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Blade II

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Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.
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Though Blade II offers more of what worked in the original, its plot and character development appear to have been left on the cutting room floor.

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David Edelstein Slate There's no script to speak of, but del Toro devises every battle to wow even the most jaded martial-arts mavens; the dissolutions and implosions are beautiful. Jul 14, 2015 Full Review Alexander Walker London Evening Standard It is directed by Guillermo del Toro: by "directed" I simply mean he turned his camerawork over to the computer graphics surgeons who cut, slice, dice and vivisect the material to mount a gross eyeassault of CG sequences. Jul 14, 2015 Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News Del Toro is a stylish horrormeister, and he has created an evocative, foreboding atmosphere. But only a fan of this kind of mayhem could find a way into the story. And only a critic, sworn to serve, could stick it out to the end. Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 14, 2015 Full Review John Wilmes The Ringer Twenty years ago, Wesley Snipes and Guillermo del Toro paved the way for everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to ‘Twilight’... Mar 23, 2022 Full Review Matt Patches Polygon It's a movie with real stakes - and not just the ones Blade throws through vampiric hearts. Oct 20, 2021 Full Review Matt Goldberg Collider Blade II is an incredibly upbeat picture, and rather than focus on Blade's loneliness or how he's humanity's protector and yet can never truly be one of them, del Toro gleefully jumps into the action scenes. Oct 18, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ishara L It's a better movie, way better directed. But that's to be exteced with Guillermo del Toro in control of the project. It's a lot more fun, less clunky. Mind, it's still not as good as his Hellboy projects, but there's a lot to be said about this one. Wesley Snipes is more comfortable with this rol and seems to have trained a lot more since the first movie. His movements while fighting are a lot more fluent (and better shot, so they come across a lot better). There's cgi during the fights for the superhuman stuff they couldn't do in practical, and that's where it shows its age unfortunately. Besides that, it could be have been made 10 years ago. Unbelievable it's a 23 year old movie now. And that I watched it a lot during my teenage years, I have forgotten everything about this, besides the ending. Norman Reedus was a bit disappointing in this, alas. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Rick C I enjoyed Blade II marginally more than the first movie, with its raised stakes and plot twists. Wesley Snipes once again carried with his charismatic performance of the titular character. I was surprised how many big names are attached to this one including the likes of Norman Reedus, Ron Perlman, and of course the director himself Guillermo Del Toro. I was too young in the early 2000s to know if those names were as big then as they are now, but it's always fun when I spot talent I recognize in media I haven't seen before. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review r96 s 'Blade II' is a good follow-up to the 1998 predecessor. I'd personally say that the plot in this 2002 flick isn't as good, but is still entertaining in its own right and is portrayed by a stronger cast. Wesley Snipes is Wesley Snipes, brilliant. Behind him, Ron Perlman stands out. I didn't know Norman Reedus was in this, love him in 'The Walking Dead' - he elevates an otherwise forgettable character. Another favourite of mine is here too, as Matt Schulze of 'The Fast and the Furious' fame appears. I also recognised Karel Roden, who distractingly has his lines dubbed by a British actor - very odd! Lastly, I have to commend the special effects. The majority of which is admittedly as passable as was the case for 'Blade', but the new addition of that effect for the reaper mouths is outstanding - it genuinely still holds up to today. Very impressive. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/05/25 Full Review Stephen H One of the best sequels ever! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Ricardo R At the risk of being accused of heresy and being burned at the stake, I find Blade 2 a better movie than the first (kinda like Mad Max and Alien). Too bad they never made a third movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Joshua V Blade 2 review I love opening blood doner scene vampires who is sick because he needs blood then kill the nurse who was evil so was he I love that then opened action kills by blade was awesome and the fight scene is was cgi video game like and video game action camera angle like you see when you play mortal kombat game like 1990 to 2000 mortal kombat camera angle but blade is game as well but more the camera angle action you see mortal kombat game on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 I love how blade is more fastest quickest smartest and not again another vampire that is sensitive slow weak indecisive dumb this movie is so funny i love powderpuff girls made a cameo was on cartoon Network aka Warner Bros. New line cinema is part of waner bros to this whole thing feel like a set up looks like a set up it is set up I love whisper in this movie so much happy to see him back love WWe vertically standing stallingSuplex by blade I love wwe elbow drop I really love this movie it’s was very much sequel base of the game and other games like mortal kombat and wwe no merchandise and shut your mouth I love this movie so much 5 star 🌟 💫 ⭐️ 💫 💫 9 out 10 stars 99 out of 100 one of my favorite movies and another one of my favorite vampire movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
Tomas Krejci, Wesley Snipes, Peter Frankfurt, Patrick J. Palmer
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Milk and Honey Productions Ltd, Marvel Enterprises, Amen Ra Films, New Line Cinema, Imaginary Forces, Linovo Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Pervasive Violence)
Genre
Horror, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$81.6M
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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