Viewed – 22 November 2008  DVD

With the Blade franchise, I think Wesley Snipes graduated from being a likable, watchable actor to a bona-fide movie star – it was the role he was born to play. Blade is a half-human, half-vampire vampire-hunter and a 100% bad ass at the same time – forget Buffy Summers – this is how you kill the undead.  Based on a not that well known Marvel comic book, the first two films in the franchise were huge hits, so a third (and final?) instalment was an easy bet.

Now you may ask, why if being a Blade fan-boy have I not watched Trinity before now?  Well to be honest, I felt the series had reached its can’t-be-bettered peak with Guillermo Del Toro’s superb Blade 2.  Add to this rather limp reception for this latest vampire slaying flick, and the rumour that Snipes was pushed into the background and more screen time given to his two other leads (Ryan Reynolds and, ahem, purr…Jessica Biel) and the thought of a lesser Blade movie was not an enticing prospect.

But fear not!  This latest entry is every bit as cool and exciting as the previous two (although somewhat less bloody) and with a trio of vampire hunters, a funny, wise cracking Ryan Reynolds and ahem, purr…Jessica Biel, and yes even if Snipes doesn’t seem as ‘into it’ as he once was – this still couldn’t fail.  Ok, the arrival of bad-boy of all vampires Dracula (call him Drake) proves underwhelming and unimaginative (but we still get a great sword fight between him & Blade), overall – if u liked the last two films or just enjoy a well made, fast-moving choreographed-to-within-an-inch-of-its-life action / horror then this will do the job nicely.

Verdict:  3 /5