Comments on: “30 Days of Night” feels as long as its title http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/ Movies with Rock Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:25:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ruby http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-2106 Ruby Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:35:13 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-2106 I have to agree here. I hadn't realized I was doing it, but the person I saw this with finally turned to me and said "You've been sighing the whole movie!" I just replied, "I'm so bored!" I have no idea how such a clever idea fell prey to such poor execution, but it was a total snooze-fest. I have to agree here. I hadn’t realized I was doing it, but the person I saw this with finally turned to me and said “You’ve been sighing the whole movie!” I just replied, “I’m so bored!” I have no idea how such a clever idea fell prey to such poor execution, but it was a total snooze-fest.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1887 Eric Melin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:45:13 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1887 Neil- We must not have. Where Slade succeeded in "Hard Candy" to create tension with only two characters in a room, I was amazed that "30 Days" had none. I agree with you that Foster was fun to watch, as was Huston for about half an hour, but that's about it. The townspeople had nothing to do, and Hartnett looked scared, but that love story was laughable. I will also agree with you that it was brutal in its violence, and unrelenting in that it tried to cram the same nonsensical idea down our throats for a full hour. Neil-

We must not have. Where Slade succeeded in “Hard Candy” to create tension with only two characters in a room, I was amazed that “30 Days” had none. I agree with you that Foster was fun to watch, as was Huston for about half an hour, but that’s about it. The townspeople had nothing to do, and Hartnett looked scared, but that love story was laughable. I will also agree with you that it was brutal in its violence, and unrelenting in that it tried to cram the same nonsensical idea down our throats for a full hour.

]]> By: Neil Miller http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1885 Neil Miller Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:40:39 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1885 Did we see the same film? I have to respectfully disagree. '30 Days of Night' was a brutal, unrelenting thriller. David Slade's ability to build tension in a film that takes place over the course of a month is sensational. The performances were strong, with Ben Foster standing out as one of the creepiest characters in recent cinematic history. It was the first Vampire movie in a long time that doesn't make love to vampires; they were raw, unsympathetic killers and the entire tone of the film follows suit. 'Night' is one of the best films of the year, regardless of genre, and certainly the best horror flick of '07. Hands down. Did we see the same film? I have to respectfully disagree. ‘30 Days of Night’ was a brutal, unrelenting thriller. David Slade’s ability to build tension in a film that takes place over the course of a month is sensational. The performances were strong, with Ben Foster standing out as one of the creepiest characters in recent cinematic history. It was the first Vampire movie in a long time that doesn’t make love to vampires; they were raw, unsympathetic killers and the entire tone of the film follows suit. ‘Night’ is one of the best films of the year, regardless of genre, and certainly the best horror flick of ‘07. Hands down.

]]> By: Phil http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1851 Phil Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:52:32 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1851 I think I was just excited that it was the first vampire movie to come out in recent memory that didn't integrate martial arts and high-tech weaponry into its story (Blade, Underworld, Van Helsing, etc). For Christ's sake, vampires are supposed to be evil, undead creatures that kill people, not anti-heroes that engage in Matrix-esque brawls with one another. I guess it takes more than simply rejecting a new cliche and reverting to an old one to make a good vampire movie. I think I was just excited that it was the first vampire movie to come out in recent memory that didn’t integrate martial arts and high-tech weaponry into its story (Blade, Underworld, Van Helsing, etc). For Christ’s sake, vampires are supposed to be evil, undead creatures that kill people, not anti-heroes that engage in Matrix-esque brawls with one another. I guess it takes more than simply rejecting a new cliche and reverting to an old one to make a good vampire movie.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1850 Eric Melin Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:24:05 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1850 Sorry to ruin your day. If you leave after the first 30 minutes, it's a pretty great buildup. That way you can write your own movie. Look at it as an exercise! A lot of people are pretty excited about this movie. I'll bet it has a big opening weekend, then falls real short the next week after bad buzz... Sorry to ruin your day. If you leave after the first 30 minutes, it’s a pretty great buildup. That way you can write your own movie. Look at it as an exercise! A lot of people are pretty excited about this movie. I’ll bet it has a big opening weekend, then falls real short the next week after bad buzz…

]]> By: Phil http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1844 Phil Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:25:03 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1844 This is pretty depressing. I was mildly looking forward to seeing this, since it seems to be getting some decent buzz, but unfortunately, I find myself agreeing with you more often than not. Fucking jerk. This is pretty depressing. I was mildly looking forward to seeing this, since it seems to be getting some decent buzz, but unfortunately, I find myself agreeing with you more often than not. Fucking jerk.

]]> By: ChrisKnudsen http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1835 ChrisKnudsen Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:53:04 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/30-days-of-night-feels-as-long-as-its-title/#comment-1835 Say it isn't so Eric! Oh no! Nice stab at 300 though. Penis stab that is. Amirite? Say it isn’t so Eric! Oh no! Nice stab at 300 though. Penis stab that is. Amirite?

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