and now after some blade lovin'.

... so i've been watching "Blade". and then "Blade II". and then "Blade Trinity".
i'm like that. i'm a sucker for violent flicks, it feeds my violent side.
and once i've rolled, i can't make myself stop.

 

blade I (Stephen Norrington, 1998)

  

blade II (Guillermo del Toro, 2002)

 

blade trinity (David S. Goyer, 2004)

in case you're like me who've been under the radars of popular culture, blade is that marvel character who's only goal in life is to kill vampires. (i practically ditched my csi new york marathon for this three films, so yes, this should account to something. thanks to a dear and good friend, i gave blade a chance.)

i think i've seen a blade marathon shown on cable during one of my semestral breaks. but i changed the channels because.. err... wesley snipes is not really as charming as will smith or denzel washington.. at least not for me. and i wasn't aware that blade is a marvel character. i was under the impression that his was just some random vampire story.

yep, i'm NOT a vampire fanatic. (sorry folks, twilight just ain't for me. at least i'm one less person riding the "team edward" and/or "team jacob" wagon. i have nothing against stephanie meyer, and/or the twilight franchise... it just ain't for me.)

but i loved bram stoker's dracula when i've read it way back in 1999. i also used to have the original vcd copy of the movie adaptation with keanu reeves, anthony hopkins, gary oldman and winona ryder. (owning a vcd copy of a film is a big deal way back in high school. that film, i believe, was lost in between vcd sharing with friends.)

i loved the "underworld" series, specially the third movie. and i am currently following the tv series "the vampire diaries". i also plan on starting with "trueblood". i've seen a couple of episodes but i'd love to dig in and "study" the entire series... hmmm... i'll probably start by this weekend.

anyway...

i figured, since i've willingly spent at least six hours of my "free time" studying this blade character, why not write down some thoughts. (i read up after each film. everyone does that right?)

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i loved the second film the most. though i think i've been inclined to like the second flick simply because it was directed by del toro. the third one, even with ryan reynold's pretty face (and humor), i liked the least. i prefer blade working "alone". i prefer him walking around like some kickass superhero every vampire fears about. putting in someone as ridiculously hot as jessica biel didn't do anything for my self-esteem. hah.

also, i laughed when they introduced biel's ipod and playlist. you'd think given that busy lifestyle (you know, of killing vampires) she won't have time to research, download and keep soundtracks or songs from her favorite bands.

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bottomline: would i want another blade movie?
DEFINITELY. as long as they don't include some actors like jessica biel. ( fine, fine. maybe this is personal.haha.)
it will also help if the plotline won't border much on the lighter side. i watch movies like blade for sheer action and violence. frankly, even with all the killings from the third movie, i felt cheated.