{"id":24866,"date":"2020-12-13T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T16:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=24866"},"modified":"2020-12-13T12:22:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T16:22:53","slug":"blade-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=24866","title":{"rendered":"“Blade” Trivia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rob Hunter at Film School Rejects<\/a> presents 32 Things We Learned from the ‘Blade<\/em>‘ Commentary<\/a>.\u00a0 As always, before you click over, here are my three favorites and thoughts on each…<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve found that American action films rely more on spectacle,\u201d says Snipes, \u201cbut action films from other countries don\u2019t do it that way.\u201d He adds that international action is often embedded into \u201cthe emotional state and intent of the character.\u201d<\/strong> (Snipes is right.\u00a0 Too many of our movies these days rely on big special effects.\u00a0 I prefer a movie that focuses on, as Snipes said, “the emotional state and intent of the character.” – Craig)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A deleted conversation from the script explained how Blade\u2019s sword originally belonged to Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) who himself was part of a long line of vampire hunters.<\/strong> (It was smart to drop that.\u00a0 The “long line of vampire hunters” bit is just too cliche. – Craig)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Norrington wanted Kristofferson for the role as he was \u201cthe cool grandfather, grungy type of fighting, jolly type of a guy.\u201d Goyer actually wrote the character, though, with Samuel Fuller in mind.<\/strong>\u00a0 (I’m not a big fan of Blade<\/em> but loved Blade II<\/em>.\u00a0 With that said, Kristofferson was a great addition to the movie and one of the things I liked best about it. – Craig)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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