Would you mess with exploding vampires?

I can't think of a time when a man ripping out another man's throat and then using it as a weapon on a third man wouldn't be cool as fuck. Nor a vampire's head explanding to ten times it's original size, going orange, then blowing up.

Blade is a really entertaining film. It is just under 2 hours long, and manages to keep its pace throughout. I'm not particularly a fan of 'fight scenes', in that style of 'insert industrial music, lots of spinning and kicking' sense but Blade has added little gestures and actions to the fight scenes enough to make me feel like a 10 year old watching wrestling. It's completely real, feasible and awesome.

The story, as I gather most people will know, is about Blade, a half-vampire 'daywalker' who is a vampire slayer. He is trying to bring down an evil rich boy who wants to resurrect La Magra, the vampire blood god. Nothing original, in fact it's story is almost identical to most films about demons, when you need the blood of someone to be spilled somewhere to make someone else into something else.

It is also relatively poorly acted, I don't rate Wesley Snipes as an actor, mainly because I've neveer seen him do anything other than Blade and Bad (which I never knew was directed by Scorcese). Nor do I rate Kris Kristoffereson, because everytime I see him I get excited because I think it's Jeff Bridges, and it isn't. Also, Stephen Dorff? He's in more music videos with his top off than anyone I've ever seen. But other than that it's a good film, it's not jam-packed with witty dialogue like some of the comic book movies try and boast, it's a hearty and shameless action movie.

But despite the criticisms, it is a good and enjoyable film. As I said, it doesn't lose it's pace. There are slower moments in the film but mostly they are giving backstory to the characters, which you can't complain about in a trilogy, you need to learn something about the protagonists at some point. There are action sequences a-plenty, a body count of 88 and lots of exploding vampires.

Watch it if you have a couple of hours to kill, and if you watch it I'm sure you'll want to watch Blade 2, as I'm going to tomorrow. I'm, in fact, a little excited to see how Blade's story progresses. And it's Guillermo. Love love love.