Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations
Matt Schulze
- Chupa
- (as Matthew Schulze)
Danny John-Jules
- Asad
- (as Danny John Jules)
Pete Lee-Wilson
- Blood Bank Doctor
- (as Pete Lee Wilson)
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- TriviaOver 30 members of the cast and crew were temporarily blinded by the misuse of UV lights in the vampire autopsy scene.
- GoofsNyssa is a "pure blood" (born a vampire) but she has a scar above her lip and fillings in her teeth. According to the logic of the movie, a pure blood vampire would never scar and, we might infer, would never need dental treatment.
- Crazy creditsNo real reapers were hurt during the making of this film.
- Alternate versionsThe New Line Platinum Series DVD contains several deleted scenes, including: An extended opening scene establishing Prague. A flashback sequence showing Blade's first encounter with Whistler, part of which can be seen in the film's title credits. An extended version of the ninja fight in the warehouse, with Blade using some fencing tactics to keep Asad at bay. A scene of Whistler shying away from the growing daylight outside. An alternate take of Blade's first meeting with Damaskinos, with Damaskinos wearing, according to Guillermo del Toro, a "Michael Bolton wig". A scene in which Damaskinos explains the effects vampirism has had on him. A much longer version of the House of Pain sequence, including a scene with Nyssa finding a room upstairs with a man unpacking human entrails from a box, a scene that was meant for Michael Jackson. A line by Whistler about "the power of the pussy" A Bloodpack "meeting" of sorts, with Chupa attempting to urge the others to kill Blade and go after the Reapers on their own. A scene in a bathroom after the House of Pain sequence of Lighthammer discovering how far his infection with the Reaper strain has gone. An extended scene of Damaskinos' dinner and blood bath, in which he tells of the fate of his human heart. An extended scene of the lawyer's torture of Blade A "dirty" version of the final scene, in which semen is streaked on the windows that was digitally removed in the final cut of the film because test audiences complained.
- ConnectionsEdited from Blade (1998)
- SoundtracksKalinka
Traditional Russian Folk Song
Arranged and Performed by Limpopo (as Crazy Russian Folk 'n' Roll band Limpopo)
Courtesy of Folk 'n' Roll Records
Featured review
Best of the Blade Trilogy
I'm not sure why the overall rating of this is lower than Blade 1. I guess b/c the first one is original and perhaps many people's expectations were higher than expected. My assessment is that Blade 2 is superior to the first and an improvement in many areas.
First is the expanded story and cast, it includes a tactical unit of elite warriors. That was definitely a plus and very interesting. Next it dives much more into the vampire lore, as even Blade himself mention in the film it takes us deeper into their operation, their world. And thirdly, the mutation into the reaper strain was a plus and a logical step in the overall lore.
But what I appreciate most is how by introducing the squad, it demonstrated that yes other vampires can fight as well. That had always been an issue in the 1st movie b/c just b/c Blade is a hybrid and has all the vampire strength, why is it all the vampires were nothing more than background units that were so easily killed? This 2nd movie we finally see how formidable they can become.
Overall I'm quite pleased with this story, the action, and the overall plot. A much better improvement upon the 1st film.
8/10.
First is the expanded story and cast, it includes a tactical unit of elite warriors. That was definitely a plus and very interesting. Next it dives much more into the vampire lore, as even Blade himself mention in the film it takes us deeper into their operation, their world. And thirdly, the mutation into the reaper strain was a plus and a logical step in the overall lore.
But what I appreciate most is how by introducing the squad, it demonstrated that yes other vampires can fight as well. That had always been an issue in the 1st movie b/c just b/c Blade is a hybrid and has all the vampire strength, why is it all the vampires were nothing more than background units that were so easily killed? This 2nd movie we finally see how formidable they can become.
Overall I'm quite pleased with this story, the action, and the overall plot. A much better improvement upon the 1st film.
8/10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $54,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $82,348,319
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $32,528,016
- Mar 24, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $155,010,032
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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