Review of Blade II (2002) by Adam L — 25 Nov 2012
The "Blade" films (based on a brief, early '70s Marvel comic book series) seem to be a gross miscalculation of priority. Both films stress make-up, special effects, and martial arts (choreographed here by co-star Donnie Yen) but treat everything else as if it were expendable.
Like its predecessor, "Blade II" is conducted by former make-up artist Guillmero del Toro whose previous film "The Devil's Backbone" (2001) doesn't rely on blood drenched porcelain walls, bodies being split in half, and mutant vampires loosing their heads (literally) to give his audience the willies.
The bulk of "Blade II" has a video game aesthetic and in that regard it may be the greatest sequel ever unleashed for the drones of gamers rushing to the theaters for nearly 2 hours of blood, guts, and vampire lore.
This review of Blade II (2002) was written by Adam L on 25 Nov 2012.
Blade II has generally received positive reviews.
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