An attempt to redefine cutting edge horror, this techno-vampire pic is spoiled by the same weak storytelling and flashy, computer game visuals.
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06/24/06
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
Sultry, silly story!
01/01/00
No review available.
12/11/04
[It] could have used lots of sharpening.
01/01/00
By the second half, it's dragging despite all the action.
01/01/00
Resoundingly failing to even partially realize their protagonists, plots and backstories!
01/01/00
[It's] dopey and lifeless.
12/14/04
For most of its two-hour running time it simply flings a barrage of horrors at the audience.
01/01/00
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.
04/18/07
Top CriticAfter two grueling hours of slicing and dicing, I hardly savored this time not well spent.
01/01/00
Guesomely dark and just plain unappealing.
05/22/03
No review available.
10/30/06
Few of Blade's characters are fleshed out beyond their comic-strip borders.
01/01/00
Blade has the capacity to dazzle, but it also will leave many viewers dissatisfied.
01/01/00
Top CriticEventually, Blade loses its edge.
01/01/00
Top CriticA variation on Schwarzenegger's The Terminator!
01/01/00
...comic book silliness all the way, highly predictable, gory and violent, made respectable by its high-energy quotient and its high-gloss finish.
05/22/01
Children of the night, what disgusting movies they make.
01/01/00
Breathlessly delivered backstory, overdesigned sets and flat, suspense-defying direction!
01/01/00
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