In a sleepy, secluded Alaska town called Barrow, the sun sets and doesn't rise for over thirty consecutive days and nights. 1998 Largo Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The comic is so short. I picked it up for a quick and spooky late night read (lockdown is still not fully lifted in my town and I'm barely following a proper sleeping schedule weekday or not). and the Terms and Policies, God forbid. This is a classic, but there's a few things that keep me from giving it 5 stars. (Original Title - 30 Days Of Night) © 2007 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Very interesting premise. I had to read it because it's popular and even had a movie made about it. As regard the artwork, it’s so darksome, so grungy. So short in fact I feel like I didn't really get to know the characters or find out much about the plot. Unfortunately this particular polar night is being taken advantage of by a … I saw this story as having so much potential and yet the conflict was quickly resolved in a mere two pages. Barrow, Alaska, a small town on the Arctic circle, is preparing for its annual "30 days of night," a period during the winter when the sun will not be seen. Coming Soon. And I'm definitely not a huge horror or vampire person. 1…, Jess ❈Harbinger of Blood-Soaked Rainbows❈. I love that vampires are ruthless, intelligent, demanding hunters. This graphic novel takes an interesting premise - vampires attacking a small town while it lies sunless through an arctic winter - and completely squanders it through mediocre writing and irritating artwork. All Rights Reserved. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. I loved this movie when it came out. [Marlow is the undead who organized the hunt. The locals are well prepared for most eventualities, and are stocked up with supplies while being effectively cut-off from the rest of the world. We find nothing else about what happens later because t. Book was only so-so. I'm hoping it helps.. Eligible if purchased. Start by marking “30 Days of Night, Vol. The 30 Days of Night begins here! By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. I was happy to finally read the first graphic novel! STEVE NILES is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence, and was recently named by Fangoria magazine as one of it's "13 rising talents who promise to keep us terrified for the next 25 years. The comic is so short. It lived up to the standard of the comic series. It's almost like Steve Niles came up with this great concept (vampires in Alaska where they have 30 days of total night to wreak havoc on the sparse human population) and then just put out a bare bones story and allowed the concept to speak for itself. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. I picked it up for a quick and spooky late night read (lockdown is still not fully lifted in my town and I'm barely following a proper sleeping schedule weekday or not). Stella, mourning her husband's murder, has been travelling the world trying to convince others that vampires exist. The film is okay and is at its strongest when its in the horror mode. Almost a year has passed since Barrow, Alaska's population was decimated by vampires. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. This heart-stopping, blood-soaked sequel to the horror hit 30 Days of Night follows a band of vampire hunters who unite to seek out and destroy the ruthless Queen responsible for the assaults on their towns in this thrilling adaptation of the popular graphic novel created by Steve Niles. This didn't seem quite as fleshed out in comparison. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Ironically, it's the "humanity" of the humans that causes every one of their downfalls, while they're leached from above by a far superior race, who goes so far as to call humans a "plague" and invent a new language all for themselves, just so as to not have to speak the same filthy way we lower-beings do (and I mean, if your choice was between that and having to put up with American-English, wouldn't you?). Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. There's also a lot that happens off panel and it's left to the reader to fill in the blanks. I really liked it. The film was produced on a budget of $30 million and grossed over $75 million at the box office during its six-week run starting on October 19, 2007. They wear what you'd expect late 30-ish people living in 2007 to wear, they're stronger than the average human, but not impossibly so, they hunt in packs and give off bloodcurdling, atavistic shrieks (of which I give quite a good impression; sidenote) they're unrelenting an animalistic but just as intelligent as a regular person, they're quick, dark and deadly. Refresh and try again. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". It builds an amazing atmosphere and sense of dread at first with some beautiful imagery that sets the tone just right but things quickly grow silly with the over the top acting of the vampires and a bunch of characters so uninteresting I just wanted them to die on the worse possible ways imaginable. Disappointing. It adds a spookiness to it but sometimes I couldn't tell what was going on. Very interesting premise. But what if you're in a small Alaskan town and the sun won't be coming out for a month? The film is mixed and will appeal to others more, but I enjoyed it for what it was. I enjoy the art in graphic novels a lot, but this one, while interesting, was barely discernible in quite a few places. With 30 Days of Night, if you don't have a problem with gore, then you shouldn't have a problem with the film. | Rating: 3.5/4 I'll definitely be reading more though! So I thought maybe I'd pick up volume 2 but then I read about it and it seems like that volume goes to LA and just leaves Alaska behind. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. |, November 6, 2010 | Rating: B- There's potential there but the story feels way too rushed and ends too quickly, too easily. Some vampires go to a town in Alaska where one month of the year there is no sun. It's not like the cast is bad, they actually provide the film with added depth. Now they'll slowly starve to death, um, redeath(?). The plot is very heavy in action, gore, and survival, with lots of emotion and nuances. A sadly missed opportunity, a waste of talent on senseless dreck that made even the always welcome Danny Huston as the vampire leader look silly. Darkness, Vampires, love, A town under a malign influence. I found this graphic novel to be very overrated. In the far Northern Hemisphere, the small town of Barrow, Alaska, experiences a solid month of darkness every year. And yet I have personal friends as well as people I've heard from online who totally dig horror, gore, vampires etc. A new-age, brilliant vampire movie that never got the acclaim it rightfully deserved. I think as a survival film, it is okay, but that's not the crowd it was appealing to. Life is too short to drudge through books you don't like. Years later, Steve Niles showed IDW Publishing the idea and it took off. Not really sure why this comic is a hit with some readers. |, October 22, 2014 Even some of the vampires in the movie looked identical to the illustrations! horror,