06-28-2011, 10:26 AM
Along with Fright Night, one of the films that started me into true horror fandom. When I first saw this one around freshman year of high school (despite wanting to see it for many years prior), I went in expecting a pure horror film, and thought I was going to get one for a number of scenes into the film (before the "witch hand" debacle) due to the atmosphere of the piece, cinematography and soundtrack (and people say Harry Manfredini can only create blaring Hermann ripoffs? The House OST begs to differ!). However, once I noticed that comedy played a big part on the film, even back then I thought it meshed unusually well with the often moody/somber horrific bits of the movie. Analyzing it now, I think it could have been a lot scarier AND a lot funnier overall, but it's still a nice horror film to watch at just about anytime.
It balances out to about 6.5-7/10 for me.
It balances out to about 6.5-7/10 for me.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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