"Finally a Vampire Movie That Scares."
I gotta hand it to Gil Brooks' review on this site, he nailed it. Like him, I was very happy to finally see a vampire movie that acts like a monster movie again. Not since the Reapers in Blade 2 have we seen a "vampiric" creature that is ravenous for blood, and finally, in 30 Days of Night we get back to basics.
The plot shines. Ripping pages from the graphic novel, and expanding the ambiance, which borrows from one of horror's finest, The Thing, this film does everything it's supposed to, and everything you'd want.
The vampires are awesome. I'm not sure what language they're speaking, but I gotta tell you, it's nice and creepy. Especially coming out of the mouth of such a fine actor like Danny Huston.
The FX are just as wonderful. All the scenes you see have a well-blended mix of actual prosthetics and some digital enhancements. Blood splatters boh "for real" and digitally and it's wonderful...unlike say, like the comic-bookiness of the blood splatters of 300. Just as well, the make-up FX are just as great. To me it looks like they've digitally enhanced the brow and eye area of the vampires, giving them a more animal-like presence than we've seen in vampire films in the past. Some really disturbing stuff, and combined with their high pitched, wolflike squeals, makes for some great scares.
The only gripe I have about the actual acting in the film was at the very top of the flick. Hartnett has a coversation wih his partner about some daily routines or something, and as the dialog commenced I found his acting to a little over the top for what the scene and his character should have called for...something a bit more light-hearted.
The gore is great! I can't wait for the unrated DVD release of this one. So many scenes, you could tell, were held back upon, especially when it came to specific kills, but removing the 'R' rating from this flick can only make it better.
For a horror movie in October to come out like this, any fan of the Halloween season has to be extremly happy with this flick. Forget snoozefests like the very tired SAW franchise. See this fresh little guy. You won't regret it.
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