Rear window

Rear window

Rear window by Alfred Hitchcock definitely falls into the category of oldie but goodie. LB Jeffries played by (Jimmy Stewart) is a photographer with a broken leg and stuck in a wheelchair. Out of the boardroom of being stuck in his apartment for weeks on end waiting for his leg to heal he has taken up the hobby of watching his neighbors through the rear window of his apartment. The frequent visitors to Mr. Jeffries apartment include Lisa Fremont Tom Jeffries fiancé played by (Grace Kelly), his nurse Stella, and his detective friend Thomas Doyle. His most notable neighbor is Mr. Thorwald played by (Raymond Burr) who's nagging invalid wife is a constant source of stress and irritation. Mr. Jeffries having seen the Thorwald's fighting suddenly notices one day that Mrs. Thorwald gone and that Mr. Thorwald has been making many late-night trips out in the rain carrying out a heavy suitcase and coming back with a suitcase that is light an empty. After telling his fiancé and his nurse they all become convinced that Mr. Thorwald has done something terrible and gruesome to his wife. And even after contacting the next to useless authorities it winds up coming down to the three of them to get to the bottom of the mystery without becoming victims themselves or time runs out and the killer gets away with a crime.

Underworld rise of the Lycans

Cast

Lucian - Michael Sheen

Viktor - Bill Nighy

Sonja - Rhona Mitra

Tannis - Steven Mackintosh

Raze - Kevin Grevioux

Coloman - David Aston

Orsova - Elizabeth Hawthorne

Costa - Larry Rew

Selene - Kate Beckinsale

Underworld rise of the Lycans is the third installment in the underworld series. This prequel takes us back over a thousand years to the beginning before the war between the vampires in the lycans (werewolves). It is centered around the tragic love story between Lucian played by (Michael Sheen) and Sonja played by (Rhona Mitra) the daughter of vampire Elder Viktor played by (Bill Nighy) that was briefly alluded to in the first movie. Lucian is the central character in this story and the performance by Michael Sheen is moving and emotional. The performance of Bill Nighy as Vicktor flawless as usual and reminiscent of the diabolical Dr. Pretorius played by Ernest Thesiger in the original Bride of Frankenstein.

There is no shortage of quality special FX in this film and as far as werewolves go this is one of the top 3 if not the best werewolf movie ever made! The old werewolves that prowl the lands and never take human form again are exactly what a werewolf is supposed to look like. I hope that future filmmakers pay attention to this when designing their werewolves.