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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Atridis" data-source="post: 1324468" data-attributes="member: 13919">Something that bugs me in a lot of movies is the (apparent) assumption that the audience knows nothing of the subject matter. I mean, who but people like us are most likely to grab a tenner and race out to the theater for this movie? This REALLY bugged me about Underworld. More so than in other movies. At least the vampires in Blade seemed like scary s.o.b.s who'd kill you as soon as look at you. Kraven was no Deacon Frost. Even Donal Logue was threatening enough to illustrate how badass The Daywalker really was (that is, he was a punchline of a vampire, but he'd still end me in a heartbeat). The vampires in UW seemed more like LARPers in a World of Darkness game to me. Really good LARPers, with a budget. And real guns, making them psychotic LARPers, I suppose. Actually, that might have been a more interesting premise than actual vampires with no supernatural powers (okay, clinging to the ceiling was sort of cool, but it was a total nonsequitor). Did any of the vampires even drink any blood? The bowl of red wine/fruit punch doesn't count. For what it's worth, I thought Kate Beckinsale's acting in this movie was one of its (few) redeeming features. And it looked cool - lighting, costuming, set design, hot people (like I said, really good LARPers with a budget).</blockquote>