Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) is a high school senior who’s on top of the world—that is until Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door and Charlie discovers that he is a vampire preying on the neighborhood.
As a huge fan of the original I was a little nervous when I heard it was being remade. My fears were unfounded as it turns out. This new version manages to stay true to the original while being updated for the 21st century.
Screenwriter Marti Noxon, a veteran of "Buffy" and "Angel", knows a thing or two about how to write dialogue for horror movies.
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David Tennant takes the role of Peter Vincent and runs with it. Roddie McDowell played the character as a sad washed up actor looking for a break. Tennant's Vincent is a magician and an arrogant coward who has exploited the vampire legend to make himself rich. It's very shocking to see Tennant drinking, cussing and generally acting like a douche-bag.
Anyone looking to remake a horror movie should look to this as how it's done. My only complaint is that the film being in 3D wasn't really necessary. There were a couple of times it was cool, but mostly it could have been 2D and been the same movie.
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