| Blade: Trinity | | Cast : | Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey | | Director : | David S. Goyer | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | December 08, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | April 26, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | Unrated | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | My favorite of the trilogy - a killer sequel | Content
 | If the rumors are true and in fact "Blade: Trinity" is the final edition of the Blade saga, Wesley Snipes and company could not have sent him off better than this third installment which in all aspects that matter is the biggest, baddest and best Blade yet.
In this outing, Blade (Snipes) the half-human/half-vampire is continuing his war against the vampires and their human helpers, the familiars, who do their bidding during the day. While on a routine mission, Blade gets suckered into killing a human that brings the FBI knocking on his door.
Director/Writer David S. Goyer shows his skills here by staging a hectic action scene where Blade and his lone ally, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson, "Blade 2") attempt to stave off a warehouse full of agents resulting in tons of explosions and some great hand to hand fighting.
With Blade occupied, a group of well-off vampires (is there any other kind?) led by Parker Posey ("Frankenstein") and WWE wrestler Triple H, making his film debut, try to convince the king of vampires, Dracula (Dominic Purcell, FOX's "John Doe") himself to kill Blade off.
Fortunately, Blade gets a little backup himself with the appearance of the Nightstalkers led by Whistler's daughter (the incredible sexy Jessica Biel, "Stealth") and Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds, "The In-Laws") and its time for one more showdown at the Vampire Corral.
Having starred in two Blade sequels, there's little doubt that Snipes "gets" what makes Blade such an appealing character - his take no vampire prisoner attitude, his status as the James Bond of vampire hunters with ever inventive new gadgets to kill his foes and of course tons of attitude.
It'd be hard to imagine any other actor filling Snipes' shoes, as he for all intent becomes Blade and not an actor playing a comic book character. It must be said that Snipes and the "Blade" series has had just as much impact on the resurgence of comic book films as the "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" franchises.
Goyer, himself no stranger to comic books as he is an acclaimed comic scribe, also knows a thing or two about what works for Blade - finding the right balance of fly by the seat of your pants action, a little gore and humor.
The latter is largely provided by Reynolds' King. Reynolds has a knack for making any movie he's in a lot more enjoyable and he makes a great foil to the intense Snipes and prevents the movie from ever becoming too serious. His reaction to a vampire dog is worth the price of admission alone.
The other standout in the movie is Biel who at onetime employed the tactic of posing in the raw for the mens magazine GEAR in order to get out of the contract for her sugary sweet television series "7th Heaven." Her following film career has been quite unremarkable with parts in the baseball comedy "Summer Catch," the horror remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and a supporting role in "Cellular." Here though Biel gets to show how great she is in action (who knew) showing promise of what was to come in this years "Stealth."
Her archery weapon of choice evokes memories of the crossbow wielding Carole Bouquet from the 1981 James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only" and the same lithe sexiness that encompassed that character is also present here in the attractive shape of Biel.
While each Blade installment has had a different director, the trilogy has had an admirable consistency to it that doesn't stray from the successful original formula so you know exactly what you're going to get.
"Trinity" has a loud, thumping soundtrack that would be perfect in a club yet oddly works well watching vampires getting kicked around before burning into flames. Snipes' Blade is the coolest man on Earth and there's going to be at least a half dozen "I can't believe he killed them like that moments."
Unlike "Blade 2" where Director Guillermo Del Toro utilized a heavy dose of CGI in the battle scenes, Goyer employs a more back to basics approach that allows the viewer to actually see all the action transpiring instead of clipping the footage to resemble an MTV video.
The only real area in which "Trinity" is weak is the quality of opposition for Blade and the gang. Besides a great sequence between Posey and Reynolds, the bad guys just don't ever feel like that serious a threat.
Blade battling the icon of vampires, Dracula, should mean a much bigger epic fight than we've seen before in the series but whether its Purcell not having enough screen presence or the creators wanted to stick with the familiar, the anticipated clash is a bit of a letdown.
Biel and Reynolds seem to be groomed for a Nightstalkers spin-off and their characters were enjoyable enough in a supporting role that following their next adventure should prove just as entertaining and if this is the sendoff for Blade, he's had a great trilogy for his legacy.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Capping off the Blade series | Content
| I felt this was a good movie to end the blade series, although the ending from the extended version is quite confusing, and it does pay to watch the original ending. The special effects were great, with the additions of Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Beil help to give humanity back to Blade's character. If you like the rest of the Blade franchise pick this up but if you are looking to start watching blade start with the first in the series. Lots of action, more of the great one liners(especially from Ryan Reynolds), and more Blade being Blade. Make sure to watch the special features. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Lame Vampire Movie | Content
| What I kept thinking as I was watching Blade Trinity was: "Oh, wait... they want us to take this seriously." The plot, such as it was, was completely overshadowed by loud music and neato whiz-bang special effects.
If you want to see Jessica Biel (as, no joke, Whistler's Daughter) looking fierce in tight clothes, maybe this is the movie for you. If you are a fan of the incredible Ryan Reynolds, he is his usual funny self, but has woefully too little screen time. As for the rest of the cast; Wesley Snipes rarely utters a word, Parker Posey does her usual scheming bitch, and Kris Kristofferson returns again. (Wait a minute - Didn't he die in movies number one AND two?) Not bad enough to walk out of, but not good enough to ever see again.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Blade has lost his role | Content
| Wow um theres alot of stuff in this movie that really doesnt have a plot.This movie wasnt as good as they say it was becuase one it SUCKED like **** another thing is it was dum as heck the OLD FART BAG IN BLADE ONE SHOT HIMSELF RIGHT THEN HOW THE HECK DID HE COME BACK TO LIFE!!!!WAS IT A GHOST OR SOME BULL CRAP BUYER BE****EN WARE THIS MOVIE IS A BUNCH OF CRAP IT WAS SHORT AS **** AND YOU WOULD HAVE A MORE ACTIONED PACKED MOVIE LOOKING AT TARZAN THE DISNEY VERSOIN!!!!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | Blade 3 is about as sharp as spoon... | Content
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Picture, if you will, an all-powerful ancient vampire that wears leather pants during the final confrontation with the hero of the title of the movie, and I think you get the idea what type of movie this turned out to be.
This sequel has fallen so far from the first 2 movies, that it could be a way of distinguishing friend from foe. Simply ask anyone who liked "Blade 3" to cross an imaginary line in front of them; if people get in your face, it's time to run with a new crowd.
There is no rhyme and reason to the madness that is going on half the time! The timing is terrible, direction is awful; I've seen fight sequences between kids in 5th grade that were put together much better. Blade has no clear motivation in the actions he makes; (WARNING SPOILER AHEAD) Whistler dies a most unoriginal death fit only for secondary characters in this mess.
None of the characters are particularly notable, including Blade himself; he seems to have been turned into a 2-bit punk with nobody to care about except his own hide. What the hell happened to the spirituality that was emphasized in Blade 2? All of a sudden, he's just another street punk, albeit with supernatural powers. The character that Ryan Reynolds plays appears to have been written with Seann William Scott (American Pie) in mind as there are a lot of failed attempts at making him the "smart ass" of the bunch.
A bunch of new characters are clearly introduced just to be killed off later on, essentially insulting the audience's intelligence. There's a blind scientist & daughter who I couldn't care less about. The only thing I felt, as they were getting killed, was comfort in the knowledge that this lame vehicle would be over soon enough.
The extended version offers a slightly different ending which is about as satisfying as the original ending, and that's not meant as a compliment at all. The end exists merely for functional reasons. Filmmakers: "It's the end folks, get up and leave the theater so the next group of suckers can come in! DO IT BEFORE WE BRONG OUT THE MACE!! Aww, forget it, just bring in the attack dogs, these folks just won't get moving until blood is shed..."
Bottom line: Not only is the movie disappointing as a stand-alone feature, but as the end of a movie trilogy, it's a shame that the end could be so cruel to avid Blade fans. The commentary by director David S. Goyer, Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel is laughable so don't even bother watching it. Good choice casting Parker Posey as a vampire though; she isn't aging well at all.
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