EntertainmentStreamingYes! Netflix is getting this massively underrated vampire movieFire up the nü-metalWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
EntertainmentStreamingYes! Netflix is getting this massively underrated vampire movieFire up the nü-metalWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Fire up the nü-metal
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: SOPA Images / Getty Images)
(Image credit: SOPA Images / Getty Images)
In the latest sorry not sorry news fromNetflixcomes the fact that the Underworld series of movies is landing on the streaming service in the UK next week.
And, while I’m not going to venture forth here into the realms of the original film’s sequels, which vary in quality quite dramatically, the original Underworld is, in my opinion, absolutely worth adding to your watch list when it rises from the deadin a few days time.
And that’s despite Underworld only having a 31% fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes.
Bill Nighy delivering the goods as a Vampire Elder in Underworld.(Image credit: Lakeshore Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing)
Bill Nighy delivering the goods as a Vampire Elder in Underworld.
Bill Nighy delivering the goods as a Vampire Elder in Underworld.
(Image credit: Lakeshore Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing)
When Underworld was originally released one of the biggest critical shots that was levelled at it was that it ripped off The Matrix, which had hit cinemas a few years before. Is Underworld indebted to The Matrix? Absolutely, all that black leather, ‘bullet time’ slow-mo combat and muted colour palettes definitely owes more than a bit to the sci-fi classic. But is this a problem or a reason not to watch Underworld? Absolutely not.
I think one of Underworld’s biggest underrated strengths is just howseriouslyeveryone in it takes its fiction, which is gloriously silly. The characters are often comically two dimensional but the complexities of the film’s fiction and earnest delivery seems to grant its storytelling an authenticity that on paper it doesn’t deserve. And then Kate Beckinsale playing the lead vampire protagonist goes and does something cool again and it doesn’t matter anyway.
What I think is telling is that while Underworld’s critical score on Rotten Tomatoes is just 31%, which indicates a major flop, the audience score for the film is 79% – and that latter percentage is based on over 250,000 reviews. That’s an awful lot of positive reviews and entertained watchers. Needless to say, I will be re-watching Underworld next week onNetflix.
Sign up to the T3 newsletter for smarter living straight to your inbox
Get all the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products from the T3 experts
Today’s best Netflix dealsNetflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Today’s best Netflix dealsNetflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Today’s best Netflix dealsNetflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Today’s best Netflix deals
Netflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflixNetflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Standard with ads$6.99/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Standard with ads
Netflix - Standard with ads
$6.99/mthView
$6.99/mth
$6.99/mth
/mth
atNetflix
atNetflix
Netflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Standard$15.49/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Standard
Netflix - Standard
$15.49/mthView
$15.49/mth
$15.49/mth
/mth
atNetflix
atNetflix
Netflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Premium$22.99/mthViewatNetflix
Netflix - Premium
Netflix - Premium
$22.99/mthView
$22.99/mth
$22.99/mth
/mth
atNetflix
atNetflix
My most anticipated Apple TV+ show gets another tantalising teaserThe Studio gets a minute tease
The Studio gets a minute tease
Build bigger arms in just 30 minutes with this 5-move dumbbell-only workoutIt’ll leave the biceps and triceps popping!
It’ll leave the biceps and triceps popping!
My most anticipated Apple TV+ show gets another tantalising teaserThe Studio gets a minute tease
The Studio gets a minute tease
Is this the most insufferable Netflix trailer of all time?Meghan Markle has a show coming
Meghan Markle has a show coming
One of PlayStation’s best exclusives to become unlikely new action seriesGhost of Tsushima will get a new adaptation
Ghost of Tsushima will get a new adaptation
Netflix’s sci-fi horror series looks astonishing in full trailerCassandra looks like a slow-burn horror
Cassandra looks like a slow-burn horror
My favourite Amazon Prime Video show gets a rip-roaring S3 trailerReacher is back, and having bigger fights than ever
Reacher is back, and having bigger fights than ever
Huge award wins show you can’t afford to miss these HBO showsIt’s a hit-factory, with some unreal TV in the last year
It’s a hit-factory, with some unreal TV in the last year
I hadn’t seen this Oscar-winning Western classic – now it’s a favouriteUnforgiven is an all-timer for genre fans
Unforgiven is an all-timer for genre fans
Love it or hate it – one of the biggest ever reality shows is to returnThe Kardashians are coming
The Kardashians are coming
