Great soundtrack, good fun

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 2004)

Superhero films usually end up a tad disappointing. Lets be completely honest here, the only REALLY good epic superhero film so far is Superman (Chris Reeve). Batman looked great but was dull, Spider-Man (always the coolest superhero) was pretty good, but imagine how good Spider-Man would have been if his film had been directed by David Lynch or David Cronenberg!
Never heard of Blade, apparently a minor character in the Spider-Man comics. Still, this is great fun. Good for Wesley Snipes for making a success of this after playing second fiddle in SO many films.
The opening scene is just great - by the way - for those wondering what that ace techno tune is in the opening rave sequence, it's New Order - Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) - ahhh that rave brings back memories... (we didn't have spraying blood though, just sweat!)
The film is completely ridiculous of course - How come Blade's "blade" turns all vampires to dust except Quinn? - but it's good fun, probably helped by a fantastic techno soundtrack that just adds to the cool, no wonder Blade wears shades most of the time.
Good stuff, but don't try and analyse it as there are plot holes big enough to fit Titanic's budget in.
The second film was fun too, but that was even sillier... but that's another story...
One of those few films that truly deserves its "post-pub" status. Nice one!