Blade (1998) (Platinum Edition)

Blade (1998)

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 18, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Blade (1998) review helpful

Pros: action

Cons: none

Blade is an action-adventure film more than it is a horror film. The only real horror element is the presence of vampires who sucks blood, but the vampires aren't scary. The movie's twist on the legend is that the vampires have been around so... long that they're really a subspecies of man, not just a group of shadowy nightstalkers. The vampires have their own set of "Elders" that runs things -- including multinational corporations and other capitalist endeavors. The Elders wear suits and delivers commands to the younger vampires, who are starting to distrust them and turning to Deacon Frost for leadership instead. The vampires are shown as like any other group of humans -- in fact, they appear like a minority grooup instead of bloodsuckers. When Frost starts getting too powerful and is collecting his own army of young, rebellious vampires, the Elder vampires are disturbed and more than a little afraid. Their kids are turning against them! These are interesting subplots, but unfortunately they're not explored nearly enough. In fact, the above statements were taken from just a couple of scenes from the entire movie! Read more Less