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Tagline: Meet Darren... He's Sixteen Going on Immortal
The Vampires Assistant Has Terrible Opening Weekend Stats…Here They Are: Personally, I never thought for a second this movie was going to do well…turns out I was right. This movie brought in just over $6 million on its opening weekend debut. Yes, you read that right…it grossed only about $6 million. Not too bad though, considering it only cost about $40 million to make it. (Hopefully the sarcasm has been picked up by you readers)
Release Date (everywhere): October 23rd, 2009
Their Plot Synopsis: A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
Starring: Chris Massoglia, John C Reilly…
My Thoughts: Alright, I know this movie is based on a book and has nothing to do with Twilight. In case you didn’t know, this movie is based on the book series “The Saga of Derren Shaun“. With that being said, I still can’t help but get a feel from the trailer (and its release date) that it is trying to “spoof” Twilight. Now I’m not saying the book series is spoofing Twilight, I’m saying this movie is trying to. It is just shot in a very comical style, and you’ve got John C. Reilly starring in it who has been known to star in spoof films before. I know there will be some who don’t agree…but just think about it.
The Buzz: Some had the opportunity to see this movie in Austin, TX at the “Fantastic Fest film festival” and most seemed to enjoy it. One viewer even said “it succeeds in being dark without taking itself so seriously, unlike the Potter movies”. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong about it being a spoof type movie, but that is just the feel I get from it.
