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30 Days of Night
Looking past the horrendous editing faults is a genuinely scary horror movie that any fan of the genre must not miss.
Review by Sirus
30 Days of Night is a movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. In a small town in Alaska, the residents are about to experience a month full of terrors beyond imagination. It is the last day of light before the small town will experience their annual month without the sun. A pair of local sheriffs is doing their patrols and they respond to a few calls that are totally strange. On one call they find a resident’s entire bunch of dogs slaughtered brutally. After a while, they start to realize that something strange is going on in the town. While out investigating, they are attacked by some fast moving shadowy figures. The few survivors meet together and formulate a plan to survive the rest of the month. They hope that the vampire-like creatures will be killed by the sun, leaving them safe if they can last long enough.
The idea of a group of survivors trying to last until a certain day comes has certainly been done multiple times before in numerous zombie movies. This isn’t the sort of movie to watch for a new and enlightening story. The violence in the movie is quite satisfying but a little too scarce. There is a good amount of blood and a number of decapitations and other sorts of gory moments that aren’t given enough screen time to cause too many queasy stomachs. 30 Days of Night is a good horror movie with a few moments that stand out but the moments in between fail to stand above the pack. There aren’t very many moments of extreme tension and most of the characters aren’t likable enough that I cared when they died. The ending was certainly unexpected, well done, and cool but if you aren’t looking for your next gore fix you can safely miss this one.
Second Opinion
by Dack
30 Days of Night without doubt is a recommendable, and very well made film. What was seen was purely amazing. Stunning cinematography from Hard Candy Director, David Slade, makes the movie a joy to view. Its faults, however, are from what isn't there. After the first act, the film seems to skip around and literally feels like scenes are being skipped. What results in the horrendous editing is many plot-holes and undeveloped characters. Looking past the editing faults, though, is a genuinely scary horror movie that any fan of the genre must not miss in theaters, but casual viewers should wait for the hopeful directors cut DVD release.
Final Score
Looking past the horrendous editing faults is a genuinely scary horror movie that any fan of the genre must not miss.
Review by Sirus
30 Days of Night is a movie based on the graphic novel of the same name. In a small town in Alaska, the residents are about to experience a month full of terrors beyond imagination. It is the last day of light before the small town will experience their annual month without the sun. A pair of local sheriffs is doing their patrols and they respond to a few calls that are totally strange. On one call they find a resident’s entire bunch of dogs slaughtered brutally. After a while, they start to realize that something strange is going on in the town. While out investigating, they are attacked by some fast moving shadowy figures. The few survivors meet together and formulate a plan to survive the rest of the month. They hope that the vampire-like creatures will be killed by the sun, leaving them safe if they can last long enough.
The idea of a group of survivors trying to last until a certain day comes has certainly been done multiple times before in numerous zombie movies. This isn’t the sort of movie to watch for a new and enlightening story. The violence in the movie is quite satisfying but a little too scarce. There is a good amount of blood and a number of decapitations and other sorts of gory moments that aren’t given enough screen time to cause too many queasy stomachs. 30 Days of Night is a good horror movie with a few moments that stand out but the moments in between fail to stand above the pack. There aren’t very many moments of extreme tension and most of the characters aren’t likable enough that I cared when they died. The ending was certainly unexpected, well done, and cool but if you aren’t looking for your next gore fix you can safely miss this one.
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by Dack
30 Days of Night without doubt is a recommendable, and very well made film. What was seen was purely amazing. Stunning cinematography from Hard Candy Director, David Slade, makes the movie a joy to view. Its faults, however, are from what isn't there. After the first act, the film seems to skip around and literally feels like scenes are being skipped. What results in the horrendous editing is many plot-holes and undeveloped characters. Looking past the editing faults, though, is a genuinely scary horror movie that any fan of the genre must not miss in theaters, but casual viewers should wait for the hopeful directors cut DVD release.
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