Blade II (2002)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 136
Fresh: 80 | Rotten: 56
Blade 2 takes what works in the original and gives us more. Unfortunately, plot and character development appear to have been left on the cutting room floor.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 16
Blade 2 takes what works in the original and gives us more. Unfortunately, plot and character development appear to have been left on the cutting room floor.
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Four years after scoring a box-office touchdown with Blade (1998), actor Wesley Snipes returns to portray the Marvel Comics character again in this sequel that teams him with Mexican horror director Guillermo del Toro. A half-vampire, half-human hybrid, Blade (Snipes) is a merciless vampire hunter bent on destroying the bloodsuckers that feed on humanity. The keys to Blade's success are a serum that allows him to resist the urge for blood and an array of inventive, deadly weapons, both of which
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Cast
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Wesley Snipes
Blade -
Kris Kristofferson
Whistler -
Ron Perlman
Rienhard -
Leonor Varela
Nyssa -
Norman Reedus
Scud -
Thomas Kretschmann
Damaskinos -
Luke Goss
Nomak -
Matt Schulze
Chupa -
Danny John-Jules
Asad -
Donnie Yen
Snowman -
Karel Roden
Kounen -
Tony Curran
Priest -
Santiago Segura
Rush -
Sanaa Lathan
Vanessa Brooks (uncredi...
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All Critics (136) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (56) | DVD (44)
The borderline-chaotic fight scenes, set to a deafeningly loud rap-rock/heavy metal score, are directed and edited for maximum kinetic impact.
Everything gets bogged down in one spectacularly gory action sequence after another.
Stripped down to such basics as story and dialogue, it's nothing to get excited about.
Top CriticThe fight scenes are fun, but it grows tedious.
The only dread it inspires is in the possibility that its director prefers turning human flesh into CGI-enhanced mush over exploring genuinely frightening material.
Blade II is almost excessively violent -- OK, it is excessively violent -- but that's exactly what Snipes and Blade fans want. Believe me, they get it.
Icky, bloody vampire sequel.
"Twilight" popularly defined vampire cinema in the Zeroes. But Team Blade could execute every last sullen Cullen. When Blade turns full vampire - suplexing and flying-elbow-dropping people like a crazy Mexican luchador - 'tis pure fanboy nirvana.
Kris Kristofferson reprises his role as geezer Blade sidekick as blood splashes in all directions and legions of bodies incinerate before our eyes.
ather than a by the numbers sequel, Director Guillermo Del Toro has changed the tone by not only significantly increasing the amount of action & fighting, but adding a little bit of humour into the mix.
A totally gross-out film that has about as much depth as its comic-book inspiration, which is probably why it's so entertaining.
Surpassed the original in every way.
The joy in Blade II simply comes from watching Snipes as Blade doing his thing -- destroying vampires and whipping out martial arts on whomever gets too close.
one of my favourite vampire flicks
Does anyone else miss the days when Snipes used to take chances and show his formidable stuff as both a comic and dramatic actor? Doesn't he miss those days?
Popcorn nonsense for sure, but shot with a wit, skill and understanding of its audience all too rarely seen in the genre.
Gruseome violence, special effects, fast-moving action, and Del Torro's stylish cutting and framing can't conceal the blank space at the center of the screen, created by David Goyer's inept and uninvolving script.
It's so much adrenaline-pumped B-movie fun, it's nearly worth full price.
The fast-paced action is unnervingly fast, almost dizzying. The story is thin, the plot is predictable, but Wesley Snipes carries this comic book character off with enough clever humor and self-indulgent pathos to carry it off.
The addition of just enough original ideas, has been, and hopefully will remain the key to keeping the franchise fresh, original and exciting.
If only as much time was spent on the script as was spent on the fight choreography.
If you are looking for any dialogue beyond 'geeyaghhh...whump...I trusted you with my men, my will, with my life... greahhhhh...smack whump crash greaaahhhhh,' you might want to skip it.
Audience Reviews for Blade II
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- Blade: You obviously do not know who you are FUCKING WITH!
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- Blade: Well, you didn't think I forgot about you, did you? [stabs his sword through the plexiglass and into Rush's head]
- Blade: [pulling the pin out of a UV grenade] You obviously do not know who you are fucking with!
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- Blade: You're human?
- Kounen: Barely, I'm a Lawyer.
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