@@theslavicharuspex I’ve been to Berlin many times. They have crazy nightlife for sure, but there’s a maturity and mutual respect amongst the club goers there (for the most part). They are devoted music and art fans and responsible adults. The LA/Hollywood scene is just depraved. Dudes like Dan Blizerian are just the tip of the iceberg there.
One of the smartest things about this scene is that this is the one and only time we see this guy. He doesn't become a supporting character or a sidekick; he doesn't get turned into a vampire and get offed by Blade later - he just vanishes after this scene, but that makes him all the more effective to the story. Because he has no idea what the fuck is going on, neither do we, and that introduces the horror of this world in a way that no amount of later explanations could do. He has no importance; he's just one more victim, one more face in the crowd; clearly this happens all the time - and the only hope for people like him is Blade.
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
Also, what about the fucking bodies sliding through the back? It honestly sets the stakes super high right at the start. Some really fucked up shit is happening right under everyone's noses.
@@Grayto Oh wow, I never even noticed that! Yeah, it really is set up very well, and all through visuals and atmosphere. The word 'vampire' is never even spoken for the first, I'm going to say, ten minutes of the movie - certainly this poor schmuck never hears it - but right up until the big reveal with the blood and the fangs, it's obvious something is off. These people all know something that he doesn't, and it's something bad - hell, Deacon Frost, the film's big bad guy, just shows up randomly in the middle of the crowd, gives him a dirty look and walks off! It's his first appearance, and he's not even focused on! It all communicates one thing: this guy is nothing. Everyone has bigger fish to fry than him. He's nothing and nobody, just another random piece of meat, and the vampires see EVERYONE else like this. If there's a better way to set up a vast, impersonal, society-controlling group, then I haven't seen it.
It's brilliantly effective. Audience is drawn in by following some store brand Bill Paxton horny dumbass who just wants to get laid. Who gets terrorized by monsters revelling in blood. Then the hero is introduced and the monsters we've just seen are terrified of this new monster. Even Batman never got a scene like this.
Imagine how scared shitless you'd be as soon as you get drenched in blood, and then realize you're packed in a room full of bloodthirsty monsters who want to kill and eat you. That's the stuff of nightmares.
@@williamkarbala5718blade is more fun to watch cause He's from America not Africa look at killmonger black panthers enemy he's black American and he's actually stronger and a better fighter than black panther in the comics and has more of a killer instinct and one more thing Africans and blacks don't look the same i can tell the difference right away
BlueSkullX And was still trash compared to this. Although I do like your display pic it was the cover of the 2008 or 9 wolfenstein game which is still criminally underrated.
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To me it's the random Mexican hombre working there looking at the camera with that knowing look like "lot of weird stuff going on here, but the money's good so I'll keep my mouth shut."
@@mamaj3016 Being pessimistic would be to just give up and cry that "This style is forgotten and its very sad. Music and movies will never be like this" instead of doing anything to help it like making your own music in that style or writing scripts.
Punx hell yeah. I was wishing for blade to just fucking jump out of the forest and wipe out those depressive ex heroine addicts out aka so called vampires
***** or study science and develop space technology to explore other planets instead of just living on Earth. Being on Earth for hundreds of years is like being locked up in a room for a long time. It will make a person crazy.
There are many reasons to love Blade: -It makes vampires into actual monsters and predators to be feared. They're not tortured anti-villains who want love or can be redeemed by love or whatever. They gleefully hunt down and prey on humans. Even Blade did it in his early years. He's disgusted with himself but he still did it and made no excuses for it. These are monsters who really need to be put down. -Karen isn't a love interest which allows her character to actually have a use in stopping the main plot. She actually contributes to overall mythology by creating the serum Blade continues to use in the next few movies and she has a character arc all on her own. -This scene however just takes the cake. It tells you everything you need to know about the movie. The vampires are wicked, hedonistic beings. And Blade is a vampire hunter who LOVES his job.
It also shows the villians in their specific roles too. One getting head in the back, one partying in the crowd but bored, one drifting through like a shadow. It's such a perfect opening it should be used in classes
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
The director of photography alone deserves an oscar for that slow upward zoom-in devoid of Blade’s face. Just a beautiful shot of Black leather and body armor. 🥶 every time!
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
One of the greatest openings in movie history. I remember when I watched this at the cinema I was like OH SHIIT! This was before movies like the Matrix had come out. This movie was avant garde and ushered in the era of cool, well dressed ass kicking anti heros.
Yup Yup. Lotta movies (including The Matrix) pulled from this one. And their writing/Direction/Production teams, a Who's Who's of successful comic movies after.
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@@RafitoOoO that's what makes vampires fascinating: the way they give their prey comfort and a sense of security, just before burying their fangs on their neck.
I watched this all the time as a kid…haven’t seen it since. Decided to watch it today, assumed it would be corny and lame and was shocked at how good it was. Damn, 6 yo me should NOT have been watching this but I had good taste 😅
I seriously consider this to be one of the greatest movie opening scenes of all times, right there alongside Saving Private Ryan, The Dark Knight and Inglourious Basterds
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
@@miroslavaivanova6961 The party scene in The Matrix Reloaded is also pretty awesome. Post pandemic vibes and very well shot. There's probably other party/rave scenes that I can't think of on top of my head right now. If you got movies scene to share, even in русский, feel free to share.
This was when vampires were actually still cool. And then Twilight came and fucked it all up. Hopefully the MCU can make vampires cool again with the new version of Blade they're doing.
Fr! To this day, the first two Blade movies are by far my favorite comic book movies and still extremely underrated. They're busy with a new Blade movie, a different actor though, which is a shame as Snipes' Blade to me is as iconic as Hugh Jackman as Wolverine or Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man or Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, if not more so.
@@iliilliliiliilliliiliillil9137 Mahershala Ali being a god tier actor will knock out the park as a slightly younger Blade. The thing is, will they have him be R Rated/TV-MA like the Netflix shows or PG-13 like the actual MCU? Cause actors can deliver, but if the writing and directing is bad, an actor can't save the movie.
@@murk4552 The director is an untested director only known for making documentaries about islam. With some director-for-hire its going to have no creative voice whatsoever. Even if they shoot for an R rating which they should itll just be a marketing gimmick to make people think its actually blade. Mahershala Ali could do a good job with the right material but I doubt he'll get the chance.
@@HDZ274 this makes me hate how badly they misrepresent or screw over especially Black actors. Cause not everyone is Viola Davis or Denzel Washington. If you get a movie on your resume that does terrible, cause of the studios who mishandled it, it always gets blamed on the actors, cause they're the face for the films.
The great thing about this opening scene is that it raises so many questions, like, “Why does this vampire nightclub have a blood sprinkler system? Why is it built inside of a slaughterhouse? Why is that one guy the only human they invited there to feed on? Is that one guy’s blood really going to be sustainable for that entire crowd?” And the answer to all of these questions is, “Shut the fuck up, Blade is here.” Which should always be the answer to every question anyone can ask you, ever. This movie fucking rules.
1. Because vampires drink blood and get off on doing so 2. Because it makes it easy to drain large amounts of blood from bodies and avoid being seen by outsiders 3. She brought him last-minute as a party favour, like bringing a bottle of wine to an already well-stocked party. He wasn't meant to feed the whole crowd.
MATCHES MALONE Nope, there were others before this one. Blade was the first black Marvel movie. Still the first black comic book movie to do it right tho
Meteor Man, Steel, Blade were African American-produced, they had creative control and took home the profits Blade is the first successful movie based on Marvel comics and set the stage for the next 20+ years
I was 8 years old and I remember I thought to myself wow I want to go there the music is fucking badass! Then at 17 I was invited to a bloodrave for Halloween you were to wear white and they were going to do the same exact bloodsprinklers
Dang I’m 29 and my dad had this taped onone of those VHS that you can buy just to record stuff on much like those CD’s you could buy in like 20 or 30 packs lol . I remember seeing this and thinking vampires were real lol just like this too just there at night waiting for you to walk by and snatch your ass up. The other part of the tape had “the waterboy” with Adam Sandler .
In the official wiki of Blade this type of clubs are called “Blood raves” which are abandoned places where vampires do disco parties and sometimes orgies.The typical ritual of these parties is the blood bath.The blood passes through a system of tubes leading to the fire system implant.The blood using in this blood baths is taken by human bodies deceased or sometimes is picked by some blood banks secretly managed by vampires as seen in the first scene of Blade 2.
What are you on about? It was a great scene with a lot of tension. You get to understand the characters, motivations and even intentions in the first 5 minutes as well as understanding on a fundamental level who the Joker was. Introduced a boss character with an awesome opening in a short amount of time.
When you found out, that this scene is actually the first scene of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse. This movie, this scene started it all. There was better movies, there was more important movies. But Marvel connected every movie and this is the starting point. Iron man is a really important movie as well because, it started the MCU and without the success of the MCU there would be no MCM. But its just beautiful if you look trough all of the years movies and series, ups and downs, good and bad, everything.
Not gonna lie, that scene when they reveal that they are vampires was so scary. Especially when you realize hopelessness of that situation, when there is no way out, and you have no idea what is going on!
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
"Blade"(1998) is a good enough action Vampire movie with an amazing Trance music Soundtrack! The opening scene of the movie was inspiring and well made!
I watched this in the theaters expecting a standard wesly snipes movie. Like passenger 57 or art of war.. You know. Regular 90's action movie. Back then in the theatres in those days this opening scene SCARED THE $#!+ outta me!!! No joke legit. I looked around to find the exit. Im dead serious that opening scene had my heart racing. If the matrix didnt come out the next year i would have said blade one was the best action movie made in the 90s ever.
@@Scientists_dont_lie I agree! All I know was that it's a vampire movie. Didn't think all those weird ass people that were looking at the blonde partygoer was looking at him like a happy meal lol
Bruh the sound design in this scene is beyond spectacular. When he enters the rave there’s hardly any background chatter or talking, but the deeper he selves into the crowd the louder the screams and background noise, constantly building and getting louder until the climax at the blood bath.
Possibly one of the most impactful and memorable opening scenes of all time. Also I like when the DJ stands in front of BLOODBATH as he shows up, it covers the OO's and basically reads as BLADE. Really feels like a comic book moment.
3:56 arrest miranda charges rights --> stolen bottle of water --> did not fall from grace.... I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time.... from above..... point blank range --> your fallen angel mouth around My right index finger.... you would not be able to chew it off..... 4:49 --> 0.75 sensitivity to sunlight.... detoxification..... 0% sensitivity --> piss/gasoline ---> trash cans --> 'mass executions' .... -God
@@lnMidnightClad same 😁I am upset if a good actor got replaced with an actress without a good reason, or a white with a black or the opposite. I'm kinda hyped for the new Blade, I'm gonna miss Wesley but Ali is a really good actor too.
@TheNikolatesla34 Well, not unwatchable, but clearly it was a big hit because 95% of the cast was black. Pretty sad, becase there is a lot of talented people there, but the movie was succesful only because of that.
I’m right there with you! I was afraid of vampires/werewolfs as a kid but once I got older I realized what I was missing out on.. now Blade is one of my favorite movies ever.
Worst first date....ever...It a shame people forget that blade was technically the first modern marvel movie sucessful enough to make an impact on the big screen..
I mean... there's Howard The Duck, but that was more of a freakish used diaper landfill explosion. Even Elektra call's Howard the Duck "The shitty Marvel movie"
@@heh9719 vampires have always been pretty face,, except for those shitty twilight movies,, but interview with a vampire was awesome tom cruise, brad pitt and kristen dunts oh yea lets not forget Christian Slater
100% agree! I score films with beats and wanted to share my rendition of Blade with you! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o36T-XuGwCI.html
I love Black Panther but Blade was the first black super hero Marvel movie. Please stop saying Black Panther was the first. They even said it during Chadwick Boseman’s tribute. Don’t erase Blade. Black Panther was the first black superhero in MARVEL COMICS.
I love how even though he's crawling away from something pants shittingly terrifying, he still stops because he knows better than to get blood on Blades Timberlands!
I like how they set up small things in this scene, The shrink-wrapped humans being carted around in the butchery, the way Frost just bumps past on his way out, that we get to see a couple of his goons chilling out.
Why is it when someone tells someone to kill themselves ON THE FUCKING INTERNET everyone cries, shits their pants and takes it seriously? It's fucking shit talk you baby.
I remember being 19 and going to clubs every weekend and hooking up with random chicks all the time and seeing this in the theater scared the shit out of me.
I still can't believe my mom took me to see this film in theaters at age of 7 LOL and she took me and my best friend on a half day from elementary school to go see Pitch Black w/ Vin Diesel. Such good times when going to the movies was awesome.
In my case it was my dad, we used to spend the whole Saturday at the movies sometimes seeing 2 movies back to back. Smuggling pizza slices or having a hot dog watching a movie is a core memory for me.
Wilson Wijaya It's not impossible to have dark themes while having some sort of humor. Resident Evil 1 (the movie) was dark at times but still managed to be fun. Until you learned they were going to make a fuck ton of horrible sequels...
Even better Deadpool throws him an earbud and Weslie is like wtf is this(Since hes from the 90's). Puts it on and Deadpool plays this before they have the big fight. FUKN W
