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I'm not sure what I expected, but this definitely wasn't it. Filled with both visual and verbal clichés, this film dropped the ball in many areas.
I do understand that most people go to see horror movies for the action (it had action) and the blood (there was plenty of that), but there should also be a story. 30 Days of Night made no attempt to engage the audience by providing sufficient backstory on the tight group of townspeople who were the center of the storyline.
The movie leaps from Day 1 to Day 7 to Day 18 to Day 27, with seemingly no change in anything, yet the film seems to drag. It would have been better, cut down to about an hour and a half.
On the plus side, the vampires were more rugged, physically powerful and far more agile than those in most other movies of its genre - these guys certainly were nothing like the suave Count Dracula portrayed by Bela Lugosi. Their leader spoke a foreign language (subtitled in English) that sounded more like Klingon than any earthly language.
Perhaps my view of the movie was based on more than five decades of watching various horror films of all types. The younger moviegoer whose viewing is unaffected by years of other films may find it fun.
The ending was touching in its way, and as has been noted before, there were some spectacular outdoor shots.
I do understand that most people go to see horror movies for the action (it had action) and the blood (there was plenty of that), but there should also be a story. 30 Days of Night made no attempt to engage the audience by providing sufficient backstory on the tight group of townspeople who were the center of the storyline.
The movie leaps from Day 1 to Day 7 to Day 18 to Day 27, with seemingly no change in anything, yet the film seems to drag. It would have been better, cut down to about an hour and a half.
On the plus side, the vampires were more rugged, physically powerful and far more agile than those in most other movies of its genre - these guys certainly were nothing like the suave Count Dracula portrayed by Bela Lugosi. Their leader spoke a foreign language (subtitled in English) that sounded more like Klingon than any earthly language.
Perhaps my view of the movie was based on more than five decades of watching various horror films of all types. The younger moviegoer whose viewing is unaffected by years of other films may find it fun.
The ending was touching in its way, and as has been noted before, there were some spectacular outdoor shots.
I watched this movie with interest, because there were so many directorial similarities with Full Metal Jacket. The stories and content of the two movies were different, of course, but in many ways "Jarhead" appeared to be a sort of directorial tribute to Stanley Kubrick's directorial tour de force, in Full Metal Jacket.
The linguistic style of the main characters' narratives in both movies was similar. There were also similarities in the use of camera angles of the Marines in formation as they moved through combat areas; silhouette shots of Marines, with fire behind them; etc.
This post should NOT be taken as a criticism, because many creative and innovative directors - such as Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang - have been honored by other directors who may, from time to time, adapt certain stylistic techniques.
Among the better directorial techniques was the use of subdued sepia tones to depict the monotony of day to day life in the desert.
Overall, I thought the movie was a good one, although I would have liked to see a little backstory on some of the Marines in the group.
The linguistic style of the main characters' narratives in both movies was similar. There were also similarities in the use of camera angles of the Marines in formation as they moved through combat areas; silhouette shots of Marines, with fire behind them; etc.
This post should NOT be taken as a criticism, because many creative and innovative directors - such as Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang - have been honored by other directors who may, from time to time, adapt certain stylistic techniques.
Among the better directorial techniques was the use of subdued sepia tones to depict the monotony of day to day life in the desert.
Overall, I thought the movie was a good one, although I would have liked to see a little backstory on some of the Marines in the group.
This is not a great movie. It was never nominated for an Oscar. But that wasn't the intent. It is amusement, clear and simple.
The interactions among the three main characters is typical of many dramas and sci-fi movies. The alien invaders are phony looking, to say the least. But this movie is part of a genre that endeared itself to Americans for nearly a decade. Lump it in with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and Them. None of the movies of that genre were ever headed for Oscar fame. They were there for pure amusement. And this is what Robert Horton, Richard Jaekel, and Luciana Paluzzi provided.
It's a fun movie, but professional critics would argue otherwise.
The interactions among the three main characters is typical of many dramas and sci-fi movies. The alien invaders are phony looking, to say the least. But this movie is part of a genre that endeared itself to Americans for nearly a decade. Lump it in with Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and Them. None of the movies of that genre were ever headed for Oscar fame. They were there for pure amusement. And this is what Robert Horton, Richard Jaekel, and Luciana Paluzzi provided.
It's a fun movie, but professional critics would argue otherwise.