Screening as a Double Feature with Blade II. Blade will be showing inside with Blade II outside on the backlot. Tickets are $9 for one film or just $15 for both! Select your option on checkout.

Wesley Snipes remains the perfect incarnation of the comic book vampire hunter Blade in this intense, bloody sequel that marks a new advance in the world of special effects. Director Guillermo Del Toro (Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone) has a strong record in the horror genre and he manages to avoid the many traps of doing a sequel due in large part to David S. Goyer’s strong script. In smartly resurrecting the half-human, half-vampire hero’s seemingly dead partner, Whistler, Goyer has brought back actor Kris Kristofferson, who delivers a gritty, blue-collar performance that gives the steely, impersonal Blade a colorful foil. From there, Goyer’s story puts the duo, along with a new helper (Norman Reedus), in an uneasy alignment with the vampire race against an almost indestructible super-breed of vampire. This straightforward setup allows Del Toro and his team (including noted Hong Kong fight coordinator Donnie Yen) to focus on the choreography of the film’s plentiful fight scenes. The result is an action-packed hybrid of horror and martial arts that is easily one of the most exciting and most impressive displays of monster and special makeup effects to hit the screen since John Carpenter’s 1982 creature extravaganza The Thing. The hundreds of effects shots reflects a collaboration of multiple effects companies doing visuals, prosthetics, makeup and CGI — all of which come together in a seamless, visually stunning package. Throw in a fully charged club soundtrack and a Snipes performance that combines a ton of toughness with just enough sensitivity to make him (somewhat) human, and you’ve got a fantastic genre sequel that has style and cool to spare. (AllMovie)

“Blade II is so many good things: a sequel that improves on the original, a spectacular vault into the movie mainstream by an idiosyncratic foreign filmmaker, a U.S. picture that skillfully adopts Hong Kong action stylings and an unabashed big-budget gorefest, all rolled up in one.” -Fangoria

Blade II is screening as part of Arkadin’s Wesley Snipes-tember!

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SCREENING

In case of inclement weather, this screening will be moved to our indoor theater.

Limited seating is available outside and is first come, first served. It is strongly recommended that you Bring Your Own Chair.

The theater opens one hour prior to showtime.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.