Oh Wesley...

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2002)

I checked out a few of these reviews before I decided I'd give this movie a shot, and I need to ask, what's going on here? I loved Blade 1, actually have it on tape and can still enjoy it when I watch it again, but Blade 2 was awful beyond compare. Some said that it's great as long as you know what you're in for...but I went in looking for nothing more than action, gore, martial arts and FX. From terrible Digital FX, to semi-decent fight scenes (Blade 1's were better) to awful writing like "we seem to be in some kind of chamber, deep within their lair...", there's just nothing here. I racked my brain afterwards for some redeeming qualities to lessen the embarrassment I felt, having dragged a couple friends to see it with me, but was left empty-handed. There's just no excuse for this film in this age of film-making where imagination sets the boundary, and less for the fact that it's riding number 1 at the box office, other than lack of competition.