I love Snipes and greatly respect his skill as a martial artist, but the previous film was SOOOOOO bad - I really hope they try to redeem themselves a bit with this one..
I'm hoping for the best. At any rate, I was entertained by the martial arts from that last one at least (although I think I liked it a bit more than you, Sean... ), and adding rising stars like Ryan Reynolds (canadian talent) and Jessica Biel (quite a lovely thing to look at...) could be a good thing. Let's hope the script is justifiable work, and the directing is sound. I'm not sure who's directing or producing, but so far the appearance of the briefs clips are good enough for me. If the reviews aren't decent, I'll be waiting for DVD...
I liked Blade 2 a lot, thought it was better than the first one. Let's see how a ensemble cast does in this. Also watch out for the wrestler HHH as one of the bad guys.
Opens: December 8th, 2004 (wide)
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
What's the Story?
In the final installment of the trilogy, vampire-hunter Blade is on the run from the human authorities that have made him Public Enemy #1. So he must team up with two young Nightstalkers to take on the original vampire, Dracula.
Three Good Reasons
• Wesley Snipes' last go-around in the part he was born to play.
• Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds are bringing fresh blood to the franchise.
• David S. Goyer, who wrote the earlier 'Blade' movies, takes a stab at directing.
Bet You Didn't Know
There's plenty more to learn about Blade in Yahoo! Movies' Comic Book Movie Guide.
Wesley Snipes has pulled out of all press duties for his third "Blade" movie, "Trinity."
The moody actor was so insistent on not talking to the media about the movie, he signed up for another film in Bulgaria as soon as shooting finished and he has been incommunicado ever since.
"Trinity" producer Peter Frankfurt says, "Wesley is in Bulgaria shooting a movie. He's done three movies in Bulgaria. Actually I haven't talked to Wesley. Wesley won't return my calls.
"He hasn't called me to talk about it. If he was genuinely unhappy with the film we would have heard something. There's a lot going on in his life and he's got a lot of issues at hand so who knows.
"The guy is an awesome Blade. We've made three movies. Sometimes the paths of communication between us are fantastic and sometimes they're non-existent.
"If Wes doesn't want to do press that's a career choice he's made."
Snipes also insisted on having total control on the set, green-lighting all scenes in which he appeared, and he stayed in character as the brooding vampire anti-hero throughout the movie.
Frankfurt adds, "Wesley has script and director approval of all the 'Blade' movies. He had to sign off on absolutely everything we were doing."
Could be that the movie is ok, but he hates that something was changed or added/removed without his approval, which pissed him off. He might be angry at someone and this is how he's chosen to deal with it...
How about that Peter Frankfurt, saying that Snipes made a "career decision" by choosing not to do press for the movie?...
cant wait fo this...didnt enjoy Blade II much but i have a feeling this one is going to be much better.
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Exactly how I feel Dave. The second movie was just awful... I was checking the time to see if it was over yet, and the second hand seemed to be ticking backwards.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
gaboman said this in post #4 : Exactly how I feel Dave. The second movie was just awful... I was checking the time to see if it was over yet, and the second hand seemed to be ticking backwards.
It was real gross too. The blood and gore in the first one was style-lized.
The second, with those vampire mouth things, ugggggghhhhhhhhh!!
Heck! liked the second one better, maybe you and me are off base. I dunno.
Blade 3 reviews: Just short blurbs, not the whole reviews. Sorry, I'm lazy today.
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2 positive reviews available:
POSITIVE reviews for Blade: Trinity
New York Daily News 2½ stars/4 … familiar but surprisingly funny … more
Variety N/A … what really counts here is the action and the design package, both coming through just fine.
8 negative reviews available
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NEGATIVE reviews for Blade: Trinity
FilmCritic.com 1 star/5 Even for diehard fans of the comic series or the first two movies, it's difficult to imagine this film satisfying for anyone. more
The Miami Herald N/A … an unimaginative, generic affair memorable only for its incessant and flagrant plugging of Apple computers and iPods … more
New York Post 1 star/4 If Trinity has a star, it's Ryan Reynolds as a wise-cracking Nightstalker who gives the movie badly needed humor. But he's too little, too late. more
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5 mixed reviews availableMIXED reviews for Blade: Trinity
Chicago Tribune 2½ stars/4 … Goyer makes a strong series debut as a visual stylist, though he's handicapped by his own, at times, bloodless script. more
The Hollywood Reporter N/A … overly long and bloated, suffering from a sense of self-importance that reduces some of its B-movie appeal. more
San Francisco Chronicle N/A … a double bill's worth of movie in less than two hours, and gets a little messy in the process. more
11-13-2004 01:12 AM
), and adding rising stars like Ryan Reynolds (canadian talent) and Jessica Biel (quite a lovely thing to look at...) could be a good thing. Let's hope the script is justifiable work, and the directing is sound. I'm not sure who's directing or producing, but so far the appearance of the briefs clips are good enough for me. If the reviews aren't decent, I'll be waiting for DVD... 
