Blade II (2002)

Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writers:

Marv Wolfman (character), Gene Colan (character)

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman

6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Kris Kristofferson	...	Whistler
Ron Perlman	...	Reinhardt
Leonor Varela	...	Nyssa
Norman Reedus	...	Scud
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Damaskinos
Luke Goss	...	Nomak
Matt Schulze	...	Chupa (as Matthew Schulze)
Danny John-Jules	...	Asad (as Danny John Jules)
Donnie Yen	...	Snowman
Karel Roden	...	Kounen
Marit Velle Kile	...	Verlaine
Tony Curran	...	Priest
Daz Crawford	...	Lighthammer
Santiago Segura	...	Rush

Storyline

A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Now their quickly expanding population threatens the existence of vampires, and soon there won't be enough humans in the world to satisfy their bloodlust. Blade, Whistler (Yes, he's back) and an armory expert named Scud are curiously summoned by the Shadow Council. The council reluctantly admits that they are in a dire situation and they require Blade's assistance. Blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with The Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the Reaper threat. Blade's team and the Bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the Reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations.

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Plot Keywords:

prague | black superhero | good man | human vampire hybrid | hybrid | 

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Taglines:

When Evil Strikes, One Man, Still Has The Edge.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Romanian Czech

Release Date:

22 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blade 2: Bloodlust

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$54,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,528,016, 24 March 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$82,348,319

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$155,010,032

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character on Snowman's armor is the Japanese kanji 'yuki' which means 'snow'.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film, a dead vampire is bleeding blue blood and the tube producing the "blood" is visible.

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Quotes

Chupa: Let me ask one question... how the hell we gonna find these Reapers?
Blade: We won't have to. They'll come to us.
[Nyssa throws Chupa a spray bottle, looking at it he accidentally sprays some in his face]
Chupa: [coughs] What is this shit?
Nyssa: Pheromones, harvested from the Reapers adrenal glands. They're gonna key to it.
Reinhardt: They want us to spray on some suckpuppy's nut juice?

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Crazy Credits

No real reapers were hurt during the making of this film.

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Alternate Versions

As of 2013, the SyFy Channel cable TV version of the film did the usual time and content editing and left the ending where Rush is attacked and killed by Blade in the adult entertainment theater venue. As of 2016 and 2017, often re-airings of the film end after Nyssa dies in Blade's arms after he mercy kills her by putting her out in the sun.

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Connections

Referenced in The Inclination: Zombie Invasion (2013)

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Soundtracks

Child Of The Wild West
Written by B-Real (as Louis Freese), Larry Muggerud and Roni Size (as Ryan Williams)
Performed by Cypress Hill & Roni Size
Produced by Roni Size and Larry Muggerud (as DJ Muggs)
Cypress Hill appear courtesy of Columbia Records
Roni Size appears courtesy of Full Cycle Records

User Reviews

Great

There are some types of movies that you walk into expecting a lot of killing,a lot of swearing and snappy dialogue. Blade II is this kind of movie, and it is great. The plot is great, (albeit a little predictable)and some of the computer graphics are extremely noticeable, but altogether this is a great action movie. So many people die a body count would be impossible. The second to last fight scene is unbelievable. Blade puts the icing on the cake when he vertical suplexes the last security guard through a plate glass floor. The music lines up perfectly with the fighting, and I was very impressed with the way the Reaper looks and feeds. A GREAT SEQUEL TO A GREAT MOVIE!!! Looking forward to a trilogy!!!