Fright Night 2: New Blood (Blu-ray Combo Pack)

Not a Sequel But A Literal REMAKE -- no matter what the director says!
Talk about bizarre. Though billed as FRIGHT NIGHT 2, this direct-to-video film from 20th Century Fox is yet another remake of the original 1985 Tom Holland classic, just with the settings changed. Here, Charley, Amy and Evil Ed are in a high school program in Romania. Instead of Jerry Dandridge, we have Gerri Dandridge, a female professor with a taste for blood. Peter Vincent is here too, but instead of a horror movie host (a la Roddy McDowall) or a magician (a la David Tennant), he's a Ghost Hunters-like, would-be paranormal investigator. The movie plays out exactly as you'd expect -- same basic plot structure as the Holland original, but with more blood, less humor, and something of a road company cast that's not particularly engaging (though the female leads are attractive enough).

It's beyond strange that the director and crew commentary say they're making a sequel to the 2011 Fright Night, when the movie is actually a remake. The story doesn't acknowledge the earlier...
while not a sequel
while this is not a sequel but a remake I really enjoyed it, finally a movie where a vampire is a vampire and not some teen heartthrob type who has emotions and is all loving and more blessed then cursed, I'm really tired of those versions of vampires. Now I do agree to the fact that they shouldnt have called it frightnight2 in fact I dont know why they make remakes of shows that were good in the first place, but whatever, thats hollywood for you, and yes this is not a sequel. personally I wish they called it something else but I guess its too hard for hollywood writers to name characters with another name, like did bathory really need to be called gerri dandridge? but whatever its ok. Anyway, this is a much better version then the one a couple of years ago and again, its a vampire who has a cursed existence and is evil, like a vampire should be, so enjoy it, thecinematography and effects are great, the story coulda used a little work but none the less it was enjoyable.
This movie should have been titled "Fright Night, New Blood."
This movie was a rewrite of the original Fright Night 1980s. I did not understand why it had to be a Fright Night Movie. Other than using the names of the characters from the original movie, it could have been marketed as a different vampire movie. This was a good vampire movie. I thought this version of Fright Night was a better movie than the remake with Colin Farrell and Toni Collette.
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