What if in the future the world is dominated by vampires instead of humans. But towards the end the screenwriter tends to lose his grip and throws in some regular scenes just for the sake of cheap thrills and gore. Once the action moves from the city to countryside it's as if the producers turned a switch to- 'bad', with echoes of John Carpenters Vampires 1998. This for me did take a bit away from the essence of the film especially considering the rest of the film was great, But nevertheless I would recommend this film, as there is much to be enjoyed. Ethan Hawke is his usual intense self and Sam Neil re-surfaces into the mainstream with a Batman-sounding villain character.
Daybreakers takes place in the year 2019. This Australian horror film is it something in the water? As both a scientist and a human sympathizer, Edward wishes for the simpler times long before the vampire outbreak. As in most genre movies, sound is as essential to the story as are characters, and composer Christopher Gordon's masterful score matches up with the brilliant work of the effects team to punctuate the many intense action sequences. Storyline: Daybreakers 2009 In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Been curious ever since i saw the trailers and being an Ethan Hawke fan decided to check it out anyway.
However, sadly the film takes a turn for the worse when the usually excellent veteran actor Willem Dafoe turns up. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Groundbreaking visual and special effects often elicited cheers from the audience here. Storyline Daybreakers : In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. The Spierig brothers have done an exceptional job of taking the conventional vampire film and turning it into something new and fresh. He is sympathetic to humans and sees his work as a way of alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself from being a vampire to again take human form.
That made this a homecoming of sorts. Sam Neill is the perfect vampire leader and Ethan Hawke is good as the trouble vampire who feels pity on the remaining humans. This movie is such a relief from the romantic necrophilia of the Twilight series. Daybreakers 2009 In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. By chance, Edward crosses paths with a group of fleeing humans lead by Audrey Bennett Claudia Karvan. Ben Nott's sweeping cinematography and crisp editing by Matt Villa helps fulfill their vision of a dark world in which the protagonists are often difficult to identify. Not worth sprinting to the theaters, however it is worth seeing.
But that isn't too bad considering the amount of vampire dung we were dished out for the entirety of 09. After a plague sweeps across the globe turning men, women and children into blood-thirsty, pale version of their former selves another, larger threat looms. From Twilight to The Vampire Diaries to True Blood, if you are looking for bloodsuckers, you don't have to search very far. This presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. All the while, the vampire police, army and the conglomerate lead by Charles Bromley Sam Neill that wants to harvest the humans are quickly in toe with only daylight stopping them from their ultimate goal. A vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a blood substitute. The script is laden with unpredictable twists and shocking reveals that will surprise viewers.
Those horror conventions aside, Daybreakers brings air to the deflated genre and keeps the Spierig brothers as two to watch in the upcoming years. Saw 'Daybreakers' at Piccadilly today. There has obviously been some sensible writing involved here. The film started out on a bloody brilliant note. If there is still blood to be drained from this waning horror genre I hope it is not fast-tracked to take advantage of the current craze.
Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's needs. ยป Riding the most recent wave of monster-dom, Daybreakers is yet another entry in the endless parade of vampire films to hit the market since the arrival of a little film called Twilight which I hear is somewhat popular. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's needs. But many details about the new world culture is left to viewer imagination which is a far better avenue to take then attempting to stuff the story with exposition and revelations. The scenes conveying the near-extinction of the human race and how the vampires are taking over and how the vampires themselves are threatened by the blood shortage issue was done rather effectively and the audience seemed to love it. Over the past years, vampire film and television production has gone into high gear. Directors Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig gives the viewer an awe-inspiring vision of the future, the cityscape is amazing.
An engaging strong intellectual start, regrettably becomes a pointless unoriginal drip by the end. Michael and Peter Spierig attended the screening along with Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill. Like putting a plastic bag over some one's head, things quickly get violent and out of control. Daybreakers has a captivating promising start, the is year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. After Edward helps them escape their vampire stalkers, Audrey introduces him to Elvis Williem Dafoe ย a former vampire that has miraculously converted back to human.
Breaking with recent trends however, Daybreakers is by far the best of the bunch; high concept and high reward. Amidst a sea of flashy set pieces, the acting takes a backseat. The challenge most writers and filmmakers are faced with therefore is making a vampire film seem fresh and inventive. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's needs. Just how Elvis was able to adapt back to human form takes about a quarter of the film wherein Edward works with Elvis to understand and then to do a vampire trial on the process found successful. The color palette is essential to the story as, of course, the undead can only come out at night.
In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. The attention to detail at every turn is the greatest reason to seek out Daybreakers even if script and some performances aren't quite up to the same standard. This presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind. Setting: The setting was a dark futuristic setting, Imagine Las Vegas at night. A monster that cannot reason or communicate and preys on humans and vampires alike.