Review of Near Dark (1987) by Michael H — 04 Feb 2017

Great vampire film. Henriksen is awesome.

This review of Near Dark (1987) was written by Michael H on 04 Feb 2017.

Near Dark has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mbeckford (88) on 21 Oct 2020

The unknown and under-appreciated Near Dark is one of the best vampire flicks of the last 40 years…

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By Nickthecritick (243) on 04 Dec 2021

Probabily my favourite vampire movie ever. I'm very keen on this genre when it is well made and this is surely a great one…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 24 Jun 2014

A vampire movie better than Night Hunter?!?! It's actually pretty decent…

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By Michael G (2,333) on 07 May 2016

Won't scare the pants off you, but is definitely a different spin on the vampire tale, perhaps a bit ahead of its time…

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By Benny K (17) on 26 Feb 2017

I absolutely love, love, love this film. I watched it twice on its initial run in the cinema, and have subsequently seen it over 40 times…

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By Marsian S (24) on 07 May 2016

Won't scare the pants off you, but is definitely a different spin on the vampire tale, perhaps a bit ahead of its time…

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By Austen S (24) on 06 Jun 2014

See what happens when you strip away the garlic and the crosses; your left with a haunting and powerful tale…

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By Chris C (2,693) on 26 May 2014

Considering that this came out in 1987 and Vampire movies weren't a real genre until later, I felt that this movie really sucked…

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By Trent L (103) on 09 Feb 2015

This is a text book ex. of how to make a scary pic cheap…

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By Liam M (554) on 05 Apr 2016

A massively underrated, almost forgotten, horror classic that ought to rule the genre, but instead somehow fell by the wayside…

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