"Fright Night" Remake

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Huh yeah this movie doesn't exactly scream box office draw, and how many more damned vampire movies do we need?!?! Well atleast these vamps are man enough to not sparkle in sunlight..............

Dreamworks have announced their intention to resurrect Peter Vincent. Yep, "Fright Night" (1985) is headed for the Xerox machine.

This isn't the first time a "Fright Night" remake has been floated. It's a little-known fact that Sony Screen Gems recently toyed with the idea of remaking Tom Holland's 80s hit too; fortunately for Katzenberg, Clint's crowd passed on the redo (A certain director apparently gave the crowd one heck of a pitch - -very surprised they passed) opting instead to pour their bucks into that, um, Christina Aguilera-dancer flick.

Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig of Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films are producing the latest incarnation along with Michael De Luca. Rosenzweig, who also is setting up remakes of "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" and "Angel Heart" with De Luca, brought the project to him.

I love "Fright Night"; I think it's ****in' ace. Like Holland's other 80s horror hit, "Child's Play", it hasn't aged either - the scares still works, the jokes still work, and the performances, though a little on the hammy side, are still deliciously fun to watch (especially William Ragsdale and, of course, Stephen Geoffreys). If it must be remade, please let someone put a new spin on it? There's no need otherwise, because this (and, to an extent, "Fright Night Part II") still works well. Get the DVD out for yourself and see.

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