BLADE
II
With
Wesley
Snipes,
Kris
Kristofferson,
Ron
Perlman,
Matt
Goss
Directed
by
Guillermo
Del
Toro
One
has
to
maintain
a
certain
sense
of
reservation
when
it
comes
to
sequels.
They
are
almost
invariably
crap,
if
not
at
least
failing
to
equal
its
predecessor
(this
is
also
assuming
that
its
original
was
any
good
for
a
start!).
The
first
cinematic
adventure
of
this
comic
book
vampire
fighter
was
an
enjoyably
wild
trip.
In
case
you're
unsure
of
who
&
what
Blade
is,
he's
a
Daywalker:
half
vampire,
half-human
-
his
mother
was
bitten
by
a
vampire
just
before
he
was
born.
The
full
effect
didn't
take
root,
so
he
ended
up
with
all
of
the
Vampires'
strengths
and
none
of
their
weaknesses,
like
light
sensitivity
for
instance.
But,
the
thirst
for
blood
remains
and
has
to
be
treated
with
a
special
serum.
This
follow-up,
made
by
Cronos
&
Mimic
director
Del
Toro
is
a
fun,
brutal,
tongue
in
cheek
vampire
romp.
There
is
a
new
breed
of
vampire
out
there
-
who
destroys
vampires!
It's
leader
is
played
by
Matt
Goss,
one
half
of
the
80s
Pop
duo,
Bros.!
And
he's
pretty
damn
mean
as
opposed
to
his
poncy
musical
image
of
a
few
decades
back.
After
a
bit
of
uhm
&
ah-ing
(and
a
hot
vampire
princess,
of
course),
our
Daywalker
decides
work
with
the
vampires
-
since
these
new
creatures
are
targeting
the
entire
globe,
threatening
mankind
as
we
know
it.
Kristofferson
is
also
resurrected
from
the
first
and
with
a
cheesy
team
of
vampires
originally
trained
to
take
out
Blade
they
go
to
war
(the
tension
very
tight
within
the
group).
What
ensues
is
an
invigorating
trip
of
wild
fight
sequences
and
the
obvious
double
cross
or
two.
If
you
try
to
read
any
more
into
it
then
knock
yourself
out.
Some
sequences
are
well
choreographed
while
some
digital
Blade
images
is
sometimes
evident.
Sure,
Vampire
movies
ain't
what
they
used
to
be
-
still,
with
a
few
one-liners
thrown
in
the
fray,
Blade
II
is
a
blast
well
worth
an
evening
of
escapism.
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