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Fright Night was a movie that did not need to be remade. It was entertaining, but kinda meh. IMO, completely lacked the charm of the original - and the cameo by Chris Sarandon served only to remind me of that.
I understand that kids-these-days will not see a movie that's OMG 20 years old, and that's who all these lame remakes are made for - but their loss.
The movie was not awful by any stretch, but WHY? Definitely scarier and more action-packed. Laughs, yes, but not nearly as funny. David Tennant was rad, and actually imo surpassed Roddy McDowell, who was also quite rad in the original. The kid from Kick Ass was great also, but otherwise the actors were meh. Colin Farrell was evil and a great bad guy, but had no suave vampire attractiveness. Looses to Sarandon. Toni Collette was in a nothing role as the mom. Wasted. Was most disappointed with the lead kid, Anton Yelchin - who's been good in everything else I've seen him in. Maybe he's grown out of it. Too bad.
I had a good time while I was watching it - but ultimately ... WHY?
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