Daybreakers - Vampire movie from "Undead" directors
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Just saw this and came away really disappointed. I guess I expected too much. I found a couple of the action scenes distracting as it took away from the flow of the film. And yeah this film was loud.
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Just caught this movie this afternoon. I enjoyed it enough but I do agree that the makers missed on an opportunity to do more with the subsiders. I kind of felt that aspect of the story was more interesting than the main stuff. I also agree that
Overall, I enjoyed it. Especially the female lead with her being a wee bit nipply.
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Overall, I enjoyed it. Especially the female lead with her being a wee bit nipply.
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They weren't really monsters, they almost acted human, except they drank blood, and hated the sun.
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Not nearly as fun as Undead, but still a few decent moments - however the pacing was off for me. I liked the slow start but then it just gets bogged down - we needed more cool Willem Dafoe moments but instead get a hamfisted subplot about Sam Neill's daughter that really didn't work or add to the film. I like the action stuff but we needed a bit more - still entertaining enough but nothing special.
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I guess my expectations were too high. Having really like "Undead" and knowing nothing about the flick except for seeing a poster:
Looked pretty high concept/unconventional for a vampire-flick.
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Watched this tonight. Pretty well done. All the characters were surprisingly sympathetic. The only thing I wish they had touched upon more was how the company was never interested in a cure but only a synthetic blood replacement. I viewed it as a commentary on the pharmaceuticals industry, where substitute vampirism for HIV or whatever modern illness the drug companies aren't interested in curing.
Good movie.
Good movie.
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watched it today. some of the acting was terrible (i'm looking at you Willem Dafoe). so many cheesy lines. wasn't what i was expecting, but it wasn't bad. just ok.
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Re: Daybreakers - Vampire movie from "Undead" directors
Started out good then went "Meh".
I was thinking that it was like I Am Legend(smith) from the point of view of the "infected"
I was thinking that it was like I Am Legend(smith) from the point of view of the "infected"
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It sort of lost steam for me when Ethan goes off with the human resistance. I echo the sentiment of wanting to see more of the Subsiders.
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yeah I agree, I thought most of the movie was pretty good, but the ending seemed like there should of been another 30-45 minutes. The movie feels like it builds to something then just ends.
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Watched this weekend. Feel just about the same way all the rest of you do about it. Such great potential in the first 30 mins. -- then a predictable middle -- then a pretty neat finale.
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Yeah, it was a bit of a letdown how abruptly it ended. Still thought it was really good and creative for the most part though.
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The first hour of this film was great...kinda took a shit after that though but still not bad. Sam Neil was awesome and I dug the feeding frenzy towards the end.
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Re: Daybreakers - Vampire movie from "Undead" directors
not sure why I put this in my netflix queue, but I'm glad I did
soon as my next batch of gift certificates come from my amazon visa I'm going to buy it
definitely an interesting take on vampires, I like the self propagating cure
and the nipple action on the main actress was nice
soon as my next batch of gift certificates come from my amazon visa I'm going to buy it
definitely an interesting take on vampires, I like the self propagating cure
and the nipple action on the main actress was nice
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