Blade II (2002)

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Blade II is yet another sequel that manages to, not only mash two genres together, but improve upon the original as well. Once again, Wesley Snipes owns the role of Blade. One thing that separates Blade II out as the best of the bunch is that with Guillermo del Toro being brought on board as director was that the movie leaned closer to straight horror. While Snipes is awesome in the role of the character, the supporting cast is able to stand out as well. Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, Donnie Yen, Kris Kristofferson, Thomas Kretschmann, and a pre-fame Norman Reedus all step up to the plate. The story is a pretty cool idea for the Blade franchise. A well-written script, some truly fantastic performances by genre actors and non-genre actors alike, and Guillermo del Toro’s amazing direction make Blade II the best action movie to keep with any Halloween watchlist. This definitely gets a huge recommendation from both the comic geek in me, and the horror geek too. 

10 / 10