30 Days of Night
Studio: Columbia Pictures, Dark Horse
Entertainment
Director: David Slade
Writer: Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie
Release date: October 19th 2007
Staring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa
George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster
Running Time: 113 minutes
Rated: R
Entertainment
Director: David Slade
Writer: Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie
Release date: October 19th 2007
Staring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa
George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster
Running Time: 113 minutes
Rated: R
Back of the box:
When a monthlong darkness sets in on the tiny Alaskan town of Barrow,
the locals are visited by a flock of bloodthirsty vampires eager to take
advantage of the no-sun zone. The town sheriff Eben Olemaun his deputy
and wife, Stella, must act fast to save the dark day.
When a monthlong darkness sets in on the tiny Alaskan town of Barrow,
the locals are visited by a flock of bloodthirsty vampires eager to take
advantage of the no-sun zone. The town sheriff Eben Olemaun his deputy
and wife, Stella, must act fast to save the dark day.
The Bloody Truth:
Graphic novels translated to the big screen seems to be the in thing of late
and mostly for our own good. The mood, pacing and imagery of the
graphic novel slides can relate picture to screen as valuable story boards
and movies like Sin City proved the translation valid.
30 Days of Night captures this feeling form the very start and offers up
some fantastic visuals all too clearly pulled from the popular Steve Niles
Series of the same name. The bloody truth is that while entertaining,
beautiful shot and bloody as hell the film’s story seems compact and its
characters only shallowly explored.
While 30 Days of night misses greatness it is still one hell of a two hour
ride though darkness, isolation and a lot of bloody mess. The
cinematography is simply stunning, even if we do get hit with a few CGI
failures.
Graphic novels translated to the big screen seems to be the in thing of late
and mostly for our own good. The mood, pacing and imagery of the
graphic novel slides can relate picture to screen as valuable story boards
and movies like Sin City proved the translation valid.
30 Days of Night captures this feeling form the very start and offers up
some fantastic visuals all too clearly pulled from the popular Steve Niles
Series of the same name. The bloody truth is that while entertaining,
beautiful shot and bloody as hell the film’s story seems compact and its
characters only shallowly explored.
While 30 Days of night misses greatness it is still one hell of a two hour
ride though darkness, isolation and a lot of bloody mess. The
cinematography is simply stunning, even if we do get hit with a few CGI
failures.
The Nightlife here is always
dangerous
dangerous
And the rest.....
Acting - 4 Cinematography - 5
Sound - 4 Music - 4
Story - 2 Reality - 4
Acting - 4 Cinematography - 5
Sound - 4 Music - 4
Story - 2 Reality - 4
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Vampires are usually thirsty, this time…they’re hungry
I want to start by saying I have never read the comic book. Usually when I watch a movie based off of a book I will read it first so I know
what I’m about to see and I can have the fun of butchering it. I had a lot of hope coming into this film because of my appreciation for the
first film David Slade directed (Hard Candy), but this one was somewhat of a let down.
The movie is made up of the people of the town Borrow running away from these “vampires” who are out to suck your…wait I mean eat
your heads? Yes, apparently these Vampires aren’t concerned about sucking your blood anymore but have moved on to eating you like
their horror partner the Zombie usually do. Having famous scenes like a character who is afraid to tell everyone else that he has been
bitten and "28 days later" like monsters running through the streets constantly reminding you of zombies eating as they go. The only
thing that makes them more like a vampire is their super strength and verbal skills.
The acting is great and the story is passable if you love Hollywood side love stories, and heroic outcasts but if you don’t everything in it
gets a little old and you stop caring about the story and wanting the killings to increase. But even that comes to an end with them
surviving the “30 days of night.”
The suspense was low, because the vampires are never creeping around the town or hiding in shadows getting you on your toes.. And
why does Josh Hartnett ALWAYS use the axe?
The DJ-
I want to start by saying I have never read the comic book. Usually when I watch a movie based off of a book I will read it first so I know
what I’m about to see and I can have the fun of butchering it. I had a lot of hope coming into this film because of my appreciation for the
first film David Slade directed (Hard Candy), but this one was somewhat of a let down.
The movie is made up of the people of the town Borrow running away from these “vampires” who are out to suck your…wait I mean eat
your heads? Yes, apparently these Vampires aren’t concerned about sucking your blood anymore but have moved on to eating you like
their horror partner the Zombie usually do. Having famous scenes like a character who is afraid to tell everyone else that he has been
bitten and "28 days later" like monsters running through the streets constantly reminding you of zombies eating as they go. The only
thing that makes them more like a vampire is their super strength and verbal skills.
The acting is great and the story is passable if you love Hollywood side love stories, and heroic outcasts but if you don’t everything in it
gets a little old and you stop caring about the story and wanting the killings to increase. But even that comes to an end with them
surviving the “30 days of night.”
The suspense was low, because the vampires are never creeping around the town or hiding in shadows getting you on your toes.. And
why does Josh Hartnett ALWAYS use the axe?
The DJ-
