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#1100643 - Sat Jan 09 2010 12:32 PM Daybreakers
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  • Among the many pleasures of “Daybreakers” is its reminder that vampire movies can function as more than just metaphors for teenage celibacy. Written and directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (the Australian twins who brought us the ebullient 2003 zombie caper “Undead”), this impressively styled thriller envisions a world where vampires rule, and humans run. Those who don’t are likely to find themselves transformed into Ready Meals and stored in a giant corporate larder: a futuristic Costco with only one product.

    But with the undead outnumbering the living, starving immortals must find a blood substitute or mutate into crouching, bat-winged marauders. Enter Edward (Ethan Hawke), a vampire hematologist with human-friendly goals and a weary-undertaker wardrobe.

    Convincingly cadaverous, Edward is thrilled to encounter a small band of humans whose leader (a rangy Willem Dafoe) professes to have found a cure for vampirism. Now all they have to do is convince the bloodsuckers that immortality is a long time to be counting calories.

    Imagined in loving detail — reflected in a car mirror, Edward is no more than an empty, bobbing suit — “Daybreakers” throngs with yellow-eyed commuters and homeless vamps panhandling for O negative. The narrative may flag, but the doomsday atmosphere and George Liddle’s production design remain vivid until the final, blood-splattered reel. “Daybreakers” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Exploding heads, suppurating pores and plundered veins.

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#1100650 - Sat Jan 09 2010 01:37 PM Re: Daybreakers [Re: the G-man]
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Looks like a matrix rip off with vampires. It will be just as gay as every other vampire movie.

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#1100652 - Sat Jan 09 2010 01:39 PM Re: Daybreakers [Re: rex]
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The Matrix with vampires tag seems legit, but a lot of the reviews seem to say that it is actually a rebuttal to all the emo-vamp shit we've been getting.
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#1100663 - Sat Jan 09 2010 02:08 PM Re: Daybreakers [Re: the G-man]
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I'll check it out as a matinee. It seems like an interesting concept and any chance to point out where Rex is wrong is good enough for me.

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