Reviews

I've been a fan of the Underworld series since the 1st film, which remains the best one in the series. I was excited to hear the news that "Blood Wars" was coming but I was hesitant seeing that I already have a love hate relationship with the previous films in the series. When reviews started pouring in for "Blood Wars" I lost all interest in going to see it in theaters. I have to say that now that I've seen the film for myself it is nowhere near as bad as many reviews made it out to be, in fact it's one of the better ones in the series. I guess the biggest issue I have with "Blood Wars" is that the film spent too much time on a story that has already been told. The entire story the film told could've been wrapped up in 45 min and then the story of Selene & her daughter could've been wrapped up. I would've also enjoyed if the second half of the film allowed us to see how Selene would handle the role of being an elder.

I have to just say this as a loyal Britney fan. I want to do this in a way that does not disrespect all of the hard work that went into the film or speak negatively about any of the actors who portrayed their roles the best they could. In fact I'll say my positive things first. Natasha Bassett did an amazing job capturing the emotion in the scene where she portrayed Britney backstage at the 2007 VMA's hearing Justin say "tell her I said to break everything". She and the other actors also did a very good job creating the tension behind how bad the situation was when Britney was under Sam Lufti's "care" & a lot of the scenes that followed up to the moment Britney was hospitalized did really show how amazing her parents were basically saving Britney from a situation that was not going to end well. Now let's get to my issues. The movie was marketed, in large part by interviews with Natasha Bassett, as a "love letter" to Britney & an opportunity to show its audience how strong she was/is. Natasha even mentioned in a specific interview how impressed she was with the knowledge that Britney started her career with power by refusing to shoot the labels concept for the Baby One More Time video & creating the concept that went on to be one of the most iconic pop videos in history, obviously that didn't make the cut. As fans we know this & many other things like this & the movie completely FAILED Britney & us fans at telling the real story behind her fame. I think it was really a disgrace at how Britney was portrayed as this emotionally crippled shell of a person who was strung about her career by Larry & everyone around her, it's simply just not true. You guys had a real chance at doing Britney right & instead you followed a narrative that only victimized Britney's image more than the media already has. It was also a creep move to have Natasha put so much emphasis on the recreations of Britney's most iconic moments when you guys knew damn well you didn't do anything of the sort! The way the movie was hyped & described was NOTHING at all what it actually was which just feels like a slimy grab at ratings & a slap in the face to the audience that was tuning in to actually see something substantial. I really just think it's a shame that the creators of this movie & Lifetime didn't take the great opportunity they had to tell a legitimate story about one of pop music's most misunderstood stars. You guys just latched onto the same philosophy that the media took when they disgustingly mishandled Britney in 2005-2008 & did nothing to try & right that wrong. What's worse is that you lead us as an audience to believe that you were actually trying to do Britney & this story justice. Again, I do not want to take away from the actors work, whom I believe had good intentions & could've done the story a good amount of justice given the opportunity. I just can't believe Lifetime, the director & script writers had the audacity to parade this appalling movie to Britney, her family & her fans.