Blade returns on what must be a warm up for a tv series.

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2002)

There is a valuable lesson that Hollywood rarely learns: bigger does not mean better. Again and again we are subjected to second rate sequels that just copy the good segments from the original, add more main characters and baddies that no one really cares about and then the makers sit back as the general public pour in to see a cash in on a great film. I know this because I am one of the public that loved the original so much and despite knowing Hollywood's reputation on sequels, I paid my hard earned money over and hoped for the best. What a pillock I am sometimes.
Yes, you can clearly tell that I did not like Blade 2. To put it plainly, the acting is sub standard, the script is dire, it's not dark enough by far, the music is not as good and tragically, Blade 2 mainly falls victim of the points I described earlier. It reminds me of other guilty sequels such as The Crow: City Of Angels, Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection, sequels that take the rules laid down by their predecessors, breaks them and then conveniently makes feeble excuses. I am so tired of Hollywood doing this.
There is very little for me to recommend about Blade 2. It is certainly quite stylish in places (but not a patch on Blade) and the effects are gruesomely brought to life. There are a couple of excellent fight scenes as expected but not enough fights with the emphasis on Blade. In fact, he almost takes a back seat in most of the film. It is very interesting to see former Bros man, Luke Goss in a horror film and he does provide one of the few good performances in the film.
What else can I say? This is simply terrible fodder that from the very beginning, made me feel like it was a dumbed down sequel, preparing the waters for a few direct to video sequels and a tv series.
3/10. Shameful.