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Near Dark suffered in it's initial theatrical release due to it's resemblance to The Lost Boys. They share a storyline (Hapless young man falls for a girl who turns him into a Vampire, and he's forced to deal with her crazy running buddies.), and even a release date; Lost Boys blew Near Dark right out of theaters, but Near Dark found an appreciative audience on video, and deservedly so. The cast is uniformly great, especially Lance Henrikson and Bill Paxton as the lead Vamps. The script, by Director Kathryn and Eric Red, is perfect- we learn little tidbits about the history of the Vampires, but we're always kept at arms length from them. We see them as alien and threatening, and they see us a food. Bigelow does a great job, especially considering it was her solo directorial debut. The only gripe I had is the Vampirism "Cure" which seems like a Deus Ex Machina, but that's a small quibble. The Tangerine Dream score also made some scenes seem really cheesy...FAR from their best work. I think an orchestral score would have been much better, but budget constraints....

The 2-DVD set is beautifully packaged, with a die-cut inner package inside the box, and a great looking (and informative!) booklet. The film looks great; As usual, Anchor Bay does great work on their DVD transfers. It also has a commentary track from Director Bigelow, which is kinda dry and technical. Disc 2 has tons of storyboards, a weak deleted scene, a new 47-minute documentary, cast & crew bios (Very extensive!), still & ad galleries, and tons more.

Near Dark is one of those films that has flown under the radar for FAR too long, and I can't recommend it highly enough!

Vampire White Trash
A film like this only comes once. Yes, I might agree that it has similarities with other movies but it is a great ride.
Young modern cowboy Caleb meet young vampire girl Mae and is introduced into the fold. To stay he must kill.
From the first shot of a mosquito buzzing on Calebs arm towards the end showdown and the last freezeframe, Near Dark is a masterpiece on it's own. Kathryn Bigelow (the director of Point Break and Strange Days) cut her teeth on this vampire-something flick, together with screenwriter/director Eric Red (The Hitcher, Cohen & Tate). In the cast I am with delight able to watch such good and often underrated actors as Lance Henriksen (Millenium), Jeanette Goldstein (Aliens), Bill Paxton (Titanic) as three parts of the vampire family. But I do not forget the two stars, both Jenny Wright and Adrian Pasdar make characters that I really care about.
So, what is Near Dark? A beautiful dark love story.
One of the best things about Near Dark is showing the vampires (if that is what they are? we are not told but they drink blood and they get sunburned.) as pretty normal people (they don't fly around hissing with fanged teeth).
And then it's the music by Tangerine Dreams (Firestarter) which is just perfect.
It's one of my favourites, as a vampire flick and as a film.
Every time I see this film it gives me goosebumps when Jenny Wright says:
"Look, the night, it's so bright that it will blind you."

"we keep odd hours"
Kathryn Bigelow(Point Break, The Loveless, Strange Days) pulls you into a movie that truly is great. Adrian Pasdar(Top Gun, Mysterious Ways) plays Caleb, a family man who on one dark night meets the blonde, sexy, icecream licking Jenny Wright(Lawnmower Man, Pink Floyd's The Wall) and she lures him in for a quick nip of his neck...so Caleb is then kidnapped by Wrights gang of blood craven fiends..led by Jesse, played by Lance Henriksen(Aliens, Scream 3)...Diamondback, played by Jenette Goldstein(Aleins)....Homer, played by Joshua Miller(River's Edge) and the crazy and fun loving member of the gang Severin, played by the wonderful Bill Paxton(Tombstone, A Bright Shining Lie)...not once does this movie mention the word vampire...because its just so exciting and it just pulls you in....I can see why it would seem like a werewolf movie too....running in packs and hunting at night. atmosphere, story and performances make this one a masterpiece of a movie..clever and the killings are beautiful, especially the ones at the bar. James LeGros(Drugstore Cowboy, Tv's Ally McBeal) appears in the bar sceen unbilled