Blade (1998)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 84
Fresh: 46 | Rotten: 38
Though some may find the plot a bit lacking, Blade's action is fierce, plentiful, and appropriately stylish for a comic book adaptation.
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 18
Though some may find the plot a bit lacking, Blade's action is fierce, plentiful, and appropriately stylish for a comic book adaptation.
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British director Stephen Norrington helmed this David S. Goyer adaptation of the Marvel Comics character created in 1973 by scripter Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan. In the Tomb of Dracula comic book origin, just before Blade's mother gave birth to Blade, she was bitten by a vampire, which made Blade immune to vampires. Now a vampire hunter, Blade, joined by vampire detective Hannibal King and Dracula-descendent Frank Drake, stalks vampires. In the 1990s (in Marvel's Nightstalkers), Blade
Aug 21, 1998 Wide
Dec 22, 1998
New Line Cinema
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Cast
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Wesley Snipes
Blade -
Stephen Dorff
Deacon Frost -
Kris Kristofferson
Whistler -
N'Bushe Wright
Karen -
Donal Logue
Quinn -
Udo Kier
Dragonetti -
Arly Jover
Mercury -
Traci Lords
Racquel -
Kevin Patrick Walls
Krieger -
Tim Guinee
Curtis Webb -
Sanaa Lathan
Vanessa -
Eric Edwards
Pearl -
Kenny Johnson
Heatseeking Dennis -
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All Critics (84) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (39) | DVD (25)
Hopelessly dated before its release.
Though slick and diverting in some aspects, increasingly silly pic has trouble meshing disparate elements -- horror, superhero fantasy, straight-up action -- into a workable whole.
An attempt to redefine cutting edge horror, this techno-vampire pic is spoiled by the same weak storytelling and flashy, computer game visuals.
Top CriticThere are lots of stunts, chase sequences and so much computer morphing that the effects house must have been offering it at discount.
Lots of exploding heads and oceans of blood, moves fast and with no discernible meaning but looks good.
Pure visceral imagery.
Boring vampire blood bath isn't for kids.
Allows Wesley Snipes to show off his athletic prowess, but the storytelling leaves quite a bit to be desired.
Achieves just the right combination of lore and fetishized action movie.
great fun
Ideal summer fare: quite enjoyable, and equally disposable.
A reasonably diverting videogame of a movie but not successful entertainment.
You end up with a fast-paced, sci-fi, action hero, monster movie that screams, the makers hope, for a franchise.
[It's] dopey and lifeless.
[An] enjoyable movie experience.
Embora as cenas de luta sejam intensas e o roteiro seja hábil ao trazer a história de Blade para as telas, os fracos efeitos especiais e a trama envolvendo o "deus sangue" comprometem um pouco o filme. Felizmente, a continuação se revelou bem melhor.
Guesomely dark and just plain unappealing.
Dark and edgy comic book characters, punctuated by a hypnotic techno soundtrack and jaw-dropping action. Snipes was born to play the role. Dorff delivers a fantastic villain.
The acting is overblown, the special effects are impressive, and the violence is loud and often. Just like in a comic strip.
Within the confines of its genre, it's a cut above the usual.
Oh man! This is so the best comic book adaptation ever!
Audience Reviews for Blade
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Super Reviewer
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- Deacon Frost: Nice catch!
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- Deacon Frost: Your serum?
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- Blade: When you understand the nature of a thing...you know what it's capable of.
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- Blade: [to Frost] I promise you, you'll be dead by dawn.
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- Blade: Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.
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- Deacon Frost: I'll tell you what we are sister, we're the top of the fucking food chain. The blood god is coming, and after tonight you people are fucking history.
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Latest News on Blade
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Foreign Titles
- Blade (1998) (DE)
- Blade (1998) (CA)
