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Blade is a film that's gotten more respected over the years. When it first came out people enjoyed the movie, it was successful at the box office and it spawned two sequels one of which is actually good. This film was released after the worst year for superhero films ever, men in black of course being the exception but that certainly isn't a superhero film.
So, Blade had everything to prove the following year. This film got made because Wesley Snipes wanted to do it, so many view this film as the movie that launched the takeover of superhero movies but it feels completely different than what we have today.
Over the years a lot of people seem to have completely forgotten that blade exists. Black Panther is often credited as marvel's first black lead when blade did it 20 years prior. Blade tells the tale of the marvel comics superhero who is known as a day Walker, he has all the strengths of a vampire but none of the weaknesses. He can go out in the day sun doesn't affect him but he does have a thirst for blood. He's friends with whistler played by Chris Christopherson, he makes all of Blade's weaponry so that on a nightly basis he can kill a bunch of vampires.
I haven't seen this movie in years, i knew i liked it. It's actually my favorite of the trilogy for some people that's two one is my favorite.
I kind of love blade, you often talk about perfect casting for comic book movies. You hear about Hugh Jackman as Wolverine or Robert Downey jr as Iron man or Christopher Reeve as superman and yes all three of those actors it's hard to separate them from that character. I think that Wesley Snipes should be included in that group. He is perfect as Blade, it's hard to imagine someone else portraying him.
The film is surprisingly more emotional than i remember, it being the score in this film is very good. What i like about it is that except for the opening and the finale fights. Every single fight is not accompanied with drum and bass. In fact, some of the fight sequences have very serious somber music playing in the background and it creates this ominous tone to the action.
I'm going to give Blade a b-plus.