Blade: Trinity (2004) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker 3

11/18/2013

Blade: Trinity (2004) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker 3

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Star Wesley Snipes looks bad-ass and is accompanied by two attractive younger stars on this poster for David S. Goyer's Blade: Trinity

'The Daywalker' is again necessary to protect humans, as Dracula and a mass of vampires go for the jugular, this time in a new alliance with two human vampire hunters.

Blade: Trinity is written, co-produced and directed by David S. Goyer (Zig Zag (2002)). It is the third and last in the Blade trilogy, based on the Marvel character. Goyer had written the two previous films from 1998 and 2002.

The budding Blade franchise dies with the third Blade-film, thus instead forming a trilogy, to some degree due to the limited directorial abilities of Goyer.
The atmosphere, coolness, wild special effects and music-related strengths of the first Blade in particular are gone completely in Trinity, where instead we get new characters that are better described as fighting underwear models, machine guns and a Dracula, who looks like is costumed to resemble, bizarrely, a butch drag queen:

Terrible costumes in Blade: Trinity - especially for Dominic Purcell's (Abandoned (2015)) 'Drag-ula' here

Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds (Free Guy (2021))) and Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel (Hitchcock (2012)) are the new, hunky vampire hunters. The former with an endless string of 'comedic' lines. Not once did they make me even smile. The shallow newcomers are mixed with a hodgepodge of comedic actors and a former wrestler as if to perfect the confusion.
The following story is paper-thin, and it is a sorry end to something that started off so well in 1998.
Parker Posey (Kicking and Screaming (1995)) is one of the only light points of Trinity in a hot vampire role. Below is a look at her 'subtle' acting in the flick.

Blade trilogy: Blade II (2002) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker 2

Blade (1998) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker
David S. Goyer: Man of Steel (2013) or, Superman v Zod: Sunset of Destruction (writer)

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) or, Batman and the Storm, Darkness, Anarchy, Evil, Depression (writer)

The Dark Knight (2008) - Nolan's best Batman (story contribution)

Batman Begins (2005) or, Modern, Dark, Smooth Batman (writer)

Blade II (2002) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker 2 (writer)

Blade (1998) or, The Vampire Ass-Kicker (writer)

Watch a short teaser for the film here

Cost: 65 mil. $
Box office: 131.9 mil. $
= Flop (returned 2.02 times its cost)

[Blade: Trinity premiered 7 December (Hollywood) and runs 113 minutes. Snipes was paid 13 mil. $ for his performance in the film. Shooting took place from September 2003 - January 2004 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Montreal, Quebec and in Toronto, Ontario. Before, during and after the production, problems were rife, especially stemming from Snipes being dissatisfied with co-stars, the director and other aspects of the film. Reports of racial slurs (from Snipes), unprofessional behavior, one instance of violence against Goyer and marijuana use during production were shared with the media. The film opened #2, behind fellow new release Ocean's Twelve, to a 16.1 mil. $ first weekend in North America, where it spent one more weekend in the top 5 (#5), grossing 52.4 mil. $ (39.7 % of the total gross. The 2nd and 3rd biggest markets were the UK with 12.9 mil. $(9.8 %) and Germany with 10.3 mil. $ (7.8 %). Roger Ebert gave the film a 1.5/4 star review, translating to a notch under this one. Snipes was later sued by his agency for failing to pay their commission of his salary. And he sued New Line Cinema for breach of contract and racism in a 5 mil. $ suit that was eventually settled out of court. Goyer later reflected; “I don’t think anyone involved in that film had a good experience on that film, certainly I didn’t. I don’t think anybody involved with that film is happy with the results. It was a very tortured production.” Marvel has regained the rights to the character and is working on a new movie starring Mahershala Ali as Blade. Goyer returned with Threshold (2005, TV-series), Snow Patrol: You're All I Have (2006, music video) and theatrically with The Invisible (2007). Snipes returned in 7 Seconds (2005, video), The Marksman (2005, video) and theatrically in Chaos (2005). Blade: Trinity is rotten at 24 % with a 4.40/10 critical average at Rotten Tomatoes.]

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William Friedkin has died

Born in Chicago, Friedkin accrued TV credits prior to his advance to the big screen as the director of Good TImes (1967), The Birthday Party (1968), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) and The Boys in the Band (1970) before his major breakthrough, The French Connection (1971), for which he won his only Oscar. He followed it up with the even bigger smash, The Exorcist (1973), arguably the best horror film of all time, for which he was Oscar-nominated. Later credits include Sorcerer (1977), Cruising (1980), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Rampage (1987), Rules of Engagement (2000), Killer Joe (2011) and The Devil and Father Amorth (2017, documentary). Friedkin passed away at age 87. R.I.P.

Louise Fletcher has passed away

Born in Alabama to deaf parents, Fletcher got her first credits in late-1950s TV-series.She took a 10 year-long sabbatical to devote her time to motherhood after the release of A Gathering of Eagles, but then came back and soon saw her career's most important part, as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), for which she won her sole Oscar. Later credits include Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), The Lucky Star (1980), Brainstorm (1983), Two Moon Junction (1988), Cruel Intentions (1999), A Perfect Man (2013) and many more. Fletcher passed away at age 88. R.I.P.

Jean-Luc Godard has passed away

Born in Paris, France, Godard lived much of his life in Switzerland. He wrote for French film criticism magazine Cahiers du Cinema and became foundational for the New French Wave that inspired new waves in scores of other countries across the world with his Breathless (1960). Later credits include A Woman Is A Woman (1961), Vivre Sa Vie (1962), Le Petit Soldat (1962), Contempt (1963), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le Fou (1965), 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967), Weekend (1967), Every Man for Himself (1980), King Lear (1987), Century of Cinema (1995, documentary), Goodbye to Language (2014) and many more. Godard died of assisted suicide at age 91. R.I.P.

Wolfgang Petersen has died

James Caan has died

Caan was born the son of Jewish immigrants from Germany in New York. He got his start on TV in the early 1960s. His credits include El Dorado (1966), The Rain People (1969), Brian's Song (1971, TV movie), The Godfather (1972), - for which he earned his only Oscar nomination, - Slither (1973), The Gambler (1974), Funny Lady (1975), Rollerball (1975), Silent Movie (1976), Hide in Plain Sight (1980), - the only film he also directed, - Thief (1981), Misery (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Bottle Rocket (1996), Eraser (1996), Dogville (2003), Elf (2003), Las Vegas (2003-07), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and many more. Caan passed away at age 82. R.I.P.

Jean-Louis Trintignant has died

Born in Vaucluse, France, Trintignant's theatrical debut as an actor was in If All the Guys in the World... (1955). Later credits include ...And God Created Woman (1956), The Seven Deadly Sins (1961), Inferno (1964), A Man and A Woman (1966), My Love, My Love (1967), A Man to Kill (1967), The Great Silence (1968), Z (1969), The Assassination (1972), Three Colors: Red (1994), Amour (2012), Happy End (2017) and many more. He also wrote and directed two films in the 1970s. Trintignant passed away at age 91. R.I.P.

Ray Liotta has died

Adopted from an orphenage at a young age, Liotta got hooked on acting in high school. He had various TV credits in the late 1970s and early 80s, with his film debut in The Lonely Lady (1983). Later credits include Something Wild (1986), Field of Dreams (1989), Goodfellas (1990), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), Blow (2001), Narc (2002), John Q (2002), Identity (2003), Observe and Report (2009), Youth in Revolt (2009), The Details (2011), Killing THem Softly (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Shades of Blue (2016-18), The Simpsons (2018, TV-series), Marriage Story (2019), The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Black Bird (2022, TV-series) and many more. Liotta passed away at age 67 in his sleep while on production in the Dominican Republic. R.I.P.

Philip Baker Hall has died

Born in Ohio, Hall didn't start acting until he was 30. His long list of credits include Zabriskie Point (1970), Miami Vice (1987, TV-series), Midnight Run (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Cheers (1993, TV-series), Hard Eight (1996), The Rock (1996), Air Force One (1997), Boogie Nights (1997), Seinfeld (1991-98), Rush Hour (1998), The Insider (1999), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003), Dogville (2003), The Zodiac (2005), Zodiac (2007), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004-09), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), Modern Family (2011-12) and many more. Hall passed away at age 90. R.I.P.

William Hurt has passed away

Born in Washington D.C., Hurt's first film role was the lead in Altered States (1980). Later credits include Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Gorky Park (1983), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned his only Oscar as Best Actor; Chilrdren of a Lesser God (1986), for which he was also Oscar-nominated; Broadcast News (1987), for which he was again Oscar-nominated; Smoke (1995), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), A History of Violence (2005), for which he was again Oscar-nominated; The Good Shepherd (2006), Into the Wild (2007), Robin Hood (2010) and many more. Hurt passed away at age 71. R.I.P.

Ivan Reitman has passed away

Born in Chechoslovakia, now Slovakia, Reitman's family fled the Soviet regime to Austria, then Toronto, when he was 4 years old. Reitman broke into movies as a director with Foxy Lady (1971). Later credits include Cannibal Girls (1973), Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Twins (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Junior (1994), Father's Day (1997), Evolution (1998), No Strings Attached (2011), Draft Day (2014) and more. Reitman's son Jason Reitman is also a great filmmaker. Reitman passed away at age 75. R.I.P.

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