This horror movie from the 80s was recently remade (that review is coming up) and as I often do, I wanted to see both to judge whether the remake improved on the original and whether a remake was necessary or a good idea in the first place.
The Gist: A teenager ends up having more adventures than he bargained for after the discovery that a murderous vampire has moved next door.
Saying that I was disappointed with this movie is not totally correct. I was more offended by its campiness and what felt like a lack of professionalism.
I thought I was going into a horror movie deserving of its name and instead got bad acting, a discombobulated script, and poor visual effects and makeup (although given the time and perhaps a limited budget, I generally tend to excuse those).
The Bottom Line: If you’re looking for a real horror movie, and not an involuntary laugh-fest, then you might want to steer clear of this one. There are more times when the acting is bad, the timing is off, and the action is ridiculous than I can count. All that happens on the screen just doesn’t make sense, vampires or not.
Grade: 3
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