30 Days Of Night - Special Edition 2 DVD set with 48-page Graphic Novel & Slipcase [2007] - DVD (Manu Bennett, Josh Hartnett, Joel Tobeck, Melissa George, Danny Huston - Dir: David Slade)

The problem with vampires is that, usually, they can't go out in daylight. That means that, however menacing they might be after sunset, when morning rolls around again, the heroes can just dig 'em up and stick a stake in them. 30 Days of Night sidesteps the whole daylight problem by setting its story in Barrow, Alaska, a town which is so far north that during the winter, the sun doesn't rise for a month at a stretch. It's such a perfect setting for vampires that it's almost shocking no-one's thought of it before now.

30 Days of Night has another trick up its sleeve, too. Its vampires aren't gothic hedonists who enjoy their claret out of jewelled goblets. Nope, these are vicious, nasty, brutal creatures who'd snap your neck as soon as look at you. They look terrifying, all misshapen foreheads and far too many teeth, and the creepy shrieking noise they make only makes it worse; they seem entirely inhuman. Barrow's isolated, blizzard-stricken location makes for a literally chilling atmosphere even before the monsters show up.

The plot loses its way towards the end, and the inevitable triumph of the heroes stretches logic to its limits, but the setting is original enough to make up for that. 30 Days of Night isn't a film you'll forget in a hurry. --Catherine Haskins

Customer Reviews of 30 Days Of Night - Special Edition 2 DVD set with 48-page Graphic Novel & Slipcase [2007]

Squidpip
London, England
1st October 2008

Brilliant
I was expecting this to be a load of rubbish but have to say it was awesome!!
Don't worry about the fact its based on a comic book as you don't need to be a reader of the comic to follow what the film is about.
This is the best vampire film I have ever seen (excluding Coppola's Dracula).
The stereotypical image of a vampire has truely been turned on its head & the creators have done to vamps what 28 days did to zombies. After all vampires are predators & there is nothing romantic about them.
The special effects are fantastic & the film is full of gore for avid horror fans.

dollybird27

27th September 2008

Passes the time.
Ok, I didn't give it too many stars but it was reasonable, it just wasn't that scary! I actually found the vampires pretty amazing looking and very different to the usual. I think the location worked so well, isolated, cold...it was grim but overall there wasn't a huge amount of action and a bunch of people sitting around for 30 days is a bit dull.
I thought that the ending was a real shocker and actually kind of moving. I thought it was worth watching the film just for the final scene.

AND
Biddenham, Beds, UK
17th September 2008

Cliche rubbish
This movie was advertised as redefining vampire movies- faff, if redefining them as 'pants' was their intention then they suceeded.
More like they redefined cliche, Vampires being the most intelligent predators on the sci fi planet, would they go around in smart casual clothes as if they had just been clubbing in sub -20 degree temperatures? Would they warn their prey of their oncoming search for food by screaming a warning every time they were on the scent? The only redeeming part of the movie was one particularly cleverly crafted death of one of the characters.
The prey were apparently hiding for 30 days yet they were never hungry or particularly dirty looking and only the subtitles telling you that a long period of time had passed gave you any clue of when they were supposed to be.

If this movie was a 'suck' it would be 'King Suck' of 'Kingdom Suck' on 'Suck holiday Monday' doing 'Suck duties' and it wouldn't suck blood it would suck 'Vimto', what more can I say, it sucked...

If you like cliche vampire films then buy it but buy Bram Stokers Dracula too and you will get to see one decent vampire movie, and of course Blade Trilogy box set and you can't miss out Kate Bekinsale in the 'Underworld' movies...
Must get off my high horse now I'm getting saddle sores ha ha.....

Mr. Nicholas Lea
UK
12th September 2008

Truely awful
What a pity. A novel concept for a gore fest film but in the end lacked everything a good horror film requires. No suspense, mediocre acting/script and nothing fresh. Nowhere near as good as the original vamp films. Try the Blade series for entertainment or Dawn of the Dead for sheer class.... this film lack both.

Karsten Pedersen
Denmark
5th September 2008

Just Plain F#####G Booooooring!.
I was looking forward to this one... But - Noooooee!, this was a "dud", all smoke but no cigar. We just seen it all before - the Wamps from "Blade 2", the "Dark" edges, with the "art-house" kind of feel to it. - and frankly... i just didnt gave a Damn! about, if Jush H. and he's fimale x-girlfriend died, ore survived thrue the day, ore should i say "night"?.
It tried too much, to be a "Gritty" - "Dark" horror pice, but came out flat... and was a test in it self, just to sit thrue. (Best Wampire flik - "Near Dark")