30 Days of Night

[DWEarhart]

30 Days of Night (http://media.movies.ign.com/media/486/486900/vids_1.html)

It looks okay. There is a good likeness to the vampires from the book, and there does not seem to be any lacking in blood.

[KenK]

Visually, it looks wonderful. David Slade was a good choice for the director.

[Tobias March]

Another day, another horror film teaser with music by Muse.

Like how they captured the look of Templesmith's art. That was the sole appeal of the comic to me - that had the great hook of the story, but as far as Niles' script went? Feh.

Plus directed by the guy who made Hard Candy. Thems good credentials.

[The Xenos]

Well, I think the comic was rushed as it was only slated for three issues. Niles was rather unkown talent and I think it was one of IDW's first books. I think I remember reading Niles even saying he wish he had time to fill out the story more. I guess the movie has the chance to do that.

Plus visually, I agree, the film looks to capture Templesmith's tones and creepiness. Though of course you can't quite capture the sketchiness of his cartooning with live action, but I still think it looks like it works well so far.

[z0mbie_aut0pil0t]

That looks pretty awesome!

[The Zapper]

I want some vampire vs polar bear action in this movie damn it. I've seen zombie vs shark before, and now I want more monsters fighting more beasts in movies.

[Tobias March]

Well, I think the comic was rushed as it was only slated for three issues. Niles was rather unkown talent and I think it was one of IDW's first books. I think I remember reading Niles even saying he wish he had time to fill out the story more. I guess the movie has the chance to do that.

Plus visually, I agree, the film looks to capture Templesmith's tones and creepiness. Though of course you can't quite capture the sketchiness of his cartooning with live action, but I still think it looks like it works well so far.

Well I tried a few of Niles' books over the years. To be honest seemed to me like he stretched himself too thin a lot sooner than Kirkman has recently.

[Tobias March]

Oh and this Swedish vampire film had a very similar concept....but with Nazis too :rolleyes:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYo-VxWGVhs

[Jack Zodiac]

Was Niles the first guy to have that idea, about vampires migrating to the arctic to take advantage of the month of darkness? It seems like such an awesome idea I find it kind of hard to believe someone didn't have it before.

Any rate, this movie looks like it's gonna' be awesome. The greyscale, the vampires looking so much like Ben's art. Good stuff.

[Rick Marshall]

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/005099839.cfm

[nervmeister]

Marlow now has hair in the movie. So try not to get confused.

[zombie]

I prefer my vampires to be monstrous and not Gothic pretty boys, so this looks like it could be good. Haven't read the comics yet.

[SnowTrooper]

Who is Ben Foster supposed to be playing in the movie? All the trailer tells you is that hes a creepy guy in a jail cell that knows about vampires. Does he have a bigger purpose to the story?

[Tobias March]

Who is Ben Foster supposed to be playing in the movie? All the trailer tells you is that hes a creepy guy in a jail cell that knows about vampires. Does he have a bigger purpose to the story?

He was the vampire's Renfield in the books. Didn't last beyond the first issue.

[Domo Goddess]

Was Niles the first guy to have that idea, about vampires migrating to the arctic to take advantage of the month of darkness? It seems like such an awesome idea I find it kind of hard to believe someone didn't have it before.

Any rate, this movie looks like it's gonna' be awesome. The greyscale, the vampires looking so much like Ben's art. Good stuff.


I think the Haunt of Fear comic from the 1950's had the same idea.
The story was called Comes the Dawn.

[ultramandingo]

Like how they captured the look of Templesmith's art. That was the sole appeal of the comic to me - that had the great hook of the story, but as far as Niles' script went? Feh.
.

..........yeah . great art and concept. "feh" writing . hope all the movie $$$$$, gives Templesmith a chance to pump out smore "Fell"s

[DonC]

I just got back from a preview screening. Forgive the pun, but this movie sucks. None of the characters are developed enough to care about. The vampires aren't scary. Hell, the entire movie only has one or two "Boo" moments, the rest is all gore. The passage of the 30 days seems like they picked random spots in the movie to insert "Day [Whatever]" notices. Once they attack, the vampires kill like three-quarters of the town inside of twenty minutes. And how many townspeople are there? There are like 15 vampires yet they never seem to be at a loss for food. Where are all these people hiding? And what are they doing for food and water?

The annoying teenagers behind me were asking if this was supposed to be a comedy.

This is just a terrible movie.

[Tobias March]

That was not what I was hoping to hear.

[SnowTrooper]

I went and saw the movie today and I liked it. I really didnt have very high expectations going in though, I wasnt looking for a masterpiece, just a gorey vampire movie. Which it was.

There was one thing that bugged me though. How the hell did Ben Foster steal all of the cell phones?

[Tobias March]

There was one thing that bugged me though. How the hell did Ben Foster steal all of the cell phones?

Yeah that made feck all sense in the book too.

[K.O.V.G]

This gets a 5 stars for me loved the movie from begining to end well written and everything I'm gonna go see it again tommarow.

[DonC]

There was one thing that bugged me though. How the hell did Ben Foster steal all of the cell phones?


Yeah, that was one of a bunch of things that had me scratching my head. I want to know how Stella and that kid were able to stay hidden under a truck for three days and not freeze to death. And, vampires, a little common sense, please. You've got these people trapped in this town and you don't look for them in the place with the most food?

[SnowTrooper]

Yeah, that was one of a bunch of things that had me scratching my head. I want to know how Stella and that kid were able to stay hidden under a truck for three days and not freeze to death. And, vampires, a little common sense, please. You've got these people trapped in this town and you don't look for them in the place with the most food?

Id like to know what better things they had to do besides look for the survivors. I mean they killed almost all of the towns population in about a day or two, in a town built for around 500 people. How hard could it be for a gang of a dozen or so vampires to check every house 1 by 1? I doubt it would even take them 1 full day.

[ultramandingo]

........kinda weird to see the adds on the sides of buses with " based on the graphic novel " in foot high leters . nerd power !

[wingsofdamnation]

zombie vs shark? what movie is that! i need to see it!

[The Zapper]

zombie vs shark? what movie is that! i need to see it!

Zombi 2.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPG9QQg4C0

[filthysize]

I just got back from a preview screening. Forgive the pun, but this movie sucks. None of the characters are developed enough to care about. The vampires aren't scary. Hell, the entire movie only has one or two "Boo" moments, the rest is all gore. The passage of the 30 days seems like they picked random spots in the movie to insert "Day [Whatever]" notices. Once they attack, the vampires kill like three-quarters of the town inside of twenty minutes. And how many townspeople are there? There are like 15 vampires yet they never seem to be at a loss for food. Where are all these people hiding? And what are they doing for food and water?

The annoying teenagers behind me were asking if this was supposed to be a comedy.

This is just a terrible movie.

You are 100% correct.

[wingsofdamnation]

i just got home from seeing it and it was ok. the vampires didnt make much sence being that the pretty much kill everyone on the first day, so how do they survive for the rest of the month? and what the hell were they doing all the times that everyone was hiding? but on the other hand they were pretty cool looking. i'm tired of the preppy clishe and the gothic clishe every vampire movie has. i like seeing them as actual monsters. IMO they spent way too much of the film focusing on the group of survivors moving from hideout to hideout. if anything i'd suggest you wait and rent it on dvd

[Johnny_Luck]

Hell, the entire movie only has one or two "Boo" moments, the rest is all gore.

Boo moments suck and are a reason so many horro movies are shit nowadays. They try to way overuse something that should be in maybe one out of every 15/20 horror movies. Gore is awesome and I don't see how a lot of it could be a bad thing. Thats one thing the genre has missed lately with so many PG-13 crap fests.

[bert]

I did like it, and thought the Vampire attacks were incredible (especially the kitchen window grab).

other than that, the film just doesn't hold up . . but it LOOKED fantastic, and was just as bloody as a vampire film *should* be.

yeah, the Human characters were seriously lacking -- to the point that I wonder if a bunch was cut simply to focus on the Vamps a bit sooner (who really did look fantastic)

the opening scene lost me. . wasn't that Eben walking? or was that the Renfield character, who was dropped off from the boat?

[Legato]

What bugged me was when Eben was fighting the head vampire the other vampires just stood thare and watched. It was a cool moment and all but in the back of my mind I was thinking they could just gang up on him since he is having a hard time fighting the head vamp.

It kinda lacked on realism when Stella and the girl stayed under that vehicle and not one of them got frostbite nor frozen to death.

[filthysize]

It kinda lacked on realism when Stella and the girl stayed under that vehicle and not one of them got frostbite nor frozen to death.

I felt it lacked realism when the vampires showed up. :p

[Nate Grey]

It was alright, felt more like a DVD rental on the big screen though.

It was cool seeing some old Hercules and Xena alum there: Nathaniel Lees, Joel Tobeck, and Patrick Kake (Joel and Patrick were also both on Cleopatra 2525. Not to mention the Power Ranger: Ninja Storm leader Pua Magasiva. :D

[Legato]

It was alright, felt more like a DVD rental on the big screen though.

It was cool seeing some old Hercules and Xena alum there: Nathaniel Lees, Joel Tobeck, and Patrick Kake (Joel and Patrick were also both on Cleopatra 2525. Not to mention the Power Ranger: Ninja Storm leader Pua Magasiva. :D

The movie was a feel good horror film. It didn't scare me but it had some decent amouts of good that didn't look pointless.

So if it ever comes out on DVD I would definitly be buying it.

[The Zapper]

When I first saw commercials for this movie, I thought it looked cool. The more I saw though, the less interesting it seemed. I'm sure I'll see it when it eventually hits HBO.

[the goddamn batman]

I felt it lacked realism when the vampires showed up. :p

Yeah, realism arguments hold no water in VAMPIRE movies.

[The Zapper]

Yeah, realism arguments hold no water in VAMPIRE movies.

I don't know. Movies can have unreal plots and still keep a level of realism. A woman and child hiding under a car in those conditions for that long (if I'm understanding right) isn't realistic in any movie.

[the goddamn batman]

I don't know. Movies can have unreal plots and still keep a level of realism. A woman and child hiding under a car in those conditions for that long (if I'm understanding right) isn't realistic in any movie.

Sure... but while hiding from VAMPIRES... which isn't realistic in any setting! Personally, I'm not at all concerned with the realism in vampire movies. Also? It's a movie. It's completely unreal in every way. Who cares.

It just feels like fucking nitpciking to me. Was the movie fun? Did it entertain you? Was it scary? Did it tell the story it was attempting to tell? Those are the things you should be worried about. Not realism in a movie about mythical creatures.

IN a biography? Sure. In a movie based on actual events? Sure. But in a movie about vampires? Not so much.

[Legato]

Sure... but while hiding from VAMPIRES... which isn't realistic in any setting! Personally, I'm not at all concerned with the realism in vampire movies. Also? It's a movie. It's completely unreal in every way. Who cares.

It just feels like fucking nitpciking to me. Was the movie fun? Did it entertain you? Was it scary? Did it tell the story it was attempting to tell? Those are the things you should be worried about. Not realism in a movie about mythical creatures.

IN a biography? Sure. In a movie based on actual events? Sure. But in a movie about vampires? Not so much.

Did that one scene ruin my enjoyment of the movie? No not really. It was one of the most enjoyable horror movies I have seen.

I did understand that it was used to build up the final conclusion of the film, it was just a feeling that I had by watching that scene that I wanted to point out.

Also considering it's a movie based on a comic one should have expected nitpicking involved since nitpicking comicbook movies seems to be everyones favorite passtime.

[the goddamn batman]

Did that one scene ruin my enjoyment of the movie? No not really. It was one of the most enjoyable horror movies I have seen.

Well then, who cares? What does it matter?


Also considering it's a movie based on a comic one should have expected nitpicking involved since nitpicking comicbook movies seems to be everyones favorite passtime.

Well, at least yours.:p No I'm just teasing you.:)

Seriously though, realism just seems an interesting gripe to have with a movie about mythical creatures.

[Mr. Croup]

Was Niles the first guy to have that idea, about vampires migrating to the arctic to take advantage of the month of darkness? It seems like such an awesome idea I find it kind of hard to believe someone didn't have it before.

Any rate, this movie looks like it's gonna' be awesome. The greyscale, the vampires looking so much like Ben's art. Good stuff.

There is some novel, I don't remember the name, set during the Yukon Gold Rush, about a woman chasing a vampire from town to town during the Arctic Winter.

Stella and the girl were not under the car that long. According to the Wiki article on the comic, the cold plays havok on vampire senses.

[Sean Whitmore]

the film just doesn't hold up . . but it LOOKED fantastic

Sounds like a faithful adaptation, then. ;)


SEAN

[Legato]

So if the movie is successful financially then would we see an adaptation of the 30 Days of Night sequals?

[the goddamn batman]

So if the movie is successful financially then would we see an adaptation of the 30 Days of Night sequals?

In hollywood, if it makes X amount (and I don't know that amount or if it varies from film to film) there will be a sequel. Nothing else matters except the money.

[filthysize]

The rule of thumb is that a movie has to make 3 times its production budget.

[Legato]

In hollywood, if it makes X amount (and I don't know that amount or if it varies from film to film) there will be a sequel. Nothing else matters except the money.

I know about that, Im just asking does the movie stand a chance of being successful enough to spawn a sequal.

[Tobias March]

As long as it's not based on one of Niles' half dozen sequels I'll watch it :)

[Legato]

As long as it's not based on one of Niles' half dozen sequels I'll watch it :)

If Eben had survived then a sequal based on him hunting the survivnig Vampires would be neat.

[G. Wayne]

Never read the graphic novel. Probably never will.

It’s almost like they tried too hard, I think, and ended up ignoring some basic elements because they focused so hard on setting and mood. It was neat that the vampires cut off the town by trying to get rid of cellphones/phonelines/sled dogs. The bloodsoaked sharkteeth look was interesting. The rapid-fire attacks were cool at first.

B-but…
-Dayumn, those were some messy vampires. Did they actually, y’know, consume any of the blood?
-So in the 30DoN-verse, small towns getting mysteriously wiped out with massive pools of blood all over the place, or getting taken out in a fire is a common thing?
-The vampire shriek was annoying as hell.
-What the samhell were the vampires doing in the offtime? Partying?
-For that matter, what did the survivors do?
-Did the comic say what the vampire language was supposed to be? I mean like was it vampire-ese or just a croaked foreign language?
-Yeah, the continuously plowed roads, and lack of effect of the cold when the humans were outside was convenient.
-Ending was lame, too. Boo!

I favor eye candy movies more than most people, but thumbs down to this.


What bugged me was when Eben was fighting the head vampire the other vampires just stood thare and watched. It was a cool moment and all but in the back of my mind I was thinking they could just gang up on him since he is having a hard time fighting the head vamp.
...

I actually liked that scene in concept, if not execution. (Didn't like the out-of-the-blue FATALITY! killing blow.) It fit with giving the vampires a more feral and pack like nature. The alpha male was being challenged, and the others simply stood by to watch their leader prove himself.

[Tobias March]

If Eben had survived then a sequal based on him hunting the survivnig Vampires would be neat.

um.....I'm going to PM you.

[Legato]

Never read the graphic novel. Probably never will.

It’s almost like they tried too hard, I think, and ended up ignoring some basic elements because they focused so hard on setting and mood. It was neat that the vampires cut off the town by trying to get rid of cellphones/phonelines/sled dogs. The bloodsoaked sharkteeth look was interesting. The rapid-fire attacks were cool at first.

B-but…
-Dayumn, those were some messy vampires. Did they actually, y’know, consume any of the blood?
-So in the 30DoN-verse, small towns getting mysteriously wiped out with massive pools of blood all over the place, or getting taken out in a fire is a common thing?
-The vampire shriek was annoying as hell.
-What the samhell were the vampires doing in the offtime? Partying?
-For that matter, what did the survivors do?
-Did the comic say what the vampire language was supposed to be? I mean like was it vampire-ese or just a croaked foreign language?
-Yeah, the continuously plowed roads, and lack of effect of the cold when the humans were outside was convenient.
-Ending was lame, too. Boo!

I favor eye candy movies more than most people, but thumbs down to this.



I actually liked that scene in concept, if not execution. (Didn't like the out-of-the-blue FATALITY! killing blow.) It fit with giving the vampires a more feral and pack like nature. The alpha male was being challenged, and the others simply stood by to watch their leader prove himself.

At first I thought the shriek was interesting but by doing it a couple of times I was like FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WILL YOU STFU!!!

That scene with Eben being a vamp was cool but as you say the execution was pretty poor. What should have happen was when Eben got that showdown with the vamps then he could have used that Ax to hack away many vampires he could.

It could then lead to the head vampire to find Eben worthy enough to challenge him to a fight. I would have had the fight end whare Eben ripped out the head vamp's throat then drain his blood.

The ending reminded me too much of the ending of Blade 2 between Blade and that vampire chick.

[Naldo]

Yeah does anyone know what language the vampires were speaking?

[meethraa]

Oh and this Swedish vampire film had a very similar concept....but with Nazis too :rolleyes:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYo-VxWGVhs

Frostbitten was awesome, but much more Buffyesque than anything.

(and the Nazis are not really that integral to the overall plot)

[Tobias March]

Frostbitten was awesome, but much more Buffyesque than anything.

(and the Nazis are not really that integral to the overall plot)

Cool I'll have to check it out.

[Nikita]

I saw the movie and enjoyed it ok. But my expectations weren't terribly high since I'm a vampire fan, and so many vampire movies have disappointed me over the years.

I've "skimmed" 30 Days of Night the graphic novel, but never "read" the entire thing. The one thing that all these comic book movies do though, is motivate me to read the comics/graphic novels they are based on if I haven't read them yet. Or I go back and re-read them again, like after the movie version of Sin City came out.

To me, it's kind of good advertising for the comics the movies are based on.


But there were elements of this movie that bugged me. But it was ok overall I guess.

[ultramandingo]

.......... i read the gn but it didnt leave much of an impression , dont they find a plane and fly away or something at the end ? anyways , the film started off pretty good but hartnet draged it down with his "acting" . does his name on a poster really sell tickets ? plus the vamp leader looked like one of the "pet shop boys" - scarry

[Cash Lone]

I'm really suprised by the amount of negative and mediocre reviews. The movie impressed and scared the hell outta me.

- Visually, it was stunning.
- The music score was thankfully not bombastic.
- FX were top notch.
- the movie kept a fast pace and didnt drag.
- movie was unpredictable.
- acting was solid, not one performance was cringe inducing. The situations the characters were in felt real and horrific.
- most importantly, the vampires were intense and creepy. Excellent villians and re-imagining of the genre in film.

An excellent horror film. Some minor quibbles but nothing that takes away from the overall story and effect of the film.

8 outta 10.

[The Zapper]

The vampires were lame as hell in my opinion. If I spilled that much of my food, I'd starve to death.

[Cash Lone]

Okay, they were lame vampires because they were savage and tore into people. Now tell me what makes an exciting vampire?

[Tobias March]

It was released here this evening. It's initially not bad. For me the highlights were Danny Huston (he does great things with that 'God', exchange) and Mark Boone Junior. Like Bill Paxton he's a habit of having a certain character weakness - in Paxton's case if his character winds up in space, things do not go well. Boone tends not to survive vampires....such as the opening half hour of Vampires. He did good work in this though.

I finally understand why people hate Josh Hartnett. To be honest I've only ever seen him in the Faculty. I couldn't understand the loathing he seems to inspire. I don't hate him, but he was disappointing in this. Though he does resemble the artist's depiction of Eben...what with the squinty eyes and all.

My major complaint though it the moment of sympathy for his fallen comrade given to Huston. I mean I let go the fact that we'd seen vampires chase cars and yet here Hartnett continually outran them. Yet when Huston, previously a cunning yet ruthless savage, showed some sign of pity for his vampire ladyfriend....I was a little pissed by that. She should have fought for her life and he should have put her down more brutally.

The sentiment didn't fit their vulpine natures. Like the bald guy who basically resembled a shaved lynx though.

It's a disappointing film. Not terrible...just not as good as it could have been. People were laughing in my screening too.

[Shellhead]

I'm really suprised by the amount of negative and mediocre reviews. The movie impressed and scared the hell outta me.

- Visually, it was stunning.
- The music score was thankfully not bombastic.
- FX were top notch.
- the movie kept a fast pace and didnt drag.
- movie was unpredictable.
- acting was solid, not one performance was cringe inducing. The situations the characters were in felt real and horrific.
- most importantly, the vampires were intense and creepy. Excellent villians and re-imagining of the genre in film.

An excellent horror film. Some minor quibbles but nothing that takes away from the overall story and effect of the film.

8 outta 10.

I agree that this was movie was pretty good. I skipped it during the first run, due to the negative remarks in this very thread. But I was hanging out with friends today, and this was the only movie that we could agree on seeing that nobody had seen yet.

So I just came home from seeing it in the local $2 theater, and that actually made for a great viewing experience, because the heat wasn't working well in the theater. I actually put my gloves back on after I finished my popcorn. And afterwards, we walked out into subzero Minnesota darkness for a creepy ride home.

Visually, this movie was outstanding. The FX were good, the stunts were decent, and the townsfolk were developed just enough to make them feel real without detracting from the relentless story and the action. In very good ways, this movie reminded me of Romero's Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, with frantic normal people just trying to survive in the face of a sudden and horrible threat.

The story did have a couple of minor problems, starting with the cell phone theft. It would have been easier to just sabotage the local phone tower, as there would probably just be one in a town like Barrow. But as mentioned earlier in this thread, it's a vampire movie, so you are already suspending some disbelief. You're not supposed to be sitting there analyzing and judging everything, you're supposed to take in the visuals and go along for the ride. But some insecure people need to prove how smart they are, over and over again, by analyzing for weak points to criticize.

My favorite aspect of 30 Days of Night was that it functioned as a horror movie on several levels of horror. There was the tension built by the early fleeting glimpses of the vampires, and of course there were buckets and buckets of blood sprayed about. But there was also the more subtle horror of a man faced with living forever after his wife and children were killed in a car accident. Or the horrors that the sheriff committed to protect the surviving townspeople. Or the horror at the end, of holding someone you love as they die a painful death... I have lived through that, and felt that pain once again as the credits rolled.

[blackdragon6]

damn i forgot all about this, but yeahi loved this film (the prequel webisodes too). i havent read the source material though.

[blackdragon6]

damn i forgot all about this, but yeah i loved this film (the prequel webisodes too). i haven't read the source material though.

[Rolo_Tamasi]

I actually thought for an adaptation, with a poor cast it was pretty good.


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[blackdragon6]

I'm really suprised by the amount of negative and mediocre reviews. The movie impressed and scared the hell outta me.

- Visually, it was stunning.
- The music score was thankfully not bombastic.
- FX were top notch.
- the movie kept a fast pace and didnt drag.
- movie was unpredictable.
- acting was solid, not one performance was cringe inducing. The situations the characters were in felt real and horrific.
- most importantly, the vampires were intense and creepy. Excellent villians and re-imagining of the genre in film.

An excellent horror film. Some minor quibbles but nothing that takes away from the overall story and effect of the film.

8 outta 10.my thoughts too...

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

You're not supposed to be sitting there analyzing and judging everything, you're supposed to take in the visuals and go along for the ride. But some insecure people need to prove how smart they are, over and over again, by analyzing for weak points to criticize. thats part of being human, it is what it is.

i however have mixed opinions about people who didn't like it. i'm not surprised by it, but on the other hand i am (if that makes any sense). what really blows my mind is that sometimes you think the same people will hate a similar movie thats like the movie they hate. but surprisingly they might like it. that has always bugged the fuck out of me lol

but then my brother pointed something out to me. he said subtle subconscious things that has nothing to do with the quality can make people hate a movie. it could be things as simple as the race of a character,age,gender,hight,weight,characterization s,looks etc etc... it would also explain monochromatic casting by the studios.

another thing that i think turns people off is certain types of tones (especially bleak ones). and no matter what anybody say the public mostly prefer happy endings over dark downer twist endings,or even bitter sweet endings. those endings always test negatively.

[Shellhead]

thats part of being human, it is what it is.

i however have mixed opinions about people who didn't like it. i'm not surprised by it, but on the other hand i am (if that makes any sense). what really blows my mind is that sometimes you think the same people will hate a similar movie thats like the movie they hate. but surprisingly they might like it. that has always bugged the fuck out of me lol

I'm really irritated that I almost missed this movie because of the negative comments in this thread. This was a really good horror movie, and let's face it, there haven't been lots of really good horror movies. I was looking at the reviews at Rotten Tomatoes today, and they were 50/50. But it seemed like some of the people reviewing this movie were unable to judge it as a horror movie and were instead comparing it to Merchant/Ivory period piece chick flicks or something. I used to review movies when I wrote for the school paper, and even if I personally didn't like a movie, I at least identified if there might be a target market that would enjoy the movie.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

I'm really irritated that I almost missed this movie because of the negative comments in this thread. you should never go by other people's opinion. at least not random people's opinion. now i trust my siblings opinion along with a few friends. because our tastes are too similar. but outside of that social circle people's opinion is pointless to me.

[Shellhead]

you should never go by other people's opinion. at least not random people's opinion. now i trust my siblings opinion along with a few friends. because our tastes are too similar. but outside of that social circle people's opinion is pointless to me.

Great point. Due to a painful debt management plan, I've become really careful about my entertainment spending, so these days I tend to err on the side of skipping anything that I don't absolutely crave. But the previews for 30 Days of Night looked pretty good, so under normal circumstances, I would have just gone to see it without worrying about reviews.

[ultramandingo]

I'm really irritated that I almost missed this movie because of the negative comments in this thread..

.........didnt like it , but i would'nt let the opinions of someone calling them selfs something like "wolvirinerocks69" or "darthgobot" choose what movies im gona see

[Legato]

.........didnt like it , but i would'nt let the opinions of someone calling them selfs something like "wolvirinerocks69" or "darthgobot" choose what movies im gona see

I hardly ever let comicbook nerds dictate the movies I want to go see either. Professional critics are different depending on how reliable they are.

Then again im the type who would ignore what critics say too.

[Comic_Mobsta]

thats part of being human, it is what it is.

i however have mixed opinions about people who didn't like it. i'm not surprised by it, but on the other hand i am (if that makes any sense). what really blows my mind is that sometimes you think the same people will hate a similar movie thats like the movie they hate. but surprisingly they might like it. that has always bugged the fuck out of me lolYou can't really put people's tastes in a box. Just cause they like Movie A. doesn't mean they'll like Movie B. It's that dreaded ABC logic again.

BTW The DVD is coming out soon and i can't wait to get it..

[smartalek]

Rented the DVD this weekend. I really thought Eben was a weak leader throughout the film. These vampires were more like zombies, they were vulnerable to guns and other weapons. The humans didn't arm themselves, just acted frightened most of the film. They were in a police station, and they didn't grab all the shotguns and ammo that was in the station?

The hunter who sacrificed himself by taking on the vamps in his tractor, showed how vulnerable those vampires were. If they had coordinated a assault on the vampires, with the tractor and some backup with shotguns and rifles, they could have taken them.

[Legato]

Rented the DVD this weekend. I really thought Eben was a weak leader throughout the film. These vampires were more like zombies, they were vulnerable to guns and other weapons. The humans didn't arm themselves, just acted frightened most of the film. They were in a police station, and they didn't grab all the shotguns and ammo that was in the station?

The hunter who sacrificed himself by taking on the vamps in his tractor, showed how vulnerable those vampires were. If they had coordinated a assault on the vampires, with the tractor and some backup with shotguns and rifles, they could have taken them.

That and the vampires weren't really smart. If Eben had formulated some type of plan with the other officers and towns folk then thare would have been fewer casualties.

But I dont blame Eben's leadership cababilities though, him and the others werent really prepared to deal with the vampire threat but I do see what you are saying when it comes to them not getting any shotguns or rifles, yet I dont think that would do any damage to the vamps anyway.

[smartalek]

That and the vampires weren't really smart. If Eben had formulated some type of plan with the other officers and towns folk then thare would have been fewer casualties.

But I dont blame Eben's leadership cababilities though, him and the others werent really prepared to deal with the vampire threat but I do see what you are saying when it comes to them not getting any shotguns or rifles, yet I dont think that would do any damage to the vamps anyway.

One vampire got it's head blown off by Eben when they attacked his car. These weren't depicted as supernatural vampires. They were vulnerable to physical attacks. When the city was being attacked, and everyone was outside fighting the vamps (for some strange reason), guys with shotguns were seen as shooting one vampire down, and having another one jump him from behind. If they had organized themselves, they could have taken a lot of vamps out. They could have used the hunter's knowledge of traps and hunting and put his skills to good use, instead of have him get killed for no good reason.

[brundlefly]

I actually thought for an adaptation, with a poor cast it was pretty good.

I don't know if I agree with a "poor cast." Danny Huston and Ben Foster were both excellent in their roles (as the 'Dracula and Renfield,' respectively, of the flick) and Hartnett was pretty decent as the sheriff. The rest of the cast didn't matter all that much, except maybe for Stella. But the 'big' parts were cast fairly well, imo.

[nervmeister]

Even though the vamps in the movie were just as blood-crazy as they were in the book, they kind of lacked the sophistication somewhat.