Directed by:
Craig GillespieCinematography:
Javier AguirresarobeComposer:
Ramin DjawadiCast:
Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco, Reid Ewing, Chris Sarandon, Eb Lottimer (more)VOD (4)
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Meet the sexy new neighbour, Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell). He’s dangerously charming - and utterly lethal. That’s because he just happens to be a vampire, and out for blood... buckets of it. After high school senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) makes the connection between Jerry’s suspicious activity and a steadily rising body count, he vows to end the reign of terror next door. But he can’t do it alone. His only hope is Las Vegas magician/vampire-slayer Peter Vincent (David Tennant). Together, this unlikely duo set out to end Jerry’s evil rampage. But Jerry is a ruthless, relentless killer, and he’s not going down without a fight. Get set to sink your teeth into this thrilling re-vamp of the terrifying horror classic. (Disney / Buena Vista)
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I didn’t buy it for a second, lol! A very mainstream horror comedy (I feel like writing horror in quote marks) aimed mostly at people who are not very used to horror. The remake differs quite a lot from the original Fright Night, which I would usually rate positively (I don’t like watching the same stuff in a different jacket), but unfortunately, it doesn’t have anything that I can rate very positively. Maybe Colin Farrell deserves a little thumbs up, but to be honest, his character doesn’t fit too much into “horror” (and here you have the quote marks), he looks more like a metrosexual homosexual, instead of a blood-thirsty beast, which is bad. 5/10 immediately after watching (and basically only because of the craftsmanship), but it’s going down with time. PS: I haven’t seen special effects this ugly in a long time. PS: The haters of the prequel of The Thing should have a go at this one…
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Light-hearted entertainment with a pinch of fear and mystery. Original subject matter (because I haven’t seen the original Fright Night) with the weirdo neighbor who pisses everybody off has great potential and it made quite good use of. Farrell enjoys the role of vampire Jerry and this makes the movie one class better. I was also pleased to see David Tennant. Sometimes perhaps over the top effects, but a very good musical main theme. That’s for werewolves.
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