Got tickets to the preview screening (it only opens this Thursday), thanks to Nuffnang, which was at the Cathay Cineplex in e@curve last night. In case anyone doesn't know, this is the 21st century remake of the 1985 movie of the same name, Fright Night. I don't know why they bother, and it's under the Disney banner. Just because it's a Disney movie it doesn't mean it's family friendly - you've been warned.
The only reason why I wanted to watch this even though I hate creature movies is I am a sucker (pun not intended) for David Tennant. Despite the guyliner. I appreciated the shirtless minutes in the movie, which is in the following clip... (this is for all the unabashed Tennant fan girls out there).
If I knew that was on the Interwebs and that was about all the vaguely hot Tennant footage there was in the movie, I would've saved myself the trip :P
More after the break!
Okay, that's out of the way - on to the bitching and observations.
The only reason why I wanted to watch this even though I hate creature movies is I am a sucker (pun not intended) for David Tennant. Despite the guyliner. I appreciated the shirtless minutes in the movie, which is in the following clip... (this is for all the unabashed Tennant fan girls out there).
If I knew that was on the Interwebs and that was about all the vaguely hot Tennant footage there was in the movie, I would've saved myself the trip :P
More after the break!
Okay, that's out of the way - on to the bitching and observations.
- Most of the cast look WAAAYYY too old to be playing high school kids, which is my beef with shows and movies with a school setting. Especially Anton Yelchin.
- The thought of a vampire named Jerry is pretty hilarious.
- So is Jerry the vampire watching The Real Housewives (don't ask me which) after having his fill.
- Was I the only one that noticed singer Lisa Loeb as Mrs Lee, Ed's mum? I recognise those glasses anywhere.
- I thought it was scary, but then again I have a relatively low tolerance for this sort of thing. And I got over that at some point by telling myself that it wouldn't be so scary if the sound effects were comical and less ominous. I'm also glad that I did not see this in 3D - I already have enough trouble sleeping.
- The only saving grace for me personally was David Tennant, even if he did look like Russell Brand when we first see him - also hilariously vulgar. At least his Peter Vincent wasn't trying to be American, unlike in this clip of an American pilot he did which did not get picked up.
- Only just found out the girl playing the girlfriend is actually English. Didn't know.
- Nope, Colin Farrell doesn't do anything for me.
This "abridged script" is hilarious - a must read.
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