Fright Night (3D)

It's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets "Disturbia" when a high school dweeb (Anton Yelchin)and his nerdy buddy (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) suspect the new neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) as the cause for people disappearing in their Las Vegas suburb. Alien never saw the 1985 original, but this version is a hoot. It's a fresh update to the age old vampire theme where the dweeb gets a crash course in blood sucker termination from a big Vegas illustionist. Alien loves it when a film pokes fun at its own genre. Farrell has a deliciously fun time playing his role with relish. Toni Collette and Imogen Poots play the damsels in distress. Look for 3D blood splatters and floating embers to enhance the action scenes. This may be a guilty pleasure that you can sink your teeth into.

Alien gives it 3 "snackers" stars out of 4.