Blade (DVD)

In 1973, the character Blade was created for Marvel comics by Marv Wolfman. The character is half-human half-vampire, and lives his days seeking and destroying vampires. In 1998, director Stephen Norrington took the helm for the feature film of the comic book series. The Plot Groups of vampires are everywhere, and Blade must try and contain them to avoid people dying. The latest band of vampires is led by vampire overlord Deacon Frost, and it is to Frost's stronghold that Blade must go to stop him leading a vampire attack to conquer mankind by killing him. But Frost is no ordinary vampire..... The Cast and Performances Wesley ...  Read the complete review

~ The Power of an Immortal ~ Blade is a Vampire action film starring famous actor and a personal favourite of mine Wesley Snipes. It was interesting to know that Wesley as well as starring in the film helped produce it. It is based slightly on the Marvel comic of the character Blade but has been changed to make a dark and sexy film. There are many differences between the comic character and the film. I first saw this film when it was first realised on video and my auntie was babysitting at the time. I've always been a fan of vampire films and this didn't disappoint. I know own this and the other two in the trilogy on DVD box set and I never get bored on ...  Read the complete review

Wesley Snipes is 'Blade', a vampire hunter who just happens to be half vampire himself in Stephen Norrington's slightly dated but fun action film from 1998. Blade, according to the blurb, has the power of an immortal, the soul of a human and the heart of a hero. With his vampire powers, sunglasses, trusty sword, high-tech weaponry and fondness for black leather clothing, Blade battles a covert vampire infiltration and takeover of human society in this slick, bloody, silly and enjoyable slice of comic book nonsense. Blade begins with a great set-piece. A young man is taken to a secret rave but eventually realises everyone is a bit weird, not to mention ...  Read the complete review

It's difficult to believe that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (or the Film of Extraordinary Badness, as I prefer to call it) and Blade were both directed by the same man - Stephen Norrington. Sure, they may be superficially similar - both focus on lesser known comic book characters, both have slightly darker heroes. In practice, though, they are worlds apart. There is one key difference: Blade is actually good. Much of the credit for this goes to Wesley Snipes as the titular half-human, half vampire. He brings a real sense of menace and danger to the role. He's totally convincing in the fight sequences, yet shows surprising deftness in the acting ...  Read the complete review

There seems to be two defined paths for Comic book to film conversions in Hollywood these days. Of course we have the distinctly average films like Spiderman and Daredevil. On the flip side of these there are one or two decent films like X Men that at least show that decent comic book conversions can be done. One of the best conversions in my opinion is the Blade trilogy and in particular this one, the first big screen adventure for the half man, half vampire Blade. The fact that Wesley Snipes stars as the Daywalker was one of the factors that lead me to watching it but it certainly was a good decision. When his mother is bitten by a Vampire during Childbirth ...  Read the complete review