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Blade

Play trailer 2:06 Poster for Blade R 1998 2h 0m Horror Action Fantasy Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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59% Tomatometer 113 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in their plan to execute the human race.
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Though some may find the plot a bit lacking, Blade's action is fierce, plentiful, and appropriately stylish for a comic book adaptation.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/27/2021
4/5
Blade is an entertainingly macabre and excitingly staged action horror, with a propulsive energy... Go to Full Review
Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 10/19/2020
B+
Not only is this an important movie for comic book films in general -- it's just a f---ing blast! Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 04/02/2019
Blade's stomach-turning special effects, bone-crunching martial arts and cynical humor will more than satisfy any action-film addict's need for a fix of eye-popping escapist adrenaline. Go to Full Review
Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast Jun 17
4/5
The MCU owes Wesley Snipes (and horror) a huge thank you because this movie is the reason they got as far as they did. The erasure is wild because it is also one of the coolest superhero movies ever made. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Jahns JeremyJahns.com 10/14/2024
It's a movie where the entire cast just seems to understand the assignment. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 07/23/2024
the script is frankly quite dull with cheesy special effects and action that is hard to get invested in. Go to Full Review
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Cork B 3d Wesley Snipes is in top form as Blade, the Vampire killing machine. He has a Terminator sort of charm and lots of stylish kinetic energy. Unfortunately, time has taken a bit of a toll here ... CGI is a bit dated, the martial arts scenes go on a bit too long, especially at the end, and there really is no character development like later MCU origin stories excelled at. Still, the MCU owes a lot to this stylish action flick. See more Erin M @Mightymotes Jan 12 Great movie that is underrated as it defined the possibilities of the marvel hero genre!!! It paved the way for standalone stories which were what jump started the MCU and that’s what Disney needs to go back to….great characters and character development in a well written story! Stop with all the nostalgia baiting and cameos and gimmicks, multiverse nonsense and and slop stories and cgi formulaic garbage! Wesley Snipes is the Man!!! Kris Kristofferson and Stephen Dorff were well cast in this as well! Great soundtrack for music additionally and amazing fight choreography! See more Nikolas A. @NikyJay Jan 11 Some aspects of the film have not aged gracefully such as certain plot elements, flashy editing, and horribly dated visual effects. However, all of those can be forgiven bc of the good performances and very entertaining action sequences. Wesley Snipes in particular is amazing as Blade. If you’re looking to turn your brain off and watch kickass action, this is definitely the film for that! See more Snaggle P @snagglepuss111 Dec 31 The movie was well executed and fitting for it's time. Wesley Snipes brings a new breed of badass to the vampire scene. Introducing a half human and half vampire was brilliant on the writers behalf. A hybrid that only hunts vampires to protect humans, very well worth watching. Wesley's acting was top notch and on the money. See more Its just Us E @ItsJustUsEntertainment Dec 28 Another classic it's too dang good that's Mr.Snipes for you! See more Jackson N. @Jackyoboy Dec 22 Pretty solid movie for when it was produced. A few things that its time period has nothing to do with is the lack of original story. Not a fan of the random lightning in the scene where the purebloods are getting their souls taken by Frost. The fake blood is at times very realistic, can’t tell if it is practical or CGI, but other times the blood looks like red Gatorade. The blood is inconsistent but one thing that isn’t is the CGI for when Blade kills a vampire with his blade, simply beautiful, you would think that this movie was made in the 21st century, if it wasn’t for the exploding bodies CGI. Still giving it the benefit of the doubt, definitely due for a reboot. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in their plan to execute the human race.
Director
Stephen Norrington
Producer
Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Imaginary Forces, Amen Ra Films
Rating
R (Gore|Brief Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.0M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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