Fright Night

I would actually consider this a solid remake. It’s definitely stronger in its first half when it’s setting everything up but even with its weaker second half I still had fun with this. It does lean very hard on its CGI which is to be expected from a film from this era, but at the same time I would’ve loved to see at least a few things practical just because how good the originals was. It does set the whole thing up in a way that feels fresh but does slowly fall into being a shot for shot remake that isn’t as exciting as it’s original, BUT when you’ve got someone like Colin Farrell playing your main vampire it is pretty hard not to be invested because he is so good at it. He’s campy, sinister and charismatic. He just seems like he’s having the time of his life lol. David Tennant too, ridiculous as he was he was so much fun to watch. I’m ngl I wouldn’t argue my case that strongly if someone said this was bad, but I had fun with it and it’s definitely better than a lot of horror remakes that I’ve seen. It’s bloody, silly and fun, which is everything the original is to me. So in that regard I reckon they did a good job. I liked this.