS continues the vampire vs. werewolves franchise with the vampire warrior Selene hoping to find her daughter’s pure blood to end the war. The poor acting, intense bloodshed, and incomprehensible storytelling are hard to get past, which makes the strong pagan-romantic worldview of this movie much easier to be swayed by. It is ultimately inappropriate for all media-wise viewers, and is a direct blasphemy against the true spiritual immortality offered by Jesus.

REVIEW:

UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS is the sequel to UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, a continuation of the vampires vs. werewolves franchise that doesn’t know when to quit.

The vampire warrior Selene continues her battle against the werewolves. Her daughter is off hiding from the rest of the world, as her blood is considered pure enough for the wolves to want her gone.

So Selene is off to end this war between the vampires and the werewolves, which can only be done through the dosage of pureblood. While she is out in search for her daughter, she gets into a run-in with other werewolves, whom of which were specifically sent to stop her and her daughter.

She goes to the vampire council, pleading that they help her. She beings a training session for the others in how to kill these werewolves, but this only leads to a greater opportunity for the enemy to locate her and the rest of the council. Meanwhile, her partner, David, is in a period of self-denial in terms of the recent fate of his father against the werewolves, and must seek out what his parents wanted from him in order to win this war.

As for the council, their leader is committed to finding her own means of stopping the war through the blood of Selene, which she knows will offer the right immortality guaranteed to make the rest of the council unstoppable.

UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS doesn’t do much of anything to boost up the franchise in terms of quality: the acting is more awkward than ever before and the story is as nonsensical as it is incoherent. The battle sequences, although thrilling enough, are still far too graphic for anybody under the age of fifteen, making its R-rating well-deserved. It also continues off the very strong pagan-romantic worldview that makes the idea of immortality on earth as a healthy fantasy that is worth making sacrifices for.

There are also plenty of edgy moments depicted in a glorious light, including a super brief sex scene and a kiss between two women. It is clear through the choice of wardrobe on many of the women that they were cast purely for the sake of looking good, rather than for their actual acting ability.

That is exactly why the poor acting and blank line deliveries makes UNDERWORLD much more dangerous for the nonmedia-wise viewer. It means they will joyfully take in

the media while mentally seeing themselves in the characters’ place, for the absence of on-screen personality allows room to fantasize about your own personality filling in the blanks of their actions. Not to mention the fact that nobody in the cast passes as unattractive (even after a long sword and bullet fight) offers an unhealthy desire to look as gorgeous as the stars in Hollywood.

Although there are a couple of redemptive themes, such as commitment to family value and legacy, and knowing what’s worth fighting for; but these themes are undermined by the desire to make the most out of life on earth, even if it means living forever until you are satisfied.

People need to understand that this flesh-and-blood life is not all that there is. A whole eternity of everlasting joy awaits us in Heaven with our Lord and Savior, an invitation that waits to be accepted by us once we accept the sacrifice made by the Holy Trinity to defeat sin. No amount of human blood can be shed and drunk to make your physicality live forever. Only the pure, spotless blood of Jesus can make your spirituality live forever.

So due to violence, sexuality, a mention of evolution, and a pagan-romantic look at what it means to leave a historical legacy, MovieGuide declares that UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS is excessively immoral and inappropriate viewing for media-wise viewers.

IN BRIEF:

In UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS, the vampire warrior Selene’s daughter is off hiding from the rest of the world, as her blood is considered pure enough for the wolves to want her gone. So Selene is off to end this war between the vampires and the werewolves, which can only be done through the dosage of pureblood. While she is out in search for her daughter, she gets into a run-in with other werewolves, whom of which were specifically sent to stop her and her daughter. So now it is up to the council to help her end the war.

Not much of anything is done to boost the storytelling quality of the franchise, putting more emphasis on the intense R-rated action scenes than the convincing nature of the acting. Although there are a couple of redemptive themes, such as commitment to family value and legacy, too many more negative elements are shown in a positive light, such as sexualizing women and drinking blood as a way to live forever on earth. MovieGuide ultimately declares that UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS is excessively immoral and inappropriate viewing for media-wise viewers.

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