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From beginning to end, Caleb (Adrian Pasdar as a James Dean-type ) is always all cowboyed out with boots with rowel spurs, hat, cigarette, and manly stud attitude.
Young cowboy Caleb is the male predator till he find Severen, a careless... read more
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Near Dark is as good as the genre gets
The entire genre of suave, sophisticated vampires drinking blood from a wine glass while listning to Handel with their pinky fingers extended was boring by the time someone got done describing it to me. Near Dark is a more gritty, realis... read more
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r04n1ez's 2020 movie diary (310 movies items)"Watched: September 15, 2020. Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein My Rating: 7/10"
Slant's 100 Best Westerns of All Time (100 movies items)"The zenith of a career phase defined by sneakily subversive genre films, Kathryn Bigelow’s melancholic Near Dark remains a singular milestone in the evolution of the vampire myth. It’s a delirious fever dream grounded periodically by masterfully constructed scenes of carnage and the rooting of its mythology in the period’s twin boogeymen of addiction and infection. An excellent cast of pulp icons—Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen are particularly unhinged—bring restless energy to the sto"
Favorite Drama Films: 1986-1987 (80 movies items)" Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Produced by: Steven Charles Jaffe Written by: Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow Cinematography: Adam Greenberg Edited by: Howard E. Smith Music by: Tangerine Dream Distributed by: DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group"
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Slant’s 100 Greatest Horror Films – 2018 Edition (100 movies items)"The zenith of a career phase defined by sneakily subversive genre films, Kathryn Bigelow’s melancholic Near Dark remains a singular milestone in the evolution of the vampire myth. It’s a delirious fever dream grounded periodically by masterfully constructed scenes of carnage and the rooting of its mythology in the period’s twin boogeymen of addiction and infection. An excellent cast of pulp icons—Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen are particularly unhinged—bring restless energy to the sto"
70 Underappreciated and Lesser Known Horror Films (70 movies items)"Bill Paxton as a vampire. 'Nuff said. "
Seen in 2018 (388 movies items)"Kathryn Bigelow got the cast of Aliens and made pretty great 80's vampire film. The soundtrack is just so 1980's and great. Bill Paxton was really great and gave one of my favorite performances of his in this film."
“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I have a weak spot for Kathryn Bigelow's work, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though this movie has become a cult classic following its release, I actually had a hard time to really care about the damned thing. I mean, the beginning was not bad and they managed to deliver a nice mood with a nice soundtrack but, from the moment that Caleb turned into a vampire, it became just way too pedestrian for me. Sure, it was still watchable but, in my opinion, Bigelow didn't add anything really new or interesting to the genre. In fact, the biggest issue I had was with the 3rd act which turned out to be even more tedious. Basically, somehow, out of completely nowhere, the main character managed to find a cure against vampir” read more
