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Almost a year has passed since Barrow, Alaska’s population was decimated by vampires. Stella, mourning her husband’s murder, has been traveling the world trying to convince others that vampires exist. When a group of lost souls offers her a chance to exact revenge upon the vampire queen, Stella joins their mission to stop evil from striking again.
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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.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
30 Days of Night: Dark Days opens where we left off at the end of 30 Days Of Night, except the character Stella Oleson (Josh Hartnett's wife from the first instalment originally played by Melissa George) has been recast and filled by Kiele Sanchez (A Perfect Getaway). Nearly 10 months on from the atrocities that happened in Barrow, no-one will believe that it was anything but a pipeline fire despite Stella touring the country and giving talks, desperately trying to raise awareness of the vampire society lurking in the shadows. When she stumbles across a group of vampire-hunters (Harold Perrineau from Lost among them) who have all lost someone close to them to vampires, they set about taking down the queen vampire who's been pulling all the strings, Lilith.
Initially I was excited to learn that there was a sequel, then a little disappointed when I heard none of the original cast had signed up, then a whole lot more disappointed when I discovered it was a straight-to-DVD release...
Resultantly, Dark Days (DD) leans heavily on it's bigger-budgeted forebear, borrowing entire sequences from the original film and laying them in the stereotypical 'nightmare' sequence, ending with the protagonist waking up sweating and gasping for air. This cliché can be forgiven if it has any bearing on the current story, but it doesn't. As a result it seems like the director Ben Ketai just wanted a few moments of the film to have the production values of a hollywood release.
The fight sequences just seem to be someone throwing a torch beam around in a darkened room whilst the effects team let off blanks randomly. Although I will say some of the deaths are pretty grizzly; one scene involving a breeze block might hit the eject button on your stomach contents. DD just doesn't deliver anywhere near the same level of tension or horror that the original did and would be laughed all the way into the bargain bin of some online-retailer were it not for the title it hides behind.
Extra content; there's a 'making of' featurette narrated by Ben Ketai, an audio commentary to overlay the film and a few trailers. It's nothing new or original and fails to add anything to the experience.
If you're a vampire fan then you will enjoy this, it's not particularly terrifying and can't hold a candle to the original, despite this it has it's moments.
Initially I was excited to learn that there was a sequel, then a little disappointed when I heard none of the original cast had signed up, then a whole lot more disappointed when I discovered it was a straight-to-DVD release...
Resultantly, Dark Days (DD) leans heavily on it's bigger-budgeted forebear, borrowing entire sequences from the original film and laying them in the stereotypical 'nightmare' sequence, ending with the protagonist waking up sweating and gasping for air. This cliché can be forgiven if it has any bearing on the current story, but it doesn't. As a result it seems like the director Ben Ketai just wanted a few moments of the film to have the production values of a hollywood release.
The fight sequences just seem to be someone throwing a torch beam around in a darkened room whilst the effects team let off blanks randomly. Although I will say some of the deaths are pretty grizzly; one scene involving a breeze block might hit the eject button on your stomach contents. DD just doesn't deliver anywhere near the same level of tension or horror that the original did and would be laughed all the way into the bargain bin of some online-retailer were it not for the title it hides behind.
Extra content; there's a 'making of' featurette narrated by Ben Ketai, an audio commentary to overlay the film and a few trailers. It's nothing new or original and fails to add anything to the experience.
If you're a vampire fan then you will enjoy this, it's not particularly terrifying and can't hold a candle to the original, despite this it has it's moments.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Watched this movie with few of my friends yesterday & I must say it's not so bad.
Well after reading the reviews here I was expecting the worst, but to my surprise it wasn't so bad. Sure it's clichéd, badly written, lots of fake blood & straight to DVD tosh, but I've seen worst sequels like (The Cell 2 [DVD] [2009]). So this one wasn't that bad. You could see that the maker have tried to do something good. Maybe they didn't have enough money for that, but still we should appreciate the effort. I don't regret buying this DVD, because it still continues where the first movie left off & it's kind of tied up to that storyline. The only thing that I regret is the fact, that I paid for it £9.99 it's so not worth the money. But who cares.
So the best advice would be - rent it & if you liked it, buy it, but really cheap!
Otherwise, enjoy the movie!
Well after reading the reviews here I was expecting the worst, but to my surprise it wasn't so bad. Sure it's clichéd, badly written, lots of fake blood & straight to DVD tosh, but I've seen worst sequels like (The Cell 2 [DVD] [2009]). So this one wasn't that bad. You could see that the maker have tried to do something good. Maybe they didn't have enough money for that, but still we should appreciate the effort. I don't regret buying this DVD, because it still continues where the first movie left off & it's kind of tied up to that storyline. The only thing that I regret is the fact, that I paid for it £9.99 it's so not worth the money. But who cares.
So the best advice would be - rent it & if you liked it, buy it, but really cheap!
Otherwise, enjoy the movie!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having watched the first one and absolutely loved it, I was optimistic despite reading reviews saying it was a poor sequel. However, unfortunately they were right, therefore regretfully I think the film is worth 2 stars.
There was however the occassional suggestion of quality. The start of the film was original yet was well integrated into the story of the previous film. The graphical aspects of the vampires were realistic and there were definate resemblances to the previous film's vampires. Despite this, the vampires in this film were more like zombies apart from the head vampire. There was no urgency in their acts.
I found the film to be extremely poorly scripted with cringe-worthy comments. There was a 'halloween' style about it, where the vampires would walk really slowly yet be right behind the characters all the time. The main character was extremely hollow in my opinion. I felt no connection to her what so ever. Whereas I couldnt help but feel sad at the end of the first one where the main character dies, and she cradles him in his last moments, I felt nothing for these characters, and the romance in this film was ridulous and unbelievable. Considering the group are meant to be seasoned vampire hunters they sure are pathetic and wimpy, especially the young girl, who I found annoying to the point of me wishing she would hurry up and die (sorry to be so sadistic).
And the ending (without spoiling it), come on!!! this is one film I wont be watching again.
If you were a fan of the first film you may want to watch it just to find out what happens after. However, on the other hand it may actually taint your impression of the original. This was a definate B-movie. Avoid unless you are an avid fan.
There was however the occassional suggestion of quality. The start of the film was original yet was well integrated into the story of the previous film. The graphical aspects of the vampires were realistic and there were definate resemblances to the previous film's vampires. Despite this, the vampires in this film were more like zombies apart from the head vampire. There was no urgency in their acts.
I found the film to be extremely poorly scripted with cringe-worthy comments. There was a 'halloween' style about it, where the vampires would walk really slowly yet be right behind the characters all the time. The main character was extremely hollow in my opinion. I felt no connection to her what so ever. Whereas I couldnt help but feel sad at the end of the first one where the main character dies, and she cradles him in his last moments, I felt nothing for these characters, and the romance in this film was ridulous and unbelievable. Considering the group are meant to be seasoned vampire hunters they sure are pathetic and wimpy, especially the young girl, who I found annoying to the point of me wishing she would hurry up and die (sorry to be so sadistic).
And the ending (without spoiling it), come on!!! this is one film I wont be watching again.
If you were a fan of the first film you may want to watch it just to find out what happens after. However, on the other hand it may actually taint your impression of the original. This was a definate B-movie. Avoid unless you are an avid fan.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great film.
Really good film, very scary! haha! would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the first 30 Days of Night film or any kinda of horror films.
Published 5 months ago by blondie
not even close to the first film
after the carnage in the town of barrow during the first film mrs b and i had expected alot from this and we did`nt get close to it, this is a lack lustre sequel and a real, real... Read more
Published 17 months ago by P. barton
Makes An Hour And A Half Feel Like 30 Days.
This follow up has no redeeming qualities whatsoever, there's no atmosphere, no thrills, the dialogue is particularly awful and at one point Diora Baird's character looks out the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Duluoz Lautrec
I'm Sorry
I umm don't do reviews. But this was so disappointing. This is not really a review its a bit of a rant. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J.Steep
Awful
This has to be one of the worst sequels I have ever seen, for two reasons. Firstly and most obviously when you watch it, it's a terrible film in its own right. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Gibby
Oh Dear....i expected bad, but this??
30 Days Of Night is possibily the best vampire movie ever....i love it.
Quite exited when i heard of a sequel.... Read more
Quite exited when i heard of a sequel.... Read more
Published 19 months ago by d.doman
Dead to begin with
Absolutely rubbish. An insult to the original in every respect. Clichéd, badly written, straight to DVD tosh. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Cynical John
90 Minutes of Disappointment
When I watched Dark Days I was struck by two things which made the film a real grind to watch - 1. the awful background soundtrack which basically filled in for: lack of meaningful... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Seebhom
One of the worst sequels I have ever seen !
I only became aware of this movie when I noticed it in the supermarket, I don't think it had a cinematic release and that should have told me it was a turkey. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Black Douglas
Disgustingly Bad!!
If you're a fan of the original (like me) you would be sorley advised to avoid, or wait for TV if you must, as this sequel is truly terrible. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Picknmix
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