Directed by Stephen Norrington. Written by David S. Goyer (based on the Marvel comics). Starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Sanaa Lathan, Traci Lords and Udo Kier.
Plot: Blade (Snipes), a half-human, half-vampire hybrid fights against a rebel clan of vampires that just want to watch the world burn.
This may not be a traditional October pick, but me and DJ really like these movies to varying degrees and for some reason, haven’t put them up yet. So, here goes.
In 1967, a pregnant woman (Lathan) is bitten by a vampire and goes into labor. She apparently dies, but her son, who will become Blade, lives and is forever a human/vampire hybrid known as a daywalker. With all the strengths of a vampire, but none of the weaknesses, except that pesky thrist for blood. Luckily for him though, when he’s young, a man named Abraham Whistler (Kristofferson) finds him and starts giving him these injections that curb his bloodlust.
Now, along with his mentor, Whistler, he fights vampires. And there’s some especially dark ones running around in Deacon Frost (Dorff), who won’t listen to the elder vampire councel, and his right hand man, Quinn (Logue), who’s nasty all around and bites a Dr. Karen Jenson (Wright), whom Blade decides to try to save. He takes her to Whistler who calms the thirst for a time, but tells her that she may still turn into a vampire. So, she uses her hematology expertise to try and find a cure for vampirism.
Meanwhile, Frost is trying to awaken a Blood God and he’s trying to capture Blade alive because he needs his blood to complete the ceremony. There’s a lot of other surprises in store for blood as he goes down the Frost rabbit hole, some good, but most bad. But he and all his allies are likable, especially Whistler. And DJ loves all his cool weapons, particularly the glaive.
Overall, we really enjoyed this movie. And we think you will, too.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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