Rating of
2.5/4
"Blade" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 12/23/11
A half-human half-vampire warrior who hunts and kills his would-be brethren is captured by his arch enemy who plots to use his blood to raise a vampire god. Blade was one of the first of the new generation of re-invented vampire flicks and it has lost some of it's impact because of it's host of imitators. I'm not the biggest fan of Wesley Snipes, but no-one could've portrayed the character better and Dorff (who is clearly inspired by Kiefer Sutherland in the Lost Boys) makes a charismatic post-Lestat villain. It begins very strongly, introducing the comic book hero in a literal blood bath of frenetic action and the character dynamics work really well. Unfortunately the film seems to lose steam more and more as it goes; the chosen one of prophesy plot is a little hackneyed and when Blade is captured and therefore not kicking vampire ass it starts to stutter and stall. It also manages to save what are easily the worst effects of the film for its big finale but the action sequences are executed with real panache and it's very stylishly done as a whole and serves as a solid foundation for its superior sequel.
