Fright Night, off the top

Well, I did watch the Fright Night remake early this morning, and I will make a comment or two now with perhaps more to say this afternoon. I have to say that despite having zero expectations, it entertained me. I think it was the cast. I loved the girlfriend of Charley Brewster. She has a winning personality, witty and has a cool sense of humor (the actress has good timing, which I also liked), doesn’t act a snob, and her knack for interplay with others (knowing just what to say and when to say it) is something I adore. Okay, enough of her. I liked the Yelchin kid a lot. I really did. He is a subtle actor; even when he tries to tell others about Jerry, the neighborhood vampire, there’s disbelief in his voice because it is even hard for him to accept what is going on. Is the remake spectacular? I didn’t think so. It has recycled vampire scenes from other movies and the ending is as predictable as I expected it to be. Tennent is a hoot; I really found his approach to the magician theatrical guy, right out of the Chris Angel/David Blaine school of presentation, in regards to his Peter Vincent character appropriate for this generation where the need to wow an audience takes precedent over the truth: that his parents were killed and he has built his life around the performance of a cartoon character right out of that horrible Hugh Jackman Van Helsing movie, as to insulate himself from the past. Colin Farrell as the hunky bloodsucker oozes bravado and thrives on the conquest, the capture, and the feast. These were just a few of the instant thoughts that sprang out of the brain. I hope to have more later in the afternoon. We’ll see. Plenty of CGI, though, especially when those turned hit too much sunlight…

Imogen Poots, that is her name. She's got spunk. And how she's willing to get it on with a reluctant Yelchin, me likes.