30 Days of Night

The Elder Son and I were the only ones home tonight, and he suggested watching a horror movie. He presented 5 possibilities, I narrowed it down to 2, and he picked 30 Days of Night, a 2007 vampire movie. David Slade is the director, and Josh Hartnett and Melissa George star. I liked this, though it's not the vision that comes to mind when I hear the word "vampire". These vampires are so messy and wasteful with their food. I'd like to read the graphic novel on which this film is based.

As of 9/12/2019 Sony Crackle has it available free online at this link. Here's a trailer:

Roger Ebert says, "If you are a horror fan, you will love it". The New York Times says, "But the performers have little to do besides spill and drink blood in this tedious, inconsequential B picture. The sun doesn’t rise nearly fast enough." Moria has a mixed review. 1000 Misspent Hours says,

Especially in comparison to the current crop of vampire movies, 30 Days of Night is a great deal more aggressive than the majority of what we’ve seen lately,
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It is as unashamedly gruesome and violent as any post-Dawn of the Dead zombie movie, and treats its heroes just as harshly.
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It also could justly have been promoted with the tagline, “Vampires— they’re not just for goth girls anymore!” These vampires are animalistic monsters in the finest antique tradition
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They’re not pretty, not sexy, not tragic or romantic or sensitive or any of those other annoying things that vampires have tended to be since people unaccountably decided it was a good idea to emulate Anne Rice...