I would rate this as the best vampire movie that I've seen ever since near dark,the 3rd best vampire flick I've ever seen,and the 3rd best movie that I've seen all year.the other two being Iron man 2 at #2,and Pandorum at number one.so check this one out ya'll.you won't be dissapointed!CAN'T WAIT FOR PART TWO!!!

The movie Undead (made by the guys who made this) was one of the worst movies I've ever seen, so I expected this to be bad, so I told a bunch of my friends (who thought this looked awesome) that its gonna suck, they saw it, told me it sucked, and I said... "I told you so..."

Just finished watching “Daybreakers” and I must say that it was an absolute wasted effort. There was potential, and there were moments of gothic genius but ultimately it was a painfully inept and boring movie. I kept checking out the time to see how much longer I had to sit through it… and that’s enver a good sign. There were entire sequences of sheer stupidity so monumentally absurd that it became laughable… the “underground railroad” running at night being the most glaring illogicality in the entire movie. Why on earth would a caravan of humans trek across the barrens at night in a world of hungry vampires? Why are normal everyday bats flying around during the day? There were overt story and character inconsistencies on par with the “Blade” movies and like the those films most of the characters in “Daybreakers” are one-dimensional and tedious. The vampires were weak and mindless leaving one to wonder how in the world they became the dominant species. Seriously, humans were just pushing these guys around with no problem at all and their apparent lack of control over their appetites would have made them incredibly vulnerable. The underdeveloped story often resorted to trite and corny clichés… I was particularly unimpressed with the damsel in distress ending. The directing was incoherent and amateurish, the brothers that made this flick were clearly trying to imitate The Matrix and Underworld movies… they failed. The script was weak and oddly felt very familiar… perhaps it was Willem Defoe’s cowboy sharpshooter that spouted some of the most innate dialogue I’ve heard in quite some time or the fact that the vampires felt like extraneous additions to a failed “Equilibrium” sequel. Whatever the case, this flick felt generic and derivative. The acting came across as pompous and at times over-the-top because of the other mentioned factors. But the worst part of the movie was the “cure” which was just as lame, if not more so, as the back-of-the-barn blood transfusion in “Near Dark.” If this is the horror aficionado's preference for a vampire movie while condemning the "Twilight" saga I have very little hope for the future of the genre. For you to call this a "great movie" is not only a clear act of desperation but evidence that all your taste is in your mouth.

I bought this today and watched it it was awsome!!!!!!! I hope they make a prequel to it to show how the vampire disease started and stuff

i cant wait to buy this on DVD this tuesday

it was a good film , but to short and again with the sun returning the vamps back to human that's just stupid because the whole crisis that is depicted in the movie easily coudlve been averted instead of dragging on the movie for another 45 mins , again good movie but needed more aspects to keep it going hopefully the sequel will be longer and more inovative

cant wait to see this film wathced undead on dvd ages ago which was really excellent gonna be awesome and i have just one question human or vampire me id go with the none emo varitey of vampire cant wait for this film

Positives- The film had a really cool concept and I thought that Sam Neil and the supporting cast were all great. There were also quite a few scenes in the beginning that were well executed, at least from the special effects side of production.

Negatives - I felt like the film didn't do anything or add anything to the vampire genre, so to say. I felt like the directors just took the existing vampire myth and lore and just put it into a futuristic environment. The only thing I saw that was new was the cure for vampires to turn back into humans. Also, I never really cared for Ethan Hawke's character, which bothers me when the film is centered around his actions for the most part.

Overall, I would say it's watchable but I prefer John Carpenter's Vampires, The Lost Boys, Dracula, and a few other vampire films over this one. I would say it's worth renting.

The concept was good but the execution was poor. The script was completely nonsensical, and the way it meandered to a finish in order to guarantee a sequel left me feeling a bit short-changed.

Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill are both decent actors, but looked lost in this film that was full of bright ideas but dattempted to explore them all rather than isolate one and develop it further.

In terms of recent Vampire films, 30 Days of Night was superior in almost every way.

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*shrugs* i liked it. Whether you liked it or not, i believe the horror community needed a reminder of what vampires really are; cruel creatures with no remorse! not these teen-bop movies making these monsters pussies, seriously, its time for a change and this movie delivered that change. i can only imagine a clueless twilight fan wandering into the movie theater expecting a twilight spin-off and thinking to his or herself "what!?!? blood? gore? cannibalism? this isn't what vampires are! Where's the love story? the love triangles? OMG <-(because they'd say it this way not Oh my god, anyway)OMG, i wasn't expecting this!!! <- (making sure there's 3 of !'s to make a point) i am outraged they'd make these vampires such monsters, uhh i'm walking out...and WTH (H=heck) that's not even the right Edward! :(" well that's my reasoning behind the recent popularity with pussy vampire movies, they will change the way vampires are, and i for one want to put a stop to it! this movie was what a vampire movie should be! also i feel that at this point in time, that as a man watching a vampire movie, society will label me less of a man for watching said vampire movie because of the teen-bop vamp movies taking the horror out of the movie, (genre)and turning vampires into fairies...fuck, i feel like i'm writing an essay, so i just want to congratulate twilight for fucking vampires in the ass and turning them into fairies! what is the world coming too? What's next, werewolves into squirrels? shit that escaped my fingers before i thought that one through, Hollywood please don't do it, i was joking! JOKING! ~ This essay brought to you by sarcasm with a bit of truth.

I liked it people......I really thought they did a good job on making this movie. Stop hating!

The hype was better then the film. It was an ok film but....I also wouldn't put it near the top 5 as said below. But it also wasn't the worst vampire movie out there either

I just saw Daybreakers!!! and I have to say I WASN'T IMPRESSED.
I really wanted this movie to be great but settled for good...

The movie opened perfectly! With stylish credits, a vampire suicide, futuristic vamp infested world, and GREAT realistic social commentary BUT... all of that slowly declined or dissolved as the story unfolded and the movie progressed. The "CURE" was mindless and simple which was a reflection of most of the film. The dialogue was flat and uninspiring. The CGI was choppy at best. Not much character development. The "Elvis" character did kick ass! but lets get serious, you know a movie is struggling when the best character has little to no dialogue and has nothing insightful to say except one liners. Most of the scenes looked beautiful but were executed poorly. The movie also had a lackluster, predictable, cliche story and ending. The story didn't run as deep as I hoped and every subplot was a dead-end.
To simply say "Daybreakers is a top 5 vampire film" would make Legosi roll in his crypt. I'm struggling to find a place in the top 30.
OVERALL, Daybreakers looks pretty from far but up close there are many flaws and plot holes. The film was obviously visually driven cuz the dialogue didn't live up to the beauty of the stylish cinematography, wardrobes, sets, and vivid colors.
There was nothing amazingly fresh brought to the table and The ending is anti-climatic.
The Spierig Brothers are truly a gift to the horror genre but they unfortunately show their age and experience on this particular project.
Very entertaining for the most part even though slightly missing the mark 6/10

Lol, Fright. Stop hating on the sparkly emo vampires!!

This was a very refreshing vampire movie and the vampires were surprisingly scary. It was a solid flick but the ending I thought was underwhelming and predictable...it felt written off and stale. It sucks to say that, especially considering how many positive things that could be said about it. I guess it sort of left a bad taste in my mouth.

I'm happy to say that this vampire flick doesn't suck in a bad way! It had strong visuals, a great cast, graphic bloodshed, fast paced, action laced and vampires that are actually scary and menacing and that are not fuc!king dreamy! It has been quite a while since I've seen a vampire flick that actually delivered and wasn't so stylish and teen oriented, excluding 30 Days Of Night of course which was great as well, this film brings this kind of genre back to life and it's about time! I thought the ending was pretty weak especially what came before it but I does open a door for a sequel and I for one really hope they go through with it because this story is definitely not complete. The acting was pretty good for a vampire movie but kind of underplayed but good none the less, no one really stands out, well maybe Willem Dafoe if any one. Overall I recommend this if you are sick of people talking and gushing over Twilight, forget that film and go see a real vampire film that actually has some teeth and meat to it. GO SEE DAYBREAKERS!