Originally posted by Beale the Rippe
Mimic was great, but not exactly brilliant.
I loved Blade 2. It was a great action film.
I'd rate them in this order:
The Devil's Backbone/ Cronos
Blade II
Mimic
All great films though.
Be sure to check out his next film: HELLBOY in 2004.
Yes "beale" has. He thought it was a great vampire film. THE MAD PROPHET LOVES FEDERICO LUPPI! (check out Cronos and The Devil's Backbone for some of his great performances, well actually , for his greatest performances).
Beale is also pleased that someone else has seen and really enjoyed del Toros films.
I read somewhere that Mimic was cut up by the company, and that del Toros final film was much different. I hope to some day see a directors cut if this is so.
The only thing I disagree with you is on Blade II. I'd give it a ***1/2, or at least a *** out of ****, (or a 8 out of 10), but I guess that all boils down to perspective.
I am hoping that his next film, Hellboy, (based on the comic book series of the same name) will be of the quality of Cronos/TDBB.
G. del Toro comments on the film, saying that it is a personal as TDBB and has the action quality of the better parts of Blade II (which were well done action scenes).
Here is a link to the Hellboy Forum, which GdT himself sometimes checks out and answers questions about the upcoming Hellboy:
http://boards.sonypictures.com/hellboy/
Check it out.