Review of Blade: Trinity (2004) by Lindsay Elizabeth M — 21 Aug 2010

Kill one man, you're a murderer, kill a million, a king. Kill them all, a God.

Ah yes. The third and final movie of the Blade trilogy leaves with a bang. Ryan Reynolds carried most of the comedy, Blade was the brooding vampire-human hybrid vampire hunter, while Jessica Biel gave girl power a whole new meaning with her turn as Whistler's daughter, Abigail. Dominic Purcell had a hard time exuding the dangerous aura Dracula required (he still looked like a cuddly teddy bear to me xD), but his sex appeal was undeniable. Don't expect Dracula to be fitted in a black cape and a tuxedo; this Dracula is more about his medieval roots and wields a nasty sword. Since the Blade film started with a swordfight (between Blade and Deacon Frost), so shall it end with Blade (Snipes) clashing swords with the patriarch of the Homo nocturna, or vampires, Dracula himself. The storyline is quite simple: Dracula is raised from his deep slumber by vampires who seek his help with Blade, Blade is joined by a group of vampire hunters, and the rest of the film is spent dusting vamps and finding ways to get rid of Dracula.

There are a few things I loved in the film: one was the deleted storyline in Blade where Deacon Frost (Dorff) was supposed to talk about farming humans for blood was used in the film, thus giving a slight connection between the first and third film; second, the entire interrogation scene where Hannibal King (Reynolds) is beat up by Danica Talos (Posey), her brother Asher (Rennie; who bears a striking resemblance to Daniel Craig in this film), and Jarko Grimwood (Paul Levesque aka Triple H from WWF fame); and third, the fact that this was the perfect way to end the entire trilogy. If you want to know exactly how it ended, go see it. ;D You definitely won't regret it.