Dec 15 2008 'Underworld 3' Poster with the 'Underworld' Girl on It

They may have something here, using the sexy, pouty-lipped star of the film on the poster instead of a seated, 58-year-old Englishman. I like Bill Nighy and all, and I know a lot of people do, but I don't know anyone willing to go into a likely awful movie just because of his presence. Whereas, when I was 16, there were several times I was like, "Let's see that probably awful movie with that hot girl in it, because my mom took away the internet again."

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Poster [UGO] (Thanks, again, to Brad)

Oct 23 2008 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' Trailer is Vampires v. Werewolves v. LOVE

Here's your trailer to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, starring Rhona Mitra as Sonja, Bill Nighy as Viktor, and werewolves as Lycans. Summary, from Apple:

The third film in the $200 million UNDERWORLD franchise delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian (Michael Sheen), emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

I almost get the impression that the vampire/wolf conflict here could be analogous to real-world oppressions! So controversial:

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Jan 16 2008 'Doomsday' is a Stereotypical Post-Apocalyptic Prison World

It makes perfect sense that, presented with a contagious, deadly virus, mankind may be forced to take the inhumane route of quarantining those infected (and Scotland seems like as good a place as any). Where I start to question the plot to Doomsday is when it's revealed that, having apparently found a cure, the quarantined set about creating the most cliched post-apocalyptic society imaginable instead of, say, finding a way out of their pen. And when the virus shows up in the outside world, it again seems unlikely that a shapely young lady in gym spandex is the best candidate to enter the quarantined zone--its inhabitants now a violent tribe, equal parts Mad Max and Gwar tribute band--to bring back the cure. Will Rhona Mitra succeed, saving the world? If gratuitous ass shots are any indication, then yes.

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