Sorry, this movie sucks

As Good As It Gets

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

My all time favorite horror movie , the best one I ever saw, with the creepy story , the perfect acting, from the beginning to the end , you can't close your eyes because you don't want to miss any scene, it's charming , beautiful , and it's 80's !! , the best era for horror movies in my humble opinion, I could watch this one a million times and I never get bored . btw the 2011 remake was (ok) , but not like this one , this the greatest .

Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), a B-class actor performing in the cheap TV show Fright Night, mentions that "the kids today, don't have the patience for vampires. They want to see some mad slasher running around and chopping off heads." This explains the fate of the vampire films in the 80s. Even though "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" saved them a little bit in 1996, they have outlived themselves. Throughout the history you can see a lot of vampire films. If I am not mistaken the first vampire film "Nosferatu" was made in 1922, and after that, vampires conquered cinema and became a trend in horror genre, but gradually lost their territory and replaced by some sick people with masks running around killing people. Directed by Tom Holland, "Fright Night" is a cult film in this genre. It has a runtime of 106 minutes, and promises you an action-packed horror film. "Fright Night" is also the directorial debut of Tom Holland who is mostly known for his directing career in Tv series. "Fright Night" is about a teenager who thinks his neighbor is a vampire and starts to follow him around until he gets himself into trouble.I have seen "Fright Night" and it's Sequel "Fright Night 2" several times because as I mentioned above, it is a cult film in its genre and always a pleasure to fill a rainy night with. Perception of a horror, of course, depends on a good story, location, soundtracks, effects and makeup. However, I have always believed, it also depends on the external factors like what time you are watching it or how is the weather outside. Even though you are watching the best horror film at a beach in the mid-summer day, most probably you are not going to get what the film is trying to give you. If you like to get the full picture of a horror film, you should watch it in late hours and possibly with a storm outside. External conditions are as important as the horror film itself. The last time I have seen "Fright Night" it was after midnight, and there was storm outside and I have enjoyed it like the first time. This is a film I would never get bored of. Because from the acting to the soundtracks, from makeups to costumes, "Fright Night" carries all the symptoms of 80s. Its sincerity is the film's best feature. You can find the sincerity principle in a lot of films that were made in 80s, and those films have heavily affected cinema today. This kind of films really want to give you something. They want you to share their story. Watching this kind of cult films are going to give you strong ideas about how cinema is shaped based on 80s. The same thing applies for 80s films as well, they have been shaped by earlier ages of cinema. This is an unavoidable circle and influence.Vampires are undead, they sleep during the day and hunt during the night, and if they suck your blood you also turn out to be a vampire. They don't like garlic, holy water or crosses if you hold them with faith and they don't cast a shadow in the mirror. Other than these, they are elegant creatures. They know how to dress and walk, they know how to smile and talk, they are charming and highly educated. These features make them perfect hunters because human beings are generally attracted to these virtues. Most of these distinctive marks are references from Bram Stoker's Dracula, and some of them have been developed by cinema and literature. Thanks to that brilliant novel, Vampires are born. It is important to have a general knowledge about vampires before having a look at the main vampire in the film, Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon). I am sure his assistant is not human, but he is not vampire either. Chris Sarandon has all those features I have mentioned above. His charm as an actor makes him very suitable for the job. The way he looks, talks and dresses are all matching with the original description of vampires. I have enjoyed his acting, and I am very happy to see that director respects all the classic features of the vampires and doesn't do a thing to change them. The supporting roles have a way of completing the main character. Even though William Ragsdale, as Charley, has more scenes, Sarandon leads the film.Director tries hard to make a good horror film. He partially manages to achieve this by showing the transformation of the vampires or their death, with acceptable makeup, but I believe that could have been done better. "Fright Night" is also rich with soundtracks made by Brad Fiedel. It is a classic vampire film and one of the best of its own genre. To track the progress of vampire films, Fright Night is a must watch.

As this film opens seventeen year old Charley Brewster is kissing his girlfriend Amy while a horror movie plays in the background. He complains that she won't go as far as he would like… then she offers to sleep with him but now he is watching the new neighbours taking what appears to be a coffin into their house. She is not impressed with his behaviour. The next night he thinks he sees the neighbour murdering a woman; biting her in the neck with his obvious fangs. He reports a vampire attack but understandably the police don't believe his story of modern day vampires. The neighbour Jerry Dandrige soon pays Charley a visit and it is clear that he really is a vampire. Wanting help Charley seeks out Peter Vincent, an actor who starred in many vampire films and presents 'Fright Night', a late night horror show. He is not interested but later, after being approached by Amy and Charley's friend 'Evil Ed' who persuade him to show Charley that Dandrige is human… he has quite a shock when he sees that Dandrige has no reflection in a mirror. Initially he just wants to get away but ultimately he and Charley will confront Dandrige in order to save Amy, who he has bitten.I enjoyed this film more than I expected; it has some good scary moments and plenty of tongue in cheek humour. The physical effects are pretty impressive and can be quite gruesome at times. The story is entertaining; I liked that nobody, including the 'vampire hunter' believed Charley until they saw concrete proof that Dandrige is a vampire. William Ragsdale does a solid job as protagonist Charley and Amanda Bearse and Stephen Geoffreys are fun as Amy and Evil Ed. Chris Sarandon is impressive as the suave Dandridge; both menacing and seductive. It is Roddy McDowall however who is most memorable; he is great as Peter Vincent the cowardly TV vampire killer who ends up doing it for real. The tension increases nicely towards the end, but not at the expense of humour, giving us an enjoyable final confrontation. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of '80s horror; it isn't the scariest horror film but it is a lot of fun.

Fright Night is a true cult classic!!! I'm a fan of vampires, and this movie does a really good job in projecting a vampire. Everything was good from start to finish. The vampire and his sidekick were frightening. It was them that made it a successful vampire movie. I really liked that house the vampire lived at: it looks like a fitting home for a vampire. Charlie was also a great character, but seemed a bit too timid for my liking. This is a movie I would always watch numerous amount of times, yet it's still hard to get bored of it. A great movie to watch for Halloween. Believe it or not, there's also a sequel that follows Fright Night (known as part II), and I along with most people had no idea that a second movie actually existed, so if you haven't seen it already, be sure to added it to your watchlist. Fright Night is a wonderful vampire movie, and there aren't too many good vampire movies out there.