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Great Set; Good Packaging; An Awesome Deal
Totally Awesome Set: <
>The Box is well done, and All high quality.The Visuals on the box are beyond Brilliant. <
>Fans will love the Extra in Disc pack 3, TRINITY, the Comic has an Awesome Sensuality that would never be allowed on film, and is probably why so many film makers get inspired by comics to do some amazing things in the world of film. <
>Totally Worth getting this set(Very Nice 3D feel to the actual box itself,as well). <
>As to the Content: The Gore is neither minimal, nor excessive, it is pretty appropriate for the films( after all we are talking about Vampires, and only one character actually bleeds non-red blood). Marvel's logo is on the start of film three, and a point is made of mentioning this, possibly because the original BLADE is in some respects not so well known; but so what? Wesley Snipes as BLADE , makes this character work so well; So does his stunt double as well( if you check out the commentaries and the features, this point is covered additonally). <
>Also, the DVD menus and general structure are very good in my view; to say that they were put together by a 3 year old geek is either stupid, or shows that the person did not see the films; if the latter, then this is more of the reviews done by some who deliberately pan films without seeing them ... something that should be stopped. ANYWAYS... for the fans this set is a treat. <
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>This film is great from start to finish, and has some severely superb DVD extras. I first saw it on VHS, and even in that format, BLADE was a great show. <
>Its clear after seeing, the film, and listening to the features, and the commentary that the film benefits extensively from audience test screenings. I won't say much, but the fine details of the story, were made so fine because of the test screenings. <
>As good as Wesley Snipes is, its clear from his comments that he benefits greatly from some of the best Stunt men in the business. Not to say that Snipes is not a Good Martial Arts practitioner, simply that the finer points of the action we see are very well executed by people who are part of the movie magic process. This does not detract from the film, but explains how the stunt men provide some finesse from years of work, and Snipes ends up being the face of the quality, but I guess that the way it works out. <
>The DVD audio is truly great in 5.1 and probably better in DTS. The commentary is overly detailed, and has some powerhouse editing by who-ever put the comments together. It also illustrates the creative input of Snipes as the film came together. As the cliche states, the film process is a group effort, and wow what a fine product. <
>The wow value of the film is even more powerful when looking at the behind scenes work, that show that ideas present, but deleted in the first film, become manifest in the later two. <
>I sure hope this does not become a TV series. The overall Blade feel is more a movie style, and the work of the cast is part of the magic. The picks of the people in this film, such as Kris Kristofferson are just perfect, and work well in this film, and in the others. <
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>The story in this film is very ornate, and its not as gratuitous as some might want you to believe.Blade and Co are summoned to help the regular Vampires fight off a "Common Enemy", which is part of a story that has many twists and turns. <
>Overall, its indeed very cool, is a notch up from the first BLADE, but has the "Del Toro" factor; that is, Del Toro seems to know he is ramping up a Franchise, but he also adds his own little twists and, in a word, perversions. Possibly the key addition to this world, is Del Toro's attempt to remove the sub-text of why Vampires do what they do, and to change the "Anne Rice" factor. <
>The DVD extras are superbly plentiful in this set. Two Sets of commentaries on disc one ( go for the Wesley Snipes and David Goyer commentary first, in my view, since that is the most entertaining, and Del Toro's and Frankfurt's commentary is basically a lot of stuff that might be something you need to know as a fan, but not as a movie fan, maybe as a movie maker, and certainly shows that an excess of perversion never stopped amnyone from making good films). <
>Disc two has two main sections. There is no doubt that Del Toro is creative, however his little obsessions are a tad too much when viewed and heard in this context. The Making of Section is probably the best item to view first. And in the out-takes and deleted scenes, the commentary is sometimes useful, but is often just plain off the yuck scale. So, its good to see the deletes and out-takes, which are, I think ( my opinion) mostly done correctly, some deletes are just on the level of "Why?", and the out-takes are fun. <
>All in all a pretty excellent Value Package. Done before Del Toro did HELLBOY, it is very illustrative of his creative skill and indulgence in some weird obsessions. <
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>This Unrated version is quite good. Going on the commentaries and features, quite a bit of the Good Material was Chopped out for no decent reason. The advantage is that Goyer as writer-director and creator of Blade as we Know him, is in the unique position of being inside the films as no other person can be. About all I would have changed is the start and finish credits, especially the end section which has some material that is just so out of character for the style of film; as some say, which might be true in this case, too many cooks spoil the broth. However, overall this film is a gem. <
>The commentaries with Goyer, and part of the features , explain why Blade is in the current Predicament, but needless to say this is a step up from the standard Blade world. Especially with the Directors technique of using up to 7 or 8 cameras at any one time. <
>The criticism of Jessica Biel is really just sour Grapes, she pulls off the hyper fit and well trained Vampire hunter in a way few could do. She really does fulfill her role in many ways, so the criticism are not in my view valid. <
>Good DVD Menu's, very inspired. <
>DISK 1: The Extras here are two sets of commentaries. Neither of which live up to what they could be, but Goyer with Ryan and Jessica is the lesser of the two. Commentary 2, much more in the technical realm, and perhaps in some respects supplements commentary 1. <
>DISK 2: The Blade 3 Features are Beyond Good. Just sit down and watch them at one sitting... otherwise how will you know where the Esperanto is in the film ?? :-) <
>The Alternate ending in Shanghai cannot be serious, it is well filmed, but just utter rubbish. <
>Goyer Interviews Goyer is not only a good technical feat, but a good insight to the director versus writer quandry. <
>Absolutely LOVE the Blooper reel: Kris Kristofferson has the best ad lib line that he steals from CONVOY ( The film) when he says " 10-4 Good Buddy, Rubber Ducky out". One of the more classic and retro lines. <
>The Disc 2 Additions and extras are quite superb, and almost as long if not longer than the main film.

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Try Greedy Collection instead.....
This is all just a Greedy effort on the part of New Line to make one last bunch of dollars on a really sub-par three movie trilogy. <
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>The DVDs themselves are rather shobby put together. The Behind the scenes features are rather uninformative, the audio commenteries stink, the DVD scene access and menu features all look like a three year old geek designed them on a cheap computer, and the movies themselves are long on gore and have no script nor purpose to them. It's been reported that Marvel was never happy with these movies and that the stories and scripts used were not what they wanted to work with. Heck, even the Marvel Producers never formally visted the set as they were do disguisted with how the movies were done to begin with, <
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>Oh and we have Jessica Biel cast in the thrid movie, Bad Idea. She might make it in some other movie role but not this one, and New Line is making a Blade TV show even as we speak, It also looks like pure garbage.

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the coolest vampire ninja secret agent samurai movies EVER
You can keep all of your CGI wire work and gun fu--it is like a bad laxative--it just doesn't move me, you know? I am talking to you CHARLIES ANGELS,VAN HELSING, UNDERWORLD and all the like. <
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>But all three of the BLADE movies are quite a different story; these movies rock! <
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>Wesley Snipes is THE ultimate symbol of comic book superhero cool in his portrayal of the day-walking half-breed vampire slayer.Not only does he look cool with his leather duster and designer bullet-proof vests but his car is the sweetest muscle-car wet dream since Batman hopped in his 'mobile and all of his custom made vampire guns and swirling,spinning,chopping devices--not to mention his incredible sword-- are so nifty as to make James Bond look like a pauper in comparison. Without exception Wesley Snipes is one of the greatest physical actors to ever come out of cinema; his grace and power and smoothly inhuman control while dispatching various foes in a wide variety of inventive and always flinch inducing ways is as luridly beautiful to view as anything thats come out of Hong Kong in the last 25 years; I haven't cringed in sympathy pains this often since Bruce Lee first took on a crowd of 30 men and reduced them to rubble. Perhaps it is because we are so inured to this type of superhuman martial arts choreography--due to all those lame wanna be's out there that followed in the unexpected success of the first Blade--that these films in general and Wesley Snipes in particular are not more justly celebrated. But one of the most interesting and enjoyable things I've ever heard was Snipes's commentary with David S.Goyer included on the special features; to hear him describe the emotional states of the physical movements of Blade during his intricately choreographed rampages is a fascinating look into not only Snipe's interior processes (the exterior ones are stomping people through the floor in front of you) but at the rigorous mental and physical discipline required by an enormous amount of people to make action films. All the more commendable that Snipes and company have outdone themselves every time; each film in the trilogy is as good if not better that the one that preceded it. <
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>The three Blade films all seem to have been made with a uniformity of vision--despite their having had three different directors. I think the success of these films is the involvement of 2 key players: Wesley Snipes and David S. Goyer thru out the lifespan of the series- so far.I would gleefully line up every two years for the next twenty to see a new installment. <
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> Because Goyer wrote all three and directed (to very good effect) the final chapter , the mythological framework and comic book reality are remarkably consistent yet evolving-- each of the films establish and carry forward a consistent mythology and world-view and Blade himself remains refreshingly consistent and character-arc free : he is as humorless and surly as he was in the first by the time the trilogy rolls to a satisfying conclusion and that is exactly as it should be. Just as John Carpenter understood when he stated in response to pressure from studio heads to make Snake Plissken "grow" and "change" in his sequel,characters like that should never change, should always remain, as Carpter wryly noted, "the symbol of eternal adolescent rebellion", so to do the makers of Blade understand that iconic figures attain their power thru their implacability, their stubborn refusal to ever evolve. Indeed, the Man with No Name becomes much less a mythic figure if you find out his name is Bob. But I digress. After all this attempt at analyzing i should just go back to saying, These are three of the absolute coolest, most amazing and enjoyable movies you will ever see. Blade Rules.