30 Days of Night
2007 Directed by David Slade
Synopsis
They're Coming!
This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.
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113 MinutesThat's one hell of an underrated movie!
I'm a big fan of the creators of the comic book, Steve Niles (writer) and Ben Templesmith (Artist), actually I met Ben in a comic book convention, and he draw to me one vampire like one of those in the comics, saying my name, pretty cool stuff. So, as a good fan, not only of the creators but of the comic book series, I've read the comic book before watching the movie, so I was really excited. Despite of some changes around the end, the movie is pretty close to the comic. First of all, it's undeniable that 30 Days of Night have one of the most interesting premisses on… -
Can one of the best decapitations ever save an otherwise fairly standard yet well made horror film?
Ehm...
Who am I kidding?
Of course it can!
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Ever seen a head chopped off as if it were a tree that had fucked the lumberjack's mother?
WELL NOW YOU CAN!
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When first hearing about 30 days of Night premise = Awesome!!!
After watching 30 days of night = Bummer
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A fairly standard horror helped out immensely by it's strong setting -- a small isolated town with lots of snow and dark skies for 30 days; visually reminiscent of The Thing, although not used to the same level of effectiveness (obviously...). Still, the location creates a good late-night atmosphere and is what allows 30 Days of Night to stand out from other horrors.
The opening and final act are the strong points -- in fact the ending took me by surprise and was rather satisfying -- but the middle is fairly drawn out; focusing on repetitive chase sequences and basically just using it's time to weed out the townspeople.
There are also some oddities that pop-up here (it is a…
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This is one of my most watched Vampire films. David Slade's 30 Days of Night is a fantastic comic book adaption. It's a rewarding little vampire shocker. It's set in some great locations, with an effective use of colour and sound and excellent music that sets a creepy tone. It's set in Barrow Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States. It's the beginning of 30 days without sunlight and the towns remaining residents are about to be hunted down by a group of rather nasty vampires. The savage, brutal and ultra violent gore in a few scenes really looks extra special against the eerie white snowy backdrop of Barrow, Alaska. Look out for my favourite scene - the superb…
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This was SO CLOSE to actually being a kick ass, balls out horror movie. Unfortunately, one too many gigantic leaps of logic and some sloppy story choices, not to mention fade-into-the-woodwork performances by Harnett and George and a truly terrible ending kept it from getting there.
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Não sei o que é mais idiota: os vampiros com síndrome de Down que se comunicam por grunhidos ou o David Slade achando que master shots são overrated.
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The script could use some polishing, but still a nice and moody vampire movie. Holds up after a few years.
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En su momento intentó venderse como una vuelta al carácter monstruoso de los vampiros, pero aparte de la muy cuidada estética se trata de una película muy convencional de "zombis inteligentes" que reduce su trama al mínimo en beneficio de una estructura mil veces vista de personajes en estado de sitio. La película además evita mostrarnos la perspectiva de los vampiros (a diferencia del cómic original), perdiendo lo que en mi opinión era uno de sus aspectos más interesantes: el discurso de xenofobia que acompaña a la presentación de unos monstruos con vestimenta eurotrash y que hablan con subtítulos enfrentándose a unos paletos que defienden su pueblo. Una película muy pobre y sencilla que daba para más.
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Ich mag den Film. Atmosphäre und Tempo passen. Die Gewaltdarstellungen sind zwar explizit, werden aber nicht in perversem Maß ausgekostet. Großes Manko ist imho aber der Mangel an gruseligen bzw. spannenden Momenten, bei denen man mitfiebert.
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A fairly standard horror helped out immensely by it's strong setting -- a small isolated town with lots of snow and dark skies for 30 days; visually reminiscent of The Thing, although not used to the same level of effectiveness (obviously...). Still, the location creates a good late-night atmosphere and is what allows 30 Days of Night to stand out from other horrors.
The opening and final act are the strong points -- in fact the ending took me by surprise and was rather satisfying -- but the middle is fairly drawn out; focusing on repetitive chase sequences and basically just using it's time to weed out the townspeople.
There are also some oddities that pop-up here (it is a…
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No matter how much this film wants to like it, it really just isn't that great.
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Buena premisa. Mala ejecución
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Starts off well, feeling like it could be Tremors with vampires, but the central premise of the title is completely wasted and it marred by a ridiculously dumb ending.