← Back to Reviews
in
Fright Night (2011)
2011 gave us WAY too many remakes, and Fright Night was easily the best one.
The film is very similar to the original so there isn't much use delving into the plot...until the film reaches the 30 minute mark and goes in an almost completely different direction to the original from 1985.
Anton Yelchin plays the young hero Charlie Brewster this time around and is noticeably too old to play a high school student, unless he was held back...8 years. Collin Farrell is one of the two strong performances in this movie that stick out, the other is David Tennant. Collin Farrell is the evil vampire Jerry, and he plays the character like a shark, as McLovin points out early on in the film...Oh yeah, Christopher Mintz-Plasse is in this also.
David Tennant is Peter Vincent, the most noticeable and drastic change in the whole film. In the original movie Peter Vincent was an old TV show host, and in this remake Peter Vincent is a Las Vegas magician for the Hard Rock Hotel who specialises in vampires...and he has a very predictable dark past. Tennant plays the role well and makes horrible dialogue sound convincing and work.
The budget is mediocre for a horror movie. The special effects are decent, and there's a very entertaining explosion and chase scene. But the movie is dragged down by the predictable outcomes and lousy dialogue.
Overall though Fright Night is one of my favourite films of 2011, and the blu-ray looks great too. Collin Farrell and David Tennant's performances really pull the film and it's roughly as entertaining as the original film. A remake that doesn't go in the direction of the original, I recommend you check it out.
2011 gave us WAY too many remakes, and Fright Night was easily the best one.
The film is very similar to the original so there isn't much use delving into the plot...until the film reaches the 30 minute mark and goes in an almost completely different direction to the original from 1985.
Anton Yelchin plays the young hero Charlie Brewster this time around and is noticeably too old to play a high school student, unless he was held back...8 years. Collin Farrell is one of the two strong performances in this movie that stick out, the other is David Tennant. Collin Farrell is the evil vampire Jerry, and he plays the character like a shark, as McLovin points out early on in the film...Oh yeah, Christopher Mintz-Plasse is in this also.
David Tennant is Peter Vincent, the most noticeable and drastic change in the whole film. In the original movie Peter Vincent was an old TV show host, and in this remake Peter Vincent is a Las Vegas magician for the Hard Rock Hotel who specialises in vampires...and he has a very predictable dark past. Tennant plays the role well and makes horrible dialogue sound convincing and work.
The budget is mediocre for a horror movie. The special effects are decent, and there's a very entertaining explosion and chase scene. But the movie is dragged down by the predictable outcomes and lousy dialogue.
Overall though Fright Night is one of my favourite films of 2011, and the blu-ray looks great too. Collin Farrell and David Tennant's performances really pull the film and it's roughly as entertaining as the original film. A remake that doesn't go in the direction of the original, I recommend you check it out.