Daybreakers, an Australian vampire movie with bite
I’ve been excited about the forthcoming vampire flick Daybreakers for quite some time, for a couple of reasons, but primarily because it’s made in Australia, including my old hometown of Brisbane, by the Brissie boys who made Undead (an extremely effective small-budget zombie movie, with SF elements). The plot about a world overtaken by vampires sounds engaging, and it stars, alongside Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, some great local talent in Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill and Undead‘s Mungo McKay.
About.com’s Mark Harris has given Daybreakers four stars. His review is here, in which he says, “Daybreakers is a fresh and original take on vampire lore, using its genre trappings to convey an uncommonly conscious, allegorical reflection on society that touches upon class and racial conflict, the ethics of big business, politics, poverty, homelessness and the ravaging of natural resources.”
Got those bases covered, then. He also assures us there’s chompin’ and stakin’ aplenty.
According to IMDB, the movie’s due for release in Australia on January 21. Huzzah!
January 8, 2010 at 11:14 am
i can’t wait to see this vampire movie too! the old lady who scales the wall is creepy! lol…make sure that you post your review…hope all is well! i am growing bigger..have 1st ultrasound to see baby..can’t wait
January 8, 2010 at 12:59 pm
We can compare notes. About the movie, not the baby thing
January 8, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Shall be interested to see this lil flick indeed.
Did you see “Paranormal Activity”? Nothing new, but for a low budget movie, I quite enjoyed it.
Very difficult to eat pop corn when your eyes are constantly scanning the theatre screen for ‘activity’…
January 8, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I thought PA started out okay it with some good tense moments, but slowly devolved into tedium and illogic. I whinged about it here: http://jasonnahrung.com/2009/12/14/paranormal-activity-review/
January 20, 2010 at 12:18 pm
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February 22, 2010 at 12:22 am
I actually thought Daybreakers was pretty sweet..
February 23, 2010 at 8:57 pm
It is definitely worth a look!