Review of Blade II (2002) by David N — 25 Feb 2014
Very good sequel to the underrated original. Del Toro takes the series to its greatest height, as his keen visual and directorial style is tailor made for this kind of movie.
The actors all take their roles seriously, and Snipes really grows into his role in a deeper way than he manged to capture in the first film. Seriously entertaining, full of crazy highly stylized battle scenes and plenty of ass-kickery. The Reapers are a great concept. Scary and they look great.
Some flaws, as they never explain how Kristofferson's character is reprized after his blatantly obvious death in the first film, and it does take a little while to get rolling. Also, it lacks a little bit of the grittiness and unpredictability which was part of the originals success.
While the third installment in the series was pretty good also, I find myself really wishing that Del Toro would have returned for another go around with the franchise.
This review of Blade II (2002) was written by David N on 25 Feb 2014.
Blade II has generally received positive reviews.
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