Daybreakers, C.Ah, the fresh smell of January movies. Although these releases are more like the day old bread section at a bakery. Still, it's good to be out and seeing movies since the I have not seen any for a while, and the last one I saw was Avatar (YUK!).
First selection of the year was Daybreakers. Honestly, have you ever seen an uglier poster? Must be why it's only floating around online. Whatever.
I was pretty excited about this movie. Ethan Hawke has been a favorite of mine every since I saw Gattica way back before Jude Law ruined his career. I even read a great interview in which he praised the movie as being original, not Twilightish, and most importantly (as I would learn after watching the movie) only 90 minutes long.
Daybreakers is the obvious final step where vampires are the norm and humans are in hiding. Being the primary food source helps keep your numbers down, I suppose. They did a very nice job of giving you a world view - buildings were different, cars had blacked out windows to avoid the sun. So many movies just tell you that the world is different, few go to the trouble of showing you the changes. I feel about this movie how I felt about District 9. It's a very pretty movie - there are some scenes that I giggled with happiness while watching - but on the whole the plot is pretty dull. I feel like there's a new movement of visual film makers who are capable of using technology to their benefit, but have little concern for storytelling.
All that said, it wasn't Twilight, so really can I complain too much? Yes I can. However, the DVD is worth renting just for the slow-mo scene of the vampire swat team slaughtering itself. It was like a painting in motion. Also, a severed arm was slowly twirling through the air.
Thanks for reading, and welcome to the movies in 2010!
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