30 Days of Night (2007)

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Dec 9 20:12

The thought of not seeing sunlight for 30 days really freaks me out, not in a scary way, just a lack of faith for lighting. Imagining that in Alaska; isolated and slowly being picked off by vampires in the most grapihc of ways. Using the veins and other major sources of bloodflow as straws while surrounded by darkness really gave me an interest to see this movie, but i waited til it came out on video because of a great deal of mixed reviews. Upon seeing it, i formed my own opinion and it was a good one; seeing how i myself am not into vampire movies. Along with the movie "Near Dark", I appriciated the gore in this flick, not so much the sucking of the blood and the vampire languaege; but the blood itself. Including quite a few swings of that axe Sheriff Eben Oleson had glued to his hand, t...Read more

Posted : 12 months ago at Nov 26 6:42

''We'll sleep in shifts. We'll ration our food, and then we'll figure out the next step. We have two advantages - we know this town, and we know the cold. We live here for a reason; because nobody else can.'' After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires. Josh Hartnett: Sheriff Eben Oleson 30 Days of Night took 70 days to film, as scheduled. What dazzling results we get from the end product. Writer Steve Niles originally conceived and pitched the story as a film for some years, but it was turned down by studios and thus reworked as a comic book. Eventually one of the producers who had rejected the original pitch worked on the movie adaptation. According to the DVD commentary, Josh Hartnett was sick with mono for...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year ago at Oct 31 8:05

Everything about the zombies in this film is eerie. Their ugly faces, hungry insides, and their sudden attack really gave me the scare! And the protagonist died in the end: isn't that grand? I hope there'll be more sequels of this.

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 10 2:04

Well I was all prepared for something horribly crappy but instead I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not exactly a stellar story line with a stellar cast but I thoroughly enjoyed this even with the fakeness of it, the ridiculous amount of blood and the fact that the vampires seemed to have fresh blood on them at all times. I loved the look of the vampires with their gnarly teeth and their fingernails, lovely details in my opinion. Plus the acting wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be either, another thing I wasn’t expecting. Sure it wasn’t scary, it didn’t make me jump, cringe or shock me in anyway but for some reason I still found it entertaining, especially the ending. I think the ending was the maker or breaker for me and I wonder if a sequel is a possibility. ...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 19 8:36

The Stranger: "Check on Gus. Board the windows. Try to hide. They're coming. This time they're gonna take me with them... honor me. Yeah. For all that I have done." Sheriff Eben Oleson: "They? Who are they?" In Hollywood, adapting graphic novels for the big screen will always yield some fascinating results. In recent years, filmmakers have achieved impressive success with films like Sin City and 300: graphic novels transferred into visually astounding films. The best part with most films using a graphic novel as its foundation is that even if you aren't familiar with the source material, there is room to help you find your footing. Not only that, they are great additions to the respective genre. 30 Days of Night is a visually astounding vampire horror flick. But only visually...in ...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Feb 27 19:25

"30 Days Of Night", is a great horror film. Josh Hartnett, did great, in his role, as "Eben", and the plot was entertaining. There was just one thing wrong with this film, it was rather slow. I mean, I caught myself waiting for more action and exciting scenes. Other than that, This film is great.

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Feb 27 17:18

This was one of the better horror movies I have seen for quite a while now. Quite brutal, lots of blood, and a decent story...as well as decent acting. I really liked it, and will definitely watch it again.

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 9 0:56

This movie is very visually appealing, but for some reason I don't think they carried a consistant tone throughout the movie. The exposition is weak, which I can forgive in a survival horror story; however, I think the acting was dreadful from most of the actors playing humans.

It did have a few nice touches other than the photography. I thought the sound design was excellent. The act of what can only be thought of as compassion by the lead vampire was a nice touch as well.

Worth checking out on video if you're bored.

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago at Oct 21 22:42

I didn't think Josh Hartnett would pull off the role of Eben, but he did. It was a great movie, although some parts were funny, this was the best horror movie I've seen in a long time. I just wish they'd stuck to the comic a little more. Mostly towards the end and where the stranger was concerned.

Rating : 10/10