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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DVD Release Date: February 23, 2010
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November 25, 2009I 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!
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November 20, 2009''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.
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November 18, 2009I 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?)
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November 18, 2009Cirque 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)
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November 6, 2009In 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)
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February 4, 2010I really loved this movie. Í also bought the book, but haven't had a chance yet to read it :)
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January 31, 2010The books have been my favorite for quite some time, and I was very excited when I heard they were going to be made in a movie. It's not very true to the books and I like the books better than the movie, but it's still an awesome movie. The humor made up for the missing action, a...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
October 23, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
October 23, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
An inept fantasy that wants to be a sort of hip Goth legend... full review
October 23, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Jammed with story threads that don't cohere, Cirque commits the cardinal sin for a vampire movie: It's bloodless. full review
October 23, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Cirque du Freak is disjointed and disorganized, and it meanders when it needs to gallop. full review
October 23, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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
October 22, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
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
October 22, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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
October 21, 2009
Nick Schager, Time Out New York
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
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October 28, 2009OM[FREAKING]G!! I soooooooooooo wanna see this I freaking LOVED the books man I gotta see this!! =]
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October 16, 2009i tried to read the first 1 and was sooooooo scared i couldnt finish it. i have to see this!
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May 3, 2009i 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.
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August 25, 2008this is the best series i ever read. and the series has an amazing ending. i hope the movies r just as good.
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August 8, 2008the 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
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August 4, 2008can 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!
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June 1, 2008Holy 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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