Underworld (2003)

Vampires and Lycans (Werewolves) have been sworn enemies for hundreds of years. Now fought in a Gothic-like setting, the conflict takes an unexpected and deadly new turn. Selene (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful vampire warrior, uncovers a Lycan plot that could prove fatal for her entire race. She shadows a human, Michael, the Lycan's supposed target. Although she finds herself becoming attracted to him, he becomes infected with the lupine disease during a violent struggle with the Lycan overlord, Lucian, long thought to be dead. Now both sides must decide how to end the conflict and save their species as new and terrifying secrets unearth themselves and threaten their entire existance. Hilarity ensues.

Trivia: Len Wiseman opted to shoot many of the action and effects sequences live, without computer imagery. In one scene, for instance, a werewolf seems to run more than 50 mph behind a speeding car. This was shot using an elaborate rig towed behind a vehicle, with actor Michael Sheen doing the closeups of the running and the jump onto the car, while the long shot of Lucian running was done by stuntman Todd Schneider. The attack dogs outside of the vampire mansion were actually very docile and playful canines, which were the only dogs available at the time. For the scene where they chase Scott Speedman, director Len Wiseman had to film short clips of the dogs running and later put in sounds of vicious barking. If you look closely though you can see their tails happily wagging back and forth. Selene, the heroine's name, is the Moon in Greek mythology. There were no special effects used to alter Kevin Grevioux's (Raze's) voice. It actually gets that deep naturally. (and man was it deep, deeper the James Earl Jones')

This was actually a very good film. The back story of the war between the Vampires and the Lycans is very well developed. The gothic feel of the movie is perfect for a Vampire movie or a Werewolf movie, we get both here. It was cool how both sides used new technology as weapons against each other. The whole movie had a Matrix feel too it. I also thought is was cool that the movie starts out with the Vampires as the heros and the Lycans as the villians but by the end, it is switched and the Lycans are the more noble of the two species. The war started when the lead Werewolf fell in love with and married the daughter of the lead Vampire, and the lead Vampire kills his own daughter rather then pulloute the bloodlines, and then tries to exterminate the whole werewolf species.