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Blade
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There's a certain style in Blade, and it's a style that owes a lot to the comic book genre. Ironic that the comics come from movies. Over and over we see movies with a bunch of people just talking. True, I have no problems with it. But can't something be original?
Blade is just that. It's big, it's dark, and it's in your face. It's a hell of a lot of fun.
Based on the character in the marvel comics, Blade (Snipes) is a "daywalker"; a half human, half vampire. He can be out in the daytime, and he has devoted his life to hunting vampires with his mentor Whistler (Kristofferson). One of the heads of the vampires, Frost (Dorff), has waged war on the humans, and he's using some vampire myths to summon up a vampire blood god. No points for guessing whose blood he needs to summon the god.
There isn't much of a story; and there doesn't need to be. Snipes owes a lot to the style of Clint Eastwood here, he's a guy who just stands there like a wall, and when someone messes with him, he fights. Dorff is having fun hamming it up as a particularly nasty vampire, and Kristofferson is great as a crusty old vampire hunter getting too old for his job.
There's really not a lot one can say about something like this. Every shot, line, and character can be seen in a comic book. I think this is a bit vague. What I mean is this; every time a character says something, I can see it drawn out as a comic. Every shot; I can imagine seeing it in a comic book.
I've never really been a great fan of comics, but over the last several years movies have taken up the slack here. Spawn, Batman, Dark City, The Crow, and others are all films drawn from this same line. If you want an insightful piece on human nature, go somewhere else. If you want atmosphere, search no further.
Really, it's just a lot of fun.