fabioso

I only got to see this one a month ago for the first time, i know that's pretty late but wow i sure don't regret!

Second installments are always shaky business, especially when they're derived from a comic book adaptation. They can either "make" or "break" a franchise. With sequels, you have to be able to give your audience a fresh new story, while at the same time remain loyal to the original's idea.

Wesley Snipes returns as the daywalker, Blade, in Blade II, a sequel that unlike most in it's genre, has a heart, mind and body all it's own. There's a real feel that the people who worked on this film really wanted to tie everything together with the previous film. Fans wondering why they've seen Kris Kristofferson's Whistler in the sequel previews, even though he supposedly died in the first film, will be happilly surprised at the explanation. You will even understand why Blade went to Moscow at the end of Part 1. Unfortunately, the only slipup is the disappearance of the character of Karen, played by N'Bushe Wright, who was present at the end of the first film, but is not even mentioned here in the second.

Part 2 begins in Prague, with Blade searching for the location of Whistler, who has been turned into a Vampire and subsuquently tortured. The action sequences are even more elaborate than the first, with the camera actually following jumps and flips in a spiral fashion. By now most of you know the story, which involves a new breed of vampire called Reapors, that are trying to take over their predecessors and eventually enslave the world. The vampires turn to Blade for assistance in helping them wipe out these vicious beasts. In a sort of "Dirty Dozen" meets "Aliens" tradition, Blade teams up with an elite group of vampires, who, turns out, were originally put together to hunt him down. They instead work together to seek out the Reapors to destroy them, but find that killing them is not as easy as they'd hoped.

The film gives Wesley Snipes more range to show some drama this time, with a subplot involving a female vampire named Nyssa, who's a pure blood, working for her father. Twists and turns abound in this comic book action thriller that gives off a nice feel of energy while at the same time making sense. There's plenty martial arts action to make anybody happy, as well some much needed dry humor from Snipes and company. All an all a satisfying experience that will leave most moviegoers in an upbeat fashion.

I'd give it a very ripe 4/5 rating

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leyton

After reading your review, I think I would go down to the store andgrab the DVS. ( If they are still available )
You think they would make Blade III then complile it into a trilogy and sell it cheaper?

-G-

Not sure about the cheaper bit, but there's a Region 1 5 Disc boxset out, depending on whereabouts in the world you're planning on getting it from the cost and possible delivery cost will vary though...

EDIT: Upon further investigation there is also a Region 2 trilogy collection, so, go nuts... beyond those 2 regions, I'm not sure though...

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usual-suspect

I can imagine that they will probably make up Blade 3, at hollywood the famous 'never 2 without a 3' quote realy comes alive!lol
Trilogies are the latest fashion and of course as in hollywood maths '3 always brings far more money than just 2....let's just hope that they won't (as they often do) be too much in a hurry to release the 3rd and that they take the time to think up an interesting and exciting script....

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dicota

i'm sure what you siad was true!! but i find the main catch about this movie was wesley snipes! without him this show wouldn't be a nice.. i would say he's got the x-factor of a vampire slayer!!

usual-suspect

well of course, those kind of films are always built around the main character aren't they, it would be like rambo without stallone, indiana jones without harisson ford...the only ones who manage to swap main characters are for instance batman, because you don't realy care about who is behind the costume when you think of it, or James bond because...well it's james bond right?we now know that every 10 bond films James changes!

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Ford

The first movie was very good. The second one was perfect. The third one was horrible.

I hope the tv movie and series on Spike! will be worth watching.

MovieLiker

It is a great movie, like a month after it came out, it was 10:00 at night, and I say to my friend "let's see Blade 2" and he says "okay". So we saw it, it was great. Then a year later at his house, he was having a party and we watched it, and my friend left because it was too gross for him. Ha ha.

WebJaws

This movie is heck of a lot better then the first movie. The only prob though for me is that it gave me a headache with too much action , not enough dialogue. With me being a huge vampire fanatic this movie was rather dissappointing but i'd still watch it again. I didnt like the first Blade the first time i saw it so maybe if i see this one again my opinion will change.

Rowan

If you love high flying movies like chinese action movies, try this one. What makes it unique that this movie has blended high fliying ations with horror.