Fright Night (1985) (30th Anniversary Edition) (Limited Edition) - SOLD OUT

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Got mine too. $30 for a single catalog title, even if it is a good one. Argh! The 4k limited edition Blu-ray will probably be $60.

[Herry Dunston]

Just finished watching the film on Netflix. Is Jerry played by the villain from The Princess Bride?

Jerry's the best thing about the film, and his scenes are well worth dealing over anything with the main character. I know the film wants me to root for the everydork against a dashing, charismatic bully, but Charley's too child-like in his naivete to really be on his side? I can't believe a teen who watches horror movies on TV doesn't know the very basics of combating vampires; his scenes are painful to watch for the beginning of the film. And why would he spill the beans that he's a vampire to a cop, knowing that the cop will discredit him. I've never been a fan of "cry wolf" stories, frankly.

I never grew up with Fright Night, so I never had the nostalgia factor to soften how incredibly corny the film is. It has a PG-rated script painted over R-rated monster effects, and it amazes me how the actors overact. I can't tell which character mugs at the camera the most: the hero's sidekick or the villain's sidekick.

Eh, maybe it helps if I DID grew up with the film, because there's enough scenes in it that makes me shake my head that people who watched it at a young age probably embrace them. The intended campiness of it just throws me off. I guess I should be glad to see this one first-hand; after blindly buying Nightbreed and regretting it, I don't wish to have that happen again.

[coalesce99]

Well, I've been trying for about 9 hours now...with no luck. Is it sold out yet? I give up. I'm going to go watch my FN dvd that I bought a long time ago for $5

[ol_Dut]

I almost forgot about this due to all the holiday madness. Can't wait for it to arrive. I haven't seen this film for a long time.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

...Is Jerry played by the villain from The Princess Bride?...

Yarp.

[Herry Dunston]

Awesome. Now that's an actor who can perform evil with grace.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

Just finished watching the film on Netflix. Is Jerry played by the villain from The Princess Bride?

Jerry's the best thing about the film, and his scenes are well worth dealing over anything with the main character. I know the film wants me to root for the everydork against a dashing, charismatic bully, but Charley's too child-like in his naivete to really be on his side? I can't believe a teen who watches horror movies on TV doesn't know the very basics of combating vampires; his scenes are painful to watch for the beginning of the film. And why would he spill the beans that he's a vampire to a cop, knowing that the cop will discredit him. I've never been a fan of "cry wolf" stories, frankly.

I never grew up with Fright Night, so I never had the nostalgia factor to soften how incredibly corny the film is. It has a PG-rated script painted over R-rated monster effects, and it amazes me how the actors overact. I can't tell which character mugs at the camera the most: the hero's sidekick or the villain's sidekick.

Eh, maybe it helps that I DID grew up with the film, because there's enough scenes in it that makes me shake my head. The intended campiness of it just throws me off. I guess I should be glad to see this one first-hand; after blindly buying Nightbreed and regretting it, I don't wish to have that happen again.

The movie is an unabashedly direct homage to classic camp horror films of the past and Roddy McDowall's late night TV host character is a send up of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and that type of over the top MC's from late night creature features in the early days of cable. If you've seen your share of those types of horror films, you'll actually get the jokes and the movie is better if you understand where the filmmakers were coming from when you first watch it.

Chris Sarandon was indeed the evil prince Humperdinck from The Princess Bride and ex-husband of actress Susan Sarandon.

I happen to love the film for its tongue-in-cheek kookiness.

[Herry Dunston]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

The movie is an unabashedly direct homage to classic camp horror films of the past and Roddy McDowall's late night TV host character is a send up of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and that type of over the top MC's from late night creature features in the early days of cable. If you've seen your share of those types of horror films, you'll actually get the jokes and the movie is better if you understand where the filmmakers were coming from when you first watch it.

Chris Sarandon was indeed the evil prince Humperdinck from The Princess Bride and ex-husband of actress Susan Sarandon.

I happen to love the film for its tongue-in-cheek kookiness.

I edited my post to attribute to the last sentence you said. And you're probably right. Again, maybe it helps if I actually grew up watching the film and adjust to its kooky nature. I did see The Blob remake as a kid, and I still enjoyed it as an adult...but then again, I watched The Little Mermaid as a kid and disliked it as an adult, so nostalgia varies.

[jayturner514]

Originally Posted by coalesce99

Well, I've been trying for about 9 hours now...with no luck. Is it sold out yet? I give up. I'm going to go watch my FN dvd that I bought a long time ago for $5

Nope, not sold out. I just went on the site and had my order completed within 4 minutes...

[MTRodaba2468]

I placed my order on my lunch break at work today, at around 4PM Central Time (so about an hour after pre-orders went up), and didn't have any issues with the site running slow.

I ordered three copies (along with The Purple Rose of Cairo and Breaking Away): one for me with the other two being for friends I was helping out. I hope the three year wait is worth it for ya, neoz.

[trini]

Originally Posted by coalesce99

Well, I've been trying for about 9 hours now...with no luck. Is it sold out yet? I give up. I'm going to go watch my FN dvd that I bought a long time ago for $5

just ordered 1 and checked out with paypal, try using firefox or chrome or you can try TCM

[lgon]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Hmmm.. I can't imagine why you have the imported one too.
Maybe for the slightly better picture?

I bought it for a few reasons. I didn't know the 30th anniversary was coming out with extras, in fact, I thought it was going to be the same disc, and the imported one has Portuguese audio and subtitles, something I enjoy because I grew up watching this movie dubbed in Portuguese on TV in Brazil, so the nostalgia is only complete when I watch it from time to time dubbed too. The DVD has Portuguese audio and sub too, so it was more like an upgrade from the old DVD. But I don't think triple dipping Fright Night is ever a waste, in fact, I have multiple copies of movies like Goonies, Terminator, as long as they have something cool such a steelbook, collectors edition e so on... Fright Night with extras is worth the price. I won't sell my old TT edition. I was temped though when people where selling copies for 300 on eBay.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

Just finished watching the film on Netflix. Is Jerry played by the villain from The Princess Bride?

Jerry's the best thing about the film, and his scenes are well worth dealing over anything with the main character. I know the film wants me to root for the everydork against a dashing, charismatic bully, but Charley's too child-like in his naivete to really be on his side? I can't believe a teen who watches horror movies on TV doesn't know the very basics of combating vampires; his scenes are painful to watch for the beginning of the film. And why would he spill the beans that he's a vampire to a cop, knowing that the cop will discredit him. I've never been a fan of "cry wolf" stories, frankly.

I never grew up with Fright Night, so I never had the nostalgia factor to soften how incredibly corny the film is. It has a PG-rated script painted over R-rated monster effects, and it amazes me how the actors overact. I can't tell which character mugs at the camera the most: the hero's sidekick or the villain's sidekick.

Eh, maybe it helps if I DID grew up with the film, because there's enough scenes in it that makes me shake my head that people who watched it at a young age probably embrace them. The intended campiness of it just throws me off. I guess I should be glad to see this one first-hand; after blindly buying Nightbreed and regretting it, I don't wish to have that happen again.

you don't "get" this film at all.... I feel sorry for you that you can't enjoy a great time at the movies...

[Eric923]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

The movie is an unabashedly direct homage to classic camp horror films of the past and Roddy McDowall's late night TV host character is a send up of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and that type of over the top MC's from late night creature features in the early days of cable. If you've seen your share of those types of horror films, you'll actually get the jokes and the movie is better if you understand where the filmmakers were coming from when you first watch it.

Chris Sarandon was indeed the evil prince Humperdinck from The Princess Bride and ex-husband of actress Susan Sarandon.

I happen to love the film for its tongue-in-cheek kookiness.

Well said. What makes Fright Night a really unique and great film is it's equal part homage to the classic 60's and 70's horror scene that was atmospheric, equal parts parody of the campiness of the 70's era horror shows with Vincent Price, and equal parts serious horror.

It's actually quite brilliant how it treads the fine line between homage, parody and horror so well. This creates a really vibrant, lively atmosphere for the story. The script was actually really well written and the Peter Vincent and Jerry Dandridge characters were very memorable and well-acted. I particularly loved Roddy MacDowell as Peter Vincent in the film.

A good example is there's only a few horror movies in history that have characters that are memorable enough where you remember their names. Night of the Living Dead with Ben and Cooper. Dawn of the Dead with Peter, Roger, Flyboy and Fran, The Shining with Jack and Fright Night with Peter Vincent and Jerry Dandridge. Heck, I even remember Charlie Brewster, Amy and Evil. lol

Really the only other films I can think of off the top of my head that can be equal homage, comedy, camp and serious horror all in one are Braindead (Dead Alive), Return of the Living Dead, Vamp, and some of the classic 80's Hong Kong horror films like Haunted Cop Shop 1 and 2 (highly recommended for anyone on this thread cause they're like a tribute to Fright Night).

And the most awesome part of Fright Night is even with the comedy, parody and homages, the threat the characters face always seem very real and dangerous. The movie always remembers that at its heart it's a horror film so the threat is always present in the story regardless of the occasional campiness. It's really a gem in my books of a horror movie. =D

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by lgon

I bought it for a few reasons. I didn't know the 30th anniversary was coming out with extras, in fact, I thought it was going to be the same disc, and the imported one has Portuguese audio and subtitles, something I enjoy because I grew up watching this movie dubbed in Portuguese on TV in Brazil, so the nostalgia is only complete when I watch it from time to time dubbed too. The DVD has Portuguese audio and sub too, so it was more like an upgrade from the old DVD. But I don't think triple dipping Fright Night is ever a waste, in fact, I have multiple copies of movies like Goonies, Terminator, as long as they have something cool such a steelbook, collectors edition e so on... Fright Night with extras is worth the price. I won't sell my old TT edition. I was temped though when people where selling copies for 300 on eBay.

Not to criticize you (each has his own taste), but I can't stand dubs. (even in animation and even if I grew up with them).
I always want to hear the original language the way a film/series was created.

[tonylopez]

FRIGHT NIGHT is brilliantly self aware and its playful tongue in cheek attitude is so fun.The performances, photography, 80's cheese soundtrack all are spot on. Even the smallest of details I still geek out over like at one point the film CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS is playing on the television which is a perfect comparison of a film that's both funny but it's roots are firmly in horrors hollowed grounds.

[JMDiaz718]

Originally Posted by tonylopez

FRIGHT NIGHT is brilliantly self aware and its playful tongue in cheek attitude is so fun.The performances, photography, 80's cheese soundtrack all are spot on. Even the smallest of details I still geek out over like at one point the film CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS is playing on the television which is a perfect comparison of a film that's both funny but it's roots are firmly in horrors hollowed grounds.

Agreed. Saw Fright Night, on opening day in a packed theater, in NYCs 42nd St area. Man it was a fun experience. Lot of laughing, screaming and WTFs, as the movie played. Fun times.

[HammerDave]

doug2k4, Mystic, with both my wife and I having been through a layoff each in the last 12 months, I sympathise. Best of luck for something better in the new year.

[#Darren]

Originally Posted by JMDiaz718

Agreed. Saw Fright Night, on opening day in a packed theater, in NYCs 42nd St area. Man it was a fun experience. Lot of laughing, screaming and WTFs, as the movie played. Fun times.

Yes but how was the movie?

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by HammerDave

doug2k4, Mystic, with both my wife and I having been through a layoff each in the last 12 months, I sympathise. Best of luck for something better in the new year.

I have to extend my sympathies as well. both my wife and i had the same experience this year. within weeks of each other