Probably the best vampire action movie made

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 1999)

As a veteran of many comic books and their notoriously lame films, I was one of those who expected Blade to fall flat on its face with pitiful acting and little ice skates poppin' outta their boots. Well, New Line Cinema has most certainly proved me wrong. With an awesome, pumping soundtrack, dramatic, compelling acting, and battles to rival the greatest works of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and John Woo put together, Blade was everything it was made out to be and more. Of course, you have your mandatory vampire movie elements: a couple innocent bystanders getting bitten, gloomy, dark garb, a (somewhat) tortured hero, and, of course, LOTS and LOTS of gushing blood. We have Wesley Snipes as the half-vampire, half-human hero Blade, packing enough weapons to decimate an army of his monstrous foes and still have enough left to raid the local convenience store. Stephen Dorff (god, what's up with that name?) is the incredibly slick villain Deacon Frost, who brings a new meaning to the word "evil." Lastly, we spotlight Kris Kristofferson (okay, I complained about "Dorff," but this is ridiculous...), who is Blade's supplier of weaponry and a fellow vampire-hunter. If you're in the mood for a lot of action, a little comedy (that fat guy really looks like my Algebra teacher...), lots of thick red blood (okay, big turnoff... but it's all CGI!), and a lot of surprises, see "Blade." It'll really make a cutting impression in you. (God almighty, that was a lame finishing line...)