"Fright Night" is a hip response to the ancient case of the mercurial, lone vampire terrorizing panicked villagers. This remake of the 1985 cult classic by the same title stars Colin Farrell and is a blend of "The Burbs" meets "Twilight," minus the sparkle, inflated teen angst and amplified romance. Plus, it has a healthy dose of requisite blood and gore. The revamped version's ability to laugh at itself and its genre predecessors is in accord with our modern irreverent sensibilities. Just as "Fright Night" encapsulates the zeitgeist of this age, so too have other vampire films captured the spirit of their respective eras.
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