now here be a movie that do something that hasn not be do in a long time . it take ten or so different element that be already familiar with ( vampire and martial art and a techno beat and top o the line special effect and etc . ) and and turn it into something that feel brand new . in what could have easily be merely a combination of mortal kombat and buffy represent the vampire slayer and wesley snipe ( no favorite of mine since and mostly because of passenger 57 ) give a really good turn a the half human or half bloodsucker . he acknowledge the internal conflict and but doesn not dwell on it more than necessary . he make blade a deep a character a michael keaton make batman . i will say that the only part of the movie that get me a little miffed be the always present horror movie cliche of that one person that the hero happen to know who happen to know exactly how to stop the evil guy . on the other hand and you sort of have to have that in a movie like this and so it easily excusable . well and snipe be good . and steven dorff and hype in the preview and make a more than bad enough bad guy to snip hero . he get class and presence and and enough control in his little pinky to teach al pacino how to tone it down a bit . who would ever think that a comic book movie would be a launching pad for an actor . i sincerely hope this be . and whoa . where the heck do kris kristofferson get acting talent . don not get me wrong and but the prolific actor hasn not do anything memorable since millennium and and how many of u watch that just cause of the cool video box . well and here he be and folk and in a very obi wanish turn and a blade mentor and father figure . and good job and too . the quality of the acting be match by the quality of the choreography and special effect . accompany by a pulsing techno beat and the fight scene bring back and quickly banish memory of mortal kombat . hey . it have a script and too . i be wonder what have happen to all the good writer out there . the two major indication to me that i saw a quality flick be these while i have no feeling of remorse about pay full price to get in and a la any schumacher batman and the avenger and mk represent annihilation and godzilla and or armageddon . ( wow and how many of those come out this year . ugh ) also and i look forward to the inevitable sequel and a per the film end . let just hope they do as good a job with it a with the first one .