The Total Recall trailer. Woah. Woooooah.
Watched: Fright Night
Observations:
- The 2011 one, not the original. It sounds awful, but I’m really not that interested in seeing the original.
- This was so fun. Incredibly stupid (even though there were some funny lines), but it knew it was and decided it was going to have a good time. It wasn’t that scary, either, but that’s fine - there was enough tension to tie the plot together, and it still felt like a rollercoaster. Just, you know, a fun one.
- David Tennant. Unf. Sorry, just… those leather pants. And the eyeliner. Holy shit. I don’t think I’ve ever been more attracted to a man in a film.
- Everyone in this was really fun to watch, if sometimes gratuitous. Anton Yelchin is a brilliant actor (Charlie Bartlett still remains one of my favourite films, and why wouldn’t it), Colin Farrell does a good job (by no means a given these days), and the supporting cast are all solid. Even Dave Franco was pretty good, if totally deplorable.
- Thinking back on it, this is a film that mostly takes place in two locations, but it feels suitably epic considering that’s the case - there’s so much going on, you don’t necessarily notice the background. Occasionally, it feels like egos battling for space on the screen (even Yelchin’s straight man is pretty intense), but for the most part it’s just really enjoyable acting. Did I mention David Tennant?
- More fun than I thought it would be, not nearly as scary as something like Drag Me To Hell (tonally, though, it’s a decent match), and fantastically schlocky if you want to switch your brain off for a hundred minutes. That doesn’t mean it’s mindless entertainment - there’s enough going on - but it’s not aggressively demanding on either your stomach or your head.