Well.... i've read virtually every comment on the movie and now its my turn.....first part of my review has no spoilers and second part has many,but i've specified it well...
(THIS PART HAS NO SPOILERS,for those who haven't seen it) 1)It starts of from where it left off.It has more pace,this one does.... but that doesn't affect the movie adversely in any way.
2)Action is much more convincing here,both in case of Selene and Michael.Selene's acting is much better than in the first.Special effects too were pretty good in my opinion.
3)Character development although some people said was very less...i say it's as much as in the first.Only 3 new characters have been introduced and enough done to make us understand who they are.
4)The love scene no secret by now,....was well done.Some say timing was bad,but i don't say so.It's believable,emotional people will be able to relate more to the sway of emotions.It only took 2 mins probably..so i don't know why people are making it a big issue.It was pretty OK.
5)Michael's progress throughout the movie in realising his powers has been decently portrayed.Markus plays a different type of villain than the ones we saw in the first part,but only because his character is supposed to be such.
6)Flashbacks mind you are not irritating at all,as they are not as lengthy and unnecessary as some people have said,...unless of course you have seen the original 3-5 times the previous day.
7)The concept is maintained,rules of dying are not broken like some people suggested.You have to be attentive...thats all!
8)Plot is more predictable than the first but not too much also.....so if you crave twists and turns badly,i guess you shouldn't see this!
9)I didn't feel things were copied as much as people suggested..... some things are bound tocoincide once a lot of action movies have been made.The concept is very original,like the first one.It builds on that.
10)Some people said the plot was contradictory,....it was in a few ways as to what started the war....but i know the difference and cant disclose here without it being a spoiler.Yes depiction of that part wasn't too gr8.My suggestion is given below regarding this! All in all a gr8 movie which one should see,if u like the vamp ,werewolf stuff and action and concepts based on a historical background.Not for kids!
(THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT clarification(MAY HAVE SPOILERS)......)
1)They haven't specifically mentioned they are using u.v. bullets or silver ones,considering we understood from the first movie.In places where it's needee it's mentioned.
2)The war was started as shown in the beginning of the second movie...the war the vamps won and took the werewolves for slaves.In the first one ,what they show is why the werewolves revolt against the kind of discrimination the vamps showed towards them,specially their influential leader,Lucian.Listen carefully ,you will know.
3)Kate's face gets burnt as well...i remember saying it doesn't.you need glasses.
4)Alexander Corvinus is easy to kill,as he doesn't want to kill his son,not because he can't.Emotional people will be able to relate more to this.
5)Marcus wants to free his brother,because after all ...he is a brother,in spite of what he is?How can one question blood relations?
6)In the end sunlight doesn't affect Kate as she too becomes something of a hybrid after taking in the Corvinus blood.
7)The hybrids are different as one was a werewolf first so,it becomes something which looks more wolfy,and Marcus was a vamp first,so his persona later resembles more like a bat.Kate stays the same because....come on you wouldn't want to see her with a messed up face and hair all over.
8)It wasn't that vamps couldn't become hybrids or werewolves couldn't become vamps by taking in the Corvinus blood.Only reason they didn't in the first part because why would one race want to mix with another race they hate...so they looked for a human corvinus...since Alexander was too strong.In the second part,Markus already was a Corvinus.And took in the lycan blood by accident.And Kate takes in that from a human immortal,Corvinus again....Probably thats why she still looks human. Drinking Corvinus blood is the key to becoming a hybrid.
9)Immortals don't mean normal bullets cant hurt one or sword can't pierce you.Its just that they are less effective.Using u.v. and silver bullets are most effective.That is what they have tried to show, judging from both movies.They mean immortal in the sense one won't die of natural causes.
Thats it!Hope all your doubts have vanished!
(THIS PART HAS NO SPOILERS,for those who haven't seen it) 1)It starts of from where it left off.It has more pace,this one does.... but that doesn't affect the movie adversely in any way.
2)Action is much more convincing here,both in case of Selene and Michael.Selene's acting is much better than in the first.Special effects too were pretty good in my opinion.
3)Character development although some people said was very less...i say it's as much as in the first.Only 3 new characters have been introduced and enough done to make us understand who they are.
4)The love scene no secret by now,....was well done.Some say timing was bad,but i don't say so.It's believable,emotional people will be able to relate more to the sway of emotions.It only took 2 mins probably..so i don't know why people are making it a big issue.It was pretty OK.
5)Michael's progress throughout the movie in realising his powers has been decently portrayed.Markus plays a different type of villain than the ones we saw in the first part,but only because his character is supposed to be such.
6)Flashbacks mind you are not irritating at all,as they are not as lengthy and unnecessary as some people have said,...unless of course you have seen the original 3-5 times the previous day.
7)The concept is maintained,rules of dying are not broken like some people suggested.You have to be attentive...thats all!
8)Plot is more predictable than the first but not too much also.....so if you crave twists and turns badly,i guess you shouldn't see this!
9)I didn't feel things were copied as much as people suggested..... some things are bound tocoincide once a lot of action movies have been made.The concept is very original,like the first one.It builds on that.
10)Some people said the plot was contradictory,....it was in a few ways as to what started the war....but i know the difference and cant disclose here without it being a spoiler.Yes depiction of that part wasn't too gr8.My suggestion is given below regarding this! All in all a gr8 movie which one should see,if u like the vamp ,werewolf stuff and action and concepts based on a historical background.Not for kids!
(THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN IT clarification(MAY HAVE SPOILERS)......)
1)They haven't specifically mentioned they are using u.v. bullets or silver ones,considering we understood from the first movie.In places where it's needee it's mentioned.
2)The war was started as shown in the beginning of the second movie...the war the vamps won and took the werewolves for slaves.In the first one ,what they show is why the werewolves revolt against the kind of discrimination the vamps showed towards them,specially their influential leader,Lucian.Listen carefully ,you will know.
3)Kate's face gets burnt as well...i remember saying it doesn't.you need glasses.
4)Alexander Corvinus is easy to kill,as he doesn't want to kill his son,not because he can't.Emotional people will be able to relate more to this.
5)Marcus wants to free his brother,because after all ...he is a brother,in spite of what he is?How can one question blood relations?
6)In the end sunlight doesn't affect Kate as she too becomes something of a hybrid after taking in the Corvinus blood.
7)The hybrids are different as one was a werewolf first so,it becomes something which looks more wolfy,and Marcus was a vamp first,so his persona later resembles more like a bat.Kate stays the same because....come on you wouldn't want to see her with a messed up face and hair all over.
8)It wasn't that vamps couldn't become hybrids or werewolves couldn't become vamps by taking in the Corvinus blood.Only reason they didn't in the first part because why would one race want to mix with another race they hate...so they looked for a human corvinus...since Alexander was too strong.In the second part,Markus already was a Corvinus.And took in the lycan blood by accident.And Kate takes in that from a human immortal,Corvinus again....Probably thats why she still looks human. Drinking Corvinus blood is the key to becoming a hybrid.
9)Immortals don't mean normal bullets cant hurt one or sword can't pierce you.Its just that they are less effective.Using u.v. and silver bullets are most effective.That is what they have tried to show, judging from both movies.They mean immortal in the sense one won't die of natural causes.
Thats it!Hope all your doubts have vanished!