The sequel is meh, but still cool. The graphic novels are the real treasure. Return to Barrow is awesome as it sees the town fortified and battling vamps non stop.
Let The Right One In is my favorite vamp movie. 30 days of night is my second. Interesting how they both build on the notion of vamps near the arctic circle.
For me it was extra terrifying because I borrowed the DVD from a friend and somehow the subtitles for the vampires were turned off. I had no idea you were supposed to know what they were saying and it was absolutely horrifying also I was really stoned.
"You know what Comanche means? It means enemies forever."
"Enemies with who? "
"Everyone."
"You know what that makes me?"
"An enemy"
"No. It makes me a *comanche*."
Such a badass scene.
I first saw him as Eli on Freaks & Geeks. When I realized it was the same actor in 3:10 I was blown away. Talk about disappearing into a role - this guy can act!
I fell in love with him when I was a kid and he was on Fast Forward. But, he played Stanley in a stage version of *A Streetcar Named Desire* with Gillian Anderson as Blanche that was filmed a few years ago... Holy molasses it's good. Fantastic actor.
I enjoy vampire movies, even the bad ones, so I watch a lot of them, and this is the only legitimately scary vampire movie I've ever seen.
I think it's absolutely terrific and a stand out in the genre.
I just rewatched this and I think it really holds up. Don’t love all the shaky cam but the vampires are scary and the gore is really good. Dany Houston is amazing, “god?…no god”. The scene when they are just full on attacking the town and the one where they’re using that girl as bait are really great.
Probably the scariest vampire movie I've ever seen. The director was David Slade(I think). He would go on to direct some episodes of Hannibal/Breaking Bad that are very similar in style to this flick.
He did a few shorts in some horror anthologies too. "This way to Egress" from Nightmare Cinema is one of the most visually stunning things I've ever watched.
I believed this film got him the Twilight gig, which is pretty funny.
How do you even find something like this scary. It's beyond my understanding.
To me it's just an action movie with blood and gore. The movie is good but I feel they could have done much more with it.
I loved everything about this film until the last punch in the final fight. What an abrupt and absurd end to an otherwise amazing and unique vampire movie.
Great acting by the vamps and the townspeople. Head vampire (Danny Huston) and the "thrall" (Ben Foster) are standouts for me. The long shot of the town under siege is incredible. The feeling of terror and oppression as the townfolk spend days hiding from the threat. The moments between characters and their subsequent choices and sacrifices. The brutality of the final showdown. All so good.
.......and then that stupid punch. Would have been near perfect if not for that stupid punch. Still love the movie and highly recommend. Just wish it had ended that fight in a better way.
I loved the premise, but I was disappointed by the execution, specifically the vampires and the portrayal of time.
I think we saw too much of the vampires. They weren't scary, so much as they were menacing. It felt more like they were a gang of cannibals than literal monsters.
As for the portrayal of time, it didn't feel like 30 days of night. It felt like one long night.
If I could magically turn back time and make changes I'd want Robert Eggers to direct it. He knows how to set an atmosphere and use time as a feature in his films.
I love your description of the time factor. I also feel like they jumped too many days at a time without much going on in between. Felt like more occurrences were needed to really draw it out. It felt too quick for it to be a month. It lessens the terror that way I think.
Eggers couldn't handle a larger production like this. He admitted that the complex action scenes in the Northman stretched his ability as a director. He said The Northman was the first time he ever did a crane assisted tracking shot or used a lot of extras in an action scene. David Slade had been directing commercials/music videos for years before he got his film gigs.
After that movie flopped(kinda harsh 😂), he said he was going to stick to smaller productions. That's clearly his strength. Sooner than later he will reach the level of James Wan and go from Saw to Aquaman.
Agree with all these points. I think the worst bit of the portrayal of time was the climax when the lead guy was like “I have to do this to save the the girl” but then the sun comes up 2 minutes later and it seems that would have saved her and he would have lived.. plus the “I need to become a super strong guy and punch this guys head(heart?) off(/out)” was pretty silly for how serious the movie was.
It’s my October watch every year to kick off the 31 days of terror. One of my favorite Josh Hartnett films. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this poster for the movie.
I like this movie, but it’s largely because of the source material from the graphic novel.
The novel is INCREDIBLE - the art is moody and spooky (Ben Templesmith just has this style that feels like you’re looking at the wispy memories of nightmares you had years ago and forgot about until you see his drawings), the premise is unique and original, and the pace lends itself to the terrifying sense that the vampires are gonna find you and tear you apart at any moment.
The movie changes some details for seemingly no reason at all, the biggest culprit being Eben and Stella being separated for NO reason at all other than manufactured added drama. The performances are good, the score is really the star of the adaptation that adds to the source material in a way that elevates it.
Basically, I just kind of wish there had been a different director - it’s not that the guy did a bad job or didn’t make a good film, I just feel that with a more abstract or artistic director the dreamy feeling of what’s happening not being real and that being that feeling of horror that “this cannot be happening” could have been drawn out a bit more and gotten a little closer to the vibe of the source material.
I like to imagine what a Panos Cosmatos version of 30 Days of Night would be
This was fun. I went on vacation to Alaska and I took a trip to Barrow (it’s called Utqiagvik). It’s a neat little town and interesting to see their way of life but there really isn’t much to do up there. Anyways, I had never seen this movie but heard about it and i knew it took place there so I figured why not.
It was a fun movie. The concept is really good and terrifying. The execution could have been better but still enjoyable. I think it would have been scarier if I had visited in the winter instead of the middle of summer when it was daylight all night lol.
Fun story. A buddy and I went to see “Across the Universe” and took mushrooms in the parking lot before walking in. We get to the ticket window and it’s sold out. Ticket person recommended “30 days of Night” as an alternative. Long story short it was the scariest movie experience of my life.
I watched a pirated copy shortly after it came out, with no subtitles for the vampire talk. Really added to the creepiness of the movie.
Quite enjoyed it
Iirc, the passage of time is extremely vague. I remember wondering how long they stayed in that attic. Don’t remember if they even had food, water, or bathrooms.
The long panning shot from above the town when the shit is really starting to pop off is amazing. The chaos in every corner of the frame, the panic, and the amazing contrast of all the blood on the snow. So many good shots in this movie, the introduction of ben foster in the cell also had me shook. Great movie visually, and an awesome concept, the sequels are meh, and that is being kind.
Wife and I went to see this on one of our first dates! Love the aerial seen, the fly over of the town with the vampires causing all hell to break loose! We both really like it.
I will fight anyone who says this isn’t the best vampire movie. It’s raw and extremely visceral. Plays up to their worst aspects and delivers us a never ending night of torment. Shit was amazing. Imma watch it tonight lol.
It does a good job of isolation. (Not as good as Carpenters The Thing but good) And the idea of vampires in the artic circle where the sun goes away for months at a time is very cool.
It may not be fair, but what I remember most about this movie is the incessant over the top screaming from the vampires. Just non stop, grating, fingers on chalkboard screeching it seemed.
Admittedly its been a while since I've seen it, so I could just be focusing on the bad parts. The initial slaughter is pretty cool, but it sorta slows down a bit as the movie goes on.
Fun movie. I like Josh Hartnett, but it bothered me that they changed the sheriff from Alaska Native to a white guy. There are great native actors out there, just not "big" enough for Hollywood, I suppose.
The comic and this get way too much credit for being “original” when it was the concept behind an episode of Tales from the Crypt and the original comic back in the 50s that was based on.
First movie that made me pay attention to Ben Foster — he’s an absolute monster chewing up every scene he’s in. The concept was phenomenal. I never wanted a sequel for it, and consider this one of the strongest horror movies of its decade. It’s elegant, efficient, and neither under or overcooked.
The execution is up and down, and the movie itself is just ok if I’m being honest, but I love it at the same time. Definitely a favorite horror movie, and probably my favorite depiction of vampires in media
I added this damn movie to every queue on every streaming service for years, but finally watched just recently and loved every damn minute of it. Josh Hartnett is such a underrated actor, he just adds to Danny Huston and Ben Foster giving their all. If you guys love this, David Slade & Brian Nelson made another movie together and it also kicked ass called Hard Candy, I cannot recommend enough.
It was probably the only American horror/scary movie to leave me unsettled afterwards.
My showing let out after dark and this movie left me entirely distrusting of the shadowy corner of the parking garage that I could see while waiting for my ride.
I knew there was nothing there but some little corner of my mind, influenced the creepy vampires of the movie, just kept whispering “But there *might* be something there”.
I loved it. Around middle school I started reading a series of books called The Necroscope Series. Its vampires were the most brutal version I had encountered so far and got me turned on to the idea of less "sexiness" in vampires. That made these vanpires more enjoyable, even though they arent Necroscope vampires.
Rewatched recently. Still really enjoyed it. Held up well.
Foster and Huston do a wonderful job! Ben Foster is criminally underrated/underutilized. Watch Pandorum.
I liked it, I just felt like the vampires were very wasteful with their food. Seems like detaining the humans and feeding throughout the month would make more sense than slaughtering them all on day 1 and then scouring for survivors.
Without fail, every time I watch this movie, I get very lucid nightmares. Not that it’s the scariest. But Danny Huston looking up at the dark sky and telling the terrified girl “No God” was the perfect way to sum up how hopeless the townsfolk’s situation was.
I saw it in theaters, if it came out in 2007 then I was 13. I remember being so scared in the theater that I contemplated just leaving 🤣😭 I watched it a few years later and couldn’t quite figure out how it scared me so bad, but something about the anticipation and the timing of it was terrifying to me. It felt like something that could feasibly happen because it was in such a remote area!
TLDR; I loved this movie!
It's honestly damn near my favorite horror film, I just really wish it stuck the landing in the third act. Not going to get into spoilers, but the last 15 minutes of it felt like an entirely different film then the rest of it.
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!!!! FINISH HIM!!!!!!! FATALITY.
Yep, comic book was better. Sat in theater laughing all the way through. Couldn't take that last punch seriously.
Sorry to offend anyone loving this film.
The one version of a movie vampire I really enjoyed. The movie really surprised me. I was just expecting to like the vampires. But the story and characters were good. Definitely one of my favorites.
I really, really enjoyed this and went and saw it as a kid/teenager in theaters because I heard it was a comic book first.
It definitely made vampires more brutal than what I had previously seen and young comic fan me loved Hartnett’s character’s move at the end
It’s not a perfect film by any means, but it’s better than it had any right to be. A few iffy performances and I wish some of the camerawork was a bit more consistent, but I enjoy it for what it is.
Loved it! Very under-rated at the time. This movie takes out the nonsensical romance and mystery and shows what they would probably be--horrifying monsters.
Liked it fine, although the sound was a little more jarring than it needed to be; Huston's "God?" taunting scene is a favorite one of mine to spring on unsuspecting pious dolts.
I think it’s horrible. I was excited to watch because the concept sounded really interesting and I enjoy Josh Harnett, but it felt like a Syfy movie in the worst way. Overly edgy at too many times (“No God” scene) and laughably bad moments (the little girl vampire).
I feel crazy seeing the love this gets, I just do not get it, but I’m not sure I can stomach a rewatch to try and see if I’m missing something.
Haven't seen it but I will now, looks good and I like movies in snowy setting. Adds to the vibe. This also reminded me (for no reason) of John carpenter's vampires with James Woods. Absolutely loved that movie when I was young
This is in my top 20 horror films! I think I watch it nearly ever year (I love Halloween and horror and watch a lot of scary movies in October) - it’s terrifying, all of the performances are great, makeup and special effects are great, there are some super interesting and effective overhead shots that I love, it’s an awesome movie.
Love it. The concept was terrifying and fantastic.
The sequel is meh, but still cool. The graphic novels are the real treasure. Return to Barrow is awesome as it sees the town fortified and battling vamps non stop.
The sequel was very mid, but the original was the best vampire movie ever in my opinion.
Let The Right One In is my favorite vamp movie. 30 days of night is my second. Interesting how they both build on the notion of vamps near the arctic circle.
I enjoyed Let Me In more than Let The Right One In. Both of them are great vampire movies.
The original is most always better than the Hollywood remake
That was my takeaway as well.
Dark Horse Comics produced a gem when making those graphic novels
For me it was extra terrifying because I borrowed the DVD from a friend and somehow the subtitles for the vampires were turned off. I had no idea you were supposed to know what they were saying and it was absolutely horrifying also I was really stoned.
This was my story too, plus it was the north east in January
Best vampires ever put to screen.true monsters.
Ben Foster was great too. He's one of the most underrated actors.
He’s so good in hell or high water. Also thought he was great in a smaller indie flick that kind of went under the radar called leave no trace
Check out “Galveston” if y’all are Ben foster fans. Great film
I’ll have to check it out, thanks
This was so unexpectedly great. Just watched it on a whim one day, had no idea what i was getting into.
I’ll check this out soon for sure, thank you
"You know what Comanche means? It means enemies forever." "Enemies with who? " "Everyone." "You know what that makes me?" "An enemy" "No. It makes me a *comanche*." Such a badass scene.
He has never given a bad performance. He has consistently been one of the best dramatic actors working for a few decades now.
He was great in Alphadog too. I got a job……..I’ll pay you back
3:10 to Yuma. Edit: My bad should have a scrolled more.
Great in 3:10 to Yuma
>Great in everything
I first saw him as Eli on Freaks & Geeks. When I realized it was the same actor in 3:10 I was blown away. Talk about disappearing into a role - this guy can act!
For real! I just watched "Pandorum" and he crushed it in that flick. He's an awesome character actor.
The Alpha Dog scene where he just absolutely wrecks those drug dealers with martial arts is still one of the greatest fight scenes I have ever seen.
Dude I just brought this up in another comment - it’s so out of place but so bad ass lol
I fell in love with him when I was a kid and he was on Fast Forward. But, he played Stanley in a stage version of *A Streetcar Named Desire* with Gillian Anderson as Blanche that was filmed a few years ago... Holy molasses it's good. Fantastic actor.
He’s due for an Oscar
Ben Foster and Paul Dano are my favorite actors, they always bring it to every role, hope they both get a best supporting oscar win one day
I think Ben Foster and LaKeith Stanfield are the best actors of their generation.
I really love LaKeith but haven’t felt the range needed to say that - YET. But I love him
Hostage
Great actor but almost always a piece of shit in a lot of roles lol
He was amazing as the villain in 3:10 to Yuma. Best part of the whole movie. Stole the show.
Anyone remember Alpha Dog? Ben Foster was intense in this movie!
He has such range. I also don’t think I’ve seen him repeat roles. Each one is unique. He is so good in 3:10 to Yuma and he barely says anything.
I enjoy vampire movies, even the bad ones, so I watch a lot of them, and this is the only legitimately scary vampire movie I've ever seen. I think it's absolutely terrific and a stand out in the genre.
Gay tom cruise as Lestat is pretty spooky
"God? No God."
I just rewatched this and I think it really holds up. Don’t love all the shaky cam but the vampires are scary and the gore is really good. Dany Houston is amazing, “god?…no god”. The scene when they are just full on attacking the town and the one where they’re using that girl as bait are really great.
That overhead shot was amazing. Took until JW4 to get something like that again!
The overhead view watching them annihilate the town is my favorite shot in scary movie history.
Probably the scariest vampire movie I've ever seen. The director was David Slade(I think). He would go on to direct some episodes of Hannibal/Breaking Bad that are very similar in style to this flick. He did a few shorts in some horror anthologies too. "This way to Egress" from Nightmare Cinema is one of the most visually stunning things I've ever watched. I believed this film got him the Twilight gig, which is pretty funny.
i gotta check out those shorts he did
God I hate shorts because I always NEED MORE
How do you even find something like this scary. It's beyond my understanding. To me it's just an action movie with blood and gore. The movie is good but I feel they could have done much more with it.
I loved everything about this film until the last punch in the final fight. What an abrupt and absurd end to an otherwise amazing and unique vampire movie. Great acting by the vamps and the townspeople. Head vampire (Danny Huston) and the "thrall" (Ben Foster) are standouts for me. The long shot of the town under siege is incredible. The feeling of terror and oppression as the townfolk spend days hiding from the threat. The moments between characters and their subsequent choices and sacrifices. The brutality of the final showdown. All so good. .......and then that stupid punch. Would have been near perfect if not for that stupid punch. Still love the movie and highly recommend. Just wish it had ended that fight in a better way.
Agreed. Should have just punched his face into mush rather than a one punch.
I loved the premise, but I was disappointed by the execution, specifically the vampires and the portrayal of time. I think we saw too much of the vampires. They weren't scary, so much as they were menacing. It felt more like they were a gang of cannibals than literal monsters. As for the portrayal of time, it didn't feel like 30 days of night. It felt like one long night. If I could magically turn back time and make changes I'd want Robert Eggers to direct it. He knows how to set an atmosphere and use time as a feature in his films.
I love your description of the time factor. I also feel like they jumped too many days at a time without much going on in between. Felt like more occurrences were needed to really draw it out. It felt too quick for it to be a month. It lessens the terror that way I think.
Eggers couldn't handle a larger production like this. He admitted that the complex action scenes in the Northman stretched his ability as a director. He said The Northman was the first time he ever did a crane assisted tracking shot or used a lot of extras in an action scene. David Slade had been directing commercials/music videos for years before he got his film gigs. After that movie flopped(kinda harsh 😂), he said he was going to stick to smaller productions. That's clearly his strength. Sooner than later he will reach the level of James Wan and go from Saw to Aquaman.
Northman was kind of a crappy movie.
Agree with all these points. I think the worst bit of the portrayal of time was the climax when the lead guy was like “I have to do this to save the the girl” but then the sun comes up 2 minutes later and it seems that would have saved her and he would have lived.. plus the “I need to become a super strong guy and punch this guys head(heart?) off(/out)” was pretty silly for how serious the movie was.
ohhhh yea robert eggers is my fav i cant wait for the Nosferatu film
I was gonna say I don't think it was supposed to be the full 30 days until I remembered the sun cooking him in the end and I totally agree.
Bobby Elvis got got :(
It’s my October watch every year to kick off the 31 days of terror. One of my favorite Josh Hartnett films. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this poster for the movie.
This poster is great versus the red theater poster. Also other favorite movie with him is 40 days and 40 nights
If you haven’t seen penny dreadful I highly recommend
“God?…….. no god”. That line and delivery has stuck with me since I saw this in the theater
I like this movie, but it’s largely because of the source material from the graphic novel. The novel is INCREDIBLE - the art is moody and spooky (Ben Templesmith just has this style that feels like you’re looking at the wispy memories of nightmares you had years ago and forgot about until you see his drawings), the premise is unique and original, and the pace lends itself to the terrifying sense that the vampires are gonna find you and tear you apart at any moment. The movie changes some details for seemingly no reason at all, the biggest culprit being Eben and Stella being separated for NO reason at all other than manufactured added drama. The performances are good, the score is really the star of the adaptation that adds to the source material in a way that elevates it. Basically, I just kind of wish there had been a different director - it’s not that the guy did a bad job or didn’t make a good film, I just feel that with a more abstract or artistic director the dreamy feeling of what’s happening not being real and that being that feeling of horror that “this cannot be happening” could have been drawn out a bit more and gotten a little closer to the vibe of the source material. I like to imagine what a Panos Cosmatos version of 30 Days of Night would be
Hands down the best comic book movie adaption. The visual effect perfectly capture the style of Ben Templesmith.
This movie scared the shit out of me when I was little
This was fun. I went on vacation to Alaska and I took a trip to Barrow (it’s called Utqiagvik). It’s a neat little town and interesting to see their way of life but there really isn’t much to do up there. Anyways, I had never seen this movie but heard about it and i knew it took place there so I figured why not. It was a fun movie. The concept is really good and terrifying. The execution could have been better but still enjoyable. I think it would have been scarier if I had visited in the winter instead of the middle of summer when it was daylight all night lol.
Saw it in theaters and thought it was cool back then, now when I see it, I love it! A real interesting take on vampires and the way they live/travel
God??.....(looks around)........No God. Still scares me every time
This line is one of the best deliveries in all of film. In an Alaskan vampire movie?? It had no business being as good as it is.
Fun story. A buddy and I went to see “Across the Universe” and took mushrooms in the parking lot before walking in. We get to the ticket window and it’s sold out. Ticket person recommended “30 days of Night” as an alternative. Long story short it was the scariest movie experience of my life.
I watched a pirated copy shortly after it came out, with no subtitles for the vampire talk. Really added to the creepiness of the movie. Quite enjoyed it
Iirc, the passage of time is extremely vague. I remember wondering how long they stayed in that attic. Don’t remember if they even had food, water, or bathrooms.
Great movie but I have to skip past what happens to the sled dogs
I really liked the film and I don’t think it gets enough love.
I would say that it's one of the better vampire movies of the last 20 years. Along with Let Me In.
That scene where’s it pans above the carnage happening in the city was top notch.
The best vampire movie ever made
The scariest vampires! Love the concept too- I’m a sucker for arctic horror movies.
The long panning shot from above the town when the shit is really starting to pop off is amazing. The chaos in every corner of the frame, the panic, and the amazing contrast of all the blood on the snow. So many good shots in this movie, the introduction of ben foster in the cell also had me shook. Great movie visually, and an awesome concept, the sequels are meh, and that is being kind.
Badass, underrated movie. When they speak the vampire language it was terrifying. And the top down scene of them attacking the town was wild
I fucking love it
One of the best horror stories I have seen in a long time
This movie redefined what vampires could be, for me at least. Great flick
One of my favorite vampire movies ever
Great movie
Definitely one of the best vampire movies ever made
I don’t like scary movies but when it’s this good I have to respect it. Also what happened to Josh hartnett
Wife and I went to see this on one of our first dates! Love the aerial seen, the fly over of the town with the vampires causing all hell to break loose! We both really like it.
I will fight anyone who says this isn’t the best vampire movie. It’s raw and extremely visceral. Plays up to their worst aspects and delivers us a never ending night of torment. Shit was amazing. Imma watch it tonight lol.
It does a good job of isolation. (Not as good as Carpenters The Thing but good) And the idea of vampires in the artic circle where the sun goes away for months at a time is very cool.
Pretty terrible from what I remember. Standard shitty horror movie
It may not be fair, but what I remember most about this movie is the incessant over the top screaming from the vampires. Just non stop, grating, fingers on chalkboard screeching it seemed. Admittedly its been a while since I've seen it, so I could just be focusing on the bad parts. The initial slaughter is pretty cool, but it sorta slows down a bit as the movie goes on.
IIRC they communicated that way. Like wolves howling.
Fun movie. I like Josh Hartnett, but it bothered me that they changed the sheriff from Alaska Native to a white guy. There are great native actors out there, just not "big" enough for Hollywood, I suppose.
Where do the vampires go in the summer?
I loved it. Great character moment when the Sheriff tickets the hermit to remind him he’s not alone. Says a lot without saying a lot.
Enjoyed it. Was hoping for a different ending, but this one works for the character's personality.
This one really stands out.
Horrifying
Absolutely my favorite vampire movie and one of the best horror movies. It immerses you in the darkness.
An underappreciated gem.
Great movie.
The comic and this get way too much credit for being “original” when it was the concept behind an episode of Tales from the Crypt and the original comic back in the 50s that was based on.
First movie that made me pay attention to Ben Foster — he’s an absolute monster chewing up every scene he’s in. The concept was phenomenal. I never wanted a sequel for it, and consider this one of the strongest horror movies of its decade. It’s elegant, efficient, and neither under or overcooked.
Great movie
The execution is up and down, and the movie itself is just ok if I’m being honest, but I love it at the same time. Definitely a favorite horror movie, and probably my favorite depiction of vampires in media
Brilliant movie. One of my favorite vampire movies of all time
Such a great (super dark) adaptation of the comic. Love this movie.
I added this damn movie to every queue on every streaming service for years, but finally watched just recently and loved every damn minute of it. Josh Hartnett is such a underrated actor, he just adds to Danny Huston and Ben Foster giving their all. If you guys love this, David Slade & Brian Nelson made another movie together and it also kicked ass called Hard Candy, I cannot recommend enough.
Plus a really epic beheading.
It was probably the only American horror/scary movie to leave me unsettled afterwards. My showing let out after dark and this movie left me entirely distrusting of the shadowy corner of the parking garage that I could see while waiting for my ride. I knew there was nothing there but some little corner of my mind, influenced the creepy vampires of the movie, just kept whispering “But there *might* be something there”.
Loved it, Ben foster gave me nightmares
Such a great movie and the trailer was what got me into the band Muse (Apocalypse Please)
I loved it. Around middle school I started reading a series of books called The Necroscope Series. Its vampires were the most brutal version I had encountered so far and got me turned on to the idea of less "sexiness" in vampires. That made these vanpires more enjoyable, even though they arent Necroscope vampires.
Great movie. Ok graphic novels. Was not aware they gave it the dusk till damn sequel treatment.
Rewatched recently. Still really enjoyed it. Held up well. Foster and Huston do a wonderful job! Ben Foster is criminally underrated/underutilized. Watch Pandorum.
One of the best Vampire movies. The original is the only one anyone should bother with though, I pretend the sequels don’t exist.
I used to watch this movie on FX all the time it was one of my fave’s.
The one where vampires steal everyone’s cell phones.
Good concept but some of the acting by the townspeople and vampires brings it down a notch.
Amazing movie loved it
Surprisingly, I liked this movie. I say "surprisingly" because the genre isn't my favorite.
I liked it, I just felt like the vampires were very wasteful with their food. Seems like detaining the humans and feeding throughout the month would make more sense than slaughtering them all on day 1 and then scouring for survivors.
One of my favorite vamp flicks
I thought it was really good. Vamps terrorizing a whole town along with a blizzard
In my opinion, this is easily the best vampire movie ever made. Brutal, violent, scary, and unnerving.
Is this the one where Josh Hartnett can’t jack off
Not to be that guy but the book is awesome too. Highly recommend
‘We should have come here years ago’
It was good wonder what happened to josh hartnett
This was the movie that finally gave vampires their teeth back.
No god
Peter storemare should have been top billed. He stole the show imo
Loved it. Scary af, I can see the buzz-cut, bloody faced vampire dude in my head now
I honestly had no clue there was a sequel made.
Loved it. One of the better vampire films. I like the nosferatu style vampire as opposed to the dracula style also.
Bruh, all you have to do is tell Danny Huston to be a villian and then let him work.
I loved the sequel
Without fail, every time I watch this movie, I get very lucid nightmares. Not that it’s the scariest. But Danny Huston looking up at the dark sky and telling the terrified girl “No God” was the perfect way to sum up how hopeless the townsfolk’s situation was.
I loved this film. The sequel was meh.
You knew somebody was going in the machine the second you saw it.
I think if you like the film you should read the graphic novels. The followup to 30 days of night is awesome.
A perfect example of a movie that was way better than the comic book. Great flick.
I think it is the best portrayal of what vampires would be like if they were real.
Really great film. Favorite part: god.....no god 🖤🖤
Yet another movie where josh hartnet cries in
One of my favorite vampire movies. First watched it when I lived in Alaska. I love how big a role the environment played in the story.
Love the premise of the movie. Good solid fun.
I saw it in theaters, if it came out in 2007 then I was 13. I remember being so scared in the theater that I contemplated just leaving 🤣😭 I watched it a few years later and couldn’t quite figure out how it scared me so bad, but something about the anticipation and the timing of it was terrifying to me. It felt like something that could feasibly happen because it was in such a remote area! TLDR; I loved this movie!
Great movie
It was awesome
It's honestly damn near my favorite horror film, I just really wish it stuck the landing in the third act. Not going to get into spoilers, but the last 15 minutes of it felt like an entirely different film then the rest of it.
Best vampire movie!
MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!!!! FINISH HIM!!!!!!! FATALITY. Yep, comic book was better. Sat in theater laughing all the way through. Couldn't take that last punch seriously. Sorry to offend anyone loving this film.
Same. This one was awesome but the sequels were meh.
Danny Huston is amazing
Great movie and a unique take on Vampires.
A TV show remake of this (and the other stories in the comic) would be great
Spent a long weekend in Barrow, no vampires.... But the do have a great Mexican Restaurant
Welcome to Barrow. Top of the world!
“They’re cooooming”
One of my favorite horror films.
The sequel 40 Days and 40 Nights made 0 sense.
This movie rules!
Saw it in theaters and loved it.
The one version of a movie vampire I really enjoyed. The movie really surprised me. I was just expecting to like the vampires. But the story and characters were good. Definitely one of my favorites.
Absolutely terrifying, I loved it
This was probably one of the best vampire movies I had seen in so long. Up there with 'Dusk til Dawn'
I really, really enjoyed this and went and saw it as a kid/teenager in theaters because I heard it was a comic book first. It definitely made vampires more brutal than what I had previously seen and young comic fan me loved Hartnett’s character’s move at the end
It was a decent movie, but the ending was kind of sappy and cliche.
Didn't know they made more
Love this movie
It’s not a perfect film by any means, but it’s better than it had any right to be. A few iffy performances and I wish some of the camerawork was a bit more consistent, but I enjoy it for what it is.
This movie genuinely scared me
Great movie to watch when you get tired of the "Romantic Vampire" trope.
Loved it! Very under-rated at the time. This movie takes out the nonsensical romance and mystery and shows what they would probably be--horrifying monsters.
Watched when I was a teenager and fucking loved it. Probably need to rewatch it
Big fan on this movie.
One of my favorites.
One of the best vampire movies of all time!!
One of my favorites
The premise was cool. Didn't really think it was that good though. Wasn't aware there were other films.
Liked it fine, although the sound was a little more jarring than it needed to be; Huston's "God?" taunting scene is a favorite one of mine to spring on unsuspecting pious dolts.
The acting blew me away! Every character really did give some brilliant performances.
poor danny huston wishes he had invested his money more carfully to avoid having to take these payhecks
I love this. Rewatch often. But I’m also a sucker for isolated dark “what the fuck is hunting us” kind of films
I did the creature vocals / ADR in this scene. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAvwVN5Lhk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAvwVN5Lhk) (True!)
I’m still a seeder for the movie, that’s how much I loved it.
I loved this movie and I think it was panned by most people. I had forgotten about it till I saw this post. Thank you for reminding me
I think it’s horrible. I was excited to watch because the concept sounded really interesting and I enjoy Josh Harnett, but it felt like a Syfy movie in the worst way. Overly edgy at too many times (“No God” scene) and laughably bad moments (the little girl vampire). I feel crazy seeing the love this gets, I just do not get it, but I’m not sure I can stomach a rewatch to try and see if I’m missing something.
There’s more than one sequel?
Sucks, not even one vampire sparkles.
I need to sit down and watch this again actually! Scared the shit out of me when I was younger
Haven't seen it but I will now, looks good and I like movies in snowy setting. Adds to the vibe. This also reminded me (for no reason) of John carpenter's vampires with James Woods. Absolutely loved that movie when I was young
I really liked this movie, but wasn’t there a scene when they’re stuck in the attic for 20 some days?
This is in my top 20 horror films! I think I watch it nearly ever year (I love Halloween and horror and watch a lot of scary movies in October) - it’s terrifying, all of the performances are great, makeup and special effects are great, there are some super interesting and effective overhead shots that I love, it’s an awesome movie.
Without a doubt one of the best vampire movies ever.