Blade 2 - Marvel's Underrated Classic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Blade 2 is one of the earliest Marvel films and in many ways, still one of the best! In this video I dig into the movie, Wesley Snipes, Guillermo del Toro and the Blade franchise as a whole. Check out the videos covering the other two movies too!
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My Uncle jokingly asked my Grandma if she wanted to see Blade, and her not knowing what it was said yes. After they saw it My uncle assumed she didn't like it much, so when Blade 2 came out he went to see it alone, and he was telling her that he saw it, and her response was "You saw it without me?!"
Ha!
Lol Grandma has great taste
You obviously have the coolest Grandma in the world . LOL. Hope she got to see it eventually.
My only problem with this movie is the underuse of Donnie Yen.
Yeah I agree but I understand because he mostly did behind-the-scenes work as the choreographer. Though it would be great to see a friendly sparring match between Blade and Snowman.
And the cat from red dwarf
This team needs a reboot. MARVEL's Expendables!
HIGHLY agreed
yeah the whole stoic, reticent Asian badass archetype was already played out even by 2004
*I absolutely loved the first two Blade movies.Wesley Snipes was born to play Blade because of the way he perfectly nailed the character. And people always forget that this was the film that helped revitalize the movie genre along with the first X-Men movie in 2000.*
No need to shout bro
All three were just perfection
Stan Lee himself said in an interview,that without the success of the first Blade movie there wouldn´t be no MCU or the big comic movie trend in general. And he gave a big shoutout to Wesley Snipes,who was also the producer of Blade and did a lot of work behind the camera,to make these movies happen.
@@doublep1980 absolutely correct 👍
Snipe's Blade may have been superior to the comic versions.
Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman are always a great combination, throw in Wesley Snipes and you have one of the most fun movies you could ask for.
''Can you blush?'' :p
I thought Nomak was a great villain. His death scene is still fucking awesome to me. Especially his last line.
It hurts....no more. Made you view him in a different light.
I loved Nomak!! The intensity he brought into this story was awesome to watch as a teenager! Hell - it still is!
Surprised that this video didn't even cover Nomak. Luke Goss is so great in that role and in Hellboy: The Golden Army. He's very good at making you empathize with him no matter what his plan is.
@@LadyAstarionAncunin
Luke Goss is too much underrated. The guy can sell you the best villain ever and he nails it every time. Him as Prince Nuada was definitely his greatest work, but Nomak is right behind. Really wished to see him more with Del Toro again.
Nomak was excellent. From "I hate vampires" to "It hurts no more." he had pathos and rage. He actually was tragic, the son of an uncaring egomaniac father who used him as a guinea pig and then cast him out. He was *happy* that Blade killed him. It was a wonderful reversal that he and Blade basically had the same goal.
I don’t know that it is underrated, there’s no one who watches it who doesn’t think it’s an action masterpiece.
What are kidding me. Stop hating
Kondwani Mande Chris is not hating
Go watch Cinema Sins's video on it, the narrator calls it mediocre & forgettable. Although I of course disagree & think it's an amazing film.
People seem to forget the word “overlooked” exists
@@jongon0848 cinema sins is a joke
I agree, Wesley saells the Blade character so flawlessly. He is Blade.
You know this film is gonna be cool when Guillermo Del Toro is directing it .😄
So true.
Agreed
I always recall that night goggle switching ninja , no wonder its actually Del Toro
Yes!
YES!!!
This movie was already great when I first watched this as a boy
Years later this movie became an all time Comic book Classic due to the script,worldbuilding
The villian Nomak is great
The Reaper Vampire is a fantastic design
The soundtrack is dope
The visuals are dope,especially when Blade and the blood pack enter the House of Pain
And the Final Fight scene between Nomak and Blade was awesome
I love this movie so much. They gave Whistler such great lines too. I also loved the banter between Blade's crew and the Bloodpack. Only thing I had a problem with was that Donnie Yen should have gotten more action.
Anyone who likes Blade 2 should check out The Strain by Guillermo del Toro. It begins slow but later in the series it starts feeling like a spiritual successor to Blade 2. It was originally supposed to last only 3 Seasons but because it was so popular FX convinced the showrunners keep it going for one more season.
Couldn't agree more, I love that show.
Watched it when it came out first. I love it
Did The Strain wrap up properly? Hopefully it's not one of those shows that was hoping for more seasons but was axed, leaving a lot of hanging plotlines and ultimately a disappointment that just ends without resolution.
@@pnwajs3532 The opposite actually. Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan we're going to end it after season 3 but FX was so happy with the show's performance that they asked them to do more. So Del Toro and Hogan decided that they could flesh things out for one more season. They didn't take it past it's fourth season because they didn't want to draw out the story too long past its natural end point.
I never watched the show, but I read the novels, and whenever I look back at Blade 2 I think about those novels.
The *mutant vampire prince* is the one Who played Elf Prince Nuada of Hellboy II - The golden army, another classic
*in both movies he killed his father(!) :D
Loved Nuada,so cool
Silver lance~
Luke Goss - He was in a massive British boy band in the 80s called Bros
Thanks, I don't know that.
And his father,the ancient Vampire Lord,is played by Thomas Kretschmann.
You may know him as SS-officer Fegelein from "The Downfall". The movie from which the "Hitler rants about...." meme is from. "FEGELEIN,WHERE THE HELL IS FEGELEIN?!" that´s him. He´s also in a ton other intern. and german movies.
It´s actually a pretty good historical drama,about the last days of Hitler and the Nazi regime,while the Soviet Red Army is closing in to take Berlin.Check it out,if you haven´t.
I loved the character of Nomak. He is kinda mirror image of Blade. And that death scene! When he (spoilers) actualy finish himself by forsing the blade of the sword into his heart and his last words - "Strange, it hurts, it hurts no more." - almost tear me up. I always assumed he is talking about his life, that being alive is hurting him in a way. Just beautuful.
Yeah Novak was perfect casting and perfectly written for that movie.
@Mrs. Arthur Morgan guys a great actor. Would be the perfect elric
Nomak was literally a what if blade was a monster.
Ah yes, Blade. The 1998 original is the film that the Matrix stole all of its swag from black leather coat wearing, gun-fu with bullet time.
Dark City predates both of them, although no gun-fu.
And all of these films ripped off Hong Kong action cinema lol.
Matrix was influenced by the original Ghost in the Shell film and anime. In other words Matrix stole from the Japanese.
Why do people like calling inspiration stealing? Are we supposed to make work in a vacuum without any memory?
@@popopop984 EXACTLY!
People don't realize how near impossible it is to make something 100% original.
All of the greatest pieces of entertainment in the last few centuries were inspired by previous works.
And those first pieces from ancient times came from people observing the real world.
I've always loved this movie. It's soo dark and wierd.
I want to see blade on the screen again... but I feel anyone else besides Wesley Snipes will look like a watered down version.
after the trash blade trinity, im happy to see mahershala ali do it
Warrior the Pleb oi, Wesley was good.
@@WarriorPleb Blame the writers on that part. Wesley was the best commic book version. Doubt that the new blade will be as brutal as the original. Even Deadpool might be in trouble and watered down because of Disney.
@@davidhopper9793 bro, the old wesley was 100% but he's getting on in age and want to see someone else do it
@@Dimitris4110 i agree 100% mate, but wesley is getting older, that's all. i wouldve loved to see wesley in his prime again :(
Blade 2 was absolutely terrifying for me when I was a kid haha nomak was the best and most iconic villain out of all the blade movies that guy was a straight up savage.
This is why I want to see blade in the mcu.
He's one of the coolest and awesome characters ever.
Also nice nod to Godzilla Mendoza his channel is cool.
he'll turn out to be one of many, like every other hero of the MCU....
@@Bale4Bond ,I agree with you. The MCU Blade will be tamed ,where as Snipe's version had a lot of creative freedom and it was it's own thing without connecting to any grand universe. But it's Disney/Marvel so you know they will play it safe.
Mark Molino sanatized for our viewing "pleasure"...
@@Bale4Bond ,Lol ,for real
@God Almighty Whoopi Goldberg was a great hero in Theodore Rex.
Donnie Yen did the awesome fight choreography for this one, too.
Nathan Zimmerman Donnie Yen was under appreciated back then but glad he starred in the Ip Man movies to really show his martial arts prowess!
Does anyone remember when Guillermo del Toro wanted to direct an episode from Breaking Bad?
Leonardo Klotz he want to put Walt on a Jaeger and make Gus control a Kaiju
Yeah apparently it was Ozymandias he wanted to direct
He should do Better Call Saul.
@@willinton06 he wanted Walt to make love with a fish-man
He’s done a lot of weird stuff all over. He guest starred in Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia in exchange for Charlie Day being in Pacific Rim
09:07 - THIS scene epitomised the depth of storytelling in the film for me. Truly terrifying and greatly executed. Glad someone else loved this film as much as I did.
You can criticize the CGI all you want...remember this film had a pretty paltry $51 million budget and IT SQUEEZED EVERY LAST PENNY OUT OF IT AND LOOKED PRETTY DAMN GOOD CONSIDERING THE BUDGET!
what do you aspect from 90s or early 2000 cgi but still better than Scorpion King.
Finally.... someone giving this movie it's due. It is one of my favorite action movies. Nearly pitch perfect!
PS - One of the things that I attribute the "weightless" "shiny rubber ball" issue to (besides the early CGI of the time), is kind of what Del Toro was going for. He said that the reason the tone was so different from the first Blade film is because he was trying to make this as close to a LIVE ACTION comic book as you can get. The tone and the world were on purpose. And some of the people who worked on the film said that it was PARTIALLY an aesthetic choice by the team to help give it the cheesy/over-the-top/unrealistic feel that many comic book action scenes have. They did admit that there were drawbacks to the CGI at the time, but they ultimately chose to use that flaw to enhance the tone.
bLaCk pAnTher iS tHe fIrSt bLaCk sUpEr hErO mOvIe
Blade and Spawn: Are we a joke to you...
Nobody said that
F in chat for Spawn
really hope the new jamie foxx spawn film goes into production sooner rather than later
Spawn and blade are more anti-hero's then anything
No one said that though. You're thinking of Captain Marvel.
I like anything directed by Guillermo Del Toro
Always loved all the Blade movies...they had heart
Except the the third one
Me: Some really needs to acknowledge how good *insert underrated TV show or movie* is
captainmidnight: Posts a video about the underrated TV show or movie a couple days later
Thank you. This movie has been completely underrated and never five the respect it deserves. It was a superior sequel to the first movie in everyway, was dark, violent, action packed and cool as hell plus directed by a great talented man who has only gotten better with time
Still the best Marvel movie I've ever seen.
Agreed
Yeah, before Disney got heavily involved in Marvel.
I think one was better than 2 but 2 was great
TheGamingHispanic21 facts
X2 is my personal favorite
I still don't know what Ron Perlman meant by
"Can you blush?"
Charlie Murphy: "See, this is long before Wesley Snipes. Back then... we was the blackest *****s on the planet according to Rick James."
I suppose it's alluding to the fact that Blade was half-human half-vampire ... so unlike pure vampires (who are supposed to be undead) he is supposed to have human traits like normal blood circulation .. basically Ron Perlman's character is mocking Blade for being an impure vampire.
I always thought it had more to do with Blade being black and having a darker skin complexion, so Reinhardt's saying he can never tell if black people blush because of their skin color. May be wrong but it would be the kinda thing Reinhardt would say.
@@Negajoe I don't think it's about race, at least not race as in black and white, but race as in human vs vampire, that would be more fitting with the themes of the game (as Reinhardt would think very highly of himself as a pure vampire and look down on Blade because he is half-vampire only).
I always took it as "Hey are you impressed?" Because Ron Perlman says it when Blade first meets him and the Blood Pack. Like Blade should be impressed by how bad ass they look. And then Blade says it at the end when he catches the blade of his own sword when RP tried to stab him. Almost as if RP should be impressed that he actually pulled that off.
I love the CG in this movie, especially the fight scenes and acrobatic stuff from Blade, you rarely see choreography like this in movies.
I actually just watched this a few days ago and it's really good
For the first time?
Donnie Yen's choreography in this movie is AMAZING.
Love seeing positive videos on this film. One of my top 5 favorites. Other then RDJ as Stark, Snipes as Blade is casting perfection.
Love Blade...The best Marvel character ever.
Blade is my favorite character. Blade 2 is a masterpiece.
I love both Blade and Blade II. And I also love how very different they are. Sucks that it never got a good third entry.
I LOVE Blade II, I think its one of those sequels that goes above and beyond the original. And I absolutely loved how the whole movie didnt show a spec of sunlight except at the end when the sun came up!
*Everyone commenting that Captain and HiTop uploading at the same time before watching less than a minute into the video*
Love this film to this day! Lol. Blade 1 and 2 my favorites. Even the digital effects still look amazing.
Best part is in the beginning when he jumps off the build and does that flip then shoots that dude.
W. Snipes needs to make a cameo in the MCU Blade. No matter how small that cameo is fans will be happy to see him in it.
Me and my brother love Blade ll, it brings back good memories
One of the rare occasions when the sequel surpasses the first installment IMO.
would have loved an Underworld/Blade crossover. it was talked about at one point.
You and HiTop in cahoots or something? Blade and Blade 2 literally a minute from each other
I was about to comment that😂
Blade 2 has its moments, but the first Blade is the real classic.
and Novak is possibly one the most underrated villains of all time.
I just watch hitop blade videos.. now I got blade 2 by captain midnight.. both my fav channel
Easily my favorite Blade movie. Del Toro makes the difference. I'm not a techno fan so appreciated the use of orchestral score as well.
HiTop Films moment
The best part about Blade is there are three.
Your Sexualized Grandparents the last one was bad though.
@@jmil843 not as bad as Captain marvel
@@jannclaudebinoya naaah, as despicable , at least cap marvel has a better scipt. Some actors are doing their best in both of them, some others are not even trying. Really, both are really disappointing, but they have their good moments I guess
@@jmil843 Certainly not as good as the first 2 but still watchable.
Except Blade 3 sucked.
Wow two of my favorite youtubers post a video at the same time
“oh boy yeah”
Really cool and original video man! Blade is such a cool character.
I love when you collaborate with other channels for a series, always gives me a new channel to follow
You and hitop films made a blade video at once
Collab City
It's intentional. It's a three parter on the series with HiTop, Captain Midnight, and Godzilla Mendoza
This is my 3rd favorite comic book movie of all time.
I hope they bring Guillermo Del Toro back for a new HELLBOY movie
Blade II has been my reference playback movie in my home theater for years. And this sounded so great on DVD. 💪😎
Speaking of a blade video game, does anyone remember the ghost rider video game and how blade was a playable character? I actually enjoyed that game.
I think that game is pretty damn good.
Kristoffersons version of Sunday Morning is so much more depressing and I love it, but Johnny Cash can just sing the hell out of that song and take me to a place that Kristoffersons version can't.
Just had to say that, because I know so few people that have even heard that song lol.
Holy crap it's been so long since I watched Blade 2 that I didn't know Donnie Yen was one of the vampire hunters.
Yesterday I finally got to see Blade 2 and I loved it and Guillermo del Toro is one of m favorite filmmaker
Donnie Yen was also the stunt/martial arts choreographer for Blade 2
I love Blade 1-2, I'm excited for MCU Blade.
Wesley Snipes completely owned this character the same way that RDJ owned Tony Stary. If Disney knew what was good, they would bring him back in.
Blade 2 was my favorite Marvel movie for such a long time until Logan came out. I just loved it.
2002 CG looks more convincing than today’s.
HiTop films sent me! Much love! ❤️
Finally someone's talking about this masterpiece 🙌🏻
Watching this video, thinking "wow del Toro actually got lots of cool ideas about vampires, I wonder if he even did other projects with them..."
Then I realized the whole "The Strain" franchise are his creations!
Yah you know it’s a crazy world when you get a notification for hitops blade and then Midnights Blade 2.
Creature design was sick. That first time watching it.... amazing!!
Blade needs more love.
It basically did start the Marvel cinematic universe. People say Ironman did, but imo Blade is what started it.
Perfectly engaging a "Drive" kind a sound @6:34 while introducing Ron Perlman / his character. Well done Mr. Content Creator. 😎👍🏽
I remember watching this movie when it came out in the theaters best thing ever
Oooh, I so agree on Massive Attack feat. Mos Def moment. That tune is so good!
One of my top 10 ever. My big bro put me on and I've loved him very much.
To say Blade 2 is an underrated classic is an understatement in itself.
HiTops brought me. I stayed cause your content is great
The most ambitious crossover ever
Best marvel movie ever, this movie and it's soundtrack was my teens.
Ok hold up! I didn't expect a Blade 2 vid today 😅
When I think of blade 2 I think of the huge elbow drop at the end.
The Blade II soundtrack is incredible
Blade 2 came out on my 13th birthday in March this movie is definitely a classic
I literally watched this more than 100 times as a kid easily
Damn I loved this movie. I remember back in the summer of ‘03 I had this and The first Resident Evil movie on tape. I used to watch them like every couple of days lol I was like 10 yrs old at the time.
Resident Evil 1 is Classic doesn't really follow game plot but it's a unique watch and love how they made hive a main character
When I watched Hi-Top's video on the first Blade earlier today (excellent btw), I had no idea you guys teamed up to cover all three. I love teamups like this!
This has always been in my top 5-10 comic book adapted films of all time.
You are a criminally underrated TH-camr, why don't you have more subscribers?
This movie holds up really well. Specially the villains. Such an amazing design that you really could only see in a Del Toro movie, but it's rare in a super hero movie that the villains really seem dangerous and threatening to the overpowered hero.
I’d argue that the shoddy movements the CGI brings help to show how inhuman the vampires are when they fight. It kind of should be jarring.
Yup!
I've seen X2 twice, and only once was on purpose. I've seen Blade 2 more times than I can count lol
David S Goyer hits just as many times as he misses. What was he thinking with Blade 3s climax?A board room brawl with Dracula?
It was nice to see Wesley Snipes digital stunt double is still getting work on Gemini Man.
That motivational music playing in the background while talking about Reinhardt being a sadist, I half expected him to say "And you can be like him too, if you sign up for skillshare!"
Early 2000s look is one of the reasons why i love this movie
Nomak’s death really reminded me of Roy Batty’s death in Blade Runner. I’m probably not the first to say it but it’s my first time watching the Blade trilogy.
as a fan of guillermo del toro, this is one of most entertaining films. it had a look that at least stood out and separated itself from its predecessor. it also had a sense of humor and action that was just incredible. guillermo is a master of cinema.
Blade 2 is an amazing film (probably better the first film), It clearly a much better film than Black Panther and the Powerpuff Girls cameo (which I’m a huge fan of) in the film on the tv screens was a pretty nice addition
So glad I found this. Blade 2 is very underrated indeed.