Blade Trinity (Unrated Version)
by David S. Goyer
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Actor: Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Reynolds, Wesley SnipesDirector: David S. Goyer
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:
- The final battle begins and the trinity comes to an end! Blade is back and his enemies have grown in number since they resurrected their king, Dracula. Together with a new group of vampire hunters, called the Nightstalkers, led by Whistler's strong but beautiful daughter Abigail and the wise-cracking Hannibal, they must finally defeat the vampires or face inevitable extinction.Running Time: 123 mi
Movie Reviews of Blade Trinity (Unrated Version)
Movie Review: My favorite of the trilogy - a killer sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
If the rumors are true and in fact "Blade: Trinity" is the final edition of the Blade saga, Wesley Snipes and company could not have sent him off better than this third installment which in all aspects that matter is the biggest, baddest and best Blade yet.
In this outing, Blade (Snipes) the half-human/half-vampire is continuing his war against the vampires and their human helpers, the familiars, who do their bidding during the day. While on a routine mission, Blade gets suckered into killing a human that brings the FBI knocking on his door.
Director/Writer David S. Goyer shows his skills here by staging a hectic action scene where Blade and his lone ally, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson, "Blade 2") attempt to stave off a warehouse full of agents resulting in tons of explosions and some great hand to hand fighting.
With Blade occupied, a group of well-off vampires (is there any other kind?) led by Parker Posey ("Frankenstein") and WWE wrestler Triple H, making his film debut, try to convince the king of vampires, Dracula (Dominic Purcell, FOX's "John Doe") himself to kill Blade off.
Fortunately, Blade gets a little backup himself with the appearance of the Nightstalkers led by Whistler's daughter (the incredible sexy Jessica Biel, "Stealth") and Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds, "The In-Laws") and its time for one more showdown at the Vampire Corral.
Having starred in two Blade sequels, there's little doubt that Snipes "gets" what makes Blade such an appealing character - his take no vampire prisoner attitude, his status as the James Bond of vampire hunters with ever inventive new gadgets to kill his foes and of course tons of attitude.
It'd be hard to imagine any other actor filling Snipes' shoes, as he for all intent becomes Blade and not an actor playing a comic book character. It must be said that Snipes and the "Blade" series has had just as much impact on the resurgence of comic book films as the "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" franchises.
Goyer, himself no stranger to comic books as he is an acclaimed comic scribe, also knows a thing or two about what works for Blade - finding the right balance of fly by the seat of your pants action, a little gore and humor.
The latter is largely provided by Reynolds' King. Reynolds has a knack for making any movie he's in a lot more enjoyable and he makes a great foil to the intense Snipes and prevents the movie from ever becoming too serious. His reaction to a vampire dog is worth the price of admission alone.
The other standout in the movie is Biel who at onetime employed the tactic of posing in the raw for the mens magazine GEAR in order to get out of the contract for her sugary sweet television series "7th Heaven." Her following film career has been quite unremarkable with parts in the baseball comedy "Summer Catch," the horror remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and a supporting role in "Cellular." Here though Biel gets to show how great she is in action (who knew) showing promise of what was to come in this years "Stealth."
Her archery weapon of choice evokes memories of the crossbow wielding Carole Bouquet from the 1981 James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only" and the same lithe sexiness that encompassed that character is also present here in the attractive shape of Biel.
While each Blade installment has had a different director, the trilogy has had an admirable consistency to it that doesn't stray from the successful original formula so you know exactly what you're going to get.
"Trinity" has a loud, thumping soundtrack that would be perfect in a club yet oddly works well watching vampires getting kicked around before burning into flames. Snipes' Blade is the coolest man on Earth and there's going to be at least a half dozen "I can't believe he killed them like that moments."
Unlike "Blade 2" where Director Guillermo Del Toro utilized a heavy dose of CGI in the battle scenes, Goyer employs a more back to basics approach that allows the viewer to actually see all the action transpiring instead of clipping the footage to resemble an MTV video.
The only real area in which "Trinity" is weak is the quality of opposition for Blade and the gang. Besides a great sequence between Posey and Reynolds, the bad guys just don't ever feel like that serious a threat.
Blade battling the icon of vampires, Dracula, should mean a much bigger epic fight than we've seen before in the series but whether its Purcell not having enough screen presence or the creators wanted to stick with the familiar, the anticipated clash is a bit of a letdown.
Biel and Reynolds seem to be groomed for a Nightstalkers spin-off and their characters were enjoyable enough in a supporting role that following their next adventure should prove just as entertaining and if this is the sendoff for Blade, he's had a great trilogy for his legacy.
Summary of Blade Trinity (Unrated Version)
Wesley Snipes (Actor), Kris Kristofferson (Actor) | Rated: Unrated
- DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
- Run Time: 123 minutes
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