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30 Days of Night
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Josh Hartnett, Melissa George |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Web Site: |
www.30daysofnight.com |
| Distributed By: |
Sony Picture Home Entertainment |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Only if you want
them having nightmares for a month or so. |
| Date Movie: |
It's good for the
both of you to snuggle up on the couch and be afraid. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
None. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Lots of it, with
blood and more. |
| Action: |
Vampires chase
people, a lot. |
| Laughs: |
Nah. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The scene with the
tractor/trencher was fun. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
The lead vampire:
"God? No God." |
| Directed By: |
David Slade |
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Cool Things About the DVD |
| Learn French! |
You've got
subtitles and languages to read and learn. |
| Buy a New TV! |
Get yourself a
widescreen TV already. |
| Buy a New
Stereo! |
The surround sound
is quality, so invest in it to make the movie that much
scarier. |
| Anything Else! |
You get the
commentary, but it is really cool seeing how the movie
actually is made. |
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30 Days of Night
A Movie/DVD Review |
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What a great concept: A vampire movie where the vampires
finally got smart enough to realize that if they go above
the Arctic Circle, say some towns in Alaska, that they won’t
have to worry about the dreaded sunrise for a while. Such is the basic
premise of the movie "30 Days of Night," and here’s some
more about the story.
The town is Barrow, Alaska, and when winter comes they
get 30 days of no sunlight and with the crappy weather they
are pretty much cut off from the rest of the world, sans
telephone and internet communication. The townsfolk are
usually able to ride out the darkness, only this time
strange things are afoot in the town. First it is found out
that someone has stolen all of the satellite phones and
burned them, then the dogs are killed, then the main
communication center is taken out, and a stranger shows up
at the local diner looking for some raw meat. Sheriff Eben
(Josh Hartnett) thinks something might be up, and with his
estranged wife, Stella (Melissa George), trapped in town
because she crashed her car before time was up, suddenly
people are getting their blood sucked out, they realize a swarm of
vampires descend on the town, and a small group of survivors
have to figure out how to stick it out for the next 29 or so
days.
As you can figure, it’s bad enough to try and keep your
sanity through 30 days of no sunlight, hell, seasonal
affective disorder sucks here in Chicago during the winter,
but some of our survivors can’t take it any more, venture
out of their shelter only to be ravaged by the vampires,
while Eben and Stella, of course, realize they still love
each other.
What works for "30 Days of Night," and makes it different
from some of the recent "blood-thirsty" movies, is that we
get back to vampires being smart rather than people being
infested with some "rage" disease. We also don’t get people
who are that stupid, but rather work to be able to survive.
The other thing is that in the vampire realm, these are some
kick-ass monsters.
I thought Josh Hartnett did well as the Sheriff torn
between love, saving himself, and saving what’s left of the
townspeople, Melissa George is fine enough as the wife back
in love, but the vampires steal this movie. The movie isn’t
PG-13’d so the violence and gore is up there with the best
of them, and if you’re looking for a nice horror movie to
snuggle with your honey during an evening, "30 Days of
Night" is a good one. The concept is great though the movie
plays out maybe one "I can’t take it anymore" scene too
many. It’s 4 stars out of 5.
As far as DVD extras, the movie is full of lots of "How
we made this movie" features, most that give you a great
insight into all of the work that really takes place getting
a movie made, especially a movie that takes place in the
dark in a small Alaskan town. That said, if you’re a fan of
horror movies, "30 Days of Night" will make a good addition
to your DVD collection.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
