Layin' the Smack down on Bloodsuckers

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 1999)

As a fan of High-Octane, low-intelligence, through-the-roof violence, I will say that this film (starring the charismatic Wesley Snipes) kicks it up a notch...in fact, maybe 2 or 3 notches. Now, you can't go to see this movie and expect Oscar Caliber performances...you'll be damn lucky to get a believable line at all, but that's not the point. The point to this movie is Abuse Factor, and, believe me, it delivers. Wesley plays the cult comic book character Blade, whose mother was raped, and presumably killed by a vampire (in the comic, it's Dracula, in this it's Steve Dorff). Anyway, to make a long story short, Wes is pretty upset about that, and dedicates his life to, what else, whoopin' Vampire booty. There is so much booty-whoopin' in this film, I didn't know which way was up! I think they should have called it "Vampire Butt Whoopin' with Wes". Now as far as the acting goes, Wesley plays Blade almost perfectly from the comic...a big, mean, low dialog, Vampire Killer. Kristofferson plays Wes' mentor, and is quite convincing as a freaky kind of "wise master" himself. The plot is pretty cut-and-dry, and I'll give 3 guesses to who wins at the end.....Nonetheless, this movie totally ROCKS, and there's LOTS of gore, for all you Horror Buffs...This is a fast paced action/horror extravaganza that'll leave you breathless at the intensity...just be warned, this ain't no "Dawson's Creek with Fangs"...I mean, um, "Buffy"...