How have I not seen BLADE!?

[@chrisajokinen]

Wesley Snipes deserves to recognize as the real start of the MCU.

[@chrisajokinen]

@@condorgaming4000 Spawn is a part of image comics, not marvel. I do like the spawn movie, but I do not place it in the same regard as Blade.

[@TheThottbot]

wesley does not deserve anything, he is the sole reason blade and by extension early marvel movies died

[@chrisajokinen]

@@TheThottbot how so? the first movie was great. The sequels, meh. But I do not put that on Snipes

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

​@@chrisajokinenthe second one was good the third one was corny

[@shandorunia]

@@TheThottbot 400 million dollar trilogy that saved Marvel money wise and made them see it can work... That was a lot of money in those times. How you think he made early Movies die is puzzling (please reply and let me know what you meant if you see this). It gave them the belief to keep trying. Yes they made some failures along the way but if Blade had not been a success they most likely would have stopped making the movies. Your point is a bit off track. It is the reason why failures came, only because they kept trying knowing it could and already had worked.

[@Kickinthescience]

Ah late 90s early 2000s where there was alot of trench coats,leather outfits,dark sunglasses

[@sharronbrennon899]

That fashion looks soo good

[@Carlinisalive]

I want it back

[@sharronbrennon899]

@@Carlinisalive i had two trench coats like that made. It’s water resistant and fire resistant. And best of all it’s black

[@Pandafaust11]

Back when most action movie leads fit the Stallone/Schwarzenegger mold

[@Kickinthescience]

@@Pandafaust11 difference is Stallone and Arnold were mostly muscle. Wesley actually knows how to fight

[@vincentsweargen8436]

Wesley Snipes is a highly trained martial artist and actor. He's been training since he was 15 and holds black belts in 5 different styles.

[@aaronjackson1493]

Actually 12. The man's well trained in Shotokan Karate, Hapkido, Escrima, Silat, Aikido , BJJ, boxing, Kickboxing, Capoeira, Wushu, and Shaolin Kung-Fu from a Shaolin Monk at the USA Shaolin Temple(costly, but worth it) And for Blade, most likely Iaido and Japanese sword fighting too. Too bad he don't make movies no more. Still the goat, tho. 😎⚔️🗡️👌

[@vincentsweargen8436]

@aaronjackson1493 ...It's 12 now? It's not surprising that he would continue training.

[@aaronjackson1493]

@@vincentsweargen8436 "Now"? Homie made this very clear in certain interviews whenever talking about his martial arts background AND it's stated on Wikipedia. I don't just talk for the hell of it🤷🙄. Whatever, I don't care anymore lol.

[@vedicpride]

Blade is member of Midnight Sons darkside of marvel

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

The movie that unofficially started the MCU. With the success of Blade, Marvel realized they could make quality content in their own right without having to rely heavily on a major studio. This, of course, led to the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films, and the rest is history. And you should definitely watch the second film.

[@iraford5788]

Nah this movie had nothing to do with the MCU as it didn't exist when this movie came out, but you could say it started the huge success of comic book/Marvel movies in general.

[@BoogeyMan154]

@@iraford5788You just said the same thing as they did with different words my G.

[@ZavaXavier]

​@@iraford5788 Incorrect Superman The Movie started the huge success of comic book films.

[@iraford5788]

@@ZavaXavier while superman the movie was great for it's time, the majority consider the first X-Men movie from the early 2000s the huge success for comic book movies going forward.

[@ZavaXavier]

@@iraford5788 Well to disagree and disagree again.

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

Whistler isn't a doctor. He said "Doctor Karen Jensen." He's a vampire hunter and inventor.

[@ZavaXavier]

It's funny how reactors always make mistakes like that.

[@thaistomp]

Wesley was born to play Blade I swear, and my boy Stephen Dorff was epic as Frost. Dope reaction girl.

[@aaronjackson1493]

Word up. We wouldn't even know if Blade was even character had it not been for Snipes.😎⚔️. Plus him growing up as a legit martial artist definitely helps.

[@thaistomp]

@@aaronjackson1493 Hell yeah bro. Van Damme and Wesley Snipes influenced me to get into martial arts growing up. Stephen Dorff (Frost) has hands too in real life.

[@Hailie_Broko]

Blade is badass and cool. Blade 2 is equally or even better than the first movie.

[@johncarolina4950]

Marvel sold the licensing rights to this movie for $25,000. That was their cut on this. Things changed lol

[@PeXis]

Their idea was probably to make Blade comics more popular.

[@miorandmior]

This is THE marvel movie. The movie that saved marvel from bankruptcy. If not for blade , none of the marvel movies that came after would have been possible. Look it up.

[@dubbcee1000]

Its hard to believe but Blade 2 is actually better in terms of the fight choreography, special effects, and story. And this is a classic

[@donnyouttheway4091]

Nomak 👌🏾. Way better than Frost, easy

[@ChrisTouloubakis]

@@remliqa What? Donnie Yen action in blade 2 was one kick that even a child 5 years old can do. Luke Goss was stunning

[@dubbcee1000]

@@ChrisTouloubakis Donnie literally did a flying bicycle kick like Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat during the club fight scene. Never seen a child do that in my 30 years of living

[@LifeisANovel]

​@@dubbcee1000 yeah right. All because of Donnie yen haha

[@bulletsunderpressure]

eh, better fighting? sure. Better story? I dont think so. This one was very sharp in terms of story telling and showing the stakes/character interactions. Blade 2 just kinda forgot most of the side characters and killed them off screen.(Donny Yuen comes to mind here.)

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Can I just say Meg has looked so healthy and happy lately it's really great. Hopefully she sticks with the rest of the movies, as much as people rag on the 3rd.

[@MegMageReacts]

THANKYOU😭 I do feel that way, so it means a lot. I can’t wait to watch the next ones.

[@jaredwiggins539]

@@MegMageReacts actually Day Walkers are vampires but an exceedingly rare 1 of a kind breed that're born completely impervious/invulnerable 2 yellow sunlight!

[@TheFlash60]

​@@MegMageReactsBlade aka Eric Brooks first appeared in The Tomb Of Dracula #10, 1973 written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by the late great Gene Colan. Blade is an Anti-hero like Deadpool, The Punisher, Wolverine, & Ghost Rider.

[@ronniepettway1328]

This is the movie that kept Marvel from going out of business. Definitely shows what Marvel looked like before Disney. Lots of people believe this movie gave inspiration to the Matrix films with the leather trench coats and sunglasses, plus the resemblance of a "bullet time" scene with the littlle girl at 23:39.

[@nedzed3663]

The funny part about when I saw this movie was I had already been introduced to Blade, Whistler and his origin story on the Spiderman animated series that aired a couple of years earlier on Saturday mornings. Of course, it was G rated way the hell down in the cartoon from this movie, but seeing it in theaters I was like, "bout time we got a good super hero movie that wasn't for toddlers". You should definitely check out the sequels, the second one because it's excellent and the third because of how unintentionally funny it was

[@kyleleroy6100]

And Whistler was created FOR the cartoon. He wasn’t even from the comics but I guess he was popular enough that they reused the character for the movie.

[@nedzed3663]

@kyleleroy6100 I find it very amazing that an R-rated gory action horror franchise added a supporting character from a Saturday morning cartoon they guest starred in during a small arc of the show.

[@dapeach06]

That's what happened with Harley Quinn, and X-23, both started in a G rated cartoon and ended up with R-rated movies

[@johnpaullogan1365]

@@Xehanort10 i think you are confusing morbius with the joker. he didn't destroy morbius even a tenth as completely

[@GalaxyKane]

This was childhood memories for me. My father took me to this in theaters, they gave you a poster if you said a secret buzzword. Great time. Miss ya, Pops

[@donnyouttheway4091]

My condolences and rest in peace to pops. My pops did the same thing with me. Even though he’s still here, whenever I’ll have to send him off, I’ll always appreciate things like this movie.

[@rockvent918]

wesley snipes was so fast in the coreographed fights, they had to ask him to slow down because the camera couldnt capture his movements 😅

[@victorsixtythree]

Written by David S. Goyer...who also co-wrote (among other super-hero movies) the three Christopher Nolan Batman movies.

[@thirteeneighteenfive]

Fun production fact: When Donal Logue was playing Quinn in the full body burn make-up, he actually broke his jaw. So he had to be rushed to the hospital, still in full make-up, and when he arrived the hospital staff initially freaked put because they thought all the burns were real and the crew members escorting Logue had to explain, "No, this is all fake. He's here because he hurt his jaw."

[@McD5791]

I read / heard somewhere the story was that Donal Logue was involved in a bad motorcycle accident in his younger days, resulting in his jaw dislocating from time to time. That's what happened when they shot that scene with him wrestling with N'Bushe Wright, so he was taken to the hospital to sort out his dislocated jaw. Everything else about the hospital staff's reaction is on point, though. 😁

[@DestinyAwaits19]

It's not your typical light hearted Marvel movie. It's very dark and brooding.

[@acereporter73]

The Blood Rave theme will forever be a vibe

[@Goandloveyourself69]

Name of the song is Confusion by Public Domain.

[@Goandloveyourself69]

Name of song Confusion by New Order

[@navylaks2]

New Order: Confusion(Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)

[@robertrogers074]

This movie was the revolutionary marvel movie that put marvel movies on the map before ironman 1.

[@navylaks2]

It was 10 years prior to Iron Man before a potential MCU was even on the table.

[@josephhamilton5668]

Blade 2, is one of the best movies ever made. I hope you enjoy it.

[@andrecontente6370]

These were the times.... I miss this simpler and better days really...

[@nvp8191]

The record keeper Pearl is a reference to kingpin when he became a vampire in the comic books. Also in the comic books blade was not a half vampire he was just a vampire hunter with no powers. Blade got infected by morbius the living vampire and that's why Eric Brooks AKA blade can walk in the sunlight because morbius technically wasn't a real vampire. There are other circumstances to how blade became blade but that's the basic story.

[@blowba]

He didn't drink blood because of shame. He didn't drink blood because it brought on his blood lust and made it harder to stop.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

27:12- Don't be racist, Frost. 27:18- Don't be stupid, Frost. If the whole is vamps, then what you gone eat? 28:43- It's about to get weird, gal. 38:05- 2 and a 3rd movie.

[@OgiveTinker]

I think you would also really enjoy the Underworld series, Meg. Great reaction.

[@AndyDandyMandy]

"I need a video game with this" Good news they are making one.

[@JBWinter]

Comics Blade is slightly less super but even more stern 😅 listing his frequent team-ups would take forever, but Spider-Man and Werewolf By Night are pretty iconic ones

[@thorkagemob1297]

The studio that made the Dishonored games actually just announced they are making a third person Blade game set in Paris

[@The_Kiosk]

This one was amazing in a theater.

[@19nzinga]

There’s a part 2 & 3. In my opinion though, part one is the best followed by a close second of part two.

[@angelobrewster6293]

Blade has been a member of the avengers in the 616 Marvel comics

[@TrashJack3000]

Not only is there a "Blade II", but there's also "Blade Trinity" and the short-lived "Blade: The Series" (though it didn't star Wesley Snipes; IIRC, it was made while Snipes was doing time for tax evasion). Whistler also wasn't a character in the comics at the time the movie was made, though the movie also wasn't his first appearance either. Instead, he first appeared in the episode of the '90s "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" where Blade guest-starred.

[@anthonysiguido1116]

Blade is the best Pre MCU film. Btw, for another gritty vampire film with decent world building lore, look up John Carpenters Vampires.

[@greywarden5513]

Wesley Snipe’s movements are always “sure” and “direct” much like his martial arts😊

[@hyperspacey]

"The music is soooo creepy" -> literally the sort of late 90s/ early 2000s techno that would play in the clubs I was at as a Fresher 😭

[@freebirdallen]

I know the techno music really did help to enhance this movie but I honestly hate that style of music!

[@jediknight73]

Never thought about a blade video game but damn now I need one ❤

[@wichard1994]

Vampire Eilders blamed Frost coz he created the Daywalker. The movie couldn't let him explained he let the unborn child like Blade live.

[@DeBeau]

If I recall correctly, I'm fairly sure the first comic I saw Blade in was actually an 'old' Dracula magazine. Not entirely sure if Blade went by that name, at the time. After all some 25+ years ago.

[@oedo.4959]

I really enjoyed your reaction/review and almost as much as the movie itself, this being one of my favourite Marvel movies it was so pleasing to see you getting a lot of joy from watching so I'm most excited to see you watch Blade 2. I kind of understand that you had no awareness of this movie and the character cos it was only a few years before I came to know of the character. My favourite Marvel character is Spider-Man and in the 90's Spider-Man animated series Blade featured in a few episodes, I thought he was cool but Wesley Snipes portrayal of the character made me a big fan of him. I'm always excited for the content on your channel so keep up the good work👍🏼

[@RetroRobotRadio]

I grew up watching Marvel's Spider-Man and Captain America movies in the 1970s, ancient they go back farther than that!

[@Ant-bm1qk]

Not sure if you’ll read this but they are in fact making a Blade video game. Not sure if it’s an Xbox exclusive but Arkane studios (dishonored, deathloop) are the team developing the game.

[@tehawesomeface1337]

There are two sequels to Blade. The first sequel is the best IMO. There was also a Blade TV series that did not get a lot of support that it only lasted one season. I loved that series. It shows a lot of behind the scenes from the vampire’s side and the underground cells around the world waging war against the vampire elites, providing logistical support to Blade, with weapons and intelligence. One of Blade’s newest companions tasked with infiltrating the vampire’s inner circle. And you don’t know whether she’ll remain loyal to Blade or be ‘seduced by the dark side of the Force’. The villains were well written and I wanted to see more of them.

[@OXO1952]

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about the series.

[@adrianpeart]

Sticky Fingaz did a decent blade, I liked the show

FYI Blade II is directed by Guillermo del Toro.

[@coffeecakes1858]

I cackled at "Deacon Frost you are so hot, but you have crossed the line, many lines!"

[@Garrie2909]

Blade was pretty close to the comics the only thing they changed was he is British in the comics and American in the movie

[@Siranoxz]

Dear, a Blade video game has been announced at the Game Awards.

[@manueleckroad9086]

Love this channel, and yes, yes, yes!! Continue with Blade, and also, you HAVE to catch Werewolf by Night. One of the best things that Marvel has done since it’s been a Disney property. It’s a short, but super enjoyable film and introduction into the Marvel monster universe.

[@daver18qc]

@8:00 "Doctor KAREN Johnson", Whistler was reading HER name tag. Whistler isn't a doctor, she is.

[@nigeltrotter2886]

32:09- About to get really freakin weird. 32:19- Yep, you see it. 32:58- Yeah, about to get weird again. 32:15- Yeah, this stuff's really not for the kiddies. 44:37- Jocasta and Oedipus.

[@HappyCartoonCat-vn9td]

Wesley Snipes is Blade the film is different to the comics but bacics are there, They are going to reboot Blade with(2 time) Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and the very talented Mia Goth are in the cast so there is hope, you should definitely watch Blade 2.

[@Tar-Numendil]

"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Meaning the bonds formed in fellowship are stronger than the bonds formed by birth.

[@UberNoodle]

There is a game coming. :) It's being developed by Arkane Lyon, e.g. Dishonored and Deathloop.

[@Tmanspence1312]

It really is Christmas! One of my favorites, I really hope you watch the 2nd one too eventually. One of the rare times a sequel was better than the 1st, imo anyways. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@josetorralva7419]

Nope, the 1st was good the sequel was terrible

[@Tmanspence1312]

@@josetorralva7419 That's like.....your opinion man. You can think whatever you want and i'm not gonna say nope, you're wrong. Lol

[@josetorralva7419]

Nope, I'm right

[@pandemoniumPugWinston]

@Mage Reacts - Yes there is a Blade 2 and it is, in my opinion. Even better as it is directed by Guillermo Del Toro ( Hellboy, Pan's labyrinth,...) so you have this very organic and cool Aesthetics to it.

[@evanflynn4680]

This movie had a $45 million budget and made over $130 million. Yeah, some of the special effects were bad (the final fight scene blood effects were terrible), but the rest of it was pretty standard action film stunts with practical effects, mostly smaller locations they could fit into sets with some damn good fight choreography.

[@66JesterDeath]

The "day walker " is so simple but sounds so badass

[@blowba]

The first big screen movie based on Marvel characters not counting any theatrical serials, TV movies or TV movies with a theatrical release was "Howard the Duck" in 1986.

[@KamuiCage]

Blade also appears in the Spider man 90s cartoon.

[@rachelcopeland5186]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this so much!! This has been one of my favorites since I was way too young to watch this movie. Can't wait to see your reactions to the next two. I'm one of the few who truly enjoys the third movie even though it is objectively bad in some ways. After you watch it, I would recommend looking into the behind the scenes drama that resulted in the final product. The cast alone makes it iconic.

[@theviciouschickenofbristol4779]

The second Blade movie is very much worth watching too.

[@kendricmcbride2374]

And there’s a blade 3 and a blade video game coming out soon

[@OnyxPen]

A blade game was just announced too

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

You would love Vampire: The Masquerade. It's a Tabletop RPG where everyone plays vampires who have to fight their own natures, make sure that human society at large doesn't find out that there are vamps feeding on them and running many of their institutions. and also deal with things like vampire hunters and werewolves. The Vamps in VtM are organized into different clans and families that cover all the different vampire archetypes from fiction. There's a clan of classic power hungry vampires who control governments and cities, there's a clan that embodies all the sexy stuff that Vampires are famous for, there's classic Nosferatu vamps who look like absolute monsters, there's a clan that specializes in hulking out and shapeshifting into animals, and there's even a clan of absolutely insane vampires who are connected via a psychic hivemind and may or may not be able to see the future. Vampire society is divided into the Camarilla, kind a of a vampire Mafia bent on world control and secrecy, and the Sabbat, who are vampire anarchists who just want to openly feed on society without all the annoying rules.

[@BizzyX78]

----- @patrickwaldeck6681 ----- - Speaking in hierarchical terms... The 'Camarilla' they are a faction based on control through laws of conduct and politics. The 'Sabbat' they are a sect based on vampire supremacist ideology. Side note...: There's also the 'Anarcs'... They are a faction, a "Happy" middle-ground if you will, who fight against the oppressive rule set forth by the 'Camarilla', but equally hate how the 'Sabbat' does things as well. -----

[@michaelp496]

A great vampire film is "van helsing" with hugh jackman, highly recommend it.

[@BizzyX78]

----- @michaelp496 ----- - The irony is that people who worked on that movie thought it sucked... (No pun intended!) -----

[@cryptoeatstheworld3379]

There is also a Blade 3 Marvel is in the process of creating a reboot of Blade for the MCU.

[@k.delpino1124]

The first real kick-a** vampire action thriller. Giving Van Helsing & Buffy a long-run for their money. From Marvel Comics' darker side of the universe. Inspired by blaxploitation films (namely Shaft & Blacula). Debuting 45 years ago in 'The Tomb of Dracula' comics as one of Drac's many foes. Marvel's golden age on film (1998-2007) began with Blade. The 2nd Rated-R movie for a Marvel character (following The Punisher, 1989) and the first supernatural/horror property of the Marvel Universe and first-ever Marvel character with a box office smash. This trilogy of the character was written by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, BvS:Dawn of Justice). Prior to being casted as Blade, Wesley Snipes as actor & producer was involved with developing Black Panther. At the time, the film rights of BP were with Sony. Snipes didn't know Blade & Black Panther were both from Marvel. History made for sure. It paved the way for more success of Marvel characters on film. Nuff respect due to the success in the arrival of The Daywalker. The first 2 films did become video games, Blade appeared in Marvel's Ultimate Alliance series and most recently, Midnight Suns. Blade will get a brand new game in 2025 from Bethesda.

[@crappleindusuries]

Fun face: the success of Blade is what lead to the MCU. It made Marvel enough money to keep them from selling the movie rights to characters that they used for the Avengers.

[@inquisitordalius3388]

So yeah some things were changed from the comics like the year he is born, in the comics he was born in the early 1900s and fought Nazi vampires in WW2 and can heal from injuries like wolverine and is up there in the top hand 2 hand fighters in marvel.

[@rogertemple7193]

I liked and read the old Blade Comics in the 80's but I have only seen the trailers for the movies only never the full movies Thanks Meg.🦇🦇🦇

[@steved1135]

What a nice Christmas present. This is the true beginning of the MCU. What a movie...

[@tentaclecorner9841]

Absolutely check out Blade II, Blade Trinity is optional

[@johnbarry1712]

This movie is pretty close to what society would be like with vampires and humans...or one telling of it. It closely resembles the tabletop RPG "Vampire: The Masquerade". Another TV series that VERY closely resembles the game is "Kindred: The Embraced". If you can find it, I VERY highly recommend giving it a watch. Maybe a reaction?

[@Mubiki]

They are making a Blade game, FYI. I think Bethesda is involved. It's also Arkane, the same studio that made the Dishonored games.

[@BrandedCanuck]

Just discovered your channel. Wanted to say I really enjoyed this reaction. This is still one of my favorite movies ever, and I love watching reactors react to it. Happy to see you enjoyed it! Also definitely watch Blade 2 if you can, absolutely recommended.

[@chrismanuel6659]

They had a blade game on PlayStation 2

[@WolfHreda]

Funnily enough, Marvel movies go even further back than this. In 1987 or thereabouts, Dolph Lundgren played The Punisher. The movie isn't great, but it's still pretty good. I love the contrast between Dragonetti and Frost. While Dragonetti is concerned with upholding tradition and hierarchy, where pure blood vampires rule the nation and maintain the balance, Frost doesn't concern himself with meaningless purity and instead is focused on advancing the species away from the balance and into dominion over humans. Now, I cannot tell you just how highly I recommend watching the second one. Guillermo Del Toro directed it, and it's amazing. And if you like it, he also directed the first two Hellboy movies, which are excellent.

[@MINDSPARK-u6e]

_Blade is the true dark Knight_

[@Roll2867]

If mage likes blade‘s style she should watch todd mcfarlane spawn animated series. Spawn A Real One🗣🤚🏿💯💯💯

[@sharronbrennon899]

Blade is a Dhampir that’s a half vampire half human. They can move around during the day. Another Dhampir is Rayne in the BloodRayne movies

[@JB-nc7yk]

Blade in the comics is British but outside of that the movie and characters are pretty close to the comics. Blade not wanting to drink blood is because it makes him lose control, not because of shame. Blade 2 is also good, bigger budget which doesn’t always translates to quality but an eventual Oscar winning director made great use of the extra money. Ghost Rider (2007) is another really fun pre-MCU Marvel movie. Basically the same storyline as this movie but still very fun.

[@Thunder_1977]

Hey, if you like the concept of "modern day vampires", have a look at the 90s TV series "Nick Knight" about a cop in the night shift who is actually a 800-year old vampire who tries to become human again.

[@pharaohmedjaylawofmedjay2680]

You Definitely Gotta Watch Blade II and Blade Trinity/Blade III I Love The Blade Series

[@tylerbrown5526]

Praying you watch Blade 2. It’s my fave of them. Guillermo del Toro directed it.

[@zeer0squared]

Marvel didn't make this movie. If you saw the intro credits, it says "In Association With" on the Marvel logo...meaning, they just licensed the Blade character to make this movie.

[@bryants1012]

DRAGON AGE WITH COLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a deep cut reference

[@Filbi]

This is the second Marvel Comics movie in theaters. The first was... Howard the Duck. You gotta check out Vampire: The Masquerade.

[@beannathrach2417]

Road test. Meh.

[@chrismanuel6659]

3 blade movies and 1 TV show for only a season

[@bloodymares]

I was definitely not old enough to watch this movie when I watched it for the first time but it's just corny enough that I loved it. Frost is definitely something else, the actor has this face that makes him look almost feral.

[@emadSciFi]

Great review! I have some pointers for you. You were certainly right about 'Blade Runner' here. The director Stephen Norrington is clearly a fan of Ridley Scott. He has a character in his indie movie 'Death Machine' who is named Scott Ridley, and even has the names Wayland and Yutani in that flick! Second, I showed some scenes of Blade to a Japanese student once and she freaked out when she saw that potted plant. She explained that it was a bad omen in Japanese culture. If you see it growing in your garden it means someone in your family is going to die, unless you cut out of the soil!!

[@paulmcallister7909]

I remember watching this in the cinema with my nephews. That moment when he caught his glasses at the end, the whole cinema cheered. It was awesome! You have to watch the second one.

[@DadalorianCreates]

The world building in Blade (esp the source material) is amazing. Makes most other fictional vampire mythologies look flaccid. It includes everything from pure / half bloods, ghouls, politics etc . and well was the first R rated Marvel films.... followed by... well Dead Pool ... took them awhile to get back to those of us adults. part of Blades movement to to emphasize his blood. you will notice some footage slightly sped up and well Snipes can move at ridiculous speed. being told in at least one production to slow down in choreography due to being to fast for the camera Blade was also a big deal due to not being white. not fitting the 'super hero'/comicbook mold of the time. was extremely well written, amazing art, the biggest was that it did not make a deal out of his race, he was the daywalker and that was that. this created a massive following - me included.... "go home" --- "get therapy" lots and lots of it...

[@Bassclaiborne0311]

Some martial arts? Every moving he has made has been martial arts.... Wesley Snipes is a 5th degree black belt. The cutting of the flower also represents a martial arts tradition. Just FYI

[@djnkosi]

Such a great movie! Glad I found your channel. 👍🏽

[@Garrie2909]

At the moment I have no faith in the MCU's Daredevil, Punisher, Blade, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight they need to be R rated

[@nelax44]

Yes, there is a blade 2. Yes, you have to see it.

[@lazarus5609]

The villain in blade 2 is way better than the villain in blade one.... I wouldn't say he's a villain though

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Whistler is not a doctor. He was addressing Doctor Karen Jenson, the woman who was bit.

[@Goo5eman]

Its such a small moment of world building but in the first fight scene when he runs into the tiled room and smiles at quinn he instantly ducks cause hes been on the buisness end of that weapon. It really is the little things that stick with you :D

[@justinfrank6511]

i do know there is a game coming and there's a teaser for it already