B L A D E
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff
Rating
Rating within genre
Rated
R for gore and adult language
Directed by
Stephen Norrington
Written by
David S. Goyer
Genre
Horror-action
Film
Color; 2 hrs.
Date of Release
1998
Filming Locations
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Canada
Synopsis
A vampire hunter called Blade that is half-vampire-half-human is on the trail of a Hitler-type figure named Deacon Frost, that is raising an army of immortals to conquer the human world and establish themselves as the master race. With the help of his human friend and fellow-vampire-hunter, Whistler, Blade must stop his arch-enemy at all costs.
Summary
'Blade' is one of the most awesome movies out there! The film is exciting and well done, and the plot - based on the comic - is outstanding. Stephen Dorff makes the perfect arch-enemy for Wesley Snipes's character, and the acting along with set design and special effects are great. The coolest part in the flick is where Blade and Frost meet up for the final showdown and throw out some wild swordfighting with twisted effects. This is one hell of a vampire movie, and if you skip it over, you're really missing out.
Notable Quotes
"And here we are, one big happy f*cking family." -- Frost
"You're one of them, aren't you?" -- Karen
"Walk away, you stupid son of a bitch. Just walk the f*ck away." -- Whistler
"You already met Mr. Crispy over at the hospital. What do you think?." -- Blade
Reviews
Stygian Films: "Norrington does a beautiful job of combining action and horror into this amazing movie."
Washington Post: ""Blade's" stomach-turning special effects, bone-crunching martial arts and cynical humor will more than satisfy any action-film addict's need for a fix of eye-popping escapist adrenaline."
E! Online: "What begins as a potentially dark and fantastical masterpiece ultimately surrenders to a ludicrous, big-action formula."
Flick Filosopher: "Stylish but ultimately empty, Blade is throwaway fun that will amuse horror and action lovers, but probably no one else."
Film Geek: "Imagine my surprise, then, when the picture turned out to be stylish, reasonably intelligent and chock full of vampire-slaying fun."
IMDB user: "Blade is a fantastic action/thriller that keeps you captured for the whole duration and Wesley Snipes delivers what I would say to be his best performance yet. This film has everything that you would ask for in an action/thriller, it has plenty of blood, guts and gore, a twisted, disturbed bad buy, moments of humour but most importantly a very good story line with plenty of twists. There is constant action throughout the film with breathtaking stunts and effects, Wesley Snipes fighting movement is fantastic. This film is in my opinion a must see, Wesley Snipes cool, solid appearance makes this film and I can't wait for the sequel 'BLADE 2' being released next year."
IMDB user: "Blade was a very fast very scary film,i was on the edge of my seat as i watched. Blade was done by a very talnted actor he fitted the part well. I watched this film 5 times as each friend comes round and asks to see it."
IMDB user: "Blade was a well written, well filmed, and well marketed product. There are not too many action/martial arts related films that are shot in North America that are shot and edited as well as Blade. The pace, the sound, everything worked, and worked well."
Cast List
Wesley Snipes....................Blade
Stephen Dorff.....................Frost
Kris Kristofferson..............Whistler
N'Bushe Wright..................Karen
Donal Logue......................Quinn
Tim Guinee.........................Curtis
Sometimes it takes one to kill one....
The power of an immortal, the soul of a human, the heart of a hero.
Also recommended
The Lost Boys
Interview With the Vampire
Dracula
The Howling
An American Werewolf in London
Pictures taken from Toby's Film Stills