Cheesy misfire

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2014)

The first 'Blade' really helped to set the tone for the new era of comic book based films that we now enjoy by taking a serious approach to the material. Fanboy favorite Guillermo del Toro surprisingly takes 'Blade II' back to a pre-'Blade' 90s mentality, heaping on the cheese while at the same time lifting the over-stylized action of the first 'Matrix' film.
The entire film just looks cheap and amateur. More like a made for TV or direct to video production than a big budget feature film. It's poorly shot, badly staged and filled with cut-rate special F/X.
'Blade II'--never a great film to begin with--has aged very poorly.