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From The New Yorker
Guillermo del Toro, whose last project was the near-perfect ghost story "The Devil's Backbone," returns with this giddily absurd comic-book extravaganza, which is darker and displays more devilish wit than the original. The action scenes brim with bravura camera movements that seem influenced by the great Japanese anime directors; Wesley Snipes, as Blade, shows up for some razor-sharp swordplay and throws his spectacular body around like a pumped-on-steroids Baryshnikov. The story is pulpy nonsense about vampires fighting super-vampires, but the film's anything-goes pop carnage is a horror fan's delight. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
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Import Blu-Ray/Region A pressing. Get set for more action, more vampires and more Wesley Snipes in this second monster-hit installment in the Blade franchise. When the world is threatened by a new and deadlier breed of super vampires, the legendary Blade and his mentor, Whistler, must join forces with the Bloodpack, an elite team of vampire warriors.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Other than the explanation of where he (Blade) came from, who he and everyone else is, at the beginning, this film stands nicely on its own. for those of you that know the first one, then this opening explanation will be a little irritating (and a tad confusing, but it becomes clear later). The opening does smell strongly of franchise potential, being repeated in all the inevitable sequels still to come. Once past this though, we are lead through a massive fight and action scene that sets up the whole movie. and warns anyone who can't stand Hong Kong action scenes that they are probably watching the wrong screen.
The movie is essentially a platform for Snipes to have fun with his most renowned character. And he does so with very entertaining results. The movie has reasonably well rounded characters, suspicion piled on top of everyone, some amazing set pieces and a good sense of humour. The impact of all the blood and guts is reduced by the obvious fantasy of the fights (wires and SFX a lot of the time), but its still pretty powerful.
The lead performances are all very good, although some of the peripheral characters are a little too hammer horror. Luke Goss demonstrates great potential, although you would need to see him without the make up, body doubles, and special effects to really judge. and there is occasionally that urge to shout "when will I be famous." and the pure blood female vampire who takes a shine to blade is well worth being bitten by.
Overall it feels less like a sequel and more like a stand alone movie. with this in mind, I think its in fact better than the original (a rare example of the exception that proves the rule).
The movie is essentially a platform for Snipes to have fun with his most renowned character. And he does so with very entertaining results. The movie has reasonably well rounded characters, suspicion piled on top of everyone, some amazing set pieces and a good sense of humour. The impact of all the blood and guts is reduced by the obvious fantasy of the fights (wires and SFX a lot of the time), but its still pretty powerful.
The lead performances are all very good, although some of the peripheral characters are a little too hammer horror. Luke Goss demonstrates great potential, although you would need to see him without the make up, body doubles, and special effects to really judge. and there is occasionally that urge to shout "when will I be famous." and the pure blood female vampire who takes a shine to blade is well worth being bitten by.
Overall it feels less like a sequel and more like a stand alone movie. with this in mind, I think its in fact better than the original (a rare example of the exception that proves the rule).
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Blade 2 was diffenetly a movie that shot down the theory that sequels are worse then the first movie. Again Snipes went above and beyond during the fight scenes in this movie. It was interesting to see how the directors were able to establish moves from the wwf(or now, the wwe, and bring those moves into blade. I thought the bad guys in this movie were the best, and my hat comes off to the make-up artists. All in all, Blade 2 was a great movie, with awesome action scenes, tight bad guys, and a good plot.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
'Blade II' is one of the few exceptions to the rule concerning sequels. This one rivals the first and posits the proverbial question "which one is the best?" My general rule is the original is always the best, but I accept my choice as subjective opinion and will posit the possibility that I might be wrong.
In installment two Blade joins forces with the Vampire Nation to destroy a new strain of the vampire virius which is producing a hybrid creature with a ravenous thirst that hunts both vampires and humans. Now fighting alongside the "Blood Pack", a group initally put together to hunt down Daywalker, the battle for the survival of both races is about to begin.
Positives: More action, more blood. Ron Perlman is amazing as Blood Pack wiseguy 'Reinhardt'. The scenes involving the interaction between Blade and Reinhardt are the best in the movie. Also, the inclusion of Hong Kong martial arts legend Donnie Yen as 'Snowman' was a great move. Unfortunately they killed him off much too early.
Negatives: The storyline and dialogue aren't as sharp and cohesive as the first (with the exception of the banter between Blade and Reinhardt). Leonor Varela is good as the vampire princess 'Nyssa', but I would've preferred the return of N'Bushe Wright to reprise her role as Blades' potential love interest Dr. Karen Jenson.
In installment two Blade joins forces with the Vampire Nation to destroy a new strain of the vampire virius which is producing a hybrid creature with a ravenous thirst that hunts both vampires and humans. Now fighting alongside the "Blood Pack", a group initally put together to hunt down Daywalker, the battle for the survival of both races is about to begin.
Positives: More action, more blood. Ron Perlman is amazing as Blood Pack wiseguy 'Reinhardt'. The scenes involving the interaction between Blade and Reinhardt are the best in the movie. Also, the inclusion of Hong Kong martial arts legend Donnie Yen as 'Snowman' was a great move. Unfortunately they killed him off much too early.
Negatives: The storyline and dialogue aren't as sharp and cohesive as the first (with the exception of the banter between Blade and Reinhardt). Leonor Varela is good as the vampire princess 'Nyssa', but I would've preferred the return of N'Bushe Wright to reprise her role as Blades' potential love interest Dr. Karen Jenson.
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2002 in film Blade II 9/10
It's time where I do reviews for movies either released in 2002 or 1992. This is 2002 in film Blade II. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JRP
Pleased Customer
I received exactly what I wanted and it was shipped right away. The packaging was as described and the DVD was unopened.
Published 4 months ago by Liz
Couldn't have made a better sequel!
What a great follow-up to the original Blade movie! Starts off right from the get go with intense action and special effects! A must see!
Published 7 months ago by John Becker
A Real CUT-UP
I had forgotten about this movie,and the price was right.
Now while viewing this I found a 4th video, so that is in
the works. Read more
Now while viewing this I found a 4th video, so that is in
the works. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thomas A. Warberg
If you dont have Blade 2... then you dont have "Action Movie Lover"...
Awesome and the "Badass" of the Blade twosome (Blade Trinity does not count as a movie but more of a f*** you to Wesley "I dodge 1040 EZ forms like the plague" Snipes)
Published 10 months ago by David Griffin
Blade on Amazon Instant Video
I do recommend purchasing Blade on Amazon Instant Video. It's a great way to preserve your movie collection, and watch it everywhere. The movie runs great, and worth the purchase.
Published 11 months ago by Chris NYC
Damage my DVD, had to get it on Blue-Ray
This is how much i like this movie, i'm a big fan of the franchise (hated Blade:Trinity) and a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro's work...GET IT!
Published 11 months ago by Sergio Mejia Gtz
Powerful and Scary!
I was surprised this was in full screen. It made it more real. Made you feel like you were there.
Published 14 months ago by Lamont Winchester
Disappointed again
Same as one, Is a great moive. Very good effects in the blu ray. sound a bit off. Very disappointed that it was not in wide screen. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tony
Blade 2 Blu-ray Quality Review
After reading many of the reviews and especially those made for the Blu-ray release, I felt I needed to comment as I found a lot of opinions, but few that summarized what I wanted... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Daren Imboden
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