Near Dark (1987)
A young man reluctantly joins a travelling "family" of evil vampires, when the girl he'd tried to seduce is part of that group. (imdb)
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow
Written By: Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Red
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Troy Evans, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Ed Corbett, Bill Cross
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1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 83 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
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4. Onion AV Club: The New Cult Canon (public: moderated by theficionado - 26 stars)
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7. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (public: moderated by Aron Ericson - 13 stars)
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11. Synth soundtrack or score (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 8 stars)
12. List: Taschen (public: moderated by KasperL - 6 stars)
13. The Gentlemen's Guide To Midnight Cinema Podcast (public: moderated by Coheed - 5 stars)
14. Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time (public: moderated by edsu - 5 stars)
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| Oct 03, 2020 | Hysteria | 70 60% |
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bedirhankara | 70 39% |
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| Sep 13, 2020 | nunobar | 40 14% |
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| Sep 10, 2020 | zrh1501 | 76 66% |
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PianoSama | 70 82% |
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The story on its own is honestly nothing spectacular, but it's the writing & attention to character that makes this a classic. On top of excellent performances by a phenomenal cast, the script is laced with clever dialogue & callbacks. The pacing is tight, & the characters are memorable & interesting. I didn't fully understand the transfusion stuff, but frankly the rest was good enough for me to ignore it. This stands as one of the most unique vampire movies of all time, & it's a damn good one.
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| Aug 28, 2020 | theloca95 | 80 67% |
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| Aug 14, 2020 | posetitel | 50 0% |
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terrymac | 75 71% |
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Wasn't sure what to expect with this one, but I did rather enjoy it. It's made with a sense of efficiency, in that nothing seems to be explored or explained particularly deeply, but it's also very capably made and cast, such that some of the shortcomings can be overlooked. The three Aliens alumni are good value for money, even if the casting of the romantic leads isn't particularly inspiring. An odd sort of vampire/romance/horror/western mash-up, with lots of great Paxton action.
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| Aug 10, 2020 | belfastboy | 70 65% |
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Some really good stuff here.
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| May 09, 2020 |  |
overrated | 78 86% |
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It's almost like Paris, Texas, except with vampire Bill Paxton burping after he drains someone of blood.
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| May 06, 2020 |  |
Groovy_Souls | 65 47% |
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Near Dark is a film that does and should pride itself on its style. An early Bigelow film that definitely foreshadows what she'll become, but still leaves enough to be desired. The cast does alright, and the story, although unique, isn't great, but this film definitely gets some points for coolness alone.
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| May 04, 2020 |  |
td888 | 60 59% |
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It holds surprisingly well for a 30 year old movie. Fun fact, there are three of the same actors of Alien and there's even a small (probably unintentional) reference to it. Good fodder for a lost evening.
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I can see the appeal. One of those badass grimy 80s indie movies.
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| Apr 27, 2020 | tliu9 | 81 19% |
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wetwillies | 85 57% |
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Viewed April 21, 2020.
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pofubella | 73 27% |
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offlineoz | 55 38% |
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Under Quarantine Film Reviews #47: Bill Paxton chews the hell out of every scene he's in. Would much rather the film be about him and Lance Henriksen, instead of the two wet pieces of cardboard that were the leads.
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jbissell | 75 45% |
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Diamorphoses | 65 41% |
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Trooth | 67 43% |
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It suffers a lot due to an unlikable main character, tying into a female lead who becomes equally unlikable due to falling for the unlikable male lead. I think the movie would work a lot better if it leaned into the assholery of these two, rather than playing them up as sympathetic, because all of the side characters are genuinely interesting and bizarre. There's a weird freaky indie movie hidden somewhere under the guise of this traditional romance plot that drags everything else down.
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bybrt | 60 46% |
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jbyn | 62 26% |
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The music from Tangerine Dreams is the first thing to welcome the moody atmosphere of Near Dark, and the cinematography helped keep me there. The silhouette shot of the group standing on a hill accented by the moonlight is a great example of this. Caleb and Mae's relationship reminded me of the film Only Lovers Left Alive. Fun shots were placed here and there that avoided the trap of of being too monotone.
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Kind of a corny creation at times, and the leads are very wooden throughout the film, but it has some good scenes and great shots of the night. As far as vampire films go, it's a good one
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| Apr 27, 2019 | damhar | 65 34% |
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Misery | 70 49% |
| Nov 25, 2018 | gioma | 80 61% |
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| Nov 16, 2018 | Lonewolf2003 | 65 26% |
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Starts out promising as a low-key horror-drama about a young guy just turned vampire, but fails to do anything really interesting with its premises.
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| Nov 14, 2018 |  |
itsirc | 50 20% |
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brianrobot | 5 87% |
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jobsbronson | 13 66% |
| Oct 29, 2018 |  |
FancyMike | 4 58% |
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Their first meeting is so good, with them both being predators of a sort, but otherwise the two romantic leads in this movie are very dull. Thankfully the four other vampires show up and own the rest of the movie. They are just the best, and that bar scene definitely earns its reputation. Too bad about the ending though
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| Oct 27, 2018 |  |
War Machine | 64 27% |
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Rich Evans was right: the ending isn't good. Some great performances (Paxton, Henriksen) and solid direction from Bigelow raise this above mediocrity. It's nice to see a vampire flick that doesn't batter audiences with the "rules," but rather expects us to know them going in. Nothing is outright stated, which lends to the authenticity and mood of the film. Location, too, is a wise choice.
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I didn't know I needed a vampire road-trip western in my life.
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| Jul 11, 2018 | JamieA | 66 38% |
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I always wish to be a vampire after watching vampire movies. I think this is the only exception.
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It starts out pretty cool, then gets dumber and dumber, is too all over the place, tries to cram way too much plot into its runtime... but then....then the ending comes and is SO MOTHERFUCKING RAD it turns it around. Seriously, I rarely feel this amazed and taken aback by anything in a movie as I did with the last 10 minutes of this thing. I was so disappointed by a lot of things and now I immediately wanna watch it again and love every second of it. But I think I need to calm down first.
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Macabre Month of Horror 2017 video review: https://youtu.be/VN24DPL_xeQ
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| Aug 21, 2017 | TjustT | 77 51% |
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