Blade delivers!

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 1998)

Anyone who thinks a movie like this is stupid, must be stupid. It's about a 'VAMPIRE'-hunter...hello? Of course it's stupid! Of course Big Mac's aren't nutritious! Anyone who goes to MacDonald's expecting gourmet, health food must be stupid. The ads promised fast adult action, lots-o-FX, MTV visuals, flying vampires in black ensembles, and general super-human, bad-assedness, all based on a juvenile comic book. And it delivers exactly what it promised! If you think vampires are real and should be portrayed in a more believable, true-to-life way then you need help.
Next to Superman 1, I can't think of a better adaptation from a popular comic. For some reason, comic adaptation's are usually doomed to stink. The producers treat the subject as camp (which rarely ever works) and too often water down the violence (Batman...zzzzz). Blade, thankfully does not pull any PG-13 punches. Come on, if comic's are generally about anything, it's violent conflict.
It's also the first American action film I've seen that nearly catches up with the amazing, super-kinetic energy that Honk Kong action directors have mastered over the last couple of decades. For some reason Woo, Chan and Hark have been utterly stifled by the Hollywood way, and unable to duplicate their own, homespun virtuosity. Unfortunately, Blade never quite returns to the intensity of the opening rave-club, slaughter scene. However, this alone is worth the price and is purely one of the best action scenes I've seen in an American film, in a long time.