October Horror Movie Challenge - Fright Night (2011)

Synopsis: Charley discovers his new neighbor, the charming Jerry, is actually an ancient vampire. He enlists the aid of a famous "vampire killer" Peter Vincent to save those he cares about and take the bloodsucker out. 

The Good: The entire cast is phenomenal. Anton Yelchin was one of my favorite young actors. He's good at what he does and is charismatic. Colin Ferrell is perfect as the slick and slimy vampire. The rest of the cast do a great job too. Oh yeah, the movie also has a scene with David Tennent in tight leather pants, so there's that.

The Bad: This isn't the original Fright Night. That's going to bug some folks. Making Peter Vincent a Chris Angel style stage magician with a vampiric connection was an odd choice (though personally I think it works when you consider the setting).

Final Thoughts: This movie is way better than it has any right to be. The original is a classic, but this remake does it justice. I think the main reason is that it takes elements (mainly names and plot points) of the original and makes it its own.

In Your Game: 

If you have the Vampire Sourcebook, then you already have a Fright Night scenario for Dark Places & Demogorgons. For this reason I decided to stat Peter for DP&D (though he could work for a Vigilante City game that includes vampires if you have access to the Monster Hunter class)

Peter Vincent
Class/Level: Monster Hunter 5

Str: 12 

Int: 13 (+1)

Wis: 10

Dex: 18 (+3)

Con: 11 

Cha: 17 (+2)

Sur: 10

Courage: 18

Critical: 14

Death:  15

Mental: 14

Magic: 12 (only needed for Vigilante City)

Poison: 13

Languages: English, Latin

AC: 14/17 (Leather Jacket, Dexterity, Undead Hunter Bonus)

HP: 30

Move: 12

Attack Bonus:

Knife +0/+3 to hit, 1d6-1/1d6+2

Shotgun +5/+8 to hit, 4d6+3/4d6+6

Skills:

Art and Music 1 (+2)

Basic Athletics 1 (+1)

Dancing 1 (+4)

Knowledge: History 3 (+4)

Outdoorsmanship 1 (+8/+5)

Paranormal 5 (+10)

Persuasion 4 (+6)

Ranged Weapons 1 (+5)

Abilities:

Undead Hunter (+3 to Courage saves, to hit, track, damage, and AC against undead)

Toughness + 2 (class and leather armor)

Outdoorsmanship +4 (included above)

Paranormal +4 (included above)

May use Outsmart on undead

Equipment: Tight leather clothes, leather jacket, stage make up (with fake facial hair), Vegas penthouse, shotgun, collection of occult artifacts

New To Me Movies Watched: 14
Total Movies Watched: 16