Comments on: 30 Days of Night http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/ Romance Writer & Urban Fantasy Novelist Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12487 Jordan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:50:05 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12487 Samantha, I tend to watch bad monster movies repeatedly too. I'm not sure this will be one of them. I like my stories to at least have a little story to them. And it's sad because I truly LOVE vampire movies. I wish that they would've followed the novel. There would've been a whole lot more story involved had they done that. Samantha, I tend to watch bad monster movies repeatedly too. I’m not sure this will be one of them. I like my stories to at least have a little story to them. And it’s sad because I truly LOVE vampire movies. I wish that they would’ve followed the novel. There would’ve been a whole lot more story involved had they done that.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12486 Jordan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:48:28 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12486 Tempest, Definitely a rental if you have to see it. Happy Halloween to you too. :) Tempest, Definitely a rental if you have to see it. Happy Halloween to you too. :)

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12485 Jordan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:47:51 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12485 Bernard, I'm sure the comic was good. I really like Steve Niles' work. Actually, if that's how the comic played out, then they followed it to the letter. No conflict, just a bunch of slaughtering. I'd have been fine with that if there was a larger story attached to the carnage. There wasn't. Bernard, I’m sure the comic was good. I really like Steve Niles’ work. Actually, if that’s how the comic played out, then they followed it to the letter. No conflict, just a bunch of slaughtering. I’d have been fine with that if there was a larger story attached to the carnage. There wasn’t.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12484 Jordan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:46:09 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12484 Charli, The entire conflict in this movie revolved around the lead characters being separated and not working on saving their marriage. That was it. Done. Finito. Keep in mind in the book that these two characters were madly in love. Nothing about the vampires is explained. They come in a mystery and leave a mystery. Charli, The entire conflict in this movie revolved around the lead characters being separated and not working on saving their marriage. That was it. Done. Finito. Keep in mind in the book that these two characters were madly in love. Nothing about the vampires is explained. They come in a mystery and leave a mystery.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12483 Jordan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:43:12 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12483 Raine, I was looking so forward to this movie. They dropped the ball on so many fronts. Another problem that I noticed was that it seemed like a lot of stuff was edited out in the final cut, so you had all these threads going in various directions that led to nowhere. I don't know why they had people doing dumb things. There were things that they did that I thought worked in the sense of a 'dumb, but understandable move'. Then there were things like the flashlights that just screamed kill me now because I'm too dumb to run or stay hidden. Raine, I was looking so forward to this movie. They dropped the ball on so many fronts. Another problem that I noticed was that it seemed like a lot of stuff was edited out in the final cut, so you had all these threads going in various directions that led to nowhere. I don’t know why they had people doing dumb things. There were things that they did that I thought worked in the sense of a ‘dumb, but understandable move’. Then there were things like the flashlights that just screamed kill me now because I’m too dumb to run or stay hidden.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12482 Samantha Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:57:16 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12482 I had been interested in seeing this because I love horror movies and I love Josh Harnett. But my roommate's brother saw it last weekend and told us it was total crap so I'm not going to bother. Though it'll probably be one of those I end up watching a thousand times when it starts showing up on TNT or TBS. I had been interested in seeing this because I love horror movies and I love Josh Harnett. But my roommate’s brother saw it last weekend and told us it was total crap so I’m not going to bother. Though it’ll probably be one of those I end up watching a thousand times when it starts showing up on TNT or TBS.

]]> By: Tempest Knight http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12481 Tempest Knight Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:05:57 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12481 That's one of those movies I'll wait till they come on DVD. Happy Halloween! That’s one of those movies I’ll wait till they come on DVD.

Happy Halloween!

]]> By: BernardL http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12480 BernardL Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:20:28 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12480 The comic series 30 Days of Night was pretty good; but just as you described the movie, most everyone died like sheep at the slaughter. Your review makes me think they should have left Barrow in the comic books. Thanks for the critique Jordan. The comic series 30 Days of Night was pretty good; but just as you described the movie, most everyone died like sheep at the slaughter. Your review makes me think they should have left Barrow in the comic books. Thanks for the critique Jordan.

]]> By: Charli http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12479 Charli Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:55:27 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12479 Sigh. Well, at least your review was funny. Jurassic Park raptor vamps! Sounds like a huge lack of conflict. Sigh. Well, at least your review was funny. Jurassic Park raptor vamps! Sounds like a huge lack of conflict.

]]> By: raine http://www.jordansummers.com/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12478 raine Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:30:41 +0000 http://208.73.34.214/~jordansu/2007/10/30/30-days-of-night/#comment-12478 <p>Bummer. Scratch one movie I was curious about...</p><p>I know people do dumb things. Goodness knows I've done a ton. But why do they seem so exaggerated in these kind of movies? Is it just to make the audience feel more superior as they're watching from relative safety?</p> Bummer. Scratch one movie I was curious about…

I know people do dumb things. Goodness knows I’ve done a ton. But why do they seem so exaggerated in these kind of movies? Is it just to make the audience feel more superior as they’re watching from relative safety?

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