Blade Trilogy Ranked

Blade Trilogy Ranked

1. Blade II (2002)

Thanks to the visionary Guillermo del Toro, Blade II is the best we’ve seen of the vampire slaying badass on-screen thus far. The visuals are stunning, the story is thoroughly engaging, and it really feels like a gothic horror/action movie. There are a lot more characters this time around and many are just throwaway, but Blade and Whistler (his savior and mentor) are further explored and developed and who can forget Ron Perlman as Reinhardt? Furthermore, Blade II proved just how well Guillermo del Toro could handle comic book material, which he would further demonstrate with the Hellboy movies.

2. Blade (1998)

Before Spider-Man in 2002 and X-Men in 2000, there was Blade. Technically it's a Marvel movie, but not so much a conventional superhero movie (or what’s considered conventional now a days). Although it deviates from its source material (what comic book movie doesn’t?), it’s fun, action packed, and features Wesley Snipes at his best. Although a lot of the CGI hasn’t aged well, it still holds up 20 years later otherwise. The opening action scene at the vampire nightclub gives moviegoers the perfect introduction to Blade too. 

3. Blade: Trinity (2004)

Oh, man is Blade: Trinity a train wreck, but at least it’s a fun train wreck. At its best it’s campy fun, at its worst it’s totally cringe worthy. Despite Dracula being the villain this time around, somehow it all feels less ambitious and stagnant from a creative standpoint. Wesley Snipes doesn’t look like he’s having much fun in this installment either, which makes sense considering the behind the scenes drama. However, Ryan Reynolds steals the show, as does Parker Posey and Triple-H. At least it seemed like they were having fun.