Disapointing sequel to an Amazing original.

Rating: 4/10 (7 February 2003)

READ ONLY IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE FILM. MINOR SPOILERS. For all the things that the film-makers got right on Blade 2 it does sadly fall short of hitting the mark. The amazing visuals and sound (I watched this for the first time on DVD with a DTS soundtrack) are a credit to those who put them together, especially some of the CGI assisted fight scenes.
The biggest problem is the lack of thought put into the story. Supposedly the new 'Reapers' are very deadly and Blade and the team discover that they can be destroyed by UV light. As the first film had large UV torches you would expect the same or even bigger one's as this is the only weakness?? No. The team choose to have the smallest UV lamps avaliable! Maybe they wanted a challenge! There are so many plot holes it's unbeliveable. Two big ones are how one of the vampires managed to get bitten by a reaper but not change for over 6 hours and that the Vampire family are very confident that Jared/The Reaper won't be able to find them when they are at home. Surely he would know where they are as he was one of the family and used to live there.
It seems that a structured plot has been put second to a visual treat. And a visual treat it is. One note for the fight scenes: It rather clear that Snipes isn't the fastest fighter on his feet when they have wide shots of him fighting the masked vampires who deliver him a message. Knowing this fact, why did they make him move very fast during the CGI parts? It goves away what's real and what isn't. Either slow down the CGI or teach Snipes to dance faster
Overall: Not awful but seems dumbed down too much