The Blade Trilogy - The Worst Superhero Movies Ever Made

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[@yungjc2]

The moment Blade got shot in the chest by 2 cops and he literally responds "Are you outa yo damn mind!?" and the cops just run away, I was on board for AT LEAST 1 more movie with full commitment.

[@ninjanibba4259]

Don't forget Motherfu@(#

[@EdeDizon]

The franchise had me at the Blood Rave

[@DHGxMcFlurry]

@@EdeDizon Probably what they do in Hollywood

[@murk4552]

@@DHGxMcFlurry no they don't. Fake blood is expensive

[@sergiomendoza4850]

@@EdeDizon same, that blood rave scene is so goofy I love it.

[@tigerlike7472]

Blade is like my dad. Can be really cool. Can be really cringe. Can be ridiculously violent.

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

Blade is a father afterall

[@seamuswalker6879]

Haven’t been seen since 2004

[@jessehenderson2967]

My black dad has a blade sword with the little flicky prongs AND he used to beat the shit outta me and my brother. Can confirm.

[@puketinmoarliek994]

@@seamuswalker6879 😂damn

[@GDSprodify]

You should be sacrificed to Dracula for using the word Cringe

[@SoLiDuS815]

The first Blade movie practically saved marvel from bankruptcy in 98' and was the first R rated marvel movie.

[@turdferguson7105]

Most forget how good the first movie was and changed comic book movies

[@HiveMind629]

Exactly just for this mere fact ppl need to put respect on blade

[@Theremustbemorelight]

not practically...LITERALLY

[@anjetto1]

Made a tonne of money. Saved the studio. First good marvel movie. First R rated mainstream superhero movie. First black lead super hero movie. Great soundtrack. Black leather. A year before the matrix. It rules

[@Wulfuswulferson]

They barely made any money from it, new world (production company) got the profit

[@umjackd]

I'll say this for Wesley Snipes, he pulls off comic book panel poses better than most superhero actors ever have. He always looks like he posed right off the page.

[@BagavanSmokey]

First scene when he draws the line with his sword sums this comment up entirely.

[@NeoConnor1]

During filming of Blade 2, Guillermo Del Toro took notice of this and took advantage at every opportunity.

[@peeko_luxx2873]

I actually never noticed till now but you are right on the money.

[@ferhog7705]

You neglected to mention that one of the alternate endings filmed for the first movie set up that Blade was going to fight a mysterious new vampire opponent in the next movie, who was going to be revealed as the legendary Michael Morbius himself (No, I am not joking), but they scrapped it when they discovered that they didn't actually have the rights to the character.

[@HotFootBunny]

noooo! I wanted to see the morb!

[@JuLiAn31692]

I love That deleted scene

[@nikeneon3188]

Well I geus it wasn't time for Morbin yet

[@kimberlyoldschool]

I love it - “oh wait, do we actually have the rights to this? We filmed something about it, maybe someone should check…”

[@expendableindigo9639]

And he was played by director Stephen Norrington.

[@JCOdrjones]

I can't believe Marcus has purposely set torpedoes right on Blade movie discourse

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

Nah Deadass though that hurt my soul 😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-vz5lw2pu8t]

It's gonna be cancelled I can feel it in my bones 💀

[@sardoniclysane]

I can. He’s evolved from hating conflict to inciting it.

[@user-vz5lw2pu8t]

@@sardoniclysane it's not really conflict though, it's literally just talking about movie production problems like if fans are arguing over that we need to reevaluate the comic book fandom

[@dithorman2259]

@@user-vz5lw2pu8t buddy we should have done that a long time ago

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

The “ice skating uphill” line was apparently from Wesley Snipes himself. When they went through the script, he described Deacon Frost as someone who’s always trying to ice skate uphill. The director liked it so much he put it in the movie. I’m assuming the line means Deacon’s ambitions are way too much for him to handle but he can’t see his mistakes. Or something.

[@earlsaverson5387]

Yeah, the line is goofy, but it's definitely understandable. A lot of other lines are goofy as shit simply cause they boggle the mind.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Same with Blade's reaction when cops shoot him.

[@biguy617]

I love that line. It is one of my favorite Blade lines.

[@Barnesofthenorth]

Apparently Weslesy Snipes also said that he shouldn't say that and it really didn't fit, but the director just decided they liked it to much.

[@aarondorobek4903]

One I first watched it I heard "some mother fucker's always trying to ice Cato Bill" and it still sounded bad ass. I don't know who the hell Cato Bill is

[@floyd.]

Honestly, the CG eyes scene and context behind it has to be the most hilarious thing I’ve heard this year

[@Zero-mn8bt]

It’s very respectful of the vampires to wait and fight Blade one at a time. Its nice that they don’t all charge him at once

[@kiwiconephoneshome]

i don't blame them in these movies tho imagine watching him kill like 100 of your friends and then you're the closest one to him

[@xpovy_3398]

this reminds me of Batman from the Arkham games

[@nachoprime9649]

That's a problem with like 80% of action movies unfortunately

[@roderick8167]

Even with like 200 or 300 of them in there they were still all too scared to go near Blade Lol 😂, also for all they knew Blade had some type of UV grenade one wrong move to rush him and then boom !

[@Yougotcaged102]

It's kinda hard to hit a target up close when 8 different people are trying to do the exact same thing

[@benaiah2119]

I love the first Blade. It’s one of the most fun comic book movies.

[@RegulaRegz732]

That's what I'm saying . How Blade 1 not dope?

[@foonyahaha]

Second one is gold. Trinity is weird. 1 & 2 still beat majority of MCU movies. AND These movies never had to diversify themselves cause they were already diverse from the beginning without jamming it in your face

[@jonathanmeeks6031]

@@koberyan2880 wtf?

[@benaiah2119]

How tf this thread turn political 😂

[@williamhutchens7287]

@Kobe Ryan Clinically cynical has a fair point. The MCU at the beginning was fine but nowadays they do kind of push the fact that they're diverse even though they don't need too.

[@moek25]

Blade's reaction to his "father's" death in the third movie is just Wesley leaving the trailer HIGH AS BANANAS and seeing that Ryan is still there.

[@youngwang97]

Pop a squat to get over your father's death

[@iKillerZombie]

29:10 Blade repeatedly saying “use it” and Marcus repeatedly saying “use what?!” makes me laugh far more than it probably should

[@ggt47]

He is loosing more of his sanity.

[@ninjanibba4259]

He means use the anger to fuel the hate to hunt them I wish it was more clear tho, took me years to figure that out

[@ggt47]

@@ninjanibba4259 When was this stated?

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@ggt47 didn't need to be, I've been through this situation, I understand it But for those that haven't, it comes off to anonymous

[@Jegbmf]

I was also screaming use what when that scene

[@blastbowman9026]

The first Blade movie is a perfect mix of unironically cheesy, fun action and dumb shit to laugh at. It’s a blast from beginning to end, either you’re laughing at it or with it

[@HeatherHolt]

So true

[@TheShitpostExperience]

Not a surprise though, it's from a time where "serious" superhero movies wasn't a thing so they could just go and be the kind of movie it wanted, and they decided con corny gothic vampire action flick, and it turned out fine.

[@WarriorBoy]

@@TheShitpostExperience I see what you're saying but I'd kinda wager the opposite. It was from a time when comedic superhero movies weren't a thing, so Blade by today's standards where most comic book movies try to have a winking self-awareness to them really sticks out as being serious and earnest to the point of comedy at some moments (to be clear I still think the first Blade movie is great).

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

@@WarriorBoy by “most comic movies” you’re really only referring to the MCU tbh. None of the decent DC adaptations are like that at all

[@WarriorBoy]

@@Yoshimitsu4prez 1) "Most" doesn't mean all, the MCU produces more hero flicks by volume than anyone else, so my point stands. 2) I also remember how The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, the best products of the DCEU, had no humor. Certainly no running gags in either. Just like how Aquaman, which was watchable, didn't have a scene where Aquaman offered to pee on a puzzle. Nope, totally serious 100%. Shazam, probably the third best DCEU project, was also a stone-faced examination of man's folly with nothing but ol' grimdark thoughout. Even "The Batman", which is better than most of the MCU and DCEU put together had Battinson making dry puns. There's just more humor and self-awareness by volume in the modern era of superhero film, whereas it was a mostly dead genre when Blade came out, and serious, "xTRemE" action movies were very much the style back then.

[@Disisdabeast]

Learning Guillermo Del Toro directed Blade 2 gave me the largest case of whiplash I've ever experienced.

[@valcolon16]

I audibly said what the fuck when I saw that

[@MichaelLeroi]

Really? It has his style smeared all over it

[@DeadpoolAli]

He used the same vampire style for the strain TV series

[@alimations5226]

@@MichaelLeroi I guess he forgot to include the part of his style where the movie's good

[@Burialofagod]

Look.. Wesley snipes made the blade movies actually really interesting, cool, and watchable

[@chymera8466]

The reason why Blade never killed Quinn in the beginning was to follow him back to Frost's hideout. He knew fire wouldn't kill him but would probably force him to go home sooner than later. The plan fails when Blade stops to save Dr. Jensens' life. When he reports to Whistler later on, Whistler asks "Did you get a lead on him?", meaning Frost. And Blade disappointedly says "No".

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

Thank You!!! How in the blue hell did he miss that Lol 😂. It's more apparent that he doesn't pay attention to detail when critiquing these movies or he just likes to complain for the sake of complaining because that's what is expected of him now.

[@chymera8466]

@@charlesspeaksthetruth4334 Perhaps. But it's a easy detail to miss. It took me multiple viewings to catch that. I just love this movie so much, I find myself defending it constantly lol.

[@Daedalus4]

I always thought Blade just wanted him to die slowly, so he set him on fire while he couldn't move. But then the cops put him out with the extinguisher and he had to go to the hospital to actually finish him off.

[@I_shot_Nice_Guy_Eddie]

@@Daedalus4 I also thought this

[@vhsiv]

The decline and failure of the _Blade_ franchise can be summed up in one name: David Goyer. Goyer wrote the screenplay for the first film but assumed greater control of each project as he moved from Executive Producer of _Blade II_ (2002) and Director of _Blade: Trinity_ (2004). Wesley Snipes’ production company, Amen Ra Productions has a credit on the first 3 movies, but behind the scenes Goyer undercut Snipes with New Line Cinema, taking control of the Marvel IP to become show runner of _Blade:the Series_ in 2006. _Blade: Trinity_ was not only Goyer’s first movie, he was trying to set-up a _Nightstalkers_ spin-off franchise with Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel _without_ Wesley Snipes. If you were Wesley, you were probably contractually obliged to become a supporting character in your own franchise, while was in his cabin planning the next phase of the _Blade_ IP with a pair of white kids, rather than you. It’s no wonder why Snipes stayed in his RV during the entire _Blade:Trinity_ shoot - Goyer was robbing him blind and the suits at New Line Cinema were siding with him. How else did Goyer end up as the Executive Producer of _Blade:the Series_ with the rapper, Sticky Fingaz, playing Blade?

[@safruddinaly5822]

Honestly this is new for me, i thought it's spider-man, thank you for the info 👍

[@DashielG-vn5ji]

Thank you for information... 🗡️

[@sunriseparrabellum5505]

you know you're in for a wild ride when the behind the scenes drama is more interesting than the movie

[@nickasaro8789]

The “use it” scene is unintentionally hilarious. Between Wesley Snipes just standing there and saying his lines with no energy as Jessica Biel is trying to have an emotional breakdown and the music trying to sell it like the most dire drastic thing ever, it’s comedy gold.

[@murk4552]

And Marvel fans think the MCU is worse than this shitfest trilogy? It was edginess for the sake of it.

[@TheBlackSpiral]

Kate Beckinsale? You mean Jessica Biel? XD

[@nickasaro8789]

@@TheBlackSpiral you’re right. My bad. Lmao. Just goes to show how utterly dogshit this movie was that I can’t even remember that.

[@Gloomdrake]

@@murk4552 which Marvel fans are you talking about? I've never seen anyone say that. Are you looking at unpopular tweets and acting like they're popular?

[@PakoVero]

I don't agree. I still think it's very effective and one of the most beautiful scene of the movie

[@Cryster99]

Jarko Grimwood sounds like a name that George Lucas and JK Rowling collaborated on

[@Ronin3453]

I wish Triple H played Fenrir Greyback. He's got that whole werewolf vibe and stature going on.

[@veryscaryreaper8883]

Jarko is Lucas, but Grimwood? All JK baby.

[@bessidahorse]

24:27 “So let’s see how Blade reacts this time!” *teabags his father figure*

[@mattschmitt4393]

In Blade 2, the Reaper Strain was created because they were trying to find a way to create Daywalkers like blade. Instead, they created a new vampire that is still harmed by UV rays and has a metabolism that burns way too fast (causing them to need to feed way too often). The goal was to have blade eliminate them, then capture him so they could use him to find out where they went wrong

[@YggdrasilAudio]

Hm, probably sounds better in context.

[@the_rose_garden01]

Yeah, it's explained pretty well at the end there, but whatever

[@jesseperry9602]

You are getting in the way of Marcus' jokes with you're paying attention and actually watching the movie.

[@Trinin]

Guys we have to stop using super soldier serum as plot device.....what about super VAMPIRE serum?! Huh? Huh?!

[@BingFox]

Another thing I've seen reviewers get wrong is that the Vampire Team was originally formed to hunt Blade down.

[@tmartinez401]

“The other two movies are whatever but this movie is actually dog shit” had me rolling

[@QUANTUMJOKER]

I'm surprised you didn't mention a fun fact about Jessica Biel in Blade: Trinity. Biel got so good in her archery training that she fired an arrow through a $300K IMAX camera from a crazy long distance and height. This isn't just a rumour to make her look cool; there's video proof in the behind-the-scenes features.

[@Elvusmiw]

True, with laughter in the video

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

Too bad she didn't work on her acting.

[@biguy617]

I didn’t like her in the movie. Her acting wasn’t that good.

[@braydenchadwick9836]

And they made it FUCKING CG

[@LyleVSXyle]

So she destroyed an expensive camera and I’m supposed to clap?

[@Icerope-km9lu]

“Blade is suddenly famous and everyone is pretending they knew who he was all along.” Sounds accurate as hell honestly

[@sasukeuchiha8801]

happens a lot. same thing happened to moon knight. before his show nobody on twitter was talking about him but as soon as his show came out everybody on twitter is suddenly an expert on him 🤣

[@G-TV_TheOneManArmy]

Growing up I loved these movies but I never considered this a superhero movie I always thought of it like a dark gothic horror film in the likes of underworld and action driven resident evil

[@godzillazfriction]

@@G-TV_TheOneManArmy you do realise a superhero movie can be like that

[@Lilsten63]

@@G-TV_TheOneManArmy underworld literaly ms vampire and the wolf not a superhero movie goofy too :) . doomsday its a action driven bad bad bad . but hey maybe not .

[@G-TV_TheOneManArmy]

@@godzillazfriction in a way but like I said I never considered it a superhero film in the sense of a traditional superhero film I mean he's a hero in all but I considered it a supernatural horror film like a dracula/van helsing movie which it lines more towards imo

[@pdizzl5787]

fun fact: there is a german non mainstream, but quite succesful rapper that has adapted Blade as his persona. his style is all black and he wears the same shades. he has an incredibly low voice and is also insanely cool and/or very goofy. by far my favorite rapper from my country. also he often referes to vampires in his song and to himself as a vampire hunter. its completely insane and i love it so much. his name is 2lade (2 standing for second letter of the alphabet).

[@robbiecleland4816]

German Carti

[@user-db2vx8fd4c]

Digga was, nie von dem Typen gehört.

[@cthulhuhoops]

Holy shit he sounds awesome

[@hiranom20]

This sounds like a WWE gimmick lmao 😂

[@donovanfaust3227]

How do you even pronounce 2lade?

[@ptptptman]

See if Ryan Reynolds had said that “Thunder-C*nt” line while wearing a Deadpool mask, everyone would love it and be quoting it

[@consistentlystupid4726]

I really like that you brought up how in Buffy there's 100 ways to kill a vampire, and it makes you more afraid that something could happen to Angel over Buffy. If I'm remembering the Dracula book correctly, this is actually said pretty explicitly by Van Helsing. For all of their strengths, Vampires also have a ton of weaknesses to exploit and in some ways it makes them more vulnerable than a regular person. Vampire stories are uninteresting when they're basically just super powered beings with no/few weaknesses.

[@michaelmichaelson8861]

no, there's not 100 ways to kill them, there's like may be 10 or so, depending on the country the vampire folklore comes from

[@consistentlystupid4726]

@@michaelmichaelson8861 Hi there Mr. Pedantic. What I did was called hyperbole. But thanks!

[@BlackKraya]

Dracula was super vulnerable during the day, and could only rest in soil from his home country. He had to have a lot of precautions in place and was driven to flee back towards his castle in the end. The timing-sensitive strength and weakness cycle is really good

[@cthompsss]

the weird performance by the lady vampire actually makes sense once you realize it's Parker Posey...it's just Parker Posey acting like if Parker Posey became a vampire

[@michaelmichaelson8861]

why is that? Is she considered a weirdo or something?

[@MkZuO12345]

Her performqnce in that movie is the only enjoyable part of that movie...she's like Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons...she knew in what kind of movie she was and just went full ham...

[@derekmaullo2865]

@@michaelmichaelson8861 Maybe. This is why I don't talk to people. I prefer loneliness.

[@showme2540]

Lol

[@jbrandonf]

I had an ex who was obsessed with her. I actually liked her weirdo performance in this movie.

[@V1RTUA]

It's also funny to mention Snipes hating Blade Trinity and Ryan Reynolds because apparently he hated being around Ryan so much that he refused to be on the same set as him. All those cuts that you see when they are talking is because they had to film the scenes separately.

[@aidan127]

Is it normal to hate Ryan Reynolds? Wesley Snipes is the second actor I know who hated him but a lot of people seem to like him so did he do something wrong or is it just his personality that's either hit or miss?

[@guccifer764]

@@aidan127 He seems to have a bit of an obnoxious personality. It can be funny and charming, but many people can just see it as annoying. Its kind of why Deadpool humour is kind if hit or miss. Some people really like it, some people don’t.

[@aidan127]

@@guccifer764 ah okay that makes sense, thanks!

[@fabricatorgeneralcaz534]

Reynolds was really young and relatively unknown at that point, Snipes was older and he’s a pretty serious dude lol; I can see Snipes just thinking he’s an annoying kid.

[@michaelmichaelson8861]

@@aidan127 Don't know if you've seen what T.J. Miller had to say about Ryan, but it seems that he's not all that pleasant to work with.

The silent "wtf" that Blade does in the first movie has lived in my head rent free since the moment I saw it when I was a kid. Also you can tell the second one is a Del Toro film because of all the monster dissection porn there is.

[@fooliecooly3378]

The vampire dissection scene in Blade 2 definitely lives rent free in my head after all these years later.

[@alfred8936]

28:13 the editing in this scene of Blade Trinity caused maybe one of THE hardest laughing fits I've ever experienced watching a movie. Because since he's walking normally as everything around him moves super fast, I mentally pictured that in real-time he was walking *extremely slowly* for no reason. My friend watching with me was genuinely concerned I was having trouble breathing

[@histkontext]

i envy how easily you can laugh to stupid stuff, i only get bored :D or what were you smoking? ill try that next re-watch of the movie

[@BenjaminGlatt]

Tell me that fist-pump isn't exactly what you'd do after you pinned a guy to the wall with shotgun stakes.

[@colinakersakers44]

The “are you out of your damn mind” line is easily top 5 best lines said in a movie

[@MrStath1986]

I think the funniest thing about the 'motherfuckers try'na ice-skate uphill' line is that no-one seems to want to take credit for it, and I can't understand why, it's an incredible bit of dialogue.

[@SalikCollins]

Because it's kinda cheesy.

[@jeremyross9698]

The part about how they wanted the movies to be about Blade failing and the world being taken over by vampires caught my attention because there's a trilogy of books with that same basic premise (minus Blade) called the Strain Trilogy. And the author of that trilogy? Guillermo del Toro.

[@naomithornhill2079]

That sounds like an anime I know called Seraph of the End. It's really interesting and fun with the same premise

[@mrhoapro1]

that's literally his idea for a hypothetical Hellboy 3. del Toro really like this

[@albertosalazar7968]

it absolutely kills me that younger people do not understand and recognize the absolute genius that is Parker Posey that performance was all intentional and that was a work of art.

[@aTalkingPizza]

I was not prepared for that... sorrow-squat?? When blade lost his mentor in 3. Absolutely legendary.

[@sebastianbernestra9979]

We should all be doing sorrow-squats when something sad happens.

[@KazeMemaryu]

Even today, I unironically see the first Blade movie as one of the best Marvel adaptations ever created. Not very faithful to the source, but stylish and uncompromising. It's one of those few movies where the actor's charisma bleeds into the character's personality, and Snipes redefined Blade as a certified badass with no moral compass. But that reminds me: would you care for a look at Constantine? Because I think you're gonna have some fun with that one.

[@KazeMemaryu]

@@cthulhucrews6602 Yep, the one and only! Featuring Keanu Reeves from the Cyberpunk series.

[@vandad13]

Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t the movie go on to inspire the source?

[@africanchick23]

I LOVE Constantine!

[@twopeople158]

@@KazeMemaryu Out of everything to reference Keanu to, you use Cyberpunk lmao. I hope you have at least seen The Matrix trilogy.

[@KazeMemaryu]

@@twopeople158 That's the joke. I have seen the Matrix movies , but deliberately cited the "zoomer answer". My bad if it didn't land.

[@jerseyman3612]

Now that you’ve done the Blade trilogy, I would really like to see your thoughts on the Hellboy movies

[@alisterfolson]

Dracula: "...the thirst always wins." Mordo: "..the bill comes due. Always." MOOD

[@taylorscrews2284]

Yosemite Sam: “iiiiiiiiiiii hates coconuts!”

[@crimerslimer]

"and you're sick as fuck" is literally the funniest line delivery i've ever heard in my life

[@divinesolstice3744]

it sounded more like a complement, "You're so cool Blade, you're sic as fuck!!"

[@cleothehermetichermeticist8391]

I think the worst part about the whole “Of COURSE holy water and crosses don’t work, this is real life!” Thing is that it ignores that the only reason silver and garlic are weaknesses is because they’re ALSO religious symbols. Silver was seen as religiously pure, and garlic was thought to repel vampires because of its pungent smell and the fact it helped repel diseases.

[@santi_super_stunts2573]

What if that’s not it either , it’s just the fact that it’s bullets

[@Pablo_Sky_youtube]

At least silver bullets are a more believable concept than the UV light exploding bullets in Underworld.

[@DeadpoolAli]

I've heard silver has anti bacterial properties which with vampires being a virus 🦠 actually fits better.

[@yisizhang9604]

Like they’re all just made up there’s zero reason to think one is better than the other

[@pakpaksugar5194]

Imo the worst part is how they’re all ooooooooh you can’t kill a vampire like that this is the reeeeaal world and the way they kill vampires is with fucking garlic bullets. Like be serious for a second and listen to how that sounds

[@darkservantofheaven]

Triple H is pretty much playing Vampire Sabertooth.... should have been Sabertooth in X-Men

[@Migzter05]

I actually prefer the darker and moodier atmosphere of Blade 2 compared to the first movie. It's got that signature Guillermo del Toro horror grime and filter like in the Hellboy movies as well as the Strain series.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

Blade Trinity honestly deserves its own long video because holy shit there is SO MUCH to talk about in terms of what went wrong Edit: ok good to know this video is mostly about Blade Trinity anyway

[@solsthrash2603]

I would love that, I laughed my ass off after hearing how Wesley Snipes was acting on set bc he was so over it

[@DeadpoolAli]

Ya I really enjoy the first two

[@benlikesbeans]

Another stellar video from The Cosmonaut Variety Hour. My life has been changed for the better and my soul has been cleansed of all of its sins. 2/10

[@ShibuNub3305]

Think that score’s a bit too high tbh

[@jarretripperger1946]

This comment is especially funny when you consider you aren’t even 10 minutes into the video.

[@benlikesbeans]

@@jarretripperger1946 just so y’all know it’s a joke I love cosmo

[@HotFootBunny]

@@ShibuNub3305 true, it should be lowered to a 20/10

[@sicklywickly]

I think we can all agree this is definitely us when we're watching The Cosmonaut Variety Hour

[@16dylan2]

Boggles my mind how Cosmonaut didn't appreciate the cheese in Blade 2... more the matrix-like action sequences, the ridiculously hype ost and del Toro's signature moments

[@jackstape598]

me and my friends quote “motherfuckers always tryna ice skate uphill” daily

[@FurTheWorkers]

One of the best "Are vampires vulnerable to this?" scenes I've seen in media is in the UK show Being Human, where in one of the later scenes one character asks a vampire if the blowing a vampire up with a grenade would kill one when discussing a plot to blow up a vampire lair, and it goes like this: Alex: “Do vampires die if you blow them up?” Hal: “Most things die if you blow them up. Sadly we can't, you know, what with us not living in a cartoon.”

[@motherplayer]

I have an enjoyment of the line from Hotel Transylvania when Johnny is asking Drac about weaknesses. "Stake through the heart?" "Yeah, well, who WOULDN'T that kill?"

[@careydaniels310]

I'd love to see something similar to that w/ vampire powers "Can you like, turn into a bat and stuff?" "God I fucking wish, that'd be sweet"

[@hellozukohere6514]

I think you just unlocked some childhood memory for me. I completely forgot about Being Human, that and Young Dracula were everything to my little vampire-obsessed self. Thanks for that, I might rewatch the show now, literally haven't though about it in years.

[@GDSprodify]

I Love That Show, Really Interesting

[@Horatio787]

@@careydaniels310 That reminds me of the Observers on MST3K. "We've moved beyond FOOD. We eat these pills." "Oh wow you survive a whole day on just one of those capsules." and it's just this slow reveal that they eat several bowls a day.

[@explicitsm]

I honestly forgot it was a trilogy. I thought they only made 2 films but I guess blade was such a valuable asset that they had to make a third film.

[@the_rose_garden01]

Don't forget the tv show starting Sticky Fingers

[@jameskennedy8329]

Forgetting there was a third movie makes it one of the best comic book film series in history.

[@DDRMR]

No, the third movie doesn't exist. There is no Blade 3..

[@endless_limes]

I've never seen these movies and i thought there was only one 😂

[@SalikCollins]

​@the_rose_garden01 And a anime of it.

[@dwaynezilla]

I always wanted the Blade movies to be taken like how the John Wick movies are done today. I think Blade and John Wick have a lot of base similarities; over-the-top, no pretense, and unapologetic about it all. I always wanted more, too. And Blade being black is icing on the cake.

[@ShinobiSora]

That Vampire apocalypse idea sounds cool. Like Daybreakers, except that one had the vampire apolcalypse as more of a dominance shift and everything was pretty nice if you were a vampire.

[@chronicandironic8701]

I loved the blade movies as a kid because being 6 in the 2000’s I didn’t think the effects were bad

[@popqueen9999]

literally loved these films as a kid... and still... they're just so hilarious and as long as you don't take it seriously, it's a great time 😂😅

[@iammaul5780]

This is incredible to me,🤣 she hulk has great effects to this dude and we're all dumb for disliking them but Blade's graphics didn't work for him. Top tier judgment there dude!

[@Inebriated_Goat]

@@iammaul5780 she hulk doesn't even look that bad lmao compared to early 2000s at least. But go off.

[@iammaul5780]

@@Inebriated_Goat I said all I needed to say and it was only for Cosmonaut bc he's the one that started this

[@igaovieira]

For me they were the same. Dumb fun

[@phazeflux7900]

The Blade trilogy is a good representation of most 2000s super hero movies…

[@Inebriated_Goat]

I'd say Spider-Man is the beat representation because every single superhero movie after spidey was trying to capture the same lightning in a bottle that they did. Lmao go watch dardevil and punisher and Elektra 😂

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@Inebriated_Goat I thought the punisher jont was enjoyable. That fight with the Russian dude is one of my favorites.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@infernophoenix7586 idk if it’s cuz I have youtube premium but it’s free on KZbin for me in the US

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

I was thinking just yesterday that the first four X-men films are probably the epitome of action/adventure movies from the 2000’s, between the high of X2 and the lows of X3/Origins.

[@histkontext]

@@TechnologicallyTechnicalthe first xmen was terrible in so many ways, if there was not Sir Patrick Steward, it would unwatchable alltogether (Hugh not even knowing what animal wolverine is, is just icing on the shit cake)

[@thebritishmovieguy]

The throwing of the little girl with zero injuries... incredible!

[@nickimillennium3748]

Karen Johnson is not a nurse, she’s a doctor. She’s a hematologist and finds a vampire cure, it’s a major plot point in the movie. And Blade’s vampirism was never supposed to be a plot twist. It’s very clear in the ads and early shots of his fangs. In the beginning he’s even called Day Walker in the very first fight scene. You either did not watch the Blade movie thoroughly or you haven’t seen it in a very long time and don’t remember the plot points.

[@donovanfaust3227]

Um akshually ☝️🤓

[@VladK95]

​@donovanfaust3227 he right tho

[@mesousagaby740]

It's unreal that David S. Goyer wrote all three movies. There's a reason why The Dark Knight was uplifted not by him, but by Christopher Nolan.

[@YggdrasilAudio]

He only had story credits for The Dark Knight Trilogy, and even that he did together with the Nolans.

[@willstylz5021]

Except those weak ass Batman fight scenes lol, those definitely could've used some help lmao

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

@Booper Dooper He co-wrote it with Nolan, he didn’t write the whole thing. Stop giving David S Goyer undue credit.

[@kchikwete]

Nolan didn't know anything about batman so Goyer did the resesrch and assisted with the script

[@talyah23]

Goyer is the reason the 3rd Blade is such a shit show...his Dracula is useless and its such a boring ridiculous movie. And if he is the reason for the ending of The Dark Knight then Goyer is not the script god you're making him out to be. Look how he screwed up The Sandman.

[@OakViewFilms]

"Ever since I can remember, I've had this - I've had this knife of sadness in my heart...." I've been literally laughing nonstop at this line for hours now.

[@cashomnitrix]

Yep…and that line of dialogue is in the UNRATED version.

[@ZeDitto3]

*Shows dude getting sliced in half and recombines as the protag mouths “wtf”* “It’s fair to say that these movies haven’t aged gracefully.” Well, I couldn’t disagree more based off that clip. That was the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@artistna]

I’m only just now realizing I haven’t seen blade 3. So seeing these scenes from the movie made me bust out laughing. And hearing the behind the scenes makes it even funnier.

[@adriananimates7448]

24:27 Cosmonaut: Let’s see how blade reacts this time! Blade: **steps on a lego**

[@thelastdadonearth]

I honestly loved the second Blade film. There's something I always enjoyed about Blade having to team up with vampires to defeat super vampires.

[@masterzombie161]

I mean it does have Ron Pearlman, but even he couldn’t save the movie.

[@stephenmiller2544]

agreed, blade two is awesome.

[@powerbadpowerbad]

I LOVE both Blade 1 & 2,very good films,still entertained by them till this day.

[@naomithornhill2079]

Too bad he didn't go through a character arc after that

[@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk]

I love the atmosphere, set and creature designs.

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

I'm so glasd you finally talked about these movies ! The first two are so iconic and the third is soo bad it's unreal ! Amazing stuff really !

[@MichaelLeroi]

This video is honestly cinemasins tier...

[@sunsetvibe1063]

2:50-Blade 11:53-Blade II 17:19-Blade: Trinity

[@kornilious]

Thank you 🫶🏽

[@rubberwoody]

the "mastermind behind biological zombie weapon wants an elite team to try and take them down, while also wanting the bioweapons to take over the world" is literally the plot of resident evil 1-3 (the games)

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

Except not at all.

[@dimitrescu182]

@@NPClownumber81googolplex yeah it's only in RE4 and 5 where the villain has a world domination plan.

[@Pablo_Sky_youtube]

Umbrella didn't wanted to take over the world. (In the games) Both Spencer manor and Racoon City happened because of accidents, Marcus released the virus in the training facility, that expanded through the Arklay mountains for revenge against Umbrella in 0, Birkin was shot while carrying the virus, breaking the vials and releasing it into the city through rats, in 2.

[@rubberwoody]

@@Pablo_Sky_youtube but STARS were sent to the mansion as a test of the bioweapon's effectiveness

[@Pablo_Sky_youtube]

@@rubberwoody yes, but they were not expected to get out, that was Wesker's objective, but he ended up betraying Umbrella.

[@kathrynhastings8471]

My mom wanted to show me blade, but only the Ryan Reynolds one because "that was the only good one". She legitimately told me it wasn't necessary to watch the others and all I needed to know was "blade is a vampire who kills other vampires"

[@billygoatguy3960]

your mom very proudly displaying her attraction to Ryan Reynolds

[@jamborambo1102]

Cosmonaut: “So let’s see how blade reacts this time” - Blade: “aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah”

[@williammoore1030]

“Use it” is referring to her anger over her friends death, Blade 3 is obviously to deep and emotional to be properly criticized.

[@btragicart]

Marc put his life on the line by coming for the throats of the bad movie and Ryan Reynolds fandom

[@guccifer764]

Its the same fandom

[@btragicart]

@@guccifer764 Touche

[@C_M_R]

(24:50) Marcus referring to Parker Posey as just “lady” is wild. Parker Posey is a national treasure. Her performance is as she intended (see Scream 3 for reference). She made the comment about Wesley Snipes doing pushups and smoking weed in his trailer.

[@Stampede21]

Really trying to ice skate uphill with this video

[@dragonflyradio127]

Parker Posey does mention some of this in her autobiography "You're on an Airplane" (which you should definitely check out). But just imagine you've been in dozens of beloved indie movies and finally get a sizeable part in a franchise film and its Blade Trinity... and you end up being one of the worst parts of it. That's got to sting.

[@BlazingOwnager]

Fun fact: The guy in the clip of Wolverine and Deadpool was not Ryan Reynolds. He quit the movie mid production over creative differences. It's another actor playing the character at the end and it's why they did the "sewed his mouth up" thing.

[@YggdrasilAudio]

That makes some amount of sense in hindsight. Reynolds really likes his character.

[@bdigs8]

I am pretty sure that is not true. Where are you getting that?

[@almightycinder]

It's Scott Adkins. He was Reynolds's fight double for the earlier scene. He's playing Deadpool there because it's entirely a fight scene.

[@bdigs8]

@@almightycinder That's exactly what I was thinking. Pretty sure quitting in the middle of a movie cuz you don't like the script anymore is generally frowned upon.

[@almightycinder]

@@bdigs8 He's said before that he wanted to play Deadpool so much that he wasn't going to rock the boat too much. If it wasn't Deadpool in that movie, he wouldn't have taken it. If he left the set, Fox wouldn't even consider making a spinoff.

[@nickelzzz]

fun fact! the actor at 21:30 is Eric Bogosian who plays Daniel Molloy in AMC's Interview with the Vampire series

[@WarriorBoy]

I have to thank this review for reminding me of the comedic gold that was Blade's scream-squat in Trinity. The zoom in on his hiss after had me dead

[@icantthinkofacoolname1308]

"It's dorky he's a dork but he's also really cool... I feel so conflicted right now"

[@almightycinder]

The "use it" scene is Blade telling Biel to focus on her friend's death so she'll be a better fighter. Focus on her anguish. Never forget it. Never forgive. Blade essentially sees every vampire as the one that bit his mother (the Stephen Dorph character) and uses it to take his angry out on every single vampire.

[@Taliesin_]

Yeah, I really don't get his confusion. I guess he was just doing a bit? Eh.

[@apcfire]

Yeah the confusion is because it's executed so poorly and the line delivery is just not there. Mainly because Snipes obviously doesn't give a shit.

[@jessehenderson2967]

...y'all know damn well that scene is fucking awful.

[@enriquecabrera2137]

@@apcfire Snipes doesnt give a shit? Why would BLADE give a shit? Blade hates vampires. Blade isnt in a friendship with vampires sometimes and other times not. He's working with them because he HAS to. He still sees them as nothing more than savage animals.

[@apcfire]

@@enriquecabrera2137 We really need to teach media literacy in schools.

[@davidtaylor142]

The first Blade is the phrase "hell yeah" in movie form

[@Vivi_9]

"Let's see how Blade reacts this time...." "BLAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!!" Omg this killed me 😂

[@grkpektis]

I thought the point of Blade 2 was to show that not all vampires are evil and Blade was going to become more of a 3 dimensional character. Then it ends with Blade killing the harmless comedy relief vampire for no damn reason. WTF was the point?

[@LocardIII]

One of my favorite trivia pieces is that they left some of the silver nitrate on the film reels of Blade 1 and it gave the whole film that darker but shiny look. It also made the movie much more expensive to distribute.

[@Rileysnewdad]

A Scott the Woz clip in a Cosmonaut video is the crossover I never knew I wanted

[@isaacscheller6639]

Hi! Audio Engineer for Film Production Major here! When most movies are filmed they hardly ever use the dialogue recorded on set, mainly cause boom mics can’t pick up shit, so they instead overdub it in a post-production studio to get a clean and clear recording. This is referred to as ADR. There’s a really cool video on here showing Jack Black recording his dialogue in post for Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Blade Trinity has that chick with the terrible voice cause of her teeth, which means they either didn’t put in the minimal effort to do the ADR, or she did her post-recording at the studio with the teeth in.

[@Plasmacat1]

Blade 1 and 2 are just amazing and fun to watch. The fight choreography is still top notch above most modern super hero movies.

[@ezekielherrera4070]

I remember watching blade 2 recently and enjoying how much it reminded me of the hellboy movies. Then the credits show Guillermo Del Toro directed it and it solidified my love for it lol

[@Endru85x]

At least Snipes was one of these actors who trained combat sports, it always give better results than hiring someone who don,t know shit about this and you need quick cuts and other tricks to cover this.

[@sharollan789]

Most? That’s a stretch

[@LouiePizzle]

@@sharollan789 Not really lol. Aside from Shang Chi, BVS & The Captain America Movies a lot of the hand to hand fight scenes in these modern superhero movies aren't great.

[@brawlme6022]

@@LouiePizzle disagree, but respect your opinion.

[@tomifadiran5644]

The stories of Wesley during filming of the sequels is stuff of legend honestly

[@Yeahnope]

In the “use it” scene I always figured he was saying that to get Jessica biel to channel her pain and anger to kill drake instead of falling into despair? But that might be giving the script too much credit

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

That was probably the intention but Wesley's acting (and the fact he says it three times in a row) makes it really unclear.

[@F0NZ13]

Despite Blade not really having much of character, Wesley Snipes really does use it to his advantage and adds some of his own charm.

[@ericwashington960]

He lit the dude on fire cause he wanted him to send a message that he’s coming for them.. he knew he would still be alive and that’s why he ends up at the hospital.

[@dstreet4599]

Huh? I thought he lit him on fire since he was trying out new, less expensive ways to kill vampires. Silver bullets aren't cheap.

[@LucyWest370]

I dont get why he needs to send a message lol, his entire personality is hunting vampires

[@Satherian]

> "he wanted him to send a message that he’s coming for them" > tons of vampires in a club are terrified at the sight of him I don't think he needs to

[@carterwalker]

i unironically love Blade 2 so much

[@RioMangs]

The Castlevania music throughout the video does put a smile on my face. I see what you did there Marcus Cosmoman

[@freedomforweedom7159]

"He just walks right in. That is because, the lady in charge of their security cameras... Is blind." 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mitsuraga]

I always say that the first Blade is an excellent (R-rated) movie for kids. It has everything a kid could want from an R-rated action film. Hell, the main villain uses the F word like he's a thirteen-year-old who throws it into every sentence because he's only really just learned how to use it.

[@AfflictionPrime]

The first blade movie will always have a special place in my heart. I love the cinematography, the dorky stuff, the stupid cool stuff. Proof of concept for adult comic book movies. The opening scene still gets me excited. The hard 180° from being trapped down there with the vampires as a viewer to realizing the vampires are now trapped in there with blade. Que the techno music bro "🎵"

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

Funny the guy in the Charlie Rose scene is now doing the interviews in Interview With The Vampire lol

[@dwaynebrice1697]

You just made Me laugh for thirty minutes. I love blade so much. I can't breathe 😂

[@dantheman759]

My favorite part I learned about blade trinity was that Wesley snipes would never talk on set and he would go around writing suggestions about what they should do then signing it as “blade” 🤣

[@Chill_Valentine]

“These guys are the least prepared and least skilled vampire hunters ever.” [clip of character missing a layup] Very good editing.

[@toylips]

Dude, the Natasha Leone thing! I I legit shrieked with laughter! Love these breakdowns. New fan. 🤙

[@slaughterround643]

I could definitely watch three films' worth of that first film's first act. That shit's Doomguy levels of brutally comedic violence.