John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring f...( read more
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In yet another adaptation from book to film come Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. If you haven't noticed that we're living in a current vampire craze, you must be living under a rock--or perhaps in a coffin of your own. Although, The Vampire's Assistant is, thankfully, a...( read more)
Scattered fantasy about a sideshow vampire who turns a teenager into one of the undead. Film adaptation unwisely crams the first three books of Darren Shan's book series into one film. As a result the film's narrative lacks structure. The plot fluctuates throughout the course ...( read more)
a little bit of teenage fun in the night, the wish fulfillment answer to the teenage question "what if you got really cool friends?"...salma hayek sizzles of course (and when does she not?)
I went 2 see it on the 1st night it came out... i thought it was amazing and so did my 3 friends i went to see it with. I thought that the cast was amazing & they could not have chosen better ! Chris Massoglia was an amazing lead...i didn't like him at the begin with but as the m...( read more)
Darren Shan: So do I have other powers, like can I turn into a bat and stuff?
Larten Crepsley: No. That's Bullshit.
Is it weird that much of my main desire to see this movie was based on seeing John C. Reily as a red headed vampire? Well, even though I didn't actually pay to...( read more)
Funnier than expected! Loved the little twist they put on with the "little" guys.
One of the better movies out since last years Harry Potters: Goblet of Fire. Good adaptation from book to screen sofor up to par with Twilight and The Pirates Franshise. Finally a Childs movie with a story line and a plot.
An inept fantasy that wants to be a sort of hip Goth legend... full review
Jammed with story threads that don't cohere, Cirque commits the cardinal sin for a vampire movie: It's bloodless. full review
Cirque du Freak is disjointed and disorganized, and it meanders when it needs to gallop. full review
Perhaps best of all, the movie doesn't take itself too seriously. It's creepy but tinged with sarcasm and infused with silly fun. full review
The film shuffles together episodes from the first three volumes of the 12-book Cirque saga, which may explain its rushed, patchy feel. It unfurls like a series of skits. full review
Chris Massoglia is almost wholly charisma-free, a handsome, hesitant two-by-four who makes you appreciate the rich thespian skills of Daniel Radcliffe. Casting an unknown is always a gamble. This time... full review
It's ... a mess. The movie is shot through with curious disconnects. Often within a single sequence of events, we won't know where we are, or how they're related in space or time. full review
At the very least, such triteness will dredge up a desire to keep the Weitz family -- brother Chris was responsible for the leaden Golden Compass debacle -- away from the first chapters of big-budget ... full review
OM[FREAKING]G!! I soooooooooooo wanna see this I freaking LOVED the books man I gotta see this!! =]
i tried to read the first 1 and was sooooooo scared i couldnt finish it. i have to see this!
i cannot wait for this to come out, they are my favorite books ever. im on the 11th book and each page gets more and more anticipating. I absolutely love them.
this is the best series i ever read. and the series has an amazing ending. i hope the movies r just as good.
the book is great i just start reading the saga about a few days ago now going to the 2nd bk,can't wait for the movie....peeps
can anyone tell me the first book to start w/out of the 12 i need to read?? i wanna read them! they sound good and everyone says they are AMAZING!
Holy Crap!
I've waited for this ever since I started reading his books 5 years ago!
It looks like it's gonna be funiing awesome, yeah a few changes but it won't change much (Hopefully!)
If you havent read Darren Shans set of 12 books then you better start now!
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