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  • Hector
    el Hombre de Acero
    • May 19, 2003
    • 31852

    Anybody seen the new movie Daybreakers?

    Stars Ethan Hawke,

    In 2009, a major viral outburst transformed a majority of the world's population into vampires. It is now 2019. With only a handful of humans left to provide blood for the starving population of vampires, extinction is a very real risk for the new dominant species of humanity.

    The vampires are depicted as being immortal, and possessing similar physical appearances as regular humans. Vampires are depicted as having yellow tinted irises and pale skin. They also have most of the 'classic' vampiric traits; lack of a reflection, fangs, vulnerability to sunlight and stakes through the heart. They also have no pulse.

    In response to the dwindling blood supply, the vampires seek to hunt and farm the remaining humans for their blood and to find a blood substitute to prolong their existence. If a vampire doesn't drink enough human blood they will begin to transform into a violent, anamalistic bat-like creature. A secret team of humans and a 'cured' vampire team up with a sympathetic vampire hematologist researcher and try to uncover a way that could rescue the human race from extinction.

    At the same time, small factions of surviving humans wish to repopulate the species, often using violent means to retain their humanity


    Very interesting premise...I'm going to check it out.

    Last edited by Hector; Jan 9, '10, 1:35 AM.
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  • thunderbolt
    Hi Ernie!!!
    • Feb 15, 2004
    • 34211

    #2
    I like the idea for the story, but have already read a couple bad reviews.
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    • toys2cool
      Ultimate Mego Warrior
      • Nov 27, 2006
      • 28605

      #3
      it looks pretty fresh
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      • Werewolf
        Inhuman
        • Jul 14, 2003
        • 14967

        #4
        From what I've seen of it, it looks pretty bad. Between Twilight, True Blood and this, Hollywood has finally managed to make Vampires uninteresting to me. One Vampire is cool, unique, gothic, spooky, etc. When everybody is a Vampire the specialness is gone. It's just lame.
        You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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        • Nostalgiabuff
          Muddling through
          • Oct 4, 2008
          • 11423

          #5
          movie got bad reviews from everyone. I'll wait for the DVD release or maybe HBO

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          • unataper
            Veteran Member
            • Sep 8, 2007
            • 281

            #6
            I wanted to see this today but my Wife thought we should see something that she would like. Well, since we always see what I want to see, I gave in. She wanted to see "Leap Year", I suggested "Youth In Revolt" instead, having never even heard of her choice.........even a crappy "Daybreakers" would have been better than those choices.
            For the rules of the road have been lodged, it's peoples games you have to dodge- Bob Dylan

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            • unataper
              Veteran Member
              • Sep 8, 2007
              • 281

              #7
              Plus, I am a little leery of movies that I start seeing previews months before they are released. Daybreakers preview was showing up a few months ago (with no release date) which made me not sure about wanting to see it.
              For the rules of the road have been lodged, it's peoples games you have to dodge- Bob Dylan

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              • Hector
                el Hombre de Acero
                • May 19, 2003
                • 31852

                #8
                The reviews are really not that bad...there are some good reviews in there...especially for a horror flick:

                Daybreakers Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

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                • Hector
                  el Hombre de Acero
                  • May 19, 2003
                  • 31852

                  #9
                  I like the premise enough to go and check it out.

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                  • Earth 2 Chris
                    Verbose Member
                    • Mar 7, 2004
                    • 32947

                    #10
                    It looks interesting, but I'd like to see a good old-fashioned Dracula-like vamp. I blame all this on Anne Rice.

                    Chris
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                    • unataper
                      Veteran Member
                      • Sep 8, 2007
                      • 281

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
                      It looks interesting, but I'd like to see a good old-fashioned Dracula-like vamp. I blame all this on Anne Rice.

                      Chris
                      Agreed! LOL!
                      For the rules of the road have been lodged, it's peoples games you have to dodge- Bob Dylan

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                      • Meule
                        Verbose Member
                        • Nov 14, 2004
                        • 28720

                        #12
                        It SOUNDS cool, but with bad reviews I'll probably wait till it's on TV
                        "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                        • Hector
                          el Hombre de Acero
                          • May 19, 2003
                          • 31852

                          #13
                          Horror movies for the most part don't get good reviews...film critics always love to hate on them.

                          Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 64% rating...which is actually pretty damn good for a horror movie.

                          I'm checking it out.
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                          • Meule
                            Verbose Member
                            • Nov 14, 2004
                            • 28720

                            #14
                            OK, I'll decide after I've seen the trailer
                            "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                            • Goblin19
                              Talkative Member
                              • May 2, 2002
                              • 6124

                              #15
                              It wasn't bad at all. Maybe a little too artsy based on the crowd reaction coming out of the theatre. I thought it was pretty well conceived and executed. It's actually quite bloody at times, but there's little to no horror. Willem Dafoe is great, as always.

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