Blade :Trinity

Directed by David S. Goyer

For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of night, with the world above unaware of the brutal ongoing war. In Blade he fought a group of eager vampires wanting total domination of not only the human world but the vampire world as well, led by Deacon Frost, And in Blade 2 he’s asked to help the vampire world defeat a force even the vampires are afraid of. It seems that one of the elder vampires has created a super vampire by experimenting on his son Nomak. Helpless, a group known as the “blood pack” seeks out Blades’ expertise. Which now leaves us with the latest installment in what may very well be one of the coolest comics on the market today.

BLADE: TRINITY starts out as Blade is doing what he does best; HUNT! As he and whistler (Kristoffserson) hook up once again they chase would be familiars through the streets, only to realize one that Blade has just killed is human.  Realizing he’s been set up, now Blade must not only continue his quest, but now, he must ward off any annoying police as well. As the police infiltrate his dwelling things get out of hand and Whistler is killed and Blade taken into custody. What seems to be the end for Blade turns out to be the beginning of his new journey. This is where we are introduced to Whistlers daughter Abigail (Jessica Biel) and her friend Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds).

 It seems that the whole conspiracy against Blade is when a group of misfit vamps exhume the corpse of what is believed to be the body of Dracula. Hoping to use him as a tool to destroy Blade and jump-start their new virus. This time they’re working on a virus that will allow them to become day walkers like Blade.

Being a huge Blade fan and have seen both of the previous two flicks in this series, as well as read the majority of the comic books it was based on, I must say that all in all I was let down with this one. Don’t get me wrong! The excellent fighting scenes complimented by perfect music are still with this franchise and execute to the “T”. The fight choreography does pick up where it left off and kicks your ass hard and fierce. The acting was really good, led by Wesley Snipes of course as Blade; Jessica Biel who surprisingly looks hot and mean as Whistlers’ daughter. I was really impressed with her performance in this one. With TCM I felt as if maybe her place in the horror world wasn’t there, that maybe she didn’t have it in her. She proved me wrong with this one. She was excellent and executed the emotions needed to successfully implement her as the disgruntled teen, seeking closure. BLADE: TRINITY also marks the acting debut for Paul "HHH" Levesque of the wrestling world. Parker Posey was as every bit lovely and “bitchy” as she is.

I guess my problem with this movie is that it has too many holes and not as much heart. What happened to the girl??? Remember the little girl?? Where did she go? As this little girl’s mother is killed by Dracula and her taken hostage, once the battle is complete, you just never see her.. Where did she go? That’s the kind of crap I’m talking about.  But I believe the biggest downfall this movie has is it’s portrayal of Dracula. Some would criticize him running from Blade from the get go. That was merely a test to see how Blade would react. I don’t really feel that had anything to do with the downfall of this movie. I just feel like the devotion and love for the topic wasn’t present in this one. It’s almost as if they rushed this one, just to get something out. I was fairly disappointed with this one , yet enjoyed it as well. So maybe I should give it another watch before I can fully judge it.

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