30 Days of Night

[littlesaint]

A little conflicted on this one. For the first 1:30, this is one of the better vampire horror films I've seen. It's the ending that bothers me. It pretty much follows the comic that the film is based. The problem is that while it works in the comic, it fails miserably in the film. It comes off as a deus ex machina. Maybe there were to many re-writes or edits, and it just didn't develop properly. Entertaining none the less. If you enjoy the genre I recommend at least a rental. And if you do enjoy the film, I recommend reading some of the other offerings by the original creator, Steve Niles

[Hdale85]

I enjoyed this movie very much actually. I thought it was definitely one of the best vampire movies I've seen and the ending was quite emotional I thought and was very decent. I will say that the whole middle of the movie your expecting something huge to happen and nothing really does but its still a great movie.

[littlesaint]

Good to hear. I think I may be a bit biased in my opinion of the ending since I've read the source material. I think there could have been a bit more character and plot development there. However, absent of the source material, it does work within the film, and the last shot actually could setup the story that continues beyond the film.

[Hdale85]

Yes I could definitely see a second movie.

My friend who's a Horror film buff actually rented this and loved it so much that he's buying it on Blu-Ray. I may do the same haven't decided yet.

[H.T.C]

I have not seen it but know someone that did in the theater and liked it.

At least its not based on a videogame.

[George Bellefontaine]

I've always been a sucker for well done vampire flicks. I've read mostly good about this one so I went ahead and bought it on Blu.

[Hdale85]

I don't think you'll be disappointed at all George.

[George Bellefontaine]

I don't think you'll be disappointed at all George.

And I haven't read the source material, so I won't be disappointed there, either. Looking forward to watching this.

[june]

hello all,

just watched the blu-ray version of this film. george, i love vampire films also. but i frackin hated the end.

[Hdale85]

Why can't horror and what not films be emotional without people saying they suck

[littlesaint]

It wasn't the "emotion" of the ending that I didn't like. Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors (before she found Jesus) and her Vampire series is very emotional. Here, the end seemed rushed, as I said, like a deus ex machina. It is true to the original story, but I have to believe there's a better cut of the last 30 minutes somewhere.

[George Bellefontaine]

Watched it last night and quite enjoyed it. The ending didn't bother me. Now, if you have this on Blu-ray, here's a warning about the audio. Be v-e-r-y careful. There is a high volume on this disc and you could easily blow your sub or any of your other speakers if you have your volume set at reference. My volume is usually around -12, but I had to take this down to -30, and even then the walls were shaking.

All in all, I'm glad I bought it. Certianly one of the types I would watch again.

[Hdale85]

Glad you enjoyed it George I had rented it but I think I will pick it up on Blu-Ray it was a great movie.

[Miroku]

I got this on blu ray as well. I thought it was quite enjoyable. The soundtrack wasnt as dynamic as I was hoping for. Everything was pretty loud and clear and sounded nice, but when big things happened like car crashes and explosions, they werent any louder than other, less impactful things. The bass was pretty nice for sure.

I liked the concept and the twist at the end was cool. :T

[George Bellefontaine]

The soundtrack wasnt as dynamic as I was hoping for. :T

I was referring more to the volume sound mix for the Blu-ray transfer. It is extremely high and dangerous for anyone who usually listens at reference settings on their receiver.

[RobP]

my wife picked this one up last week, cant wait to see it, I love vampire films.

[Miroku]

I was referring more to the volume sound mix for the Blu-ray transfer. It is extremely high and dangerous for anyone who usually listens at reference settings on their receiver.

I agree George. I think the sound mix on this disc has fallen victim to the recent trend of making everything really loud, instead of making things dynamic as they should be. There was a Rolling Stone article recently about the death of high fidelity, due to people only listening to music on ipods and crappy computer speakers so sound engineers are forced to make everything loud and exciting sounding.

Here's a link to that article, its a pretty good read.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity

[Hdale85]

I went ahead and grabbed it on Blu-Ray today. Diana hasn't seen it yet probably watch it tonight or tomorrow.