Blade (1998)

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Guionista (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

21 agosto 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Frase comercial:

The power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of a hero.

Plot:

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Syringe | Groin Kick | Motorcycle | Electric Shock | Expansion

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Close as a "Blade" or your money back. (eh, why not?)

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Blade / Eric Brooks / 'The Daywalker'
Stephen Dorff	...	Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson	...	Abraham Whistler
N'Bushe Wright	...	Dr. Karen Jenson
Donal Logue	...	Quinn
Udo Kier	...	Vampire Elder Dragonetti
Arly Jover	...	Mercury
Traci Lords	...	Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls	...	Officer Krieger
Tim Guinee	...	Dr. Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan	...	Vanessa Brooks
Eric Edwards	...	Pearl
Donna Wong	...	Nurse
Carmen Thomas	...	Senior Resident
Shannon Lee	...	Resident

También conocida como:

Blade, the Vampire Slayer (USA) (working title)
Blade (Spain) [es]
Blade el cazavampiros (Venezuela) [es]
Blade, cazador de vampiros (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, pervasive vampire violence and gore, language, and brief sexuality.

Duración:

120 min | Germany:110 min (cut version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35159) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Amen Ra Films

Trivialidades:

"La Magra" is Spanish and Italian for "the thin one".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Towards the end of the movie, when Blade is trying to retrieve his sword from a wall, a cast member can be seen clearly in the background, jumping up and down, apparently preparing to enter the ensuing fight scene.

Quotes:

Deacon Frost: Nice place. It took us a while to find it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Ginger Kids (#9.11)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Bad Moon Rising

Close as a "Blade" or your money back. (eh, why not?)

Now here is a movie that does something that hasn't been done in a long time. It take ten or so different elements that we're already familiar with (Vampires, martial arts, a techno beat, top-o-the-line special effects, etc.), and turns it into something that feels brand new. In what could have easily been merely a combination of "Mortal Kombat" and "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer," Wesley Snipes (no favorite of mine since and mostly because of "Passenger 57") gives a really good turn as the half human/ half bloodsucker. He acknowledges the internal conflict, but doesn't dwell on it more than necessary. He makes Blade as deep a character as Michael Keaton made Batman.

I'll say that the only part of the movie that got me a little miffed was the always present horror movie cliche of that one person that the hero happens to know who happens to know exactly how to stop the evil guy. On the other hand, you sort of have to have that in a movie like this, so it's easily excusable.

Well, Snipes is good. And Steven Dorff, hyped in the previews, makes a more than bad enough bad guy to Snipes' hero. He's got class, presence, and enough control in his little pinky to teach Al Pacino how to tone it down a bit. Who would ever think that a comic book movie would be a launching pad for an actor? I sincerely hope this is. And whoa! where the heck did Kris Kristofferson get acting talent? Don't get me wrong, but the prolific actor hasn't done anything memorable since "Millennium," and how many of us watched that just 'cause of the cool video box? Well, here he is, folks, in a very Obi-wanish turn, as Blade's mentor and father figure. And good job, too.

The quality of the acting is matched by the quality of the choreography and special effects. Accompanied by a pulsing techno beat, the fight scenes brings back and quickly banish memories of Mortal Kombat. Hey! It had a script, too! I was wondering what had happened to all the good writers out there.

The two major indications to me that I saw a quality flick were these; I had no feeling of remorse about paying full price to get in, a la any Schumacher "Batman," "The Avengers," "MK: Annihilation," "Godzilla," or "Armageddon." (wow, how many of those came out this year? Ugh) Also, I look forward to the inevitable sequel, as per the film's ending. Let's just hope they do as good a job with it as with the first one.