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 | | From: | Moira de Swardt | | Subject: | Blade Trinity | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:59:20 +0200 |
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Blade Trinity (South African Release Date: 21 January 2005)
Rating: 5/10
Genre: SciFi / Vampire
Warning: Violence, bad language and some ual content.
Director: David S. Goyer Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ryan Reynolds,
Jessica Biel, Parker Posey
Realising they may never be able to defeat the vampire hunter known
as Blade the Dayhunter (Snipes), the vampires who control the
infrastructures of human society set Blade up to appear like a
psychopathic serial killer, with the FBI soon on his trail, thinking
he is some sort of horrible monster. The plan is successful, as
Blade's ability to hunt vampires is limited severely, even as they
have awakened the granddaddy of them all, Dracula (AKA "Drake"), a
pure vampire with amazing abilities others do not possess. To take
on the threat of this most powerful vampire, Blade accepts the help
of a team of human vampire hunters called the Nightstalkers.
Curiously enough, because it is not my usual type of movie at all, I
enjoyed this. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the
person attending with me found it so appealing. It is definitely
his type of movie - I think he must have spent his entire childhood
reading popular Marvel Comics. It may also have had to do with the
fact that I didn't find it frightening, other than the very scary
fact that the vampires weren't the least plausible aspect of the
movie. It was a bit gruesome in one place as one of the vampires
was a messy eater. Wesley Snipes does a pretty good job as the
Rambo type. The vampire toy Pomeranian is a hoot and the special
effects work.
All in all the movie works on the level and for the audience for
which it is designed.
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| | From: | Peter H.M. Brooks | | Subject: | Re: Blade Trinity | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:48:27 +0200 |
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| Moira de Swardt wrote:
> Blade Trinity (South African Release Date: 21 January 2005)
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>
> Curiously enough, because it is not my usual type of movie at all, I
> enjoyed this. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the
> person attending with me found it so appealing. It is definitely
> his type of movie - I think he must have spent his entire childhood
> reading popular Marvel Comics. It may also have had to do with the
> fact that I didn't find it frightening, other than the very scary
> fact that the vampires weren't the least plausible aspect of the
> movie. It was a bit gruesome in one place as one of the vampires
> was a messy eater. Wesley Snipes does a pretty good job as the
> Rambo type. The vampire toy Pomeranian is a hoot and the special
> effects work.
>
I'm delighted to hear that it isn't scary - Verity doesn't like horror
films, but might be persuaded to see this rather than the Gere one, if
it isn't scary.
--
'When I use a word,' HUmpty Dumpty said ina rather scornful tojne, 'it
means just what I choose it so mean - neither more nor less' - Alice in
Wonderland, Lewis Carrol
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| | From: | Moira de Swardt | | Subject: | Re: Blade Trinity | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:54:02 +0200 |
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"Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message
> Moira de Swardt wrote:
> > Blade Trinity (South African Release Date: 21 January 2005)
> > Curiously enough, because it is not my usual type of movie at
all, I
> > enjoyed this. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that
the
> > person attending with me found it so appealing. It is
definitely
> > his type of movie - I think he must have spent his entire
childhood
> > reading popular Marvel Comics. It may also have had to do with
the
> > fact that I didn't find it frightening, other than the very
scary
> > fact that the vampires weren't the least plausible aspect of the
> > movie. It was a bit gruesome in one place as one of the
vampires
> > was a messy eater. Wesley Snipes does a pretty good job as the
> > Rambo type. The vampire toy Pomeranian is a hoot and the
special
> > effects work.
> I'm delighted to hear that it isn't scary - Verity doesn't like
horror
> films, but might be persuaded to see this rather than the Gere
one, if
> it isn't scary.
"Shall we dance" left me with a real "feel good" smile. It got a
higher rating from me than Blade Trinity did. The Star's critic
reckons that it's time Blade fell on his sword. :-)
Moira, the Faerie Godmother
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| | From: | Peter H.M. Brooks | | Subject: | Re: Blade Trinity | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:35:47 +0200 |
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| Moira de Swardt wrote:
> "Peter H.M. Brooks" wrote in message
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> "Shall we dance" left me with a real "feel good" smile. It got a
> higher rating from me than Blade Trinity did. The Star's critic
> reckons that it's time Blade fell on his sword. :-)
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OK, I'll watch it. I have such a low expectation of it that it'll
probably be brill.
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"There was never so mekill myschefe, robbry, spoiling and vengeance in
Scotland than there is nowe..which I praye our Lord God to continewe." -
Lord Thomas Dacre, quoted by George MacDonald Fraser in 'The Candlemass
Road'
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