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Blade: Trinity (2004)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:7

Rotten:25

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: The latest Blade flick is getting a little long in the tooth; critics call it bloodless, dull, rusty, and an assortment of other puns.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content.

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Dec 8, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $52,397,389

Synopsis: A ramped-up techno soundtrack bleats out adrenaline-pumping action tunes while leather-clad vampire slayers smash through walls and floors and ceilings, break windows with their bodies, and... A ramped-up techno soundtrack bleats out adrenaline-pumping action tunes while leather-clad vampire slayers smash through walls and floors and ceilings, break windows with their bodies, and occasionally defy gravity. Cascades of flying glass sparkle in the air and crimson pools of blood shine on the floors of warehouse dens where the hungry creatures hide. This is BLADE: TRINITY, the third installment of the film series adapted from Marvel comics. Here, a new challenge faces the preternaturally sharp hunter, Blade (Wesley Snipes), when a group of vamps resurrect the long-slumbering "Drake" (Dominic Purcell)--the ancient and all-powerful Count Dracula--and Blade meets the ultimate opponent. Teaming up with the Nightstalkers, a group of similar-minded hunters led by tough slayer-hottie Abigail (Jessica Biel) and her joke-a-minute partner Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds), Blade is ready for battle. However, Drake's handlers are an unruly bunch themselves, with sassy goth wench Danica (Parker Posey in a wonderfully exaggerated performance) doing her best to make things as unpleasant as possible. What's more, while Danica's vamp team is harvesting homeless people for their blood, the Nightstalkers' scientist creates a potion that can not only kill Drake but can take the entire bloodsucking race with him. And thus, David S. Goyer continues the BLADE cinema series, satisfying fans with plenty of the nocturnal monster mystique they so desperately crave. [More]

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Triple H, Natasha Lyonne, Michael Higgins, James Remar

Director: David S. Goyer

Director: David S. Goyer
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Producer: Peter Frankfurt, Lynn Harris, David S. Goyer
Composer: Ramin Djawadi, RZA
Studio: New Line Cinema

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The only one who seems to be having much fun, though, is Parker Posey, camping it up as one of the vampires.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/25/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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I hope this is the end, that it’s three and out for the Blade franchise.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
12/13/04
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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If ever there was a case for quitting while you're behind, this Blade is it -- ready to be buried in a vat of garlic.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/10/04
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Diverting but dumb and more goth than gothic, Blade: Trinity builds up to a less-than-epochal smackdown.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
12/09/04
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Watching Blade: Trinity is like being rolled down a marble staircase in an oil drum. The movie is loud, dark, bumpy and not even a little fun.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/08/04
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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It all suggests a cinematic identity crisis.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
12/08/04
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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The suck principle is making up for lost time. It's almost bad enough to implicate its predecessors.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
12/08/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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There's just enough comforting familiarity mixed with refreshing new characters to hold the casserole of a plot together.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
12/08/04
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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Trinity is a lighter shade of Blade, delivering brisk action and cutting comedy in equal measure.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
12/08/04
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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Lacks anything vaguely resembling a plot, while failing to deliver suspense or thrills.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/08/04
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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From what we can tell from the Blade series, vampires are as easy to kill as ducks and there's no limit on them.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/08/04
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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For a film whose story line turns on a miraculous feat of reanimation, this is a very lifeless effort.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
12/08/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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As commanding as Snipes is, Blade: Trinity is not as involving as its predecessors, and Goyer seems increasingly to be primarily writing variations on the original.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
12/08/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Vampire stories are meant to be frightening. They're meant to keep us awake at night, trembling with fear at an oversexed man with overlong canines. After Blade: Trinity, it's time to put the gothic back in goth.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
12/08/04
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle
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While the first two movies were efficient if not highbrow entertainment, the latest film abandons even the pretense of having a story.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/08/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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With his chiselled face and geometric haircut, black leather jacket and stiff posture, Snipes shows an expressive range slightly greater than an obsidian column.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
12/08/04
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Plays more like a collection of wild embellishments than a deeply satisfying movie.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
12/08/04
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Snipes is now the least interesting thing on the screen and appears to have zero connection to the Smells-Like-Teen-Spirit irony which this final chapter is trying to tap.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
12/08/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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It's a typical vehicle for comic-book corn with elaborate plot contrivances, assaultive explosions, stereotypical characters and a laughable sense of gravitas.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
12/08/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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A campy, vampy romp, with caustic sarcasm from Ryan Reynolds and former art-house princess Parker Posey making it all hum along.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/08/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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