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45 out of 100

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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 8 out of 23
  1. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Tom Keogh
    80
    A pulsing, wooshing, visceral experience that amounts to great fun and an entirely disposable movie.
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  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    60
    Blade's stomach-turning special effects, bone-crunching martial arts and cynical humor will more than satisfy any action-film addict's need for a fix of eye-popping escapist adrenaline.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    38
    Often ridiculous, mostly poorly written and, surprisingly poorly acted too. No matter how many flashy scenes the filmmakers shoot, the bad lines just keep dripping down. [21 Aug 1998]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. TysonB.
    10
    The start of something great.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. kingshahid
    8
    The plot itself was to my liking but the movie itself was comparable to Underworld. I prefer Blade over Underworld on both their debuts as a series. I have yet to see the sequels of either though. The costume was much more nicer in Underworld and I enjoyed the Vampire's sophistication in that movie but the action was much more in Blade by Snipes.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    4
    "Blade" has its right character with Wesley Snipes as the Vampire hunter Blade. But the movie is bathed in the wrong dialogues and childish scripts. Overall a film you want to watch when free of your time. No more, no less.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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