Some things that I don't like about 30 Days of Night

[That_ghoul_ava]

I enjoyed the movie more than I thought I would. It's a little short on details and backstory - some people like that, some don't. Granted, there's the mini episodes on FEARNET you can watch to fill alot of that in, but still....

Her pulling the gun didnt surprise me. Having spent some time in Alaska, it didn't strike me odd that a women that works alone most of the time in remote areas of Alaska carries a gun. A gun is almost a necessity out there - if you get stranded, it's way to secure food and stave off predators....or in some cases, horny, lonely oil workers

His choice to become one of them didn't bother me either. It was a pretty sure bet that if he didn't, everyone was going to die - both Stella & his brother alike. But the "I would die to save you" theme is much more "tear jerking" & romantic if you center it around your love, rather than your brother....unless you're from Kentucky.

What bothered me is, ok, he's one of them now. He challenges the Alpha vamp, no doubt the leader of this "clan" for years? Decades? who knows? That guy has been at the top of the food chain and in charge for a long time, and Eben comes waltzing in and kicks his ass? And if it was that damn easy, why not take out the rest of them? If the others couldn't challenge him for leadership, they must be weaker, right?

Aside from the weak ending, I enjoyed it. I thought it was a pretty good story, and a nice break from the romanticized view of vampires that seems to be in style. The gore was good, & I liked his use of aerial shots to show the scope of the carnage.