Everyone knows that I'm not much of a fan of remakes especially when it comes to our fav 80's flicks.
But with vampire flicks all the rage these days, it was only a matter of time before someone did a remake of the 1985 horror-comedy flick "Fright Night." The movie about a teenager who discovers that his next-door neighbor is a bloodsucker is definitely a cult classic. Though I actually prefer "Fright Night II" over the original. So it should come as no surprise that the "Fright Night" remake has already been filmed and is set to hit theaters on August 19th, 2011.
However, it might surprise you is that Colin Farrell has been tapped to play the aforementioned vampire, Jerry Dandrige, in the remake. And he's not the only familiar name you'll see in the credits: "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin is also aboard as Charley Brewster who discovers Farrell's secret, Christopher "McLovin" Mintz-Plasse plays vampire convert "Evil" Ed Thompsons, "Harry Potter" alum David Tennant is vamp-hunting actor Peter Vincent, and "Solitary Man" star Imogen Poots portrays love interest Amy, with Toni Collette playing Charley's mom.
I know there are tons of fans that adore the original "Fright Night" movie.. so what are your thoughts on this remake?
Does it bother you?
Do you plan on seeing the remake when it's released on August 19th?
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Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
I didn't enjoy the first Fright Night. I mean, I liked it when I was a kid, but when I watched it as an adult it just didn't do anything for me. I didn't like the sequel at all, and never wound up watching the whole thing. As for vampire movies, the only vampire movies I ever really cared for were the Lost Boys and its' sequels.
I know the vampire craze is popular now, but I just don't get it LOL. I don't watch True Blood, I don't read Twilight or any of the other vampire books. They're just not for me I guess.
So will I go see the new Fright Night in the movies? No. Will I check it out when it comes to DVD? Possibly, just to see if it's any good or not.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
hey val!
thanks for posting this one, i had almost forgotten about the remake. but i have heard a few things about it.
the original is classic to me. i have good memories of when i first saw it as a kid. my dad used to jam with a guy who had a daughter my age. he would take me to their house and while they were making music, the other girl and i would play with her Jem dolls and she had the movie Fright Night. i remember loving it...and watching it with her several times more when my dad would take me to visit. great soundtrack too!
i don't think i saw part II right away when it was first out, but when i did finally see it, i wasn't a big fan. even now, i have caught pieces of it on cable and i don't really bother with it.
judging by the stills, the remake doesn't really look appealing? but that doesn't mean much. i would say i am going to watch it, because i love the original, but not expect to love it.
haha, i have never watched True Blood, or read those books, but i do like the Twilight book series and i watch the show, Vampire Diaries, which contain romantic plots and centered around forbidden love...not much like Fright Night, although Lost Boys did have more of a love story connected through the main character.
i love the original characters but the girl that played Amy was quite annoying. Evil's scenes were awesome and as a kid, watching the part where he's hiding in bed with a red wig on, terrified me haha.
not sure about seeing it in the theater, unless it seems to get rave reviews, but it might be a fun movie!
we'll see. Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
I love Fright Night! not sure how I feel about the remake only because of Colin Ferall? eh? I've never liked him.
I still want to see part 2!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I love the original and i have a strong feeling that i will not like the remake
In fact i feel this growing anger inside when they are going to remake the REAL classics.
I still haven´t watched the Assault on Precinct 13 remake... maybe never will.
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
the assault on precinct 13 remake is pretty good atomik,has nowhere near the coolness of carpenter's original,but overall it's decent enough as remakes go and has a good cast-ethan hawke,larry fishburne and someone i hadn't seen for years brian dennehy,you should give it a go,you might not like it as much as the original but i don't think you'll come away hating it! i too love the original fright night,i think it's near perfect,so i also can't see them coming close to it with the new remake,but you never no,miracles can happen! i'm eager to see the trailer for it just to get the general feel of it!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Ok, the Precinct 13 remake cast is very good so maybe i will give it a chance.
But the Fright Night remake...
Jerry Dandrige says "Do you realize how much trouble you've caused me, almost disturbing my sleep this afternoon with that remake crap"
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
who is playing peter vincent?
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
The kid who played Corky from Life Goes On.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
if thats true lomax, im the first guy in line to buy a ticket
Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
the fright night remake trailer is up,must admit i'm not overly impressed with what i'm seeing,compared to the original it looks like it lacks a certain bite! saying that it is only the trailer! http://youtu.be/rrdYC-YKkJs .
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Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Good Package: if thats true lomax, im the first guy in line to buy a ticket
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
i watched the trailer today.. it doesn't look very appealing, but we'll still have to see. i'm not holding my breath though. Posted by SuperEvilCupcakes (Member # 9692) on :
The original and the sequel were incredibly great films. I absolutely love them both. I also really hate remakes and I just found out on the trailer that this remake will be in 3-D which I can't stand. And sorry but Colin is not nearly as cool as Chris Sarandon.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
There is hope for you yet SuperEvilCupcakes.
Finally someone else besides me that enjoys "Fright Night II".. I know you enjoy the original too.. but I'll take "I liked Fright Night II as well" at this point. This crowd it completely loyal to the original and don't appreciate the second quite the same.
As far as this remake.. 3-Dead on arrival it appears from the early feedback.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
what was the deal in 2 with the guy who dressed like a woman?
Posted by SuperEvilCupcakes (Member # 9692) on :
I think it was a political message that even the undead get jiggy with it.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
what was the deal with kirk's son, did he know it was a man, or did he think, hey two girls all right!, and didnt examine things too closely, you know, dont look a gift horse in the mouth type of thing
Posted by SuperEvilCupcakes (Member # 9692) on :
Hey Good Package, I never could figure that out myself. I thought maybe he thought it was two girls but after repeated viewings he should get his eyes checked cause that AIN'T NO GIRL!!
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
vampires keep a weird entourage
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
We've been discussing remakes.. well .. the "Fright Night" remake is upon us with a release date of August 19th, 2011.
I've been seeing commercial previews quite a bit .. the only hope for this movie seems to be the "so bad, it's good" category. The previews are unintentionally funny to me.
To make things worse.. I've heard Collin Farrell is moving on to a "Total Recall" remake soon. Where's a Terminator when you need one?
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
I will probably end up seeing this even though Colin Farrell makes me cringe. This makes me just want to see the original again. Feeling there is a lot of vampiresploitation movies being made right now.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Oh gawd, Mclovin is in this. Might have to pass.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I didn't see this coming .. but both the critics and movie fans are giving the "Fright Night" remake positive reviews.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
I'm hearing from people that this movie was actually awesome. I still haven't even seen the original though!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:I'm hearing from people that this movie was actually awesome. I still haven't even seen the original though!
Get on that - pronto! It will be really interesting to see how you think the two compare coming at them both fresh.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
quote:Originally posted by Muffy Tepperman: I love Fright Night! not sure how I feel about the remake only because of Colin Ferall? eh? I've never liked him.
I still want to see part 2!
echoed echoed echoed
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
gereally dislike all remakes especially 80s remakes (1 exception The omen) id watch it for a comparison only as u said Logan.
Posted by John Kreese (Member # 9369) on :
i wanted to see it this weekend, but its only showing in 3d in my area, so i'll just have to wait. can't stand 3d.
Posted by Nerdbird (Member # 9922) on :
I was kinda exited hoping to see something in theaters. Lately nothing that is showing right now is worth my attention or my money to go and see at the theaters. I did see the trailers, not exited but sad. I did go and see it and was dissapointed. How can they not have played Come to me. And what the hell, thats not the way to treat the original Jerry Dandrigde, Chris Sarandon. The guy that played charlie suck. He wasnt cute or funny. I like Evil Ed. Dont know why they gave charlies mom more time.She wasnt that important. I dont know why it has positive reviews. I give it a 4 out of 10
Posted by Dexter Motley Morgan (Member # 3598) on :
As somebody who's open minded to remakes, I can be honest when I say save your money or just wait and rent the DVD. We saw it last night. Sooo many things wrong with this one IMO.
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Just saw the remake. I thought it was a fun movie. story-wise, it stuck pretty close to the original. The feel of the movie is completely different though. I thought it did a good job "updating" the plot.
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
Agree, Veronica!
Personally, I thought it was great.
Sorry you didn't like it, Motley? I thought it was pretty close to the original too.. a few changes to the plot, but like Veronica said, it felt updated, in a good way. I was pleasantly surprised!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
"Welcome to Fright Night .. for real!"
Similar to Ronnie and Veronica, I thought the "Fright Night" remake was excellent. I won't give too much away, but it was definitely a pleasant surprise as Ronnie mentioned.
The "Fright Night" remake stayed true to the essence of the original, yet gave it a modern spin that worked quite well. The humor was perfectly fitting for the horror that would soon follow.
I can understand how a purist to the original "Fright Night" might leave disappointed, but if you go into the remake with an open mind .. I truly feel like you might find yourself thinking "this is a really good movie" as you watch it.
The special effects and makeup were just awesome. And there is a cool cameo for fans of the original.
I'm not really a Colin Farrell fan, but he killed it as 'Jerry' in my opinion. Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
I loved how they kept some things from the original, like Jerry eating the apple, Ed using the "you're so cool Brewster" line, even Amy's dress at the end was very similar to the original.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Farrell is the only reason I'll end up eventually watching this Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Helen_S: Farrell is the only reason I'll end up eventually watching this
No... Helen, seriously?! Is it an Irish thing? 'Cause he always strikes me as something of a lunkhead.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
I don't disagree with that! Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Helen_S: I don't disagree with that!
Aaah... so you just find him hunky. How can a Mickey Rourke look-alike ever hope to compete with the greasy oirish chiarm of Colin F?
Helen... you're shattering all my dreams! Yes, you're giving Johnny 'Shattered Dreams'...
Especially with long hair. He does amuse me in interviews Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
No thanks. If I want to see Fright Night, then I will watch the original.
I don't intend to see the remake. Full stop. Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
The remake wasn't bad at all. I was never a huge fan of the original. Hated the sequel.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
This was one of the better crafted remakes of an 80's movie in my opinion. They did a fantastic job of paying tribute to the original while still updating the storyline. I highly recommend it, my only caution is the fact that the original is not sacred to me like several other 80's films. Meaning.. if I had cherished the original more, I might not have been so open-minded to the remake.
Posted by All for Noms and Noms for all... (Member # 2688) on :
Watched this on DVD yesterday. As is common knowledge around here I am open to most of the remakes that do the rounds and generally find most of them to be at least watchable. I recall seeing the original years ago and thought it was ok. Having watched this I may revisit the original as I thought this was very good, much better than much of the other vampire dross doing the rounds recently.
Colin Farrell was excellent as was David Tennat (although he seemed to be trying to be Russell Brand for much of it).
Noms Night Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I did like the "Fright Night" remake, though I don't think that it can really hold a candle to the original. For each of the cool, new innovations of the remake--and you will know them when you see them--they took away two good things that were in the original, for example, most of Evil Ed.
Farrell and Tennant were both very good, with Tennant getting a lot of laughs as a seedy Vegas Cris Angel magician. Yelchin was way too old looking for the juvey lead part, and he and the girlfriend had no chemistry. Still, it's a technically well-done movie with some laughs.
Posted by Dutch Gannon (Member # 10167) on :
Just watched a bit of this the other night on TV and have to say it was everything I though it would be since I heard of it being made.
I thought it stunk.
I didn't like one character in the remake, feeling like they pretty much sucked all of the marrow and charm out of the original and tried to make it more gritty and sexy or their version of sexy which is roughly male and female characters alike openly discussing sex and drugs like it is common place and socialy acceptable all the while spouting obscenties in a bad way that makes them sound like a kid who has just discovered the F word. And we the audience are suppose to accept these characters as more world weary or extreme than the orginal characters because you use the big boy words, and have attitudes? In the words of Bronson Pinchot from Perfect Strangers "Don't be ridiculous"!
Ever since the movie Scream came out, every character in a movie has got some sort of unrealistic confidence just because he has seen a few movies with some monsters in it and he or she knows the rules that accompay said monsters, well I don't care how many movies you see, a monster in your reality is far more frighting if not perlixing, so you can throw out anything you have seen in the movies.
The idea was a bad, even in the film Scream. Characters in the 80's watched black and white films about monsters knew the rules and were still bathled and terrified to face a foe in the flesh.
Jerry Dandgridge lost all of his worldlyness, and sophistication in Colin Farril interpretation and became simply a character from True Blood, and they turned Peter Vincent perhaps the best performance and character from the original into a Russell Brand with a coke habit, and without the comedy I might add.
Peter Vincent was much more interesting when he was a struggling B movie actor past his prime, who was barely able to hold onto his career.
As for Charlie Brewster and his crew of good guys, I think one line defines how much they bring to his flop, and that is "See that is a F**ked up vampire hand, now do you believe me" and says this whilst in the middle of a chase.
P.S. even the mother charcter is written terribly, what woman of that age have you ever met, who would drop the F word, around a girl who is not her own?
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