Blade | | Cast : | Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright | | Director : | Stephen Norrington | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | August 21, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | September 14, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 28, 2005 | | Summary | Great hero story | Content
 | Blade's now my favorite fantasy/super/whatever hero. It caught me right away in the bloodbath opening scene with morbid curiosity. Blade is one of those superheroes that doesn't show much emotion at all but he still grabs and keeps the audience's attention.
The movie gets you in mood for its dark story and explains things very well in the plot. The acting is mostly superb and the characters make you loathe them or love them and it's got fantastic imagery.
I'm not even a vampire/fiction fan, so it always seemed out of place that I'm a fan of Blade. But I like it...you might too. It's not the typical vampire story--vampires hanging out in cobwebbed corners waiting to scare you to death before sucking you dry. They're high-tech-style bloodsuckers with Frost as their leader trying to get back down to the vampire roots.
You'll see...it's worth it. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 20, 2005 | | Summary | A Cool Vampire Flick! | Content
| The First time I saw 'Blade' in 1998 was when it was released at the cinema. I knew I was going to be watching an exciting film from the moment the film started-the vampire blood rave scene. It starts with Traci Lords as a vampire taking an unsuspecting victim to a blood rave. That scene is the best! I think it's a pretty cool vampire action film, with some very cool, exciting scenes in it.
A definite enjoyable, fun ride. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Catch you f***ers at a bad time? | Content
| I have seen Blade at least 8 times, and it never ceases to reveal new wonders. The kinetic action, the comic-book feel, the hilariously stilted dialogue... to date, the best Marvel has done on the big screen.
Wesley Snipes is impervious to compassion or cuteness. The film never leaves any doubt that Blade will fry every "suckahead" he sees, all while donning his bad-ass sunglasses (or putting them on in slow motion). Even when walking through a residential street at daytime, he's decked out in black trenchcoat, complete with any variety of deadly weapons, carrying vigilantism to the peak of its ridiculousness and relishing in it.
There are slow spots, and moments that make you cringe from sheer trashiness; yet, in short time, I'll find myself roused by a fight scene, yelling "YEAH! CAP THOSE SUCKAS! WHOOOOOOOOO!" There are very few films that can do this, and the next two BLADE films have only a shadow of this sensation.
Another model for comic book movies to follow- keep it short on origins. I want to see a scowling anti-hero and sneering villains, not some effusive sonnet about inner pain and trauma (though to be fair, BATMAN BEGINS integrated this exceptionally well, from the same David S. Goyer of the BLADE films, no less).
Simply amazing. TRINITY is crap (though I still saw it in theaters...twice), and BLADE II has its moments, but man alive, if you're going to get one movie that features sunglasses, make it this one.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 25, 2005 | | Summary | GREAT MOVIE! | Content
| This movie is just outstanding. There is no better vampire movie that i know of. The special features on here aren't that good though. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 24, 2005 | | Summary | Kill those vampires! | Content
| What a film, what a film, what a film! It is stellar and amazing. And boy, Deacon Frost and Blade both really know how to fight! I think there was a lot of funniness and intense action and battle in this movie, and I think it should be in the top 10 comic book films of all time. If it is, good. I thought Karen was cute, too. And Quinn was funny, while Mercury was vicious and brave. End of story. |
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