“Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.” In Blade(released on Aug 21, 1998) Wesley Snipes stars as the titular half-vampire “Daywalker” alongside Stephen Dorff as the ruthless villain Deacon Frost and Kris Kristofferson as Blade’s grizzled mentor Whistler. Beyond launching modern superhero cinema, the film’s iconic blood-rave opening sequence popularized dark acid techno and industrial music, embedding songs like New Order’s “Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)” into the definitive late-90s soundtrack that shaped the musical tastes of Gen X and Millennials. #hulk #deadpool #wolverine #spiderman #thor