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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
"Daybreakers" is based on an interesting premise that mixes the original fantasy elements of the classic vampire stories with a futuristic sci-fi setting and a curious "What if?..." basic story idea.
It's neatly executed, and beautifully shot and lit. As you might expect from a modern vampire story there's plenty of blood and guts, but generally there are only a few excessively over-the-top moments, and at times it borders on being comic- especially the way in which vampires explode so melodramatically if stabbed through the heart.
After a strong start, the story deteriorates slightly into a predictable hunter-and-chased movie in the middle, but it wraps up nicely (no spoilers). Not destined to be a classic, but a very accomplished and worth-watching movie for sure.
The Blu-ray has all the usual features you'd expect- full director commentary, behind-the-scenes making ofs, trailers, all the usual BD interactive standards that you'd expect, meaning it's well stocked for extras without adding anything too unusual.
It's neatly executed, and beautifully shot and lit. As you might expect from a modern vampire story there's plenty of blood and guts, but generally there are only a few excessively over-the-top moments, and at times it borders on being comic- especially the way in which vampires explode so melodramatically if stabbed through the heart.
After a strong start, the story deteriorates slightly into a predictable hunter-and-chased movie in the middle, but it wraps up nicely (no spoilers). Not destined to be a classic, but a very accomplished and worth-watching movie for sure.
The Blu-ray has all the usual features you'd expect- full director commentary, behind-the-scenes making ofs, trailers, all the usual BD interactive standards that you'd expect, meaning it's well stocked for extras without adding anything too unusual.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
My level of expectations before watching most vampire films that come out of Hollywood are rock bottom. Too many angsty teens, or brainless action films, for my liking. Therefore, I was not planning to enjoy `Daybreakers', but in fact I liked it - a lot. Set in an alternative near future, `Daybreakers' surrounds society that is now dominated by Vampires. The few remaining humans are either on the run, or being farmed in industrial complexes. However, with such an imbalance between Vampire and Humans the undead are about to starve, can Dr Edward Dalton, the vampire scientist, find a substitute food source, or will this be the chance for the human resistance to fight back?
`Daybreakers' is a rarity in modern mainstream genre film in that it is both intelligent and action packed. The concept of a Vampire society is portrayed brilliantly in the film, just like our own day to day monotony, but night to night. The Vampires go to the office then come home, not much has changed in society expect that people need blood to survive. With a well realised world directors Michael and Peter Spierig have a great playground to set a story in. However, despite being able to initially create a vivid environment the Spierigs are not quite able to create a storyline as good. Instead you are left with a solid action story that does not quite reach the levels of intelligence it should.
The film looks fantastic on BluRay as the format is able to highlight the darkness of city life and the pale skin of the people. The action scenes also benefit from being in HD as they come across as bloody and high powered. With a well developed world the action sequences are elevated in quality - the Spierigs remain true to the rules created. This means during the day the vampires hunt wearing protective gear and their cars let no light in. By remaining true to the film's core values the entire experience is elevated. This is a good thing when Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke come across a little hammy at times.
A great slice of genre goodness for fans of science fiction action.
`Daybreakers' is a rarity in modern mainstream genre film in that it is both intelligent and action packed. The concept of a Vampire society is portrayed brilliantly in the film, just like our own day to day monotony, but night to night. The Vampires go to the office then come home, not much has changed in society expect that people need blood to survive. With a well realised world directors Michael and Peter Spierig have a great playground to set a story in. However, despite being able to initially create a vivid environment the Spierigs are not quite able to create a storyline as good. Instead you are left with a solid action story that does not quite reach the levels of intelligence it should.
The film looks fantastic on BluRay as the format is able to highlight the darkness of city life and the pale skin of the people. The action scenes also benefit from being in HD as they come across as bloody and high powered. With a well developed world the action sequences are elevated in quality - the Spierigs remain true to the rules created. This means during the day the vampires hunt wearing protective gear and their cars let no light in. By remaining true to the film's core values the entire experience is elevated. This is a good thing when Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke come across a little hammy at times.
A great slice of genre goodness for fans of science fiction action.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The world is now ruled by the undead, hardly any humans exist, thus the blood banks are running dry and the vampires are threatened with starvation. However, salvation may come in the form of a secret group of human survivors.
Great premise that sees a flipped population scenario not too far away from that at the heart of Planet Of The Apes. However, where the Heston movie was able to successfully unfold a unique story right to the end, Michael and Peter Spierig's movie peters out to one that is undone by a poorly executed last third and a blatant appeal for a sequel. Nicely shot by Ben Nott {offering metallic lens for the vampire world and dusky hues for the humans}, the film does have some fascinating ideas within its narrative. Humans are farmed for blood, the "parasites" live in light secured housing and the search for a new food source by the boffins (led by the ever watchable Ethan Hawke) makes for an engrossing first half. While there's fun to be had with bodily explosions and various mutated baddies. As there is fun too in watching quality thesps like Sam Neil and Willem Dafoe enjoy the berserker plotting and unstable dialogue. Very much a "nearly" movie in that it seems caught between wanting to be a popcorner like Blade, or an intelligent vampire bit of sci-fi. That it falls short is down to the inexperienced writing and directing of the Spierig brothers. We understand it's probably a baby of theirs, but really it should have been guided by better hands. Then, one feels, the indecision and poor choice making in that last third could have been avoided to make rich on the promising premise. 5/10
Great premise that sees a flipped population scenario not too far away from that at the heart of Planet Of The Apes. However, where the Heston movie was able to successfully unfold a unique story right to the end, Michael and Peter Spierig's movie peters out to one that is undone by a poorly executed last third and a blatant appeal for a sequel. Nicely shot by Ben Nott {offering metallic lens for the vampire world and dusky hues for the humans}, the film does have some fascinating ideas within its narrative. Humans are farmed for blood, the "parasites" live in light secured housing and the search for a new food source by the boffins (led by the ever watchable Ethan Hawke) makes for an engrossing first half. While there's fun to be had with bodily explosions and various mutated baddies. As there is fun too in watching quality thesps like Sam Neil and Willem Dafoe enjoy the berserker plotting and unstable dialogue. Very much a "nearly" movie in that it seems caught between wanting to be a popcorner like Blade, or an intelligent vampire bit of sci-fi. That it falls short is down to the inexperienced writing and directing of the Spierig brothers. We understand it's probably a baby of theirs, but really it should have been guided by better hands. Then, one feels, the indecision and poor choice making in that last third could have been avoided to make rich on the promising premise. 5/10
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