Ultraviolet

2006 "The blood war is on."
4.3| 1h27m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 03 March 2006 Released
Producted By: Screen Gems
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ultraviolet/
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In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.

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RavenGlamDVDCollector {movie gets a 7, because Milla IS the movie, anyway. Milla herself is not a Ten, but an Eleven, no, an Eleven + ... And I'm sure everybody will agree}I saw the trailer some time ago. Wow, I saw, I wanted. Just for the hell of it, read some reviews, and was dismayed to find that most people didn't like it, that, summed up, the trailer's the best thing about it. I looked at the trailer again with different eyes and spotted lots of warning signs. Yes, a bunch of drawings, computer animations. Movie is most likely going to be not much more, one hell of a disappointment. But, I do collect, after all, and it's Milla Jovovich, the little kid in TWO MOON JUNCTION I had predicted would one day be a star, and then she grew up (delightfully, ever so delightfully, pardon my slavering, I'm only a guy) and was in RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON, so, I got me this one, to check out for myself.I'm glad I did.Currently, 4.4? People, come on! It's supposed to look like a graphic novel come to life, with this dazzling heroine, and Milla, bless her cute little heart, fits the bill wonderfully.She's bright and bubbly (and incidentally, I generally hate commentary tracks, but her commentary on the DVD is fun) and then, of course, she is long- limbed and has those wonderful eyes and the glossy hair. Okay, just learned it's a wig. Never mind. I'm talking on-screen presence. Now THAT'S a fantasy heroine. The movie might be in a lesser class than UNDERWORLD and Milla's RESIDENT EVIL, but if there's an IMDb poll where I have to choose the prettiest kick-ass action girl, ULTRAVIOLET would be the main contender. Did I mention those angel eyes and the raven hair with the halo and that the length of those legs measured with a matchstick... Okay, I'll shut up now. Sorry. Like I said, I'm only a guy.What's up with all the religious iconography, the cross motifs? Once they start, they're everywhere, that large building seen from the sky, at the end of corridors...Good idea: Nazi Germany coal-scuttle helmet soldiers wearing gas masks, and later STAR WARS Imperial Stormtroopers, are the very symbol of Fascist oppression. Bad acting: Cameron Bright as Six. Should have been rather a little girl. Like Milla back at the start of her career. Six looked autistic. Six was absolutely sluggish and no fun, not worth the story arc bother, brought the movie down. So too that Nerva guy, had the look, but couldn't act.To sum it up though: The notion that the trailer is better than the movie itself: Well, that has SOME merit, 'cause it's a helluva good- looking trailer. But for Milla fans, for fans of drop dead gorgeous actresses: You need to see this!If you'd go into the movie with a sense of humor, it is a whole lot of entertainment. Okay, the special effects is a lot of drawings, but Milla's not a drawing, and the movie works out a lot better than I expected. Ooh, of course, had it been somebody less attractive in the lead, I'd not have bothered in the first place. But it's model-perfect Milla. Yaaayyy!
Anssi Vartiainen Ultraviolet is a vampire action film set in the future, starring Milla Jovovich, of the Resident Evil fame. In the future a virus has affected a certain portion of the populace, turning them essentially into vampires, with enhanced reflexes and strength, but without the bloodlust and simultaneously drastically reducing their lifespan. But now there's talk about a cure being found.From that you can probably surmise that originality is not this movie's strong point. We've seen these types of rebel stories set in the future before, even some with vampires in them. We all know the drill. Big megacorporations are evil, advanced medical technologies rule the earth, everyone wears sunglasses all the time, malls are even shinier than today, cars are cool beyond belief, motorbikes as well, every single surface looks like it was designed by Apple and… you know the gist of it.What Ultraviolet gets right are the visuals and the action scenes. Especially the first third of the film is supremely slick-looking, with amazing, vibrant colours, smooth designs and good camera angles. Very pleasing to watch. The action scenes as well, fully taking advantage of the "vampires are combat machines" trope to give us some completely over the top, but cooler than absolute zero fight scenarios.Unfortunately, the rest is not so impressive. The characters are cardboard cutouts with no defined motives, backstories or characteristics. The kid character is especially annoying, pointless and played by a boy, who doubtlessly tries his hardest, but just isn't very convincing. The story is equally bland, riddled with clichés and about as interesting as any other B-grade vampire film you've ever seen. Which is to say, not very.Ultraviolet is by no means the worst vampire film I've ever seen. The only problem is, the vampire thing is completely superfluous to its general idea, and said general idea is merely something we've already seen done far better in numerous other films. Check it out if you're really into stylistic scifi action films. Otherwise don't bother.
Gao Gao I forgot to check the rating and reviews before watching. I just thought "Whoa, a sci-fi movie I didn't see by Equilibrium's director ? Let's watch it !"NO. NEVER. Really. Bad acting. Bad CGI. Bad punchlines. Bad action. Wrong music handling. Wait. Bad music. Hey you know what ? Bad EVERYTHING. Bad movie. Period. The most awful sci-fi/action/whatever movie of all times.Action scenes in this movie are awful. Bad guys kill themselves or commit suicide or just die randomly. CGI are a joke. I even din't know one could pay actual money for this kind of "job". From start to finish, this one is a waste. My first review here, I just had to say something about this and really write black on white the overall nonsense of this.It even has vampires. Equilibrium is a good movie : sometimes we can notice some underlying bad choices about a few details, which is why it's a good movie and not an excellent movie. With Ultraviolet, the director show what he can do without a huge budget and a good crew : wasting my time.But I had fun with the first two minutes, before it collapsed.And I can add :Poor audio mixing, music is way too low (and is poorly composed) - Almost no sound design, most sounds come from free sound banks - Music starts and stops randomly - Epic music can start in the middle of nowhere, when nothing happens - The end is terrible, it's like I handled the 3D myself with my average laptop ! - Explosions are a jokeI'll have to watch another movie now for forgetting this before going to bed.
kai ringler I really didn't think that I was going to like this movie at first,, I figured it was probably just another girl "hero" movie.. boy was I ever wrong..Milla Jovovich, does a fantastic job in the lead as Violet,, she teaches a young girl she meets some of her tricks and powers,, I like the fact that they touch on O.C.D. for a short while,, because I have it,, only on certain things,, there are tons of great action/ fight scenes, and the moves that our heroine does makes you wonder how did she really do that,, lo'ts of bad guys are on the trail of violet, because the powers that be don't want her to realize her full potential,, I really enjoyed the movie,, would say more about it,, but I don't want to give any of the good stuff away.