Blade: Trinity (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

David S. Goyer

Writers (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)
Marv Wolfman (character) ...

Release Date:

8 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Where it began so it shall end.

Plot:

Blade, now a wanted man by the FBI, must join forces with the Nightstalkers to face his most challenging enemy yet: Dracula

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Blade | Dracula | Blood | Vampire Hunter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade
Kris Kristofferson	...	Whistler
Dominic Purcell	...	Drake
Jessica Biel	...	Abigail Whistler
Ryan Reynolds	...	Hannibal King
Parker Posey	...	Danica Talos
Mark Berry	...	Chief Martin Vreede
John Michael Higgins	...	Dr. Edgar Vance
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Asher Talos
Paul Levesque	...	Jarko Grimwood (as Triple H)
Paul Anthony	...	Wolfe
Françoise Yip	...	Virago
Michael Rawlins	...	Wilson Hale (as Michael Anthony Rawlins)
James Remar	...	Ray Cumberland
Natasha Lyonne	...	Sommerfield

Also Known As:

Blade III (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content.

Runtime:

113 min | Germany:105 min (cut version) | USA:122 min (unrated DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Ireland:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:14A (Ontario) (unrated DVD version) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (Canadian Home Video rating) (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Finland:K-15 (self applied) (TV rating) (2008) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Iceland:16 | USA:R (No. 40999)

Filming Locations:

Intersection of Granville and West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The sunglasses worn by Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel) are Oakley Half-wires. The brand made many appearances in the trilogy, mostly in Blade II (2002). This has been attributed to Wesley Snipes' love of the brand. Oakley sunglasses also make regular appearances in the "Blade: The Series" (2006).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When King and Whistler come to Blade's rescue at the station, one of the guards uses his club. A distinct contact sounds can be heard, but we can clearly see the stick bend like rubber as it's blocked by the protagonist.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Hannibal King: In the movies, Dracula wears a cape, and some old English guy always manages to save the day at the last minute with crosses and holy water. But everybody knows the movies are full of shit. The truth is, it started with Blade, and it ended with him. The rest of us were just along for the ride.

Movie Connections:

Features Incubus (1965)

Soundtrack:

Skylight

Wesley Snipes can stand alone

The main problem with Blade:Trinity is that the director - for some odd reason - forgot that Wesley Snipes can hold his own. He was the reason people went and saw the first two movies. As Blade, he is the king of badass cool. Trinity was disappointing because they siphoned all of his humor off onto Hannibal, and he lost a lot of battle scenes to Abby. This was unnecessary. I didn't go to watch either of those actors try desperately. I went to watch Wesley Snipes as Blade. And then, casting decisions? Who chose Parker Posey to play a vamp? Who did her hair? What insanity was going on on the set? And why, why, why, why didn't Paul Levanesque take his shirt off? Come on. Waste of money, and that from a Blade sci-fi fan.