La magra (Video 1998)

This short documentary, which is featured on the Blade (1998) DVD, shows us the original ending to the film and an explanation as to why it is not in the final film.

Stars:

Michael De Luca, Peter Frankfurt, David S. Goyer

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael De Luca	...	Himself
Peter Frankfurt	...	Himself
David S. Goyer	...	Himself (as David Goyer)
Kirk M. Petruccelli	...	Himself

Storyline

This short documentary, which is featured on the Blade (1998) DVD, shows us the original ending to the film and an explanation as to why it is not in the final film.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

14 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This featurette is featured on the New Line Platinum Series DVD for Blade.

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Connections

Features Blade (1998)

User Reviews

The Blood God, or: How to Completely Ruin the Ending of an Otherwise Great Film

First off, I wish to thank everyone who deserves even a smidgen of recognition as having a hand in taking this version of La Magra out of Blade. This has the four interviewees(including Goyer, who wrote all three films, directed the third(OK, that might not be something one wants at the very *top* of one's resume, considering the quality of it) and create as well as executive produce the series(ironically, he mentions both sequels and a television show as possible ways to expand the franchise)) talking about the (thankfully abandoned) initial idea for how to close the movie; the concept itself is fairly silly. I could describe it myself, but it's something that should almost be experienced by each individual audience member(this is on the DVD). After describing it and talking about why it really, really didn't work, this also shows us the atrocity that was the last bit of the flick as it was conceived(in a relatively close to completed state, with the effects as finished as they were at the time), leaving absolutely no doubt as to why it was cut and replaced with the awesomeness that it does now. I recommend this to anyone who wishes to satisfy their curiosity, and some might also find the contents of this somewhat amusing. 5/10