Sixteenyearold darren chris massoglia is your typical adolescent. The vampires assistant attempts to straddle the line between those two possibilities, successfully existing in a darkened middle ground which targets teenagers while. The vampire s assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The vampires assistant and contrary to my previous expectations, i rather enjoyed it. The vampires assistant 2009 pg 1h 49m supernatural horror movies when darren shan is taken to a circus thats chockfull of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a lifechanging bite on the neck. The vampires assistant is too busy making impossible claims about just how spectacular its sequels will be to serve up a selfcontained story with a satisfying finale. Not only would the film appeal to fans of vampires and horror movies, but with its teencentric cast and fantasy. Reilly, ken watanabe, josh hutcherson and chris massoglia. The vampires assistant this movie is a delicious blend of freak show, carnival, humor, vampires and how the strangest conglomeration of people living or dead can still be a family. The vampires assistant 2009 darren chris massoglia is just like any other teenager, until the day he encounters the cirque du freak and a vampire named larten crepsley john. Parents need to know that ampedup violence and language make the vampires assistant movie too mature for younger tween fans of the cirque du freak books its based on.
What i found was a rather okay and fun movie actually. The vampires assistant, the wouldbe franchisestarter for a series of adaptations of darren shans 12book saga about a newbie vampire. We have hats, tshirts, magnetic locker mirrors and backpacks to give away from this film. Unfortunately, in their usual arrogant manner, the hollywood moguls decided to rip the books appart and mash together book one and two in this movie. I bought it for my 9 year old son and he loved it and couldnt wait to tell me what happens to the characters as the story progresses. The vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The vampires assistant theatrical trailer cirque du freak. Always remember dont trust the opinion of cirque du freak. After crepsley turns him into one of the undead, darren joins the traveling sideshow and its parade of weird and monstrous creatures. Serving up a slightly kinder and gentler cartoonish vampire du jour, cirque du freak attempts a little screen sorcery with the popular darren shan youth book series in question. Universal have released the first trailer for paul weitz cirque du freak. But while aiming for a defanged teenfriendly middle ground between hip and undead creepy, director paul weitzs american pie fable fails to satisfy as either. Certainly that calculated posing is the best part of the otherwise middling cirque du freak. The vampires assistant includes good vampires, evil vampanese, a wolfman, a bearded lady, a monkey girl with a long tail, a snake boy, a dwarf with a 4foot forehead and a spider the size of your shoe, and theyre all boring as hell.
I cannot recommend these books highly enough, they have turned my. Unfortunately weitz cant quite get a handle on what the film should be. I didnt expect much going in but i actually liked the story. If youre interested in this movie because you enjoy the books, be warned. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, i. 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. The vampires assistant 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The vampires assistant, 2009, directed by paul weitz, with josh hutcherson, monica monica, willem dafoe, at turner classic movies. No, it is by no means a typical vampire movie and thats a good thing. After reading the dreamcatcher which was over 800 pages long this was an easy read and very quick. The second and third book, bring you on the journey with darren as he faces. The vampires assistant 2009 trailer ovie info based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. The vampire s assistant 2009 pg 1h 49m supernatural horror movies when darren shan is taken to a circus thats chockfull of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a lifechanging bite on the neck.
As he learns to use his newfound powers, darren unwittingly becomes a pawn in the struggle between. The vampires assistant 2009 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. Plus the movie was like soooooo obvious to say that there was going to be another movie. The angry birds movie 2 2019 the art of racing in the rain 2019 the banana splits movie 2019.
Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill. The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. Realizing crepsley has heard him hiding in a closet, darren ends up fleeing down a dark hallway, up a ladder of sorts and then into mr. The movie might be out in 2011 or 2012 because they cant decide on the sequel or plot of the movie. The series begins with cirque du freak and can be found on the display table in the library. The vampires assistant original motion picture soundtrack. Cirque du freak the vampire s assistant 2009 full movie hd. After february these titles will be moved to the graphic novel section at the end of junior fiction. The saga has also been published into four trilogies books, which the film, cirque du freak. The vampires assistant movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The vampires assistant 2009 soundtrack all movie soundtracks.
The vampires assistant in hd, watch cirque du freak. There are several disturbing scenes of vampires stabbing, punching, kicking, and otherwise wiping the floor with each other although none of it gets particularly gory, along with potentially disturbing images of circus. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. For what makes darren shans books a great read is that even though theyre over 200 pages long, i can easily finish them. Teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire.
A young boy named darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in the cirque du freak series. The vampires assistant 2009 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. Welcome to the cirque du freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, larten crepsley john c. The vampires assistant full movie, watch cirque du freak. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring factions of vampires. The vampire s assistant 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The movie is apparently based on popular book series cirque du freak by darren shan. After a series of events darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the cirque du freak and. Darren chris massoglia is just like any other teenager, until the day he encounters the cirque du freak and a vampire named larten crepsley john c. I am talking about the new saga of darren shan manga titles which are in the library. Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two warring factions of vampires. The vampire s assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. After sneaking into crepsleys office, darren pokes around, with the vampires coffin lid suddenly opening, but the coffin is empty. The kids movie plays like cutrate tim burton, with a lot of striking color and cartoonishly gleeful. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. December 17, 2009 reillys crepsley makes both the afterlife and any sequels to come equally appealing prospects. The vampires assistant debuted at fantastic fest tonight, to rather positive reaction from most in the audience. I think theyll make a second movie because the ending was like a cliffhanger and the second movie will most likely be called vampire mountain. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two.