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Blade Collection
Against an army of Immortals, one warrior must draw first blood.
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
r96sk
Jan 4, 2025 · via TMDB
<em>'Blade'</em> is not entirely what I expected. I had no clue this was about vampires, like at all. I evidently knew little about these films, I was anticipating a relatively standard yet stylish superhero flick - based upon the lead character's look, which is the only thing I knew of. That's not a criticism, as the vampire stuff ended up being pretty fun to watch unfold. I will say that Wesley Snipes is the reason for that fact though, as Stephen Dorff and his band of one-dimensional renegades are only just narrowly watchable. Snipes as the titular character is excellent though, while Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright are good too. The special effects haven't aged the best, though some parts are still decent and, to be honest, even the less than good pieces still work. For example the effect used when the vampires are killed looks fine, though the end with Frost's blood does look a bit dorky now - but again, works.
CinemaSerf
Aug 28, 2023 · via TMDB
Wesley Snipes is "Blade" - an immortal half-breed charged with protecting mankind from the menace of the ever-peckish vampires with only his quirky sidekick "Whistler" (Kris Kristofferson) as an ally. Finally, the vampire council decide it is time to rid themselves of their nemesis and so "Deacon Frost" (Stephen Dorff) is tasked with bringing him down. I was always a fan of Dorff - never the best actor, but he had a bit of presence on screen - a good looking bit of rough, I suppose - and here is is a good counterpoint to the fastidious man-in-black whom he is out to destroy. The fight scenes are too choreographed for me, way too much acrobatics that detract from the menace of the story - it's supposed by about vampires, not rhythmic gymnastics - but it still moves along well as "Frost" tries to summon the blood god "La Magra" to give him the ultimate power to defeat our hero. This doesn't hang about, the action is fast-paced and the effects and characterisations gel quite well together for an enjoyable, if predictable story that is by far the best of the sequels it spawned.
Andre Gonzales
Apr 30, 2023 · via TMDB
When this came out I thought it was the best vampire movie ever. Tons of action, fight scenes, and gore. I love how the vampires look when they die. One of my favorites!
JPV852
Dec 2, 2020 · via TMDB
Some good fight scenes and like Snipes in the role (reminded me of a time when he was trying) and Stephen Dorff was an okay villain, plus it was a serviceable plot. However, and I know this was 1997/98 when it was made, but the CGI at the end took me out of it (hell, good CGI done today takes me out of these sorts of films). But all in all, found it entertaining enough. **3.75/5**
John Chard
Apr 14, 2020 · via TMDB
The Daywalker. Half human and half vampire, Blade's function in life is to rid the world of vampires, he is driven forward by the notion that his mother was killed by his half brethren. This is no ordinary vampire film, this is nothing to do with bearing crosses and creatures making music of the night, this is armoured weaponry, dazzling swordplay and a protagonist that is as cool as anything that has leaped off of the comic book page. Wesley Snipes (perfect piece of casting) is Blade, a much troubled superhero (aren't they all?), he has to take a formula suppressant to keep away his inner vampire cravings. Aided by trusty pal, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), they wage war against all blood suckers and here they must stop the sinister Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) from executing his monstrous plan. There are no cranial pondering's here in this piece, this is a joyously high velocity action horror movie, containing great choreography and retaining its comic book heart. Blade is pure popcorn fodder for the MTV generation, in fact director Stephen Norrington utilises his music video background to great effect as the combat scenes are scored with delightful sledgehammer precision. Blood brains and gore flow freely as the film hurtles towards the head splitting conclusion, loud, dark and tinged with brooding menace, Blade is hugely recommended for a ripper of a night in. 7.5/10
Gimly
Aug 25, 2019 · via TMDB
First released in 1998, Blade brought commercial success back to Super Hero films, after the woeful distribution of films like Batman & Robin and Steel stopped the genre in its tracks. Starring Wesley Snipes as the eponymous Half-Vampire/Half-Human hybrid come Super Hero/Vampire Hunter, Blade works with Dr. Karen Jensen and Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) in order to defeat vampires Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) and Quinn (Donal Logue) and their host of undead soldiers before they can kill Gitano Dragonetti (Udo Kier) and the other vampire Elders in a ritual that will transform Deacon Frost into La Magra, the vampire Blood God. With me so far? No? That figures. The script's interesting, but it's not terribly sense-making. What I mean to say, is, the script's rubbish, but the *story* is great. The whole film is really rather story and effects driven, but the characters are pretty lacking. Quinn is sort of fun, and Deacon's... well... he's attractive, but not a lot else. Still, there's more to him than most of the characters, including the titular Blade. Straight up, just putting out there, I think goth-culture is attractive, so, my aesthetics may go quite a way to influencing my decision in the final score, if you disagree with me, you might want to keep that in mind, seeing as most vampires have at least a little bit of that going on. All that aside though, the opening of Blade is one of the strongest ways a film can start off that I've ever seen. It has basically everything you could want for a modern vampire tale. Including the Blood Rave song, Confusion (Pump Panel Remix) by New Order. The cinematography was another cool point, lots of ins and outs in a non-nauseating way. Although the fight choreography suffered from a serious case of "Only-One-Guy-Attacks-At- A-Time" Syndrome. Come on guys, this ain't Tekken. When there's an army to fight, fight an army. Maybe not all at once, I know that could get a tad pointless, but it really didn't transfer well in this film. To end with, there's one plot-hole I'd like to bring up, I don't think I'll be spoiling anything too badly, but if you want to go in completely fresh, stop reading. There's one point when Frost says he needs to kill the 12 Elder vamps in a big underground ritual in order to complete his ascendancy into the Blood God (Khorne?), but he kills the leader earlier, on a beach. Okay, so maybe he wasn't counted, and he was actually number 13. But, Frost's lady-friend Mercury kills another with Blade's sword, before the ritual gets started, and nobody seems to care... I am dubious- faced. After all that though, Blade is a vampire film that's not slow like Nosferatu, and not indescribably awful like Twilight, so for people with tastes like mine, it's certainly worth a geez. 66% -Gimly
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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
Carmen Thomas
Senior Resident
Shannon Lee
Resident
Kenny Johnson
Heatseeking Dennis
Clint Curtis
Creepy Morgue Guy
Judson Scott
Pallantine
Keith Leon Williams
Kam
Andray Johnson
Paramedic
Stephen R. Peluso
Paramedic
John Enos III
Blood Club Bouncer
Eboni 'Chrystal' Adams
Martial Arts Kid
Freeman White
Menacing Stud
D.V. DeVincentis
Vampire Underling
Marcus Salgado
Frost's Goon
Esau McKnight
Frost's Goon
Erl Van Douglas
Von Esper
Matt Schulze
Crease
Lennox Brown
Pleading Goon
Irena Stepić
Slavic Vampire Lord
Jenya Lano
Russian Woman
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Vampire
Chris Casamassa
Vampire (uncredited)
Ron Cobert
Vampire (uncredited)
Ryan Glorioso
Blood Bath Vampire (uncredited)
Al Goto
Henchman (uncredited)
Mark Heenehan
Club Patron (uncredited)
Steven Ho
Frost's Goon (uncredited)
Jeff Imada
Henchman (uncredited)
Diana Lee Inosanto
Blood Bath Vampire (uncredited)
Ted King
Vampire at Rave (uncredited)
Henry Kingi
Bartender (uncredited)
Stephen Norrington
Vampire (uncredited)
Gerald Okamura
Vampire (uncredited)
Frankie Ray
Vampire Lord (uncredited)
Simon Rhee
Henchman (uncredited)
Jen Taylor
Vampire (uncredited)
Brenda Song
Hostage Child (uncredited)
Miles Teves
Conceptual Design
Miles Teves
Sculptor
Paul A. Edwards
Camera Operator
Theo van de Sande
Director of Photography
Sanja Milkovic Hays
Costume Design
Irena Stepić
Costumer
Judy Crown
Key Hair Stylist
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Wesley Snipes
Martial Arts Choreographer
Lennox Brown
Stand In
Henry Kingi Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
April Weeden
Stunt Double
Clay Donahue Fontenot
Stunt Double
Clayton J. Barber
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Edward Conna
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Jeff Brockton
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Mark De Alessandro
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Ousaun Elam
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Al Goto
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Anita Hart
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Brian Smrz
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Chris Casamassa
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Danielle Burgio
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Danny Wynands
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Darrin Prescott
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David Leitch
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David Wald
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Diana Lee Inosanto
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Diana R. Lupo
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Eddie Perez
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Eric Chambers
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Erik Rondell
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Felipe Savahge
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Gerald Okamura
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Gilbert Rosales
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Gregg Smrz
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Henry Kingi
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Hiro Koda
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J.J. Perry
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Jane Oshita
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Jeannie Epper
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Jeff Habberstad
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Jeff Imada
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Jen Sung
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Jesse Borja
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Jimmy Nickerson
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John C. Meier
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John Koyama
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Keith Campbell
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Kenny Endoso
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Khristian Lupo
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Kim Robert Koscki
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Leo Lee
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Logan Newell
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Marguerite Happy
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Marjean Holden
Stunts
Michael Li
Stunts
Michael Owen
Stunts
Michiko Nishiwaki
Stunts
Richard Cetrone
Stunts
Rochelle Ashana
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Roger Yuan
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Ron Yuan
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Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Simon Rhee
Stunts
Stanton Barrett
Stunts
Steven Ho
Stunts
Susie Park
Stunts
Tim Trella
Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe
Stunts
Stephen Norrington
Director
Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Script Supervisor
Derek Johansen
Second Second Assistant Director
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Avi Arad
Executive Producer
Lynn Harris
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Stan Lee
Executive Producer
Wesley Snipes
Producer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Harry Cohen
Sound Designer
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Harry Cohen
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Andy Clement
3D Animator
Linda Drake
Effects Supervisor
Kevin O'Neill
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Kolpack
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gene Colan
Characters
Marv Wolfman
Characters
David S. Goyer
Writer
Aug 19, 1998
Aug 21, 1998
Aug 16, 1999
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Dec 23, 2003
DVD
Jun 19, 2012
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