So I had another blockbuster night and I rented the latest Josh Hartnett film, 30 Days of Night. I am one of those that loves horror movies (the good ones not just the latest genre of gore) and my favorite of all are vampire movies. Well, aside from the ending (which I will not disclose) I loved the movie.
30 days of Night takes place in Alaska on the eve of the last day of sunlight in the town Barrow. The vampires come to town to enjoy a 30 day daylight free harvest on the locals. Most of the town is gone for the season, and the few left behind aren't expecting anymore than just another hard winter. Unfortunately for them, a gang of incredibly creepy and apparently foreign, vampires come to town to take out every single person left behind.
Hartnett, of course, plays the hero in the film. The town gets taken out in a few days, and only a small group are left with Hartnett through the 30 days. The vampires spend the entire time hunting through every single nook and cranny of the town to assure that no one is left behind so no one can ever find out what happened there. Long story short, the group has to constantly move around and try to out smart the vamps; it's 113 minutes of tasteful slaughter and suspense. It wasn't overly gory, which left enough to the imagination that made it even better.
I really appreciate that the vampires weren't at all cheesy or even compassionate in anyway. The vamps were hardcore killing machines with one goal; to feed, and that was cool. I recommend it for anyone who's tired of the Saw and Hostel movies.
Related Link: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935119.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
30 days of Night takes place in Alaska on the eve of the last day of sunlight in the town Barrow. The vampires come to town to enjoy a 30 day daylight free harvest on the locals. Most of the town is gone for the season, and the few left behind aren't expecting anymore than just another hard winter. Unfortunately for them, a gang of incredibly creepy and apparently foreign, vampires come to town to take out every single person left behind.
Hartnett, of course, plays the hero in the film. The town gets taken out in a few days, and only a small group are left with Hartnett through the 30 days. The vampires spend the entire time hunting through every single nook and cranny of the town to assure that no one is left behind so no one can ever find out what happened there. Long story short, the group has to constantly move around and try to out smart the vamps; it's 113 minutes of tasteful slaughter and suspense. It wasn't overly gory, which left enough to the imagination that made it even better.
I really appreciate that the vampires weren't at all cheesy or even compassionate in anyway. The vamps were hardcore killing machines with one goal; to feed, and that was cool. I recommend it for anyone who's tired of the Saw and Hostel movies.
Related Link: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935119.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
1 comment:
It sounded too scary for me so I never rented it! Now I'm curious about it though- will rent it next time I head to Blockbuster.
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