Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9787 in DVD
• Released on: 1999-07-26
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: PAL, Anamorphic
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 115 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
The recipe for Blade is quite simple; you take one part Batman, one part horror flick, and two parts kung fu, and frost it all over with some truly camp acting. What do you get? An action flick that will reaffirm your belief that the superhero action genre will never die. Blade is the story of a ruthless and supreme vampire slayer (Wesley Snipes) who makes other contemporary slayers (Buffy et al.) look like amateurs. Armed with a samurai sword made of silver and guns that shoot silver bullets, he lives to hunt and kill "Sucker Heads". Pitted against our hero is a cast of villains led by Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), a crafty and charismatic vampire who believes that his people should be ruling the world, and that the human race is merely a food source. Born half-human and half-vampire after his mother had been attacked by a bloodsucker, Blade is brought to life by a very buff-looking Snipes in his best action performance to date. Apparent throughout the film is the fluid grace and admirable skill brought by Snipes to the many breathtaking action sequences that lift this movie into a league of its own. The influence of Hong Kong action cinema is clear, and you may even notice vague impressions of Japanese anime sprinkled throughout. Dorff holds his own against Snipes as the menacing nemesis Frost, and the grizzly Kris Kristofferson brings a tough, cynical edge to his role as Whistler, Blade's mentor and friend. Ample credit should also go to director Stephen Norrington and screenwriter David S. Goyer, who prove it is possible to adapt comic book characters to the big screen without making them look absurd. Indeed, quite the reverse happens here: Blade comes vividly to life from the moment you first see him, in an outstanding opening sequence that sets the tone for the action-packed film that follows. From that moment onward you are pulled into the world of Blade and his perpetual battle against the vampire race. --Jeremy Storey

Amazon.co.uk Review
The recipe for Blade is quite simple: you take one part Batman, one part horror flick, and two parts kung fu and frost it all over with some truly campy acting. What do you get? An action flick that will reaffirm your belief that the superhero action genre did not die in the fluorescent hands of Joel Schumacher. Blade is the story of a ruthless and supreme vampire slayer (Wesley Snipes) who makes other contemporary slayers (Buffy et al.) look like amateurs. Armed with a samurai sword made of silver and guns that shoot silver bullets, he lives to hunt and kill "Sucker Heads". Pitted against our hero is a cast of villains led by Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), a crafty and charismatic vampire who believes that his people should be ruling the world, and that the human race is merely a food source. Born half-human and half-vampire after his mother had been attacked by a blood-sucker, Blade is brought to life by a very buff-looking Snipes in his best action performance to date. Apparent throughout the film is the fluid grace and admirable skill that Snipes brings to the many breathtaking action sequences that lift this movie into a league of its own. The influence of Hong Kong action cinema is clear, and you may even notice vague impressions of Japanese anime sprinkled innovatively throughout. Dorff holds his own against Snipes as the menacing nemesis Frost, and the grizzly Kris Kristofferson brings a tough, cynical edge to his role as Whistler, Blade's mentor and friend. Ample credit should also go to director Stephen Norrington and screenwriter David S. Goyer, who prove it is possible to adapt comic book characters to the big screen without making them look absurd. Indeed, quite the reverse happens here: Blade comes vividly to life from the moment you first see him, in an outstanding opening sequence that sets the tone for the action-packed film that follows. From that moment onward you are pulled into the world of Blade and his perpetual battle against the vampire race. --Jeremy Storey

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Trailer
Deleted scenes
Cast and Crew (stills, text and soundbites)
Special effects
Designing Blade
Behind the scenes (51 mins)
Letterbox Ratio 16:9
Languages: English
Dolby Digital 5.1

Customer Reviews

comic horror hit
What fun. In the wake of the popularity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comes the comic hero Blade, the ultimate vampire slayer.
Our hero is half human, half vampire so has the best characteristics of both - he's a goody with the strength and speed of a vampire.
Wesly Snipes plays this perfectly. His evil opposite, the arrogant, smart-arsed Deacon Frost is planning to dominate the world, reducing humanity to food stock. Having disposed of or neutralised the compromising vampire ruling class, Frost only needs to capture Blade to complete his plans. You know that he is bound to fail, but not quite how many casualties there will be on the way.
This film is a gore fest, a chop-socky spectacular with a body count that .......... forget trying to count! Just sit back and enjoy.

A great film...
This film was the first film in my DvD collection, and I am glad it is in there. The gothic feel and Hong Kong cinema inspiration shine through. With Wesley Snipes playing his cool/hard man act against Stephen Dorff as his nemesis keeping suspense built up throughout. A great film and the special features such as the alternate ending make it a must to any DvD collector.

Wonderful Comic Book Adaption
When I first saw Blade on the big screen I had to immediately buy tickets to see it again, it has one of the best opening sequences of all time. A hot looking girl lures a geeky looking guy into an underground techno club inside an abbatoir with a slightly more sinister purpose. To a pumping remix of New Order's 'Confusion' blood rains from the ceiling onto the dancefloor and the clubbers become vampires. Just as they are about to tear the poor chap to pieces, Blade (Wesley Snipes) arrives and kills everyone (except the geek). Awesome.

The film continues to rocket along at high pace with incredible stylish fight scenes and violent action. Snipes is perfect as Blade, Dorff is great as the evil Frost and Kristofferson is a nice touch as Whistler, Blades vampire killing mentor. The movie is let down by the ropey special effects of the final showdown. The whole ending is a too far fetched and the computer generated graphices are horrendously bad. Apart from this Blade is great entertainment and is on par with the wonderfully dark Batman movie.