Blade (1998)
In a world where vampires walk the earth, Blade (Snipes) has a goal. His goal is to rid the world of all vampire evil. When Blade witnesses a vampire bite Dr. Karen Jenson (Wright), he fights away the beast and take Jenson back to his hideout. Here, alongside Abraham Whistler (Kristofferson), Blade attempts to help heal Jenson. The vampire Quinn (Logue) who was attacked by Blade, reports back to his master Deacon Frost (Dorff), who is planning a huge surprise for the human population. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Stephen Norrington
Written By: David S. Goyer
Starring: Udo Kier, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff, Wesley Snipes, Donal Logue, Tim Guinee, Traci Lords, Sanaa Lathan, Arly Jover, Frankie Ray, N'Bushe Wright
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Franchise: Blade
Country: USA
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Jasongirl67 | 75 69% |
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I think of Vampire /Dracula in terms of a horror genre This one takes after the comic ( Which I was unaware of until this movie) so it decidedly takes on a more action film feel All in all I'd say pretty good movie
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terrymac | 60 36% |
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Daft, noisy, bloody fun.
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juntakinte99 | 75 49% |
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It's easy to forget the late 90's/early aughts pre-MCU films--when Marvel comics could be made into competent genre pictures. This is a good horror action film with performances from Wright and Kristofferson elevating it slightly. It loses a couple of points as Snipes puts too much of himself in the picture via Kung Fu, a quasi love scene, and some Black Dynamite style pun acting. And the world-building exposition needs improvement. Still, it has a fun villain, which is what makes these movies.
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BillyShears | 85 86% |
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Blade flashbacks to moments before he was born. Vampire rave scene. The police are insane in this movie, "AH! A BLACK MAN! *BANG BANG BANG* ... oh he's a vampire"
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Groovy_Souls | 75 64% |
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I don't think this movie gets enough credit. It was not perfect by any means but it was a cool and awesome action thriller. Sometimes we all need a little pure action and this delivered. Acting isn't amazing but it fits what the movie needs, while the tone is constant and agreeable. My only probems were a few plot holes, dialogue, and a few stale actors. Not terrible at all but not a mind-bending movie either.
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syvyys | 61 12% |
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First of all: Having Udo Kier in a movie means in every case at least 50 points. Additionally to Udo you get some pretty nice action, creepy jokes, vampires AND one of the coolest swords out of the 90s.
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recklessmess | 70 48% |
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Snipes needs to make a movie about PAYING HIS FUCKING TAXES.
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Paxton | 45 14% |
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It's around the time that the cops open fire in a hospital that this story about a half-breed vampire that hunts vampires might not be entirely realistic.
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Alex Watkins | 4 70% |
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Yes, it's vampires and yes, it's fairly cheesy blaxploitation. But it's a lot of fun, and manages to combine the two genres very effectively. And the action is fantastic, minus some iffy late-90s CGI. "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill."
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Mentaculus | 63 39% |
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It's a curious thing rewatching this almost 20 years on (...), since this is arguably the birth of the modern comic book film. It has its moments - the Blood Bath builds to a fever, and Wesley really is good, if you accept his scene-chewing through pointy canines - but Goyer's script sucks. The lack of menace in the climax proves how half-hearted they were to embrace the supernatural - it's all or nothing, but they chose both.
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MartinTeller | 72 41% |
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Kills the time without annoying you too much. This is a good role for Snipes.
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| 1 | myfavchords | 71 30% |
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The plot is really silly in this movie. There are a lot of fun scenes and some campy moments. The script has many weak moments but there are some exciting action scenes.
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rickicker | 76 42% |
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At least ten of those points are for the line "some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill".
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Dakota99 | 8 88% |
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The truth of the matter is the Blade movies aren’t really comparable to today’s superhero movies. However, this is still so good to this day. A lot of the cheesiness, dialogue, and especially affects are such a product of it’s time, that it’s endearing. Really, Wesley Snipes was pretty much the perfect choice for Blade during it’s time, and really brought a certain B-level grade flare. On top of this, the choreography still holds up really well today. Such a hidden gem for it’s time.
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DaveImboden | 4 57% |
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some motherfuckers really are always trying to ice skate uphill. truer words have never been spoken, daywalker
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| 1 | keysercomp19 | 90 41% |
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I love this movie. It has a lot of great action scenes. If you love movies about vampires then this is the movie for you. Blade shows why he is hands-down the best in the vampire hunting business. This is not a movie that you want to pass up.
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| 1 | vv238 | 49 51% |
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Despite some bizarre writing, direction, and the horribly dated CGI, Blade manages to be a lot of fun. It takes the subject matter only as serious as it needs to. It sets the tone early by having an extremely memorable opening scene and a decent, if not somewhat underdone, conclusion.
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rihrey | 22 17% |
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Frost is hot and the action is pretty cool, but there's not much more to it.
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 70 77% |
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Blade is a fun action movie that has vampires replacing your average villain. Not much is done with the vampires, except that it allows you to defy gravity and human limitations a bunch of times. That's a good decision in my eyes. It has an interesting protagonist, a bunch of exciting action scenes, and a generic story that serves just to give an excuse for these set-pieces and sword fights. It's good enough entertainment, and an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
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begoniabol | 63 51% |
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Aw yeah, a fuckin vampire kickin ass
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jodamico | 83 90% |
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More and more, this is becoming my favorite comic book movie.
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SeanBerndorff | 40 13% |
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Mildly entertaining. Poor acting from Snipes (well that was expected) and a plot a drunk man on a bench could have written. Gotta admire the badassness of both Snipes and Dorff though...
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| 1 | Thundercloud | 100 93% |
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any of his Blade movies gets a 100
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doctor7 | 71 53% |
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Brain off. Action on. Then you'll enjoy it.
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UniqueName | 78 55% |
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Highly enjoyable for this kind of comic adaptation.
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Vandelay1 | 84 93% |
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Nice
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purgatos | 61 33% |
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I think that in the arena of "movies to watch late at night after I get home from the bar, but don't want to go to bed yet" this is a runaway winner.
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vesupria | 3 22% |
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Vampires. check. Vampire slaying. check. Bad guy trying to take over the world. check. Inevitable conflict and high action scenes. check. Substance & originality. Oh.
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Suture Self | 3 25% |
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To say this movie sucks is meaningless. Of course Blade sucks. But you know, it's kind of hilarious. Also, the black power vibes benefit it in more ways than I expected, although I'm sure it's easy to read too much into that angle. Is this really blaxploitation? I'm not sure. I wish it would have gone full on SHAFT, just to make itself clear. Cool opening. VAMPIRE RAVE.
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grimsooth | 75 81% |
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Someone did something right, this is one of the few good vampire movies out there. Stephen Dorff really shines, and the Blade character is memorable. This movie is what Interview would have been if the talky and violent bits had been inverted. If you thought Lestat did too much talking and not enough stabbing, Blade will suit you better. He doesn't ever say anything interesting, but boy does he make with the chopping and stabbing.
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BBBD | 94 92% |
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My friends and I didn't know what to expect when we went to see this. First, we were surpised by the foam blade thing we were given. Next, we were floored by the awesome opening vampire rave fight scene (he stabs that one dude through the head into the ceiling). Then we were confused by people clapping and cheering when he caught his shades. Finally, we realized this movie kicked ass (and that's a good thing because it sparked the modern comicbook to movie trend).
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djross | 20 3% |
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Roger Ebert deemed this to be worth three stars out of a possible total of four.
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Vaudevillian | 79 41% |
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For the first film of its kind, this gets a lot of it right. Most of which will be perfected in II, and forgotten in III.
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| Average Percentile 44.37% from 9330 Ratings |  |