Don't wet your pants at '30 Days of Night'

"David Slade hasn't revolutionized the vampire genre, but he may make you wet your pants." Josh Tyler, Cinemablend.com

Josh is talking about 30 Days of Night, a vampire/zombie horror thriller that opens Friday at the Eagle. We are taking his warning seriously, and we will be offering a limited supply of "Depends" for sale with the purchase of a ticket to this movie. We want you to enjoy the movie, but we want you (and our floors) to stay dry as well.

The movie has a great gimmick--it is set in northern Alaska, where for 30 days in the dead of winter, the sun does not rise. That is pretty convenient for vampires, who don't have to head off to their nearby coffins before dawn breaks. Day never breaks for a month, so let the gore begin. But what about that gore (not the Nobel Gore, the film gore...)? Here is what Tyler has to say about that:

"It’s intense and gripping, so intense that even though you’re watching one of the goriest movies you’ve ever seen, you may not even notice. You’re too caught up in what’s going to happen next. Are the vampires coming? Will they run? Will they hide? Will anyone make it out alive?"

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And now for something completely different...

We present The Comebacks, which is to sports movies as "Date Movie" is to romantic comedies. The producers of "Wedding Crashers" are bringing you this film under the Fox Atomic label. Fox is targeting young adults and plans to produce eight films a year, mostly in the horror and action genres.

Despite our diaper promotion, my guess is that The Comebacks will out-do 30 Days of Night, because comedy has wider appeal than horror. I could be wrong, and I definitely want you to stay dry this weekend.

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Debbie Henry won last week’s trivia contest. If you want to play, go to our blog.

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Our condolences go out to the family of Ron Welsh. Ron died about 1 a.m. Thursday at his home in Oblong following a battle with cancer. One of his sons, Tom, has been the manager of the theater since it opened. All of the cast at the Eagle grieves with Tom this week.

Ron is best known for his years as a coach at OHS, and he was honored in August when the athletic field was named for him. I knew him, and his late wife Dot, more as the parents of five children, all of whom are interesting, capable adults. The family he raised is the outstanding legacy that I will remember him by. As I write this, funeral services are pending, and if you check the Daily News or go to robdailynews.com, I’m sure you can find the latest information.