Fright Night

Fairly entertaining time capsule of 80's popular genre flippancy that pits teenage sexual insecurity & middle-aged professional insecurity against the indomitable force of Chris Sarandon with his shirt open. Quite obviously dated but it has just enough craft & affection put into it to come off mostly charming. The all around good casting, fun practical effects & well balanced tongue-in-cheek horror tone manage to carry it through even when the script starts to rapidly lose steam towards the end.

Personal favorite. Dated in the way that it looks like they used effort to create the effects which, of course, went out of fashion in the nineties. Unless I'm wrong, and I'm never wrong, that is one great vampire. In hindsight though, I support the casting of Colin Farrell in the reboot as a somewhat less questionable sexual force to reckon wythh. Sorry, with. For some reason my palms are sweating.

I enjoyed this more than Lost Boys. There's a better understanding of horror movie history--best exemplified by the Peter Vincent character. It also grasps how the horror genre has moved from quiet scares to slashers. The lead is a grounded teen; a typical nerd lost in his own overactive imagination. It loses minor points for a poorly drawn secondary villain and some dated jokes. But overall it's a well-made horror comedy with great attention to visual storytelling.

Good horror comedy Decent amount of PG gore and effects and in many ways reminds of "Lost Boys" Far better then the remake in my opinion

By far the best vampire movie that had come out of the 80's and possibly any decade preceeding it. You can argue for "The Lost Boys" if you want, but I stand by my statement.

Wacky 80s vampire shenanigans, with a cast that looks like they're having a great time. Loads of fun, and I think I might have fancied Marcy Rhoades-D'Arcy..

Fright Night is a blast. It is obviously that everyone involved is also having a good time, except for Evil Ed, he is having the BEST time. On top of the energy, there is some great creature work and a guitar wailing soundtrack. What's not to like?

A wonderfully 80's type horror movie where nothing is scary at all and the performances are camp brilliance. There are interesting gore special effects here that are hilariously dated like the flapping rubber bat monster or the melting skeleton. The acting is oddball and adds to the weird atmosphere and charm. Geoffreys, McDowall, and Sarandon in particular are great but everyone does a good job without hamming it up too much with self awareness. Definitely a classic for 80's horror fans.

Chris Sarandon is crazy good in this. He combines everything cool, sexy and frightening about vampires in films while not forgetting that this is a comedic film and keeping it funny. The supporting cast was also good, even when the acting wasn't especially strong I liked them. The FX are dated, but fun, and they get done what they needed to do. Very easy to recommend.

Nice Movie