Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115 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

superb!
excellent horror film that is both scary and gory and will satisfy horror fans or anyone just looking for a good vampire film.the film is well acted and written and while it does drag a little in the middle its a just a minor quibble this is a very impressive horror that i highly recommend

Great vampire flick
Very good vampire movie - vampires are scary/great idea with the darkness and the acting was pretty decent throughout. Josh Hartnett was actually very good in the main role and loved the setting in the snow!

ICON Productions
I usually enjoy the `coming soon' trailers at the start of a DVD. The ones on this DVD though (all by ICON Productions) made me more and more uneasy, I'd never heard of any of them & do they still really make films this bad?. Sure enough the film '30 days..' is a complete embarrassment I spent most of the time trying to decide whether the script or the acting was worse - I finally decided the actors (you won't have seen them in anything before, you won't see them in anything again) - but only just, the script is simply awful. A complete waste of time & money.