Yes, “Fright Night”is a remake. Andyes, the word “re-make” is wont to

leave an awful taste in yourmouth and your soulwounded.But, in a re-freshingbreak fromthe lazynorm, thisversion of“FrightNight” deft-ly payshomage tothe originalwithoutsuccumb-ing to the malaise of campyspoof-ism or rigid adher-ence.

Leaping into the 21stcentury (there’s even a ref-

erence to “Twilight”),“Fright Night” prefers toutilize gory digital effectsto the original’s more nu-anced spook factor. Evenso, with its actually violentvampires and witty humor,the film manages to keepaudiences laughing andjumping. (The latter maybe better attributed to the3-D effects.)

Hewing closely to the1985 tongue-in-cheek clas-sic, our lead,nerd-gone-cool kidCharley (Anton Yelchin,“Star Trek”), has misgiv-ings regarding hisseductive and mysteriousnew neighbor, Jerry,played by a feline,snarling Colin Farrell.

But Charley, after beingprodded by a scorned

nerdy friend (ChristopherMintz-Plasse, “Super-bad”), soon stumbles upona dangerous discovery:Jerry is a vampire. Withhis darting eyes and natu-ral charm, Farrell (againreveling in a comedic role,e.g. “Horrible Bosses”)emphasizes Jerry’s men-ace enough to remind usthis is satire, but notenough to ruin the under-lying creepiness. Evenwith a name like Jerry.

And if you’re thinking,“As if a vampire wouldlive next door to me,”well, you haven’t watchedenough “True Blood.” Buteven ignoring that, the set-ting — an overlydeveloped suburban hous-ing complex outside Las

Vegas — serves as a fan-tastic locale. Vegas is atransient hub, with peoplecoming and going nonstop,with those who do residethere often working nightjobs and sleeping all day.The swath of abandonedhouses (which may be anod to the current housingmarket) is an ideal hide-out for a blood-suckingdenizen of the night.

With The Strip illumi-nating the backdrop,Charley frantically tries toprotect him and hisagainst the forces of theundead. But, not surpris-ingly, no one believes himabout Jerry subsisting ona liquid diet. Instead,everyone is instantlycharmed by the handsomeneighbor. That includesthe beautiful Amy (ImogenPoots), Charlie’s populargirlfriend, and his smittenmother, Jane (Toni Col-lette).

Coalescing well with the

humor, director CraigGillespie (“Lars and theReal Girl”) and writerMarti Noxon (“Mad Men,”“Buffy the Vampire Slay-er”) create a palpabletension, using vampirelore readily but waitinguntil the last possible sec-ond to reveal what ancientprotections actually workagainst vampires.

Seeking the aid of some-one who supposedly hasexperience in slaying theundead, Charley turns to ascene-stealing David Ten-nant. Channeling RussellBrand, Tennant adds hisown touch of sleaze to thejaded, leather-clad, Mi-dori-laden superstar. Andwhat a wonderful, raucoustouch it is.

All in all, “Fright Night”was surprisingly good.That’s not to say the cultclassic needed to be re-made. But if you’re goingto do it, at least do it right.(And yes, that involves

having a vampire whodrinks human blood andkills without batting aneyelash. “Twilight,” I’mlooking at you ... ) For fansof the original, you won’tbe disappointed. To new-comers, bring a stake andsome holy water: It’sgonna be a long night.

Four bloody stars out offive.

�Dominic Baez is the copy

editor/paginator for the EastOregonian. Follow his movieblog, Silver Screening, forthe latest trailers, clips andextras at silverscreening.wordpress.com.

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I laughed. By her stan-dards that might be true.When I visit her in Port-land she loves taking meto her favorite stores andplaces to eat, and, ofcourse, Powell’s Books. Iwouldn’t say no to morePowell’s (though my bankaccount might), butthough it’s fun for a week-end, I find that lifestyleexhausting.

My whole life I’ve gener-ally disliked shopping.Would I feel differently ifI lived in a place likePortland, where it’s some-thing to “do”?

I prefer small towns. Idon’t see a lack of shop-ping opportunities as aparticular downside … Idon’t even think Pendle-ton feels that small. I’ve

lived a lot of places. Mostof them are bigger. Thebiggest was Dalian, China,where I lived for fivemonths when I was 15years old. It is a city offour million people — butby Chinese standards it is“small.”

When I was there, Iwould tell people the sizeof Pendleton and theireyes got wide.

“So very few peoplemust have cars there,”said one woman. It feltstrange explaining thatmost people have two orthree.

Small means somethingdifferent to everyone. Tomy friend from Portland, Iimagine it could feel lim-iting. But I see it asfreeing. It’s true that youcan’t do a lot of the thingsyou can in bigger places,

but it’s also true that youdon’t have to. I time dis-tance by how many songsit takes to play in the car:it’s three or four fromwhere I live, on the NorthHill, to get to the oppositeend of Pendleton.

Is that small? Sure it is.Going to college in WallaWalla, I am alwaysamused by people talkingabout how tiny it is.

Ultimately, though, Ithink that even if I didlive somewhere bigger Iwould still more or lessspend my time the sameway. Sure, it would takemore than three songs toget to the farthest end oftown, but life is life. Ithink that my friend mightsee the absence of theamenities she’s used to,but she’s also just seeingthe lifestyle my family’s

chosen.And I don’t mind that.

�Brynne Haug is a rising

senior at Whitman Collegein Walla Walla, majoring inhistory, and in her free timeshe enjoys writing, cooking,constructing languages andsewing. She and her familyhave lived in Pendletonsince 2002.

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