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Series: Blade II

Blade II DVD Packed With Extras!

By Rob M. Worley May 31, 2002

New Line HomeEntertainment has announced that Blade II is now slated to splatter videostore shelves on September 3rd, 2002. The hit comic book movie will be availableas a double-disc "Platinum Series" DVD and priced-to-own on VHS.

The over $80million box-office hit Blade II stars Wesley Snipes in the role ofthe vampire hunter Blade, the half-vampire "day-walker" superhero wholives to kill the undead. The first Blade film, based on theMarvel Comics superhero, was a blockbuster hit grossing more than $70 millionduring its theatrical release in August 1998, and the VHS and "PlatinumSeries" DVD of Blade have gone on to sell more than 3.5million units since release.

Both discs ofthe DVD set are packed with extras. Here's a rundown:

Bonus Features on Disc 1:

Commentary track with director Guillermo Del Toro and writer David Goyer
Commentary track with producer Peter Frankfurt and Wesley Snipes
Isolated score
16X9 Widescreen (1.85:1)
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound - English
DTS surround sound - English
Stereo surround sound - English
English subtitles and closed captions
Animated menus

Bonus Features on Disc 2: (Approximately three hours of video material!)

Production Workshop:
- Director's Notebook: Interactive reproduction of director's notes with an intro by Del Toro
- A Pact in Blood: Interactive collection of original documentaries -- various docs on production, story and other subjects
- Art gallery
Original theatrical press kit
Deleted/alternate scenes
Blade II video game survival guide
Music video: Cypress Hill and Roni Size "Child of the Wild West"
Theatrical trailers

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