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BLADE 2 Has Its First Test Screening... Here's our First Review!!!

Published at:  Nov 21, 2001 5:56:37 AM CST

Hey folks, Harry here with our first report from the test screening of Guillermo Del Toro's BLADE 2 which unspooled in Redondo Beach, CA. If you talk to people at New Line or with Avi Arad, you'll hear giddy sorts of enthusiastic praise for this film. I'm eager to hear from as many of you that attended this screening as possible as I'm genuinely curious and excited to hear as much as I can about Guillermo's latest flick. Word has it that Avi Arad is out to get him to direct another of Marvel's 'horror' themed properties. Personally I hope he takes on David Goyer's GHOST RIDER script... It is an incredible screenplay, the best that Goyer has written that I have had the opportunity to read. And from the sound of this review, his work on BLADE 2 was quite wonderful... but let us hear what the one who has seen it says....




Hey Harry,

I caught an advance screening of BLADE 2 tonight at the Pacific Theaters in Redondo Beach, CA. The title of the film was kept secret to the audience until about two minutes before the start of the movie when some guy stood up in front of the crowd to tell us that we were the first people to see this flick and that some elements weren't finished yet and yadda, yadda, yadda... you know the drill! Anyway, I really enjoyed the first film and found BLADE 2 to be a surprisingly good follow up (there's so much to like in this one).

The movie is set in Czech Republic and begins with Blade chasing down his old pal Whistler. It seems that a group of vampires has been keeping the undead Whistler alive in a storage tank for a few years, feeding off of his blood whenever they choose. Blade kills a few bad guys in a spectacular fight scene, rescues his friend and injects him with an anti-virus that returns him to his human state. The two don't even have a chance to catch up on old times when two bad ass ninja Vamps break into their stronghold to deliver a message from the Vampire Nation (shadowy organization of bloodsuckers run by a Nosferatu looking guy named Damiskinos). It turns out that the bloodsuckers need Blade to help them defeat a new enemy that threatens their existence... a new strain of Vampires known as The Reapers, vampires who feed on vampires.

Blade is forced to side with the Bloodpack, a team of vampire assassins who were originally trained to hunt the Daywalker. These guys are wicked cool warriors led by a vamp named Reinhardt (played by the always reliable Ron Perlman) and boy, do they deliver the goods! We're talking moves and weapons that are equal to the one man arsenal known as Blade. Anyway, the story follow this unit of ultimate bad asses hunting down the Reapers in the city of Prague (a very dark and decayed world that feels like something out of Batman). I guess I'll stop telling you about the movie from here... considering there are many plot twists and other surprises in store for you when it is released. I will say that I enjoyed the film a hell of a lot! It is an extremely well made horror film,... that's right... it's a HORROR FILM BABY!!! There was some seriously scary shit going on in this movie, way more gruesome imagery than in the first flick.

The action was first rate with Blade kicking the shit out of anybody who so much as looked at him funny. The Bloodpack kicked ass (literally) and the Reapers were the scariest things to hit the screen in a long time (think bald headed albino vampires crossed with the Predator). Overall decent acting and some really funny lines and situations sprinkled throughout (Blade bitch slapping Reinhardt was classic). I loved the special effects (which were not all completed) including some of the CGI "jump" scenes and the Reapers nasty mouth work. Basically, if you enjoyed the first film you will probably go crazy over this one. It delivers!

Call me Nimblefoot.



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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:04:20 AM CST

    thats weird marvin i thought this was a prequel to blade?

    by jon-e-blaze

  • Nov 21, 2001 6:05:56 AM CST

    Best Scoop/News I have read on here all week!

    by mentallymariah

    Can't wait! When do we get to see the trailers for this one?????
    Why can't I get into screenings like this one? Last one I got invited to was for THE LAST CASTLE, needless to say I passed on that one! Thank God!
    Anyone here catch Britney oh HBO? My god talk about Scary!!!!

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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:08:14 AM CST

    Is Blade 2 better than Blade?

    by blomf

    Blade was not a great film, there was a film there wanting to jump out and be seen. Is Blade 2 a superior film that works alone without Blade?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:37:54 AM CST

    wait a minute...

    by 14 swingers

    if everyone kicks ass in the movie then who is getting their asses kicked?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:50:45 AM CST

    no, no, no, not 'ghost rider'...guillermo del toro's

    by tommy5tone

    there's a very good reason why guy pearce didn't play daredevil - because he was born to play doctor strange, man! pit him against paul bettany, stuart wilson or timothy dalton as baron mordo! give it a cool-ass bohemian '50s manhattan feel! fill it to the brim with some seriously spooky shit (which guillermo obviously knows how to do), and you're making money! back on topic, very glad that 'blade 2' kicks ass...and gruesomely too. because what the world needs now is blood, sweet blood. you know it makes sense.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:53:09 AM CST

    jon-e-blaze...

    by sonofjorel

    What the...? A prequel? Where the hell'd you get that? This never was set to be a prequel, always a sequel.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 7:03:18 AM CST

    I'm getting HAPPY!!

    by spiderblood1969

    This sounds like it could kick some major ass!I can't wait to see Wesley Snipes kick some major vampire booty!Bring it on baby!!

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  • Nov 21, 2001 7:07:42 AM CST

    thought blade was shithouse...

    by slav

    ... but this sounds quite cool. much better story by the sound of it. horror me like. scary equal fun. blood. yeah. I cant be bothered with articulated grammar or whatnot

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  • Nov 21, 2001 7:18:10 AM CST

    Blade 2 Screenshots!

    by wideawakewesley

    From the computer game, but there's a glimpse of a Reaper!

    http://www.gamespydaily.com/news/screenshots.asp?id=2595

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  • Nov 21, 2001 8:48:14 AM CST

    That's right! The X-Men can't hold Blade's jock stra

    by brooklyn bred

    For years superhero movies were either half-ass or totally whack (Superman was okay but then again I was like 7 when I saw it for the first time. X-MEN was garbage, every Batman movie with the exception of the first one was lame and I won't even go there about the Punisher-Okay The Crow was decent but Spawn was terrible! And Miss Cleo told me that Daredevil will be whack as well as Hulk)that is until Wesley showed 'em how it's done. I just pray Spidey is good but after seeing the 2 clips I have my doubts. Blade baby yeah!

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  • Nov 21, 2001 8:56:33 AM CST

    Ron Perlman sticks out like a sore thumb...

    by jimmy_009

    ...while I respect the guy and his acting he always seems out of place in whatever movie he's in (aside from city of lost children). I just can't imagine him as an a@@-kicking vampire. Isn't Kris Kristofferson in this one too? Another guy that sticks out like a sore thumb. Who did the casting in this?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:20:58 AM CST

    Ron Perlman

    by hrc1

    Ron Perlman not able to kick a**? I think not! Seen Alien Resurrection, or Cronos? A** - kicking much! A great villain! The man has immense talent, could act the rest of the cast off the screen, and it's about time the Big Guy was offered another decent film. He's wasted in the industry, and he's 100% A-list material!

    Shame I have to wait until August when B2 is shown here in the UK ...

    HRC

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:31:20 AM CST

    Agree about Pearlman - Make him Hellboy!

    by moviet00l

    Totally underused. That guy always demands attention when he's onscreen. And yes, I'm still pissed that Vin Deisel, Diesel, De- oh, whatever, you know who I'm talking about, has been tapped for Hellboy instead of Pearlman.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:33:05 AM CST

    Perlman - Sorry, Ron

    by moviet00l

    Probably been dealing with idiots like me your whole life, eh?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:49:26 AM CST

    Totally agree with jimmy_009 on this one

    by thefuckingdevil

    Perlman and Kristoferson(sp?)are good actors, however they do manage to seem out of place in most movies save for Perlman in (City of Lost Children and Beauty and the Beast) & Kristoferson in (Cisco Pike). Definitely odd casting choices. Who's next Karen Black, or maybe John Rhyes Davies(sp?), or the husband from The hand that rocks the cradle, or John Ritter, Loraine Brocco, Leonard Nimoy.
    Also, always though Stephen Dorf came across as a spoiled little wimp/punk who probably couldn't kick my mom's ass. Definitely not a formidable foe for Snipes in a roll that he was made for. Christian Slater, Ethan Hawke, Omar Epps, Bokeem Woodbine, Jared Leto, Loren Dean, Marlon Wayans(Trust me this guy can act if given the opportunity, just get him away from his talentless brothers)or if you wanted to go a little older and even Steve Buscemi(sp) might have been better choices for ambitious young vampires bent on world domination. Snipes, a good actor in his own right, kinda comes across as somewhat annoying in other action films. Also, his martial arts skills(from a martial artists standpoint he deserves his black belt about as much as Elvis did)which usually aren't all that were crisp in the first one, so let's hope he keeps up the good work.

    Unusual casting choices aside this sounds like it's on the right track.

    btw. Enough with the comic-to-film, popular animated series-to-film, classic(and not so classic)sitcom-to-film crap though.

    Someone needs to cast Talk Soup's Aisha Tyler in a film. Definite potential there.

    Obscure film reference of the day: "Check your parimeters! Check your Parimeters! Check-your P-a-r-i-meterrrrrssss!" Anyone know that one?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 10:00:47 AM CST

    Ron Perlman is the perfect choice for Hellboy!!

    by ghostdawg

    I think the only contribution Vin Diesel should make to Hellboy is his gravel voice. I don't care what anybody says, Vin Diesel has a voice that just exudes power. It practically makes walls rumble. That's awesome! But no one embodies Hellboy more than Ron Perlman. He's got the stature, sense of humor and strength that Mike Mignola created in Hellboy. Plus Ron Perlman is capable of expressing fear while maintaining his strength and confidence (something Hellboy has done when faced with foes such as Rasputin). I pretty much liked the first Blade because it wasn't treated like some 3rd-rate PG-13 piece of pre-teen shit. It was an adult film complete with adult language and a film noir-like hero that was just as dark as the villians he destroyed. I appreciated the fact that a comic adaptation was tailored to an adult audience so much that I was willing to overlook the horrible SFX, terrible dialogue and incredibly annoying fish-out-of-water character. I overlooked these disadvantages then but I won't now. They took a risk making Blade and were rewarded for the trouble. now I expect more in the areas where the first one was lacking. fortunately it sounds as though they will meet my expectations. they got a credible horror director, dropped that pain in the ass doctor, mike mignola designs, wesley snipes reprising his greatest character and ron 'one' perlman. i can't wait. 'the crow' is still my favorite comic adaptation but here's to hoping that blade 2 knocks it down a spot.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 10:05:45 AM CST

    HELL, YEAH!!

    by soulreaver

    That's the one I'm looking for...

    Let this cooooolest man ever kick some ass!!!

    I loved the first movie.
    I will be crazy about this one, if it's all true.
    Hell, I'll enjoy it!!!

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  • Nov 21, 2001 11:41:35 AM CST

    Somewhere out there, there's a 25 year old WhiteWolf Vampire

    by babba-booey

    Blade was only OK because Goyer borrowed big time from existing material from both the Marvel and White Wolf collected mythos. Blade2 sounds like more of the same. *YAWN* I guess I've officially become an old fart. NURSE, I'M READY FOR MY JIM BEAM ENEMA!

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  • Seems like a MAJOR loophole plotwise to me. Wouldn't Vampires finishing each other off be a GOOD thing? He could just sit back and enjoy the show, couldn't he??? By the way, TOMB OF DRACULA RULES!!!!

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  • Nov 21, 2001 1:30:42 PM CST

    I feel sorry for you young people

    by hugopecos

    learning all you know about vampires from movies and tv shows. If you'd care to know the truth, go to www.fvza.org.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 1:44:23 PM CST

    superhero... to answer your question...

    by psyclops

    I caught the screening last night and Blade had the same reaction... why kill the guys who are doing me a favor? But the Reapers are more like a powerful virus that will spread the thousands if it isn't stopped.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 2:11:18 PM CST

    RE: Superhero

    by the founder

    I believe the Reapers or whatever they are called feed off all things humans and vampires.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 2:11:25 PM CST

    Babba Booey

    by dastickboy

    I'm 26.

    And I've cleaned my shorts now. They were too solid to walk in.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 2:37:05 PM CST

    Blade was a TERRIBLE film...

    by gin soaked boy

    ..really, it was. Wesley Snipes, who can be really cool given decent material, gets to do a plank impression for ninety minutes. Yay. Did no one else find the scenes where Blade stands around in broad daylight wearing body armour AND NO ONE BATS AN EYELID really stupid?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 2:45:20 PM CST

    How About a SPOILER WARNING next time?!

    by xfonhe

    Sheesh. Yes, Blade was just mindless fun; true, it wasn't a 'great' movie by any standards. Like candy, its purpose is served: satiating our action-flick sweet-tooth. Call it a guilty pleasure if you must, but do not denegrate the genre simply because you're a red-assed art-school geek boy, mm'kay? :) *smooches*

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  • Nov 21, 2001 3:02:26 PM CST

    So Blade walked around in body armor. Cyclops wore those stupid

    by brooklyn bred

    The guy Blade got his serum from had odd tattoos and Hellraiser type garb and what about the oddly dressed patrons in the underground club where the cute Asian school girls rapped? Hell, a lot of people dressed weird in that moive. Then again it was a comic book adaption. Quit nit-picking Gin Soaked, if you don't want to see one of the coolest movies of 2002 then fine, don't! Wesley won't lose any sleep.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 3:07:16 PM CST

    EXACTLY

    by unknown artist

    Why the hell are they posting here if they don't like Blade??

    Blade = The Power Ranger?! WTF?!
    Someone enlighten me.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 3:39:22 PM CST

    How many years has Harry been running this site...

    by nihilon

    ... and he still can't tell the difference between a legitimate advance screening review and phony studio propaganda?

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  • Nov 21, 2001 3:45:58 PM CST

    What do you expect from a guy who calls himself jerk?

    by brooklyn bred

    I knew understood why folks posted comments on films thet supposedly loathed.

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  • What the hell is that? WHAT GOOD MATERIAL??? What good films has he been in??? A decade ago in Jungle Fever? For the last ten years he has been crapping out clunkers like Murder at 1600 and Money Train and if it wasn't for Blade his ass would be right next to Van Damme and Seagel in the straight to video pile. Fact is Blade was a slickly written compact little action film that hit all the right buttons. It had cool FX and actual imagery in the direction and some decent acting. If only Ahnuld could put that together but judging from Art of War its not as easy at it looks. If they keep the formula right (and adding Donnie Yen is a BIG PLUS) then this film should be fine. I know I await it more than bland action movie 37d114 aka Spy Games, Bourne Identity...etc etc etc. As far as nit picking stuff in fantasy films, it doesn't even pay to go there cause every director from Lucas to Coppola has screwed the realism pooch a million times. The world you're watching ESPECIALLY IN A COMIC FILM is not your own! So either enjoy that fact or leave the genre and watch other films. But it doesn't pay to criticize that which you don't understand.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 5:06:48 PM CST

    Blade was very much the director's vision...

    by wesley snipes

    It seemed quite clear from the DVD and just watching the film itself that Blade was largely one man's vision. From the overall visual style to the little things like the tats, japanese schoolgirls, and rave atmosphere, there was a kind of unified vision there. So while it sucks that they aren't bringing back Stephen Norrington for the sequel (why the heck wasn't he even interviewed on the DVD?!), it's nice to see they've hired another director with a strong vision to put together the sequel.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 5:12:04 PM CST

    Ok, calm down....

    by gin soaked boy

    The reason why I posted was that there's no reason why Blade 2 shouldn't be good...except that the first movie is crap. I do like Comic book movies...X-men was good, Batman Returns is great...but Blade was piss poor. My point was, that Wesley Snipes looking hard and kicking arse should be great fun And Blade was pooh. I was cheering the villains all the way through cos Stephen Dorf is cool and Snipes is a plank.(It also has one of the most blatant merchandising scenes ever...the bit where he produces the motorbike from nowhere, then crashes it through a wall. Amazed it didn't have "Available at Toys R Us for

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  • Nov 21, 2001 5:51:59 PM CST

    oh yeah

    by gin soaked boy

    ..White Men Can't Jump is great

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  • Lucsious was right, but he called these people the wrong names. These people who bash the first Blade movie on a Blade:2 board are TROLLS. If they would post something more intelligent, for example: "I liked/disliked Blade because it was similar/disimilar to the comic book, and it had cool/retarded set design and scenes" they would be accepted as good reasons why they didn't like the first film. These TROLLS just say, "The first film sucked because it sucked." TROLL away you pathetic posters.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 5:58:43 PM CST

    The movie was GOOD FUN!!!

    by psyclops

    ((SPOILERS))!!!....There were some minor complaints that I had at the beginning of the movie (why does it have to be set in Prague?) but by the time Blade started killing motorcycle vamps with that spinning disc thingy... everything was alright! The Reapers are the scariest things out there, they have a mouth that splits apart from the chin and an extending tongue that drains the blood out of anything that gets in it's way! The Bloodpack really WERE a bunch of badasses who just ooze coolness... especially Ron Perlman. The chick who plays Nyssa (daughter of Damiskinos and leader of the pack) is a total hottie!!! The fight scenes at the techno dance club were FUCKING SCARY!!! We get to see a nasty Reaper autopsy (loads of slick gore in this movie) and we get to see Blade kill things. It kicks MAJOR ASS!!!! Oh... and the big hunt in the sewers of Prague was like something out of Aliens.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 6:17:35 PM CST

    Casting Choices....

    by madmags

    Okay, I'm probably inviting someone to slam me but I have to say it. I find it interesting that comments are made about Ron Perlman(IMHO one of the best actors in the business, and highly underappreciated by the powers that be) and Kris Kristofferson seeming out of place in the same breath that their work is praised. Stop and consider that they may be cast simply because they don't fit the norm and there are some directors out there that understand that there are people in pretty much every situation and environment in the world who seem out of place. Yet they're there. Personally, I'd rather see a movie where the cast is veried and different, and some folks seem to stick out, especially when it means getting to see the talent these two actors put forth on a consistant basis. I've seen both take mediocre scripts and make them enjoyable. That takes talent. And when given a truly magnificent script to work with the end result is nothing short of magic. Here's hoping that Blade 2 falls into that category and maybe wakes up TPTB to the potential held in casting Ron as Hellboy, or casting him or Kris as leading men.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 7:37:43 PM CST

    Best Movie Premise I Ever Heard!

    by paranrmlpussycat

    You know...I think Soul Sucking Jerk is on to something. I mean doesn't the Power Rangers longevity suggest that they are something born of the undead? I would just love to see Blade in a third movie take on the Power Rangers! Maybe Blade could be enough of a force to finally put a resounding deathblow on that sad throwback of a show to the early 90's that just won't die. I'm not usually one for excessively gory movies but I do make exeptions to those that are well written. I don't see a movie just to see uninhibitted violence. It has to make sense to me. There has to be a purpose as to why the characters react that strongly. And Blade 2 looks to be in that vein (forgive my bad pun!) that I will tolerate because the violence makes a little bit of sense in a quasi realistic logical way.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:00:37 PM CST

    0RSON - phat fat vampire...

    by flim

    ...was male. Check out the behind the scenes on the DVD.......

    PS. Fuck Michael Bay.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 9:09:36 PM CST

    Blade 3: The NightStalkers

    by gah rides again

    They'll take on Morbius.

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  • Nov 21, 2001 11:26:58 PM CST

    Bogus review

    by brright1

    This must be a bogus review because there are no Pacific Theatres locations in Redondo Beach!!!

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  • Nov 22, 2001 1:42:46 AM CST

    I meant to write Manhattan Beach, CA!

    by nimblefoot

    I wrote this review last night and meant to write Manhattan Beach, CA. I actually live in Redondo Beach... sorry. IT'S NOT A BOGUS REVIEW!!!

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  • Nov 22, 2001 3:07:42 AM CST

    This review is hardly bogus (warning possible spoiler)

    by moviespy

    Well actually the Theater is located in El Segundo. This review is not bogus. I was at this screening as well and let me tell you all, that this movie is so much better than the original. More Gore, More Action, More Gore. Did I mention there was more Gore. Unfortunately though something tells me that when the MPAA gets a hold of it that the gore will be toned down a bit. Whoever came up with the concept for the Reapers should be commended, theses things are scary. and for those of you asking why Blade would help vampires to kill the Reapers it is simply that; Reapers feed off of Vampires or Humans. Reapers can not process Hemoglobin and must feed every few hours. Meaning that in a matter of a couple of day there can be thousands of Reapers from just one original Reaper. They could take over the world in less than a month. Kind of scary isn't it. And guys, just cause someone accidently puts down the wrong town name in a review dont jump on him. At pacific theaters one side is El Segundo one side is Manhatten Beach and a block away Redondo Beach Starts.
    Oh and one more thing. I loved that this movie was set in the Checzh Republic. Its very fitting when you think of it. It is the home of Dracula.

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  • Nov 22, 2001 5:16:37 AM CST

    THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BLADE 2

    by andy827

    Just a word to Harry,where have all your of your own reviews gone?When i started reading AICN a couple of years ago there seemed to be loads.P.S Blade was so average it didn't warrant a sequel

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  • Nov 22, 2001 12:20:18 PM CST

    Great!

    by shanks 'r' us

    Glad to hear this sequel didn't foul things up according to one person, even if everyone else who sees it hates it from here on in. This is definitely one of the movies I'm looking forward to seeing next year... hopefully it'll be just as fun (if not more than) the first one.

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  • Nov 22, 2001 12:24:58 PM CST

    Great!

    by yotaruvegeta

    I loved the first movie and I was praying that the sequel would be just as good, if not better. All Ihave to hear is "kick ass" and i'm in! I'll be waiting at the theatre the day before just like a loony 'Star Wars' Fan!

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  • I think Blade was a cool movie because it had a gothic comic book style, kick butt action, and a great premise: modern day vampires. I haven't seen any film that came off as dark and brooding and wicked as Blade.

    I liked Blade, and you didn't. Your loss. I can't wait to see Blade2.

    Oh, and another thing...Why are some muthafuckers always try to iceskate uphill? I mean, you people are on the losing side of the battle. Those of you who talk smack to try to get others to follow your lead are lost. Too bad for you, since we will not join in your quest to bash everything just because you don't like it. If you don't like it, either say why you don't like it and/or go away and don't talk back to us. People who totally bash things in talkbacks/boards are called Trolls because they show no respect to others. Soul Sucking Jerk, you are exactly what your nickname means. Good bye.

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  • Nov 22, 2001 2:52:29 PM CST

    I think I have to go outside and water my....PLANT!

    by moviesaregreat

    Wow, could this be anymore of a plant?

    "It Delivers!"

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  • Nov 22, 2001 3:09:25 PM CST

    Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency

    by ravanauk

    Is nobody else curious about the FVZA post. Am I missing something??? is this a joke I dont get?? Or just some kind of Blair Witch style web propaganda and promotion?? Or maybe the whole review was a plant for this promotion??? Im getting all Mulder-paranoid now, I should go lay down. Could someone enlighten me about the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency stuff....

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  • Nov 22, 2001 3:28:25 PM CST

    Soul Suckin Jerk

    by unknown artist

    You don't like Blade?! Then why he hell are you posting here?!

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  • Nov 22, 2001 3:36:43 PM CST

    blade

    by kneelbeforezod

    whistler has a beer and cheets on blade.

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  • Nov 22, 2001 3:55:39 PM CST

    Gost rider.

    by 81666

    Del toro confirms in the current issue of the village voice that he's handling the Ghost rider project. I want to see this film, and have it kick my ass like the first one.
    -81666

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  • Nov 22, 2001 4:10:20 PM CST

    No... I don't work for the studio.

    by nimblefoot

    I'm a regualr guy who saw a really great movie and loved every minute of it. Okay,... maybe not every minute, there were some problems and every movie has it's flaws. (spoilers)---- For one, they never explain how Whistler survived the gunshot wound. Blade grabs this one Vamp and uses him as a human sheild (gets him all riddled and bloody) then he forces some information out of him. The Vamp tells him -- "He shot himself... we just kept him alive!" (refering to Whister) -- and that was it! No reason is given as to how or why Whistler survived the gunshot wound (maybe Blade accidentally loaded his machine gun with regular ammo that day). Also, the character of Nomack (he's the carrier of the Reaper virus and the main villain) wasn't given enough screen time througout the movie! He's talked about like this big badass walking Armageddon and he only appears a few times during the course of the film (except for the big fight scene at the end). Aside from a few minor complaints... THE MOVIE DID DELIVER!!! I loved the look of the Bloodpack. That guy who played Vince in 'The Fast and the Furious' had two gold fangs that made him look like a trendy gangsta vampire... it was so out there! Also, the action scenes were so much fun!!! I loved it.

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  • Nov 22, 2001 4:33:18 PM CST

    Oh, right, a vampire MOVIE, not "documentary"

    by the killer-goat

    Sundown, thanks for being real.
    Anyone care to start a 'vampire film occult' group on AICN for Blade's attention to "actual vampire methodology"? Oh, wait, nevermind...
    Dr.(?)Pecos, your site serves as a stoic example as to why film should be taken in moderation. Especially when based on a comic book...about vampires. Everyone remember to dose it and breath deeply in a relaxed pose.
    As far as vampire flicks, what properties are keeping 'Buffy, 90210' afloat? Realism?

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  • Nov 22, 2001 7:02:23 PM CST

    Awoo

    by kneelbeforezod

    blade, terrible movie.

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  • Nov 23, 2001 2:31:30 AM CST

    TESTING

    by 4starsonlyplease

    first post, that's all

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  • Nov 23, 2001 3:57:54 AM CST

    Masterpiece?

    by 4starsonlyplease

    The first film was entertaining on some levels, but basically was a Hollywood formula. If you enjoyed it, fine. When I watched it, I kept thinking how this film could be great. This was a film that didn't need the daywalker, superpowered vampire ending. It reeked of the typical big finally/Hollywood hack pinch. Hopefully everyone knows what a pinch is in a film. Wesley was a choice I wouldn't have made, but for me he was Blade. I will say the beginning sequence in the club, where he destroys everyone, was the kind of action/gore that made that movie enjoyable. Having a human character experience the horrors of the vampires made the movie frightening at that point. Did it really need to escalate beyond that level in action? Not really. It should have told a more realistic storyline and gave us characters that were less one-sided. Not that Bram Stoker's Dracula is a four star film (due to casting), but at least we see a complex vampire. For pure evil, Dracula does well at expressing love for example. Sure, I too want the action and the gore, but give us a story above all else. Otherwise, you might as well cast Jean-Claude Van Damme. He kicks everybody ass just as well as the next guy.

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  • Nov 23, 2001 5:09:23 AM CST

    Blade 2

    by rowanm

    Just to add my thoughts on Blade 2. Loved this film. For numerous reasons. It had one of the best opening scenes ever. That rave track in the club "Confusion" by New Order. What a tune. here we see today's vampire youth as it were in a shit hot jumping club. Man, just to be a vampire so as to hang with these boys and girls. I'd have a blast. This movie is very popular in Ireland and Great Britain (comrised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Thankfully N. Ireland is learning to rule herself). This film for me oozes cool. It was also a fun movie. Okay, the very average dialogue distracted slightly. The action sequences were highly entertaining, Snipes kicks ass. The special effects were poor, especially with the vampire skeletons. All in all I'd give a big thumbs up for entertaining escapism.

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  • Nov 23, 2001 8:15:14 AM CST

    REVIEWERS - How were the fight scenes??

    by wesley snipes

    How were the hand-to-hand and swordfighting scenes? Better than the first? Better choreography given that they had a Hong Kong guy (Donnie Yen) on board? How was it filmed and shown? Too choppy with the fast editing? We want to know!

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  • Nov 23, 2001 10:53:01 AM CST

    S.S. Jerk

    by brooklyn bred

    It's not that serious. Oh and regarding the dick slight, real mature.

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  • Nov 23, 2001 12:07:56 PM CST

    JEEZ!!!

    by papercuts

    You guys have issues!!! Just how productive is it to insult eachother? I do agree about posting here if you didn't like the first movie- unless you have something valid to say. But if your motivation is to pick fights, that's really weak. Anyway, the first Blade movie works so well for me because of one very important thing- no comic relief! There's no silly side-kick, no goofy plush CGI animal, no lame unfunny jokes, etc. That's a mistake/flaw that Hollywood seems to keep making along with the "love interest" bullshit. Blade seemed altogether un-Hollywood. It was dark, mean, and had great action sequences. And although the "Blood God" ending was a little weak, the alternative Cthulu (spelling?)Blood God ending (on the DVD) was really silly. I liked it a lot, and I'm really looking forward to the sequel. I hope it's at least as good. Just my opinion. Try not to flame me!!! Talk to ya.

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  • Nov 23, 2001 12:12:03 PM CST

    and what about Santiago Segura?

    by vincentspain

    he is a big star in Spain and appears in the movie

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  • Nov 23, 2001 9:44:52 PM CST

    BLADE 2 fight scenes and more...

    by psyclops

    The fight scenes were decent althought the final confrontation wasn't nearly as intense as the Deacon/Blade sword battle from the original! They weren't too choppy - no Ridley Scott GLADIATOR camera moves - but they did use a lot of CGI mixed in with the live action. For example, there is one scene where Blade is fighting one of the "badass ninjas" and does this incredible flip move by kicking himself off the ground and running up a wall, that was mostly CGI. It wasn't too distracting though and the movie thankfully didn't use ANY FUCKING BULLET TIME!!! Donnie Yen was hardly in the movie and actually had more screen time in HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME. He did get to participate in one of the more gruesome Reaper sequences....>>..... He impales one of the creatures to a wall only to witness it's escape by crawling upward against the wall and ripping itself free from the stomach down... Gross! The movie isn't highbrow entertainment but it is entertaining. Del Toro has created a worthy sequel with BLADE 2 and I can't wait to see it again.

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  • Nov 25, 2001 9:51:35 AM CST

    when's the release date?

    by 4starsonlyplease

  • Nov 26, 2001 4:41:29 AM CST

    Harry, I know you and Del Toro are buddies, but cmon...

    by the fragile

    Why post this useless review in the left column and leave it there for so long? Any other reader review is thrown into the right column where it quickly is drowned in a sea of useless stories.

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  • Mar 24, 2002 11:08:29 AM CST

    blade 2 was too fantasy

    by the day walker

    folks i am sorry to inform u. Balde 2 sucked major ass. When blade fought the vampire ninjas, totally lame. the cgi was just alittle to cartoonish. And the vampire headquaters looked like something out of superman 3 movie with the fukin gay women robot. The blood pack "the gang of vampires trained to kill blade" was so lame. They gave them soo much props but yet they got killed by the reapers in 2 seconds. and blade had a love interest wit a fukin vampire how gay. his mother died at the hands of one, and blade over here is offering this bitch some of his blood. my god

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  • Mar 24, 2002 11:36:39 AM CST

    Blade 2 takes the blade out of blade

    by the day walker

    this is a spoiler. come on now. everyone knows how stronge the sword of blade is. like in the first one where deacon frost complements the sword just like the vampires in the second blade movie. so this is what happened. Blade is tied down to a labortory desk,spiked with blades (goldfiger) all over his arms and legs, whistler fuks up the tall vampire in the room and comes to blades rescue with blades sword in hand. so as they are escaping theyare spotted and shot act. there is giantic pool of blood filtering throughout the vampire building and blade jumps in. once he gets out his wounds are gone and ready to kick some ass. and he did. so then he meets with nomack the first adn strongest reaper. blade flyies in air and stabs nomack in the heart, then nomack without hesitation breaks the sword. i fukin could not believe it. U know when superman died and people thought that superman could die well that is how i felt when the sword was broke.

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