SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
It's been awhile since I've written on a movie. When I do I just want to emphasize that this is not really a standard review, well I guess it kind of is. I don't know. Mostly though it's just a rant and ramble about my thoughts and feelings about the film. Also, it almost certainly has some spoilers. So, yeah.
I've had a week. Truly exhausting physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. LOL, I'm exaggerating a bit in an attempt to be funny but, just barely. I'm definitely feeling under the weather at this point. I've been re-reading one of my favorite book series ever called Cirque Du Freak but I just don't have the energy to really read it at the moment.
I hadn't watched a movie in awhile so I figured this type of situation called for me sitting on my behind and watching a movie. I browsed my movie options and was mostly unimpressed by what I was being offered until I saw it. Blade. Immediately I knew I had to rewatch it. It's been way too long and I loved it when I watched it oh so long ago.
Funny enough I'm re-reading Cirque Du Freak because it's one of my favorites too. Also, Cirque Du Freak is about vampires just like Blade! Pretty perfect, one might call it destiny... (Cirque Du Freak reference LOL). I've also been blogging about the series as I go, so yeah. If you're interested in hearing me rant and ramble about that series for whatever reason, go for it! It's been a lot of fun!
Seriously, what a better way to take a break from reading a nostalgic vampire story, than by enjoying another nostalgic vampire story? I'd say life's good! Definitely distracting me from my body aches and general fatigue.
So yeah I just finished watching Blade and I can easily say it's one of the coolest movies ever made! Totally outstanding and perfectly entertaining.
Blade is the perfect blend of everything I want in a movie. It has scary-ish scenes, it's edgy, it's action packed, and has a very interesting story. This movie can comfortably qualify as a horror movie, an action movie, a fantasy movie, and a superhero movie all wrapped into one and it's well done!
Blade and Frost were an awesome good guy-bad guy duo. Having a believable bad guy makes a movie ten times better.
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The graphics and picture quality are stunning for a 1998 film. The opening scenes had me almost double checking it was actually made in 1998. Sure some of the CGI looks a bit older nowadays, but by 1998 standards it's elite and in 2026 it's still 100% solid and watchable.
The ruthless, dark vibes are so fantastic in this movie. It's visually satisfying and again, cool.
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Blade as a character is so likeable for a lack of a better word. It's hard to say he's fully relatable because ya know he's a half-vampire. But his general loneliness and sort of angst is relatable for sure. His life's been unfair, and I imagine many of us relate to that. He's simply a solid hero as he still wants to defeat evil and protect others despite how unfair his life has been.
Wesley Snipes as Blade reminds me a ton of Christian Bale as Batman. Both of which are like my favorites now. I say now because I hadn't seen Blade in so long and didn't realize I'd enjoy it so much! I get the feeling that The Dark Knight trilogy was influenced by Blade a bit, frankly many action movies were influenced by Blade, even The Matrix films. Ridiculously iconic!
Blade is an intense hero, in a gritty, action packed, dark environment filled with danger. But the type of danger is what makes this movie so epic. It's a fantasy type of danger. An edgy, fantasy type danger in a modern world but still somehow feels old if that makes sense.
Honestly I can rant and ramble all day about this film. I'm so glad I rewatched it. It met my expectations and then some. I was worried it may not hold up and maybe my younger self was holding it in too high of a regard. But nope, this movie is excellent. It also brought back a lot of good memories... Ugh. Life.
Also, for me as I re-read Cirque Du Freak it was so fun to compare the vampire worlds and lore.
These are films I must own on DVD one day. I look forward to finishing the trilogy!
Blade gets a 9.5 out of 10!
