Daywalker films:The Blade thread

Never read any Blade comics and only saw the first and third movies. I enjoyed them both and want to see Blade II when I can find it.
Do you have any bookstores around your town that carry used DVDs like Half Price Books or Hastings? You can find Blade 2 there really cheap. I've seen some used DVDs of Blade 2 for as low as 3 bucks, and they were in good shape with no scratches. If you have a Hastings near you try it out. You can find so many deals on movies, comics, CDs, and video games.
 
Agree with you Kush on Blade's continuity. No one cares about his comic continuity except for a few fans, and they'd probably be so thrilled to see Blade again that they won't care if he's the movie version instead of the old teakwood dagger wielder. They've gotten rid of the corny costume, glasses, and daggers, but they haven't made him the badass that he was in the movies. Even in the short MAX series he had he was a little limited. The Wolverine fight would've been the perfect time to show Blade as a real threat, but he whips out a syringe with vampire blood.:huh: Like I said before, I wish they got a damn good artist, and a writer that will stick with things from the movie Blade that was an unstoppable force save for two great villains.

Jamon your Drake idea is pretty good, but I'd personally alter one thing. Instead of Drake going to a vampire club I'd have Drake take out a military base or something similar. I'd just have Drake not give a damn, and he'd start armageddon by just killing the strongest warriors on the planet(i.e. Marines, Navy SEALS, FBI bases, etc.) This would have given a chance to play into the government tracking down Blade as they would go from tracking him to needing his help to stop Drake. I'd have them arm him up with their best weapons against Drake and his growing legion of vampire followers. Blade would do well killing all the normal vamps with his new weapons until he gets to Drake. After exausting the military weapons Blade goes back to his trusty katana, and he fights Drake using his old style. I'd throw in the corny but cool shades scene in there, and Blade would kill Drake after a long drawn out battle. The government gos to thank him, but they can't find Blade since he vanished with Whistler.

To be honest, I doubt they had the budget for this, which is why the club idea would be more appropriate, IMO of course. Not only would it set up Drake as an unbelievable threat, but it would also show more of his disdain at how far vampires have 'fallen' since his time.

Never read any Blade comics and only saw the first and third movies. I enjoyed them both and want to see Blade II when I can find it.

Dude, go out and buy Blade II right now, the effects are a little dated, but believe me you will enjoy yourself.
 
I think the idea of Drake taking out a military base would've been pretty cool. If there was a money crunch, how about you get rid of at least Jessica Biel, Parker Posey and most of her crew (keep Triple H), remove the car chase at the beginning and the blood bank scene and you might have enough money to do something like E-Man was proposing.

I third picking up Blade 2. I also am one of the few people who liked Blade and Blade 2 better than The Dark Knight. I don't really warm to Nolan's Batfilms until I watch them the second time. But both Blade films grabbed me the first time and didn't let go.
 
I forgot about the money thing, and I don't know what it would take to film a scene like that. I figured it would be like when Nomak stormed the vampire headquarters. Nomak already was a badass in my mind, but that just amped it up several levels. Drake should've been that type of badass, but instead he runs away from Blade with a baby as his hostage.
 
I agree that Drake was insufficiently badass, no fault of Dominic Purcell. I think he could've done the job with a better script.

I mean Drake is a daywalker and the progenitor of the entire vampire race. He should've been a force of nature. But he runs from Blade, takes a visit to a vampire store, tries to scare a little kid, and then loses the only battle he has with Blade. What a waste.
 
...ah.. if only marvel could sever the ties with New Line, and begin anew with marvel films.. a cameo.. then another film.. Talk to Wes.. he needs the money..
 
I third picking up Blade 2. I also am one of the few people who liked Blade and Blade 2 better than The Dark Knight. I don't really warm to Nolan's Batfilms until I watch them the second time. But both Blade films grabbed me the first time and didn't let go.

That's some of my issues with the Nolan's Batman movies the fights are not good due to the camera angles, they are too close and makes it hard to follow the action. First 2 Blade movies can go head to head with any action movie out there even today.
 
Are any of the films on BLu yet?
 
I've never seen the first one, but I've seen Blade II. Trinity was just lame
Drake was alright, but everything else was lame IMO
 
I might be the only one who thinks Blade Trinity is solid. How anyone didn't like Reynold's in the film is beyond me, ****, it's partially why he was chosen for Deadpool in the new Wolverine. His mouth, (however I've been a fan of dude since 2 Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place) and the RZA's music blended nicely with the film (being a hip hop head also helped). I enjoyed it all and couldn't have been more pleased

bring on Blade 4

here I am agreeing with you again

been happening all day
 
I didn't read it till now (sorry, I;m lazy when it comes to reading sometimes). Reynolds was half and half though in Trinity. The way he acted, behaved, and talked was what kinda helped make the movie bad, but it also made it enjoyable and helped Reynolds get his role as Deadpool.
 
I didn't read it till now (sorry, I;m lazy when it comes to reading sometimes). Reynolds was half and half though in Trinity. The way he acted, behaved, and talked was what kinda helped make the movie bad, but it also made it enjoyable and helped Reynolds get his role as Deadpool.

Reynolds was Reynolds in a Blade FIlm this time...thats what ruined it for me...
 
I think thats the way most feel. Reynolds was great for what the script called for, but he wasnt a good Hannibal and he wasnt a good for a Blade movie.
 
I think you guys should check out the Sins of the Father one shot that Marvel put out before the first Blade movie. That is the closest comic depiction to the movies I've ever seen. They still list his "powers" as the ******ed immunity to vampire bite nonsense, but his fighting skills suggest more. It's not the best thing in the world, but it was a good read.
 
Love the Blade films...mostly.

Trinity was alright I suppose. But Snipes seemed I dunno, jaded or uninterested at that point. I think his on set troubles with Reynolds came through in his performance, he clearly doesn't like being over shadowed. And I suppose you can't blame him, it's his franchise.

The best thing about it IMO was the chemistry between Reynolds and Posey. ****ing hilarious.
 
I guess Reynolds and Posey had a chemistry, but Posey really annoyed me in Trinity. She just wasn't threatening at all. She and her crew were so lightweight they were laughable. So far, they were the weakest crew of the all the movies and the TV show.

I liked Reynolds, as previously stated, but thought Biel's performance was nonexistent. If she was just supposed to be eye candy they should've given her more revealing outfits or something. Even the unnecessary shower scene was chaste.

I think with Trinity Goyer bit off more than he could chew, directing and screenwriting while also working on Batman Begins and you can tell where most of his creative juices went. I also think he made a mistake trying to use Trinity as a launching pad for the Nightstalker film. At least close out the Blade movies with some dignity and foes worthy of Blade.
 
Yeah, Trinity had the biggest budget of all the Blade films yet looks wise, it looked the cheapest. Biel and Reynolds straight sucked...in fact the entire cast sucked. The Nightstalker were a joke; Parker Posey and her Goons were a Joke, the only decent things about the movie was Snipes and Kristofessen.
 
Yeah, Trinity had the biggest budget of all the Blade films yet looks wise, it looked the cheapest. Biel and Reynolds straight sucked...in fact the entire cast sucked. The Nightstalker were a joke; Parker Posey and her Goons were a Joke, the only decent things about the movie was Snipes and Kristofessen.

Pretty much how I feel about the movie. Haven't seen since I purchased the DVD to complete my Blade movie collection. Imagine what Del Toro would of done with the extra budget? if they would of waited for him to work on Blade 3. As been said before Goyer needs his chin/pen checked when he is writing and directing, Snipes was calling him out for it but in Hollywood terms he's being difficult to work with or a method actor.
 
Finally watched all three movies after seeing bits and pieces of them on cable over the years and I really enjoyed all three. Flaws and all.

The first movie was awesome. It's what it needed to be and played more "Matrix" than it did superhero movie. Smart move.

I didn't enjoy Blade 2 as much as I thought I would. Perlman's relationship with Snipe's in the movie was great but it felt a lot like HBII but that's just me.

Trinity wasn't horrible but was the weakest of the three, I'd say. Reynolds maybe could have used a little less of that humor of his but I found myself wanting to see more of him in the end. Go figure. Overall it was just okay but the ending was extremely weak.

Overall they're awesome flicks. Flaws and all.
 
I enjoyed it so much that the next day I placed an order for the Blade by Guggenheim/Chaykin trade.
 
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According to the front page, Stephen Norrington and Stephen Dorff are looking to create a Deacon Frost prequel.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8483
The Sunday Mail reported in October of 2008 that Blade director Stephen Norrington and Stephen Dorff, who played villain Deacon Frost in the film, were working on a prequel trilogy.

"It will be a prequel to the 'Blade' movies, Deacon's story," Dorff said then, "It's a new trilogy the director has created. It will cool.

"We hope to shoot the first film next year. Frost is a character I have never been able to shake."

Norrington has confirmed the news to Comics2Film, saying the project is "not exactly how the article describes but close."

The director credits Dorff with coming up with the idea for the new project, which "has evolved into a very interesting story... The linkage to 'Blade' is still big in the equation."

The original Blade, which starred Wesley Snipes, earned $131.2 million at the worldwide box office and was followed by two sequels. Norrington hasn't directed a film since 2003's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

I'm meh about this. On one hand Deacon was a great villain. On the other I really haven't been clamoring to see the guy again, much less for a whole movie as the protagonist. If they're going to go back and do a prequel, why not a Blade movie when he first started out? Dorff did a pretty good job as Frost though, so if this sees the light of day he might make it worthwhile.
 
as a hardcore Blade fan, .........PASS

I don't think anybody wants an entire movie let alone a trilogy based on Deacon Frost. Sure he was a "decent" villain but he wasn't great IMO

without Blade it's nothing

E-Man; you are correct, a prequel involving blade's origins is much more fitting
 
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So is he doing The Crow, or this? Actually, I guess it doesn't matter since both projects sound like awful ideas.
 

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