John C. Reilly,
Salma Hayek,
Josh Hutcherson,
Chris Massoglia,
Patrick Fugit
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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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I know many people will love "The Vampire's Assistant" in a campy, so bad-it's good sort of way, and it may eventually achieve cult status, but it just really didn't work for me AT ALL!
''Vampires don't need cellphones.''
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.
John C....( read more)
I fell asleep to it I think 3 times! In the same night! Lol Salma Hayek w/ a beard! I think 3 books were combined into this.
(like the Lemony Snicket series, & have we seen another?)
There's not really much by way of excitement unless you want to count the 'graveyard' (I tink...( read more)
Cirque du Freak is an average movie. The best part are the special effects and unfortunately this is not enough at the end to pull this movie out from the circus tent and compete with some of the blockbusters and standard of acting today. I think its an original idea but using to...( read more)
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)
Vampire movies are everywhere. While I have seen worse...I have definitely seen better. Thank God for John C. Reilly. He saved this movie from becoming a one-star rating. And yes...that's Ken Watanabe from the "Last Samurai". He's the host of the "freak show". And if facial hai...( read more)
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I've read the books and it's amazing!!!!!
I kept having the feeling there was more to the story than what was being told..guess I should read the series of books.
i watched the sneak preview at ts, i should say its a nice n silly movie, totally different from other vampire movies.. ehehe, thumbs up..
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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