A Rusty Blade

Rating: 4/10 (16 December 2006)

Blade 2(2002) Review: Blade is back. The Blade this time around is getting rusty. Blade makes a not so exciting sequel. Here's why: Blade 2 is not as good as the first. The first installment had action and intrigue. It was not great, but was good. Here, Blade gets a little repetitive. The opening scene was not really good. The vampires this time around are quickly taken out with such little effort. A single gunshot does the job? C'Mon. Vampires are tougher than that. Also, i can't stand the first vampire at the beginning of this movie to be a total wimp. You are a VAMPIRE. You have super strength and agility. Why are you so terrified? It was just irritating as hell.
The story was okay at first till later on a bad plot twist happened. I still am scratching my head wondering "what was that"? The Reaper vampires are not all that impressive. They all look the same and are very dull looking. Every other character here was very one-dimensional as you can get. Blade 2 does have some good action here, but is not enough to redeem this. Blade this time around is more merciful than the first Blade. That is a problem. I liked Blade when he would slay a vampire at a drop of a hat. The "unholy alliance" made no sense later on.(The plot twist sucks) Too much CGI. Forget about character development as well.
Blade 2 is nothing like the first thrilling installment, but is the brainless sequel. Blade 2 has no depth towards it either. From a convoluted plot to a forgettable villain, Blade 2 suffers big.
The Last Word: Leave your brain at the door. This is better than "Blade:Trinity". But than again, that's not saying much.