Pulsates with pounding vitality!
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01/01/00
Blade (1998)
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Reviews Counted:82
Fresh:45
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Though some may find the plot a bit lacking, Blade's action is fierce, plentiful, and appropriately stylish for a comic book adaptation.
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Based on the comic book of the same name, BLADE (Snipes) is a half-mortal, half-immortal bent on avenging his mother's death and destined to rid the earth of a race of vampires. Meanwhile, the... [More]
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright
Director: Stephen Norrington
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Reviews for Blade
Snipes plays his superhero character with such aching coolness that you can't wait for the next dumb-ass vampire to get in his way.
10/08/01
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.
03/21/03
The fight scenes -- particularly Blade's first appearance -- are undeniably exciting.
01/01/00
Lots of pumping blood and superhuman feats power this Wesley Snipes- as- half- vampire flick above the norm.
01/01/00
Anchored by powerful Wesley Snipes, it immediately grabs you by the jugular and holds tight for two hours.
01/01/00
Fast, bloody and flamboyant.
01/01/00
Move over, Buffy -- the summer's most exciting vampire slayer would have to be Blade.
03/24/02
Achieves just the right combination of lore and fetishized action movie.
06/17/08
Norrington's ability with stuntwork, fight sequences and positing CGI are unquestionable.
01/01/00
By the time the movie was over, I was in awe over the visionary success that I had just scene.
01/01/00
[An] enjoyable movie experience.
05/28/04
A very welcome surprise.
01/01/00
If you like your science-fiction action packed, or your action movie to have a brain, then this Blade is for you.
01/01/00
A thoroughly watchable action movie with several fright-inducing scenes, a good deal of black humor, and some notable underlying themes that never quite congeal.
02/27/01
Snipes was super-cool, and much like Shaft, I'm not afraid to admit that he was one bad mutha!
01/01/00
The acting is overblown, the special effects are impressive, and the violence is loud and often. Just like in a comic strip.
02/08/03
A hyper smorgasbord of a horror film!
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's no Saving Private Ryan, OK? But go at night, bring some friends, have a ball. Chomp some popcorn!
08/07/01
Oh man! This is so the best comic book adaptation ever!
09/10/02
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