Blade: Trinity

12/24/04 - Review

Those pesky vampires are back and so is Blade (Wesley Snipers), the daywalker, who is mankind’s only line of defense against the blood suckers.  At least, that’s what everyone thought.

When the Vampire nation resurrects the master Vampire himself, Dracula, Blade is going to need all the help he can get.  After Whistler is gunned down by the FBI after Blade is linked to a murder, Blade teams up with a bunch of youngsters, who call themselves, The Nightstalkers. Led by Whistler’s daughter Abigail (Jessica Biel) and Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds), they have been kicking vampire ass for years now though they are definitely not the immortal type.

Dracula, aka “Drake” was resurrected for the whole purpose of the “vampire final solution.”  They hope that he can pass down his genes to all Vampires so that they can all walk in the daylight.  But then Blade and company are planning on using Dracula against all of the Vampires in the World in hopes of killing them all with one action.  In any case, it’s going to be one hell of a battle.

Wesley Snipes returns as the daywalker for a third time in the popular vampire slaying series Blade: Trinity.  While the third flick certainly has the feel of Blade, the film feels a bit watered down and played out and in essence seems a bit too-commercial like.  In any case, Trinity does deliver some high profile action and adventure so it’s not all bad.

I have been waiting for this third film for over two years now because it was supposed to be the third and final film. After watching it, I don’t really have the closure that I was expecting.  The addition of Dracula tended to make me feel like I was watching an old vampire movie or TV show.  It didn’t really have the Blade feel to it.  I felt it made it too “commercial like.”  I was hoping for something along the lines of what Blade and Blade 2 did, or what we saw in Underworld.  Dracula just seemed out of place in this movie.  The whole story seemed just too far fetched and really one level deep. We missed some of the internal struggle that Blade faced in the first two movies.

It’s really not all that bad though as there was some serious kick ass action scenes.  The fight scenes were well choreographed and looked great though we could have done without the “matrix-esque” video shots.  It’s been five years and we still have the same special effects shots.  The action was first rate and that’s all we really care about since it is Blade.  There was an extra oomph of humor as well with the addition of Ryan Reynolds as the fast talking night stalker who was pulling off one liners like they were going out of style.

Wesley Snipers is Blade, plain and simple. I cannot see anyone else playing this character. He was as good as the first two though his lines and overall story were downplayed a bit.  He looked so good holding that samurai sword as he slashed through all vampires that came after him. 

I did like the addition of the very beautiful Jessical Biel and Ryan Reynolds.  She was really good as Whistlers daughter and she gave the sex appeal that the first films were missing. She is a hell of a shot with a bow and arrow as well.  Who would have thought that Ryan Reynolds was that funny?  Not me, that’s for sure. He was hilarious and I was even more surprised because he looked like he could actually fight. Kudos to the director.

The film was again penned by the scribe of the first two films, David S. Goyer.  He did a great job with the story on the first two but he missed the boat a little with this film. He did direct this one as well but the film lacked the intensity and visual appeal that the first two films had.  Owell, I can bitch all I want, it was still decent. 

Fans of the series owe it to themselves to see this movie.  It falls short of its predecessors and seems a bit watered down, but it does fulfill some sense of action and closer.  Go ahead and check it out, you’ll at least enjoy it.   

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