DVD Movie Rating for: Blade II (Wesley Snipes)

4 Out Of 5

Movie Plot of: Blade II (Wesley Snipes)

A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Now their quickly expanding population threatens the existence of vampires, and soon there won't be enough humans in the world to satisfy their bloodlust. Blade, Whistler (Yes, he's back) and an armory expert named Scud are curiously summoned by the Shadow Council. The council reluctantly admits that they are in a dire situation and they require Blade's assistance. Blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with The Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the Reaper threat. Blade's team and the Bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the Reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations.

DVD Production Details of: Blade II (Wesley Snipes)

Director: Stephen Norrington

Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen

Studio: New Line Studios
DVD Features:
Commentary by actor Wesley Snipes, actor Stephen Dorff, writer David S. Goyer, cinematographer Theo Van de Sande, production designer Kirk M. Petruccelli, and producer Peter Frankfurt

Isolated musical score with commentary by composer Mark Isham

Theatrical trailer(s)

Featurette "La Magra", including the original ending

Featurette "Designing Blade"

Featurette "The Origins of Blade"

Featurette "The Blood Tide"

"House of Erebus", information about the different vampire houses

Pencil sketches through production designs

Widescreen anamorphic format

Easter Eggs

Cast of the movie: Blade II (Wesley Snipes)

• Wesley Snipes .... Blade/Eric Brooks/'The Daywalker'
• Kris Kristofferson .... Abraham Whistler
• Ron Perlman .... Dieter Reinhardt
• Leonor Varela .... Nyssa Damaskinos
• Norman Reedus .... Josh 'Scud' Frohmeyer
• Thomas Kretschmann .... Overlord Eli Damaskinos
• Luke Goss .... Jared Nomak
• Matt Schulze .... Chupa (as Matthew Schulze)
• Danny John-Jules .... Asad
• Donnie Yen .... Snowman
• Karel Roden .... Carter Kounen
• Marit Velle Kile .... Verlaine
• Tony Curran .... Priest
• Daz Crawford .... Lighthammer
• Santiago Segura .... Rush

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Reviews of the movie: Blade II (Wesley Snipes)

From the previews, BLADE 2 seems like just another violent gorefest, but if you actually see the movie, you'll discover that it is more than that. It is an extremely entertaining sci-fi/action/thriller/horror movie that is full of jaw-dropping special effects, decent acting, a great directive style, [due to the fabulous Guillermo del Toro], and a fascinating plot. It isn't your average vampire movie. It's a comic book movie geared more toward adults than kids and it's a very bloody one too. The blood doesn't bother me, but the almost non-stop loud sound track on the movie does.

two parts kung fu and frost it all over with some truly campy acting. What do you get? An action flick that will reaffirm your belief that the superhero action genre did not die in the fluorescent hands of Joel Schumacher. Blade is the story of a ruthless and supreme vampire slayer (Wesley Snipes) who makes other contemporary slayers (Buffy et al.) look like amateurs. Armed with a samurai sword made of silver and guns that shoot silver bullets, he lives to hunt and kill "Sucker Heads." Pitted against our hero is a cast of villains led by Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), a crafty and charismatic vampire who believes that his people should be ruling the world, and that the human race is merely the food source they prey on. Born half-human and half-vampire after his mother had been attacked by a blood-sucker, Blade is brought to life by a very buff-looking Snipes in his best action performance to date. Apparent throughout the film is the fluid grace and admirable skill that Snipes brings to the many breathtaking action sequences that lift this movie into a league of its own. The influence of Hong Kong action cinema is clear, and you may even notice vague impressions of Japanese anime sprinkled innovatively throughout. Dorff holds his own against Snipes as the menacing nemesis Frost, and the grizzly Kris Kristofferson brings a tough, cynical edge to his role as Whistler, Blade's mentor and friend. Ample credit should also go to director Stephen Norrington and screenwriter David S. Goyer, who prove it is possible to adapt comic book characters to the big screen without making them look absurd. Indeed, quite the reverse happens here: Blade comes vividly to life from the moment you first see him, in an outstanding opening sequence that sets the tone for the action-packed film that follows. From that moment onward you are pulled into the world of Blade and his perpetual battle against the vampire race