Movies & whips:"Underworld"

Post by **Dalexs** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:21 am

FWIW
I just saw a trailer on tv tonight for a film called Underworld due out mid Sept-ish. I thinks its some vampire slayer type movie.

But there was this one scene that shows some guy going after "something"
with what looks like a pair of whips...
it could have been chains I suppose, but he was handling them like whips.

I'll have to try to get a better look.

Like I said, FWIW!

Dalexs

RedburnIV · Post by **RedburnIV** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:47 am

I've seen this too, I think they are whips, but he doenst have one he as 2 in each hand. I've been seeing this trailer every week, at the theatre. Very excited about the movie and want to see if those are whips.

Regards, Dan

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:04 pm

I remember someone posting about this movie maybe 7-8 months ago and mentioning a whip scene.

Neo, 2 whips in each hand? as in 4 whips total? If so, I say they used CGI or found one amazing whip handler.

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:12 pm

Yes, those are whips, two of them.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworld/

If you want to put it under the magnifying glass.

You can hear a

Swindy

RedburnIV · Post by **RedburnIV** » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:48 am

Opps!

I ment one in each hand, and they are very long! The guy must be very good with whips, I bet he was sore after they shot that.

Regards, Dan

Shishak · Post by **Shishak** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:13 pm

I saw this movie this weekend and it was great. Unfortunately the whip scene was very short, but impressive nonetheless. I'm not sure, but I think the whips had some sort of silver braided into them. It's just an assumption, but he was using them against a werewolf and doing some damage. It's a movie worth seeing.

midwestwhips · Post by **midwestwhips** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:54 pm

Shishak wrote:I saw this movie this weekend and it was great. Unfortunately the whip scene was very short, but impressive nonetheless. I'm not sure, but I think the whips had some sort of silver braided into them. It's just an assumption, but he was using them against a werewolf and doing some damage. It's a movie worth seeing.

Cool, I was wondering how the movie was, I was hoping to go see it this weekend. Its a shame there isnt more whipwork in it, but its cool that there is whips in it atleast.

From what I could tell from the previews, it looked like the whips were braided up black and white, or somehting like the sort, and with the sheen leather finish, I would guess that would give off the silver look. Thats my guess. Thats probobly why everyone thinks they look like chains. I thought they look like chains when I first saw the trailer, but then I realized that chains dont move like that.

Thanks for the review, I hope I can get out to see it this weekend.

Regards,

Paul Nolan
MidWestWhips

Blackthorne Rose · Post by **Blackthorne Rose** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:08 pm

There is also a movie with the rock and christopher walken coming out where there are two whips being used in a scene.

prettybigguy · Post by **prettybigguy** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:18 pm

I saw Underworld as well and I thought it was pretty good. It wasn't quite as good as I hoped it would be, but still entertaining. It was like somebody took Blade and The Matrix and mashed them together. It did kind of bother me that one of the vampires walked over to a mirror to check out her hair before joining a big party! ITHOUGHT VAMPIRES DIDN'T CAST REFLECTIONS!?
Shishak is right, the whips were supposed to have silver in them. They made a BIG DEAL of the lethalness of silver to the werewolves.
This movie was shot in part in Hungary and you can certainly tell by watching the credits. Just watch and see how many people named "Lazlo" worked on this film!
PBG

zohar · Post by **zohar** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:27 pm

Blackthorne Rose wrote:There is also a movie with the rock and christopher walken coming out where there are two whips being used in a scene.

I believe Paul Nolan made the whips for that movie. He discussed it here.
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4659

PropReplicator · Post by **PropReplicator** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:39 pm

Does anyone have good pics or screengrabs of the whips from "Underworld"?

Gater · Post by **Gater** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:41 pm

PR,

If you go to the Official Website (Google search) and play the trailer, you can pause the playback on the scene, for a semi-screen grab. There is probably an easier way, but if I knew that, I'd make more than $18 an hour.

PropReplicator · Post by **PropReplicator** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:06 pm

Thanks, IG.