Blade II

New Line’s sequel “”Blade II”” is simply “”Blade”” without that new film smell. The meat from this carcass has been devoured, the creative bones picked clean. Unfortunately, the price for this generic, Hollywood bombast runs higher than the dollars and cents attributed to the overblown budget.

I’m talking about the creative soul of director Guillermo del Toro, who abandons the skills he sharpened in films such as “”The Devil

Updated: March 21, 2002 — 2:43 pm