I have been meaning to do this review for a while now and keep putting it off. But since I was sitting here watching last nights Vampire Diaries I decided I would do it. I normally don't get excited about horror remakes but in the summer I was super stoked about the remake of Fright Night. I am not sure why but it just seemed like it would be great even though the trailers weren't doing it justice. We never got around to seeing it in the theater so when it came out on DVD I was super excited, we rented it and I am in love.
This is a remake of the 1985 Tom Holland horror film with the same title. The story has some of the same idea as the original but still has plenty of differences. The remake was directed by Craig Gillespie, the screenplay was written by Marti Noxon and produced by Michael De Luca and Alison R. Rosenzweig. It has a really great cast staring Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, Toni Collette, David Tennant, Imogen Poots, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Chris Sarandon, who portrayed Jerry Dandridge in the original film makes a cameo appearance as a motorist killed by the vampire. The budget for this film was $30 million, grossed around $38 million and received really great reviews.
This is definitely a horror remake worth seeing. This is considered to be a horror comedy but it is more fun than funny. It has it's moments where you laugh but it still has it's really great horror drive-in like elements. This film keeps your attention and keeps you wanting more. Teenager Charley Brewster guesses that his new neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent, a self proclaimed vampire killer and Las Vegas magician, to help him take down Jerry. I give this film a 10!
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