Review of Fright Night (2011) by David A — 24 Jun 2012

An awesome remake w/ many differences from the original n a great performance by collin farell as the vampire tht makes this imo better than the original.

This review of Fright Night (2011) was written by David A on 24 Jun 2012.

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