| For those of you who might have lost sight of the original purpose of my financially-angled reviews, this is the kind of movie that would rate higher on my scale than say, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would rate it. So the reason this movie rates so high is because * for what it is * this is a great movie. It is everything you would want from a wacky, comic book come to life action vampire movie. |
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Lots of ass-kickin', lots of bloody spectacle, a Star Gate-esque mythos and a bunch of cool set pieces and did I mention the ass kicking?
For those of you who might have lost sight of the original purpose of my financially-angled reviews, this is the kind of movie that would rate higher on my scale than say, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would rate it. So the reason this movie rates so high is because * for what it is * this is a great movie. |
| It is everything you would want from a wacky, comic book come to life action vampire movie. Lots of ass-kickin', lots of bloody spectacle, a Star Gate-esque mythos and a bunch of cool set pieces and did I mention the ass kicking? Now, mind you, I never read the comic book - for all I know this is an embarrassing bastardization of a great work along the lines of Batman and Robin; but Blade is a totally fun ride.
Without giving anything away, really, that isn't covered by the preview, there is a whole hidden world (it would have to be well hidden - their activities are very obvious!) of vampires and they are an ancient race of superior beings, yadda yadda yadda. There's hierarchy amongst them and racial purity blah blah blah, a legend with a Chosen One, the whole bit. |
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This all has been done to death a million times. Blade (the movie) deals with the serious issues like, why * hasn't * anyone ever called in a hematologist to study them before? But more importantly, the movie really does try to add new life to the genre and to the species of vampire. Sure, they're still sexy shoppers at Contempo Casuals and they still refuse to shower or shave, yet still manage to be more appealing than humans, but hey! |
| Evil evil evil! Gotta love evil. Especially when it's as transparent as Stephen "SFW" Dorff with electronica blaring through his headphones, squatting disdainfully in clubwear and planning world domination. Wesley Snipes plays Blade utterly straight, growling every line without a trace of irony - but it's this straight man approach that has defined nudge nudge style comedy for centuries. It's a hoot. And the ass kicking! |
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Swordplay, strobe lit homicidal rage, and the sexy undertone that vampires have over any other supernatural bad guys make this a fun ride. So I recommend the movie at Matinee plus snacks because for the genre of comic book movies and vampire modern movies, this is as good as it gets, kids. Cool effects, great sets, clever little filmic conceits, you name it. It was a blast. |
But my god, I mean, it's no Saving Private Ryan, OK? But go at night, bring some friends, have a ball. Chomp some popcorn!
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