Escape to the Movies: Daybreakers
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I totally saw this movie on Saturday, and it was everything Bob said it was. Seriously guys, this movie was awesome.
Yeah this is the best vampire movie to come out in a while. I say that mainly because the movie is about vampires, and doesn't just feature them as a plot gimmick.
Also the attention to detail in the movie is nice like the news reports about forest fires and economic situation of the world. This movie really does have enough content to make a full season television show and they manage to get all this in the movie in 98 minutes without it ever becoming boring or incoherent.
Thanks for reviewing this movie and putting it on my radar I enjoyed Daybreakers.
Also the attention to detail in the movie is nice like the news reports about forest fires and economic situation of the world. This movie really does have enough content to make a full season television show and they manage to get all this in the movie in 98 minutes without it ever becoming boring or incoherent.
Thanks for reviewing this movie and putting it on my radar I enjoyed Daybreakers.
I really liked everything about this movie except the last 5 minutes.
Maybe I'm just missing the point or something.
Great review though, reminded me of all the good points of the movie.
Why wouldn't they just use the now vulnerable, human CEO to mix the cured blood in with the blood supplement? That way there is a far greater chance of changing all stubborn vampires back into humans whether they like it or not. Seems reasonable to me anyway.
Maybe I'm just missing the point or something.
Great review though, reminded me of all the good points of the movie.
Ethan Hawk is such a great actor. Just wanted to say this.
And I'm so in.
Oh, and can I say how EXTREMELY glad I am that there's a movie out that isn't over 2 hours? I've been noticing a serious trend where the crappy movies tend to be the longest recently. Even a GOOD film should only be as long as it absolutely needs to be for everything to work. Like with good writing, if you put too much in it it's suddenly not so good anymore. With that in mind, I don't see any reason for an action movie to ever be over two hours unless the story is mind-blowing.
And I'm so in.
Oh, and can I say how EXTREMELY glad I am that there's a movie out that isn't over 2 hours? I've been noticing a serious trend where the crappy movies tend to be the longest recently. Even a GOOD film should only be as long as it absolutely needs to be for everything to work. Like with good writing, if you put too much in it it's suddenly not so good anymore. With that in mind, I don't see any reason for an action movie to ever be over two hours unless the story is mind-blowing.
Man Movie Bob, how many more films are you gonna make me go see?
Trusting you since District 9.
Trusting you since District 9.
Wow. After previously reading a review that destroyed this movie, I am now encouraged to check it out. And I had pretty high hopes for the film initially.
Also, to the folks who expressed disappointment a few reviews back at realizing that Moviebob looks like an actual human being and not like Hayden Christenson, FUCK YOU.
Can't wait to see the flick.
Also, when where they'll be vampire porn? My girlfriend is asking.
Also, to the folks who expressed disappointment a few reviews back at realizing that Moviebob looks like an actual human being and not like Hayden Christenson, FUCK YOU.
Can't wait to see the flick.
Also, when where they'll be vampire porn? My girlfriend is asking.
Bob, I couldn't agree MORE. There are very few movie reviewers out there that I regularly agree with, but you sir are one of them. ESPECIALLY when it comes to Daybreakers.
I was hesitant at first to go see this, as I was worried it was just going to be another generic, blade-esque, possibly Twi-shite (I think I may have just coined a new term, unless someone beat me to it) influenced POS, but I am happy to say that HOO BOY WAS I WRONG.
No need to go into any more detail, you already pretty much summed everything up nicely.
In short, GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
If you're a Twilight fan & want to see a REAL Vampire story?
GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
I was hesitant at first to go see this, as I was worried it was just going to be another generic, blade-esque, possibly Twi-shite (I think I may have just coined a new term, unless someone beat me to it) influenced POS, but I am happy to say that HOO BOY WAS I WRONG.
No need to go into any more detail, you already pretty much summed everything up nicely.
In short, GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
If you're a Twilight fan & want to see a REAL Vampire story?
GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
I'll admit you really have a good point there, and you might actually be right. (A similar thought went through my head as I left the theatre, but I still liked the movie)RyVal said:
BUT if anything takes attention away from that TwiShite dreck, is that necessarily a bad thing?
There's straberry-flavoured crack? WHY WASN'T I TOLD? All I can ever find is Vanilla or that nasty orange/black liquorice shit...
Hahahahahahahahaha!!... No.... no way....flaming_squirrel said:
In all seriousness though, this film kind of sucked. The "anti-Twilight"? Kind of ironic, considering that the ONLY really well done thing in this movie is that the vampires act like real vampires. Which is enough to cash in on all the people who spend their time hating Twilight, even though the acting, writing, and execution of pretty much the whole thing was terrible...
I've discovered this movie has a lot of haters, and I don't get it. Anyone else seen complaints about how it doesn't stick to true vampire lore, and isn't for "the real thinkers"?
This was awesome. I've trusted Bob ever since I signed on to Drag Me to Hell, and disagree with him only in that I think his criticism of Terminator 4 was far too mild (yes, it's a problem that they cut it to a PG-13, but I could rail on about the plot holes for hours).
Anyhow, I liked the atmosphere of intense desperation the movie created. Starving bat mutants being hunted like rats, vampire society on the brink of collapse, and human beings nearly extinct- there's not one character in the movie whose life isn't on the line, and the result (with an added ocean-load of blood) is just sweet. The subplot about the Big Bads daughter was somewhat lacking, but the movie did a scarily good job of guessing how people might act when suddenly everyone, everywhere is at risk of suffering a balls-out HORRIFIC death at any moment.
Left the theater laughing like crazy. No other way to respond to the sheer number of people who literally explode...
This was awesome. I've trusted Bob ever since I signed on to Drag Me to Hell, and disagree with him only in that I think his criticism of Terminator 4 was far too mild (yes, it's a problem that they cut it to a PG-13, but I could rail on about the plot holes for hours).
Anyhow, I liked the atmosphere of intense desperation the movie created. Starving bat mutants being hunted like rats, vampire society on the brink of collapse, and human beings nearly extinct- there's not one character in the movie whose life isn't on the line, and the result (with an added ocean-load of blood) is just sweet. The subplot about the Big Bads daughter was somewhat lacking, but the movie did a scarily good job of guessing how people might act when suddenly everyone, everywhere is at risk of suffering a balls-out HORRIFIC death at any moment.
Left the theater laughing like crazy. No other way to respond to the sheer number of people who literally explode...
Hm...ok, while i can sort of agree with everything bob said...i dunno, it wasnt like HOLY F*CK good. I mean it was good. I was actually surprised how good it was for a vampire movie. But it wasnt....well it wasnt better than avatar. its definitely one of those sleeper movies that make you say "wow that was pretty cool" but it isnt like a divine master piece or anything. But maybe thats the point. Idk, its good but perhaps a bit of an exaggerated review. a good 4/5
its definitely one of those sleeper movies that make you say "wow that was pretty cool" but it isnt like a divine master piece or anything. But maybe thats the point. Idk, its good but perhaps a bit of an exaggerated review. a good 4/5