goblinsoldier

There are truly bad movies out there, like "Manos: the Hands of Fate" and almost everything that Ed Wood did. However, there is no excuse for a movie that has a budget and a director who has shown talent to make something this bad. Yes, Mr Boorman, it is your fault. Richard Burton sleepwalks through this movie and the rest of the cast likewise phones it in. "The Exorcist" was a well written and directed movie which had a very real statement about good and evil. Mr Boorman must not have liked what it said, because he contradicted everything that was said in the original. What the heck, this is the same man who gave us "Zardoz." It is one thing for a movie to be made by people who do not know how to make movies and have almost no budget. But when people who know better and have money make something this bad, it is an insult to the audience. The only thing I wonder is what the studio was thinking.

The original "30 Days of Night" was an original movie with an excellent cast, director, script, and special effects. It wasn't "Jaws," but it was very well done. All in all, a really good horror/vampire movie. Then the powers that be in Hollywood decided to make a sequel. There are the few obvious exceptions, but sequels generally are terrible. This movie is no different. The characters are cardboard cutouts of "Generic Horror Movie Characer 1," 2, 3, etc. The monsters are equally generic and uninteresting. Everybody lives in "stupid world" and would have a hard time crossing the street in real life. There was not even a surprising or twist ending. I have seen better drama, acting and terror in a high school play. The only reason I did not give this one star, is that I have seen the truly great bad movies. If you are looking for something "so bad it's good," you will still be sadly disappointed. It is not even funny to mock. If you want to see a good vampire flick, catch the original or "Near Dark" or "Blood and Donuts." Heck, watch anything which shows either talent or enthusiasm, but do not watch this. It is just sad.