David Tennant is playing the Mc Dowall character...as a Criss Angel-based magician. And he's barely in the trailer.
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/Like I said, what made the original stand out to me was McDowell's character, which is not
above (which doesn't even appear to make much sense).
Though, I guess, this production is deserving of some meager credit for keeping some kind of TV-show host character in the story. It certainly would've helped to have done more to reveal the character in the trailer; that way, I wouldn't feel alienated as a fan of the original and completely uninterested as a modern-day cinephile.
edited 14th May '11 3:04:41 PM by SeanMurrayI
Yes, it is. Apparently the writer (the same writer blamed by many for Buffy jumping the shark) never saw Fright Night and instead thought it was a good idea to combine the more serious elements of that with Twilight (she was also one of the writers of the Twilight clone I Am Number Four).
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/It's not Twilight-esque. It also has a big Take That! at Twilight in there near the beginning.
Really? Where are you hearing this?
It's not that I don't believe you; it's just that the thought sounds so incredibly preposterous to imagine a writer having no clue about the work that they have been hired to adapt that I just don't want to believe you if I could.
edited 15th May '11 10:40:16 AM by SeanMurrayI
I'm just guessing. I meant "apparently" as in just speculation.
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/Never Trust a Trailer. They could always be trying to cash in on the recent trend and misrepresenting the film as a result.
Bridge To Terabithia had the same problem.
edited 15th May '11 11:04:29 AM by KnownUnknown
The remake's Jerry kills high school students instead of call girls and prostitutes. Because high school students vanishing is far less noticeable, especially when they allow the heroes to triangulate Jerry's dwelling as the epicenter of the disappearances.
Jonah FalconThe trailer was shown before Priest and got a very negative reaction from the audience. Some people were even laughing at it.
More Buscemi at http://forum.reelsociety.com/WOW. None of you were remotely optimistic for this.
I thought it was fun. A bloody horror flick with a good sense of humor with good performances on the part of main cast.
Incidentally, I am now convinced that there is not a single thing that cannot be made better with the addition of David Tennant.
Saw it. I thought it was a fun little film that wasn't afraid to go back to the original-strain of Vampirism mythology in film and touted some excellent performances by Farrell and Tennant.
Oh, and I shouted 'I don't want to go!' as Vincent was being gnawed on by those vampires near the end.
edited 21st Aug '11 10:11:02 PM by HerrKman
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.Wow. David Tennant really does make everything better.
I ended up loving this little movie. It was clever and witty, with some great acting, especially by David Tennant. And yet it never got too big for its britches, it always kept its 80's B-movie roots in mind. It kept it simple, and kept it fun. And really, a stake-shotgun. Nothing could possibly be lame with a stake-shotgun. Wielded by David Tennant.
Did I forget to mention David Tennant?
edited 24th Aug '11 5:38:15 PM by KSPAM
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serialWell, he was no Roddy McDowall.
Peter Vincent was actually one of my biggest problems with the remake. The character and his backstory seemed so half-assed.
Another problem I had with the film is that Tom Holland's love of vampire films and Hammer shined through and gave the original Fright Night pizzazz. This didn't even didn't even seem to have respect for that film...though I had no problem with changing Peter from a washed-up actor to a Vegas magician.
And Christopher Mintz-Plasse was wasted. Evil Ed spends so much time out of the picture, and it's a shame because I thought he had the few great scenes in the movie.
edited 24th Aug '11 7:14:45 PM by Prowler
I did love "Bone's a motherfucker, ain't it Charlie?"
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serialHaven't seen the original, so judging it on its own, I quite liked it. David Tennant stole his scenes and kept running around half undressed, so something for the ladies. It struck a fun balance between comedy and proper scary stuff. Colin Farrel's performance as Jerry always had a creepy undertone where he was always *trying* to be charming, but was just a little off.
Would have liked more Ed myself - I too thought he was wasted.
Ed was a whiny bitch. Fuck Ed. Fuck that guy.
I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial

I just watched the trailer for the remake and I am convinced that the filmmakers completely missed the point. No more even balances of horror and comedy (the whole thing is now taken completely seriously), the vampire being gay (he has a thing for Charlie's mother) or anything approaching imaginative (it looks a Twilight movie in places). And Peter Vincent barely shows up in the trailer. Instead, it is basically Disturbia with vampires (with random shots of Las Vegas thrown in).
I can't believe that Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette and David Tennant got suckered into this.
edited 13th May '11 5:00:10 PM by Buscemi
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