Post by Vits on Jul 1, 2017 10:32:14 GMT
BLADE
6/10
One of the things that ruined BLADE was how over-serious it was. BLADE PART 2 feels fun without losing the darkness. Unfortunately, both movies have the same problem: They start out well, but they end up being longer than they need to be due to unnecessary subplots that appear halfway through.
6/10
Most of BLADE: TRINITY takes place during the day. The scenes that do take place during the night are not dark enough. Since director of photography Gabriel Beristain also worked in the previous movie, I blame script writer/director David S. Goyer for this problem. You see, these movies don't have deep plots. That's fine, because they're genre movies, but that only works when the filmmakers embrace the roots of the genre. The other installments, while different in tone, had the dark atmosphere necessary for an action horror movie about a vampire hunter. This installment looks and feels like a regular action movie. This is more obvious during the climaxes. The final fights in the other installments happened in underground locations; the one here happens in the top floor of a building. Most of the title character's new allies are boring... except for HANNIBAL KING, who's unfunny... and not just compared to SCUD from the 1st sequel. It's not Ryan Reynolds' fault. His performance is fine. If he had played SCUD and Norman Reedus had played KING, my opinion would be the same. I know Patton Oswalt wasn't a big star in 2004, but he was a recognizable stand-up comedian and character actor. When those are cast in an action movie, it's usually to be the comic relief. It would've made more sense for him to play KING. Instead, he gets a role where he does basically nothing. It's hard to judge Wesley Snipes' performance because he barely has any lines. Dominic Purcell's performance is good. Speaking of him, DRACULA is as good a villain as DEACON FROST (what a relief, because JARED NOMAK was forgettable).
3/10
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6/10
One of the things that ruined BLADE was how over-serious it was. BLADE PART 2 feels fun without losing the darkness. Unfortunately, both movies have the same problem: They start out well, but they end up being longer than they need to be due to unnecessary subplots that appear halfway through.
6/10
Most of BLADE: TRINITY takes place during the day. The scenes that do take place during the night are not dark enough. Since director of photography Gabriel Beristain also worked in the previous movie, I blame script writer/director David S. Goyer for this problem. You see, these movies don't have deep plots. That's fine, because they're genre movies, but that only works when the filmmakers embrace the roots of the genre. The other installments, while different in tone, had the dark atmosphere necessary for an action horror movie about a vampire hunter. This installment looks and feels like a regular action movie. This is more obvious during the climaxes. The final fights in the other installments happened in underground locations; the one here happens in the top floor of a building. Most of the title character's new allies are boring... except for HANNIBAL KING, who's unfunny... and not just compared to SCUD from the 1st sequel. It's not Ryan Reynolds' fault. His performance is fine. If he had played SCUD and Norman Reedus had played KING, my opinion would be the same. I know Patton Oswalt wasn't a big star in 2004, but he was a recognizable stand-up comedian and character actor. When those are cast in an action movie, it's usually to be the comic relief. It would've made more sense for him to play KING. Instead, he gets a role where he does basically nothing. It's hard to judge Wesley Snipes' performance because he barely has any lines. Dominic Purcell's performance is good. Speaking of him, DRACULA is as good a villain as DEACON FROST (what a relief, because JARED NOMAK was forgettable).
3/10
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