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Blade: Trinity (2004)

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Reviews Counted:157

Fresh:43

Rotten:114

Average Rating:4.5/10

Consensus: The latest Blade flick is getting a little long in the tooth; critics call it bloodless, dull, rusty, and an assortment of other puns.

Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A ramped-up techno soundtrack bleats out adrenaline-pumping action tunes while leather-clad vampire slayers smash through walls and floors and ceilings, break windows with their bodies, and... A ramped-up techno soundtrack bleats out adrenaline-pumping action tunes while leather-clad vampire slayers smash through walls and floors and ceilings, break windows with their bodies, and occasionally defy gravity. Cascades of flying glass sparkle in the air and crimson pools of blood shine on the floors of warehouse dens where the hungry creatures hide. This is BLADE: TRINITY, the third installment of the film series adapted from Marvel comics. Here, a new challenge faces the preternaturally sharp hunter, Blade (Wesley Snipes), when a group of vamps resurrect the long-slumbering "Drake" (Dominic Purcell)--the ancient and all-powerful Count Dracula--and Blade meets the ultimate opponent. Teaming up with the Nightstalkers, a group of similar-minded hunters led by tough slayer-hottie Abigail (Jessica Biel) and her joke-a-minute partner Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds), Blade is ready for battle. However, Drake's handlers are an unruly bunch themselves, with sassy goth wench Danica (Parker Posey in a wonderfully exaggerated performance) doing her best to make things as unpleasant as possible. What's more, while Danica's vamp team is harvesting homeless people for their blood, the Nightstalkers' scientist creates a potion that can not only kill Drake but can take the entire bloodsucking race with him. And thus, David S. Goyer continues the BLADE cinema series, satisfying fans with plenty of the nocturnal monster mystique they so desperately crave. [More]

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Dominic Purcell, Triple H, Natasha Lyonne, Michael Higgins, James Remar

Director: David S. Goyer

Director: David S. Goyer
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Producer: Peter Frankfurt, Lynn Harris, David S. Goyer
Composer: Ramin Djawadi, RZA
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Sometimes bloody, sometimes bloody awful.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
12/14/04
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC
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Goyer's film is an entertaining though a hit and miss addition to the franchise.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/17/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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Chances are that Goyer's cack-handed direction has killed a franchise he helped birth.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Empire Magazine
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We're treated to re-heated leftovers and scraps which offer fleeting moments of sustenance.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
07/05/05
Dan Chant
Dan Chant
FilmFocus

Goyer's direction is all surfaces and no substance

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/09/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

This has all the appeal of reheated, congealed blood.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out
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Badly plotted sequel that sidelines Snipes but remains watchable thanks to serviceable action sequences, some witty dialogue and the performances of Reynolds and Posey.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
12/09/04
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A worthy end to the series.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
12/19/04
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

Okay, I didn’t say the plot was great. It’s kinda like cough medicine. If you just deal with the fact you have to swallow it, it ain’t bad.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
12/17/04
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

...filled with characters straight out of central casting.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/06/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

The weapon to kill the vampires makes no sense... It’s okay to have a stupid plan. It’s okay to have an illogical plan. But it can’t be both.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/08/04
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

Blade: Trinity isn’t awful if you’ve followed the series, although one can’t help but feel that three entries is enough.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
12/14/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Three exploding vampires are kind of invigorating. Yet 30? Not so interesting.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
12/08/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

While the first two movies were efficient if not highbrow entertainment, the latest film abandons even the pretense of having a story.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/08/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

It's silly, violent fun, sometimes mindlessly entertaining but hardly, if ever, engaging.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
12/07/04
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A choppy mélange of straight-to-video editing and a surfeit of disintegration effects.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
12/12/04
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Blade: Trinity does nothing more ambitious than continue a sputtering franchise.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

A healthy portion of yecky-poo poo.

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12/11/04
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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One of the prime laws of the multiplex states that any action or horror movie series will devolve into ritualized violence, self-mocking camp, and egregious silliness by part three. Blade: Trinity is right on schedule.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
12/08/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
12/11/04
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