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Blade Reviews

1998 Certificate 18
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  • 70
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Based on the comic book of the same name, BLADE (Snipes) is a half-mortal, half-immortal bent on avenging his mother's death and destined to rid the earth of a race of vampires. Meanwhile, the modern-day technologically advanced vamps he's targeted are in pursuit of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays .. Read more

Starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright
Director Stephen Norrington
Genres Action/Adventure, Horror

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  • Critics' reviews (6) of Blade

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Wesley Snipes plays the half-mortal, half-vampire who hunts down creatures of the night in this flashy and very violent action adventure based on the popular Marvel Comics character. Aided by gruff-and-tough Kris Kristofferson, he sets out to thwart the evil schemes of fellow vampire Stephen Dorff, whose plans include running a nightclub that will supply humans for his fiendish pals to feed on. This is daft stuff indeed, but Snipes looks great in leather, it's snappily paced and the performances are perfectly tongue in cheek.

    • Radio Times
  • "...The battle scenes are pure comic-book derring-do replete with acrobatics borrowed from Hong Kong action thrillers and continual morphing..."

    • New York Times
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Comic-book hokum done with some style and a great deal of noisy action; its nonsense is taken more seriously than it deserves.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Blade

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  • 14 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Suprisingly Superb

    This film simply kicks ass in a way most other action films don't. Blade is super-cool as is his arch-enemy played by Stephen Dorff. There's a level of harsh violence you rarely see in today's money-maximising rating lowering movies (see Terminator 3), and the effects are of a really high quality throughout; there's a great attention to detail and you can see they really did put a lot of effort into this movie. With loads of style and action this has to be one of the premier horror thrillers of all time

      • imran from London
  • 13 out of 22 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not for me!

    Just a politically correct vehicle for Wesley Snipes, a silly update to the vampire story (if that?s possible).

    Fight scenes are moody atmospheric yes, but it?s going nowhere fast.. err. Well sadly it does run into another 2 films. Don?t waste your time on this one.

      • A.S from Wales
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    < < Bloodcurdling vampire thriller > >

    If you like special effects and unreal films, this film covers that sort of criteria. Brill vampire movie

      • A customer from Wales
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Blade

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    fantastic stuff

    This is perhaps one of the most atmospheric movies ever. I'm not a Snipes fan but I dont think anyone else could have pulled it off.

      • Iqbal from Forever, England
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Excellent film! A must see!

    Even if this kind of film isn't your kind of film, I would give it a chance. It is an absolutly amazing film, especially when watching on a Home Cinema. Although it seems as you progress through the Blade Trilogy the movies become better and better, this certainly is an amazing start. Some of the effects are amazing for a film made in 1998.

    A must see for a fan of any intense movie genre.

      • Mike Layer from Watford, Hertfordshire
  • 14 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Suprisingly Superb

    This film simply kicks ass in a way most other action films don't. Blade is super-cool as is his arch-enemy played by Stephen Dorff. There's a level of harsh violence you rarely see in today's money-maximising rating lowering movies (see Terminator 3), and the effects are of a really high quality throughout; there's a great attention to detail and you can see they really did put a lot of effort into this movie. With loads of style and action this has to be one of the premier horror thrillers of all time

      • imran from London
  • 13 out of 22 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Not for me!

    Just a politically correct vehicle for Wesley Snipes, a silly update to the vampire story (if that?s possible).

    Fight scenes are moody atmospheric yes, but it?s going nowhere fast.. err. Well sadly it does run into another 2 films. Don?t waste your time on this one.

      • A.S from Wales
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    < < Bloodcurdling vampire thriller > >

    If you like special effects and unreal films, this film covers that sort of criteria. Brill vampire movie

      • A customer from Wales
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Absolutely Fangtastic

    This is the best. There is not a single thing in this film i dislike. even now a few years on from when it was released i still love watching this film. Blade is brilliant and is his enemy Deacon Frost. The action,fighting sequences, storyline the way they crate blade's character and wesley snipes does an incredible job of bringing it all to life. its all brilliant. If you have never seen this then BUY IT NOW!!!!

      • Kyle from England
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    fun,fun,fun.

    just pure vampire kicking class...

    watch again and again...

      • spice from bolton
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Amazing

    Don't usually like sci-fi adventure stuff but this was different & excellent from the start the film begins with a rave at the back of a walk in freezer and the rave fills with blood from the water nozzles above and then Blade appears.

    Good casting with Kris Kristofferson & Wesley Snipes as Blade.

    Can't wait to see Blade II!

      • Mike39 from London
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    This was a movie that my sci-fan buddies had been urging me to watch for i don't know how long. I watched it with some trepidation with my girlfriend on a Saturday night and was definately pschyced for the action. It didn't disappoint, you have to overlook the clear flaws in the script (how come these bad-ass vamps have never got their act together before now/Kristoferssons appalling acting) and enjoy for the fight scenes. If you enjoyed The Matrix then you've already watched and enjoyed Blade.

      • gavin#14 from LONDON
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Excellent film! A must see!

    Even if this kind of film isn't your kind of film, I would give it a chance. It is an absolutly amazing film, especially when watching on a Home Cinema. Although it seems as you progress through the Blade Trilogy the movies become better and better, this certainly is an amazing start. Some of the effects are amazing for a film made in 1998.

    A must see for a fan of any intense movie genre.

      • Mike Layer from Watford, Hertfordshire
  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    fantastic stuff

    This is perhaps one of the most atmospheric movies ever. I'm not a Snipes fan but I dont think anyone else could have pulled it off.

      • Iqbal from Forever, England
  • Critics' reviews (6)

  • 3 stars out of 5

    Wesley Snipes plays the half-mortal, half-vampire who hunts down creatures of the night in this flashy and very violent action adventure based on the popular Marvel Comics character. Aided by gruff-and-tough Kris Kristofferson, he sets out to thwart the evil schemes of fellow vampire Stephen Dorff, whose plans include running a nightclub that will supply humans for his fiendish pals to feed on. This is daft stuff indeed, but Snipes looks great in leather, it's snappily paced and the performances are perfectly tongue in cheek.

    • Radio Times
  • "...The battle scenes are pure comic-book derring-do replete with acrobatics borrowed from Hong Kong action thrillers and continual morphing..."

    • New York Times
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Comic-book hokum done with some style and a great deal of noisy action; its nonsense is taken more seriously than it deserves.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
  • "...BLADE's design team have constructed a consistent universe and taken it seriously....Told respectfully and well..."

    • Sight and Sound
  • An attempt to redefine cutting edge horror, this techno-vampire pic is spoiled by the same weak storytelling and... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • "...Pulsing with a techno beat..."

    • USA Today

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26,598 Member ratings
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