Blade II (2002)

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writers (WGA):

Marv Wolfman (character) &
Gene Colan (character) ...

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

Know The Mark

Plot:

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reaper vampires who feed on vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Blade | Reaper | Warrior | Vampire Slayer

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Kris Kristofferson	...	Whistler
Ron Perlman	...	Reinhardt
Leonor Varela	...	Nyssa
Norman Reedus	...	Scud
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Damaskinos
Luke Goss	...	Nomak
Matt Schulze	...	Chupa (as Matthew Schulze)
Danny John-Jules	...	Asad (as Danny John Jules)
Donnie Yen	...	Snowman
Karel Roden	...	Kounen
Marit Velle Kile	...	Verlaine
Tony Curran	...	Priest
Daz Crawford	...	Lighthammer
Santiago Segura	...	Rush

Also Known As:

Blade 2: Bloodhunt (USA) (working title)
Blade 2: Bloodlust (USA) (working title)
Blade II (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong pervasive violence, language, some drug use and sexual content.

Runtime:

117 min | Finland:108 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Romanian | Czech

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB (original rating) | Hong Kong:III (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38848) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Sanaa Lathan who played Blade's mother in the original Blade (1998), reprises her role in an uncredited cameo during the opening film credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: When in the house of pain chasing Nomak, Blade tells Nyssa to wait here (in the hallway) since it's dawn outside as seen through the planks on the windows, yet it shows Scub at the same time in the plot trying to get the God lights to work on the truck since it's dark as night outside.

Quotes:

[as Blade scans the crowd of vampires]
Reinhardt: God, it would be so easy.
[he draws his pistol and aims. A laser dot appears on Blade's chest - and the camera pans down to show another laser beam coming from his gun]
Chupa: He's got you.
[Reinhardt looks down and sees a laser dot on his own chest. He puts his gun away. Chupa laughs. Blade grins at Reinhardt, who very clearly mouths, "fuck you."]

Movie Connections:

References The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

Soundtrack:

Gorillas On My Mind

Really Solid Sequel

He's back, and this time he's teaming up with his arch enemies to hunt a new threat; reapers. They hunt down vampires and turn them into their own kind, plus they are almost as invulnerable as Blade himself.

Blade has to lead the blood pack, a group of vampires trained to hunt him; they are the best the vampires have, but without blade they are no match for the reapers.

More action, better special effects and a truly awesome performance by Luke Goss as the reaper, Blade 2 is sheer entertainment that is at least as good as the original, maybe even slightly better.

8/10