My wife watches Blade 2 (2002) for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction

My wife and I are watching Blade 2 for the first time!
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[@Savion102797]

I have a special love for Blade. It was the first rated r movies I watched with my dad. Glad you guys are enjoying them.

[@donnyouttheway4091]

Fam, me too! Then my pops lowkey looked like Wesley as blade 😂

[@slavsthetics2447]

Same.

[@SoraJustSora]

Not the first for me, but I do remember seeing part one in the theater with the fam back in the day.

[@57kwest]

What age?

[@Savion102797]

@@57kwest I believe I was around 10.

[@maurer3d]

10:48 The woman who played Dujour (White Rabbit Girl) was Ada Nicodemou, the woman who plays Nyssa is Leonor Varela. Granted they do look very similar.

[@4ortytoon]

wouldve made for an interesting fact if it was her.

[@kedareckermann7754]

On an added note the girl with the white rabbit tattoo plays a huge role in Australia's home and away

[@andreasmauna1445]

I knew Jen was wrong because Leonor Varela is from my country, Chile 🇨🇱

[@kggresham]

Good response. I was watching this reaction and found myself saying, "she's not the girl from the Matrix".

[@hendrixjoe555]

yes I knew she was lying cause one looks european the other looks latina.

[@KThyme]

Donny Yen was in this because he was choreographing a lot of the action. He has such a minimal role, but he made them fights magic!

[@gawainethefirst]

And Ron Perlman was in it, because…War…War never changes…

[@justareplica]

I think it's funny when Holden references something Jen doesn't know like at 10:58. This isn't the first time Holden said this lol. I'm starting to feel he should show Jen the "Ip Man" movies.

[@williamcorey4700]

The mere fact we had no fight scene between Snipes and Yen is criminal

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

@@williamcorey4700 theyre not enemies... criminal not to force a fight between two characters because ya love a martial artist. How about its criminal Yen is killed offscreen? THATS criminal

[@williamcorey4700]

@@DeathbySkullfxxx never heard of casual sparring?

[@bl1tzcraft]

the gollum voiceover for those vampires was perfection lol

[@bobertgallardo2029]

This is my favorite non-Disney Marvel movie. Perfect tempo, tone, choreography, design. Fell in love with Guillermo and followed him since this one. Such a mature, intelligent, detailed artistic director.

[@DraggorLecanth]

I love the first Blade movie because it has a straightforward and pretty seemless storyline that connects completely with the sound design and basically everything visual. Blade 2 decided to up the ante on the choreography and visuals. While the story is pretty damn good, the production didn't play it out enough. It's a film worth watching over and over again. There are so many iconic scenes like the sewer scene where Blade just chucks a grenade into the water and they always give me chills 😊

[@Snyper1405]

Facts bro 👍🏾🔥💯

[@dominiqueodom3099]

I have such a soft spot in this movie for a Multitude of Reasons. 1. Guierrmo De Toro and Comic Books go together like Chocolate and Peanut Butter. Blade 2 and Hellboy 1/2 are honestly beautifully made films and if anything I think they came out too soon for the Comic Book Film Audience to appreciate them until it was too late. 2. Wesley Snipes is Blade,and his one liners are so fucking good. That ending is 1000 percent perfect "Oh,you didn't think I just forgot about ya did you?" 3. Ron Perlman and Del Toro go together like Cheesecake and Strawberries. This duo are perfect In every movie they've done together,especially the Hellboy Movies. If the Hellboy movies came out 5 years ago they would've been considered acclaimed Masterpieces of the Genre. 4. I won't say it's better,but the Soundtrack and Visual Style of the films equals the first film which is a borderline Aesthetic Masterpiece. 5. The Vampires Mythology with the Ruling Family is cool,the Design of the Reapers mouth is amazing ,and finally Nomak as the Tragic Villain of the story is so Underrated and another Great Casting decision with Luke Goss in this and in Hellboy 2 as Prince Nuada. With Nomak the tragedy comes from the Hunger inflicted upon him by his father,while Prince Nuada carried the Refusal of watching his People go extinct in their Waning days and decided to Fight humanities Pollution and Destruction of the Forests and Earth itself.

[@nimz8521]

I feel like Luke Goss is a very under-rated actor. He was great in both this and Hellboy 2

[@Saalome84Blue]

...Czech actor Karel Roden played the lawyer in this Blade 2 and villain Rasputin in Hellboy...

[@mickeymouse7726]

Guillermo del Toro almost made a Doctor Strange movie with a script from Neil Gaiman

[@alucard624]

@@nimz8521 I thought he was pretty good in both Death Race 2 and 3.

[@warriorsfs]

@@alucard624 Even though those two movies were lower budget they are really good.

[@Berto2K]

Hoping you do the third movie. Its not that bad of a movie, a fun ride. I love how Wesley Snipes got to put his multiple black belts in marital arts to use in these films. I believe it was a director who actually told him to slow down since his attacks were so quick.

[@qaaronrodgers2479]

Fk no Blade 3 was horrid

[@Berto2K]

@@qaaronrodgers2479 nah. it wasn't as good as the first 2, but faaar from horrid.

[@Blackwulf00]

The Reapers are Guillermo del Toro’s personal vision of the vampire. He brought them to this property because at the time he hadn’t done anything major where he had such control over what he could bring to the screen and thought it was the only time he might be able to bring his vision to life in such a major manner. Of course then he went on to co-write the Strain trilogy in which he was able to let loose and that was adopted into the show we know and love. (Though I will say the vampires on the show are still not quite the same as the ones in the book, they were toned down a bit.)

[@sorroww0lf179]

I know it's almost universally despised, but you two should watch the 3rd one. It's more, "campy/cringey," but it is technically the series finale. And what can I say, I'm just a huge Ryan Reynolds fan. I also enjoy Dominic Purcell's casting.(Big Legends fan) As always great reaction. Have a great weekend!

[@johnhannon4074]

The stories about Wesley Snipes making this movie make it so much better. Plus Ryan Reynolds is gold.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Ryan was developing his Deadpool character via HANNIBAL KING!

[@mickeymouse7726]

Ryan Reynolds got introduced to Deadpool on the set of blade Trinity by a producer saying he'd be perfect for the role

[@JoeyAllen08]

So glad you guys are enjoying these films! Also those Gollum voice overlays really got me!

[@underAtack]

Ditto! I was NOT expecting to laugh out loud at this reaction!

[@TheBardeng]

Blade wears shades because his eyes are sensitive to light. He can also see in the dark, so wearing them at night is no big deal.

[@SilentBob731]

5:52 YES! Please cover The Boondock Saints. It's an amazing movie and nobody seems to do that one. 👍✌❤ The sequel is pretty good too. 😉 Also, if I hadn't mentioned it before, love that you guys know The Strain, excellent show.

[@baeleth]

When I saw The Strain I was surprised and excited because I love Blade 2 and I realized this is clearly where Del Toro first played with his ideas for vampires. Also, as a Red Dwarf fan, you give Danny John-Jules fangs and all I see is Cat.

[@poisonedpawn7813]

The addition of smeaguls voices was absolutely brilliant. well done lol.

[@RippanCSGO]

Pretty sure that even tho Donny Yen role as Snowman was small, he was the choreographer of most if not all fight scenes in the movie. The role was more of a cameo.

[@bigb2494]

He was hired on to be the fight choreographer with no intention of being in the movie, but Wesley Snipes suggested he'd do that part.

[@thewolfofmikawa8535]

I always wished they would have utilized Donnie more.

[@Salik96]

@@thewolfofmikawa8535 Donnie didn't want that tho so it couldn't be helped.

[@samufish]

I love how Holden count the dead. Even if they are vampires 😂.

[@wobaguk]

There was a romantic subplot between Blade and Nyssa that got cut from the final movie. I assume it wasnt working, but Nyssa's death at the end is clearly supposed to be a bigger deal emotionally than the finished product makes it feel, so it doesnt play quite right for me.

[@silentassason]

Wasn't expecting y'all to get to the sequel so fast lol. Still looking forward to the death note reactions. I'm on another rewatch of it and glad to hear one of my favourite channels is planning to cover it

[@evanflynn4680]

The guy that was killed at the end at the adult store is a stand up comedian in Prague, where the movie was filmed, so the locals had an extra reason to laugh at him. It's the equivalent of Adam Sandler playing that role.

[@Narutoanime16g]

I always liked the storyline they had with Blade in the 90’s Spider-Man cartoon, & there’s some marvel anime too Blade, Wolverine, x-men, Ironman etc

[@mrich1]

The girl who plays Nyssa is Leonor Varela. She was NOT in The Matrix. It was Ada Nicodemou who played "white rabbit"

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

Jen’s question at 35:50 about Holden seeing ‘The Strain’ first, changing how he felt about ‘Blade II’, since the creatures are similar, goes both ways. Since ‘Bade II’ was released first and ‘The Strain’ second, if Holden had watched chronologically, or Jen for that matter, how would she or he have felt watching ‘The Strain’ since it seems to be pretty important to her. After all, del Toro took a LOT of the creature designs from here for use on ‘The Strain’. And from what I’ve researched, he may be the only person (not in an executive role anyway) to have anything to do with both properties. So I’d conclude that there’s a very good chance he had a hand in the vampires look and reused it for ‘The Strain’ BECAUSE he liked it so much. But these are all guesses. If anyone knows for certain, I’d love a reply, Thanks!!

[@mickeymouse7726]

Yeah I remember watching strain and being like Guillermo del Toro took heavy inspiration from the reapers in Blade 2

[@ChipCrisper]

@@mickeymouse7726 ya because Del Toro directed Blade 2

[@Bensonders]

WHAAAT? Blade 2 already?? Nice!!! My favorite Blade movie and I really love what Guillermo del Toro added to the series! I really appreciate a sequel that stays true to the original, expands the universe, adds new interesting characters and concepts. And the better effects really did a lot for the movie (even though the full cgi vampire ninjas look bad)

[@mr.crumbles2557]

I have a soft spot for Blade II even tho the original is the tighter plot. Hope you guys watch Hellboy 1&2 at some point!

[@matthewdunham1689]

Indeed

[@marvelstarwarsgeek1511]

Congratulations on your news you must be so excited 😃 The first Blade is a great film but this sequel is way better , the Reapers are a great foe for Blade and the Bloodpack and surprisingly Luke Goss from the UK boy band Bros is really great as Jared Nomak . Love Kris Kristofferson as Whistler him and Wesley are a great pairing . Wesley Snipes was perfect casting as Blade and he is a fantastic martial artist I have always wondered how many of his stunts he did himself in fact after the success of the first Blade Marvel comics rebooted Blade making him look a lot more like Wesley and with the armour etc a big departure from the look of Blade in the 1970s with his big afro big coat with stakes etc , Mahershala Ali has got a lot to live up to in the new Blade. The rest of the new cast are great ( Donnie Yen ,Ron Perlman , Danny Jon Jules , Tony Curran ) and have their chance to shine . The Reapers are a truly gross design and do bear a resemblance to the Strigoi as you noted , all in all a great sequel unfortunately Blade 3 is a major let down easily the worst of the three .

[@ChrisReise]

Ron Perlman's lightsaber...nice touch. So are all the little Seagol/Gollum lines.

[@jimclayson]

Yeah, it's flawed, but Guillermo del Toro's influence as the director is strong (hence all the similarities with "The Strain")... which at the very least makes for some interesting visuals. Snipes again manages to pull off a performance I just can't imagine anyone else could've done. Like the first, it's a fun ride that hugs that fine line between ABSURD and AWESOME. EDIT: For what it's worth, "Blade II" was years before "The Strain," either the book series or the TV series, so that wasn't an issue when the movie first aired. GdT recycled some stuff with "The Strain," which I really, really enjoyed (although I thought the ending was slightly lacking). That's the sort of detail that comes up again and again with some us... older... watchers, where we have more experience with the origins of things that catch on in pop culture and say "yeah, whatever, seen it done before and done better"... or "cool, I love the homage/shoutout to [fill in the blank]"... which sometimes puts as at odds with younger or less experienced viewers. That's one reason I say everyone should start out watching black and white episodes of "The Outer Limits" and "The Twilight Zone" so they can see that ninety percent of modern, sci-fi storylines are just rehashed or mix-n-match versions of stories that were told decades ago.

[@AlbinoBlackMonkey]

I really hope you guys do the third, it's my favorite out of them. And you get a sudo Wade Wilson lol

[@michaelcoffey1991]

DelToro really did a nice job of direction and going in a different way (which I think is why so many of the fans hated it at the time of release) really think this holds up well as does the first one. Was fun to see your reactions and see her breakdown the good the bad and the ugly of it all.

[@MrGambit1975]

Asad was played by Danny John - Jules. He played Cat from the show Red Dwarf and Luke Goss who played Nomak was in a 80s band called Bros ( I owe you nothing) was one of their songs

[@nickk17nj]

I was 12 when this movie came out. I saw it in theaters, and the jaw splitting vampires freaked me out. It gave me nightmares of my mouth opening like that, and I'd wake up in a panic, lol

[@Book553]

Guillermo del Toro directed this film and is also the creator of the strain. He has been known to reuse/build off of his ideas from previous projects in new projects. A lot of the creature designs and lore from this movie was built on in The Strain. Other examples of him doing this is the troll market in Hellboy 2 is one of the main settings in his animated series Troll Hunters and his depiction of Death (also from Hellboy 2) was similar to the Death from his recent Pinocchio film.

[@mageeaaron2624]

7:34 This fight choreography is spectacular!!!!!!

[@williamjackson6705]

Karel Roden who played the Lawyer also played Rasputin in Hellboy. Kudos to your wife for exposing you to The Strain. I picked the novel the day it was released & was glad that it got green lit as a series. And she's a Walking Dead fan too? Man, did you luck out.

[@escobariomario4913]

Ik this has nothing to do with this, but Holden and Jen, please watch the legend of korra at some point. It was made for the same people who grew up with atla, so it’s a more adult show. You’ll love it, trust me

[@TychoCelchu]

From the Brits, you recognised Tony Curran. The male "ninja" was Danny John-Jules, who is probably best known for playing Cat in Red Dwarf. Under a lot of makeup, the bad guy Nomak was played by Luke Goss from 80s boy band Bros. He was also the prince in another Guillermo del Toro movie, Hellboy 2.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

What i like about blade 2, is the action and fight scenes feel like there's weight, speed and power that should be there since these are Vampires and not regular run of the mill humans.

[@bertpayne3004]

This one has always been my favorite of the trilogy. Guillermo del Toro is just a great filmmaker who really gets the character and manages to find the sweet spot between vampire horror and superhero action.

[@jdnaz1288]

My favorite Blade film, too.

[@zakfrisch2997]

Lol, I agree. I watch the third one as a goof, unfortunately.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Right! Blade 2 the Best

[@Snyper1405]

As much as I love Blade 2. You can't beat the original, especially with the bad guy Deacon Frost and Karen, who's such an underrated actress. As a whole, I think the Blade movies kick ass 😁👊🏽✨️🖤💯💀🎬🍿⚔️

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@@Snyper1405 Nomak> Frost ..Blade 2 Grittier & Darker imo

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

I loved that Nyssa had moral code. I still can't get over how good Luke Goss (of band Bros) was as a vampire. Blade II is better than the first one, I think.

[@WolfHreda]

Guillermo Del Toro actually started working on The Strain before this, but he used some of those ideas for the Reapers because he wasn't sure The Strain would ever go anywhere. In the end, we got both Blade 2 and The Strain.

[@VeTrey01]

If I'm not mistaken I think Guillermo also did the strain too. I always felt like it reminded me of blade II even before finding that out

[@3Rayfire]

The Reaper strain is one of the most fantastic monster designs I've ever seen. And Norman Reedus whenever I see him is Scud thanks to this film.

[@ochayethenoo]

I legit love that these films are just as quip-filled as an MCU film. People tend to forget that, but it's right there, clear as day. Blade quips in nearly every scene he's in for sure.

[@NtoTheM]

My favourite of the Blade-movies. Best effects by far and the story holds it's own too.

[@revengeofthenerd5261]

Originally the villain for this movie was planned to be Michael Morbius, but when Guillermo Del Toro took over the project he replaced Morbius with Jared Nomak and the reapers. Blade and Michael Morbius had a lot of interaction in the comics and cartoons. Blade is on his way to the MCU and I hope Morbius is too, Jared Leto and all. God help me, I liked the Morbius movie

[@berengustav7714]

It's Morbin time!

[@dylusional419]

Been watching Blade 2 since it came out. Saw it atleast 50 times before I watched the 1st one. I'm only 26 so I was really young and obsessed ASF with this movie.

[@spidersj12]

Whenever I think of Ron Pearlman I think of HellBoy or the Beauty and the Beast TV series. The fight scene after Blade comes out of the blood fountain / bath, features "Name of the Game" by Crystal Method, which was also the theme song used in Splinter Cell. The music video Cystal Method did for Name of the Game was kind of cool in the early 2000s skater / break dancer vibe. I think Blade III is worth a watch even though it was pretty heavily panned by the critics and to some extent the audience but it's worth a watch to wrap up the trilogy, and a great introduction to Ryan Reynolds and a not quite super hero'esque character.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Awesome love all 3 Blade movies! I think the 3rd one gets a bum wrap.

[@stevenpuckitt212]

Doesn't help that Snipes was a premadonna in 3. PITA to work with to the point that most every shot with him in it is a double if his face isn't showing.

[@samufish]

@@stevenpuckitt212 say what 🫤

[@samufish]

I enjoyed 3 also but the villain was a little meh. That was my biggest issue with it. Everything else was ok

[@matthewdunham1689]

@@samufish I like the final monster!

[@johnhannon4074]

@Sam Fisher he was super stoned and hated everyone. He apparently refused to respond to anything but Blade. Ended up communicating solely by post it notes after choking the director. Also had no patience for Ryan Reynolds calling him Cracker instead of his name.

[@007odc]

Well a little back story is “Karen” was suppose to come back for the second film….I forgot why they didn’t go with it again aswell as “Whistler” originally they were gonna play around with his character for most of the film, to were you didn’t know if he was actually cured or not….there were subtle hints he still had vampire habits but they cut it out…

[@sandmansleeps657]

Theres actually a really good reveal shot in this. When Blade says "Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer", he actually steps in a way that makes him closer to Scud, while also revealing him in the background of the frame.

[@charliesmith7256]

Scud also licks his blood at the beginning of the film when Whistler hits him.

[@resulnaki]

Fun fact: During the fight with Nomak in the church part of the House of Pain, the stained glass window is a replica of Dr. Strange's "The Eye of Agamotto".

[@bigwi7613]

Ron Perlman has a very very famous quote "War.. war never changes" From Fallout series and i hope tv series does the same quote!! And that comes to mind whenever he is on the screen 😎

[@Oldman78]

I guess I'm just getting older I miss movies like these.

[@jinn91]

What's great is you got ip man, hell boy, Marcus (underworld) and Vince all in one group 🤣

[@michaelmcculloch5957]

Yes, knew this would be next. You'd think it would be weird just sitting watching other people watch a movie. But there's something strangely comforting about it. Plus you're both really likeable and I feel like your love for movies has only intensified over the last couple years and you really see it in your attitudes before and after movies. I loved the blade trilogy ❤️❤️❤️

[@TimpossibleOne]

Blade was not only the first successful marvel movie but it was the first marvel martial arts movie

[@wink1eafc774]

This was a good film and a excellent follow up for the first film, my only nitpick was the over use of CGI doubles, when the first two vampire ninjas break into blades base, the CGI doubles looked to fake and one point looked like a video game when they were fighting blade.. But only a small nitpick among a lot of positives Being from the UK, people were shocked that the actor who played Jared, was played by Luke Goss who at the time wasn't known to be an actor, he was known to be part of music band with is brother the band was called Bros. Blade 2 was a success for him as he was cast in Hellboy 2 another Guillermo Del Toro film, again playing the villain. This was a excellent sequel and excellent direction from Del Toro and solid script, shame the 3rd film was a massive let down.

[@davidanderson1639]

Goss totally suprised me with his performance in Blade II. Also, it was great to see Danny John Joules (aka Cat in Red Dwarf) appearing as Assad.

[@wink1eafc774]

@@davidanderson1639 It was a big surprise to many people at the time how well he did in the film and I think he did a better job in Hellboy 2. As a big Red Dwarf fan myself, I knew it was the Cat when he started to speaking to Blade. Shame they killed his character off

[@rauuullls2162]

Dude the DVD menu for this movie scared me as a kid, it had me closing my eyes and pressing play. Still one of my favorite action movies along with the original blade, but i wonder how Jen will feel about blade Trinity?

[@LeonardoG1981]

@Holden Hardman Some of the actors you might have recognized are Tony Curran, the long redhead guy (he also played Marcus in Underworld 2), Matt Schultze (from Fast and the Furious "Don's best friend) and Daniel Bernhardt the tall guy that gets bitten (was Agent Johnson in Matrix 2) Nyssa wasn't the same actress as White rabbit girl "Dujour" in The Matrix" that was Ada Nicodemou; Nyssa was played by an actress named Nicole Varela.

[@jdnaz1288]

Daz Crawford was the tall one that gets bitten & it's Leonor Varela.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

love this one and grew up watching it

[@gchild1286]

I saw this in theaters. Back then we all thought it was better than the first. We were in the midst of the era so it wasn’t as easy to realize how much every action movie wanted to be so much like the Matrix. That being the case made this (and ever other action movie) look cooler, but not better.

[@phoenixsharpshooter]

Ooooohhhh excited for this reaction; like I said last night Blade 2 is easily my favorite in this trilogy

[@JulioG84]

Lmao I love how jenn doesn't respond to the father and son connection and is totally shocked when Norman is a trader.

[@lovehedman5588]

Happy that you two enjoyed the film, good for you two!🙏🏼 but please I beg.. WATCH THE LAST OF CLONE WARS!!

[@Shaughn21]

I never got closure on the rat situation. It’s like a season of a show gets canceled before getting all the answers.

[@hishamkaissi8771]

Blade 2 is the best film in the series and it scared the crap out of me in theaters as a kid. The nostalgia is unreal!

[@SniperPanda92]

I loved the Blade Movies before I knew they were Marvel Movies. I remember seeing Blade 2 in theaters . The splitting jaw use to freak me out and I watched it through my fingers.😅😅

[@TheCHEESEG]

Would love to see Jen check out Boondock Saints. Such a great movie

[@Forkolian]

Hey, Holden. The actor that played Van Gogh in "Doctor who" (Tony Curran) also played another great Vampire. He played Marcus from "Underworld" Evolution"

[@jdnaz1288]

I like this one a little more than the first one, though both are awesome!

[@Pander151]

You should checkout the Hellboy movies if you haven't seen them yet. Ron Perlman plays as him. They're really good!

[@mageeaaron2624]

24:09 This is where the fun begins 🙏🏽

[@theonedollarbill4550]

I just have to say between the 3 Blade movies this one is my definitely my favorite 😃

[@tofton1977]

Everybody talk only about Black Panther as the "first black super hero" and guess what, Blade was the first!

[@quantumman555]

Those Gollum edits were fantastic. Lol

[@Gammaskalle]

Whistler was hanging there just like Ecco from Bad batch arc :D And you gotta watch Boondock saints now right ?

[@randyrocket4546]

this is my favorite one seen it a dozen times then part one probably 5 or 6 times but haven't really watched the third expect when it came out in theatres. it could have been better.

[@captironsight]

The power of Garlic twice in one day? This is unexpected.

[@dariusthegr8one81]

I think the first one is more sound story wise but the action in this one is just so dope and the villain is so great I always watch this one more. Wesley kills it as usual. Plus the “love interest” is just too damn gorgeous lol.

[@iamthesolitarymaninblack]

Danny John Jules arriving to ask for Blade's help. He is great in Red Dwarf.

[@christophercurtis4131]

If you have never read them, you should check out the book trilogy The Strain is based upon. I read them before the series was even made and I thought they were interesting books. There were some differences, such as characters created for the show that never existed in the books, but I thought it was a pretty well-made show.

[@ChrisReise]

From THAT angle, I can see how Jenn thought Leonor Varela was the same girl with the White Rabbit tattoo in "The Matrix", that that was played by Ada Nicodemou.

[@3Rayfire]

I rate them equal. I do prefer N'Bushe Wright, but Leonor Varela worked for me. Holden's right, it does have a flavor change like between Alien and Aliens. It felt like he'd moved to a different part of the world, there was a different color palette, but it worked. The CGI actually was phenomenal when it came out and it really holds up well. For me that's due to the fact that they use it when Blade and the Vampires doing inhuman or superhuman movements, so having them look less human kind of sells the effect. Kind of like how old stop motion skeletons are creepier because they don't move smoothly.

[@christophersantiago3696]

Cool reaction...I agree Blade (1998) is the much more watchable then Blade 2. I thought Deacon Frost was a better villain then Nomak...cause of his funny cheesie one liners. But Part 2 did have really good action sequences and Steve Johnson's FX on the Reapers are fantastic!! Also Guillermo Del Toro's direction!

[@itsRichErich]

Omg the Deathnote reactions are going to be so good. Hope you're watching the English dub. One of the few animes that sound better in English in my opinion

[@ThePharaz]

I saw this long before The Strain and had completely forgotten the similarities. Thinking about the jaw opening like that actually reminds me of The Predator. > When I think of Ron Perlman I think of Vincent from the 1987 TV series Beauty and the Beast and Hellboy.

[@mexi72]

Vince from The Fast And The Furious is in the squad also. Did anybody ever play the Blade 2 PS 2 game? A lot of people think that number 3 was the worst. I enjoyed it. Probably cause Deadpool was in it.

[@karlluigi1987]

This is my favorite Blade, because of how intimidating the villain is..

[@marcusmcgill4423]

@Holden Hardman The actor that played Chupa in this was the same vampire goon whose hand exploded by Blade's sword in the room with the vampire bible pages. Same actor, different characters.

[@king26thfc]

Did you recognise the actor who played the main bad guy? It was Luke Goss, who was a big teen heartthrob in the late 80's early 90's with the British boyband Bross. You should check them out, they had some big hits. Were they noticed over in the US?

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

In my opinion blade 2 exceed blade 1 in every way. But that's my opinion and nothing against people who think otherwise. I even enjoy blade Trinity which is probably considered heresy. 🤣

[@Smido83]

And whenever I see The Strain, all I can think of is how they ripped of Blade II. I love that you react to Blade. But in this point you get it completely backwards. Del Torro reused this look, cause it works, no clue how that can reduce the enjoyment of Blade II.

[@TaylorPie94]

Oh speaking of Ron Pearlman! Hellboy 1 and 2 are great watches!

[@marekdarida1315]

awesome reaction to Blade II.. for some reason it reminds me of Pitch Black (2000) with Vin Diesel.. also fantastic movie to react to.. have not seen pitch black reaction on YT so far

[@meechyzonepictures]

You guys have become my new favorite channel. I love all your reactions, and Blade 1 & 2 are dope vampire flicks 🔥

[@jonessmith3187]

I am very curious to see how you two react to the 3rd movie, if I'm honest. That's a perfect example of a trilogy closer that is just not very good, and the stories of people hating each other left and right during its making are better than the movie. Patton Oswalt tells all the best stories about it, and I also think you two will rip to shreds how Blade Trinity handles Whistler's character as well.

[@chadbailey7038]

I thought Blade 2 was the one with Ryan Reynolds?! Must be Blade 3. Can’t wait for that one! Cheers guys 👍🏾

[@jarredwilkinson4666]

The action was great and I like intro of the anti-Blade team as well as the alternate breed of vampire. The first still the best. I feel for you when it coming to watching the third film. Whistler is a rock star! Del Toro work the screen play to Blade II and years later co-wrote the Strain to get his vampire in novel and later live action.

[@BiggestDawgEver]

I like Blade II, but the first one is a much tighter narrative and a better film. There are a lot of cool ideas in this one, like the anti-Blade squad or the romance with Nyssa, but they just aren't developed enough to really deliver the punch that they could have.