Too violent ?

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 1999)

Whilst visiting Los Angeles for my first holiday in America, I happened to be staying around the corner from the Mann's Chinese Theatre one night whilst I was going past it I happened to notice that the premiere of BLADE was on. I was quite excited about this as I have always been interested in films and have always wanted to attend a premiere. So there I was watching all the actors and actresses arrive in their limos and go into the theatre. When the premiere was over ,I begged my parents to let me go and see BLADE. they finally gave in . The advert didn't look to violent from what I remember from it,and it didn't say much about Vampires in it. So a few days later we went to see it, it was rated R and my parents weren't sure of what it meant.I finally persuaded them, so we went to see it. In the opening scenes my mother wasn't too happy with me seeing it, she said it was too violent ! My father said nothing so we continued to watch it. Finally it got too much for my mother so she dragged me out, I was quite disappointed at that. She said it was totally unsuitable, my father agreed. He said that it should have been NC-17 as it would and is an 18 in the United Kingdom. I did enjoy the film despite the gore, and I think Wesley Snipes choegraphed the scenes very well . I think Stephen Dorff and Wesley Snipes acted really well and were chosen well for the parts as enemies. I hope the sequels are going to be just as good. But meanwhile my ambition is too see the end of the film, maybe in a few years !
Catherine Jones