30 Days Of Night [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of 30 Days Of Night [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Nothing You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with several of the reviewers who noted this movie's lack
of characterization. Because it takes you so quickly from day to
night, one never gets a sense of the town's personality or a proper
feel for the backgrounds of any of its characters. A bit of insight into
the estrangement of the leads and the context of their relationship
would have anchored the film emotionally. The context for the
ship that allegedly brought the vampires to the town was also
absent. I wanted to know where they were from and what brought
them to Barrow other than the obvious absence of sunlight. Two
other things that bothered me were the subtitles and the incoherent
babbling of the lead vampire. All I could get from his incessant
rambling was some sort of anger over the fact that no one believed
in them. The fight sequence at the end and the very last scene between
the two leads were also weak. I've seen vampire movies I liked better
than this, namely Blade and From Dusk 'Til Dawn. This movie had
atmosphere and Josh Hartnett and Melissa George did a fair acting job,
but I feel the film's plot needed more meat on its bones.
Movie Review: The best since Near Dark
Summary: 4 Stars
Good vampire movies are few and far between these days. Even John Carpenter's Vampires was only average and Francis Ford Coppolas Dracula never quite reached the heights it should of. So for me this is the best vampire film since Near Dark over 20 years ago.
An Alaskan town is brought under seige by a small army of vampires. The reason for this and why a human brought them to the the town in the first place is never explained. But once they arrive its a roller-coaster ride. Be warned it is extremly violent and not for the faint hearted. Unlike a few reviewers I thought the vampires themselves were very believable. Both incredibly powerful (at night anyway) and utterly souless. However some of their dialogue was very clunky and did leave a lot to be desired.
This has no relation to the gothic vampire movies of Hammer films and the like. Sure the vampires can't survive in daylight, but stakes through the heart and holy water are not part of the equation!
So a very entertaining and violent movie that I look forward to watching again soon.
Movie Review: Fun vampire movie
Summary: 4 Stars
It runs a little long. However the story, action and characters are strong enough to make it work. Fun, thrilling vampire film.Movie Review: Not for the weak of heart
Summary: 4 Stars
Talk about a bloodfest, if you are weak of heart and afraid of blood, this is not for you. But if you are like me and can watch anything with the lights off and no one in the house, this the film for you. Very violent and plenty of intense moments. This is the kind of movie thats jumps out the screen at you at the theatre or whereever you maybe. Movie Review: I'm one of the view who actually loved this movie!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Realizing that people have different opinions about what they read and watch, and that not all will agree with each other on what's good and what isn't, I was still somewhat surprised by how many viewers didn't find the horror movie, 30 Days of Night, to be as great as I did. I'm usually pretty hard on horror flicks and don't expect a lot when I go to see one, but 30 Days of Night won me over in a way that left me stunned at the end of the movie and wanting to immediately see it again.
Directed by David Slade, the story takes place in Barrow, Alaska (a real town), which is in the northern part of the state and once a year experiences thirty days of night. Most of the town's people head south for the entire month, but there are enough humans left to entice a group of roving vampires to spend some quality vacation time there. It all begins when a stranger arrives (played wonderfully by Ben Foster) during the last day of light and cuts the telephone lines and kills the sled dogs so that the remaining town's people will be snowed in and unable to escape the wrath of his master, Marlow. The vampires then waste little time in attacking the town and killing every human being they can get their hands and teeth on. It's the town's sheriff (played by Josh Hartnett) and his estranged wife (played by Melissa George) who manage to gather the surviving citizens and to find a place where they can hide from their hungry predators. The problem, of course, is finding a way to stay alive until the sun once again appears after thirty long days of night. That's going to be the challenge and few are going to make it.
I thoroughly loved this movie and have watched it about twelve times, enjoying every single viewing. Though I'm not a big fan of Josh Hartnett, he bought him as the sheriff and I found his character to be totally believable. I also felt that all of the other actors did an excellent job as well, especially Danny Huston, who played Marlow, the leader of the vampires. He was utterly terrifying. I thought the vampires were played true to life in that they were portrayed as savage, violent predators, killing everything within their grasp so that they could feed on the blood. They were unbelievably fast and didn't hesitate for a second in taking someone's head off, separating it from the body with one powerful sweep of their clawed hands. The desolation of Barrow was captured perfectly by the set designer and director of photography as the camera took in from above what was happening below as dozens and dozens of people were massacred in different parts of the town by the marauding vampires. This movie had me literally sitting on the edge of my seat and jumping in all the right places. In many ways I thought this was the best horror flick of 2007, running just ahead of the film, 1408, with John Cusack.
With regards to the DVD, I think I was close to being the first person to buy it when it eventually came out. I was hoping the movie would be released in a Special Two-Disc Collector's set, but it only came out as a single disc. Bah, humbug! Still, there's a great featurette on the making of the film, containing interviews with the cast members and crew, plus a look at the real Barrow, Alaska. The strange thing is that when the DVD came out, my roommate's daughter was getting ready to fly to Alaska with some friends, and I kept trying to get her to watch the movie before she left. She told me NO! in a rather loud way, not wanting to have nightmares the whole time that she was there, freezing in below-zero temperatures. I would've gone to Aruba, myself! LOL. Anyway, this film certainly has a special place in my DVD collection of horror films. Highly recommended!!!