Blade / Blade 2 / Blade: Trinity

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Wesley Snipes Dvd Release: 25th April, 2005 Number Of Discs: 3 Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English

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Blade is a vampire movie adapted from a comic book. It stars Wesley Snipes & Kris Kristofferson. It was directed by Stephen Norrington. Snipes plays the character of Blade, a half-man, half-vampire who becomes the protector of humans against the vampires. It spawned a sequel, Blade II released in 2002. Trinity, was released in December 2004. The movie features Traci Lords, the former pornographic actress, as Racquel, a vampire who is shown covered in blood in one notable scene. The character Blade was created in 1973 for Marvel Comics by writer Marv Wolfman & artist Gene Colan & was a supporting character in the 1970s comic Tomb of Dracula. In the comic, Blades mother was bitten by vampire Deacon Frost while she was in labor with Blade. Thus Blade was born as a dhampir, a human with vampire genes. In the comic Blade was a normal human for most purposes except that he wore shaded goggles, presumably to protect against bright light. Blades initial mission was to avenge his mothers death & in his quest he would fight many vampires including Dracula.

Blade II is a 2002 vampire action movie starring Wesley Snipes & Kris Kristofferson. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro. Blade must decide whether to join with the vampires, his sworn enemies, in order to combat an even more fearsome enemy, the Reapers, who feed on other vampires. The movie introduces new characters including a new sidekick & a group of blade hunting vampires called the bloodpack. The 2 disc dvd features a number of interesting features on the making of the film as well as some easter eggs. Faster. Sharper. Deadlier.

Trinity is a fictional character in The Matrix universe, played by actress Carrie-Anne Moss in the films The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded & The Matrix Revolutions. Prior to her awakening, she is a hacker who was infamous for hacking the Internal Revenue Service database. She is brought together with Neo, by The Oracle, due to the Oracles prediction that Trinity would fall in love with the One. Neo, initially unaware of this prediction, succeeds in transcending the fabricated world that is the Matrix after the prophecy is fulfilled. Neo & Trinity become lovers, but Trinity is killed in the crash of a ship she was piloting just before Neos triumph over Agent Smith.

Id only seen the first one but had read up on the other two & am a fan of Ryan Ryenolds.

Each of the three movies has something special to offer through cast, plot & action. Wesley Snipes is amazing lead & the character Blade is dark, mysterious & likeable as a half-vampire struggling with the bloodlust & his war against the vampires.

In the first movie the female lead Karen played by NBush Wright is a tough, independent, amiable character, a doctor drawn into the world of vampires having suffered the bite of one. She strives to find the cure for vampirism & also a cure for Blade & makes a useful ally to Blade & Whistler. Stephen Dorff adeptly performs the part of lead villian Deacon Frost, a human turned vampire who is fed up with being viewed as inferior by the pure bred vampires & has plans to rank number one in the future.

The second movie is not without its charm having the humourous character of Scudd & the romantic influence of Nyssa the pure blooded vampire. In this movie Blade must join forces with the vampires because of the threat of Reaper vampires who feed on vampires but could become a large threat to vampires. The romance is downplayed keeping the movie the way it should be- filled with action, suspense & excellent twists.

The third movie features Blade teaming up with former vampire Hannibal King & Whistlers arrow shooting daughter Abigail. King provides the humour & together they provide awesome action & a great story line with their fellow vampire hunters. Drake & Danica are the male & female vampire villians & make a strong, believable team. The box set itself offers good special features also.

Wesley Snipes is an American actor & producer. He is probably best known for his role as the eponymous vampire hunter in the Blade trilogy of movies. Snipes grew up in The Bronx & decided early on that he wanted to be a dancer until he took some acting classes. He started the High School for the Performing Arts, but his mother divorced & they moved back to Orlando. He graduated from a Florida high school. While in Florida, Snipes did puppet theatre, mime & musical theatre in competitions & festivals. He then attended the State University of New York College at Purchase & graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1985. He did dinner theater & regional productions. An agent spotted Snipes & got him a role in Wildcats. He often plays tough characters in action movies & demonstrates considerable athletic & fighting ablity. He is interested in martial arts, including Karate, Kung Fu & Capoeira & this interest is reflected in the fact that many of his movies make reference to Sun Tzu s Art of War. Snipes was married from 1985 to 1990 & has a son from this marriage. Posters Of Blade Ii

Editors Choice: 7 Seconds, Blade, The Marksman, Blade Ii, Undisputed, The Art Of War, Murder At 1600, One Night Stand, View DVDology

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