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Day 139: September 16th , 2010
Blade II
Know The Mark.
Blade II gets some marks docked off from me for trying to bring Whistler back. I really liked the character but bringing him back took away all the emotional punches from the first film. Not only that, but it seems that he is brought back with ease. Another mark is docked off from me due to a few issues of really spotty CGI. If you've seen the film you probably know what I'm talking about. Hell, Del Toro even mentioned this on the commentary. There are a few instances where the characters are CGI renders of themselves, only they are overtly cartoony and it pulls you out of the action sequence.
That aside, Blade II is a welcomed addition to the series and takes what was good about the first film and improves on it. We have more Blade, more vampires, more villains, more characters to love or hate and great action sequences. The story revolves around a mutated breed of vampires. These new breed feeds on both vampires and humans and neither garlic or silver can kill them. The vampires team up with Blade to get rid of them.
Del Toro uses slick blues for daylight and harsh yellows for night. Interesting to sort of switch the two colours for the sequences, they work. The action sequences are bigger and better. The story has the viewer always paying attention, can Blade really trust his new allies? Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Or my enemy? That is asked in the film and it is something to ponder.
Ron Perlman steals the scenes he is in. He detests Blade and lets him know every chance he gets. Scud, another new character, played by Norman Reedus, is Blade's new buddy. He works on the gadgets, making new things, high tech. Del Toro would later in his career revisit the comic book world with a character he holds dear to his heart, Hellboy, starring Perlman, but for me, this is his better comic book film.
Blade II
Know The Mark.
Blade II gets some marks docked off from me for trying to bring Whistler back. I really liked the character but bringing him back took away all the emotional punches from the first film. Not only that, but it seems that he is brought back with ease. Another mark is docked off from me due to a few issues of really spotty CGI. If you've seen the film you probably know what I'm talking about. Hell, Del Toro even mentioned this on the commentary. There are a few instances where the characters are CGI renders of themselves, only they are overtly cartoony and it pulls you out of the action sequence.
That aside, Blade II is a welcomed addition to the series and takes what was good about the first film and improves on it. We have more Blade, more vampires, more villains, more characters to love or hate and great action sequences. The story revolves around a mutated breed of vampires. These new breed feeds on both vampires and humans and neither garlic or silver can kill them. The vampires team up with Blade to get rid of them.
Del Toro uses slick blues for daylight and harsh yellows for night. Interesting to sort of switch the two colours for the sequences, they work. The action sequences are bigger and better. The story has the viewer always paying attention, can Blade really trust his new allies? Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Or my enemy? That is asked in the film and it is something to ponder.
Ron Perlman steals the scenes he is in. He detests Blade and lets him know every chance he gets. Scud, another new character, played by Norman Reedus, is Blade's new buddy. He works on the gadgets, making new things, high tech. Del Toro would later in his career revisit the comic book world with a character he holds dear to his heart, Hellboy, starring Perlman, but for me, this is his better comic book film.