Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
I’m verrrrrry curious about this one. I like both of the first two BLADE films, and I like that each of them has its own identity, its own character. Norrington’s opening sequence to the original was the moment Marvel Films came to life. Del Toro’s BLADE II is like great cunnil... actually, I’ll leave that metaphor to Knowles. Let’s just say it was fun. And now, with the third one, David Goyer’s not only trying to wrap this trilogy up, he’s also trying to introduce new characters that may well spin off into their own franchise.
Of course, that depends in large part on this film being good. So is it? Let’s see what our first spy had to say, especially since he’s written in frequently for us in the past:
Hey Harry,
Last night I saw "the first showing" of BLADE:TRINITY. The New Line people were in the house, as was Mr. David Goyer himself. As he sat a few chairs from me, a stirring was made that the director was in attendance and some teens right in front of us were quick to point out "the writer of the new Batman movie". All in all the film looked like it had quite a bit of work to be done. Some special effects weren't done and some CGI was directly inserted with a LEGO person subsituting for Mr. Snipes.
Good news. This movie is awesome.
I feel the Marvel spirit was truly captured in this highly-funny, very rated-R ass kicking.
I had heard about the casting, but seemed to forget before the screening. But, as Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, and Parker Posey began to show up, I hoped they wouldn't be wasted. They aren't.
Plot:
Long story short, Dracula gets woken up by Posey and her fellow vampires. Blade must kill him for, as the film reveals, a virus has been created to kill all vampires but the blood of the first vampire is needed to set it off.
Kris Kristofferson returns as whistler. Biel plays his daughter, part of a underground vampire killing squad along with Van Wilder himself. Ryan Reynolds steals every minute of this film!!! He is just awesome.
I heard that this movie had been bumped to Christmas day. WHY? This is a summer movie. I hope the New Line members in attendance sensed that as well.
All I got for now,
Austin Milbarge
Hmmmm... enthusiastic, but frustratingly brief. It was awesome. Okay... why? Let’s see if our next spy can illuminate us:
Hey Harry, what’s up. I just got out of the supposed first test screening of Blade: Trinity. I read the trades and check your site daily, but I had yet to hear a single thing about this movie other than it was teaming up Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds with Blade. It seemed like a strange choice of casting before the movie started, but after awhile, those two nearly stole the show – especially Reynolds. Biel looked as hot as ever but Reynolds is why this movie was as cool as it was. His lines were absolutely hilarious and right on cue. Biel was refreshing but not as much as Reynolds – though she does have a pretty kick ass introduction. I won’t spoil anything and to be honest, it’s Blade. Essentially the same thing from before except slightly different: couple new weapons, some new moves, etc. The special effects weren’t that bad for being a work-in-progress, though the last couple minutes looked like a very bad videogame with a stick figure that sorta resembled Wesley Snipes. Finally, there two things I need to say. Hopefully someone important will read this and decide to change it some how. The main bad guy, Drake – may seriously be one of the lamest “bad guys” in the past 5-10 years. He’s so bland, that it makes me wish they used Van Helsing’s piss-poor Dracula instead. This guy, seriously does nothing except punch hard. He has all this armor on and now that I think about it, he looks exactly like the bad guy on Mortal Kombat 1 or 2 (The video game). Every time this guy spoke, I just wanted to mute the volume. And finally, David Goyer’s diection. I loved his writing in this movie, especially the humor. I know that this is a very rough cut and there’s plenty of time to do some new footage, but the action felt very tame, especially considering how bad ass the first two were. That’s all. I’ll definitely go see it when it comes out at the end of the year. I love the Blade movies and look forward to seeing what ending the ultimately end up using (word is, they shot three, I dunno). Later.
Superdavit
Okay. I actually heard from New Line that they were testing it with a very, very rough ending in place, CGI-wise. Sounds like both Biehl and Reynolds are really connecting with audiences. Give me more! Next spy! Now!!
Hey Harry, Mori,
What's up guys? First time writer, long time reader. I was lucky enough to grab tickets to a screening of BLADE: TRINITY, and let me tell you, it was all I expected and more.
BLADE: TRINITY stars Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds, and Jessica Biel. Let me give you a quick rundown of what happens. Basically, it's all a big conspiracy by the blood sucker guys (the vamps) to turn public opinion against Blade. Blade enlists the help of the Nightstalkers along the way... and the action ensues!
I was really thrilled from start to finish. Snipes is back in his own bad ass way (I'm really not sure how he DIDN'T get the role of Shaft, but whatev) and Reynolds surprisingly acclimates himself nicely to the action genre. The fighting was spectacular, really top notch. Of course, Whistler's back, and he's solid as always. Also, mad props to Parker Posey as the villain....although I half expected her to start squirting mustard and ketchup and various other stuff onto Blade's stomach, and telling him what a bitch he was.
And Jessica Biel. My dear lord. She is just plain gorgeous. She's pretty good in the movie, but my favorite part was the fact that she was just on screen, shining radiantly. GOD...umhmhmf. FMFHMFfuhhh. Really, if it was socially acceptable, I would drape myself in Jessica Biel. Anyone who knows where that reference is from is pretty cool.
So, big thumbs up for Blade: Trinity. Was it better than the first two? Hell yes. Was it better than a lot of the comic book movies that have come out lately (i.e. Punisher, Hulk, Daredevil, et al) HELL YES. This installment of Blade is one to go see opening weekend.
Ah, yes. The magic of Parker Posey. The cast in this one looks like the most fun of the three overall. Watching Reynolds tease and taunt Blade is reason enough to get me in the theater. There’s nothing more fun than deflating someone who takes themselves very, very seriously. Come on... there’s gotta be another review in the mailbag...
BLADE 3: TRINITY
TEST SCREENING
4/27/04
THE BRIDGE CINEMA DE LUX
Dear Kevin,
Before I begin the review, a disclaimer: I love movies, and respect the process, so: there are two versions of this review, one without, and one with spoilers. Since the movie isn’t due out until December, I am submitting my spoiler-free version, unless you want the spoilers.
Now, on with the review!
Blade 3: Trinity
My rating: 4.5 out of Five
I was pretty skeptical of the first installment of ‘Blade’. I felt it didn’t go where it needed to go, cinematically. I however, worship ‘Blade 2’, weird CGI effects and all. I never get sick of it, and have watched it more times than I can recall. I also have a lot of respect for Mr. David S. Goyer, who is hotter than the fourth of July right now. His other project featuring Wesley Snipes, ‘Zig Zag’, is a compelling and thoughtful movie, full of great performances and interesting twists. Goyer did a great job with that film. I had little fear that this movie would not deliver.
After tonight, it is clear that Mr. Goyer delivers on all counts, and has a real gem on his hands. The audience was LOVING the film. I loved the film. From beginning to end, the audience cheered, hissed, and laughed really hard and loud at some of the extremely funny stuff. Everyone in the lobby had huge grins on their faces afterward.
‘Blade 3: Trinity’ is a great film. It ends the Blade franchise with verve and panache. It has a good story, a superb cast, great visual flair. But I was really caught off guard by the fact that it is also funny as hell. I knew there were going to be some jokes in it, but it was far funnier than I, or the audience expected.
Humor is what keeps the blood pumping for this movie. Seriously, this film has more legitimately funny stuff in it than any comedy out there this year so far, bar none (and I’ve seen ‘em all folks). The humor is not, by any means, conventional. It is clever, quirky, unexpected, and at times, totally off-the-wall. ***MINOR SPOILER***: To give you a sense of how wacky the humor is in this film, there is a scene where a film is playing on the TV…it is that weird old William Shatner movie, where they are all speaking in Esperanto. I mean, WTF?
One of the many great things about this movie is that ALL the main characters, and several of the supporting characters get great lines and moments in the film. Blade even has a few genuinely hilarious lines! But the thing that I think this film will be remembered for more than anything, is Ryan Reynolds break-out performance as the smart-ass/bad-ass Hannibal King. Not only is his delivery flawless, what he is saying is so shockingly funny, the audience (myself included) was gasping for relief! He OWNS his scenes. However, I don’t think he steals the film though, which is a good thing. It shows that Goyer balanced things really well.
Parker Posey is also wonderful as bad-girl vamp Danica. The raw quirkiness she brings to the role and the film is so fresh and engaging. She is all-at-once sexy, hilarious, gawky, absurd and scary. She is a great counter-balance for Ryan Reynolds in their scenes together.
Wesley Snipes got roaring applause when he first appeared on screen. That was really great to see. Whatever rumors may float around about his personal behavior, it was nice to see the audience embrace his character so earnestly. This is by far his best performance as Blade. He broadens Blade’s emotional responses and resonance, adds some great humor, and really seems to have his heart in it. He has such a potent physicality on-screen, and his swordsmanship and fighting is better than ever. He is great in this movie.
Jessica Biel was the most surprising, overall. I really believed in her character, Abigail. She was mighty, focused, and emotional. When she fought on-screen, it looked like her foes were getting dealt serious pain. She really outdid everyone in the fighting department in this flick. She shows more range in this film than any other work she has done thus far.
Triple H and his gigantic neck are also pretty great. He shows real flair, and while a bit wooden, he is great as the big bad-guy. His character is a throwback to the henchmen of the James Bond films: the bastard you love to hate.
Dracula is played by 3333333. I was skeptical, but in the end, I think he did a great job. To prove this, I point to a scene which is devoid of special effects, where the _expression on his face is so powerful, the audience heaved a collective, “DAMN!” But he really isn’t given much to do with the role. I would have like to have seen him been given a chance to just cut loose, but he seemed restrained by the nobility he was trying to bring to the role of Dracula, ancient father of all vampires.
Mr. Goyer has said in a few interviews that he was trying to make up for the disappointment of how another recent franchise (THE MATRIX) ended. Again, he delivers. He managed to keep the story vivid, the characters fresh, and the action engaging. Unlike other movies about monsters and vampires this year (Cough* Van Helsing Sucked!!* Cough) , this movie doesn’t feel derivative. It doesn’t mess with the vampire mythology. It takes what we know about these monsters, and pushes it in new directions which are true to their origins. No stupid stretchy-mouths or weird powers. Also, Goyer delivers on his promises that each vampire would die in a unique way.
The humor is absolutely hilarious and first-class. The take on Dracula was unique and creative. The story was creative, if not mind-blowing. Like most good movies, the characters and dialog rule this film, not the story (check out the synopsis on IMDB). The action was a bit old-school and analog, but unlike ‘The Punisher’, fires on all cylinders through the whole film. Each fight utilizes different styles and weapons. The acting, as I said, was great. Over all, the whole film felt fresh, alive and clever.
There is mad sex appeal in the film too, with all the major stars looking better than ever. My friend went nuts over the shirtless Reynolds, Snipes looked great, with some cool new tattoos, and Biel….well, she is just amazingly luscious. Did I mention she has a shower scene?
‘Blade 3: Trinity’, is a diamond in the rough, and like any work-in-progress, there are some problems which I am sure will be sorted out by release. The music was appropriate, but, being a big fan of trance and dark house, I knew that most of it was taken from other sources. I would love to see Juno Reactor or Fluke take a crack at the soundtrack. That would really push the film up to the next level. There were some scenes which were aimless and went on a little too long. Others seemed like they needed to be fleshed out a bit. Some of the shots were a little sketchy. The editing during a few fights reminded me of the editing from “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”, in that it felt rushed, muddled and confusing. There were also a few scenes which just needed to go away. Pointless, didn’t drive the story.
With “Blade 3: Trinity”, Mr. Goyer has proven again he is a very capable and exciting filmmaker. I have every confidence that the little glitches and short comings will be worked-out over the months. But with the film being this good, this early, and this rough, it can only get better as they continue to work on it.
Because this is a really glowing review, I am sure it will get called a ‘plant’, but I am not, in any way associated with this movie. I just loved it, plain and simple!
If you want a spoiler heavy version of this review, I can send that too.
Cheers,
“MT”
Okay, to be fair, this one was also sent to our buddies over at CHUD, and they managed to get it online early today. Still not sure who “MT” was addressing when he wrote to “Kevin,” but it’s a good review, and well worth printing. More! More!
Hey Moriaty
Been a fan of the site, in particular your work and reviews, so I thought I’d send this in to you. Just got back from a screening of the new Blade flick, Blade:Trinity at the Bridge over here in L.A.
First off--I’m a big Blade fan, and have dug each of the preceding films immensely. Each one had good directors, a visual flair, and cool, memorable fight scenes. As you know, both were written by David Goyer. This new one is not only written by him, but directed as well. Needless to say (but I’ll say it anyway), I had high hopes.
I’m feeling pretty hopeless right about now.
Ever accidentally lock your keys in your car? First there’s the shock, soon followed by the sudden sinking feeling that you’ve just fucked up possibly two to three hours of your immediate future (depending if you’re a card carrying AAA member or wire toting asshole). Well, now imagine you’ve locked your keys in there, ALONG with a screaming baby. And it’s 95 degrees out. And the car’s in drive. On an incline. Over looking a ravine of burning tires. You’ll probably do a lot of running and shouting, desperately trying to catch up with the rolling baby coffin of doom. Point is--you’d feel pretty helpless, right?
That how I felt tonight watching the lame duck that is Blade:Trinity flop around on screen and die. Spoilers (now that’s funny) ahead people, so avert thy eyes if you what a fresh brain for this one.
SPOILER
The story: The film starts out with vampires raiding a tomb in Iraq, were they unearth this armor-clad big bad. Yes, it’s a sunny-ass desert, but they’re wearing sun proof jump suits or something. We later find out that this big bad is Dracula.
You just noticed you locked your keys inside.
Yes, THE fucking Dracula. I swear, if I see another god-damned film rake his cliché riddled carcass hide over the coals, it’ll be too soon (or probably when I check out the supposedly god-awful Van Helsing). So right away, I had issues. Of all the cool things you could do with the Blade universe, why another Dracula rehash? Yeah, I know he and Blade have comic history, but still…
Anyway, after that scene we find Blade still kicking ass, which involves a fairly cool car chase scene. One of the baddies he offs in the fight turns out to be a human (a familiar, in fact), which also turns out to be an elaborate set up by the vamps to frame Blade for murder. They catch him on film doing the deed, and the F.B.I. (which apparently has been trying to nab the daywalker for a while--all news to me) manage to raid his hideout and capture him because of it. Meanwhile, Whistler, Blade’s father figure, is killed in the raid. They interrogate Blade, drug him, and then the presiding psychiatrist reveals that he and others in the agency work for the vamps. Enter the vamps that raided the tomb, whom just mosey into the holding room and attempt to kill Blade.
Blade is then rescued by a group of vamp hunters called the Nightstalkers. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Redux’s Jessica Biel and Van Wilder’s Ryan Reynolds are the leaders, and they bust Blade out.
Right about now you see the baby in the car.
This is where the movie ceases to be about Blade. Sure, it’s billed after his character, but it’s no longer his story. Now focus shifts almost exclusively to these Nightstalker new jacks. Heyand it shows. The entire second and third act of this flick is essentially a trailer for these characters.
Remember Whistler dying? Pretty major Blade event, right? Well, when Blade first finds out, he bellows a nearly laughable scream, and that’s it. Not one more mention in the entire flick. Not one scene of him remorseful, or sad, or contemplating his role in father’s demise. Okay, maybe I’m nit-picking.
I’ll spare you the rest of the boring plot details--from here on the movie is them trying to stop Dracula before he can infuse his daywalking blood (Yes, he’s impervious to sunlight. Who knew?) with the rest of the world’s vamps.
You see that the gear is in drive.
This plot is just god-awful. I can’t believe that Goyer wrote this shit. Granted, his work isn’t that incredible, but he seemed to have the knack for coming up with at least halfway decent concepts. Not here, though. And his direction is pedestrian at best. Del Toro’s beautiful comic book inspired shots are gone, along with Norrington’s kinetic action scenes. The camera exists only to record, and that’s about it.
It also doesn’t help that this is probably the worst Dracula ever. The actor, whose name I hope I never learn, is some muscle bound clown they must have found at a local 24-hour fitness. Your hero’s only as good as your bad guy. Deacon Frost? Hip, Nicholson-like baddie. Nomak? Vile, crack-headed Nosferatu. Dracula, aka Drake? Arnie in Hercules goes bananas. Pre-dubbed version. Granted, this Dracula can’t shape shift into bats and shit, but he can take the form of any human. One of the characters lamely explains this feat by “His bones are segmented, much like a snakes.” Huh? So how does he change his skin then? I only ask because the movie’s dumb enough to try and explain.
The car begins to roll forward.
No character development for Blade here at all. Hey, it’s not like the first two are thoughtnothing. No coming to terms with Whistler’s death, or feeling responsible for bringing the heat down on them, or even growing weary of the constant death and loneliness surrounding him.
The movie should have been title Blade: Cruse Control, because that’s what the fights felt like they were on. The stunt/fight coordinator needs to have his ass whupped. Seriously. Where the hell’s Donnie Yen when you need ‘em?! I swear, these are some of the lamest, laziest fight scenes I’ve seen in a while. With the exception of a cool little dagger/whip scene, no fight scene really stands out. There’s no signature Blade moves present at all here. He’s just a fuckin’ rock ‘em sock ‘em robot Bladewhich is cool. Only, when I stop laughing, I wanna seem some god-damned teeth breaking on knuckles. Hell, I can lose my eyes, spin three times, and point to any episode of Buffy and will find more dynamic fights than in this movie.
Blade’s fight with Dracula is lame and anticlimactic--nothing like the brutal eye-gouging brawl he had with Nomak. And Dracula’s supposed to be the king of fuckin’ vamps. Central park joggers put up a better fight.
The car is mere feet from the ravine ledge.
If you fellow fan boys thought you shit yourselves over the hulk dogs looking absurd, wait ‘til you see the reaper vamp dogs. Yep. It’s causally explained by Triple HHH (yes, the wrestler) that they’re results of genetic experimentation. Um , yeah, but their mouths split open like reapers, and that little tongue thingy shoots out, so they’re reapers, right? Here’s a wacky question--anyone remember the second movie, where vamps considered reapers genocidal maniacs and not house pets? (on a side note, Triple HHH’s acting wasn’t half bad in this).
There’re many more lapses in logic, and a plethora of unintentional funny moments (Blade, who is wanted by the F.B.I., mind you, and whose mug is on every newspaper and newscast in the city, in broad fuckin’ daylight casually strolls down a busy city sidewalk in full Blade gear with his cross-bow/shotgun toting junior Bladettes in tow. Groans and giggles echoed throughout the audience.)
This film’s only saving grace is Ryan Reynolds.
You manage to grab the bumper and slow its descent.
I know, I know, it sounds insane, but it’s true. Personally, as mindless wise-ass comedies go, I thought Van Wilder was pretty fuckin’ funny. I know this comment alone may make many write-off anything I’ve said above, and if so, suck it. The guy’s funny to me, and has all the best lines in the movie. Every moment he was on screen made the audience erupt into laughter (in a good way). If they do spin-off these characters, and he’s on board, I’m there. The guy knows how to deliver a line, and even turns out to be a believable bad-ass when he needs to be. And the scene in which the vamps interrogate him…funny-ass shit.
But I saved the most shit-stained for last. The ending… The fucking ending!!
Sadly, the car falls---and because your watch got snagged on the bumper, takes you with it.
Blade wins the final fight with Dracula by injecting him with a serum that will mix with his blood and send an airborne virus into the air, killing every vamp on the planet. No lie. That’s the big solution. Goyer wrote that shit. Others read it and nodded their heads in approval, uttering “It’s a keeper!” Wait--it gets worse. Dracula, on his dying breath, offers Blade a “gift.” What? Eternal life? Maybe the ability to become fully human? No, he morphs into Blade, so Blade can escape the police. Huh?! This “gift” happens off screen and is told via narration, so we’re all left scratching our heads at this unusual display of kindness by the same fiend that earlier in the movie dangled a baby off a roof and threatened to eat a six year old. It smacks of a convenient way to write off the unnecessary “Blade wanted by police” scenario. I say unnecessary, because it’s only used in the beginning, and is forgotten about for the rest of the flick. Turns out it doesn’t matter anyway, because later they show doctors cutting into Blade/Drac’s corpse, which to their shock makes him turn back into Dracula’s original form. So I guess the whole Blade manhunt resumes, huh? Wrongo. (Btw--how the fuck did Drac mimic Blade’s clothes? Assuming he didn’t, Blade stripped down to his bare ass I guess, gave Drac his clothes, and fled the crime scene? Now tell me that wouldn’t draw attention on a busy street…)
Then we’re treated to narration over a scene in which Blade tosses his beloved sword into the ocean, and are informed that now that the war is over, Blade can finally be at peace and find a day job or something. I tend to think that Blade wouldn’t, couldn’t, stop fighting evil in any form, no matter if all the vamps are dead. Especially since the next scene reveals…
The Nightstalkers are now facing a new enemy--Were-Vamps. Yep. Mutha fuckin’ werewolves/vampires. At least I think that’s what the character alluded to. Maybe it was just a werewolf. Either way, it’s a cheese-ball way to end one of the coolest franchises in a few years.
Look…I know this is an early cut. I know miracles can happen with re-editing, maybe shooting a new ending…I hear they’ve actually shot three for this one. Hell, budget willing, maybe even better action scenes can be added. But the problem with this movie is at its core--the plot plain stinks. It’s full of so many holes, I don’t see how they can fix it.
It really sucks, too, because Blade deserves a better send-off. This review wasn’t a gleeful slam or an attempt to be “clever with the lingo.” (Well, maybe a little.) Think of it more as scornful letter to a cheating lover. I hear now it’s being pushed back to December. So maybe there’s time yet for damage control. If not…the Blade clit factory is no more.
Eddie Arkadian
... okay. Eddie, thy name is buzzkill. And I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that so far, all the mail I’d been getting seemed fairly celebratory in nature. This one stopped that cold in its tracks, so let’s see what’s next. Maybe this guy is the one person in the theater who wasn’t digging what Goyer was doing...
Harry,
You've probably heard this a million times, but I'm a long time reader, first time reviewer. Don't know if you'll post this, but I'll give it a shot anyway. It's late and I just got back from the first ever test screening of Blade: Trinity (aka Blade 3) starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds (aka Val Wilder himself), Triple H (I know there's a lot of disappointed Hulk Hogan fans out there who would've wanted him instead), and Parker Posey. I'm not going to go too much into spoilers since it is way too early and who knows what they're going to keep or cut. Anyways, the crowd on hand was pumped up about it as they started to cheer before the movie started.
It opens up in Iraq of all places, because apparently Dracula's last hiding spot was in a temple in the middle of the desert. Basically the vampires know they are eventually going to be overrun by the humans so they need to resurrect the man himself, or as he is referred to in the movie: Drake. In order to get Blade out of the way, they set him up to kill off a human and make him look like public enemy #1. The FBI are on his ass and Blade's compound gets swarmed by them. Whistler (Kristofferson) goes out in a blaze of fury as he blows the whole place up before the FBI can get to him. Unfortunately for Blade, he gets caught outside by the surrounding agents. They put him in one of those interrogation rooms, looked up in cuffs that could probably lockdown the hulk only to find out the vampires have been using the humans as pawns to bring Blade to him. Of course all the humans are oblivious to this. Parker Posey, who plays Danica, seems to be the leader of this operation...imagine her character from Josie and the Pussycats as a vampire (the audience was laughing when she was trying to act tough with Blade probably because they were thinking the same thing). Triple H is the big bad vampire with metal fangs who's obvious role is to lay the smackdown. In comes the "Nightstalkers", led by Abigail (Jessica Biel) and Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds). They come in and bust Blade out of there. Action sequence on the breakout was cool ONLY because Jessica Biel has the coolest kick ass crossbow weapon that would make the Punisher jealous. Anyways, we find out that Abigail is the Whistler's daughter and they need Blade's help because they found that the vampires have resurrected Drakey boy and have to stop them. They developed a virus that could kill all vampires, but it needs the blood of Drake to make it 100% full proof since his blood is pure and not filtered through hundreds of generations. Now at this point Ryan Reynolds starts to steal the show. I kid you not, that was Van Wilder being Van Wilder...as if after he graduated college he decided to hunt vampires for a living and be the biggest sarcastic smart ass since Jason Lee played Banky in Chasing Amy. Hell, the guy next to me thought it was Jason Lee. Not gonna spoil any of his dialog except for 2 things..."vagina with fangs" and "fucking vampire pomeranian?". The whole audience loved every moment when he was being a smart ass, and even though that isn't usually what makes a Blade movie, it sure made this one a lot more fun. Blade even has some good one-liners...yeah I know what everyone is thinking, he doesn't talk much in any of his movies, but he was talking more like a bad ass in this one.
Now I'm not going to go too much deeper into the story because I'd probably be spoiling too much, but I'll make a few last comments about the performances and movie. First, the guy who played Drake...now I know Dracula is supposed to be the greatest vampire ever, but the guy they got to play him could've been Triple H's body double. This is the first ever Dracula I've seen that would probably scare me because of his enormous muscles. Jessica Biel...well she's no Alias, but she does kick ass with her crossbow and "laser" cutter...picture a Klingon warblade, but a laser instead of a blade. Ryan Reynolds (I swear he IS just a younger version of Jason Lee), he was nothing more than the comic relief...something new in the Blade movies you're just gonna have to get used to, but I promise you'll enjoy his screen time. Wesley Snipes...what's new here? nothing. Same old disgruntled hybrid out to rid the world of vampires. Now the movie was still a "work in progress" so the sound still needed some fine tuning and the ending needed to be worked out with the CG...speaking of which, they didn't use as much cheesy looking CG Wesley Snipes like they did in Blade 2 except for once when he was falling through the floor during the final battle with Drake, but other than that they kept it to the usual vampires bursting into flames. Only 2 major problems I did have with this movie was when Drake first encounters Blade, he runs away like a wuss in a ridiculous chase scene. And I hate to say it so brace yourself........vampire dogs, which were giving me horrible flashbacks of the hulk-dogs. And you will see why you will say the same thing Ryan Reynolds did when he firsts see's one...yes, one of them really is a pomeranian. I should mention one thing though...as if the dog jumping out of the window joke hasn't been done a million times before, well lets just say the buck doesn't stop here...and talk about overkill, once they land you hear the screeching car and crash in the background as they land. Other than that, there wasn't anyt
