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Horror thriller set in a Gothic
metropolis where vampires and werewolves have been at war with each
other for centuries. The two species inhabit different social strata
and have distinct cultures: Vampires are sophisticated and
aristocratic, whereas werewolves are street smart and thuggish.
Ancient animosities are tested when a vampire warrior known for her
prowess as a hunter of werewolves (Kate Beckinsale) and a human with
werewolf ancestry (Scott Speedman) fall in love with each other.
Also with Bill Nighy, Danny McBride and Michael Sheen. Directed by
Len Wiseman. [2:01]
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man and a woman (she's a vampire)
kiss. We see the outline of breasts in the charred remains of a
female vampire. Women wear low-cut tops that reveal cleavage in many
scenes. Men are seen bare-chested in a few scenes (mainly
werewolves, after they change back to their human form). A woman
wears a skin-tight leather suit that accentuates her figure,
throughout the movie.
VIOLENCE/GORE 9 - A decayed corpse lies in a coffin, a
vampire bites her own wrist, the blood fills a chamber and
drips into the corpse's mouth, we see the blood traveling through
the corpse's tissue and organs, the heart begins beating, and then
we see the corpse with blood-filled tubes attached to his back as he
walks around a room and speaks. The top half of a vampire's head
slides off (we see the bloody matter inside) after having been
slashed by a sword and he collapses. A man thrashes and moans and we
watch his body change (his ribs crack and shift, and fangs grow)
while changing into a werewolf: We watch a werewolf change again
with much moaning, thrashing, tearing and popping. Werewolves
surround and attack vampires in a train car; a vampire has bloody
slashes on her face and chest and we hear her gasping for air, we
see the werewolves feeding on the remains afterward and see
blood-covered bodies. A shootout on a subway platform between
vampires and werewolves shows a lot of shooting back and forth and
leaves a vampire disintegrating (we watch as his skin crumbles, a
blue light glows through cracks and his skin is eventually
blackened), and a woman convulsing, after having been shot. A
werewolf tears at the throat of a vampire (we see the glimmer of
blood and hear tearing). A werewolf is shot and we see silver
nitrate pulse through his veins, his skin is tinged-blue and he lies
motionless. We see a dead body with many very bloody bullet holes in
his chest and the bullets are dug out with a lot of squishing and
slurping. We see a dead body with a bloody neck wound. A branded
piece of skin is pulled out of a book (we see it tear away). A
werewolf is shot repeatedly and we see him pushing the bullets out
of his body (they pop out of the holes along with squishing sounds
and a lot of blood). A vampire hits a werewolf hard on the head and
he falls to the floor, part of his face is torn off and blood pours
from his mouth (we see him lying in a pool of blood later). A
vampire is exposed to sunlight, she disintegrates and we see her
charred remains. A werewolf lunges toward and bites a man on the
neck then spits blood in a vial (we see the very bloody wound
several times). A werewolf is shot three times, we see his veins
fill with silver nitrate and he gasps for air. A werewolf is shot
many times and we see him convulsing, and a werewolf is hit in the
chest with three bladed discs (we see him later in his human form
with the discs still in his chest; they are pulled out one-by-one
with squishing sounds and they are covered with blood). A werewolf
pulls a blood-covered bullet out of his body and it smolders. A
werewolf is whipped by a vampire with a chain, and the werewolf
changes into its animal form and attacks the vampire (we see him
lunging toward the vampire). A werewolf is stabbed with a sword (we
hear a crunch), a vampire is stabbed through the leg with a sword
(we hear crunching when it goes in and again when he pulls the sword
out). Many werewolves are shot by a vampire as they lunge and chase
her, many werewolves are shot and fall to the ground as they charge
growling and snarling toward a vampire, many werewolves are blown up
by a grenade, and many werewolves are shot through a door. A
werewolf is whipped with a chain several times (we see bloody welts
on his back). A vampire and a werewolf fight with punches and kicks:
they are both thrown through the air by blows, they snarl and bare
their fangs at each other; three men shoot at one of them, one is
hit and the three gunmen are beaten by another vampire (we see their
necks being broken). A vampire is hit in the face and two vampires
face off against each other. A vampire squeezes a man's shoulder a
few times and we hear loud crunching and he moans. A werewolf jumps
on the roof of a moving car, thrusts a long knife through the roof
stabbing a vampire through the shoulder, the driver slams on the
brakes, the werewolf is thrown off the car, and then the car races
toward and hits the werewolf sending him careening through the air.
Two werewolves fight: they growl and slash each other and we see
bloody marks on them. A vampire is thrown through the air and
crashes into a wall, and a werewolf is thrown through a wall and
crashes into water below. A vampire crashes through a subway car
window and a vampire and a werewolf break through the door and crash
onto tracks where they fight; the vampire grows long fangs, the
werewolf changes into its animal form and attacks the vampire. A
woman talks about her family having been butchered. We see vampires
and werewolves changing when they are angered and prepare to fight:
the werewolves become wolf-like and we hear crunching and squishing
as their bones shift and their skin stretches over their new form,
the vampires' eyes change color (they go blue) and their fangs grow
long. A vampire bites a werewolf on the neck (we see blood on the
vampire's mouth). A car with two passengers crashes into water, one
passenger is unconscious, and the other hits his head on the
windshield (we see blood). Two men are chained by the wrists and
hang from the ceiling -- they have blood dripping from their necks
and a man draws blood from one (we see a syringe filling up with
blood). A man performs CPR on a vampire to revive her. A vampire
hits another vampire hard in the face, and a vampire punches another
vampire in the face. A vampire holds a man by the throat, off the
ground. A man has violent dreams depicting torture and murder. A
frightened vampire leaps to the ceiling and dangles there while
snarling and hissing. Vampires jump from rooftops and windows in
several scenes, landing on the ground without injury, and a man
falls out a window and lands on the ground without injury. A vampire
shoots at stone busts.
PROFANITY 5 - 3 F-words, 3 scatological terms, 3 mild
obscenities, 4 religious exclamations. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Vampires, werewolves, legends,
extinction, racism, feuds, genetic manipulation, decadence, chaos,
weakness, revenge, doubt, survival, infatuation, greed.
MESSAGE - Change is a good thing, for all creatures.
Question tradition.
(Note: People are shown drinking alcohol and smoking
cigarettes.)
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