30 Days of Night (2008, DVD)

Gone are the vampires who are so completely wimpy that Blade can kill with a single swing of his manly sword. The lead vampire in particular Danny Huston who is an identifiable character saturated in menace at the same time peering at his victims with soulless black eyes. These vamps are, in every sense, nasty unlikable, disgusting, weird and utterly scary, just like a vampire should be.

So they come by boat to feed of the population of Barrow, an Alaskan small town, a place where no person ever seems to joke or smile. They're forced to live, once a year, in perpetual darkness during the winter. Director David Slade knows how to create tension and horror without showing you much, and that happens to be a plus point with its extremely patient build up, and the heightening of suspense. You have to tip your hat at him for crafting a very quiet movie at crucial scenes, so much so that the audience lend their "Ssshhhhs" not to tell fellow audience to keep quiet, but aimed at the characters themselves to remain like little mice lest they get detected. '30 Days of Night' is a very grey movie in mood, tone and the weather.

The humans here though behave like typical vampire movie fodder. The bigger the ensemble, the more victims it can provide, not counting anonymous folks seen being victims from afar. Josh Hartnett's Sheriff Eben plays hero as he leads his bewildered town kinsman to survive through this 30 days of mayhem before the sun shines again, while trying to work out his estranged relationship with wife Stella (a very pouty Melissa George from Turistas (Unrated Edition), and I still say she's a dead ringer for Estella Warren!). As usual, you have a team of misfits feeding off each other's strength in a quest for survival, and a theme such as Sacrifice is never too far away from movies like these.

The real interesting take on the vampires is that they have their own language and move like starved, rabid animals. They don't seem to have a master plan for world domination or being part of a conspiracy, they're just there and the way they look will scare most people. Their facial feature is like something out of a David Lynch nightmare.

I like that this is a mystery, not an action movie and the only other scary vampire movie in modern times is Shadow of the Vampire, a movie almost as scary. But I can hear my vampire-loving friends bring this down, since the vamps didn't play spinette, spoke with eastern European accents and moaned like the best sex they've ever had every time they sink their teeth into flesh. They don't even seem to be enjoying themselves. There is one more movie that comes to mind and that The Addiction, where vampirism also seem to be more of a decease like alcoholism or bulimia. It does contain some pretty violent scenes like the massacre on the dogs, the gunplay and decapitations that look almost too realistic.

But what I felt was a let down to its build up, was the unsatisfying ending, which left a bitter aftertaste with its abruptness and inability to resolve anything substantial. It also didn't allow for any sympathy for the victims as you would sometimes find yourself rooting for another kill just to satisfy your blood lust, also because little time is given for you to get to know those characters. As the humans learn that guns do zilch to their targets, there goes all hope, and try as they could to get creative in turning the tables, it boiled down to keeping it simple. Thumbs up for the vampires

This was a movie that I wasn't very familiar with but I really happened to enjoy it anyway. I would like a sequel

Oriental (?) copy but plays perfectly on region 1 players. Excellent picture with a brand new disk. Great deal... just a little wierd seeing the Japanese subtitling with some of the previews. Subtitling for the film and the actual film features is in American. Would certainly buy again!

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30 Days of Night takes place in an isolated Alaskan town which is so far north, 30 days of the year in complete darkness. I thought this was a great idea for a setting! As the sun sinks toward the horizon for the last time, most of the tiny town’s 500 or so residents leave, preferring migration south rather than 30 days without sun. Some however, always choose to remain and the small town’s sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett) marks the beginning of their 30 days of dark by adjusting their population sign to reflect its 152 remaining residents.

Meanwhile, the vampires are already plotting. Someone has begun vandalizing key areas of the little village’s infrastructure. Satellite phones are stolen, and burned. The town’s helicopter is mysteriously damaged beyond compare. Something is afoot, but before Oleson can figure it out, the sun is gone and it’s game over.

The vampires come on the town suddenly, and in force. The power goes out, the phones go down, the internet is gone. The nearest town is 80 miles away, there is no sun, there is no hope, no chance of defense, no semblance of order. This isn’t a siege movie where the brave sheriff holes up in a police station with a group of survivors and defends them against an attacking evil. With the disappearance of light, the handful of residents left in the dark in this movie are like rabbits, helpless scared creatures whose only hope is a quick death.

The vampires' attack is violence and blood spatter. People run into the street brandishing weapons, thinking they can actually fight. Each attempt is marked by a red stain on the snow, and soon the defenders are gone and the vampires move on to crashing through houses and killing everyone else. By then Sheriff Oleson and the few people with him have started to realize they have no hope, and like the prey they are, go to ground praying that they can wait for the sun’s return. They can’t. The vampires keep coming, keep killing, keep hunting. An unstoppable force and Slade never makes the mistake of letting you think his human characters have a chance. He’s so good at it, that when something does go right for them you’re surprised. Even then, there’s always a horrible price.

It's heavy on the gore; heads are brutally severed in extreme close-ups, blood drips through the snow leaving stains of death everywhere the camera goes. There’s an aerial shot in the middle of the film which will simply blow the mind of gore-hounds, as a camera sweeps over the town in the midst of the vampires’ most vicious, massive, killing frenzy. It’s intense and gripping, so intense that even though you’re watching one of the goriest movies you’ve ever seen, you may not even notice. You’re too caught up in what’s going to happen next. Are the vampires coming? Will they run? Will they hide? Will anyone make it out alive?

If anything's wrong, it’s only in the end with a few left, One makes a truly bizarre decision that people don't make. You may feel indifferent to Josh Hartnett. He was not bad, yet he was not super terrific good.

Ben Forster was cool and plays a grungy, slimy, stranger who wanders into town and causes trouble. It’s unfortunate that they didn’t find a way for him to figure more prominently into the script. He leaves an impression.

See the movie if you want to be scared. It’s rare a horror movie that delivers that. Pay the going price on Ebay, it's worth it!

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good movie i enjoyed it very much,one of the better horror movies i have watched this year.told all my family to watch it and they would be very happy watching a well thought out horror movie

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The movie had alot of suspense and the whole story idea was actually pretty good one, but it fell short of my expectations of a vampire movie. A bit too cheesy in some parts. They could have rewritten the story line in sections and made a much better movie. But I am also a Frank Langella/Bella Lagosi fan. I love romantic vampire stories and also like to see a good looking man in the vampire role.

I was very eager to see this Vampire movie. The concept of Vampires being able to attack people without worrying about sunlight for 30 days, just blew my mind. Unfortunately this film did not live up to my expectations. I bought it as a two pack (with "The Forsaken" -- Great Vampire Film), so I thought I would actually double my blood soaked pleasures with twice the terrifying punch, however, 30 Days of Night was maybe an okay movie for someone who has never seen some of the Vampire greats, but not for me. THe majority of the movie Josh Hartnett plays a wimp who would rather hide in the attic of an abandoned house than fight the evil do-ers. The only character who showed a little strength was Melissa George, but enough to save this movie. The ending was completely terrible and questionable. I will not ruin it for anyone, but it leaves you with a feeling that the screen writer did not know how to finish his script properly and came up with some bizarre ending.

If you are looking for another From Dusk To Dawn, Forsaken, Interview With the Vampire..... or something more like 28 Days Later, Dawn Of The Dead......... then this is NOT your movie. But if you are tired of these type of storyplots then this might be the film you have been waiting for.

Fantastic movie, but I wish the ending would've been different. It was kind of hokey,I think it could have been done better.

I got this dvd becase i enjoyed the movie when it came out in theaters.
I also injoyed the comics.
what i liked the most is the casting for the parts of the movie as well as the comintary.The camra and makup is also great to look at .

the seller was great. the price was good. the movie was just a let down. i still love shopping ebay.

What a movie! Josh Hernett is superb in this modern day vampire movie set in an isolated Alaskan town that has no sunlight for 30 days of the year. And when the vampires scope out the town by sending a servant, played by a more than off-center Ben Foster, they find a perfect feeding ground. The action and suspense that ensues is wonderfully crafted and Harnetts' charecter, the town's sheriff, is forced to become more & more inventive to defeat a seemingly uncounquerable foe. THe special effects are grand and at times a bit graphic, but to overly so. The ending is delightful (in a thrilling way) and the entire movie will not disappoint!

Pros:
1. About as good as a vampire movie can be.
2. Creative original setting and storyline.
3. Plenty of blood.

Cons:
1. At times the vampire's movement and personalities can seem extremely... fruity.
2. The whole murderous child asking to "play" with potential victims scenario has been over played time and time again since Pet Semetary.
3. Horrible ending, the absolute worst. I recommend turning it off an hour and a half in and using your imagination to create a satisfactory finish.

The shipment was fantastic. The Seller gave me NO HASSLE. The pricing was very reasonable. The DVD(30 Days of Night) that i bought was the unrated version which is was looking for couldn't find the unrated version for about 3 weeks.

This movie was awesome! It will keep you on the edge of your seat. Gory in spots, this might give you nightmares!

It is a very good movie and excellent actors a lot of action and suspense my children and I enjoyed it very much.

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The most terrifying vampire movie ever made? OK, if terrifying means a bunch of ugly thugs with blood covered jaws on a slaughter spree in the Alaskan darkness for a month. This is the extent of the plot with an added perk that these vampires do not speak English. Not to worry though, subtitles are provided for the vampiric dialogue from which we can assume that their intelligence quotient is a mere fraction of their thirst for blood. This is not terror though, it is simply a blood spattered untidy mess which needs to be in the dark!

I bought it for my friend who said they really wanted to see the movie, but wasn't able to.

Now that they watched it here's what they said. It's effin' awesome and has lots of gore. Probably the most gore ever in a vampire movie. Thumbs up!

I am a horror fan so I become a lot more critical when I watch these types of films. The effects in this movie were okay, nothing spectacular, acting was okay, but for the most part the people in the town just ran and screamed throughout the movie until most of them were killed by the vampires.

The only real intriguing parts of this movie were when the leader of the vampires spoke - some of the things he said were thought-providing and dare I say profound. Outside of that, the "what would I do" factor came over me as the viewer will begin to think on what they would do to get out of the situation these people were in. This is a bonus as I believe any horror film should make you think like this.

All in all, if a fan of horror/vampire flicks, you will enjoy. But if you are looking for something that tops "Underworld" or another equivalent vampire movie, this one doesn't do it.