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Blade (1998) dir, by Stephen Norrington

Written by David S. Goyer

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue

Synopsis: A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. (from imdb.com)

(Yes, this movie came out before X-Men, but it wasn't included in the first list I checked. I've since discovered the relevant wikipedia page.)

Did I watch it when it first come out? No.

Highlights: Donal Logue is clearly having a lot of fun every time is on screen.

I don’t think Wesley Sis a good actor, but he plays cool looking action hero very well.nipes isn't the best actor, but he does play cool action hero very well.

Worldbuilding Notes: it bothers me a little that the vampires aren't suscetible to crosses. Does this means they have souls and the blood lust is enough to make them irredeemably evil?

The Plan: so, if you turn every person in the world into a vampire, what are you going to eat? Rats? (it’s explained in a deleted scene is not a valid answer)

The other stuff: my biggest problem with the movie is that I don’t generally like pure action movies, so most of my gripes are a bit irrelevant.

That said, the effects are very silly and the fake blood looks really fake.

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