Exploring Blade

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  • One of the first comic book movies to take the subject matter seriously.
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  • @bKdrunk
    @bKdrunk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Blade was an awesome film. The intro rave slaughter by Blade is one of my favorite action sequences of the 90s.

    • @eval_is_evil
      @eval_is_evil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh hell yes that was so unapologetically badass and Snipes was awesome.

  • @rocky8838
    @rocky8838 8 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    One thing about Blade that doesn't get enough praise is how beautiful the cinematography is.There's nothing like it in terms of visuals in the comic book genre.

    • @GRZNGT
      @GRZNGT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agree, even Blade's own sequels pale in comparison. The lighting is what makes the cinematography so outstanding, and Blade nails it perfectly.

    • @chrisbano9216
      @chrisbano9216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@GRZNGT Blade 2 was directed by Guillermo Del Toro a true gifted visionary director

    • @GRZNGT
      @GRZNGT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lighting and cinematorgraphy often falls down to a saparate person, director of photography. No matter how good your directing, a mediocre dof can nullify that.

    • @wariowuzo9433
      @wariowuzo9433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kriss Kringle Watchmen (or really any Zack Snyder comic book film), TDK trilogy, Ang Lee’s Hulk, and Road to Perdition all had really great cinematography too. Honestly better than Blade’s in a lot of ways.

    • @jonknight4616
      @jonknight4616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wariowuzo9433 That's like comparing different art styles. You can often look at bad art (meaning artistic technique is bad) and clearly see the difference when comparing it to good art (so artistic technique is good... and beyond the realm of surrealism, which we won't get into. But, comparing good art to other good art with different techniques is a harder sell, because at that point, you are comparing what works on an individual level.
      There is a gritty, but very stylistic flavor to Blade that I haven't quite seem replicated elsewhere, even in Stephen Norrington's next film, the huge failure, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. There is also the factor of what the director brings to the table and what the cinematographer brings to the table, because it is often different mixtures depending on how hands on or off or how in unison the two are. Given Norrington's painter background, it is not unreasonable to think there were a lot of discussions on how the film should look, meaning a hands on approach.
      Given the films you've mentioned, which by the way, I love most of them, Road to Perdition is one of the most breathtaking films I've ever seen. At the same time, a very different approach to the cinematography. The slow moving paintings, so well orchestrated, the long shots that fluidly reveal details, etc. I'm not sure any of this would have worked for the Blade film, even though Road has some of my fav. cinematography of all time in it.
      The look and feel of Blade is on target. I don't think it's necessarily fair to compare Blade to films that are drastically different in tone and feel, whose goals are very different. Of the types of films that could be in the same vein, I think Blade easily tops them. I can't think of another monster/vampire hunter/whatever, such as the Underworld films or even the 2nd Blade film (which I still enjoy), comes close to comparing, because while they often have the grit and darker feel, they lack the visual aesthetic that really sells the backdrop and world of Blade.

  • @timur7381
    @timur7381 8 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    I think Spawn deserves a remake a lot more than Blade, which still holds up just fine. Spawn with modern CGI, R-rated and a more serious approach - i'd watch the shit out of that.

    • @ChloeDust
      @ChloeDust 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed, Spawn is often forgotten about and the CGI is dreadful now, that hell sequence lol it's so awful but as a movie it's pretty solid and that villain was really scary.

    • @delraycoles6145
      @delraycoles6145 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Chloe Lane I'd even stick with Michael Jai White in a remake.

    • @phantom1592
      @phantom1592 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Frankly, I think Spawn is still a near perfect adaptation... EXCEPT for the CGI. As much as people hate the star wars syndrome... I'd be all for someone going in and redoing the special effects and giving us a Spawn: Special Edition...
      Clean up Hell.. Put the cape on him... Keep White and John Leguizam NAILED the clown...
      Basic story??? I just don't see a remake adding anything to what we have... lets just fix that :D

    • @delraycoles6145
      @delraycoles6145 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      phantom1592 I still like the original but it left much to be desired. I think a reboot or a sequel would be more appropriate for the character. I think there is still much to explore within Spawn's universe.

    • @jasonalex7201
      @jasonalex7201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yess

  • @goregrindisthebestgenre
    @goregrindisthebestgenre 8 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    I like seeing someone who takes time to research. When the Nostalgia Critic reviewed this movie, he complained about the long, dragging romance scene but as you just explained, it had it's purpose.

    • @daoyang6055
      @daoyang6055 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ブロンディブラック
      Because sometimes it feels like NC just hates everything all the while his channel is made for you to think he's a review artist.
      But like you said, he's a comedian too he does what he does for the sake of comedy.

    • @wariowuzo9433
      @wariowuzo9433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Putrid Promotions Nostalgia Critic’s an unfunny hack.

    • @runway313
      @runway313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Blade was the first DVD I ever purchased. In the direction commentary they explain the scene there as well. Cool they knew that also

    • @diegobarron1690
      @diegobarron1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fuck that guy, fuck the critics

  • @spartangreg1
    @spartangreg1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was 15 when I went with my father to the theater to see this. When the cops busted in the hospital and shot and he yelled back at them, the whole theater busted up laughing.
    Probably the funniest part in this classic movie....

  • @franklinblankenship8991
    @franklinblankenship8991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Snipes left Black Panther cause it was mired in production , made Blade. ..Blade's success inspired the completion of Xmen...the success of Xmen led to MCU production, in which the newest movie, Black Panther, is being released soon...thank Wesley Snipes for the MCU...

    • @jessiewalker6918
      @jessiewalker6918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Hahaha, that's awesome, wesley would have made a great black panther, but Blade is the best

    • @MiraSubieGirl
      @MiraSubieGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Instead of "I never freeze".... "Some motherfuckers always try to skate uphill"

    • @30AndHatingIt
      @30AndHatingIt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I still think it's massively fucked up the Xmen didn't wind up in Endgame.

    • @spkz0r
      @spkz0r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@30AndHatingIt Well, licensing is a bitch :/

    • @KaRmaTheSchemer
      @KaRmaTheSchemer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Preach man, preach

  • @94SexyStang
    @94SexyStang 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    That Intro to Blade........SOOO BADASS.....just sends chills down your spine every time....No doubt one of the BEST intro's to a movie ever.

  • @Granturion
    @Granturion 8 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Kids, blade was rated r long time before deadpool came out :)
    Still an awesome movie. Atmosphere and soundtrack go hand in hand!

    • @sperrin
      @sperrin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Crow was rated R 4 years before Blade.

    • @MaximumMadnessStixon
      @MaximumMadnessStixon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Steve Perrin And that's only if you don't wanna count the 1989 "Punisher" film. :) As much as I love "Deadpool"... yeah, R-rated comic book movies aren't exactly new, haha.

    • @jessiewalker6918
      @jessiewalker6918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The score and all the music was incredible, dark and atmospheric, it's a vibe that is very unique to this film, they were never able to recreate it

    • @theninjamaster67
      @theninjamaster67 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      deadpool isn't the first r rated super hero film but these days a film like that is important because we'd have nothing but all these pg13 super hero movies since Disney executives don't trust an r rated movie to do as well as their other movies deadpool was literally only green lit because a test scene was leaked to the public and fans were up in arms about it to be made so they jumped on it

    • @necro_nancy
      @necro_nancy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And was a black comic book movie protagonist a long time before Black Panther (although there may be an alternate universe where a Wesley Snipes led Black Panther movie came out in the 90's instead of Blade).

  • @Redem10
    @Redem10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Blade has my favourite intro sequence

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      agreed...the intro sequence was pretty insane

    • @naclynerickii
      @naclynerickii 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The fight between BLADE and Deacon Frost made the list of a "top 10 best fights in movies" DVD.

    • @FrnnkEducation
      @FrnnkEducation 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i think its one of the best intros ever.... i've dreamed of making something of equal strength since I saw it as a kid. it would require original music, it would require you to be so original as to draw upon completely different source material so no club scene. it would just be extremely hard to copy.

    • @naclynerickii
      @naclynerickii 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +FrnnkEducation True that. Sadly the actors hated doing it when the red stuff started spraying. I cannot remember what substance they used but I remember being at the presentation for this movie at that years COMIC CON and the actors hated how the red stuff got in their eyes n stuff. Also apparently one of the actors (I think the one human guy) actually got real life scared because his eyes were burning and everyone was covered in the red stuff.
      Seemed like mixed thoughts on it being worth it and not worth it.

  • @blackdragon6
    @blackdragon6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    yes blade started all of this. people like to overlook that fact. and credit x-men instead 😒

    • @TinMan-ds8pc
      @TinMan-ds8pc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What about _The Crow_ ? It came out before _Blade_ and made more money

    • @cjwrench07
      @cjwrench07 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      TinMan 1325 that movie wasn’t really pushed as a comic book movie though. It was more a supernatural thriller, with everything being more about Brandon Lee than anything else.
      Blade, had a well known comic origin, and was a major hit outside the normal crowd; and way outside just the Emo crowd that paid to see The Crow(plus the people who saw it out of morbid curiosity)
      Westley Snipes will always be Blade, he personified that role to the core.

    • @SA80TAGE
      @SA80TAGE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      uuuhhh.... Batman 1989?

    • @pikkon899
      @pikkon899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SA80TAGE The video said "next wave" not "first" Batman 1989's influence and first wave came crashing down with "Batman and Robin" The next wave began with Blade

    • @mattelder1971
      @mattelder1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pikkon899 The late 70's through the early 90's were the years where DC comic book movies were good and Marvel comic book movies were crap. Blade reversed that and it's still going on today. These days, DC movies are crap and Marvel movies are great.

  • @LoveDoctorNL
    @LoveDoctorNL 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    After I saw Blade I told my brother I had seen the future of cinema.

  • @northprime_unlimited
    @northprime_unlimited 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "MuthaFuckas are always trying to skate uphill"

  • @iam16bits
    @iam16bits 8 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    I wouldn't mind if they brought Blade with Wesley Snipes into the MCU.

    • @Redem10
      @Redem10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah, Blade is the one guy I can't imagine anyone else other than Wesley Snipes playing him

    • @moviereviews4life
      @moviereviews4life 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      they wont, not even sure why Wesley and the news sites are humoring the idea. WB owns the rights to those films, so Marvel are not gonna take on the baggage of that universe just to avoid pissing fans off and not replace the actor playing Blade. Plus the MCU is a PG-13 world, they won't make an R rated film into their MCU, they don't have the balls. The most we may get is a series with Blade but it'll be played by someone else. Wesley Snipes will more than likely just cameo or play another role. Hell, maybe it will go full circle and he makes an appearance in Black Panther

    • @ZombieInc661
      @ZombieInc661 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      there is no room for him there, he has a darker vibe, darker than wolverines

    • @darkservantofheaven
      @darkservantofheaven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Marvel has the rights to the Blade character again. although there is talks of bringing Blade on as a netflix series.....which would work better becaue Daredevil series is pretty damn dark. but honetly with Snipe's age, I would have him be in the blade series but as the mentor figure from the comics. Jamal Afari is to Blade what Stick was to Daredevil/Elektra.
      also Stick and Blade trained together in the Ultimate Marvel comics

    • @moviereviews4life
      @moviereviews4life 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      darkservantofheaven they have the rights back, but New Line still owns the Snipes films, Marvel is not gonna take on a universe that is now owned by WB just to avoid recasting.

  • @peacexlove
    @peacexlove 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Test audiences in theory don't seem like a bad idea. It's when executives misinterpret audience reactions that things go bad.

    • @DJSockmonkeyMusic
      @DJSockmonkeyMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That and audience members who don't understand film.

    • @holdingpattern245
      @holdingpattern245 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DJSockmonkeyMusic you don't need to understand film to appreciate it. Like Ebert says, if you have to ask what something symbolizes, then it doesn't. And it's the executive's job to interpret the audience reactions properly, you can't blame the audience for that.

  • @PrincessLenoir
    @PrincessLenoir 8 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Your Exploring series is one of my favorite things on youtube. Thanks for the hard work!

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks for watching! :)

    • @centrevez2075
      @centrevez2075 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      can you do fright night next .frankie croft Smales

  • @fleshTH
    @fleshTH 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember going to see this movie. My friends and I walked out and the 1st thing i said was "Now that's how you make a comic book movie!"

  • @HorroRviXenKate
    @HorroRviXenKate 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    fuck yeah ,Blade , is easily in my top 5 best ever vampire movies

  • @edch7516
    @edch7516 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I dont understand why this channel doesnt have a trillion subscribers

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd settle for a few hundred thousand :)

  • @electrojones
    @electrojones 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The first two Blades are like favorite albums, and I play them pretty often.

    • @gc3k
      @gc3k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blade 2 was glorious marriage of martial arts and horror. Guillermo Del Toro directing, Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus, Donnie Yen choreography and cameo, and a brutal final fight for the ages. And suplexes!

    • @holdingpattern245
      @holdingpattern245 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gc3k My favorite thing about Blade 2 is how the fight scenes incorporate wrestling moves.

  • @PhatGirlLuvr68Comix
    @PhatGirlLuvr68Comix 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Nice to finally see this film get the credit it so richly deserves.

  • @SunGawdRa
    @SunGawdRa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Yes, to all of this. Blade has to be the first rated R successful comic book movie out there. Not to mention (although you did) that it basically kick started super hero movies into what they are now. So much love for this martial art supernaturally comic book hero gore movie.

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Crow says hi 4 years before then.

    • @VirtuousSaint
      @VirtuousSaint 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Crow was nowhere near as popular.

    • @moebius435
      @moebius435 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It deserves more love. Very flawed, and very bold.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Crow was more of cerebral and introspective film and did not emphasize the gore as it was in Blade...

    • @moviereviews4life
      @moviereviews4life 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he said first successful, not more popular, The Crow was the first successful R rated comic book film. This was the first successful Marvel film...done by New Line, who is now owned by WB, love the irony

  • @WillieD
    @WillieD 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The original ending with the vampire apocalypse would have led to a sequel that would have basically been Daybreakers, which is also a movie I would like to see you do on your channel ☺️

  • @Jammsbro1
    @Jammsbro1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fucking top film. Give us more blade and a Nightstalkers spin off.

  • @chickensarealiens
    @chickensarealiens 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I would love Blade to come back in some way. A sequel with Snipes, a reboot in the MCU, a Netflix series. Anything would be awesome.

    • @chickensarealiens
      @chickensarealiens 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe Michael Jai White?

    • @cheesefoodxii3091
      @cheesefoodxii3091 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michael B Jordan would be an awesome fit

    • @maim8648
      @maim8648 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe a more older and experienced blade. I’d say Forrest Whittaker

    • @paulbowser1989
      @paulbowser1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Idris Elba

    • @othercaleb3586
      @othercaleb3586 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scott Matthews boy do I have some good news

  • @Hypno_BPM
    @Hypno_BPM 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    man I would love to see snipes play blade one more time

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just imagine how Guillermo del Toro would direct and envision the world of Blade

    • @haisaid
      @haisaid 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I gave you a thumb up and then remembered Crystal Skull and Jason Bourne. Would love for Snipes to come back but done right. Otherwise I'm good with there just being the first two (whilst forgetting the third).

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saul Haisaid the third was a fever dream that does not count

    • @MADDMOODY516
      @MADDMOODY516 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i hope the makers of this vid see ur comment and put the word out

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      #Blade4thewin

  • @ForwardEarth
    @ForwardEarth 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The Japanese band in the club scene was Bang Wa Cherry, not Shonen Knife. Shonen Knife just had a song on the soundtrack.

  • @vrock4086
    @vrock4086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Honestly your so right. Blade really did kick off the marvel universe of today. What amazing and important movie.

  • @christianterrill3503
    @christianterrill3503 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That intro in blade during the blood rave with pump panel remix. Acid house mixed with dope ass fighting scene is by far the best intro ever in a action movie

    • @darkwave9345
      @darkwave9345 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah that music is not acid house....

    • @abaranihei2608
      @abaranihei2608 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best Intro Ever!!

    • @kosmique
      @kosmique 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      the movie was released while i was in my prime time clubbing life :D
      german underground discos, jay denham was the first i actaully heard play it at a club .... people went wild. good times.

  • @derricknichols5787
    @derricknichols5787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blade has memorable lines like the last one. Memorable scenes like both clubs scenes & the little girl kicking Blades ass for a minute. Disney can't beat that

  • @jonknight4616
    @jonknight4616 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Blade still holds up incredibly well, and I'm glad I got to see it in theaters back in the day. It also managed to premiere bullet time before the Matrix would make the technique famous 1 year later.

    • @jonknight4616
      @jonknight4616 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never does. The second was a decent follow up, but still not quite as good and the less said of the 3rd and what they did to Blade in his own movie and what they did to the Nightstalkers, the better.

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blade did not premier bullet time either. Versions of it had been used much earlier.

    • @jonknight4616
      @jonknight4616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notahotshot Sure, ok, such as...?

  • @dodson43
    @dodson43 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Still one of the best comic book movie, if not the best.

  • @mattkutrik
    @mattkutrik 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just wanted to give you kudos. I rabbit-holed into your channel after the Key and Peele Gremlins 2 skit made its rounds on Reddit. Followed you since and have wanted nearly every video. Your insight on film as a student plus your insight on production, effects and writing makes your videos not only fun, but insightful to watch. Another great mini-thesis on another film. You deserve more subscriptions and I'm happy to be one of them that looks forward to every new video. Keep up the great work!

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! Lots more to come :)
      A lot of folks found me through the Gremlins video via Key & Peele. So funny the way that works. ^^

  • @franklySkarlet
    @franklySkarlet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this channel and this is one of my all-time favorite movies. Thank you so much for the upload.

  • @ezrolly898
    @ezrolly898 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Blade and Spawn! Black heroes without ever mentioning their race eva!

    • @gamongames
      @gamongames 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wow. so incredible.

    • @ReelNinja1
      @ReelNinja1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Falcon, Steel, John Stewart, Cyborg, etc...didn't either. The only ones that usually did was Black Panther & Luke Cage.

    • @pa-ikollo1851
      @pa-ikollo1851 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just the production companies were bothered by it and did a song and dance about it the entire time. Look it up stupid, "thisisAmerica"

    • @scorpiusjones5436
      @scorpiusjones5436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why is that good to you??🤔 I swear, white people are so touchy about race.

    • @Capodecamper
      @Capodecamper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Agent Jfound the white dude

  • @alphalambda2072
    @alphalambda2072 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "What if the vampire was Jewish?"
    It doesn't work that way. It's not the belief of the vampire that counts, it's the belief of the person wielding the cross. That's why Nightcrawler (a devout Catholic) was able to repel Dracula with a cross, but Wolverine (an atheist) could not. Also, Shadowcat (who IS Jewish) was able to also repel Dracula with her Star of David necklace.
    Ironically, David S. Goyer is a comic fan AND Jewish, yet he didn't do the damn research before writing the script.

    • @DesignatedMember
      @DesignatedMember 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Interesting. That's a very post-modern way of dealing with the question. In the old days, it was the crosses themselves that held power (not people's belief in them). The thought underpinning this idea being that God was objectively real, and therefore his symbols would hurt forces of evil. Others Gods then, would not be objectively real, and therefore their symbols would hold no such power. The old Universal/Hammer Vampire films for example, seemed to have gone with this assumption. It's interesting how thoughts and assumptions change over time.

  • @adampellett4917
    @adampellett4917 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE BLADE!
    It has the Halloween vibe with vampires and non-stop action sequences even
    Wesley Snipes was awesome to have his character's persona. He was a badass in action scenes/martial arts choreography altogether in one. Loved the soundtrack style music even the score
    by Mark Isham. New Line made a solid vampire action flick to rewatch it many times even on Halloween. BLADE IS AN A- FLICK!

  • @chal1821
    @chal1821 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making this video, i thoroughly enjoyed it. Your analysis is really on point. Blade made a huge impact on me when i first saw it and to this day it's one of my favorites. I've probably watched it more times than any other movie. It's one of those movies for me that i'll never get sick of. That scene at the end of your video always puts a smirk on my face haha!

  • @PrebenHollywoodTV
    @PrebenHollywoodTV 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    BRAVO! Love these "Exploring" episodes!!

  • @TheMMObro
    @TheMMObro 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love how u go into detail with how they did certain effects or shot certain scenes. that shit's alwayd interesting

  • @margyrowland
    @margyrowland 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And then Wesley does “To Wong Foo”. He’s amazing. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @Elite-bh6pm
    @Elite-bh6pm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This movie fails to get the recognition it deserves.

  • @leyenda6149
    @leyenda6149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember this was the 1st GBF i'd ever seeen. I wasn't familiar with the channel's concept & took issue with Blade being associated with anything bad. I thought Cecil was saying it was bad, but still enjoyable. Glad i re-thought & decided to give the video a go. Been warching GBF ever since

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for giving it a watch and for sticking around :)

  • @ChloeDust
    @ChloeDust 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blade's a guilty pleasure, still stands up today as a pretty solid vampire action flick.

  • @SweetNaeva24
    @SweetNaeva24 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Blade and Wesley Snipes Rock!!!

  • @jmcfarlane2113
    @jmcfarlane2113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Some of the cg does look a bit dated today but when you compare it to other movies of the time it looks fantastic. Rewatching that movie, the special effects held up better than I thought they would.

    • @ripoutyourprejudice
      @ripoutyourprejudice 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spawn had some of the worst CGI around that time.

    • @azraelswrd
      @azraelswrd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This was the movie that made "bullet time" work on screen before Matrix made it mainstream popular, too.

    • @ripoutyourprejudice
      @ripoutyourprejudice 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      azraelswrd
      John Woo movies were the basis for bullet time mate.

    • @azraelswrd
      @azraelswrd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think Blade was the first American film, right?

    • @ripoutyourprejudice
      @ripoutyourprejudice 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      azraelswrd
      I'd say Hard Edge.

  • @AlejandroMontoyaMarin
    @AlejandroMontoyaMarin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the exploring series. Please keep them coming! Love this channel.

  • @MatthiasPowerbomb
    @MatthiasPowerbomb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video. Lots of interesting background info. I was introduced to Blade though Ghost Rider and Midnight Sons comics back in high school and became a big fan of the character, so naturally I was excited when the movie came out. I think it still holds up really well today. Also, the saying is "can't be overstated," not "can't be understated," meaning it's so important that its importance can't be oversold.

  • @Namorat
    @Namorat 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont understand why your channel is not bigger. Your content is always awesome and I recommend you to all new people I meet.

  • @WarrenWorthingtonIII
    @WarrenWorthingtonIII 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the first movie I ever got really excited about.. I was 15 and movie news was pretty hard to come by back then. I used the school library computer to download the trailer. The video was barely the size of a damn business card on the screen, and it took FOREVER to download, but I LOVED it. I hid it in a folder on the computer so it wouldn't be found and deleted, and watched it every few days when I was bored. Happy days.. A simpler time before we all had instant access to super fast internet.

  • @scorpion11277
    @scorpion11277 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I love about these videos is that there's alot of background story & obviously tons of research done. I did enjoy Blade & it was well before the comic book craze as well, I even enjoy the sequels.

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! A lot goes into these so I'm always happy to hear its appreciated. I love Blade 2 the most of the series but wow, they blew it with 3. The story behind that is better than the movie.

  • @Damirith
    @Damirith 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your Exploring series, great job!

  • @vanessajackson9835
    @vanessajackson9835 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has always been my favorite movie! Thank you very much for your research, most of what you presented I never knew and appreciate the new knowledge. I value knowledge and to know more about my favorite movie that I probably would have never found out, thank you again

  • @jackcraven2266
    @jackcraven2266 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job with video Cecil! Although my favorite Wesley Snipes role is still Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man, Blade and Blade 2 are my favorite films from him. I love both films to death, and personally i think that they are some of the best comic book films and action horrors of all time. Too bad that Stephen Norrington didn't had more chances to make movies that are awesome like this one and Death Machine.

  • @drinnerd8532
    @drinnerd8532 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey GoodBad Flicks! Its your new biggest fan! I wanted to offer you one correction on this fantastic video about one of my most favorite comic book/vampire movies!
    The Japanese female rappers and DJ that appear in the Japanese Vampire club scene were called "Bang Wa Cherry" and not "Shonen Knife." Then song they are performing is entitled: "Chin Chin," which I guess is basically a vulgar, Japanese slang term for the male sex organ. However, Shonen Knife's music did appear in the movie. I believe the inclusion of Shonen Knife occurred when Blade finds the secret entrance to Pearl's archive layer in the Kitchen of the Japanese Vampire club. If you listen, you can hear the song "Ah Singapore" by Shonen Knife playing in the background of that scene.
    Anyway, I thought I would just add my 2-cents! I absolutely LOVE these videos of yours! Thanks for all your hard work!

  • @gilbertiniguez2544
    @gilbertiniguez2544 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm very happy to see newish movies. Thank you very much for listening to your fans good bad flicks. :)

  • @bgm1975
    @bgm1975 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blade will always remain one of my all time favorite films, and I remember it fondly, seeing it 5 times in theaters and loving every moment of it. It was also one of my earliest DVDs I ever owned

  • @campar1043
    @campar1043 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel man, keep it up

  • @bigedf7699
    @bigedf7699 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent run down of this movie! I, personally, love this movie and even more so "Blade II". And you are spot on that THIS is the movie that allowed for all the great Marvel films to follow (or really ANY great comic book movies).

  • @harrisonmckinney7659
    @harrisonmckinney7659 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! Blade has always been my favorite comic book movie. Must've seen it 50 times and it was one of my first DVDs

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are as wicked and under rated as the stuff it's usually based on, great stuff, I almost can't stop watching them =P
    Subscribed too.

  • @KentrYT
    @KentrYT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:51 Blade you have been fined one credit for a violation of the verbal morality statue.

    • @kosmique
      @kosmique 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      there are not enough demo man fans here it seems...

  • @viewtifulvash6068
    @viewtifulvash6068 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic job. I didn't even know of the alternate ending until now. Thank god that didn't happen!

  • @garyhall331
    @garyhall331 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    that stinger at the end is my favorite part of the movie

  • @o.t.d_ody_the_dreamer
    @o.t.d_ody_the_dreamer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite movies of all time. They also did a Blade animated series,if I remember correctly.

  • @Arkeli5
    @Arkeli5 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad the creators managed to keep that hospital scene in. It is without a doubt the right way to do a jump scare. When I put the movie on for my sister she actually bolted off the couch at that scene with the fright and then proceeded to hit me with a cushion for not warning her about it. I was naturally cracking up laughing. It got me in the cinema the first time I saw the movie too and so I was dying to see her response and I wasn't disappointed :D
    It proves studios should stay out of creators way.

  • @starstrucka841
    @starstrucka841 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is like one of my favorite comic movies of all time if not my favorite besides The Crow and Spawn. I absolutely loved Wes in this movie and I ended up having a lil crush on him from it he was perfect in the role and I loved old man as well and was sad when he died. His weapons were awesome and attire was just as cool man loved this movie lol. 😎

  • @handsofgod8102
    @handsofgod8102 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    after watching 4of your videos back to back you have earned my sub keep up the good work

  • @XanderGrishchenko
    @XanderGrishchenko 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video. I'd love to see Exploring videos about Blade II and Blade Trinity

  • @traumaofthenight
    @traumaofthenight 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    blade is one of my favorite movies of the 90's good video man, you rock

  • @bakedspade
    @bakedspade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like Blade, comic and the original film. I remember those alternate endings being on the DVD, glad they didn't go with it in the same respect you mentioned but also because even, then that CG blood looked terrible.

  • @haisaid
    @haisaid 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bit where he's kicking the shit out of some poor prone vampire whilst screaming "FROST!!!!!!"

  • @Avarn388
    @Avarn388 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great exploring.I love the original blade, more so than Blade two. Not that the second one is bad, but I like the story of the first one a lot more. Weasley Snipes is awesome as blade and honestly really made me appreciate the character. I liked how the female character wasn't a love interest. A female character who isn't there just for romance. What a concept?! And it had fantastic world building/ Heck, if Marvel studios is smart and they decide to do something with Blade, intergrate this world with the MCU.
    Vampires have always been secretive and as such, being that it takes place before Iron Man one, I can totally see this working.

  • @johnstevens2287
    @johnstevens2287 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The original Blade is fantastic

  • @rentosnyggt
    @rentosnyggt 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul morrissey s 2 movies Blood for dracula & Flesh for Frankenstein with Udo Kier are two of my absolute favorite overthetop horror classics! I wish someone would shine a light on them... Blade rocked!

  • @sodapopbrosky
    @sodapopbrosky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watched this when it first came out on dvd. Was so much fun!

  • @algo2957
    @algo2957 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never thought about it before but this movie was cast amazingly well. Every role in Blade is actor perfect.

  • @greggvanvranken6482
    @greggvanvranken6482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad to see Blade getting the respect it deserves as an action film, as well as acknowledging its importance in kicking off the superhero film explosion.

  • @ChloeDust
    @ChloeDust 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So glad they didn't go for that twister ending would've ruined the movie for sure.

  • @comedicmemoir
    @comedicmemoir 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been marathoning this series and I love it! They're so well-researched and edited. I don't know if you take requests, but... I would love and episode on Jennifer's Body (2009).

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! I need to revisit that one. Not a fan of Cody's writing but it was interesting.

  • @MrFurious176
    @MrFurious176 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've seen this movie over a dozen times and never noticed that was Traci Lords in the beginning!

  • @Raunadraug
    @Raunadraug 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe the scene at 6:33 where the director has a cameo is also an homage to artwork from the original Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop RPG.

  • @salvation7362
    @salvation7362 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn, you put a lot of work into these. Only watched a few (so far) but it's been like watching an hour long making of stripped of all the bullshit with just the interesting facts left in. Subscribed.

  • @rencfalan
    @rencfalan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    And people still think Deadpool was the first R-Rated superhero movie.

    • @irllcd13
      @irllcd13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Renc Kocak no they just think, correctly, that it's the first hugely successful one. blade is 20 years old and Hollywood execs have a short memory. the thing that gets credited as the first to do something often times isn't. doom is considered the first fps even though technically it's not

    • @BestAnimeFreak
      @BestAnimeFreak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      irllcd13 Doom get's credit to be the first FPS?
      I thought Wolfenstein was the first and I can't recall people say that Doom was =O

    • @tynao2029
      @tynao2029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@irllcd13 blade was hugely successful

  • @tylerskiss
    @tylerskiss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blade 2- one of the very rare instances where the sequel is actually better than the original and the original is quite good itself. I love that this video just got posted today when another reviewer just posted something about Gone Girl and (incorrectly) stated that David Fincher was only ever a Director and never a writer- I knew there were examples, and then lo and behold, this appears.

  • @LinkMarioSamus
    @LinkMarioSamus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Personally not big on the superhero genre but I understand the appeal. I REALLY miss when superhero movies weren't everywhere, but I get the feeling it'll come to a stop in the next five years (not the genre as a whole, just an over-saturation of them).

  • @viewtiful1doubleokamihand253
    @viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is way too good of a series.

  • @fiynTV
    @fiynTV 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Psychostick intro? That is so awesome!
    Great video, you got one more subscriber, much love!

    • @GoodBadFlicks
      @GoodBadFlicks  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the sub! You should check out the video I did for Uninvited. Psychostick did a full (short) song for the intro. Its pretty fantastic. They're the best.

    • @fiynTV
      @fiynTV 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +GoodBadFlicks hehe i already did! looking through your backlog right now as i work on som graphics design. Thank you for wonderful content! :)

  • @NMages20
    @NMages20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    is it just me or has Wesley Snipes been 44 for the passed 30 years?

  • @NebLleb
    @NebLleb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The first genuinely good Marvel film.

  • @SoulGale1
    @SoulGale1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great as always, thanks a lot!
    Any hope to have an exploring of what the hell happened with Blade Trinity?

  • @tonymarshall3978
    @tonymarshall3978 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a big fan of yours, mainly your exploring series, what editing software do you use?

  • @larry8236
    @larry8236 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks I love Blade one and two since I saw them it great to the work behind the scenes.
    Have great day.

  • @katmore9
    @katmore9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG. could you imagine how shitty Blade would've been if LL cool J had been cast? (Dodged a bullet there.)

  • @klasicktha1
    @klasicktha1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wesley Snipes as Black Panther wouldve been fuckin amazing

    • @realar
      @realar 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chadwick Boseman kicks ass as T'Challa though, Marvel has said one more character will appear in Infinity War and Wesley could be it. Plus, Marvel has now the rights to both Ghost Rider and Blade. Ghost Rider was in Agents of Shield, there's only Blade left. If it's Wesley, we could add three more films to the major MCU that predate them.

  • @danielwong5378
    @danielwong5378 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a extremely pleasant surprise. I never knew any of this information.

  • @wanderinghistorian
    @wanderinghistorian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blade is one of my all time favorite movies and definitely one of my favorite vampire movies. The only peer is John Carpenter's Vampires.

  • @jjmdirector
    @jjmdirector 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best opening sequence EVER!!!!!

  • @nicholascirilo8221
    @nicholascirilo8221 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome review you did on the film Blade it's one of my favorite film series I can't wait for next film or a Netflix series with Wesley Snipes and your channel is awesome.

  • @erock9500
    @erock9500 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We definitely need another blade movie with snipes.

  • @ClarenceDass
    @ClarenceDass 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a massive fan of Blade in comics and always loved Blade 2 but recently we did a re-watch of the trilogy and found that part one was a lot better than I remember it.