Blade: Trinity (2004)

Director:

David S. Goyer

Writers (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)
Marv Wolfman (character) ...

Release Date:

8 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Where it began so it shall end.

Plot:

Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Blade | Dracula | Blood | Vampire Hunter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Kris Kristofferson	...	Whistler
Dominic Purcell	...	Drake
Jessica Biel	...	Abigail Whistler
Ryan Reynolds	...	Hannibal King
Parker Posey	...	Danica Talos
Mark Berry	...	Chief Martin Vreede
John Michael Higgins	...	Dr. Edgar Vance
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Asher Talos
Paul Levesque	...	Jarko Grimwood (as Triple H)
Paul Anthony	...	Wolfe
Françoise Yip	...	Virago
Michael Rawlins	...	Wilson Hale (as Michael Anthony Rawlins)
James Remar	...	Ray Cumberland
Natasha Lyonne	...	Sommerfield

Also Known As:

Blade III (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content.

Runtime:

113 min | Germany:105 min (cut version) | USA:122 min (unrated DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Ireland:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:14A (Ontario) (unrated DVD version) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (Canadian Home Video rating) (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Finland:K-15 (self applied) (TV rating) (2008) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Iceland:16 | USA:R (No. 40999)

Filming Locations:

Intersection of Granville and West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The sets used as the vampire's high-rise lair are still in use in the sci-fi TV show "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Blade first jumps his car out of the semi-truck, one of the left-hand taillights is out. Seconds later, it is fixed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hannibal King: In the movies, Dracula wears a cape, and some old English guy always manages to save the day at the last minute with crosses and holy water. But everybody knows the movies are full of shit. The truth is, it started with Blade, and it ended with him. The rest of us were just along for the ride.

Movie Connections:

Features Incubus (1965)

Soundtrack:

Rainbow Voice

Classic example of the law of diminishing returns

First things first, "Blade: Trinity" isn't a truly bad film. It just isn't in the same league as the first two. Directed by "Blade" writer David S. Goyer, the film is a little too lightweight. There are plenty of action sequences but the film's lacking excitement. The film suffers from the curse of "the third installment". As with so many film series before it, the third part is a notoriously difficult one.

On its plus side, the visuals are as sumptuous as always and the film has a "big screen" feel. Wesley Snipes is very comfortable with his character but there's little development to Blade in this movie. Instead, the film spends time on his two new sidekicks, Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel. Without wanting to state the obvious, Biel is breathtaking as Whistler's daughter, Abigail. Without a doubt, Biel is one of the best looking actresses working in Hollywood today.

Dominic Purcell is a half-reasonable baddie as "Drake" but lacks the charisma of "Blade"'s Stephen Dorff.

Worthy of a rental but don't expect anything other than a reasonable viewing experience. Goyer should have left this movie in the hands of a more capable director.

7 out of 10.