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Part Seductress. Part Assassin. All Vampire! Lilith Silver should have died in 1850 the ... more
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Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the hit 1998 ... more
film Blade. Blade (Wesley Snipes) is 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 must align himself with a high-powered team of vampires to take on an even greater evil than either has ever faced - a new kind of super-vampire that is itself on a vicious hunt to eradicate both races.
Production Year: 1998 - Horror - Director: Stephen Norrington - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Keir, Traci Lords, Udo Kier
Advantages: Good story and effects Disadvantages: A bit trigger happy with the CGI in places
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===Cast:===
Blade - Wesley Snipes
Whistler - Kris Kristofferson
Reinhardt - Ron Perlman
Nyssa - Leonor Varela
Scud - Norman Reedus
Damaskinos - Thomas Kretschmann
Nomak - Luke Goss
Chupa - Matt Schulze
Asad - Danny John-Jules
Snowman - Donnie Yen
Kounen - Karel Roden
Verlaine - Marit Velle Kile
Priest - Tony Curran
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===Story:===
Blade 2 sees Wesley Snipes make his return as daywalker Blade half man half vampire he has all of their strengths and none of their weaknesses. In this sequel Blade hears of rumours that old friend Whistler who was thought to have been brutally murdered in the last film is being kept alive by the vampires so he goes on a rescue mission but shortly after saving Whistler and returning home Blades hideout is infiltrated by two ... more
Blade 2
Distributed By: Newline Cinema Directed By: Guillermo del Toro Running Time: 117 Minutes Released: 29 March 2002
Cast:
Blade - Wesley Snipes Whistler - Kris Kristofferson Reinhardt - Ron Perlman Nyssa - Leonor Varela Scud - Norman Reedus Damaskinos - Thomas Kretschmann Nomak - Luke Goss Chupa - Matt Schulze Asad - Danny John-Jules Snowman - Donnie Yen Kounen - Karel Roden Verlaine - Marit Velle Kile Priest - Tony Curran Lighthammer - Daz Crawford Rush - Santiago Segura
Story:
Blade 2 sees Wesley Snipes make his return as daywalker Blade half man half vampire he has all of their strengths and none of their weaknesses. In this sequel Blade hears of rumours that old friend Whistler who was thought to have been brutally murdered in the last film is being kept alive by the vampires so he goes on a rescue mission but shortly after saving Whistler and returning home Blades hideout is infiltrated by two masked messengers who bring news from the vampire council of a truce with Blade and tell of a new breed of vampire that has recently emerged which they have named the reaper strain, A new species that not only feeds on humans but also on vampires and whose numbers are increasing such at an alarming rate that they could threaten to wipeout both races completely.
Reluctantly Blade agrees to work with the vampires to eliminate the reaper threat and is introduced to his team a group called the Bloodpack lead by vampire Reinhardt who have been training to take Blade out for the last 2 years now forced to fight side by side its not long before betrayal is in the air and soon Blade realises that the truce was nothing more that a front and the only person he can trust is himself. As Blade digs deeper into the mystery surrounding the sudden appearance of reaper strain he discovers that there is a lot of information that everyone has been neglecting to inform him and suspects the vampire council may know alot more than they are letting on but hey you know the saying keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Review:
Blade 2 is action packed throughout and its story has enough intricate twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout and with excellent performances from the whole cast it makes a worthy sequel to the original film. Newcomers to this film series need not worry though as all references to the original are coupled with a voiced over video explaing them so you wont be left wondering whats going on throughout the whole film!The special effects in Blade2 are really good throughout especially the flame effects as the bodies of his vampire victims spontaneously combust and the transformation effects of the reapers mouths as they feed splitting down the middle and opening horizontally and i thought that this did look quite realistic. However there were also a few scenes where the CGI went too far and it became blaitantly obvious what was and wasn't real which did let it down a bit but thankfully Blade 2 has enough action and a good enough story to recover effortlessly from these minor flaws.
The Soundtrack for Blade 2 much like the first mainly consists of hard house and techno and does help set the pace for the action scenes and together with really good use of sound effects add alot of tension and depth to the film. All of the fight scenes look well made and look quite reallistic with exception to one near the start of the film where the CGI took over a little too much.
Overall Blade 2 not only makes a good sequel but is really good as a stand alone film as well so is really good for fans of the original and newbies alike and is recommended to all horror / action fans.
Price & Availabilty:
You can buy Blade 2 on DVD from Amazon for around £7 on its own but it is also available as a box set with the other 2 instalments for £14 so is pretty good value for money.
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Advantages: great action Disadvantages: some mistakes in film
generated special effect and stunts.
DVD Extras on this 2disk set
Disk one:
The film and two commentaries
The first with director Guillermo Del Toro and producer Peter Frankfurt
The second with Wesley Snipes and screenwriter David goyer
Disk 2:
Deleted and alternative scenes with optional directors commentary
?A pact in blood? interactive collection of documentaries
Director?s notebook
Art Gallery
Music video by cypress hill ?child of the wild wild west?
Blade2 video game survival guide (available on PS2 and X Box) ...
andrew007 08.12.2002
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Advantages: Great high class action sequences Disadvantages: Not brilliant acting by some members of crew
DVD
The Blade2DVD comes with many special features, which are well worth watching. There are two discs, of course the movie is on the first disc as well as:
· A Commentary track with director Del Torro and writer David Goyer.
· Also a Commentary track with producer Peter Fankfurt and Wesley Snipes.
On disc 2 of the blade2DVD are the following:
· Interactive reproduction of director's notes with intro by Del Torro
· Interactive collection of original production documents (A Pact in Blood)
· Art gallery
· Original theatrical press kit
· Deleted/alternate scenes
· Cypress Hill and Roni Size music video
· Theatrical trailers
It may take you nearly all day to watch all the special features on the two discs, so split your time up and don?t watch all of them one after the other. I think it is amazing how a good film ...
filmdog 21.10.2004
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Advantages: A great action movie, good value DVD Disadvantages: It's very bloody, violent so not for the squeamish
on DVD I would like Blade2 on DVD to, ?Dear Santa, please may I have?..? and I did, but was I disappointed, you?ll have to wait till the end.
If you?re planning to see the movie and prefer to know what I thought, but nothing else skip to ?Action? further down, nothing after that will give anything away. If you do read on, I have ?altered? a few minor things to give nothing away.
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The Clot (Plot, sorry)
The vampires have another problem (blade being their first), they are being hunted by kind of super vampires, who are stronger, faster, and very hard to kill (they?re getting their asses kicked basically). They approach Blade for help, informing him that once these ?Reapers? finish with vampires that they will start on humans, Their numbers are small at the moment, but are increasing rapidly like a virus ...
Dardalius 08.01.2003
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"...There are twists and turns aplenty, zippy one-liners and enough firepower to flatten a major metropolis. BLADE II trumps its predecessor..." (Box Office, p.58, 01/05/2002)
"...A really rather brilliant vomitorium of viscera....The movie is an improvement on BLADE, which was pretty good..." (Chicago Sun-Times, p.31, 22/03/2002)
"...Technically impressive....BLADE II is infused with maximum energy by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro..." (Hollywood Reporter, p.13-26, 20/03/2002)
"...BLADE II has superior production values and visual and special effects....Snipes again combines a formidable physical presence with a depth of feeling and capacity for reflection unusual for an incarnation of a comic book hero..." (Los Angeles Times, p.C10, 22/03/2002)
"....Dense on imagery, mood and plot. Happily, it exults in its lurid and gruesome absurdity....A 'B' picture in love with the zest of its comic-book origins, it embodies that medium's pulse-pounding spiritedness and silliness..." (New York Times, p.E12, 22/03/2002)
"...Darker, faster....There are plenty of gruesome or startling moments..." (Sight and Sound, p.38-9, 01/06/2002)
"...What style, what energy and what a bloody great sequel..." (Total Film, p.107, 01/06/2002)
"...Snipes gives a looser, cooler performance this time around..." (USA Today, p.5E, 22/03/2002)
"...Snipes once again provides the proper amount of ultracool gravitas as he slices, dices, shoots and scores in the title role..." (Variety, p.36, 25/03/2002)
DVD Description
In Guillermo del Toro's BLADE II, Wesley Snipes reprises his role as the part-human, part-vampire superhero based on the comic book character. Following a trail of blood that leads to Prague, Blade (aka the Daywalker) slays a legion of bloodsuckers in the search for his abducted mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson). Soon Blade reluctantly joins forces with a band of skilled vampiric warriors called the Bloodpack to hunt down an even deadlier enemy--the monstrous Reapers, who prey on vampires and humans alike, infecting them with an incurable virus. In addition to battling these relentless new foes, Blade must deal with situations brought about by the Bloodpack's tenuous alliance in particular, his attraction to the lovely Nyssa (Leonor Varela) and his rivalry with the brutish Reinhardt (Ron Perlman). A hyperkinetic motion picture, BLADE II literally explodes onto the screen with hi-tech weaponry and stunning special effects. The fight sequences, choreographed by Hong Kong superstar Donnie Yen (who plays Bloodpack member Snowman), are remarkably hard-hitting and elaborate. The film also improves on the entertaining original by adding a darker, more visceral tone that's fleshed out by del Toro's stylish and brilliantly grotesque visuals. Both frightening and thrilling, BLADE II is sure to astound both horror and action fans alike.
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