Fright Night Reviews

A love story through the passage of time

Comedy/horror.Teenager Charley Brewster is convinced that his neighbour Jerry Dandridge- is a vampire; everyone else thinks he's watching too many late night horror films! The horror and the fright begin - for Charley, after Jerry - meets Aimee, Charley’s 17 yr old girlfriend, who is the exact replica of Jerry’s lost love who died centuries ago - this is a story of love and seduction that spans over the centuries. This film is at cult status, the soundtrack is near impossible to get hold of, once you've watched this you'll be a fright night fan forever.......

Charmed!

This is a fab 80's horror. I don't know that it would really scare anyone nowadays, but its still highly entertaining. Stylistically its similar to The Lost Boys, but not so dark. Special effects look a little dubious now but overall production quality is high - note the well compiled soundtrack. Sarandon puts his aura of suave menace to good use, while Roddy is always good value as the cowardly horror star turned vampire killer. The kids play well and (crucially for me) aren't annoying, though looking on IMDB I see the boy who played 'Evil Ed' is now a gay porn star. While he was good in this film, I'm not sure his performance was inspiring enough for me to want to check out his more recent work in 'Seaman Training Day' or 'Latin Crotch Rockets'. The mind boggles, if nothing else...

If you love 80’s horror

This has to be a minor classic in the vampire sub-genre. When originally released this movie was hip, stylish and cool.

This all works in great part to a clever/knowing script, and some truly wonderful vampo-technic prosthetic effects, (which were cutting edge at the time) before the dawn of CGI vampires and werewolves. But what really makes this movie work is also a knowing homage to the hammer horror movies of old; (the Peter Vincent character is clearly a hybrid of Peter Cushing’s Van Helsing and Vincent Price). All this old vampire law is then transported into a modern day environment inhabited with strong believable characters. This is all brought to life by a cast who clearly has a likeable understanding for this kind of film. It’s also a successful melding of horror vs comedy. Usually its very difficult to combine the two opposing genres, but in this case the two gel equally well together without ever becoming too camp or outstaying their welcome.

Only the passage of time now tarnishes this otherwise enjoyable movie - the fashions, hairstyles and very cool electronic score are clearly a reference to the decade in which it was made. But that should not sway any self-respecting horror fan from watching this great example of a modern day vampire movie.

Average Blood-sucking fun

Hmmm...bit of a mixed bag is Fright Night, really.

It's not a bad story, and the lead role of the Vampire (played beautifully by Chris Sarandon) is threateningly-seductive in a kind of 80's way.

It's a tad camp in places, but is largely-enjoyable, and great if you've got teenage kids you want to scare!!

If you'd like a nostalgia trip back to the 80's though, and a bit of a giggle, grab the popcorn!

this would put you a sleep

this film should only watch this if you are very having a no brainer day.

I did not think the story was anything new

a cheap remake of the classics and I don't think it would be worth you wasting your time watching this.

They don't make 'em like this anymore

This is brilliant 1980's comedy horror, spooky, frightening and funny. OK, so it has aged with the 20 years, and the special effects show that, but it still makes you giggle, especially when 'Charlie' is trying to convince everyone that his next door neighbour is a vampire. Then theres a fab performance from Roddy McDowell as the cowardly 'Peter Vincent - Vampire Killer'. Fab. Absolutely fab.

Customer Review

All the classic cliches about vampires are there, nothing added and a very cheesy story. If you like the depth and charisma of Anne Rice's re-invented vampires, you'll be disappointed by this movie. This doesn't have the strength of Bram Stocker's Dracula either ... I really can't see what makes it appealing to any vampire movie fan.

frightfully okay

this spooked me out when it first came

out ,although it has dated a little

it has all the right mixture of comedy,

horror & special effects the only thing that spoiled it was some of the cheesy synth 80,s pop music,still fairly good though.

Fantastically spooky but in places hysterically funny as well. One to watch with the lights on maybe????

If you were ever unsure what the 80's looked and sounded like, this is the movie for you. It combines hilarious clothing, electropop and synth with the "video nasty" esque horror sequences. A thoroughly enjoyable film and a nostalgic trip back to the time when neon signs and holograms were *the* hot thing to have, along with undead neighbours. In a similar vein (pardon the pun) as The Lost Boys and Monster Squad.