Another Day, Another Remake

So, next up on Hollywood's list of remakes is one of my favorite horror/comedy movies of all times, Fright Night.  Yes, the original 1985 version looks a little campy now, but believe me, back in the day it was all kinds of scary. Well...sort of.  It was more like scary fun, but you know what I mean.  And judging by the trailer, the remake doesn't look half as fun and doesn't-take-itself-too-seriously as the original.  Yes, the remake looks a lot slicker, more polished and the special effects are better, but there just seems to be something missing in translation.  A glaring emptiness that gives me the finger before leaping off the screen to rudely smack me upside the head.

While I can take Colin Farrell or leave him (but mostly leave him), I'm a touch salty that he's taking on the mantle of vampire Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon...whom I loved in the original, btw).  Though I do like Anton Yelchin and can totally see him as protagonist Charlie Brewster, I'm just not feeling Colin in this role.  Can't say why exactly, but the trailers I've seen so far just aren't doing it for me.  However, in an ironic turn of events, I would consider shelling out money for a ridiculously overpriced ticket to see David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor to the well-informed) step into Roddy McDowall's shoes as vampire expert Peter Vincent.  Now, I'm pretty sure that's not what the studio execs intended, but hey, I find Tennant sexy.  (Yup, I'm weird like that.) 

Surprisingly, the critics seem to dig this movie, but...meh...I'll wait and catch it on DVD.  David Tennant notwithstanding.

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