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Underworld Trailer
Scoop writes "Just wanted to let everyone know that UGO is exclusively hosting the trailer for Underworld, an action movie set in a world where werewolves and vampires exist, and are at war. Pretty cool stuff, check it out."
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Rip off the plot from Romeo and Juliet again.
If you know of a better story, I'd love to hear about it. "Romeo and Juliet" is one of the few architypal stories we have: impossible love. "The Odyssey" is another: finding one's way home. "Hamlet" is another: intricate revenge. Do you think "The Matrix" had an original story? It was the reluctant messiah myth; that one's older than Jesus!
In other words, my misguided friend, the phrase "rip off the plot" basically has no meaning. There are only a few stories that engage an audience. Every successful tale must adapt one or more of these story archetypes for its plot. That's all there is to it.
The writers of The Real Ghostbusters (yeah, remember that cartoon?) should be pissed. A war of vampires vs werewolves?
I seem to remember an episode called No one comes to Lupusville that features that same story.
White Wolf seems to have stolen most of its premise lock, stock and barrel.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
This movie was filmed in Budapest, and much of that took place within a few blocks of my house. One night I got to lean out my living room window and watch them slide a new Maserati around on the wet cobblestones for about 3 hours until they finally pitched the car into the wall of a building and had to wrap for the evening.
They had a great artificial torrential downpour, too!
I am willing to bet 2000 Forints that watching the movie being made was much more fun that watching the final product in the theater!
- Christian
Budapest, Hungary
"What's that watermelon doing there?" - Jersey