| Blade 
				(1998), 
				Director: Stephen Norrington, 
				rated R (for language, gore, vampire violence) 
						The 
						power of an immortal. The soul of a human. The heart of 
						a hero. 
				
				  Starring: 
				Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe 
				Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Kevin 
				Patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, Sanaa Lathan, Eric Edwards 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great 
				"You better wake up. 
				The world you live in is just a sugar-coated topping! There is 
				another world beneath it: the real world. And if you 
				wanna survive it, you better learn to PULL THE TRIGGER!" –
				Blade, to Karen 
				Why watch this? OK, 
				there's a black vampire super-hero. It's Wesley Snipes. Sign me 
				up! 
				Plot Summary:  
				Blade, the man, is a unique being, possessing vampire 
				qualities (super strength, invincibility), but none of their 
				weaknesses (sunlight, silver, garlic), except his need to 
				consumer human blood. This makes him incredibly adept at hunting 
				and killing real vampires. He crashes a rave club in Los Angeles 
				owned by the blood-sucker Deacon Frost. Blade literally mops the 
				floor with dead vampires, but one manages to bite hematologist 
				Karen Jenson. Blade takes her to his hideout, where his friend 
				and ally Whistler, does all he can to keep Karen from turning 
				into one of the undead. Meanwhile, vampire leadership decides 
				that their race's survival depends on obtaining Blade's hybrid 
				blood, followed by his immediate death. Dad's Preview: 
				This fang-cy cult classic 
				is vintage 1990's gothic, cyberpunk film-making. It is shocking 
				how similar (in tone, black leather and martial arts action 
				sequences) this is to 
				The Matrix 
				(1999), a film that would hit theaters one year later. 
				Regardless, Blade is a ton of gory fun with lots of 
				blood, blade-fighting, and exploding bad guys. I can see why it 
				has such a devoted following.  
						 Marvel Ent., 
						Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces; New Line Cinema
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