Blade (DVD)

...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 ...
...heard of Stephen Norrington before Blade as I was quite young but since this film he has directed many other great films including Death Machine and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He has had other offers to direct films such as Ghost Rider and The Crow. Produced- Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes, Robert Engelman Written- David S Goyer (Screenplay) Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan (comic book) Music- Mark Isham Distributed- New Line Cinema Release ...

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...dark and violent character as Blade torn free from the pages to burst onto our screens. The Comic Book Hero *************************** Blade is a hero with a difference. He is half vampire, born as his mother died from a vampires bite. He has all of their strengths and none of their weaknesses, and is consequently known by the vampire fraternity as “The Daywalker”. Rescued from a life of feeding on the homeless, by his mentor and sidekick Whistler ...
...his sidekicks?? In this film, Blade has two sidekicks, Whistler, who creates his weapons and generally looks out for him, and Dr Karen Jenson, a haematologist, who just happens to be the damsel in distress, bitten by a vampire she is looking for a cure before she succumbs. The Villain ************ And what comic book story would be complete without a villain?? To fill this role we have Deacon Frost. As he was turned, rather than being born a ...

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...We only know him as Blade but we find out that he was orphaned at birth, his mother being bitten by the vampire, Deacon Frost, while in labour. Due to the circumstances of his birth Blade became immune to the bite of vampires and wanting revenge, became a vampire hunter. In the original story his first prey was Dracula himself who he eventually managed to hunt down and destroy in Japan. Dracula is soon resurrected by his servants and a protracted ...
...We join the story when Blade is an adult and an experienced Vampire hunter. Following the Marvel storyline we find out that Blade's mother was bitten by Deacon Frost when she was carrying Blade but instead of this conferring immunity to Blade it partially turned him in to a vampire. Blade gained the super human strength possessed by vampires but was also afflicted him with a lust for blood. It was only when as a wayward youngsters he was taken in ...

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...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 she dies but the baby takes on the form of a half Human, half Vampire Daywalker who later becomes known as Blade (Wesley ...
...think the main difference between Blade and the likes of Spiderman and Daredevil is the lack of a long boring introduction. My main objection to these types of movies is the hour long build up before anything actually happens. Instead Blade launches straight into the action and building up the back story around the main plot, which grabs hold and keeps your attention a lot easier. Rather than being a one off film I've found that Blade is a film I ...

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I liked the sound of Blade when I first heard about it way back in 1998. It sounded different, unique, and had a new slant on things (well, vampire things), but why were HMV forever trying to flog it off? Hmmm, best avoid it and spend my hard earned pennies elsewhere. Skip forward to the shiny new millennium though (slipping off the Bacofoil suit and leaving the flying car in the hover driveway naturally) and Blade has now been snapped up by the ...
...of vampire and human attributes), Blade uses hi-tech gadgetry and science to thwart his vampire foes and rid the world of this blood sucking scourge. Top of list if villains is the ruthless Deacon Frost, leader of a group of 'impure' vampires that are preying on the innocent and the vampire who killed Eric's mother. When Dr Karen Jenson is attacked and bitten, Blade uses her to track down Frost and soon discovers that something big is going on. Vampire ...

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...will follow!). ***Synopsis*** Blade (Snipes) is a man who is different from other mortals. He is half man, half vampire. His mother was bitten by a vampire when she was pregnant and the "virus" transferred to him while he was still in the womb. She died giving birth, and he was left all alone. Later on in Blade's life he meets Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) who takes him under his wing and teaches him many things. Whistler has his own reasons to ...
...as well. Whistler and Blade make a good team; their one and only mission in life is to kill as many vampires as they possibly can. They are working to protect the human race and destroy these creatures who feed on the blood of the innocent. In Blade's own words, he has all of their strengths and none of their weaknesses. The vampires call Blade the "daywalker" as he is able to walk in sunlight. He does have one weakness - the thirst - which he keeps ...

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...their daily / nightly business. Blade circumvents a lot of previous vampire baggage by taking the story of vampirism and bringing it right up to date, here in the modern world. The result is an absolutely superb action flick, with great characters, an excellent storyline, and well-paced action. The story goes something like this:- Vampires exist. They are not a myth, they are not a legend. They are real and they are among us. One vampire in particular, ...
...Enter Blade, the eponymous hero. Blade is a half-human, half-vampire (known as "The Daywalker"), who has the strength and regenerative properties of a vamp, but ages like a human, and who can walk around in the daylight. Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire just before she gave birth to him, resulting in his unique background. Aided by his armourer Abraham Whistler, Blade's ongoing quest is to rid the planet of vampires in general, and Frost in ...

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Blade was first released in 1998, directed by Stephen Norrington, and starring Wesley Snipes as a half human half vampire, who's mission is to slay all the bad vampires of the world. When I first saw this film I loved it, I was a big fan of the comic books, and watching a big screen adaptation was just well worth the wait. I thought snipes was a brilliant actor to play blade, having seen his early films i.e. passenger 57, and demolition man, this ...
...If I was to explain Blade to anyone who hasn't seen it, I would describe it as a more violent, intense and action packed Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plot: The film starts off really well; a young man is taken into a secret underground nightclub. At first he thinks everything is cool, then gradually realises this is not the sort of club he wants to be in, as everyone is a vampire. The realisms is shown, when the nightclub sprinklers shoot out blood, ...

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...bit of (mindless I suppose) violence then Blade is for you. It is no Citizen Kane or Seventh Seal but who the hell wants that on a Saturday night with a few beers? *** Footnote *** Just incase you are interested. Wesley Snipes is currently filming Blade 2. ...

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...in basic terms, is that Blade was converted to a (semi -) vampire due to his mother being bitten while pregnant with him. Blade is a good vampire of the non-neck sucking variety, he actually fights and kills the baddy blood-thirsty species with various fancy weapons (created for him by Whistler – Kristofferson’s character) and martial art moves and stunts. His adversary is Deacon Frost (Dorff) who wants to convert himself into this supernatural ...
...the film to know how and why, ‘cause I ain’t tellin’ ya, it’ll spoil the film for you). The plot is almost excellent – almost, as one always knows how the ending will be like – but nevertheless there is a difference than to the usual vampire movies, all be it minor. The acting is adequate from a well equipped and more than able cast and Mr Snipes even manages to force a sarcastic smile midway through the film ( ...

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...case! Wesley Snipes plays Blade and if we remember his brilliant performance in Demolition Man we remember what a great action character he makes. Blade was born half-vampire half-man due to his mother becoming infected with a vampire bite during pregnancy. Known to the vampires as day-walker he devotes himself to seeking out and destroying them, hoping one day to find the one who caused what is interpreted as a disease in the film. Snipes brings ...
...- and that was that Blade was such a tortured sole that he came across lacking in emotion - but if you're watching an action film and expecting delicacy and perfection in anything other than action - your expectations are too high!! He brings a sultry and otherwordly aspect to the character that, apart from the cliche and the voice, is a very attractive and sexy interpretation of the role - plus he looks fabulous! What follows on is your average ...

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...Comic that went before, Blade introduces us to a world that we never knew existed. The world is amok with vampires, secretly biding their time and developing a power base that could one day threaten the existence of normal human beings. Born to a human mother, Blade is a sort of vampire-hybrid - he all the strengths of a vampire but none of the weaknesses, and has dedicated his life to the pursuit - and destruction - of all vampires. This film essentially ...
...becoming a fully-fledged vampire himself. Blade struggles to cope as he discovers that his mother has in fact become a vampire, and as the film progresses both the character and the audience begin to understand his importance in the bigger picture. The film is convincing enough to portray a suitably frightening image of a secret world that runs darkly in the shadows as we go about our normal business. There is a growing sense of desperation, as even ...

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...with CSI and found that Blade was on BBC 2. Blade is a very cool comic book film and a very cool dvd which was one of the first dvd's I ever bought and I have yet to write an opinion on, so here goes. Blade (Wesley Snipes) is half man/half vampire. He leads a one-man crusade to clean the city of vampires who are everywhere. He does this with kung-fu, cool weapons and a lot of attitude under the watchful eye of his mentor and guardian Whistler (Kris ...
...mankind. Armed to the teeth, Blade sets out from combat with the help of doctor (N'Bushe Wright). The film is one of the better comic book adaptations. The visuals are stunning and the editing takes on a fast pace. But it is exciting and draws you in from the opening battle where Blade cleans house to a loud techno bass heavy track. Throughout there is a lot of action and great ideas. Some of it is a bit silly and the effects at times are a bit ...

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Blade begins, in 1967, with a young mother, obviously in some distress, giving birth. The attendants whip the baby away from her, its fate unknown. We then jump forward to the present day. A young man is being led into what is obviously an exclusive night-club. Loud techno music (I think!) is throbbing, people are gyrating wildly on the dance-floor and doing ‘naughty things’ in the background. Some patrons treat the man a little roughly, ...
...– he just smiles. Blade uses various pieces of weaponry, including a fancy sword, guns that fire fancy stakes into the vamps’ hearts, and, most of all, his own arms and legs in a furious flash of martial arts. In the style of Buffy, but with loads more violence, he dispatches the demon hordes. There is one uppity vamp, Quinn, obviously not a leader, but perhaps a number two. Blade pins the guy against a wall, literally (!), and sets ...

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...came across the character called Blade was in 1973. July 1973 to be precise, it was in a graphic novel called “The Tomb of Dracula “number ten in the series. (Graphic novel by the way is the new name for comics with an adult content such as violence), Like Batman, Blade is a character from the dark side of human nature; the areas of the mind and body that polite society does not talk about never mind acknowledges. He is a man whose very being is ...
...for the film adaptation of Blade it’s time to disengage brain and let the film wash over me, for we have Wesley Snipes in the title role, ably supported by Kris Kristofferson who plays the character called Whistler, who invents, builds and maintains Blades armoury. As Mr Snipes has built up his reputation on “popcorn” movies (films with very little in the way of complex plot lines and more in the way of action and special effects). Wesley Snipes ...

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