Blade Fan here

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2007)

I just have to post this,as lots of people have asked this..
About the scene where Mercury(not Raquel,as someone said...that was the character at the beginning played by Traci Lords)kills one of the pure bloods before the La Magra ritual.Everyone says,how did the ritual work,cos she killed one of the 12,etc,etc.Right,she did NOT kill one of the 12,he was a vampire lawyer,so not essential for the ritual.Other people say,how did it work cos Frost kills Dragonetti,who is one of the 12 pure bloods,(OK,this is cos I'm a huge fan of the movie)and Do happen to know quite a lot about it)
Right,the 12 pure bloods that make up The House of Erebus are the members of 12 vampire tribes ..There are actually 13 members
,as Dragonetti is the leader,with the other 12 pure bloods being his "council members"
The Faustinas tribe are twins,which therefore makes 12 tribes,which gives Frost his 12 "volunteers"
I love this movie,it has some kick a$$ action set pieces, and the opening bloodbath sequence is just THE best opening sequence to a movie,ever.Now I know people complain about the scientific elements,etc,but this is what makes it a good movie,it's supposed to be present day(alright,that WAS back in '98)with modern vampires..it's supposed to make the audience feel like it really is possible,to have vampires living among us,hunting and feeding,plotting to take over humanity.I thought Snipes was great in the lead role,I'd seen the Spiderman cartoons,with Blade in them,and he is quite true to the cartoon,the way he speaks(tone of voice,etc)and his whole look.
As for Deacon Frost?well I can't think of a better actor than Stephen Dorff to play the young up-start vampire,he has a certain presence,very charming and charismatic,but also able to flip and be brutally vicious at any moment(like the scene with Whistler for example)He was unpredictable,that's what I liked about him,plus he was very sexy and cool,that's how he portrayed the vampire culture as sexy and cool.