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Blade (Widescreen)

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This is a great bluray movie.Clarity is there and the sound is amazing. the aspect ratio listed on this website is incorrect, it is 1.78.1

Good to have this title for my collection just a shame that it was just movie with not to many extras but its great quality

Blade is the first in the Blade trilogy(Blade,Blade2,Blade:Trinity)It
stars Wesley Snipes in the title role as a human vampire hybrid,who has
(almost)none of the vampires' weaknesses and all their strengths.Blade
has made it his mission to hunt down and destroy the evil vampires.His
one weakness is his thirst for human blood.Blade is aided in his quest
by Abraham Whistler,Played by Kris Kristofferson,who has developed a
serum to curb Blade's blood lust and to keep his vampire side in
check.Stephen Dorrf plays Deacon Frost,the main baddie and Blade's
adversary.Snipes is very convincing as an action hero,he is
athletic,charismatic,and the camera loves him.Kristofferson is cast
well in the supporting role of Whistler.Dorrf is also very convincing
as the villain.he too,is very charismatic.Stephen Norrington directed
the film.his previous directing experience was 1995's Death Machine.he
also directed"The League of Extraordinary Gentleman"(2003).his other
credit include special effects work on films such as
"Hardware,Aliens,and the Exorcist:the Beginning,as well as makeup
effects for Hellraiser:Bloodline.David S Goyer wrote the script for
"Blade".he previously wrote the script for The Crow:City of Angels,as
well Blade 2 and Blade:Trinity.He also wrote the screenplay and story
for Batman Begins,as well as the story for its sequel,2008's Dark
Knight.anyway,back to Blade.the film moves along at a brisk pace,is
well directed and well written,with good dialogue.the film is also well
photographed,is visually very appealing.the tone of the film is
dark,without being oppressive and the music is appropriate.there is a
lot of graphic vampire violence(the film is quite blood soaked at
times)and some language.and obviously there are many action
sequences,sometimes over the top,but this is no criticism.it works well
with this movie.finally, the special effects are plentiful and
generally well done.overall,a very well executed movie in the vampire
genre.a strong 4/5

This is a pretty good film but is not as good as the Buffy television series.

The world is secretly under the control of vampires (much like in the Vampirella stories). Blade was born of a woman who was dying from vampire bite. Thus he has many of the vampire advantages without the limitations. He has teamed up with Kris Kristofferson who was also a vampire hunter and has weapon making skills. Together they are waging a war against the vampires.

The vampires are led by a council of vampire family heads. There are two types of vampires: those born as vampires and those turned from humans by a bite. The leader of the made vampires is tired of ruling from behind the scenes and is pushing for vampires to take overt control. The ancient leaders are very wary of such actions. But the made vampire has a plan for vampiric triumph.

Some ancient vampire texts hold amazing secrets but the secret of translation has been lost long ago. Computers have made it possible to learn these secrets a la Jennie Calendar. The text reveals the existence of an ancient vampire device that can bring about the Blood God. It is to this end that the head of the made vampires is striving. With the sacrifice of the heads of the ancient vampire houses, he can become indestructible. His plans are carried out and Blade must find a way to defeat him.

While this movie has the trappings of vampires and vampire slayers, it is really an action flick with the emphasis on Blade's fighting style. There really are some very good moves here. The rest of the film is pretty good but not excellent.

I am usually pretty indifferent to most of Snipe's movies but he seems to be well-cast in this role. There are many good reasons to see this film but it is on the violent and gory side so be warned.

This is the greatest comic adaptation ever made. It has action, great actors, sript, and well made plot. A must see for all action fans and comic book fans!

Blade is cool. Ok...the movie is about Blade (Wesley Snipes) who is a part-human part vampire who has all of the vampire strengts and none of their weaknesses; he can walk into sunlight, but he's got their thirst. He is helped by Whisler (Kris something, sorry the last name is just too hard to spell) who hunt vampires. Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire when she was in labor with Blade. So now, Blade hunts down vampires and is looking for the man who made him.
Then he meet's Karen, a doctor who is bitten by one of the vampires who he sets on fire Quinn (Donald Lowe). So now as he hunt's vampires, Karen tries to find a cure for herself since she is slowing becoming a vampire herself. Blade's mission is to kill Decon Frost (Stephen Dorf) who is slowly rising in the vampire ranks and is on the hunt for La Migra (blood God). Karen is then put as bait to hunt down's Frost's follwers who is a NYPD cop who is dropping off blood to Frost. Blade then gets into some trouble, but he makes it out thanks to Whisler.
Then Karen and Whisler are found by Frost which Whisler is killed and Karen is taken by Frost. So now Frost then breaks the code for La Mirga and he get's the high members of the vampire ranks. Blade is then caught and he reunited with his mother; but she is not his mother because she is now a vampire. It is then he finds out that Frost bit his mother and Frost is the man who created Blade. Blade has to be used for La Migra because he is the 'day walker' and for La Migra to happen, Blade is used. Eventually Karen escapes from a pit where her ex-boyfriend turn into a zombie instead of a vampire. As she escapes, she rescue's Blade and now the fight is on. Blade and Frost get into a fight but now Frost is now the blood God.
He is then killed and now Blade heads to Russia where he hunts down more vampires. Except this time he is looking for Whisler which happens in Blade 2.

The movie kicks ass because the story is fresh, and the acting is great. Blade 2 had better fight scenes, but still Blade still rules!

Firstly this movie is one of the best films to come out of the 90's, one of the movie kung-fu type heroes with swords,guns the whole nine yards.Plus the first movie the feature the Bullet-time effect ,not The Matrix!!Plus there was that building jump, anybody remember that? . And also one of the quotes from Blade
"You better wake up, the world you live in is just a sugar coated topping, there is another world beneath it , the real world and if you want to survive it you better learn to pull the trigger".

Wesley Snipes is every vampire's worst nightmare in the fantastic comic book actioner "Blade". Legendary "Day-Walker" Blade (Wesley Snipes) uses his lethal skills in his quest to exterminate the vampire underworld from the face of the earth. When the rogue vampire Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) plots a vampire uprising against all humans, humanity's only hope for survival lies in the tortured vampire hunter Blade. Based on the Marvel Comics hero, "Blade" is an exciting, action-packed comic book film that contains extreme action and rich characters. The storyline moves quite fast and the action sequences are fierce and quite dazzling. Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff deliver some wildly effective performances. The cast also includes N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Keir, Traci Lords and Kris Kristofferson.

New Line gives "Blade" an outstanding "Platinum Edition" presentation. The film is presented in its original 2.35:1 widescreen format. The DVD has a fine video transfer with rich colors and excellent sharpness. The 5.1 Dolby Digital sound is truly clear with amazing surround effects. Its supplemental features include a detailed audio commentary by cast and crew, deleted scenes, behind-the-scene featurettes, production designs and DVD-ROM extras. With such winning presentation and great supplements, "Blade" earns a solid "B+".

Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade possessing powers greater than any man or creature of the night. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of a professional vampire hunter. When the bloodthristy immprtals' lord Deacon Frost declars war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival. The best part was when Blade and Deacon fight. I loved it when Blade chopped off Deacon's head and it grew right back. I thought this movie was awesome. It was packed with 100% action from its action-packed opening and pulse-pounding conclusion. If you're a fan of vampire/action films this is the movie for you. Enjoy!!!

I loved this movie. Basically because I like vampire/horror-genre films. The acting by Snipes and Kristofferson was impressive as was the storyline (A half human, half vampire battling the vampire-infested world). In this opening chapter of the Blade trilogy we see Blade trying to stop a crazed vampire(Stephen Dorff) from taking over the world and at the same time trying to slay the same man who changed his mother from human to vampire. Great costumes, action scenes and acting make this an exciting horror flick.