Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a vampire hunter born from a woman bitten during pregnancy. This results in Blade having the strengths of vampires, without their weaknesses, but will still age as a human. He is an ally to humans versus vampires and even takes a concoction that represses his thirst for human blood. Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) is quickly introduced as the owner of a nightclub that turns into one of the best cinematic bloodbaths ever captured during the first few minutes. Frost and his faction are not naturally born vampires, therefore, not seen as equals or really taken seriously. Frost has a vampire elder executed and begins his plan to resurrect a blood god, while Blade finds himself caught in the middle as his own blood is the final key to awaken the god, due to being a daywalker. 

Warner Bros has unleashed a new 4K release of BLADE and the results are actually pretty slick.  The opening sequence, which is probably the film’s most popular scene, really benefits from the upgrade. Sprinklers full of blood lather onto the dancing vamps in vivid color accompanied by a Dolby Atmos track. While a couple of shots carry over the dated grain, this new disc embraces the dark tones mixed in with gore effects. BLADE literally has buckets of blood throughout the movie and it’s fun to see that in HDR. Two commentaries are carried over, one featuring cast and crew (including Snipes, Dorff, and screenwriter David Goyer) as well as the isolated score commentary with composer Mark Isham. The original Blu-ray release accompanies this set. As a result, fans can revisit featurettes and retrospectives on the darker side of comic books, the significance of blood in different mediums, and some behind the scenes stories. 

BLADE utilized Snipes’ star power and helped create an icon for both horror and comic book fans. Rumors of a reboot have been floating around the internet, but fans are rooting for Snipes return. Until then, the BLADE 4K release has some notable upgrades and well worth for fans to sink their fangs into.

BLADE is now available to own on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

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Jovy grew up loving all kinds of horror movies which is ironic because his parents hated them. CANDYMAN still scares the shit out of him and it doesn’t help that he lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves venturing into lesser-known exploitation films of the 70s and being introduced to new movies. Along with movies, Jovy loves horror video-games and books, including comics. Some of his favorite franchises include SILENT HILL, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and the RESIDENT EVIL games.

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