Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3425 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-04-14
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Limited Edition, PAL
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 109 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

Synopsis
Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's graphic novel claws its way onto the screen with this terrifying thriller. HARD CANDY helmer David Slade directs Josh Hartnett and Melissa George who play residents of an Alaskan town that is being overtaken by vampires. Sam Raimi (SPIDER-MAN) goes back to his horror movie roots to produce this film.

Customer Reviews

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.

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.

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.....