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Old 11-27-2005, 08:40 AM
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Near Dark (1987)



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In the dusty heart of the American southwest, innocent country boy Caleb Colton is seduced by a beautiful girl into joining a roving pack of vicious drifters led by the enigmatic Jesse. But this is no ordinary band of outlaws, Caleb is now trapped in a nightmare of soulless evil that waits in the shadows, hellish mayhem that thrives on blood and absolute horror that begins Near dark.

STORY: 3 out of 5: Like any other vampire movie, out for blood.

ACTORS QUALITY:3 out of 5: Caleb and daddy messed it up for a 5

VIOLENCE:3 out of 5: Took to long to get to

GORE:1 out of 5

SPECIAL EFFECTS:4 out of 5: Flaming clothes and burnt skin

LOVE:0 out of 5: Sorry

FINAL THOUGHTS: They say Near Dark is one of the best horror movies of all time....I have to disagree...It was boring for a long time, then picked up..I believe to be one of the best, it has to keep you glued to the tv the whole time, this didnt do it for me....This was more of a romance to me...If I didnt do reviews I probably wouldnt have watched it all the way through..It cant even compete with Lost Boys...Pass on this movie, unless your a diehard vampire fan...But plan on being bored..

OVERALL SCORE:3 out of 5: Being generous
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Old 11-28-2005, 02:38 PM
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I think this is one of the better vampire movies around 4/5
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Old 11-28-2005, 02:44 PM
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Re: Near Dark (1987)

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They say Near Dark is one of the best horror movies of all time

Who's they?
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Old 11-28-2005, 04:08 PM
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Re: Near Dark (1987)

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It cant even compete with Lost Boys...Pass on this movie, unless your a diehard vampire fan...But plan on being bored..
You're SO lucky I'm not drunk :eek: you would've totally been in abuse city! :p
Near Dark is genius and wipes the floor with the fuckin' Lost Boys :rolleyes: quite possibly one of the greatest films to come out of the 80s. Eric Red is a amazing screenwriter who puts together amazingly dark characterisations. Its a character driven film that doesn't rely on tacky splatter or cheap comic book thrills which is rare for a film of this period. Near Dark was a interesting original spin on the vampire flick and hasn't really been equalled in my opinon. I liked how it didn't use the worn out gothic Stoker conventions that these films are riddled with. In my mind if vampires actually were to exist Near Dark is what the reality of being a creature of the night would be like.
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Old 11-29-2005, 09:15 AM
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While it's far from being a favorite of mine (in fact, it's not even one of my favorite vampire films) I have to give props to Near Dark. Along with Martin (a much better film, by the way) it was one of the first films to deal realistically with vampirism. As Elvis said, it does away with the tired conventions entirely, which was a wonderful idea at the time. Unfortunately, in my mind there are some elements that drag it down, chief among them being the ridiculous blood transfusion scenes.
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Old 11-29-2005, 09:39 AM
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Love 0/5?

It has a central romance... and it survives against ridiculous odds!

5/5!
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Old 11-29-2005, 10:07 AM
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its been some time since i saw it - but i remember thinking near dark was a really smart and slick vampire film
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Old 11-29-2005, 03:03 PM
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in my mind there are some elements that drag it down, chief among them being the ridiculous blood transfusion scenes.
:rolleyes: yeh I forgot about that. I've been meaning to check out Martin.
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Old 11-29-2005, 03:13 PM
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Love 0/5?

It has a central romance... and it survives against ridiculous odds!

5/5!
He said awhile back that he means "Love" as a familly friendly way to say sex.
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Old 11-30-2005, 11:12 PM
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Its a great film and you got a few characters who also appeared in the movie Aliens as well.
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