30 Days of Night

[jackskellington]

I figured there would already be a thread for this, but I couldn't find one. I've never read the graphic novel, but the plot sounds wonderful!!

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=11091

[chewy]

The graphic novel was excellent. I really hope the film adaptation does it justice.

[The Blind Dead]

The graphic novel was definitely awesome but the heat has really cooled on this project. Hopefully they deliver.

[awfulman]

It'd had been so long, I thought the film was not going to be made. I thought Dark Days was better. Thanks for the post!

[Propaganda13]

It'd had been so long, I thought the film was not going to be made.

You ain't the only one.

[HOO-HAA]

I encountered the comics a while ago... didn't know there was a movie in the pipeline! :clap:

[B00Ne]

I have the graphic novel, loved the ending but found some of the rest of the story a little predictable. Dunno if a film translation will work, the artwork of the graphic novel is part of the reason it worked for me.

[nirvroxx]

I have the graphic novel, loved the ending but found some of the rest of the story a little predictable. Dunno if a film translation will work, the artwork of the graphic novel is part of the reason it worked for me.
how long is the graphic novel? I always see it at my local comic shop, but for some reason or another I havent bought it.

[Cybopath]

Never read the Graphic Novel either, I have Remains thoe. Could be a promising films, althoe the Thought of Josh Hartnet as a Hero Sherif really doesn't thrill me.

[B00Ne]

You can view a bunch of webisodes on the production of this flick here:
http://ghosthousepictures.comingsoon.net/news_article.php?articleid=45

I'm pretty excited for this, especially since they cast Ben Foster as The Stranger; he's creepy as hell.

[ABRNT1]

It collects the 3 issue limited series (about 90 pages).

[jackskellington]

First production clips!!!!!!

http://ghosthousepictures.comingsoon.net/news_article.php?articleid=46

[kmfdm56]

this is the movie based on the vampire comic, but check out the link and look at the pick.


http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/30days.php



please tell me im not losing my mind and that its a fake pic.

[The Blind Dead]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

ONE SEARCHED FOR LIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNK!!

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10128&highlight=Days+Night

By the way, that is a genuine still from the film.

[jackskellington]

Finally a pic of the vampires! They're not Radu but they look pretty good!!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/30days121606.jpg

[Divided Soul]

Not bad.... promising

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

oh this is great! the books were fabulous! this should be a promising film

[ABRNT1]

Hard to say. There's been a big deal made about Sam Raimi's involvement, but his horror production company doesn't have too good of a track record (The Grudge, Grudge 2 & Boogeyman all were hideous watered down crap) as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully with this film they go with the R (a PG-13 version would be an abomination that would fail to live up to the source material).

[The Blind Dead]

Hopefully with this film they go with the R (a PG-13 version would be an abomination that would fail to live up to the source material).

It doesn't make good business sense to go with an R-rating for a theatrical release when you've got Josh Hartnett headlining.

[ABRNT1]

Hartnett's been in some R rated films (Black Hawk Down & Sin City come to mind). Hopefully the studio isn't basing the film's chance of success or not on the fact he's in it (that would be a really bad move since it means that, as far as the studio is concerned the material doesn't matter).

[The Blind Dead]

Right now horror is a big box office draw and with Hartnett in the cast that equals a lotta teen dollars. Hollywood's bottomeline is the bottomeline not the integrity of the material.

[Pain]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/30days060507.jpg

[Propaganda13]

You have to look at profits. Only 14 R-rated movies made above 50 million last year. So far this year, only one has. The 20th highest domestic gross for a R-rated movie was for Beverly Hills Cop 2 at 153M. That's for all R-rated movies, not just horror. With R-rated horror movies, low cost is usually the key to profit. Cabin Fever cost 1.5M and pulled in 20M domestic. Josh Hartnett probably would eat most if not all of that budget. Supposedly, he got 2.5M for Black Hawk Down.
Also PG-13 movies have the possibility of more movie tie-ins for additonal profit.
Lately, Underworld did a good job for R-rated vampire flicks so the R rating isn't a curse of death. It also had movie tie-ins too.

[B00Ne]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/30days060507.jpg

Add a zero to that and it could easily be a 300 poster. Cool nonetheless. :clap:

[Jack_Skellington6902]

I think that Hartnett is more of an asset to this than anything. I think he's really sheading the "pretty boy" persona and actually showing some some acting musscle. I liked him in Sleven and Black Dahila. I haven't gotten to read it yet, so I can't say anything on who he's playing.

[jackskellington]

People always seem to get hung up on whose playing what character in these movies, whether it be Nick Cannon in the Day remake or Will Smith in I Am Legend, but 9 times out of 10 the actor/actress that everyone was bitching about the most ends up doing a phenomenol job and showing up all the nay-sayers. Let's face it, we're ALL gonna end up seeing the movie no matter who is playing in it so why complain about it before seeing it?

[jackskellington]

TRAILER!!!

http://www.30daysofnight.com/

[JohnDRobinson]

Great damn trailer. That's pretty much perfect. It looks like it should look. I loved it! Great music at the end. I'm glad they didn't rely on hard rock or hip hop. Great stuff. Gonna be a huge hit!

[Zoon McCoy]

That trailer link didn't work for me as the trailer never showed when I went to the Sony site. Thanx anyway pal. Oh well, good job there is You Tube. I tried there and got the HD trailer which lasts about 2 and a half minutes. Besides the fact that Harnett is in the movie (I can't take him as a serious actor as he is a teen girl attraction for any movie, nothing more) the movie though looks really good. And it should be a return to form for Raimi as the past few movies his name has been on have been mince. Let's just hope Harnett proves me wrong, as he reminds me of Bill & Ted for some reason.

[Pain]

I saw the trailer before Hostel 2 last night and was suitably impressed. As mentioned, the use of Muse on the soundtrack was excellent.

[B00Ne]

I love how true to the graphic novel the vamps look. Really though, and I'm sure anyone who's read the book will agree, how they handled the last 20-30 minutes of this will make or break the entire film. I can't wait, this is number one on my list at the moment.

[Pain]

Not much on here yet, but here's the link to the official site

http://30daysofnight.com/ (http://30daysofnight.com/)

[nirvroxx]

the trailer looks damn good, cant wait to see how this turns out.

[Boozbie]

Actually looks like it could be good one im gonna watch it but im apprehensive because people keep telling me i look just like josh hartnett and i think that guy looks kinda weird



PS there weren't any Natives in there and Barrows a Native Village oh well

[B00Ne]

PS there weren't any Natives in there and Barrows a Native Village oh well

Yup, and they actually get over 60 days of night. Inaccuracies aside, I still think it looks pretty badass.

[Twistedlink]

I saw the trailer last night for this... damn this looks pretty good

[buttlock]

vamires in Alaska huh? Someone get wesley Snipes a fur coat!

[ZombiexLove]

I'm not usually a huge fan on vampire flicks (save for Underworld 1 and Interview) but this looks killer.

[buttlock]

I'm not usually a huge fan on vampire flicks (save for Underworld 1 and Interview) but this looks killer.

HAHA KILLER! YOU MADE A FUNNY!

[duner]

I have the graphic novel, loved the ending but found some of the rest of the story a little predictable. Dunno if a film translation will work, the artwork of the graphic novel is part of the reason it worked for me.

i agree. and because of this i dont think the movie will work.
although, deep down, i hope im wrong.

[jackskellington]

New restricted trailer up on the site now. PLUS, an awesome exclusive scene that auto starts at the end of the trailer...

http://www.30daysofnight.com/

[Aerandir]

Drool.....

I can watch a horrible zombie movie, but have trouble getting into even half way decent vampire movies.

This could quite possibly be the best vamp movie to date. After watching the extended trailer, and scene I'm theatre bound on this one.

[taifOOm]

New restricted trailer up on the site now. PLUS, an awesome exclusive scene that auto starts at the end of the trailer...

http://www.30daysofnight.com/

Sony, being the cocksuckers that they are, have only allowed US Zip Codes to be entered as proof of age, so I suppose I'll have to go get a greencard to watch this trailer.

Or I can sit here and fume.

*fume*

[chewy]

have only allowed US Zip Codes to be entered as proof of age

10001. NYC. Now get your butt back out to that site and watch the trailer.

[taifOOm]

10001. NYC. Now get your butt back out to that site and watch the trailer.

Didn't work. I tried 90210 as well and then I got angry and tried Transylvania 65000.

Poop.

[jackskellington]

Mine worked fine. Try 29910. If it doesn't work then it may be some type of overseas IP thing or something. I don't know. I'm pretty stupid when it comes to computers.

[nirvroxx]

****ing shit! it wont let me watch either! WTF?!

dumb****s.

[C J]

Saw the trailer for the first time last night and this is the first I have heard of this movie. Looks pretty dam good. Now, I will go look up the author.

[detpat]

the trailer worked for me, i'm definately gonna see this one.
pat

[taifOOm]

I've heard complaints (from people who've seen screeners) that they mucked around with the ending, but I'm still just as excited nonetheless. :drinking:

[jackskellington]

I believe this kid could give the little girl from Dawn 04 a run for her money!!!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/30days100407.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/230days100407.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/330days100407.jpg

[ZombieAoD]

Damn, this looks awesome! Going to see it in theaters.

[Victor Clark]

I believe this kid could give the little girl from Dawn 04 a run for her money!!!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/230days100407.jpg


Holy crap!!!:clap: I have to agree, and I have Hannah Lochner on my friggin' sig!

This movie looks pretty good! I saw a preview of it at Resident Evil: Extinction, and there were some parts that made me jolt from my seat! I have a GOOD feeling this vampire film will be an utter gorefest that will splatter to the top of the box office! Give me some popcorn, because I'm gonna see this come hell or high water!

[Airborne]

I've only recently run across this and it does look very promising. Great trailers and truly bad (looking) vamps. I may have to brave a theater showing for this one.

[jackskellington]

SUPER BAD-ASS R RATED CLIP!!!! THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST SEE!!!

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/30daysofnight/moviefone/index.html

[as_i_lay_dying]

Saw this movie tonight, VERY VERY good film! :clap:
I'd go see it a few more time if my local theater would play it.
Looking forward to what the rest of you thought.
Its most certainly one of my top favorite films.

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Im thinking of going and seeing this movie this week, just waiting for a few more folks to post here what they thought about it,

I do have one quesiton about the movie though... how much do they use the shaky cam? or as I like to call it "siezure cam" , I really liked 28 weeks later alot but the shaky cameras and quick cuts detracted alot from that movie and made it nigh imposible to see or focus on ANY of the action IMO, and I have a feeling this movie suffers from it as well by looking at the trailers, so if anyone that has seen it can let me know it would be fantastic :drinking:

[jackskellington]

Going Tuesday night!!!

[Lefty44709]

I saw this on Friday. I liked it very much throughout (I loved the tone of the film, I think it was well done). With that said, I think the ending was poorly executed. The idea was good, but kind of rushed.

At the end of the day, I would give it 3 out of 5 stars. This is a movie that I will own when it comes out on DVD. I don't buy many DVD's, so take that as a strong recommendation.

[Airborne]

Just got back from seeing it. I also liked it. I will buy the DVD. There is some use of 'shaky cam' but not a whole bunch. The ending kinda threw me too. I wasn't expecting what happened. :clap:

[Lefty44709]

Just got back from seeing it. I also liked it. I will buy the DVD. There is some use of 'shaky cam' but not a whole bunch. The ending kinda threw me too. I wasn't expecting what happened. :clap:

Did the ending seem kind of rushed to you though? I don't know, it just seemed to come out of nowhere. There was a lot of buildup, and then boom...

I'd love to see a Prequel for this movie. There were some things in the movie that made me want to know the background story.

[The Blind Dead]

I'd love to see a Prequel for this movie. There were some things in the movie that made me want to know the background story.

There is. You can check out 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails here...

http://www.fearnet.com/VideoChannel.aspx?channel=blood_trails

[Airborne]

Those "prequel" videos are good. I liked the beginning of the movie--you kinda had some ideas but I may have to agree with Lefty. The ending maybe was rushed somewhat--but the movie itself was pretty long. I think they left it open for a sequel. All in all an interesting take on the Vampire legends.

[Zombiekilla55]

Gah! I haven't seen it yet but i must! D'=

[Lefty44709]

There is. You can check out 30 Days of Night: Blood Trails here...

http://www.fearnet.com/VideoChannel.aspx?channel=blood_trails

Nice! You can always count on the Allthingszombie community...

[Lefty44709]

Those "prequel" videos are good. I liked the beginning of the movie--you kinda had some ideas but I may have to agree with Lefty. The ending maybe was rushed somewhat--but the movie itself was pretty long. I think they left it open for a sequel. All in all an interesting take on the Vampire legends.

I really enjoyed the movie, even if the ending was a little rushed. I think they left everything vague enough where everyone could have different interprations of events and characters. I was pleasantly surprised.

[Victor Clark]

I saw this movie on Saturday night, and it was pretty good. I agree that the ending was a tad rushed (and a bit confusing), but the problem I really saw in the film was that it was less scarier than I had in mind. It had some freaky scenes that made me jolt from my seat, but I expected more then what they had (like the general store scene for instance). But other than that, I loved the movie. The gore was top notch, the undead were some of the best looking nocturnal freaks I've seen since The Descent, and the story was well done. Overall I give it a 3 out of 5; definately a DVD buy for me.

[Pain]

I did enjoy it, as you can see in my review. However, I don't think it is as good as some folk are making out. I think part of the problem is that there haven't been any real kick-ass vampire flicks for quite some time so people are jumping on this as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Fun but flawed

[lavel]

I went to see this movie--it looked interesting--so I went; and boy! what a mistake that was. It only got good 45 minutes into the movie: When the killing started. Let me get this straight, those people acted that bad seemingly for thirty days straight, whilst the way those vampires were killing they would have been dead by now. I would call it Thirty days of bad acting.

The head honcho, of those supposingly Alaskan vampires kept talking in this unknown language, saying who knows what, thinking to myself "just kill them and get it over with." I guess he was praying over his food first and then do them in. I can understand, not knowing where this person might come from or what they might carry...

It had a copy cat feel from Stephen Kings TV movie...I forgot what it was but the guy in the jail cell did a terrible job of imitating a Maine accent. It was horrible.

I can't believe I paid money for this movie.:cry:

[jackskellington]

Went to see it last night. It was pretty good, I guess, but nothing I'm gonna run out and purchase when it hits DVD. It had a VERY slow beginning that really only built up on the background of 2 characters and their failed marriage. Other than that, the gore was kind of back and forth. Sometimes they would show it, and then other times they would cut away. For instance, there was a beheading scene on a child's swingset that they didn't show, but then there was another beheading scene near the end at the big "industrial grinder" thing that they showed every bit of. There was plenty of blood but I got really tired of the survivors simply running from one building to another where they would holed up for a couple of days before heading to a different one. Plus, the ending was weak as hell. I had alot more fun sitting at home watching Wrong Turn 2. I'd give 30 Days a solid 5/10. :roll:

[Godzilla_Rules]

What confuses me is I thought that at the poles it was 6 months night then 6 months day?

[jackskellington]

What confuses me is I thought that at the poles it was 6 months night then 6 months day?

Oh my God!! Sitting through 30 Days was slow enough!! I can't imagine having to sit through 6 months!! :lol::x

[Airborne]

There was plenty of blood but I got really tired of the survivors simply running from one building to another where they would holed up for a couple of days before heading to a different one.

Actually, since they had to survive 30 days I'm sure they were in one place for quite a while--but I agree, it didnt come off like that.

Regarding 6 months of darkness. In winter, the day of solstice occurs on December 21 or 22. This day has the shortest length of daylight. At the Arctic Circle the sun does not rise at all on this day, but in the town of Barrow (northern most point of Alaska) , the sun does not rise at all for 67 days. At the north pole, 6 months of day or night do occur.

[USNinc]

I thought it was a good flick.
It had me jumping 10 times I'd guess.

I give it a 7.5 out of 10.

[zombiegirlsonline]

I saw it on opening night and I guess I expected too much. I think the vampire "language" was just stupid, and the fight scene editing nearly made me need a barf bag from motion sickness. The vampires looked pretty cool, but overall it seemed like a lot of unrealized potential to me.

[Pain]

I thought the "vampire language" was ok actually, other than speaking to people that had no clue what they were saying. Alaska is not that far from Russia, and in turn Eastern Europe, and alot of what they were saying sounded like some sort of hybrid European dialect. It's a bit lazy to think that everyone speaks English.

[The Blind Dead]

I agree. Some viewers want it a bit too easy. Personally, I like vampires with their own lingo, like those in the Blade films. It gives the concept of an ancient culture more credence.

[Godzilla_Rules]

I loved the movie. I liked how they did not speek english. I think they did that to perhaps show that they are ancient people. I liked how they looked plain and ordinary which made them look more frightful. None of that tight letter bullshit you see in matrix and underworld. lol Basically they were more realistic vampires. I did not like the ending at all. he should have continued to live instead of being burned up at sunrise.

[jackskellington]

Wow!! Didn't see that HUGE spoiler coming at all HLS!! Keep in mind that this is a brand new movie that alot of people haven't seen yet and you just straight out gave away the ending! Howzabout going back into your above post and wrapping that last couple of sentences with a spoiler tag. Just remove the spaces from the example below...

[s p o i l e r]**your text**[/ s p o i l e r]

[Airborne]

Basically they were more realistic vampires.

Realistic vampires?? wtf?

I didn't have as many disappointing moments as I did with 28 weeks later but this did perplex me somewhat:

How did the burly guy survive that explosion? He was at ground zero and the entire building was destroyed. Just for the scene of him getting his head stomped??

[The Blind Dead]

Removing spoiler

[Godzilla_Rules]

Oh my God!! Sitting through 30 Days was slow enough!! I can't imagine having to sit through 6 months!! :lol::x
somebody told me I posted a spoiler in this thread but i do not see it. I was going to try to edit it

[Godzilla_Rules]

Removing reply to spoiler complaint

[Airborne]

Now TBD has to edit his post as it also contains the spoiler.

[Pain]

Ok, it has all been edited and whatnot, so let's move on

[Boozbie]

Personally i thought it was hilarious but it doesnt help that i saw it with a friend because all we do is make each other laugh and make stupid jokes so i wasn't in the right mind set for scary movies.

People must have thought we were deranged or something i couldnt stop laughing i muffled it as much as possible but i laughed way way way more than at "Talladega Nights" which was zero actually that movie was pretty scary

[zombiekilling101]

Personally i thought it was hilarious but it doesnt help that i saw it with a friend because all we do is make each other laugh and make stupid jokes so i wasn't in the right mind set for scary movies.

People must have thought we were deranged or something i couldnt stop laughing i muffled it as much as possible but i laughed way way way more than at "Talladega Nights" which was zero actually that movie was pretty scary

oh. your one of those movie viewers....

although most of you guys came up with a "meh" rating.. i still want to see it.. problem is convincing the GF.

[zombiekilling101]

caught it tonight and glad I did. It was a fun movie that had a great atomosphere. great gore but to far inbetween the splats for my taste. Great acting (accept I felt the vamps were a bit to loud and annoying... and at times just looked silly and unscary due to the way they presented themselves).

Could have tightened up the script a bit by having the characters plan a move instead of just the mains coming back to a location to have them gone, then when they get to the new location tehre already there.... meh.

all and all. entertaining.. and not bad.

7/10 for me

[BarnabusBlackoak]

I wonder why the writers made it just 30 days. There are parts of the world where its night for 6 months, then day for 6 months.

[The Blind Dead]

I'm sure Steve Niles considered that for the graphic novel but there's really less urgency and tension in 6 months of darkness than there is in 30 days.

[Rufus_Cane]

I'm not lying when i say i nearly cried at THE BEST DECAPITATION EVER CAPTURED ON FILM in the last half of the movie. Possibly the best thing I've ever seen. ever. Mainly because I'd heard about it before but didn't know when it was coming, so the ones before (which were also good) had me thinking 'oh... was that one it?'. But no. In the hopes that someone else will share my joy then watch this film thinking, if nothing else, i am going to witness the single greatest scene in which a man has his head removed from his body via an axe.

[zombiekilling101]

I'm not lying when i say i nearly cried at THE BEST DECAPITATION EVER CAPTURED ON FILM in the last half of the movie. Possibly the best thing I've ever seen. ever. Mainly because I'd heard about it before but didn't know when it was coming, so the ones before (which were also good) had me thinking 'oh... was that one it?'. But no. In the hopes that someone else will share my joy then watch this film thinking, if nothing else, i am going to witness the single greatest scene in which a man has his head removed from his body via an axe.

yes. twas a good scene..

a few of you said the ending came up too soon or randomly.. i thought it was well done. a nice bleak mofo'ing ending.. sad damn ending man.

[Moonbutterfly7]

I thought it was really good, I enjoyed it as much as I did the graphic novel.

They were pretty faithful to the comic book, some changes though I am SO GLAD THEY SUCK WITH THE ENDING. If they would of ended it in traditional Hollywood ending I would of been so mad. The movie certainly did have some pacing issues and during that time I made out with my date haha I know so high school thing to do. But I couldn't keep my hands off of him. Plus some over dramatic cgi effects, I F***ING HATE CGI blood shots. I'm a practical special effects person and I like seeing the real thing. But overall a pretty good movie and definitely going to get it on dvd.

[as_i_lay_dying]

a few of you said the ending came up too soon or randomly.. i thought it was well done. a nice bleak mofo'ing ending.. sad damn ending man.

fo sho. i thought the same too.

[The Blind Dead]

It was a pretty damn good flick but I doubt I'll be purchasing this when it hits shiny.

[zombiekilling101]

fo sho. i thought the same too.

white meat, dark meat.. its all getting cut.

I'll get the dvd.

and moonbutterfly.. write it to penthouse:);-)

[jackskellington]

I didn't really care for this when I saw it in the theater, but thought I'd post it's DVD release anyway for those who liked it or never got to see it.

February 26th Release...
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b336/jackskellington70/Random/30days.jpg

[goesaround]

I was so psyched about seeing this. On Cable Fear channer they payed a truly brilliant 5 6 minute episode prequel to the movie called 'Blood trails' It was done so well I could'nt wait. But I had my own little horror movie I had a little heart 'incident' as the medical people called it. I dont want to bore you but I thought seeing a scary Vampire movie as 'Blood trails' made 30 Days seem like it was going to be might trigger another ..'incident'. So I passed when it came out. Now I'm back and ready to R-U-M-B-L-E and you all say this didn't do it for you? Dont tell me particulars but was as good as 'Blood trails" if you saw it. I am so psyched about seeing it..maybe I should tone down my expectations?

[zombiekilling101]

well goesaround it did it for me. It had some consistency issues as well as pacing. But I liked it. The ending was great IMO. I didnt see the blood trails thing.

[jackskellington]

The Blind Dead posted that Blood Trails thing on this thread just before the movie hit theaters. Haven't seen what all is gonna be featured on the DVD release, but I expect Blood Trails will probably make it on there in the bonuses section.

http://www.fearnet.com/VideoChannel.aspx?channel=blood_trails

[goesaround]

Jackskellington I tend to like your opinions on zombie flicks...but without giving it away you did not like it huh? did you see Blood trails? Was it like that cause that was real good.

[as_i_lay_dying]

I cant wait to purchase the DVD. Heard the special features is great with a lot of featurettes.

[DarthJoe8]

As a fan of the comic i was disappointed with the ending. They should have had the elder vampire come in a eat the leader of the troupe, then fight Eben. IMO that was one of the very best parts of the story. Other than that i look forward to watching the movie again.:)

[goesaround]

If you watch blood trails which you can now thanks to the generous listing the pacing and fear factor is pretty damn good. I have a feeling the movie was done by a different director,for instance Blood Trails is all hand held and to me it works. Is 30 days handheld?

[jackskellington]

Yes, the movie was done by a different director. I liked Blood Trails quite a bit, but pretty much hated the movie. And no, it isn't done on hand held like Blood Trails.

[Chaosculture]

I really enjoyed this movie. Good move exploiting the contrast in the colors of snow and blood. A visually satisfying movie.

[as_i_lay_dying]

I heard my local walmart put the movie on shelves early, I'll have to check tonight and see if they still have it out.

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Just got done watching this, it was overall a pretty good movie and a semi fresh take on the whole vampire thing, I thought the ending was well done and didnt feel rushed,

I do have a few problems with it, one being that the vampires looked really strange, something about thier facial structure, they all looked like they had down syndrom or something like that - especily the lead female vampire something about the way she looked was just odd - however I thought the lead male vampire looked really good just the rest of them were all funky.

now, when someone gets bit, I can see if you get bit by a normal vampire your fangs maybe growing a half inch or so thats with in the realm of posibility, but how can getting bit by a vampire actualy change the shape of your teeth with in hours - not the length but the actual over all shape of them - very strange in my opinion, I can see a change like this happening over several years, but not over a few minutes.

over all I would give it a 7 / 10 it was an enjoyable movie and ill probaly end up buying it.

small aside - why is it that almost every vampire movie out there shows vampires as having long curved finger nails, does someone get bit, turn into a vampire and just decide to stop cliping thier nails? this is something that has annoyed me for years, not sure why :doh:

[DarthJoe8]

The vampires are in a perpetual "frenzy" state for the 30 days. In the comic thats what they looked like while they're hunting/killing, showing off there vampirism (the Beast). Thats what Steve Niles likes his vampires to look like. The dark eyes, sharp teeth, gaunt facial features and long nails. They could also look like normal people. (the masquerade)

When a human gets bit they go through a physiological change, they are no longer human. They also suffer from the hunger and start off in a frenzied state. Rebirth is painful. That's my take on it

Also, in the comic you learn a lot more about what the vampires are all about. They missed most of that in the movie and concentrated more on the humans instead.
:drinking:

[Crickler]

I enjoyed this one but was slightly let down. Probably built it up a bit too much for myself as the trailers looked so good. Some parts were just outstanding like the initial attack on the town, that whole sequence just looked stunning but other parts dragged too much for me. The ending? A good attempt at a bleak ending but it just left me feeling like I was drowning in a vat of cheese. Smelly cheese. I'll give it another watch but I doubt it'll get purchased.

[goesaround]

Expectation is almost everything. I loved Blood trails which was a prelude shown on cable "Fear Net" and on internet. Excellent. People said the movie was not as good and filmed by a different director. I expected a let down. I loved this. The vampires were excellent. None of this sex bull that frankly is more about the filmaker's desires and some really lost club going masochists. These were closer to the vampires of Blade 2 without the melodrama. To make a long story short here they were closer to monsters and horror. I loved their look what the filmaker was going for was a native look. Siberian and Inuit mummified corpses. Scary S---t. In traditional Eskimoe and native American lore this is what they were like. This was well done. I'm glad I was told it was not as good as 'Blood trails'. I was pleasantly surprised. It also had a zombie feel..'In the making of' extra the director tells the vampires not to move like zombies!

[zombiekilling101]

Expectation is almost everything. I loved Blood trails which was a prelude shown on cable "Fear Net" and on internet. Excellent. People said the movie was not as good and filmed by a different director. I expected a let down. I loved this. The vampires were excellent. None of this sex bull that frankly is more about the filmaker's desires and some really lost club going masochists. These were closer to the vampires of Blade 2 without the melodrama. To make a long story short here they were closer to monsters and horror. I loved their look what the filmaker was going for was a native look. Siberian and Inuit mummified corpses. Scary S---t. In traditional Eskimoe and native American lore this is what they were like. This was well done. I'm glad I was told it was not as good as 'Blood trails'. I was pleasantly surprised. It also had a zombie feel..'In the making of' extra the director tells the vampires not to move like zombies!

I dug the vampires look too.. but just couldnt stand that cat like squeal.

[detpat]

I was expecting a little better.

[as_i_lay_dying]

No big deal.. but the dvd menu screen is a bit on the amateurish side.

Love the featurettes on the DVD!

[Grinder]

I wasn't expecting much; I've rarely enjoyed a vampire movie so I was pleasantly surprised. The setting I loved; I'm Canadian so I liked seeing the vampires hitting a town in deep winter, with the snow so heavy it crunches, the weather being as much the enemy as the vamps. Also they genuinely were like humanoid intelligent predators and their motivation was simply brutal hunger.

Wasn't entirely thrilled by the ending--too many dumb cliches for me. The martyred guy somehow being tougher than the head vampire made me raise my eyebrows. I kind of liked the guy with the cutting machine charging them better, that was pretty cool. Also the typical scene with the girls hiding and not RUNNING when they freaking should have from the start irritated me. I can guess why they didn't but why should I have to? Showing a little of them being too terrified, trying to gather their courage but unable to would have gone a long way.

[zombiekilling101]

my mommy bought the dvd for me:)

[Francesco Dellamorte]

I love Steve Niles' work but didn't get my hopes up about the movie. It's a rarity when someone can pull off a really good horror comic adaptation, with my most notable favorite being The Crow.

This was a decent film but of course, the comic was loads better. There were some pretty cool shots like the over the town crane shot showing all the chaos of the attack.

The ending was terrible and should really have been reworked. If you've read the comics, Ben Templesmith's art is very non-traditional so I think in the film, they wanted to capture some of that look with the vampires.

-FD

[PhilosophyandMixtapes]

BEST vampire movie EVER!

[zombiekilling101]

had the dvd for a couple weeks now but still havent watched it... need to get on that and see that blood trails that everyone seems to like.

[Zombie Buffet]

I finally got to watch the DVD and was amazed at how great this film was. I haven't seen a vampire film this good in a long time. :clap:

[stonyman65]

Never read the novels, but I saw the film in the movies.

I think it sucked.

But, than again, that could be the Director's fault.

just my two cents

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

I don't see how you couldnt like it. The concept is a great idea. Steve Niles has some awesome work. You should look into it.

[zombiekilling101]

But, than again, that could be the Director's fault.

just my two cents


The director made the great Hard Candy.. doesnt mean anything just throwing that out there.:)

[detpat]

I think that one went over my head. can you explain it?

I kinda had mixed feelings, parts were good, some not so good and the ending was weak as hell. A guy who's been a vampire 3 minutes isn't gonna jump up and defeat one who has been a dominant for possibly hundreds of years.

[zombiekilling101]

I think that one went over my head. can you explain it?

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was defending the director David Slade.

[detpat]

oh, ok, thanks.