It was pretty cool that the movie had a pretty strong supporting cast made up of wellknowns like salma hayek and ken watanabe. Oct 23, 2009 there are only 5 songs in cirque du freak, but you can find all of them here. It had a predictable plot but on the whole the vampires assistant was kinda watchable. The vampires assistant is what a teenage boy might crave in a bloodsucker movie. Cirque du freak series complete 12 book collection killers of the dawn, lord of the shadows, trials of death, sons of destiny, living nightmare, vampires assistant, tunnels. 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. Fury road continued george millers action franchise exactly three decades after 1985s mad max beyond thunderdome. My mentor, larten crepsley the vampire who blooded me and i were staying with a travelling freak show called the cirque du freak. In this chapter we are introduced to the cirque du freak freak show and its performers by means of a flyer and the entire concept of freak shows by darren shans teacher mr. I really love this movie, and i want to know if there is going to be a part 2. Dalton who highly disapproves of them and their supposed audience. I absolutely cant wait for this to come to theaters oct. It has many spoilers for later books put in and a rushed feeling dropping a lot of minor plots in favor of plots that werent in the book and speeding through everything. A living nightmare is the first novel in the saga of darren shan by darren shan real name darren oshaugnessy, published in january 2000.
The cirque du freak movie is rated pg, it has mild language and has violence. Its such a great series, each book leaves you thirsty for more. Amid vampires, boy meets girl, from paul weitz the new. If the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak.
The vampires assistant, which combines the first three books. If you are interested in the different type of things, the things which are way more different than the normal things then you are at the right place. The vampires assistant 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The vampires assistant has a bit of trouble settling on who its target audience is. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american dark fantasy film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan. The vampires assistant and contrary to my previous expectations, i rather enjoyed it. Ok, this is just the quiz on the second book in the series by darren shan. There are two monstrously frenetic fight scenes loaded with highspeed, ninjalike fisticuffs. Tiny tosses the cirque du freak flyer out of his car window, the date on it when darren picks it up says april th, yet when he looks at it in class right after, the date is september th. Reillyi hope you guys will like this list and use it a lot when you want to know things with this seriesthis series is by darren shan. The second and third book, bring you on the journey with darren as he faces the.
Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. Theres a big showdown in a theater as steve feels that darren has stolen the future that should be rightfully his and eventually the freaks move on. The saga of darren shan pack, 12 books, allies of night, cirque du freak,hunters of dusk,killers of dawn,lake of souls,lord of shadows,sons of destiny,vampire prince,vampires assistant,trials of death,tunnels of blood,vampire mountain. Will there be a second cirque du freak movie answers. The vampires assistant and other tales from the cirque du. Crepsley fights him off and the two return to cirque du freak where darren meets the snake. The vampires assistant, from 2009, is based on a series of young adult horror novels by darren shan known as the vampire blood trilogy. Cirque du freak is the only book my son has ever voluntarily read from start to finish and he loved it so much, he asked for the 2nd book straight afterwards, the vampires assistant. The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. May 30, 2000 darren shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the cirque du freak. I mean they need to make one because we need to see the war. The vampires assistant, a loose adaptation of darren shans vampire blood trilogy, the answer is yes.
After reading the dreamcatcher which was over 800 pages long this was an easy read and very quick. I cant remember the last time i saw a film as entitled and oblivious as cirque du freak. 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. Which is, basically, bill and teds night of the living undead. Cinematical has debuted the teaser poster for the vampires assistant, previously known as cirque du freak, the movie based on the book series of the same name. The vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Oct 24, 2009 is there going to be a second cirque du freak movie.
Now im sure people hated the movie with the whole replacement of debbie and half vamps and. But there are still plenty of movies that promised us sequels that somehow. Developed with the intention of being the first installment of a franchise, the movie doesnt pretend to be. Im absolutely obsessed with the cirque du freak series.
Maybe the script bad, or maybe the second film was going to cost too. After just finishing that one, we are awaiting delivery of the third book in the series, tunnels of blood. The cirque du freak is a freak show filled with cool, wild, and amazing creatures or freaks. In the vampires assistant, the second installment of the series begun with cirque du freak by darren shan, the hero returns to the oldfashioned freak show. I cant wait till the next book comes out, i wanted to ask my father to ask his relatives in england to send me the books that have come out there, but they are probably written in different slang or whatever. Will there be a second movie based on the cirque du freak books. Cirque du freak is my fav book and movie eva so i hope there will be a 2nd movie. The movie is based on a series of books and so universal is probably hoping for a franchise. Mar 17, 2016 here are 12 movie franchises that were canceled before their final chapter, leaving audiences hanging. Plus the movie was like soooooo obvious to say that there was. Cirque du freak soundtrack is short but sweet all 5 songs from the movie there are only 5 songs in cirque du freak, but you can find all of them here. It was obviously designed to be the first in a series of films, with a wideopen ending, but it didnt exactly set the box office on fire so future installments were not forthcoming. So let us begin our tour, i hope to bump into a guest or two. 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 cold, knowing nothing about it in advance. The vampaneze make a comeback and it is the main issue in the book. I used to have a normal life, one with friends and family who love me, but my friend steve convinced me to go to the cirque du freak and thats when all hell broke loose. This is the premise, and the hope, of cirque du freak. Cirque du this resource booklet contains a wide range of ageappropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of darren shans cirque du freak.
The soundtrack album for the vampires assistant only has the score by stephen trask, but here are the videos and downloads for tunes from james brown, cold war kids, nick cave, the. This book is the sequel of cirque du freak a living nightmare. Jan 29, 2010 the vampires assistant is not your typical teen movie. There could have been a monster the size of a car up there and he wouldnt have been able to spot it. For what makes darren shans books a great read is that even though theyre over 200 pages long, i can easily finish them. The movie is directed by paul weitz and its an adaptation of the saga of darren shan, a very popular book series. Cirque du freak 2 vampires assistant quiz 15 questions. I think cirque du freak vampire mountain was a great book. Crepsley and darren decide to go to vampire mountain for the meeting of the counsel because it only happens every 8 years. While it appears rather light, there s a fair amount of language in it. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Jun, 2012 andix36s webcam video from june 2012 08.
Most likely called cirque du freak vampire mountain it will be due in 2011 or 2012 if the movie is confirmed to be in production. Cirque du freak sets the stage for a fullblown vampiric war, so naturally there s bound to be a little, um, blood. Welcome to the tour du freak, where the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred, so to speak. Through out the series, the life of darren shan is narrated, following his ordeal with being turned into a halfvampire blooded by another vampire, larten crepsley. 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. The first incorporates tombstones and thigh bones as weapons and culminates with a bloodsucker getting hit by a semi. The vampires assistant 2009 based on the vampire blood trilogy of darren shans part of the saga of darren shan series, the vampires assistant was intended to be a full trilogy. Mar 06, 2010 will there be a second movie to cirque du freak. The vampires assistant is an entertaining alternative vampire movie that should appeal to teens and even adults but its not for younger kids. My tweenage daughter has become a fan of all things vampire thanks to the twilight books and films, so she asked me to take her to see this movie, even though.
Will there be a second movie based on the cirque du freak. The soundtrack album for the vampires assistant only has the score by stephen trask, but here are the videos and downloads for tunes from james brown, cold war kids, nick cave, the fratellis and brent lewis. And if there is going to be a second part when will it come out. The vampires assistant and other tales from the cirque du freak the saga of darren shan part of the cirque du freak series by darren shan. The vampires assistant the vampires assistant the movie the vampires assistant, originally entitled cirque du freak, 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. No, it is by no means a typical vampire movie and thats a good thing. A sequel would have been expected to be released in 2011 or 2012. 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.
Buy a cheap copy of the vampires assistant and other tales. Cirque du freak things like movies and books and manga i love cirque since i was 12 years old and i hope you will read and like it too there are 12 books and 12 manga and 1 movie with john c. I honestly cannot think of anyone else pulling of larten then riley. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampires assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. The vampires assistant is not your typical teen movie. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american supernatural film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan.
The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. I had only seen the trailer and vaguely knew there was a book series. Oct 24, 2009 if the movie does very well, and earns a lot of money and a wide fan base, then they will make a second vampires assistant movie. 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. 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 story begins with darren shan and his best friend steve leopard leonard visiting an illegal freak show where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly. Universal have released the first trailer for paul weitz cirque du freak. The vampires assistant, adapted by paul weitz who directed the film and wrote the script with brian helgeland from the first. I can name plenty of films which thought they were going to kickstart.
Teenager 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. Contentsshow the saga of darren shan cirque du freak when steve attends the cirque du freak with darren, he recognizes larten crepsley as a vampire from one of his vampire books. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in a series of seven books.
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