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Blade II - New Line Platinum Series (2002)
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson Director: Guillermo del Toro
Blade
2 (DVD) - Aptly described by critic Roger Ebert as "a vomitorium of viscera," Blade II takes the express route to sequel success. So if you enjoyed Blade, you'll probably drool over this monster mash, which is anything but boring.
Set (and filmed) in Prague, the plot finds a new crop of "Reaper" vampires threatening to implement a viral breeding program, and they're nearly impervious to attacks by Blade (Wesley Snipes), his now-revived mentor Whistler (Kris
Kristofferson), and a small army of "normal" vampires who routinely combust in a constant conflagration of spectacular special effects.
It's up to Blade to conquer the über-vamps, and both Snipes and director Guillermo del Toro (Mimic) serve up a nonstop smorgasbord of intensely choreographed action, creepy makeup, and graphic
ultraviolence.
It's sadistic, juvenile, numbing, and--for those who dig this kind of thing--undeniably impressive.
With the ever-imposing Ron Perlman as a vampire villain.
Blade
1 (DVD) is the story of a ruthless and supreme vampire slayer (Wesley Snipes) who makes other contemporary slayers (Buffy et al.) look like amateurs.
Armed with a samurai sword made of silver and guns that shoot silver bullets, he lives to hunt and kill "Sucker Heads."
Encoding: Region 1 (US and Canada only)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Features:
Number of discs: 2
Other Formats: VHS, VHS subtitled in Spanish
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