It seems that everything Del Toro touches turns into gold, and the sequel to the surprising and excellent Blade made no exception.
The actual filming quality has improved when compared to the first movie, and so have special effects and visuals. Visual style is just a bit more comic-ish than the original movie, and both worked in their own way. The plot is again a great fit for a Blade movie and delivers enough decent twists and turns to make the movie more than just hack and slash.
Fightins scenes and choreographies are once again a success. Speed is fast enough to make you realize that the protagonists are supernatural, but not too fast to make you lose sense of what is going on. Wesley Snipes proves that he is perfect for the role and you can sense that he enjoys it.
The main villain, Nomak, does not manage to raise to the level of entertainment provided by Deacon Frost but still poses a real threat and generates thrill whenever he is on screen. And the final fight counts as one of the best fight scenes ever filmed that I can remember of.
On the negative side, I disliked the scene where the blood pack enters Blade's base. As Blade did not know who they where, it made no sense that he did not dispatch them, unless they could match his fighting skills, which would make no sense either. Long, useless and dumb fight.
Also, as this is a Del Toro movie, you can expect a bit more horror than in a standard comic movie. And being no big fan of horror movies, I can say that the horror touches added here and there are very well measured and I thought that they fitted perfectly in. The few jokes here and there were also a nice addition as there were not too many and those present were good. Great directing job.
The actual filming quality has improved when compared to the first movie, and so have special effects and visuals. Visual style is just a bit more comic-ish than the original movie, and both worked in their own way. The plot is again a great fit for a Blade movie and delivers enough decent twists and turns to make the movie more than just hack and slash.
Fightins scenes and choreographies are once again a success. Speed is fast enough to make you realize that the protagonists are supernatural, but not too fast to make you lose sense of what is going on. Wesley Snipes proves that he is perfect for the role and you can sense that he enjoys it.
The main villain, Nomak, does not manage to raise to the level of entertainment provided by Deacon Frost but still poses a real threat and generates thrill whenever he is on screen. And the final fight counts as one of the best fight scenes ever filmed that I can remember of.
On the negative side, I disliked the scene where the blood pack enters Blade's base. As Blade did not know who they where, it made no sense that he did not dispatch them, unless they could match his fighting skills, which would make no sense either. Long, useless and dumb fight.
Also, as this is a Del Toro movie, you can expect a bit more horror than in a standard comic movie. And being no big fan of horror movies, I can say that the horror touches added here and there are very well measured and I thought that they fitted perfectly in. The few jokes here and there were also a nice addition as there were not too many and those present were good. Great directing job.