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  • Actors: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Neith Hunter
  • Directors: Kathryn Bigelow
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Feb 2007
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000KRNMQM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,818 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A young cowboy is seduced by a new girl in town only to find out he has been kissed by a vampire. Slowly turning into a creature of the night, he is persuaded to join up with the girl and a roaming band of ghouls. But when his own father and sister become targets in the vampires' endless search for 'food,' he is forced to choose between loyalty to the vampires, or loyalty his own family. NEAR DARK is a stylish and brutal mixture of horror, western, and action conventions from director Kathryn Bigelow (STRANGE DAYS) that ranks among the best vampire movies ever made.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars near dark is near perfection, 12 Dec 2008
By Susan Belcher "Su B" (St Helens, England) - See all my reviews
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This is a masterpiece of a film from director Kathryn Bigelow. It has been described by Ms Bigelow as a story of two families, a daylight family and a night family; others have called it a cross between a horror film, an action film and a western. It is a recorded fact that Ms Bigelow had wanted to make a western, but because westerns weren't popular at the time, it was decided to turn it into a horror film with a basic western feel.

The story starts in a backwater Texas town where Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) meets a young woman called Mae (Jenny Wright) outside the quiet town's ice cream parlour. Mae tells Caleb that she needs a ride home and Caleb, fancying his chances, agrees to give her a ride. Things, however, don't go his way when she nibbles his neck. Come morning and Caleb starts to feel sick in the sun.

He is staggering across the fields near his home when the occupants of an RV grab him and drive away, all this is witnessed by his little sister Sarah (Marcie Leeds). Caleb's father, Loy (Tim Thomerson), tires of waiting for the local police to do something to find his son, so decides that he and his daughter will go out and look for Caleb themselves.

Caleb has been taken by Mae and her vampire family - Jesse Hooker (Lance Henriksen), Severen (Bill Paxton), Diamondback (Jeanette Goldstein) and Homer (Joshua Miller). He doesn't want to kill, but his body now needs blood to survive and we watch as Caleb's internal fight what he knows is wrong and what his needs tell him to do.

As the film builds to its climax Caleb must make the decision between his two families, between day and night.

Whether James Cameron had an influence in the casting of the main characters (he was at the time that the film was made married to Ms Bigelow).

The vampire family consists of Lance Henriksen (Aliens' android Bishop), Bill Paxton (PFC Hudson from Aliens) and Jeanette (Vasquez) Goldstein all give excellent performances, but, once again, it is Bill Paxton who delivers the most memorable performance of the entire cast.

Having watched the film, both with and without the commentary I have to say that I would have preferred the ending that had been planned, rather than the one that we ended up with, but the one that we ended up with is satisfying all the same.

The two disc special edition is exactly that - special. The extras include interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and behind the scenes stills gallery.

This film is thoroughly enjoyable. One of the greatest vampire movies ever, though interestingly the term vampire is never used in the film itself.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful horror!, 10 May 2007
By Stephen Lloyd (Bradford, West Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This is the best vampire movie ever made. No debate!

This film was released in 1987 I believe, around the same time as `The Lost Boys' a far inferior vampire flick aimed at the MTV market. `The Lost Boys' was box office candy raking in a fortune. `Near Dark' however sank without trace albeit doing so with a smattering of positive plaudits and heading towards cult status.

Today, and certainly for the last few years, `Near Dark' is rightly lauded as a film noir horror masterpiece.

Given the age of the film (now 20 years old) it has stood the test of time remarkably well. The portrayal of the characters are all pretty much flawless in their individual presentations although special praise must go to Bill Paxton's hedonistic and sadistic vampire Severence and also to Lance Henrikson as the elder and leader of the pack, Jesse.

The story is great (though I do know that many view the ending as a little too saccharine!) the direction by Katherine Bigelow is excellent, and the photography is stunningly beautiful at times. There is a particularly memorable scene towards the end of the film when the youngest vampire combusts into flames which is truly breathtaking.

In fact this film has got it all. Everything that is except pointy teeth! I think this is one of the first films, if not the first , to portray vampires without fangs. They may in fact have fangs but you never actually see them even though the bloodletting is pretty much continuous throughout the movie.

`Near Dark', though free with the blood, is not a particularly gory movie. It is the tension built around the vampire slaughters, particularly the bar room scene, which creates masterful horror.

Ultimately though, 'Near Dark' is more than a horror film which is why it is so good. It works on a number of levels not least in it's exploration of the concept of relationships, family and alienation. This is a rewarding multi layered film worthy of repeated viewings and well worth purchasing.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films Ive ever seen., 5 Mar 2007
In 1987, two vampire movies were realesed head to head. The hollywoodish, teenage-orientated Lost Boys, and the dark, romantic and scary Near Dark. In terms of box office records, The Lost Boys was the winner of the two, but to this day, Near Dark stands out as the triumphant film, becoming a horror classic that is considered one of the best horror movies ever made.

Farm boy Caleb (Adrian Pasdar) is out one night trying to get rid of his bordem where he sees and is captivated by mysterious beauty Mae (Jenny Wright). Caleb takes Jenny for a ride and when the two share a passinoate kiss, Mae bites Caleb on the neck before running off into the night. In the day, Caleb finds himself burning in the sunlight before Maes "family" of vampires appear and take Caleb hostage. Caleb, now a vampire himself, is forced into a world of violence as he tries to earn the respect of the vampires in order to be with Mae.

Near Dark boasts very fine performances. Unusally for a horror movie, the entire cast is top notch in terms of acting. Pasdar and Wright are charming in their roles of star crossed lovers Mae and Caleb, Jenette Goldstein and Lance Henriksen shine in their roles as immortal vampires, but the film belongs to Bill Paxton whose performace as sadistic vampire killer Severen is funny, scary and brutal.

Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to ever direct a horror movie with Near Dark and although she would go on blockbusters like Point Break and K19: the Widdowmaker, Near Dark remains her finest movie, boasting a great stroyline and a refreshing revival of the vampire sub-genre.
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