30 Days of What?
Goblins and ghosts and vampires, oh my! While I’ve yet to see 30 Days of Night I’ve heard quite a mixed bag. Has anyone seen this (blood) sucker yet? Yahoo, which is usually my primary source of information, has some reviews posted, so I thought I’d be nice and share a few of my favorites. I’ve posted some of my favorites from critics and users alike. From what I’ve seen and heard so far, it seems to be more loathed by the critics and the general movie-going population like it. I think the main discrepancy between the movie and the graphic novel is the issue of pacing. From what I understand the movie moves slowly (probably to leave enough plot room for the dreaded sequel.) 31 Days of Night anyone? If you’re looking for something ultra-creepy to do this Halloween however, why not revisit some classic comics instead. Check out my blog Octoberfest here http://www.comicbookjournal.net/octoberfest/
for a list of the scariest reading out there. So without further ado here’s some food for thought to determine whether or not to go see 30 Days of Night. We’ll start with the users first.
The user reviews:
Very RARELY do I shout “Oh My God” at a movie. But this picture made yell out loud. It combines suspense, shock, horror, and gore.
hollywood has done something right for the first…in a long time: made a DECENT horror flick that was RATED-R, now lets pray that they can make a decent video game…
the suspense and stunning visuals take over as soon as the credits roll. The action was breath taking from the beginning. In addition the story is much more.
Versus the critics here:
“A nifty premise… spoiled by slipshod storytelling and a grim, charmless cast.”
“…sucks the fun out of graphic novel.”
“…relentlessly one-note.”
“…amounts to two hours of missed opportunities.”
And my personal favorite:
“Hartnett…once again displays the same range of facial expressions as the average footstool…”
So what do you think 30 Days of Night or 30 Days of Nothing. Let me know if you’ve seen this flick and what you thought.
July 13th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Good£¬very Nice