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Blade II

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
David S. Goyer
Marv Wolfman (character)
Gene Colan (character)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 22, 2002
DVD: September 3, 2002
Running Time: 116 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for strong pervasive violence, language, some drug use and sexual content
Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, Leonor Varela, Matt Schulze, Norman Reedus, and Donnie Yen
Wesley Snipes returns as Blade, the Marvel Comics half-human, half-vampire character he vividly brought to life in the 1998 hit film of the same name. (New Line Cinema)
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Blade Blade: Trinity Cronos Hellboy Hellboy II: The Golden Army Mimic Pan's Labyrinth The Devil's Backbone
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Washington Post Desson Thomson
To appreciate the movie, you have to be okay with vampire violence. I don't mean subtle little nips at the neck and, ooooh, it's directed by Werner Herzog.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
You can sense the difference between a movie that's a technical exercise ("Resident Evil") and one steamed in the dread cauldrons of the filmmaker's imagination.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Like the original, Blade II has superior production values and visual and special effects. Snipes and Kristofferson build on the resonance of their original portrayals.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Invades theatres with its fangs bared for action. It's bloody hell and we love every minute.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
It's all speed, movement and blood -- lots and lots of blood.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
Because of the movie's wonderful shamelessness, its mordantly funny chills and fights are huge turn-ons. A B picture in love with the zest of its comic-book origins, it embodies that medium's pulse-pounding spiritedness and silliness.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Michael Dequina
The drawing card for Blade II is -- the promise of a blood-soaked action/horror thrill ride, and Snipes and Del Toro get the down-and-dirty job done with style.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson
Just be advised guys, Blade II is as estrogen-free as movies get, so you might want to leave your date behind for this one, or she's gonna make you feel like you owe her big-time.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Everything "Blade" should have been but wasn't: stylish, fast-paced, and comfortable with its own ridiculousness.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Del Toro lays on the operatic head-trip gore, but his heavy-handed embrace of the ''Blade'' mythology allows Wesley Snipes to give more of a performance than he did in the first film.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
Though superior to the original Blade, the superiority is mostly in the myriad ways the "suck-head" enemies can be blown up, melted and dismembered.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
What makes Blade 2 marginally better than "Blade," especially if you thought the first was a hollow spectacle? It has a plot.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
The film stays true to its unpretentious origins -- it's like a comic book come to life, with an undeniable visual flair, a lot of kinetic action sequences, minimal character development, and a plot that could charitably be called "uneven".
Read Full Review >Salon.com Laura Miller
Suffers from way too many fight scenes that last way too long and look way too computer-generated.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
Snipes gives a looser, cooler performance this time around, though emotionally, it's closer to dead than undead. Blade II is for the horror faithful only; others will be grasping their crucifixes.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Much sillier - and the movie's nearly two-hour running time seems to last nearly as long as a vampire's afterlife.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
This vampire story is as soulless as they get.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The sequences are handsomely designed, but frankly, you might as well be watching someone play a video game.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Del Toro ("Cronos") is a stylish horrormeister, and he has created an evocative, foreboding atmosphere. But only a fan of this kind of mayhem could find a way into the story.
Boston Globe Chris Fujiwara
It was possible to hope that Blade II would turn out to be good. Well, forget it.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
Against the rest of his dramatically flimsy crew, Snipes' sunglasses-at-midnight strut conveys an almost lifelike sheen. Almost. He's more alive than the movie, which is dead on arrival.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow
So witless it wins most of its laughs when Czech-speaking characters spout obscenities that get translated into English subtitles.
Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The big news in Blade II is that there's something worse than vampires, but is there something worse than Blade II?
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.4 (out of 10) based on 29 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tahj W. gave it a9:
This offers without a doubt one of the greatest cinematic action experiences of all time. Wesley Snipes IS Blade and Del Toro's vision is brilliant.
Tyson B. gave it an8:
The start of something great (Orginal Blade) just changed tone and downgraded to good.
[Anonymous] gave it an8:
Unlike the dumbheaded first Blade, this one has a decent, more twisted story, with even a touch of drama. A more straightforward direction is taken, unlike the first, which seemed to just wader around. First blade had way too much cheese, and the barging in thing and exploding blood got old. Guillermo del toro adds suspense to the mix, and the already good action improves. Still some bad stuff from the last blade, but there' enough improvements to make this a good action movie that can compete with it contemporaries. To top it off, there's some links to the first movie, but for the most part, this can stand alone.
Peter H. gave it a10:
Simply the best action film, vampire film, any film, EVER!!! Even better than the first. Wesley Snipes IS Blade.
Tony M. gave it a 10:
This Movie Waz Awsome I Bareley Seen This Movie Today And I Thought It Waz Better Than The First Blade I Mean Damn Wesley Snipes Waz Awsome In This Movie And Ron Perlman Waz Awsome As A Bad Guy He Waz Like The Best Actor On That Movie Aww Man I Cant Even Speak This Movie Waz so Tight This Is A Must See Even Though The Movie IS Kinda Old But Still Tight Though.
Pat C. gave it a 2:
Just like the first Blade, except all the interesting stuff was taken out. Snipes is way too stable to be directed by Herzog.
Steve K. gave it a 7:
Not so bad... Not so good either... Lots of blood and gore if you like that stuff. Pretty decent movie.
