"Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" 1/2* (out of four): Bad even for a movie about vampires and werewolves, this "Underworld" prequel should, at the very least, be the final nail in this franchise's (ahem) coffin.

You have to appreciate a few things about "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans", the third movie in the moderately lucrative vampire-vs-werewolf franchise:

1) The original director and original star (husband and wife combo Len Wiseman and Kate Beckinsale) decided to bail on the series.

2) Michael Sheen (the indisputably good actor from "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon") did not.

3) The filmmakers made this third installment a prequel.

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