Blade 3
I am a sucker for a good vampire flick.
Yes indeedy. I’m a big fan of the Blade series, and I was quite happy with this latest offering. Critics have been complaining here, there, and everywhere. They have completely missed the point. This is a videogame without a joystick. It is not a “movie.”
The choreography and effects are great. I like the change of technologies in filming. In fact, lots of parts of this movie grain out like old 70’s blacksploitation movies. And while everyone in the world is going to go on and on about how hot Jessica Biel is, I was really impressed with the comic relief provided by Ryan Reynolds. Oh, and did I mention he’s the cover model for this month’s Men’s Health?
Watching a movie like that is all about getting jazzed up. You leave the theater thinking, “If a vampire comes at me, I’m going to give him one serious ass kicking.” Yeah!
The jokes were nonstop when Reynolds was on the screen. There are some really neat casting choices here, including Triple H the wrestler and, wait for it, Parker Posey as the bad girl vampire. Un-huh. She was great, actually. She brought her typical chops to the role in a way that even Steven Dorff couldn’t really quite hit with his role in the first flick. I lurrrrved her version of a trashy vampire.
Funniest joke? The vending counter guy telling me it was $3.25 for a 20 ounce bottle of water. I declined, deciding that if I needed water THAT badly, I’d drink blood instead. >: )=
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