Blade [Blu-ray]

I haven't seen this movie in ages, so I decided to buy it and rewatch, and I am so glad I did. This movie holds up shockingly well. Fight scenes stood out to me, as they are better than modern marvel movies. Story is great, Blade is great. 10/10 movie that I will continue to preach is one of Marvels best.

As I put in the title - It's Blade and it's 4K.. this movie in itself is a blast and is super iconic. Add in 4K UHD and wow.. super crisp video and the soundtrack explodes.. I played that intro club scene at least 3 times before moving on to the rest. Nuff said!

Great movie for its time and the start of amazing Marvel movies, this movie aged well except for the lame CGI in the end fight scene.

Shows my kids this classic before we watched Deadpool vs Wolverine.

Blade  Blu-ray ReviewYear: 1998 | Rating: R | Runtime: 2 HRSAspect Ratio: 2:40.1 | Video Resolution: 1080PAudio: Eng 6.1 DTS-HD MA, Ger. DD 5.1, Ita. DD 5.1, Rus. DD 5.1, more | Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, Czech, Dutch, RussianDirector: Stephen NorringtonWriter: David S. GoyerStarring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donald Logue, and Udo KierFilm Rating: 3 out of 5 StarsVideo Rating: 4 out of 5 StarsAudio Rating: 5 out of 5 StarsExtras: 2 out of 5 StarsOverall Score: 4 out of 5 Stars Blade  has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a long time. Its not high art, it hasn't aged particularly well, and it stars Wesley Snipes who ranks just above Steven Seagal on the "I actually own movies starring this guy" embarrassment-meter. Nevertheless I'm a fan of comic book films, vampires, and R-rated action films and Blade delivers the goods and is a lot more fun than it deserves to be.Wesley Snipes is Blade; a human-vampire hybrid that hunts his blood thirsty cousins with the aide of his hillbilly pseudo-father Whistler (Kris Kristofferson). Blade is feared by the vampire population but a particularly bloodthirsty vampire named Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) has an ambitious plan to destroy Blade and enslave the human race.If you go into Blade expecting Interview with the Vampire you're going to be disappointed. Even though Blade deals with vampirism at heart it's an action-kung fu picture and it isn't apologetic about it at all. The film is filled with non-stop action; there's plenty of hand to hand combat, sword play, and shootouts plus more than enough vampire gore to keep things interesting. Wesley Snipes has never been known for his superior acting ability but he's near perfect in a role that requires him to treat his B-movie starring role with deadly seriousness. The plot is very silly, Stephen Dorff is a villainous ham, and quite a bit of the CGI has aged extremely poorly but in spite of its many flaws Blade is a memorable time waster.Blade simply looks and sounds great on Blu-ray. This release is a drastic improvement over the nearly 14 year old standard definition DVD. Black levels are much improved and I saw no signs of DNR (Digital Noise Reduction). There is a nice layer of film grain present that is only distracting on several CGI shots where it looks out of place. Color accuracy is good and the abundant amounts of blood really pop against the somewhat monochromatic color scheme.The DTS-HD MA soundtrack is even more impressive and is an even greater improvement over the DVD. The Blu-ray sports a 6.1 channel DTS-HD MA mix versus the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 track and the added surround channel isn't wasted. Surround activity is constant but not gimmicky and the LFE channel is impressive but not out of control. Gunfire has more `oomph' to it than the DVD and dialogue is more distinguishable during the film's more frantic moments. The signature acoustic moment in Blade has always been the opening Bloodrave sequence featuring the Pump Panel Recon Mix of New Order's Confusion. That sequence alone was demo worthy in the early days of DVD and on Blu-ray it continues to give me goosebumps.Unfortunately Warner Brothers has not included any new supplemental materials for Blade. Instead the same Special Features package created for the 1998 DVD release is recycled here and it feels anything but special. The audio commentary is still worth a listen and the "The Origins of Blade" featurette is an interesting watch mainly because of how far comic book film adaptions have come since Blade was originally released. Otherwise most of the extras are forgettable (try watching the alternate ending... yikes). I would have loved to have seen a documentary with new interviews with the cast and crew but Blade continues to be treated like the `red headed stepchild' of successful comic book adaptions.Blade isn't a perfect film by any stretch of the imagination but its juvenile strengths far outweigh its dramatic weaknesses. If taken too seriously Blade can be easily picked apart but if you're just looking for a fun vampire action flick then you shouldn't be disappointed. The video and audio are both fantastic and are noticeable improvements over the old DVD. The supplement package is disappointingly just a DVD carryover and doesn't contain any new material which is a shame. With that said,  Blade  is still an easy Blu-ray to recommend so go ahead and sink your teeth in.

I remember seeing this at the Galaxy theater in Hollywood California when I lived in LA. My friends and I saw it a total of nine times. What else can I really say? Steve Norrington did a great job and if you don’t know who he is prior to this, he’s also the writer and director of a film called Death Machine.I would never trust a person who said that this isn’t the first unofficial MCU film. The three act structure is on point, the effects are outstanding even to this day. Wesley Snipes was born to play blade. His ability to, inject, pardon the pun, gravitas with humor, while pulling off great action and martial arts swagger Makes no other actor suitable for the part.If you’ve been living under a rock somewhere and have not seen this film for whatever reason you just have to.

As described

Great price to view.

Blade is the coolest ❄️ Day ☀️ Walker Vampire 🧛‍♂️ Superhero of all time 🕰️ His martial arts skills are second to none. With the help of Whistler, his weapons 🗡️ are amazing 🤩 in the fight against evil vampires. Awesome fight sequences , with tons of action. And getting around town in a 68 Dodge Charger, is super cool 😎 🙏🤗👍❤️🧛‍♂️

La calidad de imagen es buena y cuenta con idioma español latino.

Über den Film braucht man nichts mehr sagen. Die Bild und Tonqualität ist Super.Absolute Kaufempfehlung.

C'est le seul des trois a être sorti en Blu-ray 4K.Certes, certains trucages de ce film de 1998 peuvent parfois faire sourire mais c'est un très bon film Fantastique avec un acteur, à l'époque, au sommet de sa forme.On ne s'ennuie pas une minute…J'ai pris un réel plaisir à revoir ce film en 4K dans une très qualité d'image et de son, supérieur aux versions DVD et blu-ray…

It's crazy to think that Blade is now just shy of twenty five years old. I must have watched the VHS (and DVD) to death back in the day and it is nice to re-visit it after a long time, now in stunning 4k!For those that have never seen Blade. The story is fairly simple. Blade is a half man, half vampire hunting a bad guy Vampire called Frost. Frost has a serious grudge against humans. We're nothing more than food to him and basically wants to enslave the human race, but his elders want to keep the peace. He goes behind their back to find some ritual that'll bring back an old vampire god, it's up to Blade to stop him.Wesley Snipes as Blade is (in my opinion) the peak of his career. He was fantastic in Demolition Man but just looks incredible in this role. He may be a bit mute but he does a lot of great acting with his eyes and is in peak physical condition. This of course means his fight scenes are very well done. He comes across as threatening and looks extremely cool in the process. Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost is a great bad guy. He has good chemistry with the cast and played his role really well. My favourite of the bunch is Kris Kristofferson as Whistler, Blade's partner and father figure. He doesn't hold back physically and verbally, providing the film with many memorable moments.The film looks really nice in 4k. I noticed a big jump from my bluray copy within seconds of the film starting. There's a good amount of detail throughout the film and plenty of colour, which is rare in the movie but looks great when it shows up. This is usually in moments with bright shop signs, the crimson blood of feasting vampires etc. Talking of the overall dark look of the film. The depth in the contrast is really nice. It doesn't appear to have any crushed blacks etc. I thought it looked great throughout.I bought Blade for a tenner and felt like I underpaid a little. I've spent more on 4k discs that looked much worse. If you're a fan of the movie and want to see one of Snipes' best roles in the best quality possible, this is definitely worth picking up.