Written and directed by David S. Goyer. Starring Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Triple H, Callum Keith Rennie, Natasha Lyonne, Haili Page, Patton Oswalt, James Remar, John Michael Higgins and Kris Kristofferson.
Plot: Blade has to team up with some human vampire hunters when a crazed group of vampires decide to awaken Dracula.
A vampire clan led by Danica Talos (Posey) and her brother, Asher (Rennie), wake up Dracula (Purcell) who’s just going by Drake these days. They also set Blade (Snipes) up to kill a human while they film it, leading to his arrest. When the cops find his hideout, Whistler (Kristofferson) is there and they shoot him, leading him to blow himself and the hideout up so that the police can’t have any of Blade’s knowledge or weapons.
Turns out familiars that work for Danica have arrested Blade and they drug him once he’s inside the station. Danica and her clan come to get him, but lucky for Blade, Whistler’s own daughter, Abby (Biel), and a man named Hannibal King (Reynolds), come to rescue him. Or at least, they help him rescue himself. Turns out Abby’s been training for a long time under her father’s tutelage and now she’s part of a group of vampire hunters. They include Hannibal, who was once Danica’s vampire lap dog, until a blind woman named Sommerfield (Lyonne) cured him and he joined them in their fight against the vampires.
They soon realize that Drake is back and that Danica wants him because he can walk in the sun. She believes he can make them all daywalkers and then they’ll be able to take over the world. Blade, Abby and Hannibal specifically, go after Drake, but initially, it doesn’t go very well and Hannibal is badly injured. Will they be able to stop Danica, Drake and the others? You’ll have to watch it to see. Although, this is a superhero movie, so you can probably assume that it’ll all end okay.
Bad stuff: all the slow motion of the vampires walking wasn’t necessary. Also, DJ didn’t like the movie as much as I did in general. He thought it was too campy. That Hannibal is too jokey and that even Blade is more comical than he’d ever been before. DJ doesn’t find it very rewatchable either, but I do. I can watch this almost any time I like it that much. The soundtrack is badass. There’s lovely innovation with all the different weapons they use. I find the protagonists rather awesome. I love the script. And I generally find it fun and funny. It’s my favorite of all the Blade movies.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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