Blade (1998) - Movie Review
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Blade sliced his way onto the scene in 1998 and kicked open the door for the modern comic book movie craze. 25 years later, he is still the baddest mofo to ever walk the earth!
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I genuinely think Blade doesn't get enough love. He walks the line between vicious and camp so perfectly, what's not to love?
Blade walked so Gabriel from Malignant could run.
Real talk. They pulled off the vicious, serious, and sprinkled some camp in there. Good execution.
@@skyofthelivingdead so Gabriel could wiggle his raptor arms
People forget without the success of blade, we wouldn’t have the mcu… put respect on the man’s name lmao.
totally agree.
Wesley Snipes was made for this role as Blade, just such a badass. The 2nd one is a close runner up and sometimes I prefer over the original. Amazing supportive cast too
Blade is single-handedly the one who really kicked off the comic book movie resurgence in the 90/2000s. It was Blade, then X-Men, and then Spider-Man, and those three movies are what REALLY helped comic book movies back then. Plus, Wesley Snipes is just perfect as the character!
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spider-man changed my life but Blade holds up so high. x-men is okay didnt love it back then, dont love it now
@The Phantom Split-So, if you just stick to Marvel, then yes, you have Blade, X-Men 2000, and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.
If you're talking comic book movies in general, you had Superman 1978 with Christopher Reeves that showed, "Hey, comic book movies can be successful and make money. Cool."
Then you have Batman '89 comes out, and "Oh, wow, comic book movies can be dark and gritty and still make a profit."
Then you hit a brief period in the 90's with some really, REALLY bad comic book movies like Steel, Captain America, Generation X.
Batman & Robin effectively killed the Batman movie name until Blade came along, "Hey, dark R rated comic book vampire movie did good."
So they decided "Okay, let's try to do a serious take on the X-Men."
Big profit.
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man comes along with not one, but 2 highly successful movies, plus by this point, we also have both Blade II and X2.
6 highly profitable movies that come along and right around that time, it was pretty soon after that Christopher Nolan revitalized Batman with Batman Begins.
@@jdmarsh91 great coment
Exactly...people often ignore Blade and X-Men...those 2 films and then Spiderman after that made studios actually take comicbook films seriously.
BY FAR one of the best superhero films ever made. BLADE is and always will be a masterpiece to this day. 9/10 for me
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The best one for sure. This Emilio is a goofy though.
Blade had the best atmospheric beats and vibes of any comic book film. Great intro into vampires. I loved the pacing SOO much. Plus still one of the best openings of any hero film.
Glad to hear someone acknowledging the atmosphere of this film, urban and gritty fiction done to perfection
I generally prefer the second film, but this one is still a classic, and the “iceskate uphill” line is one I love to drop occasionally.
I have so many fond memories of Blade and especially Blade 2. Those were one of the few R rated films I watched with my dad when I was a a kid. Wesley Snipes is fucking badass as this character
Yes they are both great movies
One of the coolest comic book movies ever as well as one of the most important as it helped start what we now have as the Golden Age of CMBs. As far as casting is concerned, Wesley Snipes as Blade is right there with RDJ as Iron Man and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.
Wesley Snipes will always be Blade to me. One of the best opening scenes ever.
the soundtrack of Blade is awesome
This review literally came at the perfect time because I just finished watching blade a couple days ago and just finished part 2 earlier today. Wesley Snipes was perfectly cast for this role of a badass vampire hunter! Can't wait for the sequel reviews too man
Blade (1998) is the SHIT & I give it a 10/10.
I can’t wait for his review on blade 2, one of my favorite marvel movies.
This was the first movie I saw more than once in the cinema. Saw it 3 time in 1 week and till this day it kicks ass
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That is true. There are some actors take to the role they are given, and make it so much their own, hard to see anyone else filling those shoes. Harrison Ford and Han Solo and Indiana Jones, Robert Englund and Freddy Kruger, Bruce Campbell and Ash Williams, and Wesley Snipes and Blade. And I do like the Blade Trilogy. Thank you, Cody, enjoyed this video, and looking forward to checking out the next two reviews of Blade.
Awesome shirt! Great throwback to The Lost Boys.
Blade is easily one of the most badass characters in general. Blade and Underworld were my introduction into the vampire world at a young age. My favorite of the Blade films is Trinity; I know it has it's flaws, but i love fun bad movies.This august is actually the 25th anniversary for the 1st Blade film. I appreciate you for not being fake, good shit.
IMO the second best role Snipes has played to perfection that fits him like no other was Simon Phoenix!
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I can't wait to see your review for blade 2 and blade Trinity
I saw Blade with my dad when I was 15, it was only the second R rated film I saw in the theater after Starship Troopers and as much as I enjoyed that movie I had even more fun here. I was a big vampire fan and I was already familiar with the character thanks to a few appearances he had in the 90s Spider-Man animated series so I was very excited going in and it totally lived up to the hype for me. Still one of my favorites.
I still enjoy this film and love how badass is blade taking down the vampires
I love the first blade movie its really awesome and badass :)
Favorite one out of the series I actually like this more than the second one
Remember watching this film at my friends house, his Dad got it on DVD, weren't a comic book fan and didn't even know it was based on a comic book. We loved it
Love the blade trilogy. Also weird seeing you in a color of shirt other than black.
I really love the Blade trilogy. I know the third isn't the best, but all three were a solid serious, over the top attempt to give us a R rated Blade film. I can watch these films anytime. Always in the mood for blade.
Blade is the best comic book to movie adaptation. The tone isn't all goofy like the other comic book films.
Just curious: did anyone know Blade was a Marvel character? Or just thought it was a vampire movie?
I didn't know for years
I knew Blade from the 90s Spider-man animated series
Didn't until 5 years later
🔥🔥🔥 Movie/Review & Weslie Snipes as a Vampire fasho gets a “coolest character ever??” Nod
1 of my favorite Classics.. No remake will be better, especially without Wes.
I love all of your videos, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I could listen to you talk about the classics every single time. Thanks for this, brother!
Is this movie family friendly
Norrington did a great job on the rhythm of this movie, making it very memetic and sleek, except for the cgi at the end…
18:12 "If vampires could wear sunscreen... then that's what vampires would do ALL the f**kin' time." I agree with you, 100%; and no, I don't think that's a nit-pick - rather, it is a fairly gigantic plot hole which undercuts the entire vampire genre!!! A shame really, as 'Blade' is such a badass movie otherwise
An amazing start to a great superhero franchise and what saved superhero movies from dying.
What’s really ironic is this movie released a week after I was born
@@dong.corleone Toy Story 2 was released on the same day I was born.
When David S. Goyer first pitched the idea of doing a Blade movie, the executives of New Line felt there were only three actors who could possibly do the role: Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington and Laurence Fishburne, but in Goyer's mind, Snipes was always the perfect choice for the character of Blade
Kris Kristofferson's character, Whistler, was created for Blade's cameo on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994). He was liked so much by Marvel's CEO that he was adopted into the Marvel universe.
The scene where Quinn (Donal Logue) attacks Karen in the hospital corridor features lots of screaming, but they knew something was wrong when Logue started yelling too. During the tussle, he fell face first onto the hard floor and completely dislodged his jaw. He had broken it in an accident years prior, and opening his mouth too wide and too fast can unhinge it. They were filming in an abandoned hospital but had to rush to a real one, "but I've got this guy who's dressed as a third-degree burn victim, essentially naked, running in with his jaw hanging down." The room cleared out pretty fast.
Wesley Snipes was interested in doing a movie adaptation of the Black Panther comics when he was offered the project. He said that he was unfamiliar with the Blade comics, seeing more of a connection to the blaxploitation heroes of the 1970s. "I just approached him as this really cool character where I'd get to do martial arts and wear a leather suit," he said.
Karen was originally going to be played by a white actress, but Wesley Snipes encouraged them to cast a black actress.
In updating the vampire lore, Stephen Norrington and David S. Goyer decided that crosses wouldn't work against vampires, citing "What if a vampire was Jewish? Why would a cross work against him?"
Michael Morbius was to be used as the main antagonist in Blade II (2002), but the idea was dropped when Marvel sold the character's rights to Artisan Entertainment to produce a standalone Morbius film. The vampire on the rooftop in the alternate ending is Morbius, played by director Stephen Norrington. Morbius eventually made his live-action debut in Morbius (2022), played by Jared Leto.
In the original Marvel comics storyline, the character Blade was British - not American.
Stephen Dorff wasn't a fan of commercial movies, in particularly comic book movies, but Stephen Norrington convinced him to take the role of Deacon Frost.
Stephen Dorff modelled Frost on several other villains, especially Jack Nicholson's Joker in Batman (1989).
at around 26 mins) When Whistler first introduces himself to Karen he says his first name is Abraham. Bram Stoker, who's first full name is Abraham wrote the original Dracula novel. He even used the name for one of his leading characters a.k.a Abraham Van Helsing.
Although she's credited as Mercury, Arly Jover never is called by her name throughout the movie.
Blade was born in 1967. In real life, Wesley Snipes was born in 1962.
Even though he plays her son, Wesley Snipes (Blade) is actually 9 years older than Sanaa Lathan (Vanessa Brooks).
The subway trains in the subway sequence are all CGI.
The film was released during the late cycle of vampire films in the 1990s. Other films are Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Innocent Blood (1992), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), The Night Flier (1997), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), and Vampires (1998).
Artist Gene Colan originally modeled Blade after a number of black actors, including Jim Brown.
Marvel made only $25,000 off this film
The first theatrically-released Marvel movie since Howard the Duck (1986).
(at around 45 mins) When the bed opens up and reveals Vanessa (Sanaa Lathan), the sound effect used is lifted from Aliens (1986) (the scene where Ripley & Co. wake up on the Sulaco).
Blade's real name is Eric Brooks. He is referred to as 'Eric' towards the end of the film, and his mother's driver's license says Vanessa Brooks of Bradenton, Florida.
Body count: 88
The final fight scene sees Blade attack Frost, only for him to "brush off" the effort before exclaiming '...My Turn!' and retaliating. This is very similar (and most likely based on/an homage) to a fight scene in the vampire classic The Lost Boys (1987), where the same happens between the "hero" and vampire villain. Additionally, the vampire make-up effects for both movies were done by Greg Cannom.
"Black Panther is the first comicbook superhero movie with a black lead"
Me: laughs in Blade
Also me: laughs in Steel
Technically yes but at the time hardly anyone back then and even mostly today people don't know blade is a comic book characters
@dogood8750 well, technically no because just because people didn't know it was based on a comic book doesn't change the fact that Blade came out a whole 20 years before Black Panther and Steel came out a year before Blade.
We don't talk about steel
Wesley Snipes is excellent as Blade/Eric.😀👍🧛♂️
Would you ever rank the puppet master movies?
Blade 1 & 2 are damn near flawless. Also enjoyed Trinity but it had a few issues.
I never understand this perspective. 2nd one is so stupid and awful it nearly killed the franchise. He does a literal WWE Superplex in the middle of an action film. Luke Goss and Snipes' performance are the only redeeming features of the film everything else is beyond awful IMO.
@@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking Trinity took it a step further and included Triple H as one of the main villains.
@LordsOfSalem666 yeah Triple H was in it but none of the action was as stupid and the plot was no where near as contrived. "We double crossed you" "I knew but my back up double crossed you" "No I double double crossed you" "I knew that too so I double double double crossed you" like WTAF snooze...
Plus is had 100% more Ryan Reynolds and 100% more Jessica Biel's ass...
Genuinely blade is a top 10 marvel movie all time for me
Great review!!! Blade was the movie that really put Marvel back on the map.
Great video as always Cody😎and are you going to do a review on John Carpenter’s Vampires
Hell yes!! This was my favorite Marvel series. Dolph Lundren as the Punisher was f'ing awesome too. Those two movies stuck out to me as a kid.
Actually Black Panther is technically the 3rd character to feature an African American lead male. Everyone forgets about 1997's Spawn. Not the best movie in the world but Michael J White did I passable enough job
That’s real 💯 Though it’s image comics, can’t forget Spawn
Spawn is great
Love this film to death was the first violent action film I ever saw as a kid and since then I’ve been forever obsessed with it hope the much does it justice
I freaking LOVE Blade and Blade II. I can even enjoy Blade Trinity, despite all its flaws. He really is the coolest movie character ever. Absolutely love Whistler as well. Deacon Frost was a great villain.
I'll watch blade Trinity
Because the action scenes are great and the music was good
@Ben Johnston I mean... are the action scenes really great? The opening action sequence is good but nowhere near the first two openings. Blade hardly has any fights compared to the other movies. The final fight between Blade and Dracula looks like a PS2 game at times. I mean, so did the Nomak fight in Blade II at times but it also had Del Toro's epic energetic directing. Blade Trinity easily has the worst action scenes of the franchise, even though they're still ok-pretty good.
I haven’t seen any of the blade movies I just know the man is a vampire hunter who’s dueled with Dracula before so the mcu version might be my first introduction to the character on screen. After hearing your love for this movie I might give it a chance side I’m not big on vampire stuff.
Thank you for this review. Blade always had a special place in my heart.
For Deacon Frost, it was not about him getting the powered, it was about him, recognizing that vampires are the superior beings and in his eyes be the top of the chain
I think that when it comes to the higher-ups in the Vampire world they've become complacent in having lackies do everything for them and having someone challenge them to that extent shocks them into inaction, plus Frost pretty much controls the lesser vampires in that city so they know noone will fight for them against him. That's just my take on it though.
Great vid as always Cody!
From Dusk Till Dawn came out in 1996 and then Blade and Vampires both came out in 1998 and I watched those 3 movies so many fucking times it's insane!! I'm really surprised by the ratings. Blade is definitely one of the coolest characters ever.
Ayyyy thanks for always dropping the killer content cody much appreciated
14:05 The comic version of Frost is an old man who became a vampire through science.
Greatest review Cody! This is my 3rd favourite out of the upcoming 31 on 31! Love this movie!
Great review Cody keep up the brilliant work you do for us.
I was scared of vampires for so long then last year I decided I wanted to like vampire movies. So I watched blade for the first time and my god by the end of the movie I was in love with vampires.
Yoo! I'm super glad you reviewed Blade! Hope Blade 2 is next! That's personally my favorite one out of the 3 😁 on that note, love your channel and keep up the gr8 work
I’m one of the few who prefers this one over Blade 2 and 3. This one kicks so much ass imo.
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Blade hands down is the best character to be put on screen. Not into the vampire imagery but blade I enjoy all the way.
While having to change elevators to reach the upper floors of exceptionally tall buildings is definitely a thing, she saw the glyphs while waiting in the lobby to get into the elevator. There is a janky cut between teh doors opening and the three of them being in it though, and I had to rewatch it several times just now to notice that the fourth character waiting was actually in the elevator as well. You can sort of see one arm.
Watched this in 2023 and can confirm it’s still AWESOME.
That Thumb Nail is fire it’s something you can really sink your teeth into ya know
Love the 1st Blade movie Wesley Snipes was perfect no one else could play him Stephen Dorff great as the villain also it gave superhero movie's a spark again 8.6/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
The opening is one of the best, for sure, the best one i think is Scream, but Blade is certainly in conversation. Also, the music is great, that rave/techno!!! Also, Stephen Dorff and his character is cool too imo.
*"Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill"*
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I still haven't seen these movies. But my first exposure to blade before i knew about the movie was actually the game Spiderman friend or foe where you get to play him in the transylvania area leading to venom fight. I'll have to watch this movie soon especially as a horror and comic book movie fan.
You're knowledgeable I respect you
I genuinely like the blade movies, even the 3rd one !!! I think the 2nd is probably my fav ! Wesley Snipes was born to play blade ❤❤
This was a really solid review. Always loved the first Blade, saw that mess in the theater back in the day drove straight to get the soundtrack after
I always loved the vampire as well, as a kid I would always try to speak it. I think it’s dope how they have their own language
Nice to see your enthusiasm for this classic! I agree with virtually everything you said.
However, while I do concur that the CGI or special effects are dated, there's a quaint lack of sophistication to them that I find appealing.
And I must second your final "nitpick" regarding the inconsistent power dynamics. It's a frequent complaint I've had with respect to movies that feature characters with superhuman or supernatural abilities.
When building a world, filmmakers too often fail to clearly define - or even adhere to - the rules they set forth, and as a consequence they can sometimes appear random or arbitrary.
Overall, a great review!
We're about to see the first Cody's review for a Guillermo del Toro's movie (Blade II). Very exciting!
Wesley Snipes was almost cast as Black Panther when it came out. John Singleton was supposed to direct the movie but the movie couldn’t get finished. Wesley got the Blade role instead. Blade was in the Spider-Man animated series from the 90s.
A solid review as always.
I agree with all you said but to me the best comic book character that a actor portrayed to a tee would be Hugh Jack as wolverine, not by far tho cus Wesley is blade. The attitude the way he talks etc etc ,other may try but if you watch other snipes film like new jack city, he is always very smooth ,even as a bad guy he still so likeable
Love this film. Even got the deacon frost familiar tattoo on my hand.
Seriously Cody you said everything that I always said about Blade 😳 We have similar taste for movies and I love cooking also😁 Great review and I cant wait for Blade II review wich is my favourite. Cheers from Poland🇵🇱
That intro was very genius 😂
I hope the MCU blade never gets made it sounds terrible and we don't need a watered-down version of a badass character.
Exactly
Cody, back in th day my buddy used to live in an apartment where one elevator only went to certain floors, and I actually had to take 2 elevators to get to his floor. Weird but not abnormal, just letting you know since you brought up the scene where she enters 2 elevators. It's also a big thing at fancier hotels and even cruise ships.
Is this movie family friendly
I think im alone on an island here but deacon frost was one of my favorite villains. Very charismatic. His wit goes toe to toe with blade in my opinion
Blade came out when I was 4 I remember renting it just about every time at the movie rental place always been one of my favorites
The tshirt!! Amazing 🤘
That freaking intro got me chuckling. Good job, dude.
Awesome intro. Very cool
Udo Kier as Dragonetti ruled 🤘🏻
It started in Marvels Tomb of Dracula #10. Blade 1& 2 are 2 9f the best vampire movies ever and at least imo,Deacon Frost was a great villain at the time
Oh man i love that t shirt!! It was a really scary comic mom...
I think one way I found out Blade was a comic book character was through Lego Marvel Superheroes the video game.
My first intro to Blade was the 90s spiderman animated series, I was so gutted Blade did not have a lightsabre sword like in the cartoon
It put Marvel on the map. Guillermo Del Toro's Blade 2 is the absolute best though.
Did you see the shout-out in Company Man’s 6th anniversary video? He’s one of your regular viewers. Thought that was pretty cool.
Did anyone else watch the fourth blade, I never hear anyone discuss it
What fourth Blade? The only other live action Blade we got was the Spike TV show version.
@@memecity9849 the first episode of the blade series was released as a movie as well
@@thetick3694 but was it a different continuity than the Wesley Snipes one?
@@memecity9849 yes it was different
@thetick3694 I looked it up. The show takes place after the events of Blade trinity but the first episode was a 2 hour pilot and not technically a film
I love Blade. Wesley Snipes was perfect. When it was released I was so excited to go and see it. It didn’t disappoint.
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I love the first 2 film. The are soooo good . Great video. Ur videos are amazing
I think Blade is a great movie and I'm not a huge vampire fan. But Blade is awesome. I have to watch it again. Great review
it still holds up.
I am watching the Blade trilogy for the first time to prepare for the 31st, and I am really enjoying it. The first one was really solid, the second one is amazing, and I am very curious how I am going to feel about the third one 😅
This 31 on 31 gave me a lot of homework, but I am really enjoying it, and I still have a lot of great ones ahead