Drinking Game of the Week: Blade

Welcome to the third installation of Current Ground’s Drinking Game of the week.  This week, the movie of choice is Stephen Norrington’s 1998 film, Blade.  For those of you who aren’t aware of how this is done, I usually write the intro and rules while sober (today is an exception, already pretty buzzed), then play the game. Immediately after I’ll write the review while still drunk, and include my notes that I took while playing in a timeline format.  Today’s game will be played with Dirty Shirley’s (1/2 Vodka, a good amount of Sprite and bit of Grenadine), because Blade calls for something red.  Also, for the part of the rules where it calls for a shot, we will be doing shots of Goldschlager because it has gold flakes in it, and fuck you, that’s why.  Now last week’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes drinking game was pretty tame, so we crafted this one to be a bit… harder.  Like the last few times, I’m joined by my roommate Chris Gordon.  So without further ado, the Blade Drinking Game:

Yes, those are "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library" shot-glasses, and yes, we do cheers by saying "One more for the Gipper"

Rules

Whenever any of the following happens, drink from your Dirty Shirley unless otherwise instructed:

1. Every time anyone says “Fuck” or any variation of the word “fuck”
2. Every time a human or vampire is killed
3. Every time Whistler is seen or mentioned
4. Every time someone ingests/injects/inhales blood without biting someone (including Blade’s injections of serum)
5. Anytime another language is spoken or seen
6. Every time Blade uses a gun
7. Every time he uses a shotgun, take a shot per scene (not per firing of the gun, but per usage ie: shooting the shotgun 6 times in a row would still only be 1 shot)
8. Every time Blade is called “Day Walker” – take a half of a shot
9. Every time Blade’s mother is seen – take a shot
10. Every time a time-lapse is shown – take a shot
11. Every time Quinn loses a limb – take a shot

Optional Blackout Rule: Every time someone is seen wearing leather.

Review

Shithoused, can’t type anymore.  Thumbs up, here are my notes that I took while playing:

Holy shit, this movie opens with a shot of his mom.

I guess waterfall through that whole opening “blood bath” part, that’s what we did.

8:13 first Dirty Shirley done, 2 and a half shots taken

17:00, definitely already feeling it, glad I had a big meal before hand

24:42 Mom’s ID shown, that counts

29:16 Now seems like an appropriate time to text my ex-gf’s

38:42 End of my Second Dirty Shirley

* paused to make another drink, noticed all the newspapers are in different languages, drink up

SPOILER ALERT 45:07 Blade’s Mom is the girl in the bed (we think)

51:50 “Amigo” is not English, take a drink

54:55 A lot of people died, finish your drink

1:02:16 Paused the movie to discuss our genius idea for an app… you’ll love it

1:15:37 Another drink done

1:24:07 Fuck my roommate, for pointing out shotgun use… that’s a shot people

1:25:56 hammered

1:26:26 Roommate threw up, and is no longer playing

1:32:38 So do vampires need to sleep, or can they just stay awake in the day underground?

1:38:50 yup, that’s a time lapse

1:52-ish finish your drink for “some mother fuckers are always trying to skate uphill,” come on, you know you should

*This game is intended for those who are at least 21 years old, and Current Ground would like to remind you to drink responsibly*