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Fright Night (2011)
Dec. 26th, 2011 01:24 amFright Night! The Las-Vegas-set horror-comedy-horror Dracula homage I didn't know I wanted for Christmas! I'm sad it had such a limited run in theaters, because it seems like it had a positive reception and it really deserved one -- aside from the matter of David Tennant in eyeliner and leather pants, which stands alone, it was the best vampire movie I've seen in a couple years. As a caveat, I haven't seen the original and I have no idea why they decided to run this in 3-D in theaters, barring faddishness.
From the billing I was expecting something a lot heavier on the Shaun of the Dead side of things; what I got was actually a hilarious-in-bits but otherwise suspenseful and creepy Rear Window-ish contemporary vampire tale. Colin Farrell and David Tennant were both pretty pitch-perfect for their roles, especially Farrell, who got to creep harder than I've ever seen him creep. It had a lot of good lines, line delivery, and 2011-appropriate visual humor, but it benefited especially from some very creepy/beautiful camera shots and deliberate symbolism and social commentary. This movie definitely underscored the sexual assault/molestation element of vampire mythology and underscored it remarkably hard, all things considered, with some fairly disturbing scenes up that alley, as fair warning. I thought it contributed, though, rather than detracting.
Anton Yelchin and his little curly mop are really cute.
Otherwise I am assembling my Yulerecs and eating yogurt.
From the billing I was expecting something a lot heavier on the Shaun of the Dead side of things; what I got was actually a hilarious-in-bits but otherwise suspenseful and creepy Rear Window-ish contemporary vampire tale. Colin Farrell and David Tennant were both pretty pitch-perfect for their roles, especially Farrell, who got to creep harder than I've ever seen him creep. It had a lot of good lines, line delivery, and 2011-appropriate visual humor, but it benefited especially from some very creepy/beautiful camera shots and deliberate symbolism and social commentary. This movie definitely underscored the sexual assault/molestation element of vampire mythology and underscored it remarkably hard, all things considered, with some fairly disturbing scenes up that alley, as fair warning. I thought it contributed, though, rather than detracting.
Anton Yelchin and his little curly mop are really cute.
Otherwise I am assembling my Yulerecs and eating yogurt.
