Near Dark

POSTED BY: j6ngo1977
UPDATED: Monday, May 15, 2006 14:44
VIEWED: 2022
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J6NGO1977

Saturday, May 6, 2006 1:42 AM

The reason why i mention this film is because I bought it yesterday on 2 DVD special edition for £2.97 (about 8 yankee dollars). I mean that is the price of a pint of beer.

This film came out at the same time as Lost Boys, which is a very cool movie. However Lost boys had the budget and Near Dark didn't. It's a great slant on vampire movies. You dont see fangs, crosses, holy water and the word Vampire is never used.

Last time i seen it was about 8 years ago on video. I watched it last night and thought it was fantastic. You all must know about the slaughter in the hillbilly bar? that is legendery. It is Lost Boys (excuse the pun) with teeth .LOL

It's a film that has cult status and it is well deserved.

SOOTHSAYER

Saturday, May 6, 2006 2:47 AM

Nice comments - I was thinking about buying this one lately too. I remember seeing it a long time ago and being very impressed with how it portrayed vampires.

And it has Lance Henriksen in it too! And Bill Paxton.. and a few others. Great film, I might have to rent it again from Netflix.

Saw an interesting one lately which is on William Shatner's DVD club list, called Ginger Snaps. It is about a girl who gets bitten and turns into a werewolf, but does not follow the usual past movie cliches...

"And I believe there's a power greater than men. A power that heals."

MONKEYTAIL

Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:02 AM

I love the hell out of that movie. Near Dark is freakin awesome, I got it about 3 years ago. Near Dark is one of those few movies that makes you think. Ginger Snaps is good two (as are its sequels, Gingers Snaps 2:Unleashed, and Ginger Snaps Back:The Beginning)

- Judge for yourself its believability, and then try to tell yourself, wherever you may be, it couldn't happen here. - Carl Kolchak

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Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:06 AM

Near Dark is incredible...one of my favorite movies. The Ginger Snaps series is great too, although I've never seen the third one.

Well, personally, I kinda want to slay the dragon.

Let's go to work.

-Angel, 'Not Fade Away'

COPILOT

Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:12 AM

Cool! I loved lost boys! So this should be awsome. I'm a bit of a sucker for vampire movies. Even really really bad ones.

An I carried such a torch

CHRISISALL

Monday, May 15, 2006 2:44 PM

Near Dark, directed by Katherine (Point Break) Bigelow, an excellent movie.
Also check out:

Blacula
Scream, Blacula, Scream
Grave Of The Vampire
John Carpenter's Vampires
Night Stalker
The Twin's Effect (aka: The Vampire Effect)
And, of course, Buffy.

Got bit Chrisisall