30 days of night (spoilers, bitches.)

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I didn't see it at the cinema as I thought the comics were superbly slanted and I felt that it would be difficult to translate them to the screen.

But nevertheless, the 2-disc DVD was only eight quid (plus discount) from Asda so I thought I would give it a shot.

Firstly, there were a few departures from the comics. There always are with such things but most of these just...Didn't make sense. Character animosity instead of devotion which does nothing other than provide a hook for a five minute distraction at the start of the film which could have been better spent setting location details and/or detailing the vampire discovery of the place.

Despite this, the film is very well paced for the most part, getting into the swing of things with aplomb. However, a bit more tension in the first act could have worked brilliantly instead of 'wait...hang on...what's that...what's happening there...****ING HELL! VAMPIRES!'

The second act is delightfully visceral though. Genuinely innovative and never hackneyed.

A couple of plot holes were a bit offputting...

"We have to move..."

Why? You're fine where you are, you have rations and you're hidden.

Plus the whole setting fire to cold crude oil thing...

But the outstanding part of the whole flick had to be...The sound. Great use of 5.1 and I adored the score...Probably because it could have been nicked from 'my' archives. Seriously - if any of you have wondered what I mean when I say I don't let people listen to my music, watch this film with a decent audio setup and you'll be immersed in the kind of stuff I make when I'm in a chillout mood.

Overall - worth it. Probably the best modern Vampire flick since Night Watch...In fact, I'd go as far as to say that it surpasses the Russian film...And that soundtrack...sublime.

*n
 
Might give it a go now you've posted that. Wasn't impressed with the idea - thought it to be another useless zombie type disaster movie after seeing the trailer.
 
I thought it was rubbish, especially liked how they made 30 days of night seem like about three.
 
it was ok, but should've been '3 days of night', there were some pretty big jumps in the timeframe!
 
I thought it was decent. The ending was a tad anti climatic. The end fight sequence was okay but a bit short. It seemed to drift by me

The snow surroundings reminded me a bit of The Thing. I think more films should be done out in the cold snow :D
 
great film, i remember the camera shot when the whole town was being attacked and it was flying above just watching the mayhem unfold, if you watch it again you will see so much going on in the background with extras.

Also the movie is of note for some of the best on screen decapitations you are likely to ever see :)
 
FYI...for those who don't know...it's another film based on a graphic novel, I love dropping info like that into conversations with people who say they hate comic book films, then ask them about something like 30 Days, From Hell, V for Vendetta...all from graphic novels :D
 
bledd. said:
it was ok, but should've been '3 days of night', there were some pretty big jumps in the timeframe!
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True. If they actually made it seem like 30 days of night, maybe it would have been worth the watch. Also, I didn't really care about anyone in the movie, therefore any sense of excitement and fear was totally void.
 
SixTwoSix said:
FYI...for those who don't know...it's another film based on a graphic novel, I love dropping info like that into conversations with people who say they hate comic book films, then ask them about something like 30 Days, From Hell, V for Vendetta...all from graphic novels :D
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I explained that twelve words into the OP... :/

*n
 
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