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Blade II

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Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.

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Though Blade II offers more of what worked in the original, its plot and character development appear to have been left on the cutting room floor.

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David Edelstein Slate 07/14/2015
There's no script to speak of, but del Toro devises every battle to wow even the most jaded martial-arts mavens; the dissolutions and implosions are beautiful. Go to Full Review Alexander Walker London Evening Standard 07/14/2015
It is directed by Guillermo del Toro: by "directed" I simply mean he turned his camerawork over to the computer graphics surgeons who cut, slice, dice and vivisect the material to mount a gross eyeassault of CG sequences. Go to Full Review Jack Mathews New York Daily News 07/14/2015
1.5/4
Del Toro 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. And only a critic, sworn to serve, could stick it out to the end. Go to Full Review John Wilmes The Ringer 03/23/2022
Twenty years ago, Wesley Snipes and Guillermo del Toro paved the way for everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to ‘Twilight’... Go to Full Review Matt Patches Polygon 10/20/2021
It's a movie with real stakes - and not just the ones Blade throws through vampiric hearts. Go to Full Review Matt Goldberg Collider 10/18/2018
Blade II is an incredibly upbeat picture, and rather than focus on Blade's loneliness or how he's humanity's protector and yet can never truly be one of them, del Toro gleefully jumps into the action scenes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Theemadmaxx @theemadmaxx Mar 1 Old movie still good ..fighting scenes are one of the best lol 8 out of 10 See more Enrique R. @EnriqueRamosLovesMovies Feb 21 I love this movie! Seen it maybe 3,000 times like the other Blade films. Wesley Snipes goes crazy killing vampires with his sword and pistols. The action is icky and has tons of gallons of blood. I love this character and the movie. The story is good. But, overall, I give Blade II a B+ or a 9.5/10. Definitely recommend it! See more Jackson N. @Jackyoboy Jan 30 Confusing and disgustingly gruesome, Blade II is definitely a Blade movie. God MCU, why can’t we just go ahead and make the Blade movie? Blade himself was perfect otherwise. See more Sankalp good S @Sanna Dec 9 Many ways better many ways less Blade 2 is worthy sequel n interesting story n mantain the glory of its predecessor n casting n del toros directing r great once again it's bite a spectacularly💫🦸‍♂️😃♥️👍 See more Justin T @RT08580778 Dec 6 The dumbest thing about this Blade is that they keep shooting the new breed of vampire even though bullets don’t hurt them. It seems painfully stupid to me. If you can ignore that then the action is entertaining and the effects are fine. It is not a major change from the first film but it is still a relatively fun way of passing time. The story was fine. Lots of action even if it is a bit repetitive and silly. The gore and effects are pretty good. See more Paul S @RT91988760 Nov 23 There were a lot of awesome fight scenes and great visuals in this movie, but compared to the first one, it's not great. There were a lot of parts of the story that diminished everything that happened in the first movie. This is a serious downgrade compared to the first one, but I still really enjoyed watching it. I definitely recommend it for action, horror, and superhero fans! See more Read all reviews
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Guillermo del Toro

Director

Wesley Snipes

Blade

Kris Kristofferson

Whistler

Ron Perlman

Reinhardt

Leonor Varela

Nyssa

Norman Reedus

Scud

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Blade II

Scud (Norman Reedus, left) and Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) debate in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Priest (Tony Curran, left) attempts to fight off a reaper in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Snowman (Donnie Yen, right) battles a reaper in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Kris Kristofferson stars as "Whistler" in New Line Cinema's action thriller, Blade II. Blade (Wesley Snipes, left), Nyssa (Leonor Varela, center) and Scud (Norman Reedus) review their new weapons in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Wesley Snipes (left) and Director Guillermo del toro discussing a scene on the set of New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Norman Reedus stars as "Scud" in New Line Cinema's action thriller, Blade II. (l to r): The Bloodpack: Chupa (Matthew Schulz), Nyssa (Leonor Varela), Asad (Danny John Jules), Verlaine (Marit Velle Kile), Reinhardt (Ron Pearlman), and Snowman (Donnie Yen) in BLADE II. Director Guillermo del toro (right) with a Reaper on the set of New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II. Wesley Snipes (center) as Blade in New Line Cinema's action-thriller, Blade II. View more photos

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Synopsis Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
Tomas Krejci, Wesley Snipes, Peter Frankfurt, Patrick J. Palmer
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Linovo Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Marvel Enterprises, New Line Cinema, Imaginary Forces, Amen Ra Films, Milk and Honey Productions Ltd
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Pervasive Violence)
Genre
Horror, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$81.6M
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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