****1/2 A totally different one from the original

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2002)

With arteries being punctured left and right and vampires disintergrating after being blasted by silver bullets,it's perfectly clear that Blade II may be as disreputable a genre films as other recent entries-but its a whole lot more fun,and it manages to top its 1998 predecessor of the same title(which is based on the Marvel Comics character),thanks in part to breathtaking special effects,spectator action sequences(including a few WWF smackdown moves),and Wesley Snipes returning as the part human-part vampire renegade warrior. Kris Kristofferson(who was in the first one)adds some welcome sass as the cantankrous mentor as they go up against evil Reapers bent on destroying the world. Kudos to Wesley,YOU ROCK!!! BLADE RULES!!!! A must see.