Went that summer with a handful of buddies back in college to see the original. It was summertime and we were just looking for something to do, but little did we know how wonderful of a movie it was going to be. At that time it was pretty amazing, and that famous line at the end of the film had the entire theater roaring with laughter.
The CGI doesn't necessarily hold up any longer but it's still a damn good movie. I want to say Snipes supposedly stayed in character while on set during the entire shoot and was difficult to work with because he was being Blade.
I saw the other two in the theaters as well and they're pretty lackluster, but I think I'm going to have to go watch the first one again.