Movies to Watch For

Hey there. We're into the new year and that means it's the return of the movie reviews.

First up is a film that I checked out about a month or so ago, "Underworld:Evolution" The sequel to the original film seemed to have improved upon the original, with a lot more historical depth into the mythology of the vampires and werewolves. It also had better effects as well, I especially liked the winged-like appearancee of Markus, the main bad guy/vampire and his twin brother William, who was totally bad-ass in his werewolf form.

Of course, some of the story was a bit weak at points, but it was minor compared to the rest of the movie. I liked how they continued and built on the main characters' relationship, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and Michael (Scott Speedman) from the first film. But, I really really liked the action scenes in the movie, especially the climatic encounter at the end of the film.

All in all, a great film and a great continuation to the epic story, not just a rehash of the first movie. There's already talk of a third film, which is great.

Now, "Underworld:Evolution" was the first film I saw this year, but definitely not the last. Here's what I plan to see between now and the end of the year (in no particular order): "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" (Just saw the trailer for it earlier tonight and I was blown away by it, can't wait to check it out), "Superman Returns", "Mission: Impossible 3", "V for Vendetta". Those are just off the top of my head, but I'm sure there will be more that I'll see.

During the year, I'll continue to post my reviews of the films that I'll be seeing at the theater. I'll also be posting my thoughts on some of the fan films and online stuff that'll be around as well.

That's it for now. Blog at you later.