Know thy fans.

Rating: 3/10 (23 March 2002)

This is the first time I have bothered to actually write my oppinions concerning a movie, but I feel it my duty to warn those who loved the first movie as much as I did that this is not anything like the original. Though there are many holes in the plot, and many changes from the original that in my oppinion detract from one's ability to enjoy the show, I will limit my comments to the production and directing choices that have ruined this movie. Blade II difers most dramatically from Blade in its desire to appeal to everyone. Blade was made for guys who like vampire movies and guys who like superheroes, period. (Goths, freaks, etc..) Blade II tries to reach out: Embracing the hip-hop crowd by replacing the techno that the goths and freaks prefer to hip-hop and rap (this is especially bothersome when it is played at an underground rave); embracing the old romantic theatre buffs in its blatent rip offs of the old "Nosferatu" flicks; and finally the rednecks get their share in the replacement of cool martial arts with WWF choreography. The end result of this confused pandering is a movie that doesn't have enough to appeal to anyone that doesn't already like everything. In short, it SUCKS. A blatent betrayal of the fans of the first movie.