Blade Trinity

3-2/3 out of 5

I overall like the Blade series, I hold them in the little part of my head that likes that sort of thing. So I forgive that they're not the pinnacles of writing that they could be in other hands. They're fine by me... I can watch the first one over and over. Much to my husband's irritation.

I went in expecting Blade to slice, dice and explode as much vampire as possible. I got it. I don't go in for story, for that I sit down for about twelve hours and watch the Lord of the Rings. This is the key difference between the review I'll give for Trinity and the one for Phantom of the Opera. Phantom is supposed to be a drama -all about the story, there is very little action. I give a review based on what I expect out of the genre. Its all in the writing.

Good

Jessica Biel has a very convincing 'take no prisoners' vibe going with the whole movie. Despite having been a mostly nighttime sitcom runner, she does violent and focused rage very well while still looking cute.

There is a little comedy spiced in here and there, and does well with Blade's deadpan. The foil here is Ryan Reynolds, whom I adore right along with Johnny Knoxville and Sean William Scott.

I'd like to congradulate whomever came up with making a Pomeranian vampire. Quite disturbing

Even more disturbing to the point of sickness goes to the person who designed the blood farms. You turned my joints into jelly with my disgust.

At least the movie doesn't totally try to alienate the people that have faithfully watched the previous films. Homage is given to the people that can giggle knowledgably at the mention of:

What was your relationship with your mother like, were you close?

Well she tried to seduce him and suck his blood at one point for her vampire lover at the time that was trying to resurrect the Blood God.

How many people have you killed Blade? 1,182. But they were all familiars.

I like the soundtrack.

I have to give props to the fight between Drake and Blade. It looks convincingly like it is a a fight between two professionals with no hesitation. You can believe that this wasn't something choreographed and hinted at with speed cuts. This really does justice to the feel of the film and the credibility of the characters as warriors, not just vampire elite.

Domninic Purcell makes a surprisingly good Dracula. I had always been stuck with the mental image of Dracula being Austrian pasty-faced and thin. Purcell is tanned and muscular with a comanding hautuer. I'm glad Goyer broke out of the stereo type that movies like Bram Stoker's, Anne Rice's and Underworld have cemented over the decades.

Ugly

If it weren't for the fact that I saw Whistler take one to the thigh and another to the back, I woudln't have believed that he died in the explosion. He already died once, he's a crafty bugger and I wouldn't be surprised if he popped up out of nowhere.

Another thing I have difficulty with is that Blade was taken into FBI custody. He can unleash a can of butt kicking but the FBI has him in chains. If it weren't for the weak excuse that he just saw Whistler blow it all to Kingdom Come, and had been relying on serums to quell the blood craving- I wouldn't be able to semi-choke that fifteen minutes down. Especially when the movie shows a whole day going by between capture and interogation. Whatever.

The vampires being on easy mode is really disgusting and insulting. I've seen much better before and at least it looked semi-threatening or challenging for Blade. Its pretty sad when SWAT looks more capable than a vampire does.

Parker Posey/Danica Talos has made my list of annoying actresses. Right with Kirsten Dunst. Posey makes Talos the whiniest and most agressively PMS'd vampire I have ever seen. She was so annoying and I was so glad to see her bite it. Especially when she tried to be sexy. *shudders* At the end of the film someone put her in a skirt suit and hair that made her look like David Bowie. The resemblance was frightening more than the fact she was still making goo-goo I-will-hurt-you eyes at Reynolds character. Haunting.

All Psychologists are vampires. Dr. Vance in particular- only a vampire or familiar wouldn't care about not using disposable needles. Tsk Tsk.

The vampire 'board meeting' in this movie was pathetic. It was as if a bunch of punk goths were plopped next to a large table, told to lounge and look sulky.

One thing I want to close with, I felt the ending was lacking. It felt like part of the story still remained untold. All the buildup to the end with the need to complete the plague, and it felt as if it was held back in some small fashion. The world is ok, but it still feels edgy because we don't know the absolute aftermath.
I don't want to see a sequel or spinoff.
Its time to leave this series in peace. The trilogy is complete, but the vampires suck a bit more in this one- still lots of good action and knives. go in with the right expectations.