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I saw this in theaters the weekend of it's premiere and pretty much changed my mind on super hero Marvel comics movies at that time. The funny part about my first introduction to Blade was in the Spiderman Saturday morning cartoon of all places. Had Whistler, mentioned his mom etc all in a few episodes where they were hunting Morbius and Spiderman was in danger of becoming a spider monster. Then this R-rated movie comes out not too much later, Lol.
@@thbemky827 yup, especially for the last movie...he was a complete ass, theres one shot where they had to cgi his eyes open cause it seems he refused to open them
I love you. Roxie! But I’m gonna have to “No, but…” you here! 😅Hank Azariah and Dennis Quaid is the single most accurate description of that dude I’ve EVER heard. 😂😊
Fun Psychology Fact: With Blade's sunglasses. When doesn't wear them it makes his character more open emotionally. But when he is wearing them he more cold and calculated.
Wesley Snipes is Blade like Robert Dowey Jr is Tony Stark if you like the one you'll love the 2nd one,they've got a hell of a job relaunching this in the MCU.
Mahershala Ali reminds me a lot of Wesley in looks and attitude, so I think he'll make a good Blade. However, I think the MCU needs to have Wesley make a cameo at the minimum, because as you noted, he'll always be the true Blade to me.
This movie did MATRIX before MATRIX, in terms of the look, the tone, the music, the clothes, the world beneath the real world, etc. Please continue with the trilogy… TRINITY in particular gets a lot of hate for some reason but I enjoy it. That one’s a proof of concept for Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool 😄
I mean, yeah, films are subjective but my goodness, compared to the first two films, Trinity is easily the worst film out of the three, IMO. That film had a lot of problems. From the script to the director, the production and Wesley Snipes BTS drama.
I think the main reason Trinity gets hate is bcuz Snipes hated doing it bcuz he hated Ryan Reynolds and the director and it's the weakest story of them all but still not a terrible movie it just doesn't have the same feel as the first 2
@@MrET-kr9zj True that Snipes wasn't a fan of Reynolds and David Goyer as writer and director for the film but Trinity, IMO, just wasn't good at all. Blade is a classic and Blade 2 is a damn good sequel. Sure, the film had one or two decent action sequences that were entertaining but the best thing about Trinity was Parker Posey's Danica Talos and Ryan Reynolds Hannibal King. They stole the movie. For me, Blade Trinity is incoherent and way campier than the first two and is a terrible threequel follow up to the first two more superior films. Just my opinion.
Trinity was ok, but compared to Blade 1 and 2, it’s subpar. Ryan Reynolds saved the movie, as did Parker Posey. Their two roles were great. The rest was just….meh. However, it’s worth watching for Ryan Reynolds alone, because that man is just funny, period. I was so happy when he finally landed Deadpool. Just like Snipes was born to play Blade, Reynolds was born to play Deadpool. His humor is so on par with Deadpool’s that it’s eerie.
Fun fact: Wesley Snipes had to slow down his martial art moves because he was moving faster then the camera was able to pick up the moves clearly. One of the things that sells him as Blade so well is his ability to do the moves himself
Er, no, that's not at all true. A basic understanding of what is physically possible, plus what cameras are able to see, completely debunks this utter nonsense. Jet Li wasn't "too fast for cameras" either. Seriously, this is the sort of shit we believed when we were 12. Believing it now is hilarious.
why are you trippin, sounds like you're losing it because of what he thought, which has nothing to do with you at all. What are you the Martial Arts Police 🤣
@@JosephLee-OvertonI think they’re saying that the moves were so fast it was hard for the viewer to read what was happening, so they had to slow his movements down a little so it was more readable and coherent for the sake of action
Blade is not fully a vampire, he is a hybrid, meaning he is half-human half-vampire. He has all of their strengths of a vampire and none of their weaknesses, except for the thirst of blood. That is why he and Whistler developed a serum for him, to suppress his thirst for blood.
Best part is about blade is that dude is basically going to to the fight against vampires at like half strength since when he actually feeds on blood he gets a major power boost. So him taking the serum instead of blood is him giving all the vamps a handicap lol
@@brianbiswell7591 if I remember correctly he ages normally up to a certain point, since vampires can have kids in this universe. They just stop aging at a certain point or they age very very slowly once they come of age or maturity
I wish we could see Wesley Snipes, Hugh Jackman, Tobey Maguire, & RDJ in Secret Wars before a multiversal reboot happens with recasts heading into the Mutant Saga. Throw in Patrick Stewart, Andrew Garfield, & Chris Evans and that would make for an iconic film with the OG 2000s heroes sharing screen time as pillars of the superhero genre.
Supposedly all of that is indeed happening except for Robert Downey Jr. He might have a part to play in it but I haven't heard anything about that. Plus, Nicolas Cage/Ghost Rider is supposedly coming back too..
@@davidsavage5630 I think we at least get proper send-off for the OG FoX-Men like Patrick Stewart & Hugh Jackman. I feel those 2 & Ryan Reynolds won’t pass up the chance to participate in an Avengers crossover. I hope we see Michael Fassbender’s Magneto as well. I wouldn’t mind him & Deadpool keeping the same actors for the next MCU saga. If they follow the comics, we could see a multiversal reset where they can start fresh with a new cast of X-Men & possibly other heroes that have been portrayed before.
That line about ice skating up hill; was improv. Westley said it during a meeting, and the director loved it and put it in the movie; despite Wesley's ongoing pleas not to.
My only acceptable candidate was Micheal Jai White. I don't know how well aging is treating my favorite action movie stars. Like with Keanu Reeves with Matrix/John. You can see the aging get to them. They waited too long.
This and the 2nd are great movies. Marvel has a high bar for their reboot. The 3rd has funny Ryan Reynolds moments, some fun moments, but isn't near as good as the 1st two. Always been a Snipes fan, but this is HIS role. He was so perfect for Blade. Kris Kristofferson is also a major highlight. Whistler may be my favorite role of his. Also, Snipes is legit martial artist.
Can’t wait for you to see the second one, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, lots of pratical effects and amazing action. Wesley knew exactly what this role called for, the way he delivered the lines, all the poses between the action, just amazing, it’s a shame that the third one had so many problems and didn’t allow this to be the great trilogy it deserved to be.
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I was 15 when I watched Blade but by then I had already seen Bram Stokers Dracula, interview with a vampire, Buffy. and it was a really fun twist seeing a movie about a vampire hunter rather than a movie about vampires. Also Bram Stokers Dracula is the best vampire movie imo. I don't think we would have gotten interview or even Blade had it not been for the sucsess of Bram Stokers, Gary Oldman puts on a clinic in acting. I mean just look at the cast.
In a big shop they were selling big TV at that time .and this movie was on those TV .I was like 7-8 years and I was going like twice a week there just to watch Blade .😂😂😂😂
They were going to cut out the scene where the two doctors were talking about their past relationship and the vampire comes back to life in the hospital, but it got a big jump scare reaction from the test screen audience so they kept it in.
Blade generally works at the street level with Daredevil, Punisher, etc. However, like everyone else he's been an Avenger at some point. That indicates the vampires are considered a lower level threat. However, they occasionally get uppity and the X-Men have dealt with them. In fact Storm was turned into a vampire at one point.
Troy from Community described it perfectly as the *FANTASTIC* kickboxing vampire movie. And in one of the episodes of What We Do In The Shadows, which these guys NEED to watch that show, the vampires loved Blade so much that they tried to have blood sprinklers in their night club.🤣🤣 Also the technical term for what Blade and other human/vampire hybrids like Alucard from Castlevania are is Dhampir.
The first BLADE is still amazing, and Deacon Frost is, to this day, after countless MARVEL movies, still one of my favorite villains in a comic book film.
Fun fact about this movie. The scene when blade punches Donal Blake in the hospital, he actually hit him and dislocated his jaw. He had to go to the hospital in the make up which had everyone confused. Love both your guys reaction. John is a joy and always great to see Roxy reacting to films. Thanks for all you guys do
Daaamn haha, that’s nuts!! Glad it wasn’t anything worse. Bet the staff that day still tells that story. Appreciate the love, mate. Really glad you enjoy the videos :)))
That club scene is the way to start a movie 😅😅 Blade was the coolest movie ever in that time. Thanks for the revisit. I love this movie and you guys too 💖✌️🎬🦇🦇
Also fun fact, in case no one has posted this yet, but Wesley Snipes was so fast with his martial arts he had to slow down quite a bit for the cameras to catch him properly. He also did all his own stunts (except for a couple I believe the studio would just not let him do). I really wish Snipes would have been cast again in the Blade MCU movie, even if he played Whistler or some other character. I mean, he could probably still pull off being Blade himself, but, I don't know at this point anymore.
I remember being about 6 or 7 when I first watched this film and being terrified of it. When I found out that Blade was a Marvel film, I watched it again and started to enjoy it. Now, I love the film.
I'm glad you guys liked it. This is one of my favorite superhero movies. Wesley Snipes IS blade to me. Despite all his other movies i love I always think of blade first
Takes me back this movie! If Wesley can’t be Blade maybe he can be the MCU Whistler…it be something if he can still be a part of it once again. Still wish Marvel reconsider making the new one rated R
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It’s a bit cheesy…but I’ve always loved this movie and Blade 2 as well. Deacon Frost is a great villain. Blade is just cool 😎 Feeling bad for those who try to ice skate uphill and can’t enjoy this.
Marvel would have gone bankrupt if not for this movie. Combined with Xmen 2 years later and spiderman 2 years after that, and that is why Marvel is still around today.
You know what, it makes me feel better knowing that Reel Rejects exist. It makes me feel better knowing that Roxy exists. It makes me feel better knowing they’re friends and they do stuff together like this. I’m glad these colabs exist. 👍
Perfect casting, unreal scenes, Wesley Snipes doing his own Martial Arts. This is truly one of the reason we have what we do now for the super hero genre.
Regarding the Ryan Reynolds in Blade Trinity... He was given Deadpool Comics to give him an idea of what direction they wanted for his character... It was his introduction to Deadpool.
There is a comic book series of Blade versus Ghostrider. It's so badass. I hope they make a movie about that. In the comics, Blade is more like a demon than a vampire.
@@ravissary79 Yeah I heard they got a new director. Apparently the script wasn't that great either. I think the new director is going to give it a darker tone. I imagine with the writer strike it will take some time to see. I'm still hopeful though! I don't mind waiting if it means a better film will be produced.
There was a deleted alternate ending where their conversation outside the temple is slightly different and they are being watched by distant figure on a building that was apparently supposed to lead into introducing Morbius
This was so ahead of his time. From the style, fight scenes, being based off of comic book, being r-rated, having the just right amount of jokes in it, and knocking it all out and under 2 hours. This here movie is the godfather of the stuff we love now.
That's the guy from the show Shield that Tracy Lords brings to the party. His name is Kenny Johnson. Also Donal Logue is the minion to Deacon Frost who was also Harvey Bullock in Gotham.
I've been craving an actual big time reaction channel to cover this, almost as much as I want this channel or Blind Wave or even the Normies to cover Gremlins. (Gremlins is my absolute favorite movie in the world)
The opening night club scene is so iconic. It's one of the few perfect character introductions in cinema. Another one is that of Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds.
Wesley Snipes was definitely born to play Blade. I'll give the new guy a shot at playing the new Blade I mean he was a good choice to play Blade so I think he'll do fine as Blade I can't spell his name so I'm gonna butcher it
@@Corey313 I totally get that. People online can be quite sensitive about that. Personally, I prefer to give people some leeway when it comes uncommon names.
I saw Blade three times in the movies. To this day, it is the only movie I have ever seen in which people have left the movies theater before the star showed up on screen. I LOVED IT!!!! Also, one of the few movies were the lead and the lead woman didn't fall in love. They were a team.
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc different era in cinema. That was America before 9/11 or any mass shootings at schools. Mainstream society wasn't nearly as desensitized as we are now. Even horror movies weren't completely gory. This movie came out before homosexuality was accepted regularly on screen..
41:09 The original version of this scene was supposed to have morbius in it. They climb out and have this little conversation and then it would zoom in on top of the building to him. I can't remember the reason why but they obviously decided against it
If the Matrix is the culmination of 90's action and set the tone moving forward, Blade is the PERFECT keystone bridging all that 90's action with a bit of solid 80's action hero tropes as well. Also Snipes is a perfect comic book actor who not only pulls off the lines but moves in comic book poses.
I really like the post watch reaction as much as the in-movie reaction. Btw, Roxy went into host/interviewer mode with John getting him to share all of the reasons he liked it, etc. Really liked that. Thanks for this.
Watch Blade Two. Loved that one. Great cast. And Nomac is very compelling character. Played by Luke Goss (Prince Nuada of Hellboy ll). Blade Trinity I'd only recommend viewing out of Morbid curiosity. Otherwise totally missable
The director heard Wesley Snipes say that "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill." during a phone call on set and immediately knew he had to put it in the movie. Also, yeah, Snipes is an extremely legit martial artist. Stephen Dorff isn't known for a lot, sadly. Dude's a good actor, but he hasn't had the success of other actors. He really should have had a bigger career than he has. American Hero is a good movie to watch if you want more of him.
When this came out, I was obsessed 🤯 My best friend actually talked a shop owner into giving her a life sized cardboard Blade she then gave me for my birthday 😆
Imagine a world where Blade isn't a success and Marvel Studios has to shut down and file for bankruptcy. No Iron Man. No Captain America. No Avengers. No MCU. If we did eventually get those characters it would be much further in the future and most definitely different actors playing all those characters. Yes RDJ was the flame that started the fire for the MCU but Wesley Snipes sparked that flame. Hopefully we get your reaction to Blade 2 it's the best of the series imo
Idk I feel like every time I watch her reactions it feels like she doesn’t even really like movies lol. I’m sure I’m wrong but it just feels like that. This was one of her best reactions because she actually seemed to be into it.
Another great vampire movie you should check out is a little gem called "Innocent Blood" a ethical vampire teams up with an undercover cop to take down a mob boss who she bit that is now making a vampire mob. Funny and gory
One of the best parts about these movies, blade NEVER gets blood on him or his suit. its EVERYWHERE yet he always remains clean. Obviously he bleeds himself, but from combat and such.
John most likely seen it. Roxy is a poser and she doesn't have great input on movies. You should've seen her on the old collider videos. She got alot of hate in the Comments
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Probably 10 years old when i saw Blade and love it and Blade 2 too.
1998? I was 18 years old. Introduced me with techno music and leather coats.
I saw this in theaters the weekend of it's premiere and pretty much changed my mind on super hero Marvel comics movies at that time. The funny part about my first introduction to Blade was in the Spiderman Saturday morning cartoon of all places. Had Whistler, mentioned his mom etc all in a few episodes where they were hunting Morbius and Spiderman was in danger of becoming a spider monster. Then this R-rated movie comes out not too much later, Lol.
I was 15
About 18.
Wesley Snipes was born to play Blade. Just absolutely perfect casting. He’s the main reason why I love all the Blade movies.
unfortunately the cast didnt feel the same way as hes a huge pain in the ass to work with apparently
@@thbemky827 yup, especially for the last movie...he was a complete ass, theres one shot where they had to cgi his eyes open cause it seems he refused to open them
He was pissed they were focusing on Reynolds and Beil. Still wrong on him but he had reasons.
Absolutely only other person I could see playing him would be the guy who plays doakes on Dexter
He went into the interview dressed as Blade to convince the casting people to hire him. He was NOT leaving without the part 😂
Y'all just made my memorial day weekend. This movie is still 🔥 !
The Scandinavian “Let the Right One In” is great if you like the vampire lore building. Haven’t seen the US one.
That was a unique a sickly good one.
I love you. Roxie! But I’m gonna have to “No, but…” you here! 😅Hank Azariah and Dennis Quaid is the single most accurate description of that dude I’ve EVER heard. 😂😊
I’m glad that you do review like this because I like how yah have long length reviews
It’s like yah are taking yah time and not rushing it thank you
Fun fact: that little asian girl frost throws like a voleyball is brenda song
Wesley Snipes was so fast in his fighting moves, he was told to slow down haha.
Fun Psychology Fact: With Blade's sunglasses. When doesn't wear them it makes his character more open emotionally. But when he is wearing them he more cold and calculated.
Oh, how cool!
Bruh I still remember that first scene in the movie theatre, people were speechless XD
Would you say that Blade had the first air pod
When Roxy said "he might be the hottest guy of the 90s" did she mean Blade or Whistler?
Yes.
Wesley Snipes is Blade like Robert Dowey Jr is Tony Stark if you like the one you'll love the 2nd one,they've got a hell of a job relaunching this in the MCU.
And Hugh Jackman as wolverine.
Mahershala Ali reminds me a lot of Wesley in looks and attitude, so I think he'll make a good Blade. However, I think the MCU needs to have Wesley make a cameo at the minimum, because as you noted, he'll always be the true Blade to me.
@@vucat Maheshawhatshisface couldn't hold Snipes' jockstrap.
As Patrick Stewart is the old Prof X
@@vucat What attitude? The man has one emotion in every movie... blase
Without this movie there wouldn't be no Marvel films today in my opinion
This along with the X-men and Spiderman 90s cartoons pretty much saved Marvel.
Also showed modern comic book movies could work if treated as adult.
Most ppl didn't even know it was from a comic when it came out. Was just a kick ass vampire action movie.
This, Xmen, and the Tobey Spiderman.
X-Men is the reason we have marvel movies today.
This movie did MATRIX before MATRIX, in terms of the look, the tone, the music, the clothes, the world beneath the real world, etc. Please continue with the trilogy… TRINITY in particular gets a lot of hate for some reason but I enjoy it. That one’s a proof of concept for Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool 😄
I mean, yeah, films are subjective but my goodness, compared to the first two films, Trinity is easily the worst film out of the three, IMO. That film had a lot of problems. From the script to the director, the production and Wesley Snipes BTS drama.
Completely agree that was proof Ryan Reynolds could do Deadpool. There's no way the color scheme was accidental for making the character..
I think the main reason Trinity gets hate is bcuz Snipes hated doing it bcuz he hated Ryan Reynolds and the director and it's the weakest story of them all but still not a terrible movie it just doesn't have the same feel as the first 2
@@MrET-kr9zj True that Snipes wasn't a fan of Reynolds and David Goyer as writer and director for the film but Trinity, IMO, just wasn't good at all. Blade is a classic and Blade 2 is a damn good sequel. Sure, the film had one or two decent action sequences that were entertaining but the best thing about Trinity was Parker Posey's Danica Talos and Ryan Reynolds Hannibal King. They stole the movie. For me, Blade Trinity is incoherent and way campier than the first two and is a terrible threequel follow up to the first two more superior films. Just my opinion.
Trinity was ok, but compared to Blade 1 and 2, it’s subpar. Ryan Reynolds saved the movie, as did Parker Posey. Their two roles were great. The rest was just….meh. However, it’s worth watching for Ryan Reynolds alone, because that man is just funny, period. I was so happy when he finally landed Deadpool.
Just like Snipes was born to play Blade, Reynolds was born to play Deadpool. His humor is so on par with Deadpool’s that it’s eerie.
Fun fact: Wesley Snipes had to slow down his martial art moves because he was moving faster then the camera was able to pick up the moves clearly. One of the things that sells him as Blade so well is his ability to do the moves himself
Er, no, that's not at all true. A basic understanding of what is physically possible, plus what cameras are able to see, completely debunks this utter nonsense. Jet Li wasn't "too fast for cameras" either. Seriously, this is the sort of shit we believed when we were 12. Believing it now is hilarious.
why are you trippin, sounds like you're losing it because of what he thought, which has nothing to do with you at all. What are you the Martial Arts Police 🤣
@@JosephLee-OvertonI think they’re saying that the moves were so fast it was hard for the viewer to read what was happening, so they had to slow his movements down a little so it was more readable and coherent for the sake of action
I've read this so many times and I never get tired of it. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE CAMEO let's go!
@@djumalife9379you must actually have extra chromosomes to not know that. How tf else would he have stuck to the ceiling? Magic?
Blade is not fully a vampire, he is a hybrid, meaning he is half-human half-vampire.
He has all of their strengths of a vampire and none of their weaknesses, except for the thirst of blood.
That is why he and Whistler developed a serum for him, to suppress his thirst for blood.
Best part is about blade is that dude is basically going to to the fight against vampires at like half strength since when he actually feeds on blood he gets a major power boost. So him taking the serum instead of blood is him giving all the vamps a handicap lol
It's called a Damphir (Vampire/Human).
He also ages normally unlike vampires. Dunno if that's considered a weakness or not but it's definitely different as well.
@@brianbiswell7591 if I remember correctly he ages normally up to a certain point, since vampires can have kids in this universe. They just stop aging at a certain point or they age very very slowly once they come of age or maturity
he also cant turn anyone else into vampires
I wish we could see Wesley Snipes, Hugh Jackman, Tobey Maguire, & RDJ in Secret Wars before a multiversal reboot happens with recasts heading into the Mutant Saga.
Throw in Patrick Stewart, Andrew Garfield, & Chris Evans and that would make for an iconic film with the OG 2000s heroes sharing screen time as pillars of the superhero genre.
Supposedly all of that is indeed happening except for Robert Downey Jr. He might have a part to play in it but I haven't heard anything about that. Plus, Nicolas Cage/Ghost Rider is supposedly coming back too..
@@davidsavage5630 Source. Trust me bro i dreamed it. Nobody knows anything about anything at this point. So just zip it.
@@davidsavage5630 I think we at least get proper send-off for the OG FoX-Men like Patrick Stewart & Hugh Jackman. I feel those 2 & Ryan Reynolds won’t pass up the chance to participate in an Avengers crossover. I hope we see Michael Fassbender’s Magneto as well.
I wouldn’t mind him & Deadpool keeping the same actors for the next MCU saga. If they follow the comics, we could see a multiversal reset where they can start fresh with a new cast of X-Men & possibly other heroes that have been portrayed before.
Chris Evans and Michael B Jordan as Johnny Storm would be great
I would be worried that seeing how much older the actors are would take the shine off it for me. Nostalgia is good… til it’s not…
Wesley Snipes has a legit martial arts background, so most of the fight scenes were done by him.
It's a shame Dorff couldn't do a simple jump though haha
That line about ice skating up hill; was improv. Westley said it during a meeting, and the director loved it and put it in the movie; despite Wesley's ongoing pleas not to.
Saw Blade in the theater, and No one can replace Wesley Snipes as Blade. He was the ultimate action star of the 90's.
Every bit as cool as I’d imagined in ‘98.
My only acceptable candidate was Micheal Jai White. I don't know how well aging is treating my favorite action movie stars. Like with Keanu Reeves with Matrix/John. You can see the aging get to them. They waited too long.
This and the 2nd are great movies. Marvel has a high bar for their reboot. The 3rd has funny Ryan Reynolds moments, some fun moments, but isn't near as good as the 1st two. Always been a Snipes fan, but this is HIS role. He was so perfect for Blade. Kris Kristofferson is also a major highlight. Whistler may be my favorite role of his. Also, Snipes is legit martial artist.
Totally agree. In some ways, blade two is even better than blade one. First of all… Guillermo Del Toro!
Can’t wait for you to see the second one, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, lots of pratical effects and amazing action.
Wesley knew exactly what this role called for, the way he delivered the lines, all the poses between the action, just amazing, it’s a shame that the third one had so many problems and didn’t allow this to be the great trilogy it deserved to be.
Blade is a classic, but Blade 2 improved upon the original. I hope you continue the Blade saga.👍
Absolutely. The second one, directed by Guillermo Del Toro is pretty close to a masterpiece.
It's declining quality as far as I am concerned.
Too bad we can't say the same for Blade Trinity 🤢
I don't think it improved, it went in a different (more comic) direction and also did that really well. Both awesome.
Good we're all agreeing that Trinity never happened.
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Seriously
Multiple times! Love it
This was the first rated R movie I saw in theaters that my dad took me to when I was 8 lol. Still love this movie to this day.
Absolutely savage cinema experience in 1998...before Matrix in 1999 😉.
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I was 15 when I watched Blade but by then I had already seen Bram Stokers Dracula, interview with a vampire, Buffy. and it was a really fun twist seeing a movie about a vampire hunter rather than a movie about vampires. Also Bram Stokers Dracula is the best vampire movie imo. I don't think we would have gotten interview or even Blade had it not been for the sucsess of Bram Stokers, Gary Oldman puts on a clinic in acting. I mean just look at the cast.
I had just turned 17 when I saw this in theaters.
In a big shop they were selling big TV at that time .and this movie was on those TV .I was like 7-8 years and I was going like twice a week there just to watch Blade .😂😂😂😂
They were going to cut out the scene where the two doctors were talking about their past relationship and the vampire comes back to life in the hospital, but it got a big jump scare reaction from the test screen audience so they kept it in.
Also it wouldn't have hit as good as it did when she gets dropped down with him at the end there. You'd be like "who's this guy again?"
Blade generally works at the street level with Daredevil, Punisher, etc. However, like everyone else he's been an Avenger at some point. That indicates the vampires are considered a lower level threat. However, they occasionally get uppity and the X-Men have dealt with them. In fact Storm was turned into a vampire at one point.
Roxy doing the jackoff motion during the "you should just finish me off, blade" was the best part of the reaction 😂😂😂😂 don't think it went unnoticed!
Lmao I still don’t know if John knows 😂
Troy from Community described it perfectly as the *FANTASTIC* kickboxing vampire movie.
And in one of the episodes of What We Do In The Shadows, which these guys NEED to watch that show, the vampires loved Blade so much that they tried to have blood sprinklers in their night club.🤣🤣
Also the technical term for what Blade and other human/vampire hybrids like Alucard from Castlevania are is Dhampir.
The first BLADE is still amazing, and Deacon Frost is, to this day, after countless MARVEL movies, still one of my favorite villains in a comic book film.
Fun fact about this movie. The scene when blade punches Donal Blake in the hospital, he actually hit him and dislocated his jaw. He had to go to the hospital in the make up which had everyone confused. Love both your guys reaction. John is a joy and always great to see Roxy reacting to films. Thanks for all you guys do
Daaamn haha, that’s nuts!! Glad it wasn’t anything worse. Bet the staff that day still tells that story. Appreciate the love, mate. Really glad you enjoy the videos :)))
@@ReelRejects in case y'all love birds are curious Day Walkers are an exceedingly rare 1 of a kind breed of vampires!
That club scene is the way to start a movie 😅😅 Blade was the coolest movie ever in that time. Thanks for the revisit. I love this movie and you guys too 💖✌️🎬🦇🦇
Also fun fact, in case no one has posted this yet, but Wesley Snipes was so fast with his martial arts he had to slow down quite a bit for the cameras to catch him properly. He also did all his own stunts (except for a couple I believe the studio would just not let him do). I really wish Snipes would have been cast again in the Blade MCU movie, even if he played Whistler or some other character. I mean, he could probably still pull off being Blade himself, but, I don't know at this point anymore.
fun fact; absolutely everyone has to slow down to be cought on camera. even to this day even random people with no training would need to move slower
Just imagine this came out before The Matrix, X-men, all of it.
I remember being about 6 or 7 when I first watched this film and being terrified of it. When I found out that Blade was a Marvel film, I watched it again and started to enjoy it. Now, I love the film.
Ooh a childhood FAVE. ❤❤❤
Wesley Snipes can't be replaced for me!
Yeah Wesley is Blade. His fighting skills are crazy 😎👊
You saw it when you were a child ??!???😟
Even though he's gonna be by mahershala ali.
I'm glad you guys liked it. This is one of my favorite superhero movies. Wesley Snipes IS blade to me. Despite all his other movies i love I always think of blade first
Takes me back this movie! If Wesley can’t be Blade maybe he can be the MCU Whistler…it be something if he can still be a part of it once again. Still wish Marvel reconsider making the new one rated R
It’s a bit cheesy…but I’ve always loved this movie and Blade 2 as well. Deacon Frost is a great villain. Blade is just cool 😎 Feeling bad for those who try to ice skate uphill and can’t enjoy this.
The soundtrack was also dope too! Totally underrated, a mix of hip hop, techno, house, and chill.
Marvel would have gone bankrupt if not for this movie. Combined with Xmen 2 years later and spiderman 2 years after that, and that is why Marvel is still around today.
You know what, it makes me feel better knowing that Reel Rejects exist. It makes me feel better knowing that Roxy exists. It makes me feel better knowing they’re friends and they do stuff together like this. I’m glad these colabs exist. 👍
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Perfect casting, unreal scenes, Wesley Snipes doing his own Martial Arts. This is truly one of the reason we have what we do now for the super hero genre.
This is where the fun begins! This was my first rated R movie, and first Marvel movie! Hope you two like it! 🙏🏽💪
Regarding the Ryan Reynolds in Blade Trinity... He was given Deadpool Comics to give him an idea of what direction they wanted for his character... It was his introduction to Deadpool.
Thanks John for your Blade back story. Always great to see Roxy’s sharp wit, thanks for all the Blade puns!
I see what ya did there ❤
There is a comic book series of Blade versus Ghostrider. It's so badass. I hope they make a movie about that. In the comics, Blade is more like a demon than a vampire.
Love Blade! Hope you guys watch the sequel
I'm very very excited for the reboot. I just hope it's not marketed to be good for kids. I miss the gritty marvel
Reportedly it's had massive production problems.
@@ravissary79 Yeah I heard they got a new director. Apparently the script wasn't that great either. I think the new director is going to give it a darker tone. I imagine with the writer strike it will take some time to see. I'm still hopeful though! I don't mind waiting if it means a better film will be produced.
There was a deleted alternate ending where their conversation outside the temple is slightly different and they are being watched by distant figure on a building that was apparently supposed to lead into introducing Morbius
please watch the 3rd one people will try to steer you away from it but its at least worth watching
finally someone that sees my point. The 3rd one was not that bad. I don't know why people said it sucked.
@MrGrimreaper512 I think it's just a situation where the 2nd was quite a bit better, so by comparison, they deemed the 3rd as terrible.
@@MrGrimreaper512 yep. blade 3 didn't suck. It just wasn't as good as the first two. Still watchable.
This was so ahead of his time. From the style, fight scenes, being based off of comic book, being r-rated, having the just right amount of jokes in it, and knocking it all out and under 2 hours. This here movie is the godfather of the stuff we love now.
Underworld has such an underappreciated costume design for werewolves
That's the guy from the show Shield that Tracy Lords brings to the party. His name is Kenny Johnson. Also Donal Logue is the minion to Deacon Frost who was also Harvey Bullock in Gotham.
I've been craving an actual big time reaction channel to cover this, almost as much as I want this channel or Blind Wave or even the Normies to cover Gremlins. (Gremlins is my absolute favorite movie in the world)
"This makes me wish they would somehow multiverse him in." Watching this reaction after Deadpool Wolverine. Marvel Jesus granted your wish.
I loved this movie as a kid and I still love it
This movie still holds up today and is an awesome watch. Now do Blade II..... directed by Guillermo del Toro!!!
A true classic. This movie is so underrated and ahead of it's time. 👌🏻
Blade did bullet time before the matrix, Wesley is real og and the godfather of the MCU
The opening night club scene is so iconic. It's one of the few perfect character introductions in cinema. Another one is that of Colonel Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds.
That's the one thing that everyone refers to when they talk about this movie is that opening
I didn’t think Roxy could get even more attractive, but then she said she never saw twilight, and just got a little hotter in my book 😏
Roxy would make a great vampire hunter!
Wesley Snipes was definitely born to play Blade. I'll give the new guy a shot at playing the new Blade I mean he was a good choice to play Blade so I think he'll do fine as Blade I can't spell his name so I'm gonna butcher it
He won’t be anything close to Wesley. That Ali dude can’t even fight.
Funny thing is that he actually made it easier for ppl later on in his career. Going from Mahershalalhashbaz Ali to Mahershala Ali.
@@zuriyel5368 oh okay that's cool because I didn't want to butcher it either way
@@Corey313 I totally get that. People online can be quite sensitive about that. Personally, I prefer to give people some leeway when it comes uncommon names.
@@thaistomp Wesley Snipes was definitely the better fighter ngl
I saw Blade three times in the movies. To this day, it is the only movie I have ever seen in which people have left the movies theater before the star showed up on screen. I LOVED IT!!!! Also, one of the few movies were the lead and the lead woman didn't fall in love. They were a team.
Damn didn't know nobody like it
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc Probably because they didn't expect the blood orgy in the beginning.
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc different era in cinema. That was America before 9/11 or any mass shootings at schools. Mainstream society wasn't nearly as desensitized as we are now. Even horror movies weren't completely gory. This movie came out before homosexuality was accepted regularly on screen..
41:09 The original version of this scene was supposed to have morbius in it. They climb out and have this little conversation and then it would zoom in on top of the building to him. I can't remember the reason why but they obviously decided against it
If the Matrix is the culmination of 90's action and set the tone moving forward, Blade is the PERFECT keystone bridging all that 90's action with a bit of solid 80's action hero tropes as well. Also Snipes is a perfect comic book actor who not only pulls off the lines but moves in comic book poses.
I really like the post watch reaction as much as the in-movie reaction. Btw, Roxy went into host/interviewer mode with John getting him to share all of the reasons he liked it, etc. Really liked that. Thanks for this.
If it wasn't for blade the early spiderman movies would not have happened and the MCU would never exist. This movie should be on an altar at marvel HQ
Oh man, the first two Blade movies are some of my favorites to this day. If you liked the first then I recommend the second for sure!
I see what you did dragon ball super
Roxy: "is she going to let him eat her"
I hate how corrupted my mind is.
You now have to watch with Roxy the best of the blade movies , blade 2. A true number 2 film that out does the first reel rejects trust me!! 🎉
Love love this trilogy!! Number 2 was my favourite but they were all so good!
Watch Blade Two. Loved that one. Great cast. And Nomac is very compelling character. Played by Luke Goss (Prince Nuada of Hellboy ll).
Blade Trinity I'd only recommend viewing out of Morbid curiosity. Otherwise totally missable
Anyone here after THAT one moment in Deadpool?
The director heard Wesley Snipes say that "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill." during a phone call on set and immediately knew he had to put it in the movie.
Also, yeah, Snipes is an extremely legit martial artist.
Stephen Dorff isn't known for a lot, sadly. Dude's a good actor, but he hasn't had the success of other actors. He really should have had a bigger career than he has. American Hero is a good movie to watch if you want more of him.
When this came out, I was obsessed 🤯 My best friend actually talked a shop owner into giving her a life sized cardboard Blade she then gave me for my birthday 😆
Imagine a world where Blade isn't a success and Marvel Studios has to shut down and file for bankruptcy. No Iron Man. No Captain America. No Avengers. No MCU. If we did eventually get those characters it would be much further in the future and most definitely different actors playing all those characters. Yes RDJ was the flame that started the fire for the MCU but Wesley Snipes sparked that flame. Hopefully we get your reaction to Blade 2 it's the best of the series imo
Roxy is so 🔥
Um no, she’s annoying af
On today's episode of "Things we pretend not to have seen"...
This was good, can't wait for more, I'd like to see u and roxy watch blade 2 and 3 🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'll never understand for one, people's hate of Roxy, she's a dime. For two, how they've never seen this awesome movie
Idk I feel like every time I watch her reactions it feels like she doesn’t even really like movies lol. I’m sure I’m wrong but it just feels like that. This was one of her best reactions because she actually seemed to be into it.
They really need to bring Wesley snipes for the reboot. Because this is the best.
This movie changed how I viewed vampires. It's SO COOL, nothing will ever compare to that opening scene.
Another great vampire movie you should check out is a little gem called "Innocent Blood" a ethical vampire teams up with an undercover cop to take down a mob boss who she bit that is now making a vampire mob. Funny and gory
One of the best parts about these movies, blade NEVER gets blood on him or his suit. its EVERYWHERE yet he always remains clean. Obviously he bleeds himself, but from combat and such.
Ah.. the movie that saved Marvel
I love this trilogy. I hope you react to them all
the fact everything has to be blur should tell you were already in dystopian future. human are falling faster then the air quality.
Roxy makes me as hard and sharp as a blade
There blade puns
Team Roxy Rocket (and Rejects)!
Roxy and John’s reaction when they first see the explodey serum, “AAAaaahhhhhhh~” 🤣
LFG!!! Some muthafukaz always tryin to ice skate uphill
Y'all should def do the rest of the series and The Underworld series. The Blade TV show was so disappointing. Love you guys ❤️
I’d love to see all 3 movie reactions!! I liked all of them, they’re a fun time seeing the badass Daywalker brought to the film medium.
Blade II is great but totally different in tone and approach, so I look forward to your opinions!
I love Roxy! I use to watch vampire dairies with her on that tv show review channel. She is so funny. Xoxo
Omg wild! A whole diff kind of vampire content!
No disrespect but how you call yourselves movie fans; named Reel Rejects & y’all never seen so many classics
John most likely seen it. Roxy is a poser and she doesn't have great input on movies. You should've seen her on the old collider videos. She got alot of hate in the Comments