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| Wesley Snipes returns as the day-walking vampire hunter in the explosive third and final film in the Blade franchise, Blade: Trinity. When the Vampire Nation hatches a plan to frame Blade in a series of brutal killings, he must join forces with the Nightstalkers, a clan of human vampire hunters, in an extreme battle in which the trail of blood leads directly to the notorious vampire legend, Dracula.
Written and directed by David S. Goyer, Blade: Trinity also stars Jessica Biel as Abigail, the daughter of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), who inherits the vampire-slaying duties that once belonged to Blade (Wesley Snipes); and Ryan Reynolds (National Lampoon's Van Wilder) as Hannibal King, one of the Nightstalkers.
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 |  | "So, can we sign you up for one of our Nightstalkers' secret decoder rings?"
"The Blade films have always had a certain kind of artistic integrity." So says the man behind the trilogy, David S. Goyer. "They're true to themselves. They're dark and often unremitting. The first movie came at a time when people were used to seeing more polished superhero films, more polished films in general. People were ready to see something that was a little grittier, a little more in your face..."
Dracula has returned from the grave, and he and his vampire chums have a final solution to the human problem: he's going to stick us all in oversized jiffy bags and bleed us dry. It's not all bad news, though, because Blade is also back: half man, half vampire, all action hero. He has the skills, he has the hardware, and though he doesn't really want it, this time around he also has some help. Meet the Nightstalkers, a squad of human vampire hunters led by Whistler's no-nonsense daughter Abigail (Jessica Biel) and wise-cracking tough guy Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds). Together, this unholy trinity kick some major blood sucking butt, making this third Blade adventure by far the most exciting.
"Blade is the house that David S. Goyer built," says Reynolds of his enthusiastic director. "I mean, he wrote the first two. He wrote this one. And it's about time that he's directing one. He knows this movie in and out. He's got the sexiness. He's got the action. And he lets me play a character who can laugh at himself and laugh at other people, but still be a badass. So I'm forever indebted to David S. Goyer."
"I'm always drawn to anti-heroes," says Goyer of his passion for Blade. "And within the realm of the Marvel Comics-based films and comic book movies in general, Blade is about as dark a character as they get. He is a hero in spite of himself, but he's a conflicted hero and not even a particularly nice guy. In the same way that Clint Eastwood's character in Unforgiven is a very conflicted character, Blade is also forced into a position where he ends up doing something for the benefit of humanity, but humanity doesn't really care about the fact that he has helped them out. I always find those kind of characters interesting."
Returning once more to play his best known and most suitable role, Wesley Snipes is in fine form as solemn vampire slayer Blade, traumatized by the death of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), hunted by the cops and joined, whether he likes it or not, by pro-active fighting unit the Nightstalkers. Together, the trinity gun for big D (Dominic Purcell) and his many henchmen, most notably Danica Talos (Parker Posey) and mentally challenged man-mountain Jarko Grimwood (wrestling superstar Triple H). Frequent bouts of action keep them all on their toes, fight scenes and chases of all shapes and sizes, multiple explosions and more detonating vampires than in the first two movies combined. Wherever you are in this perfectly paced movie, you're never more than a minute or two from the next combustible confrontation, made all the more exciting by a cool new catalogue of weaponry.
"Hannibal carries about a hundred guns," says Reynolds, who piled on 25 pounds of muscle for the role. "When they put me in wardrobe, it felt like there was a gun everywhere. I get out of the shower in the morning and guns were falling out of body parts. He's got a couple of electronic pistols on his legs, and he's got a big Beefeater on his arm. He's got grenades. He's also got this big, modified shotgun called a Bonejack that shoots three different types of ammunition: missiles, stakes and sundogs." Sundogs? "Sundogs are special bullets that Hannibal King designed for hunting vampires. When these bullets enter a vampire, they let out a burst of ultra violet light, which makes the vampires implode. It's disgusting!"
"I have a lot of toys too," says co-star Jessica Biel, determined not to be outdone. "Abigail has a knife that flips out on her wrist and she can throw it, she can stab with it. She has a knife that comes out of the tip of her boot that's completely unexpected. She has a special compound bow with silver-tipped arrows. I also have arrows with a timer, which explode a little capsule of UV light after a five second delay. I also have a UV arc, which is almost like some sort of a laser, and I can literally cut people in half!"
If it sounds like fun, that's because it is. Pacy, inventive and atmospheric, Blade: Trinity blends quality scares with blockbusting thrills and, new to the mix, an irreverent sense of humour. It's the real deal, and well worth a place on your list. So enjoy!
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