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'Fright Night' Trailer Hides Doctor Who, Shows So Many Farrell Glares

May 13, 2011 / anton yelchin, colin farrell, craig gillespie, david tennant, fright night, horror, imogen poots, movie, toni collette, trailer

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The original, 1985 Fright Night was enjoyable in a corny enough way that its remake is one of the few that had a fighting chance if it didn't take the somber, so-fucking-serious path already scampered down by oh so many an '80s horror remake. As you've probably already guessed, though, Craig Gillespie's remake sets out straight down that ol' road, abandoning any and all goofy charms in favor of non-stop intensity, wise-ass teenage badassery, and an occasional out-of-place shot that looks like it's meant to sell luxury condos. Meanwhile, David Tennant's character--who might lighten the mood as a Criss Angel-style parallel to Roddy McDowall's Peter Vincent--is almost nowhere to be seen, leaving us no one to root for but Anton Yelchin and his pigeon shirt. I don't even like Anton Yelchin OR his pigeon shirt!

Oh well, here it is:

I was about to be all like, "WAITAMINUTE, I know this is just a trailer, but I expect to be shown what methods were used to pick the lock!" But then they showed me it was instructions pulled up on an iPhone, so everything was fine. Phew!

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