Fright Night Friday Movie Review: Fright Night

Good evening my fellow spooksters!

We have a new movie review this week and it's a special one! This week we have a review of the remake of the movie "Fright Night"! Why is this so special? Because back when we started doing the movie reviews on our Halloween Night Yahoo group (which you can find HERE) back in 2006, the original version of "Fright Night" was the inspiration for our weekly movie review feature's name!

My good friend, Melissa, from Gothic Charms (http://www.gothic-charms.com/) has submitted the review for tonight! BIG SPOILER ALERT though! If you want to be surprised when seeing the movie, PLEASE do not read any further! I will post another warning during the review!

Fright Night (2011)

I wasn't sure what to expect from this remake. Granted, Colin Ferrel makes a sexy, dark and dangerous vamp, and I have been a fan of David Tennant since Dr Who days.

So the movie starts with you getting to know this teen (Brewster) and his new acne-free life with a hot girlfriend - and he seems just as bewildered as his new "cool" friends as to why a hot girl wants HIM. (Because she's a SMART gal, that's why! LOL) His old best friend Ed, aka total geek and not cool, is trying to get Brewster to see that something hinky is going on - people are just disappearing....and then Ed disappears too. Panic ensues!

I won't go into further detail though because you should just go see this movie! It follows the previous movie quite well I think, but with more modern day twists. David Tennant's character is based more on Criss Angel than a horror host as in the first movie.

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One lovely easter egg that wasn't mentioned is the fact that the actor who played Jerry in the 1985 movie, Chris Sarandon, has a cameo! That was as unexpected as how he was introduced into the movie!

All in all I liked it. I wish they had shown more of Davie Tennant's Vegas Show - I think it would have given it a bit more pizzazz, but I'll buy it when it comes out on dvd. I give this movie a 4 skull rating!

Thanks for the great review, Melissa!! I saw the movie as well and pretty much agree with Melissa! Stay tuned this weekend for an extra review I'll be doing on the movie!

Remember, if there's a movie you would like to review (new or old) please submit your review to me! You'll find my contact info on the "contact" link on the right hand side of the blog! We'd love to hear from you (plus, it's free advertising for your websites, blogs, etc..)!!

Happy Hauntings!