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1. www.theringer.com › movies › 2022/3/22‘Blade II’ Was Decades Ahead of Its Time - The Ringer

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   Mar 22, 2022 · A comic book movie that predated a tidal wave of them set a new ideal, of both aesthetic and attitude. This moment was so cool that it caused industrial ripple effects that are still ongoing ...

2. filmstories.co.uk › features › blade-ii-and-itsBlade II and its legacy, 20 years on - Film Stories

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   Mar 29, 2022 · Guillermo del Toro’s Blade II turn 20 years old today – we remember a standout early comic book movie and examine its undoubted legacy. When Stephen Norrington’s Blade hit cinemas in 1998, it represented something of an outlier: an R-rated comic book movie set within a chillingly inhospitable New York that looked or felt nothing like the ...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Blade_IIBlade II - Wikipedia

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   Blade II is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. A sequel to Blade (1998), it is the second installment in the Blade franchise, followed by Blade: Trinity. The film follows the human-vampire hybrid Blade in his continuing effort to protect humans ...

5. www.maketheswitch.com.au › article › featureCelebrating 20 Years of Blade II: 20 reasons why it's still ...

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   Mar 20, 2022 · 'Blade II' balances horror, action and comedy in a way that doesn't exist anymore with modern superhero films, which are basically all comedy/adventure, with characters who talk like rejects from a Joss Whedon TV series. It's stylish, fast-paced, and comfortable with its own ridiculousness.

6. www.slashfilm.com › 827200Blade II Found Its Inspiration In An Oscar-Winning Classic

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   Apr 9, 2022 · "Blade" is a bit silly, but its techno soundtrack, cyber-influenced aesthetic, and too-cool-for-school hero made it stand out. Young fans of Marvel comics were astonished that such a good movie ...

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7. collider.com › blade-2-legacy'Blade II' Is Still One of the Most Important Sequels Ever Made

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   Sep 15, 2024 · The Character of Blade Is Portrayed Perfectly in ' Blade II'. More so than the lackluster three-quel in Blade: Trinity, what the first two films nailed was Blade's tragic nature, because he is a ...

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   How did Blade II change Hollywood?

   • A comic book movie that predated a tidal wave of them set a new ideal, of both aesthetic and attitude. This moment was so cool that it caused industrial ripple effects that are still ongoing. Wesley Snipes, portraying Blade in Blade II, changed Hollywood forever by catching a pair of Oakley sunglasses without even looking over his shoulder.

   ‘Blade II’ Was Decades Ahead of Its Time - The Ringer

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   Was Blade 2 a good movie?

   • Blade II was a bloody blast of comedy and kinetic energy that properly launched a career. 2002’s Blade II had some seriously inventive sequences and the film got across the screen with more wit and energy than any horror or action movie had in years prior. And mine.

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   Is Blade 2 a 'watershed' movie?

   • The legacy of Blade II, and Blade before it, is not often discussed, but it’s easy to see it as a watershed movie for two since-exploded genres: comic book and vampire movies. The Marvel Cinematic Universe had not yet been established when it came out, as Hollywood was still gauging people’s appetite for the stuff.

   ‘Blade II’ Was Decades Ahead of Its Time - The Ringer

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   Is Blade 2 based on a true story?

   • Blade II was a sequel to a well-liked original, based on a series of vampire comics, directed by SFX wizard Stephen Norrington. Blade picked up praise for being more dark and violent than most comic adaptations were allowed to be. The film did OK – and a sequel was planned.

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   Is Blade 2 a Gothic annihilation?

   • Blade II is gothic annihilation, but Blade II is also campy bliss. The comic book movie party has expanded tremendously in the past two decades, but there is no recapturing the spark of those early nights. Blade, like every pulpy myth, must now be rebooted.

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   Who starred in Blade 2?

   • Norrington said no, so the producers turned to a 27-year-old from Mexico, who had scored a minor English-language hit a few years earlier with the sci-fi horror Mimic. His name was Guillermo del Toro. In Blade II, Wesley Snipes was great as the half-vampire hunter with the serious sword collection.

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9. www.stuff.co.nz › entertainment › stuff-to-watchHow Blade II changed all our lives - Stuff

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   Oct 25, 2024 · After Mimic – where the studio shackled him – Blade II was del Toro being given a chance to show Hollywood and the world what he thought a movie – this movie – should look like.