Certainly the weakest of the Blade trilogy 'Trinity' is still no disaster, and is certainly not the cinematic travesty many critics declared it was on its initial cinematic release. The problems, however, do become apparent quite quickly - much as the film is stylishly shot and the action well staged Blade quickly becomes a mere background character as soon as the new blood - namely the Nightstalkers - are introduced. And whether or not you'll like them will generally depend on whether you're happy with Jessica Biel looking generally sexy and athletic (no problem there) and Ryan Reynolds swearing a lot (amusing in small doses). Furthermore having Dracula as your main villain does kind of smack of over ambition - surely Dracula is THE vampire to beat all vampires and even Blade wouldn't stand a chance against him. Also, with Dracula poorly portrayed by a less than successful Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) the air of threat and menace present in the second installment is sadly missing… more »

Certainly the weakest of the Blade trilogy 'Trinity' is still no disaster, and is certainly not the cinematic travesty many critics declared it was on its initial cinematic release. The problems, however, do become apparent quite quickly - much as the film is stylishly shot and the action well staged Blade quickly becomes a mere background character as soon as the new blood - namely the Nightstalkers - are introduced. And whether or not you'll like them will generally depend on whether you're happy with Jessica Biel looking generally sexy and athletic (no problem there) and Ryan Reynolds swearing a lot (amusing in small doses). Furthermore having Dracula as your main villain does kind of smack of over ambition - surely Dracula is THE vampire to beat all vampires and even Blade wouldn't stand a chance against him. Also, with Dracula poorly portrayed by a less than successful Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) the air of threat and menace present in the second installment is sadly missing here. Then there's Parker Posey hamming it up as Danica Talos and destroying a lot of her credibility in the process. But still there's a lot of enjoyment to be had from the Daywalkers third outing - the SFX are impressive enough and the Nightwalkers actually add a freshness to what could have become a stale 'Blade against the World' template had the franchise been allowed to continue. And the DVD is certainly no letdown - as with 'Blade II' we get a fascinating in-depth documentary covering all aspects of the production as well as an alternate, deleted ending featuring a vampire/werewolf hybrid that shows how awful the film could have been. If you're a fan of the franchise and the character then certainly give it a go, it's no worse than countless other third outings. But perhaps the time has come for Blade to hand over the reigns to a younger generation. Nightstalkers - The Movie, anyone?