What begins with a very well
done fright flick falls apart like so many of these things do and what had been a fun movie becomes a pointless bore and chore for the last half an hour.
No,
I did Fright Night with the same DP and we have a certain style we like for 3D and we're doing it that way, same lenses.
Nor
does fright have to be in sync with objective reality.
Not exact matches
She didn't know that I was in town, so when I appeared at the front of the line, I gave her a real
fright.
So what is stage
fright exactly, on a biological level, and how
do the pros make public speaking look so easy?
While Jesus
does not honor their illusion that they can protect themselves in this way, he
does seem to honor the vulnerability that their
fright has opened up in them.
They didn't tell me that I'd have to overcome stage
fright because speaking's the only way to actually make money in this business.
Their fight or flight mechanisms, and one might add their «
fright» reactions, which we now know are built into their very DNA,
do indeed seem to imply that a certain degree and type of suffering seems also to be built in.
Jesus admitted his dread and
fright in the face of
doing God's will.
Despite my
fright, I will say, I don't mis the snow storms, Brian!
This cocktail may give you a
fright at first, but don't let the green colour fool you; this recipe is really just a cucumber margarita in disguise.
Don't be so
frighted of change.
When a baby cries inconsolably, appears nervous, or doesn't want to eat, the traditional explanation is that the child is suffering from
fright or panic (susto or espanto in the words of many abuelitas).
«I found that when my babies were bitting me it was because they had wind and when they
did bite me I softly pushed them away and said no which gives them a little
fright and they stop
doing it.»
Although it doesn't slide quite as smoothly off the tongue, a more accurate description than «fight or flight» would be «fight, freeze, flight, or
fright» — or, for short, «the four fs.»
Why
do loud noises and weird faces go along with surprise and
fright?
However we
do notice our mistakes during our performance and get our stage
fright ramped up.
People don't know this but I used to have stage
fright, and I know it came from my sixth grade, I was like the school player and I forgot my lines and I was forever traumatized.
If you're in Charleston and looking for something to
do, go there this weekend, as they will be holding «Magnolia
Fright Night ``.
Even though Winter wasn't spotted in a costume on the actual night of
fright, she
did dress up over the weekend in an elaborate getup that paid tribute to the movie Fifth Element.
Don't just overlook the emotions thinking them to be first - timer
fright, instead embrace them the way they are; and if your relationship is meant to be then it will always move beyond this.
Amy purports itself to be survival horror, but the only surviving you'll be
doing is trying to make sense of the muddled gameplay mess laid before you as you're «scared» by the same gimmicky
frights, like bursting gas pipes and falling portraits, over and over again.
By the time the nigh endless climax rolls around,
Fright Night has certainly established itself as just another in a long line of needless horror remakes - with the movie's failure especially disappointing given the strength of Farrell's engaging performance (and it's also worth noting that David Tennant
does manage to inject some life into the proceedings with his small role as a Vegas vampire hunter).
It's essentially a things - that - go - bump - in - the - night - in - a-spooky-old-house film and it
does deliver a few decent scares, although the
frights diminish with time, as
does the quality of Mirren's performance.
Of all the wrenching things I heard at the press conference at HBO headquarters following a screening of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's powerful documentary Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, last but not least was Damian Echols's admission that when he emerged from nearly two decades on death row for a crime he didn't commit, the first movie he saw was... wait for it... the remake of
Fright Night.
And when studios
do throw money into a
fright flick (e.g., Universal's Van Helsing, bankrolled at $ 160 million), the results can be dismal.
It's not exactly a photo finish, but considering
Fright Night didn't even break the top five, I'm sure Spy Kids 4 is happy to make the cut at all.
What
did you think of
Fright Night?
I was hoping this movie would be something worthwhile but I don't know... «
Fright Night» is getting better reviews which is surprising.
What
do you think, could he be the right man to direct a
Fright Night remake?
For those who don't know,
Fright Night concerns Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), a teenager in the suburbs who learns that a vampire has moved in next door.
We didn't expect that much from a remake of a cult 1980s vampire comedy, but
Fright Night surprised us.
Asylums are the refuge of B - movies and others seeking easy
frights, but like with everything it has
done, Penny Dreadful found new ways to make it extra horrible.
Director David Yates manages to create a real sense of tension and
fright; the feeling that any of our heroes could be slain at any moment... and sure enough, one
does go down.
MG: How
do you feel that your films «
Fright Night» and «Child's Play» are now being remade?
MG: How
do you feel that «
Fright Night» appeals to even non-horror fans?
MG: Most of the films you directed also came from your own scripts i.e. «
Fright Night» and «Child's Play»,
did you find it easier to direct from your own scripts?
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What could have been «It Follows» instead becomes a Nancy Drew movie, exploring a mystery you simply don't care about, laden with fake
frights (dog barking, umbrella opening) and Vincent D'Onofrio as a blind graveyard caretaker.
There is a horror / fantasy element thrown in that
does manage to breathe a touch of intrigue, but the nature of these strange sights and sounds is given away too early in the story to find interesting, resulting in subsequent scenes of harrowing, delusionary winged - monster attacks lacking in genuine
fright.
Only with the arrival of
fright - wigged con artist Ernie McCracken (Murray, gleefully camp)
do things look up, McCracken teaching him to make money hustling ten - pin, until he's abandoned to a bunch of rednecks who twig to him and slash off his bowling hand.
I've moved past all the reservations I had about remaking
Fright Night (because there's nothing I can
do about it) and while I'm not feeling mad excitement at the prospect of this version, I like the cast enough that I'm willing to give it a chance.
We
did «
Fright Night» with Colin Farrell.
The first trailer for Craig Gillespie «s remake of
Fright Night
did a pretty good job of getting across the basics: Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), his mom (Toni Collette) and his new girlfriend (Imogen Poots) have to deal with a little problem when a vampire (Colin Farrell) moves in next door.
But unlike 99 percent of such flicks, it doesn't insult the intelligence or depend on cheap jump -
frights to sustain its substantial tension.
Here we have a genuinely superb talent (I don't care if he was riding atop a flying horse in this year's poorly - received Winter's Tale - Farrell was wonderful in it) whose box - office let - downs of late include ropey, sci - fi remakes (Total Recall), muddled, indie - schmindie projects (Seven Psychopaths) and boring horror yarns (
Fright Night).
Fright Night knows what it is and what it needs to
do, and therein lie the thrills and laughs needed for an entertaining and amusing vampire tale.
Already buzz for David Tennant starring in the second
Fright Night (of course this has to
do well, so far awesome reviews), With the already Twilight Movie bullshit killing the vampire genre I would be amazed if this isn't a fresh new look at what the 1985
Fright Night started.
Thus begins Don't Breathe, the pulsating new
fright fest from Fede Alvarez.