Good Idea, Bad presentation

Rating: 5/10 (28 October 2007)

I went to the movie theater last night expecting to see Saw IV. Much to my displeasure, it was packed. Instead, I suggested to my brother we see 30 Days of Night, expecting to see a masterpiece of cinema.....damn was I ever disappointed! It started off kinda slow, but I figured it was building up to good action. But after I while I thought..."Where is the GOOD action?" I saw action, but it wasn't GOOD! All I saw were god-like hideous vampires killing every innocent person they could. The townspeople were killed off within hours, And only a group of 8 or 9 people stayed alive by holding up in an attic. They made the vampires WAAAAAAAY too strong. I mean if this was in NYC or something, then it'd be better because at least then there were a lot of people, and police and they could fight them off. But this is a northern Alaskan city in the dead of winter, with less than 200 people. It wasn't even a good fight, it was a massacre on these people who decided to fight out this weather. Also, the main character turned HIMSELF into one to give his wife a chance to run back to the base. But he did it literally an HOUR or 2 before sunrise...he waits a month then suddenly turns himself??? and the lady didn't even run! She sat there and watched him fight the main vampire (who was definitely the only cool one) Over all, it was a great idea, but it could have been SOOOOOO much better 5/10