Blade II

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Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.

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Though Blade II offers more of what worked in the original, its plot and character development appear to have been left on the cutting room floor.

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David Edelstein

Slate

There's no script to speak of, but del Toro devises every battle to wow even the most jaded martial-arts mavens; the dissolutions and implosions are beautiful.

Jul 14, 2015

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

It is directed by Guillermo del Toro: by "directed" I simply mean he turned his camerawork over to the computer graphics surgeons who cut, slice, dice and vivisect the material to mount a gross eyeassault of CG sequences.

Jul 14, 2015

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Jack Mathews

New York Daily News

Del Toro is a stylish horrormeister, and he has created an evocative, foreboding atmosphere. But only a fan of this kind of mayhem could find a way into the story. And only a critic, sworn to serve, could stick it out to the end.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 14, 2015

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John Wilmes

The Ringer

Twenty years ago, Wesley Snipes and Guillermo del Toro paved the way for everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to ‘Twilight’...

Mar 23, 2022

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Matt Patches

Polygon

It's a movie with real stakes - and not just the ones Blade throws through vampiric hearts.

Oct 20, 2021

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Matt Goldberg

Collider

Blade II is an incredibly upbeat picture, and rather than focus on Blade's loneliness or how he's humanity's protector and yet can never truly be one of them, del Toro gleefully jumps into the action scenes.

Oct 18, 2018

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Stephen H One of the best sequels ever! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Ricardo R At the risk of being accused of heresy and being burned at the stake, I find Blade 2 a better movie than the first (kinda like Mad Max and Alien). Too bad they never made a third movie. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Joshua V Blade 2 review I love opening blood doner scene vampires who is sick because he needs blood then kill the nurse who was evil so was he I love that then opened action kills by blade was awesome and the fight scene is was cgi video game like and video game action camera angle like you see when you play mortal kombat game like 1990 to 2000 mortal kombat camera angle but blade is game as well but more the camera angle action you see mortal kombat game on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 I love how blade is more fastest quickest smartest and not again another vampire that is sensitive slow weak indecisive dumb this movie is so funny i love powderpuff girls made a cameo was on cartoon Network aka Warner Bros. New line cinema is part of waner bros to this whole thing feel like a set up looks like a set up it is set up I love whisper in this movie so much happy to see him back love WWe vertically standing stallingSuplex by blade I love wwe elbow drop I really love this movie it’s was very much sequel base of the game and other games like mortal kombat and wwe no merchandise and shut your mouth I love this movie so much 5 star 🌟 💫 ⭐️ 💫 💫 9 out 10 stars 99 out of 100 one of my favorite movies and another one of my favorite vampire movie Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Esra Y If you gotta rely on your lead's star power you at least make sure they are in every scene and story revolves around them (like the first movie) GDT does a good job w directing but this one is a miss. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review ED M I love this action film. Good plot too. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member I don't know I loss count I repeat watch again this movie. Best marvel movie about vampires Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Guillermo del Toro Director Wesley Snipes Blade Kris Kristofferson Whistler Ron Perlman Reinhardt Leonor Varela Nyssa Norman Reedus Scud

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Scud (Norman Reedus, left) and Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) debate in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Priest (Tony Curran, left) attempts to fight off a reaper in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Snowman (Donnie Yen, right) battles a reaper in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Kris Kristofferson stars as "Whistler" in New Line Cinema's action thriller, Blade II.

Blade (Wesley Snipes, left), Nyssa (Leonor Varela, center) and Scud (Norman Reedus) review their new weapons in New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Wesley Snipes (left) and Director Guillermo del toro discussing a scene on the set of New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Norman Reedus stars as "Scud" in New Line Cinema's action thriller, Blade II.

(l to r): The Bloodpack: Chupa (Matthew Schulz), Nyssa (Leonor Varela), Asad (Danny John Jules), Verlaine (Marit Velle Kile), Reinhardt (Ron Pearlman), and Snowman (Donnie Yen) in BLADE II.

Director Guillermo del toro (right) with a Reaper on the set of New Line Cinema's action thriller, BLADE II.

Wesley Snipes (center) as Blade in New Line Cinema's action-thriller, Blade II.

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Synopsis Exploding from the pages of Marvel Comics comes the thrilling follow-up to the blockbuster "Blade." Half Man ... half vampire, and consumed by a desire to avenge the curse of his birth and save the human race from a blood-drenched Armageddon. In this newest action-packed adventure, Blade (Wesley Snipes) is forced to team up with the very vampires he hates in order to overcome a new type of monster which threatens to eradicate both races.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Producer: Tomas Krejci, Wesley Snipes, Peter Frankfurt, Patrick J. Palmer
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Milk and Honey Productions Ltd, Marvel Enterprises, Amen Ra Films, New Line Cinema, Imaginary Forces, Linovo Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Pervasive Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.6M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)