Fright Night

I love that these older movies are being remastered in 4K with spatial audio. This one did not disappoint. The scene where Charlie hears Jerry on his roof... I literally heard the stomping sounds like they were right above me. It was very cool!. The video quality is also very well done. Great remaster!

This Blu Ray release of this film looks awesome. It's great to see all of the amazing practical effects in high definition. I consider this a benchmark for horror films. The steel case is a nice touch.

Great movie

BOTTOM LINE: One of the THE BEST horror movies pretty much EVER, actually. It has a timeless quality, despite the obvious hairstyle & clothing selections which squarely pegs it as an 80's flick. Top-shelf acting across the board, with the wonderful Roddy McDowell being a stand-out. (IMHO, he deserved an Oscar for his terrific turn as hollow, egotistical B-movie has-been, Peter Vincent.) Excellent practical & optical effects still provide the jolts needed to keep you jumping throughout. Sensuous, slick synth soundtrack by Brad (Terminator, T2) Fidel. This Blu-ray plays flawlessly on all machines and the picture is worlds above the previous DVD editions. The extras alone rate 5 STARS, but with the superb hi-def transfer as well, this would be a 10 STAR release, if such a thing were allowed. :-)THOUGHTS: I have loved this movie ever since first catching it on cable decades ago. It is one of those movies that you never get tired of, the kind where if you come across it on TV you'll settle in and watch it, no matter how far along into the film it is. Writer/director Tom Holland crafts a full-blooded film that takes many of the time-honored vampire tropes and embraces them, while at the same time adding new wrinkles, all without smudging the trappings we've come to know and love about the genre. Every actor here is putting in A+ work, with only Charlie's mom coming across as over the top/farcical in her performance, (though it's still not too far-out and, thankfully, her needed presence is brief). Chris Sarandon as new pain-in-the-neck neighbor Jerry Dandridge is smooth & suave yet also frighteningly threatening... yet still a little sad. Young William Ragsdale makes for a wholesomely good all-American boy next door as our hero, Charlie Brewster. Amanda Bearse, as Charlie's girlfriend Amy, is both a quirky cutie pie and a smoldering seductress (post neck-bite). Stephen Geoffreys is hilarious and appropriately scatterbrained as Charlie's dorky monster nerd pal, 'Evil' Ed. And rounding out the main cast, is legendary thesp Roddy McDowell, playing an in-joke former sort-of 'star' as Peter Vincent. Vincent is on his last legs; eking out a living milking his tarnished status as a former horror film icon to host a chintzy local late night creature feature TV show (which, much to his bitter disappointment, has just been cancelled). He lives in the rose-colored past, pompously clinging to his former (not so glorious) glory days. The character arc for Peter is wonderful, and lifelong yeoman actor McDowell masterfully exploits his character's hidden strengths and abundant weaknesses to their fullest. His transformation from bitter, self-important fop to fearless slayer of all things evil is a joy to behold. (And his quiet monologue in his apartment when Amy & Ed come to visit him is unexpectedly touching.) Truthfully, the man should've gotten the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, or at the very least a nomination. He did however win the Saturn Award in that category that year, so his work in FRIGHT NIGHT wasn't completely ignored.THE BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO SET: I wasn't sure about ordering this, as it was a non-US release, but took a chance based on the recommendations of other Amazon customers. Shouldn't have worried. This Blu plays just fine in Region 1 machines. The picture & sound jump in quality from the old DVD release is like day & night. A 4k restoration results in a super-sharp picture, with little in the way of dirt & debris not much artifacting, pixelation, edge-enhancement nor crush to spoil it. Vibrant color palette, without accursed over-saturation, bleeding or the villainous use of DNR to ruin the original vision of the cinematographer & the director. Likewise, the soundtrack & audiomix are worlds improved. The mix is properly balanced here now, allowing you to fully enjoy composer Brad Fidel's haunting, sensual score, without it overpowering the dialogue scenes. The BIG bonus for fans of the film is the wealth of fantastic bonus features, the best of which is a thoroughly exhaustive 'Making of...' piece that's almost two and half hours long!!! Lots of other great stuff is included as well. This Blu-ray/DVD combo will likely be THE definitive edition to own for some time to come. Do yourself a favor and buy this! (Score some brownie points with a friend who doesn't yet have a Blu-ray player and give them the DVD .)

Picture quality good but not great sounds not bad.

Balanced audio with video. This is an entertaining film along the lines of Lost Boys and The Haunting. Not very scary but fun to watch! Rodney McDowall is at the top in this one. Highly recommend it!

Kinda corny/but fun

With special effects that were pretty awesome, even if they weren’t CGI.

Thank you! Happy with the purchase and the quick delivery.

Muy buena película, siempre fui fan de ella, la tuve primero en VHS, después en Dvd Region 1 con Subtitulos en Español, que por muchos años guarde como un tesoro ya que era prácticamente imposible encontrarla. Ahora adquiri este Blu-ray que me sorprendió gratamente en cuanto a calidad de imagen, además de que incluye el audio original en Español Latino de los ochentas que es más que una buena razón para adquirir este Blu-ray de Edición Alemana y que por lo visto es la única edición que lo incluye junto con sus respectivos subtitulos para quien prefiera disfrutarla con el audio original.Esta es una excelente opción para quien quiera disfrutarla en HD sin desembolsar mucho entre varias otras opciones que existen y que no incluyen Audio o Subtitulos en Español.La compra es segura, y aunque el envío es más tardado de lo normal debido a la procedencia del mismo, llego sin problema y en buen estado, incluso mucho antes de lo estipulado.El Vendedor muy Amable y siempre al pendiente y en contacto.Y Para los que aún duden en adquirirla por ser una Edición Alemana, el Blu-ray es Libre de Región y se reproduce sin problema en cualquier Blu-ray casero Nacional además de que todos los menús están en Inglés como en muchas otras películas.

PerfectoRecuerdo ver por primera vez está película ya comenzada zag zigueando con el mando en el año 2004 y desde entonces amo esta película estando entre una de las favoritas de mi videoteca.Ya siendo muy pequeño en la década de los 80 me llamaba la atención la espectacular portada de su carátula con esa casa y vampiros fantasmales encima.

As a horror movie fan have always loved fright night one of my all time favourites so I had get this poster when it arrived very quickly I was not disappointed again was absolutely fantastic the quality of the print was colorful bright and fantastic a fantastic reproduction again also printed on quality papers hands sent to me in a strong tube overall fantastic products from a fantastic company I will definitely buy again from this company.i highly recommend !!

Der Film ist eine Perle der 80iger Jahre Horrorfilme.Schauspielerisch eine Leistung für sich, entsteht eine Dynamik, die die Zuschauer mitreißt und sehr gut unterhält, die Charakter kommen sympathisch rüber, was dem Film Tiefgang verleiht.Das Potenzial des Filmes wurde sehr gut umgesetzt und ausgenutzt- an den richtigen Stellen gibt es Humor und Horror was den Film eine unterhaltsame Balance verleiht. Der Film kann sich auch heute, trotz seines alters noch sehen lassen und hat nicht ohne Grund einen hohe Stelle im Horrorgenre und dass auch noch in der heutigen Zeit.Vampire der alten Schule, nicht so ein Mist wie größtenteils heute produziert wird. Fright Night ist ein zeitloser Klassiker, der Generationen begeistert hat.Storyline ist durchgehend spannend und gut umgesetzt- viele handgemachte- wirklich gute Effekte- ein großartiger Film den man lieben muss. Unterhaltung vom feinsten- gerade beim schreiben der Rezension habe ich den Film aus meiner Sammlung gesucht und eingelegt um ihn zum xten Mal zu sehen.Von mir 5 von 5 Sterne- weil der Film alles richtig macht und deshalb auch eine klare Kaufempfehlung von meiner Seite.