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Blade: Trinity

(2004, Rated R, Action/adventure, Starring Jessica Biel, Wesley Snipes)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    For series fans only. Definitely NOT for kids!

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Strong black hero, strong female and disabled characters.
  • Violence :

    Explicit and graphic peril and violence, child in peril.
  • Sex :

    Explicit sexual references including references to incest and sex toys.
  • Language:

    Frequent profanity, strong and explicit language.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    People are drugged.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Blade: Trinity

Parents need to know that this is an extremely violent action movie, which often veers into carnage usually reserved for the horror genre. Characters are shot, sliced, dismembered, burnt, tortured, and bled. There's a scene in which a blind woman is hunted down and killed within ear shot of her daughter. There are scenes of kidnapped humans in drug-induced comas being bled to feed the vampires. Frequent profanity is played for humor in this movie and sexual references are extremely explicit, including incest and sex toys.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the concept of honor that Drake discusses with Blade, about which character -- if any -- acts in an honorable way, and whether the concept here is used as justification for acting monstrously. Nietzche's much-used warning to "battle not with monsters, lest you become one" is the leitmotif of Blade's existence. What separates Blade from the vampires? Why does the audience revel in someone who seeks to solve all his problems with violence?
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 17
    Anonymous
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Better than the first but still very graphic

    This one tops the first one because it's more action and less of a gore fest. Language is toned down, but it still deserves the R-rating. Some sexual stuff in it. More fun than the first. Adults to mature teens only!

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 11
    Anonymous
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    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    i am 11 and i saw Blade trinity when i was 10. It was pretty bad. i don't think kid my age should watch it. I watched it with my dad, so i got away with it. but its definetly something to watch with parent that lets you get away iwth things!

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 2.0

    Only for people who want to see the end of the series

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    Great for the Trilogy

    Yes, as an avid fan of the first two, I eagerly anticipated the finale and was not disappointed. I agree that you would probably need to already be a fan of the films to really enjoy this movie, but I think all in all if you like horror films or vampires in general then you would enjoy it. I found it humorous at times and enjoyed how the violence was portrayed. For an avid horror movie fan, like me, this movie was an enjoyable experience. I think Wesley Snipes is great no matter what role he plays and this time he brought a darkness to Blade that was not brought out in the first films. It was marvelously directed and the special effects were incredible. The gore scenes were not as bloody as many other movies out, so that was not even an issue at least for me. If you are a horror film fan, this one would be good for a movie night.

  5. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Delaware
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Pointless

    Same old blade film with better effects and more killing. Dont bother

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