BLADE II (2002) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@MrSupertallblackman]

Blade doesn't do romances. In fact they tried to do that in this movie but they cut it out because it was weird and out of character because Blade doesn't do romances.

[@cinemawithsteph]

That’s fair!

[@oblongbox5110]

Coincidentally in Marvel Comics, Blade now has a daughter by the name of Brielle Brooks (Bloodline). I've only read one issue of her comic and it's not that bad.

[@MrSupertallblackman]

@@oblongbox5110 Who's the mother?

[@TheMeister870]

@@MrSupertallblackman Safron Caulder

[@kentebishop14]

In the comics Blade did have fall in love with one girl but couldn't go through with it cause it was too dangerous for the both of them which was why they based it with the story with him and nyssa

[@TimedRevolver]

Damaskinos is just a really old vampire. He was also clearly a reference to Count Orlok from the old film Nosferatu. Also, when Blade used that gauntlet blade and Nomak got that weird bubbly head, the blade had that explosive injection from the first movie. The one he used to kill Frost. Nomak just adapted to survive it.

[@oblongbox5110]

Blade gave Whistler a retrovirus that I assume was made by Karen, because it was not in the first film. After Blade locked Whistler up in the room and saw that the sun did not kill him, he knew that Whistler was cured. But Scud kept trying to cause dissent between Whistler and blade by constantly telling Blade to not trust Whistler, saying things like "he might still be craving blood". Whistler had been tortured for information about blade for 2 years straight. So yes his character traits were a little different in this film because of that.

[@abeclark524]

Yes, Blade is very physically strong, remember him throwing Karen a hundred feet? Remember him grabbing onto a speeding train while only having his shoulder dislocated? Carrying Whistler would be like carrying a toddler to him.

[@cinemawithsteph]

Absolutely! I was just thinking more Wesley Snipes himself rather than just the character.

[@abeclark524]

@@cinemawithsteph I mean, the dude is pretty buff....

[@DJZ64X]

Blade is a hybrid, that means he is stronger then both parts of his vampire and human side.

[@nicksykes4575]

Asad is played by Danny John-Jules, a well known British actor best known for comedy roles. He was one of four main characters in the long running cult si-fi comedy Red Dwarf.

[@singingwolf3929]

THAT'S where I know him from!!! Thanks! It's been bugging me for ages.

[@georger.3489]

The first Blade will always be the best for me, but this one is definitely better than many people think. Enjoyed your reaction :D

[@kenjisparks]

It was considered a much better film than the first when it came out. Thank goodness it had great box office, because that let Del Toro make 2 great Hellboy movies.

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi Steph, I`m glad you enjoyed both the first two films. May I suggest you checkout the (Underworld) 5 film franchise 2003/6/9/12/2016. If you would like to react to more Vampire films, Kate Beckinsale stars as the lead character.

[@kevinnaber790]

17:59 Blade’s gauntlet/punch weapon injects EDTA, which is the blue liquid discovered in the first movie that can blow up regular vampires

[@dstreet4599]

37:28 To clarify Whistler's vampire status. He was a vampire until Blade gave him that retroviral detox shot in the beginning of the movie. That's the same thing that Karen used to cure herself after she got bitten in the first Blade movie. As to why Whistler seemed "sketchy" throughout the movie, he's just a red-herring to keep you guessing so the twist of Scud being the traitor hits harder. It was intentional. Also the blood pool was for Damoskinos (Nyssa's father). An earlier scene showed him bathing in it while he was discussing the mission progress with the lawyer character.

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you for clarifying!!

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

Fun fact Wesley Snipes wanted to do a Black panther movie back in 1996 but the studio who did blade said no so that's when he decided he wanted to do blade . Also Wesley Snipes is a certified black belt in martial arts

[@joshuajones5273]

Karen was the reason why Blade survived against Frost. She made it possible to blow up Vampire Heads.

[@frmthefuture]

so dr karen that blade saved in blade1, was supposed to be in this movie- with how the plot heavily revolved around genetics, mutation[s] and dna. her character was supposed to have a much bigger role. for a while, there was a rumor that something may have between her and the studio just before filming started and her part was cut. this would've explained why scud's part really felt out of place and nyssa becoming blade's "love interest" felt forced. having dr karen in the movie would've made a lot more sense. it's easy to picture, in the 2years between the movies, the vampires stealing her cure research and warping it into accidently creating the reapers. by just adding that character, this whole movie makes WAY more sense...

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Action choreographed by Donnie yen and Wesley 😊

[@KevinArdala01]

Underworld 1 & 2 are decent vampire movies, although the quality consistently drops after the first... It's a real shame the storytelling didn't remain consistent as they really had something in the beginning. ✌️

[@cinemawithsteph]

I’ll be checking them out!

[@DJZ64X]

The 2nd underworld is way better then the first one.

[@noxteryn]

According to the director, the special effects designer said that he specifically made the Reapers' mouths to look like vaginas, because, he said, "vaginas are scary".

[@cinemawithsteph]

What on earth?? 😂 no way!

[@lucasdiaz8882]

The best sequel of any marvel movie

[@Blaiyan]

Not far off but The winter soldier says hi

[@johnbarry1712]

I would love to see your reaction to Blade 3. It was an okay movie, but Ryan Reynolds made it better.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

He is the main reason why that movie is garbage.

[@Sweetboy2204]

Hi Steph. Yes please watch Blade Trinity. (Give it a chance) It's not as good as 1&2 but it was a decent movie and it will keep you entertained. ❤ to hear your overall view on Blade Trinity. Ps.Don't listen to the negative opinions

[@cinemawithsteph]

I’ve decided I’m going to check it out :) thanks!

[@Sweetboy2204]

Good call. 👍🏾

[@bklowe0131]

The lighting is fine. It is a bit lighter on one side of you vs the other but neither is bad. I didn't notice any major glare on the glasses either. I think the way you have positioned the light(s) will work just fine. Great reactions, too. I love the campiness of Blade. If you don't take it seriously, Blade Trinity can be fun to sit through. It's not a good movie, at all, but you'll definitely laugh while watching it, if you do. Keep it up!

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you so much for your thoughts! I’ve been struggling a lot with it but I think it’s the best I’ll be able to do with the way my room is set up. I appreciate it :)

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@cinemawithsteph Same here...the Lighting looks Perfect and I didn't really notice any Glares either.👍

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

The first blade was so successful that it led to Fox studios making X-Men followed by Sony making spiderman . If not for blade 1 s success all of the marvel movies come out since blade 1 would have never been made .

[@TriarchVisgroup]

Blade is blowing a kiss to his car. The black and silver trimmed 1968 Dodge Charger. Such a sexy piece of automotive hotness.

[@swordmonkey6635]

Third movie is good. It's strange only because the mood is much lighter than this one. This was by far the darkest and most horror driven of the trilogy, but that Guillermo Del Toro's direction and production for you.

[@josua1146]

Great, I didn't think you would give the sequel a chance but you did and saw it tops the first one. ;-) Btw, if there's place on your list and we've the permission for more suggestions, I want to suggest "A Bronx Tale" (1993).

[@cinemawithsteph]

It’s been added to the list! And thanks for watching :)

[@reacttomoviesvideosreactio4162]

You can also watch these movie series - john wick, transformers, mission impossible, fast and furious.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Amazing reaction steph. This is by far the best in the trilogy. Franchise recommendations John Wick, Underworld, Aliens, and Die Hard.

[@tomhoffman4330]

Excellent Suggestions, especially the "Underworld"(s), I'd been thinking about Recommending those too!👍

[@williamsummerson1204]

Thank you.

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you! I have seen the first 3 John Wick movies but none of the other suggestions. They are currently on my list though, so I WILL be checking them out. I’d love to get content out faster but editing takes a really long time when you’re working full time 😅

[@williamsummerson1204]

@@cinemawithsteph No problem, we can wait.

[@davidsavage5630]

I can't wait to see Wesley Snipes back as Blade in Avengers Secret Wars. That's gonna be my Spider-Man No Way Home..

[@ProjectPiperCustoms]

Women will never understand this about guys. Blades air kiss during the opening scene, was too his car. He loves his dodge.

[@hussmoosbally8929]

great reaction. I can see you're not a car person. Blade was blowing a kiss to his car; he didn't damage it with the bike.

[@streetfightervsxenoverse1832]

You got it backwards, Blade 2 had better fight scenes and CGI for its time over the first movie, However the first movie had a much better story and everything else about the first movie was better outside of fight scenes.

[@aranerem5569]

This is going to be good

[@csgollum]

Thank you for this review. I do agree with most of your points about the movie, although for me back then it was mostly about Wesley Snipes. Some of these actors went on to bigger (and better) roles. I remember 'Nyssa' in a small role in Nolan's Batman series (BTW, that's another trilogy you simply must add to your growing list) Moving on to Trinity now...

[@rumiakbar2439]

Thats pretty awesome beautiful dress! Dark colour so fit on you, its made youre skintone looking more shines ✨✨ in the room with this level of lighting. Almost looklike that you wear to friends wedding 😊

[@user-rn8cg4vo2b]

You're different, reactions nobody does, love it! Thank you sooo much❤

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you for watching them!

[@curlybillbrosie]

i also enjoyed blade 3 and not necessarily because of reynolds

[@hbk-hotboy713]

You blessing 😂 anything Blade I'm there lol

[@cinemawithsteph]

Yay I hope you enjoy it!

[@doYYY-gq1ox]

Lighting is just fine.

[@Blaiyan]

@29:24 oh... you like that lol. She likes him.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you are having an great and awesome weekend ❤

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thanks, you too!

[@essentialjordan23]

Also, if you want more of Wesley at his best, check out Passenger 57, and Demolition Man which also stars Sylvester Stallone.

[@cinemawithsteph]

Demolition Man was hilarious 😂 I saw that a couple years ago, it was brilliant

[@tsogobauggi8721]

"Always bet on black."

[@shadowone01x99]

Please leave a rating ..../10 after watching each movie

[@_eclipz_]

This my fav out of all of em.

[@KevinArdala01]

Lighting and glasses are good. 😎👍

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you!

[@oblongbox5110]

Even if you don't review it check out part 3. It's most definitely not anywhere as good as one or two but it's okay at best. It does have some interesting plot points to it.

[@orchoose]

whats with the sound being muted all the time?

[@melhawl3685]

Awe i like Blade Trinity

[@carloshill290]

Part 3 is good and you get to see whistlers daughter

[@Ingolenuru]

He was kissing at the car which he had just saved by staying on the bike and stopping it.

[@richieb7692]

The new lighting looks great. Please don't worry about it. Unless you have a masochistic side and want to be severely disappointed, avoid Blade 3 like the plague. To say it's crap, would be an understatement. Let's just leave things here, on the high point that Is Blade II Blade gives Whistler the retro virus cure developed in Blade, Another series to checkout is Underworld . Cannot recommend it highly enough.

[@cinemawithsteph]

Uh oh, well due to demand I’ll be checking the 3rd one out 😅 I’m going to try to go in optimistically lol. Thank you for the lighting thoughts as well as the additional Whistler info. Underworld is also on the list I’ll be getting to! 👍🏻

[@sergeantbigmac]

@@cinemawithsteph Blade 3 is worth watching just for the ridiculous amounts of cheese (which these movies always were they just go ahead and fully embrace it) and for Posie Parker who I think is a gem of an actress. Then again I havent seen the third film since I was pretty young so I have no idea how it has aged. The Pomeranian Vampire dogs are burned into my brain though lmao.

[@bryce253]

It amazes me how people can't tell what is CGI and what are practical effects. Do people not know what CGI actually is and just uses that as a blanket term? Some of the stuff she called CGI was clearly NOT CGI. Unlike with some present movies where there is a combo so it is harder to tell, it is very obvious what is CGI in this movie and what isn't.

[@cinemawithsteph]

I’d love if you could provide some examples from the movie of scenes where practical effects vs cgi are used. I did a Google search on the difference between and so far, I stand by my comment currently but I’m open to being wrong :)

[@rccraig7580]

@@cinemawithsteph In the early fight scenes with the vampires turning to ash were of course CGI effects, along with fight between Blade and Nyssa in front of the big UV lights and some of the scenes were Nomak is tossing Blade around were CGI. Now when the reapers open their mouths that was a practical effect in just about every shot of the movie. I believe this is something director Guillermo Del Toro insisted on for this film. The practical effect is all mechanically designed with no computerized effects. If you would like further examples, please check out the movie Aliens 1986 and or Star Wars Return of the Jedi 1983 and in particular Jabba the Hut and or Yoda as both of those were puppets/mechanical constructs. There are times when both VFX and Practical effects are sometimes combined to make visual effect appear seamless.

[@dangallo4397]

Ron Perlman makes everything better

[@Gonzalo_Almendra]

I liked the three movies a lot, I even have the physical editions of the three movies, I'm really liking your video reaction to the movie ☺️💞✨ I hope you reply to the message, I'm a new follower of your KZbin channel please 🙏🏻

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you so much for subscribing! Another commenter mentioned they enjoyed the 3rd one as well so I will be checking it out :)

[@justjdnl]

Ahh yes, Blade, my high school childhood. I remember all the boys raving over this movie due to the badass fight scenes and just the coolness Wesley Snipes oozes as Blade. So much nostalgia! Regarding Whistler's suspicious behavior, it was mostly setup as a red herring, meant to trick the audience into thinking that he might betray Blade. The way I took his somewhat odd and reluctant attitude is that 1) he didn't trust Scud and might've felt betrayed that he was replaced; 2) he didn't like that Blade was suddenly working with, instead of against vampires (which were responsible for killing his family); 3) like you noticed as well there was some chemistry, and romantic potential, between Blade and Nyssa (the enemy) which could influence his loyalty and clarity in acting/thinking professionally and effectively. Also in the original script Scud betrayed Blade out of jealousy for Whistler. Literally saying "And you. You never cared about me. I gave you everything. All you cared about was digging up the old *beep*!". Quite interesting since to me that changes some major character dynamics and motivations in the film. Off topic but are there any movies you yourself want to check out? P.S. I just read about the fire in the community tab. I'm so sorry that happened to you and your family. You have my sympathies. Glad everyone is still safe and sound. Take care.

[@cinemawithsteph]

That makes total sense regarding Whistler! Thanks for taking the time to explain that :) Off the top of my head I don’t have any particular movie I want to watch. It’s kind of fun just randomly pulling something from the huge list I have of movies and shows I’ve never seen. Thank you for that. While we are pretty devastated, we are also so lucky everyone is safe and that it wasn’t any of our main residence. Others have lost their only home :(

[@justjdnl]

@@cinemawithstephoh wow, that's really tragic and sad to hear. I'm glad they're safe though. Small blessings but important ones nonetheless. Well I'm looking forward to whatever's next for your channel. But definitely take your time if it concerns real life matters. We'll be here when you feel ready.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Cool 😎

[@PlaylistsRUs]

The third one is actually so fun and funny with Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Beil, it’s my favorite out of the 3.

[@bassemwildhorse5604]

First comment...comme on

[@White-Phoenix-89]

i think the third movie has 2 really sad scenes in it but its my favorite of the three movies. and Ryan Renaldas from Deadpool is in it and like always verry comical :) call me sappy but i think the ending would be even better if blade kissed her after she touched his face bf she dies but it may be out of character for him though :(

[@cinemawithsteph]

Noted! I’ll be checking out the 3rd one then :)

[@SimeonToko]

The 3rd movie is the worst of the three, but it is not awful. Early CGI was a little off, but it was still a lot of fun so give it a watch.

[@cinemawithsteph]

I’ve decided I will be!

[@preacher3670]

While 2 is my favorite of the franchise, 3 is not horrible by any means. Just more of the same cheesyness with a decent villain and basically a prototype-deadpool Ryan Reynolds. Worth a watch in my opinion.

[@essentialjordan23]

If you do Blade 3 I’ll watch it, it’s not so bad that it’s not worth watching.

[@tomhoffman4330]

At Last, I've been waiting all week to go hunting again!! 😎👍 Thanks Steph, and if You really want to check-out Blade-3, go right ahead; it's nowhere-near as good as the first 2, but it does have some good parts...and of course, You'll have My Support too.👌

[@cinemawithsteph]

I’ve already decided I’ll be checking it out! Some commenters sound interested :) thanks for watching!

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@cinemawithsteph YW...and Thanks again, this one has always been My Most-Favorite of the 3!!

[@escott1444]

INTERSTELLAR

[@cinemawithsteph]

It’ll make its way on here in the next little while - have a few others I have to get to first :) but it is coming!

[@bassemwildhorse5604]

I followed you on instagram

[@cinemawithsteph]

Thank you so much!