Simple, yet full of fun and blood

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2002)

I have to say that I got what I expected from "Blade 2", a fast and fun horror/action flick. To begin with the downside I wish there could have been more of a relationship development with Blade and Whistler. The partial love story was alright but the torment of not belonging to either world wasn't stressed enough in Blade's character. I felt the love story of this movie could have touched a little more on this. Now, to cast doubt on my last comments, Blade does seem to be a character who shows his pain and loneliness on his face, but it is hard to see that pain when he is wearing sunglasses through out half the movie. I also wish that directors who feel "martial arts" is the cool thing in action flicks now a days, would stop allowing every single character know martial arts to make the movie look cool. Blade was fighting the head of the "Reapers" (new vampires) and he (Reaper leader) seemed to know the same fighting style as Blade. I have a theory for this to argue my last statement but it would ruin the flick for those who haven't seen it.
Now for the good stuff, the "Blade hunter" vampires were very cool, full of attitude and arrogance. The names the writer thought of for these characters were very cool, almost comic book-like (image that). One character is massive and carries a huge hammer and his name is "Lighthammer" I like that name. The choreography of the action scenes had some cg bumps but in the end I really enjoyed them because in the end this is a movie to fully entertain you and not make you think about social issues. Blade was great as usual, he seemed to be faster and stronger than in the first one. They bring back Whistler, who I thought died in the first one, so I was skeptical when I read and saw he was in the sequel but there was a good explanation for it. Finally the Reapers. These vampires look great!!!! They look like zombies (and I love Zombies!!!!)The sounds that were edited for them were superb and there superior strength and movements were awesome!!!The way they look matched with the dark and gritty cinematography enhanced their characters. All in all a good flick for a bunch of friends to see, for a you action buffs, give it a try you might like it. Sorry, the sets for one of the "Ancient Vampires" was alright, I don't know if I like old Victorian style (Gothic statues, paintings, etc) in a modern day setting, but just an opinion. Anyway, worth seeing!!