Wesley-Snipes Movie Reviews

If you like any other of Wesley Snipes's movies where he plays as an action or a comedy hero, then I definitely recommend getting "Money Train." Even if you don't know who Wesley Snipes is, you'll probably still like the movie if you like comedy and/or action movies.

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson are both hilarious throughout the film and there's also some good action scenes to be watched. I hope to see these two star in another movie together because they're a great duo. Trust me, "Money Train" is one train you can't afford to miss.

Those familiar with Angelou's fine books will probably see similar themes explored in this film. Solid performances are turned in by the excellent ensemble cast. I was especially impressed by Mpho Koaho as Loretta's young son. And veteran performer Esther Rolle turns in particularly moving performance as Loretta's Alzheimer's-afflicted aunt.

This film does a good job of exploring a variety of interconnected relationships in this multigenerational context. The film celebrates family ties and family tradition, as well as one's capacity to overcome adversity.

It was also good to see Wesley Snipes step out of his usual bada*** roles into something different--he pulls it off pretty well.

All during the summer, in seeing previews, I was worried about To Wong Foo... being an American version or rip-off of Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert. Trust me, there are a lot of similarities; however To Wong Foo... stands on its own as an enjoyable movie experience. In the audience I sat in, there was laughter and applause throughout and I found myself laughing and applauding along. (I hadn't expected to.)

Patrick Swayze is Vida Boheme, a drag queen from Bala Cynwyd, PA living in New York City. Bala Cynwyd is pivotal in his story. So is Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes). Boheme and Jackson are friends competing against Chi Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo) and others for "Drag Queen of the Year". Well, as luck would have it, Boheme and Jackson tie for the honors and both win an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood.

Well, Boheme is a queen with a heart. She can't stand to see Chi Chi, who lives in the same building, so upset about not winning the crown; so, Vida bullies Noxeema into trading their paid-for airline tickets for a car and, together, the three set off to drive cross-country. Shades of Boys On The Side.

Early on, the trio is stopped in the middle of nowhere by a county sheriff (Chris Penn in a hoot of a role). What happens next brings more remembrances of Boys On The Side.

Eventually, our fun-loving "females" end up in Snydersville, a small hamlet where everyone seems to have a problem and our girls have a solution for every single one of them. Despite this manipulation, To Wong Foo... delights at every turn. It's laugh-out-loud funny and not at all subtle. Normally, that would be a criticism, but in this case, it turns out to be a refreshing change of pace.

Of course, all of the elements in the story come together for a schmaltzy conclusion. But, that's OK. You'll get all wrapped up in it anyway, just like I did.

(Boy, was I surprised.)

[Originally written 10 September 1995]

a good popcorn flick to watch with the girls..whether they were born or made.

In essence, the movie deals with the healing of "broken people." (For other such films, see such gems as "Batteries Not Included" and "Fried Green Tomatoes.") The unlikely angels? The three drag queens. The situation? Their car breaks down in a red-neck hamlet. Unlikely hijinks and dangerous confrontations lead to a satisfying conclusion.

And Julie Newmar was never better!

There's nothing complicated about the plot. When an aggressive femme fatale (Margaret Whitton) inherits the Cleveland Indians from her late husband, her plan is to put together a team so bad it will lose its fan base and allow her to relocate. And so a band of misfits is put together: washed-up players, inexperienced players, headcases. Of course, predictably, her plan goes awry, but it's still good fun watching the antics of the Indians as they misfire and then come together over a long, long season.

Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Rene Russo, Corbin Bernsen, and Wesley Snipes headline a great cast. Bob Uecker is absolutely hysterical. My favorite character is manager Lou Brown (James Gammon) who delivers the film's funniest line, but one I dare not repeat here (it would never get past the editors)! Grab a hot dog and a beer, pull up a chair, and let MAJOR LEAGUE put a wide grin on your face.

Uecker and Gammons ( playing Manager Lou Brown) are terrific.
"Just a bit outside" is now the classic comment for a really bad pitch.

Some of the voodoo stuff is overdone, but it is a fun movie

There's nothing complicated about the plot. When an aggressive femme fatale (Margaret Whitton) inherits the Cleveland Indians from her late husband, her plan is to put together a team so bad it will lose its fan base and allow her to relocate. And so a band of misfits is put together: washed-up players, inexperienced players, headcases. Of course, predictably, her plan goes awry, but it's still good fun watching the antics of the Indians as they misfire and then come together over a long, long season.

Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Rene Russo, Corbin Bernsen, and Wesley Snipes headline a great cast. Bob Uecker is absolutely hysterical. My favorite character is manager Lou Brown (James Gammon) who delivers the film's funniest line, but one I dare not repeat here (it would never get past the editors)! Grab a hot dog and a beer, pull up a chair, and let MAJOR LEAGUE put a wide grin on your face.

Uecker and Gammons ( playing Manager Lou Brown) are terrific.
"Just a bit outside" is now the classic comment for a really bad pitch.

Some of the voodoo stuff is overdone, but it is a fun movie

"Blade" will hold it's own against any of the Marvel movie adaptations, but I'm afraid the character is sort of like "Daredevil" in that he isn't as well known as Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk and therefore suffers for this reason at the box office. Don't get me wrong, I know that "Blades I & II" did exceptionally well profit-wise, but the character will never garner profits such as "Spiderman" simply because he isn't as recognizable as the wall-crawler. As a matter of fact, there are probably more obscure X-men out there who are better known than "Blade."

In closing I can only say this: "Blade" is an excellent action flick that pleases the eye and ear. It's a dead(or undead, if you please) serious movie that moves at a quick pace and satifies not only comic and action fans, but vampire fans as well.

Blade is a half-vampire who hunts the undead to avenge the death of his mother, who was bitten while pregnant, thus giving him "all of our strengths, non of our weaknesses". Referred to as "the daywalker" by the creatures he hunts, he is aided by Whistler, a semi-alcoholic, laconic sidekick who lost his family to vampires and Karen Jenson, a haematologist. Snipes plays Blade as a tortured, granite-faced warrior with a spirituality the audience is supposed to compare to that of Samurai. Complete with deadpan one-liners, he stalks and stakes with gusto, never quite revealing any wimpy emotion. 

The uber-villian of the piece is the designer-shirted Deacon Frost, played with menacing cool by former brat-pack actor, Stephen Dorff. Frost has discovered an ancient ritual that will resurrect 'La Magra' - the Blood God, who is capable of triggering a "vampire apocalypse". This ritual also happens to require the blood of the daywalker, setting the scene for a climatic showdown between the hunter and the overlord. 

Surrounded by a cadre of underlings, the most three dimensional of whom being Quinn, a playful heavy with puppy dog enthusiasm, Frost is far from the traditional vampire. In Blade's world, vampires are not creatures that skulk in cemeteries impersonating Bela Lugosi on a bad day - they are powerful figures in business and politics with vast financial resources. They have Swiss bank accounts, ultra-modern penthouse apartments and complete control over the authorities due to a back-alley treaty with the government. 

Frost represents a threat to the established way of vampire life enforced by the House of Erebus - a ruling cabal of twelve elders who live by the maxim 'we do things quietly and the humans will leave us alone'. By conjuring La Magra, Frost hopes to enslave mankind. 

'Blade' is a film that is very much a triumph of style over substance. The action sequences, especially the final confrontation between Blade and Frost, are spectacular, although the disintegration of vampire corpses does become a little wearisome. 

The initial scenes in the vampire nightclub have a body count rivalling that of the goriest shoot-em up computer games. Everyone looks good, whether it's Frost's trendy haircut, or Blade's cyber-warrior cool, complete with tribal tattoos. The array of weaponry and gadgets is impressive, special mentions going to Blade's titanium katana and Karen's 'vampire mace' comprising of garlic and silver nitrate. 

The plot is hardly Shakespearean, racing from one sword-twirling slaughter to another, but is redeemed by some eerie flashback moments. The sarcastic, sometimes snappy dialogue oozes street cred and provides a nice foil to the action sequences. 

Characterisation is a problem, with most of the cast either cardboard cutout 'goodies' or 'baddies'. An exception to this is Blade. Although the villain has evil written through him like a stick of rock, the hero is not as lily white as the usual hunter - Blade has to constantly battle his vampire side. 

Karen Jenson initially looks promising as a doctor with the potential to cure Blade's thirst, but quickly lapses into the victim role with occasional bursts of heroism. One obvious oversight in the film is the twelve 'pure bloods' of the House of Erebus - they are woefully underused. 

Overall, 'Blade' is a frenetically paced cyber thriller for a new generation of vampire fans. Despite its faults, it is a welcome addition to a genre that was in danger of collapsing beneath the weight of cliché. Leave your brain in a jar by the door, enjoy the action and be prepared for a desire to don kevlar body armour and learn kung fu.

Helen C. Murphy. Resident Author. BloodLust-uk.com

For starters, Blade stays far away from the entire "secret identity/pulling cats out of trees" cliches that are normally associated with superheroes. Blade is dirty, Blade is nasty, and Blade isn't afraid to kill; in short, the makes the movie much better suited for modern audiences.

Another thing I like about "Blade" is that it keeps the character's origin as a backstory; it's explained, yes, but does not make up the bulk of the action. This prevents long-time Marvel readers from being bored and gives more time to devote to the action.

I've dinged the DVD a star for a couple of reasons; first, the special effects aren't very good in some places (like when Frost regenerates his hand.) I know the movie was made on a shoe-string, so maybe I'm being a bit unfair, but I still feel that they could have done a little better. Also, you have to sit through commentary during the deleated scenes, which I would have preferred to have been a seperate option (at least they got rid of the original ending, though; that, in itself, would have made Blade a much worse movie.)

Great movie for vampire/horror/action movie fans.

"Blade" will hold it's own against any of the Marvel movie adaptations, but I'm afraid the character is sort of like "Daredevil" in that he isn't as well known as Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk and therefore suffers for this reason at the box office. Don't get me wrong, I know that "Blades I & II" did exceptionally well profit-wise, but the character will never garner profits such as "Spiderman" simply because he isn't as recognizable as the wall-crawler. As a matter of fact, there are probably more obscure X-men out there who are better known than "Blade."

In closing I can only say this: "Blade" is an excellent action flick that pleases the eye and ear. It's a dead(or undead, if you please) serious movie that moves at a quick pace and satifies not only comic and action fans, but vampire fans as well.

Blade is a half-vampire who hunts the undead to avenge the death of his mother, who was bitten while pregnant, thus giving him "all of our strengths, non of our weaknesses". Referred to as "the daywalker" by the creatures he hunts, he is aided by Whistler, a semi-alcoholic, laconic sidekick who lost his family to vampires and Karen Jenson, a haematologist. Snipes plays Blade as a tortured, granite-faced warrior with a spirituality the audience is supposed to compare to that of Samurai. Complete with deadpan one-liners, he stalks and stakes with gusto, never quite revealing any wimpy emotion. 

The uber-villian of the piece is the designer-shirted Deacon Frost, played with menacing cool by former brat-pack actor, Stephen Dorff. Frost has discovered an ancient ritual that will resurrect 'La Magra' - the Blood God, who is capable of triggering a "vampire apocalypse". This ritual also happens to require the blood of the daywalker, setting the scene for a climatic showdown between the hunter and the overlord. 

Surrounded by a cadre of underlings, the most three dimensional of whom being Quinn, a playful heavy with puppy dog enthusiasm, Frost is far from the traditional vampire. In Blade's world, vampires are not creatures that skulk in cemeteries impersonating Bela Lugosi on a bad day - they are powerful figures in business and politics with vast financial resources. They have Swiss bank accounts, ultra-modern penthouse apartments and complete control over the authorities due to a back-alley treaty with the government. 

Frost represents a threat to the established way of vampire life enforced by the House of Erebus - a ruling cabal of twelve elders who live by the maxim 'we do things quietly and the humans will leave us alone'. By conjuring La Magra, Frost hopes to enslave mankind. 

'Blade' is a film that is very much a triumph of style over substance. The action sequences, especially the final confrontation between Blade and Frost, are spectacular, although the disintegration of vampire corpses does become a little wearisome. 

The initial scenes in the vampire nightclub have a body count rivalling that of the goriest shoot-em up computer games. Everyone looks good, whether it's Frost's trendy haircut, or Blade's cyber-warrior cool, complete with tribal tattoos. The array of weaponry and gadgets is impressive, special mentions going to Blade's titanium katana and Karen's 'vampire mace' comprising of garlic and silver nitrate. 

The plot is hardly Shakespearean, racing from one sword-twirling slaughter to another, but is redeemed by some eerie flashback moments. The sarcastic, sometimes snappy dialogue oozes street cred and provides a nice foil to the action sequences. 

Characterisation is a problem, with most of the cast either cardboard cutout 'goodies' or 'baddies'. An exception to this is Blade. Although the villain has evil written through him like a stick of rock, the hero is not as lily white as the usual hunter - Blade has to constantly battle his vampire side. 

Karen Jenson initially looks promising as a doctor with the potential to cure Blade's thirst, but quickly lapses into the victim role with occasional bursts of heroism. One obvious oversight in the film is the twelve 'pure bloods' of the House of Erebus - they are woefully underused. 

Overall, 'Blade' is a frenetically paced cyber thriller for a new generation of vampire fans. Despite its faults, it is a welcome addition to a genre that was in danger of collapsing beneath the weight of cliché. Leave your brain in a jar by the door, enjoy the action and be prepared for a desire to don kevlar body armour and learn kung fu.

Helen C. Murphy. Resident Author. BloodLust-uk.com

For starters, Blade stays far away from the entire "secret identity/pulling cats out of trees" cliches that are normally associated with superheroes. Blade is dirty, Blade is nasty, and Blade isn't afraid to kill; in short, the makes the movie much better suited for modern audiences.

Another thing I like about "Blade" is that it keeps the character's origin as a backstory; it's explained, yes, but does not make up the bulk of the action. This prevents long-time Marvel readers from being bored and gives more time to devote to the action.

I've dinged the DVD a star for a couple of reasons; first, the special effects aren't very good in some places (like when Frost regenerates his hand.) I know the movie was made on a shoe-string, so maybe I'm being a bit unfair, but I still feel that they could have done a little better. Also, you have to sit through commentary during the deleated scenes, which I would have preferred to have been a seperate option (at least they got rid of the original ending, though; that, in itself, would have made Blade a much worse movie.)

Great movie for vampire/horror/action movie fans.

"Blade" will hold it's own against any of the Marvel movie adaptations, but I'm afraid the character is sort of like "Daredevil" in that he isn't as well known as Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk and therefore suffers for this reason at the box office. Don't get me wrong, I know that "Blades I & II" did exceptionally well profit-wise, but the character will never garner profits such as "Spiderman" simply because he isn't as recognizable as the wall-crawler. As a matter of fact, there are probably more obscure X-men out there who are better known than "Blade."

In closing I can only say this: "Blade" is an excellent action flick that pleases the eye and ear. It's a dead(or undead, if you please) serious movie that moves at a quick pace and satifies not only comic and action fans, but vampire fans as well.

Blade is a half-vampire who hunts the undead to avenge the death of his mother, who was bitten while pregnant, thus giving him "all of our strengths, non of our weaknesses". Referred to as "the daywalker" by the creatures he hunts, he is aided by Whistler, a semi-alcoholic, laconic sidekick who lost his family to vampires and Karen Jenson, a haematologist. Snipes plays Blade as a tortured, granite-faced warrior with a spirituality the audience is supposed to compare to that of Samurai. Complete with deadpan one-liners, he stalks and stakes with gusto, never quite revealing any wimpy emotion. 

The uber-villian of the piece is the designer-shirted Deacon Frost, played with menacing cool by former brat-pack actor, Stephen Dorff. Frost has discovered an ancient ritual that will resurrect 'La Magra' - the Blood God, who is capable of triggering a "vampire apocalypse". This ritual also happens to require the blood of the daywalker, setting the scene for a climatic showdown between the hunter and the overlord. 

Surrounded by a cadre of underlings, the most three dimensional of whom being Quinn, a playful heavy with puppy dog enthusiasm, Frost is far from the traditional vampire. In Blade's world, vampires are not creatures that skulk in cemeteries impersonating Bela Lugosi on a bad day - they are powerful figures in business and politics with vast financial resources. They have Swiss bank accounts, ultra-modern penthouse apartments and complete control over the authorities due to a back-alley treaty with the government. 

Frost represents a threat to the established way of vampire life enforced by the House of Erebus - a ruling cabal of twelve elders who live by the maxim 'we do things quietly and the humans will leave us alone'. By conjuring La Magra, Frost hopes to enslave mankind. 

'Blade' is a film that is very much a triumph of style over substance. The action sequences, especially the final confrontation between Blade and Frost, are spectacular, although the disintegration of vampire corpses does become a little wearisome. 

The initial scenes in the vampire nightclub have a body count rivalling that of the goriest shoot-em up computer games. Everyone looks good, whether it's Frost's trendy haircut, or Blade's cyber-warrior cool, complete with tribal tattoos. The array of weaponry and gadgets is impressive, special mentions going to Blade's titanium katana and Karen's 'vampire mace' comprising of garlic and silver nitrate. 

The plot is hardly Shakespearean, racing from one sword-twirling slaughter to another, but is redeemed by some eerie flashback moments. The sarcastic, sometimes snappy dialogue oozes street cred and provides a nice foil to the action sequences. 

Characterisation is a problem, with most of the cast either cardboard cutout 'goodies' or 'baddies'. An exception to this is Blade. Although the villain has evil written through him like a stick of rock, the hero is not as lily white as the usual hunter - Blade has to constantly battle his vampire side. 

Karen Jenson initially looks promising as a doctor with the potential to cure Blade's thirst, but quickly lapses into the victim role with occasional bursts of heroism. One obvious oversight in the film is the twelve 'pure bloods' of the House of Erebus - they are woefully underused. 

Overall, 'Blade' is a frenetically paced cyber thriller for a new generation of vampire fans. Despite its faults, it is a welcome addition to a genre that was in danger of collapsing beneath the weight of cliché. Leave your brain in a jar by the door, enjoy the action and be prepared for a desire to don kevlar body armour and learn kung fu.

Helen C. Murphy. Resident Author. BloodLust-uk.com

For starters, Blade stays far away from the entire "secret identity/pulling cats out of trees" cliches that are normally associated with superheroes. Blade is dirty, Blade is nasty, and Blade isn't afraid to kill; in short, the makes the movie much better suited for modern audiences.

Another thing I like about "Blade" is that it keeps the character's origin as a backstory; it's explained, yes, but does not make up the bulk of the action. This prevents long-time Marvel readers from being bored and gives more time to devote to the action.

I've dinged the DVD a star for a couple of reasons; first, the special effects aren't very good in some places (like when Frost regenerates his hand.) I know the movie was made on a shoe-string, so maybe I'm being a bit unfair, but I still feel that they could have done a little better. Also, you have to sit through commentary during the deleated scenes, which I would have preferred to have been a seperate option (at least they got rid of the original ending, though; that, in itself, would have made Blade a much worse movie.)

Great movie for vampire/horror/action movie fans.