It's about time

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2007)

It's about time a good horror movie came out. Lately, gore has been used as a substitute for plot (see: Saw, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House of 100 Corpses, etc.). Not to say that those movies didn't have a plot (I enjoyed those movies), but the gore was just so overpowering that it consumed the weaker plot. This movie is also gory, but the plot and the suspense is also good, so you walk out of the theater with a good impression of an excellent movie, not a vomiting sensation. I love vampire/zombie movies, so this review might be a little tainted by that. I also watched a lot of horror movies as a kid. I knew that this movie was going to be good as soon as I saw the preview. It's got the right amount of startling suspense, special effects, plot, and character development. The other thing I liked was that the special effects weren't overdone. As far as special effects go, you have fake teeth, some makeup, and some mutilated bodies. Nothing looks fake or cgi, so I was impressed with that aspect. There were some moments that I didn't understand, like why some people couldn't drive away fast enough from the vampires, but others could run or walk away from them. (Update: I checked out the graphic novels and they explain it there - it's because of the cold). But, in general, it was an excellent movie and I would watch it again in heartbeat and will definitely buy it on blue-ray when it comes out.