And there's Blade.Born by cesarian after his mother was attacked by a vampire, he has the strength
of the vampire, the self-healing powers of the vampire, the blood-thirst of
the vampire but he's a day-walker.
With a serum to suppress his blood-thirst, a f--king big gun, and a really
f--king mean attitude; Blade is out gunning for revenge. And gunning for
revenge in a big f--king way.
Blade is the super hero that no other, so-called, super hero comes close to
matching; he makes Batman look like an extra at Disney World. No hiding in the
shade for our man here; he's out front and the gun's out further.
The film is fast paced with only a slight lapse towards the end; it certainly
didn't seem like a two hour plus film when watching it. The opening fifteen
minutes are astounding; Blade makes John Rambo look like an amateur.
There's violence galore; delivered with a cutting edge [ no pun deliberately
intended ], superb displays of martial art skills and swordsmanship all wrapped
up with a fair degree of humour.
Plus superb photography, stunning special effects, the best matted computer
graphics I've seen so far and a thunderingly brilliant, action-synchronised
soundtrack. There were some silly, speeded up sequences but none of this
lying about in coffins nonsense.
Blade has got to be the best action film this decade; both Wesley Snipes and
the film itself are definitely in line for oscar nominations.
