Fright Night Remake Looks Like a Slicked Up Version of the Original - Minus the Charm

That Fright Night remake dropping later this summer has been off my radar, I'll admit. But not out of ill-will against it, no, as big a fan I am of Tom Holland's 1985 horror/comedy, the notion of a teenager discovering his next-door neighbor is a vampire (and his recruiting a past-his-prime horror icon to help kill the blood-sucker) is one that an update could be interesting. I also happen to like the cast they've assembled and filmmakers behind the camera.

Alas, the trailer courtesy of IGN Movies is, for me, on the bland side. It all looks so...studio slick 'n' glossy for lack of a better term.

And the most intriguing element of this update for me is all but absent (save for a couple of quick seconds); former Doctor Who David Tennant as the revamped Peter Vincent whose gone from schlocky horror-movie-hero to Criss Angel-like illusionist. Also yeah, I'll be the douche to say it. Did we just watch the whole damn movie in two and a half minutes?