30 Days Of Night DVD
Seen any good horror movies recently? The horror genre has been severely diluted the past ten years. Now they are made for 14 year old high school kids because that’s where the money is. It doesn’t matter how terrible the film is, if it’s classified as horror kids will come and yes, there will be sequels. Just look at movies like The Grudge (2004), White Noise (2005), Stay Alive (2006) and many more, these so called horror films are no more than mindless, gore-less killing. All these films are PG-13 which tells you the horror genre is on life support for adults. Really about one comes out every 3-5 years that’s worth seeing and luckily we don’t have to wait long. 30 Days of Night is a real horror movie that is, well . . . horrifying.
Based on the graphic novels with the same title, 30 Days of Night takes place in a small Alaskan town that sees the sun set for thirty days. After the darkness comes, so does the killing. Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett) doesn’t know what’s plaguing his town until he’s confronted by a very smart, well organized gang of vampires. Oleson has to try to keep his remaining neighbors safe until sunrise.
What makes a horror movie scary? It is the threat. These vampires will haunt you. Their look is well done and their brutality is even better. Their demeanor is that of an insane serial killer that torments its prey before the kill. After being attacked a woman calls out for God and the vampire doesn’t flinch. It simply whispers, “God? No God.” Whew, if that doesn’t make you shiver what will? These animals seem to communicate through shrill screams that will penetrate your nightmares. The threat in this film will send chills throughout your body.
The plot of 30 Days of Night is very intriguing. What do you do when you can’t stop a group of vampires? Escape? They thought of that. This is a well thought out story that is truly monstrous. The vampires stalk their prey with great precision and it is terrorizing. This is one horror movie that doesn’t disappoint with its gore. The way these creatures kill is blood curdling and they kill . . . a lot. At one point I thought the director was going to show every man, woman and child in the town being slaughtered. The movie does run a little long because of this, but the ending is very poetic. Finally a scary movie for adults! If you’re a fan of horror, this is most definitely worth a rent, if not a buy. Is it a great movie? For its genre, absolutely.
–Andy Gates
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