10 Most Forgettable Superhero Movies Since 2000

Blade is one of the most badass antiheroes ever to reach the screen, but he falls victim to the law of diminishing returns in this sequel, which gives him a wisecracking sidekick (Ryan Reynolds) as well as Jessica Biel’s monosyllabic hottie, who really knows how to wear a tiny outfit.

Written and directed by David Goyer, who helped bring the Batman and Superman franchises back from the dead, Blade: Trinity has a shot at being the most slapdash effort on his resume. No movie where Dracula (renamed “Drake”) is discovered in Iraq is off to a flying start, but there’s also a strange lack of heart, a sense that this is nothing more than a contractual obligation.

According to Patton Oswalt, who plays tech guy Hedges, relations between Goyer and Wesley Snipes were so strained that the star attempted to strangle him on set, prompting the filmmaker to hire a biker gang he’d met in a strip club as bodyguards. Director and star communicated through post-it notes for the rest of the shoot (Wesley signed his “from Blade”), with a stand-in fulfilling the actor’s duties while Snipes smoked weed in his trailer.