A terrific mix of "Highlander", "Death Wish", "Lethal Weapon", and the typical vampire movie.

Rating: 8/10 (5 October 2000)

"Blade" is more than just an ordinary vampire movie. It's a terrific mix of "Highlander", "Death Wish", "Lethal Weapon", and the typical vampire movie.
It's a highly entertaining tale of Blade (Wesley Snipes), a vampire hunter who is half-human and half-vampire and Karen (N'Bushe Wright), a blood hematologist who try to take down Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), a rebelious Immortal vampire lord who with his wild right-hand man, Quinn (Donal Logue) have declared war on mankind.
The performances by Snipes and Dorff are great, but Wright and Kris Kristofferson, who plays Whistler, another vampire hunter who is Blade's mentor and supplies Blade with the weaponry are even more interesting to watch.
I have to admit that it's a better movie about vampires than John Carpenter's "Vampires" starring James Woods was. There a few reasons why: the story by David S. Goyer is wonderful and very creative based on the comic book. Mark Isham's musical score is great to listen to and helps the film in some of the battle scenes. The cinematography by Theo van de Sande is masterfully shot with care.
Overall, "Blade" is a movie that has some unique twists that pay off big time.