Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I would pay good money for a remaster of Blade with redone blood cgi.
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Blade - One of the Greatest Movies Ever?
- Thread starter Adam Blue
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Yeah, but Blade 2 is way better with everything else.
Both movies have a special place in my heart as the standard to which I compare other superhero movies... probably because I grew up with them in my formative years.
We won't talk about Blade 3
fierrotlepou
Member
The nightclub scene in the beginning is one of the coolest things I've seen in a movie.
But the CGI just makes the movie unwatchable for me. sadly.
But the CGI just makes the movie unwatchable for me. sadly.
dl77
Member
It's alright but one of the greatest movies ever? Not a chance. Hell it's not even one of the greatest superhero movies ever.
Aside from having a black main character as a superhero I really don't see anything special about it. It wasn't brilliantly shot, the effects were pretty poor even at the time, the story was formulaic and the villain was plain crap.
Frankly if it hadn't been for Wesley Snipes performance I don't think it'd be remembered with any particular fondness, which makes his descent into mediocre DTV fodder all the more depressing.
Aside from having a black main character as a superhero I really don't see anything special about it. It wasn't brilliantly shot, the effects were pretty poor even at the time, the story was formulaic and the villain was plain crap.
Frankly if it hadn't been for Wesley Snipes performance I don't think it'd be remembered with any particular fondness, which makes his descent into mediocre DTV fodder all the more depressing.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Blade 2 had some good action choreography...and Wesley really owned the role. But that's all I got. I wouldn't even put it in my Top 200.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Blade 2 better?... lol no.
Blade is one of my favs of all time. Seen that shit so many times. Its been a while. I know what I'm watchin tonight.
Blade is one of my favs of all time. Seen that shit so many times. Its been a while. I know what I'm watchin tonight.
Etrian Oddity
Member
Blade 2 smokes it.
Gimme more del Toro.
Gimme more del Toro.
Jimnymebob
Member
I need to rewatch these, because I remember basically nothing about them other than the fact that I enjoyed the first two, and Trinity was dumb.
All I remember is a scene on a train track in a tunnel or something.
All I remember is a scene on a train track in a tunnel or something.
Its the last one-liner after the big bad dies.
Is he the hill?
Deacon Frost underestimated his steepness and length?
Triggerhappytel
Member
Agreed
I always thought the first film had good cinematography and action. It's a shame that Stephen Norrington did bugger all after this (apart from half of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which isn't a good film but I consider a guilty pleasure).
Fancyarcher
Member
Nah, it's a fun vampire though. The finale features some really rough 90's CGI, but other then that most of the fights are pretty flawless.
Actually I think Blade 2 is more of a visionary / directors film then the original, which was made by a creature sculptor who only had made one film prior, and whose career seems to have taken a hit following The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which wasn't entirely his fault though.
Actually I think Blade 2 is more of a visionary / directors film then the original, which was made by a creature sculptor who only had made one film prior, and whose career seems to have taken a hit following The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which wasn't entirely his fault though.
Darth Pinche
Member
A must listen is Del Toro's director's commentary on Blade 2. It is hilarious because he both expresses his love for the film and tears it to pieces at the same time!
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Mother fucker! Are you out of your damn mind?
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
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LookAtMeGo
Member
I really did like Blade 2. I even like Nomak better as a villain then I liked Frost. But the first one still shits on it.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Better third act than like 99% of the comic movies that have come after it.
It's a metaphor for a futile task.
Blade is the hill, Frost is the person trying to ice skate up said hill
it should go without saying that he did not get up said hill
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
Yes.
Also it made me realize vampires could easily own the world with lots of clothes and sun screen. There any vampires fiction that does that?
Also it made me realize vampires could easily own the world with lots of clothes and sun screen. There any vampires fiction that does that?
Yeah its actually enjoyable to watch.
True, but Blade is okay too.
Bruce Springsteen
Member
Its so good I forget Im watching a superhero movie. I tried watching Dr. Strangelove on Netflix the other day but couldnt get passed the first 30 minutes, the formula Disney is using is just too tiresome at this point
ldcommando
Banned
Blade 1 and 2 are great movies
Sho_Nuff82
Member
I'll never let Blade 2 off the hook for the unforgivable sin of Vampires. Needing. Flashlights.
They're vampires! They are obligate nocturnal predators! They wear their sunglasses at night and it's no problem! I know it makes for cool, spooky mood when they're hunting the mutants, but it doesn't make any sense in vampire fiction.
They're vampires! They are obligate nocturnal predators! They wear their sunglasses at night and it's no problem! I know it makes for cool, spooky mood when they're hunting the mutants, but it doesn't make any sense in vampire fiction.
Only thing Blade II does better is CG.
Blade is fantastic all the way through.
Blade 2 is closer to Underworld. Let's make it bigger, but in no means better. The enemies are now hybrids, introduce a bunch of supporting token cast members to be killed off, super secret true empire of vampires running everything, etc. Blade was just a much tighter film and it had such better scenes. If they could redo the action sequences a bit, it would be perfect.
Lol at regarding IMDB scores as anything more than a joke.
Nah.
In addition to better CGI, Blade 2 has the better soundtrack, better and more memorable villain, the most badass fight scenes (Blade vs Nomak, Blade vs Reinhardts dudes, Blade vs vampires in cave area), scarier than the first, I actually think it does everything better than the first movie, and I love the first.
Some people for some reason treat IMDB and RT like anything more than an opinion site. It's like they wouldn't dare call a movie one of the best they've ever seen unless RT and IMDB gave them the ok to think that. They forget most people don't post their opinions on websites.
Solid. Solid... but...
Blade 2 was better.
Yuuuup.
Love me some Blade 2. I think both movies are better than a lot of the super hero stuff we've received since then.
Seems like someone might be a cock juggling thundercunt.
Let alone one that was Rated R.
Jezbollah
Member
OK, give a better source of the best films of all time - and then look up where Blade is on that list.
I'll wait.
