All 4 Fright Night Movies Ranked From Worst To Best | Screen Rant – Screen Rant

Tom Holland's Fright Night spawned an entire series comprised of four movies with a fifth in development, but how do they compare to each other?

Tom Holland'sFright Nightreleased in 1985 to relatively positive reviews, which caused it to become a cult classic movie that spawned a sequel as well as a reboot. In his directorial debut, Holland tackled the classic vampire creature in new, inventive ways that hadn't been seen in the genre before. As a result, not allFright Nightmovies areequally as impactful as the original. With four movies and a fifth on the way, each offers something entirely different, but how do they compare to one another? Here's everyFright Nightmovie ranked from worst to best.

The 1985 movie stars Chris Sarandon as Jerry Dandridge. The actor famously voiced Jack Skellington fromThe Nightmare Before Christmasand starred in Don Mancini and Tom Holland'sChild's Playas Detective Mike Norris. When Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) discovers that his neighbor Jerry is vampire, he must figure out a way to prove this fact and stop him before he harms anyone else. As the movie progresses, Charley is faced with having to stop his girlfriend's transition into a vampire and his friend Ed becoming a werewolf then, later, the living dead. It is a highly involved movie that utilizes several creatures popular to the horror genre. Three years later, Tommy Lee Wallace ofHalloween III: Season Of The Witchfame, directedFright Night's sequel.

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After approximately 23 years, a reboot was announced with Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directing. It stars the late Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster and Colin Farrell as Jerry. The movie follows the same basic premise of Holland's original movie with some minimal alterations to the ending and characters. The sequel to the reboot was marketed as a horror/comedy, and released in 2013. It was largely unsuccessful, but still garnered some attention from the original cult classic's fanbase. With Tom Holland's news of a brand new sequel to hisFright Night, he intends to ignore every installment that followed and seems confident in his ability to create the follow-up it deserves. Without further ado, here's how every existingFright Nightmovie compares to one another.

Fright Night 2: New Bloodfeatures an entirely new cast from the 2011 remake and follows almost the exact plot. Due to its marketing as a horror/comedy, fans were somewhat skeptical about this new addition to the franchise. It was largely underwhelming and featured Charley Brewster in the same situation he was in during the 1985 movie as well as the 2011 remake, which made it feel too repetitive.Fright Night 2: New Blooddoesn't offer anything but a history lesson about the franchise. The inclusion of Romanian history and its involvement with vampiric creatures as well as its repetitive plot makes it more of a reimagining of the original movie rather than a true sequel to the reboot.

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