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Loved Blade 1(sorta new concept at the time, and I own the DVD).
Thought Blade 2 was okay (Pretty much knew where it was goin and thought it took too long getting there. I do own the DVD and liked it better on DVD).
As to the Matrix, it's apples to oranges to me. The only thing they really had in common was that everyone favored black leather, and liked to fight.
I agree that Underworld has a better story than Blade 1 and 2. It kept me interested all the way to the end (I was ready to go by the end of Blade 2). I knew there was goin to be a big fight at Underworld's end (always is), but was happy as to who did the fighting. There could have been various outcomes to actually who was going to participate in the final battle.
Also there is no real anti-hero or hero in the movie, most are fighting for personal reason (there is no one out to save the world, actually, and you dont really find out the scope of things toward the end anyways). I was really interested in where everything was going.
Funny thing here is, I dont really care to see a sequel to this movie. Now a prequel would kick some serious a$$. Most of the plot is derived from the past, and what you see in Underworld is really the decline of both the Lycans and Vampires. You get to see glimpses of how it used to be and I think that would really be worth seeing. Going back to the glory days of Viktor, Marcus, and the female elder(sorry forgot her name) would be worth the journey for sure.
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As a side note, hehe. I was wondering why Kraaven didnt make a move on Viktor while he was recovering from his awakening. By the end of the movie you really know why. You fully understand why Viktor is called lord (I orignally though he was going to be like the overlord from Blade 2). Boy was I surprised, hehe. Vikor was a bad man!
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