The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. 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 vampires assistant and other tales from the cirque du. It was pretty cool that the movie had a pretty strong supporting cast made up of wellknowns like salma hayek and ken watanabe. 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. Ok, this is just the quiz on the second book in the series by darren shan. I honestly cannot think of anyone else pulling of larten then riley. Crepsley and darren decide to go to vampire mountain for the meeting of the counsel because it only happens every 8 years. Jan 29, 2010 the vampires assistant is not your typical teen movie. The cirque du freak is a freak show filled with cool, wild, and amazing creatures or freaks. Im absolutely obsessed with the cirque du freak series. But there are still plenty of movies that promised us sequels that somehow. 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. Will there be a second movie based on the cirque du freak.
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. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. 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. 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. 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. Fury road continued george millers action franchise exactly three decades after 1985s mad max beyond thunderdome. 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. Crepsley fights him off and the two return to cirque du freak where darren meets the snake. The vampires assistant, adapted by paul weitz who directed the film and wrote the script with brian helgeland from the first.
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. And if there is going to be a second part when will it come out. This book is the sequel of cirque du freak a living nightmare. The vampires assistant, which combines the first three books. The vampires assistant is not your typical teen movie. Oct 24, 2009 is there going to be a second cirque du freak movie. 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. My mentor, larten crepsley the vampire who blooded me and i were staying with a travelling freak show called the cirque du freak. I can name plenty of films which thought they were going to kickstart.
May 30, 2000 darren shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the cirque du freak. For what makes darren shans books a great read is that even though theyre over 200 pages long, i can easily finish them. 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. Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. 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.
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. 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 second and third book, bring you on the journey with darren as he faces the. After reading the dreamcatcher which was over 800 pages long this was an easy read and very quick. 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. The vampires assistant, from 2009, is based on a series of young adult horror novels by darren shan known as the vampire blood trilogy. 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 vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. 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.
Plus the movie was like soooooo obvious to say that there was. 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 remember the last time i saw a film as entitled and oblivious as cirque du freak. Now im sure people hated the movie with the whole replacement of debbie and half vamps and. 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. Cirque du freak is my fav book and movie eva so i hope there will be a 2nd movie. There could have been a monster the size of a car up there and he wouldnt have been able to spot it. There are two monstrously frenetic fight scenes loaded with highspeed, ninjalike fisticuffs. 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. After just finishing that one, we are awaiting delivery of the third book in the series, tunnels of blood. Will there be a second cirque du freak movie answers. 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. Jun, 2012 andix36s webcam video from june 2012 08. The vampires assistant, a loose adaptation of darren shans vampire blood trilogy, the answer is yes.
Developed with the intention of being the first installment of a franchise, the movie doesnt pretend to be. It had a predictable plot but on the whole the vampires assistant was kinda watchable. Cirque du freak sets the stage for a fullblown vampiric war, so naturally there s bound to be a little, um, blood. The first incorporates tombstones and thigh bones as weapons and culminates with a bloodsucker getting hit by a semi. Buy a cheap copy of the vampires assistant and other tales. 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 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. Will there be a second movie based on the cirque du freak books. 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 movie is based on a series of books and so universal is probably hoping for a franchise. 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. A sequel would have been expected to be released in 2011 or 2012. Universal have released the first trailer for paul weitz cirque du freak. Mar 06, 2010 will there be a second movie to cirque du freak.
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. Amid vampires, boy meets girl, from paul weitz the new. Which is, basically, bill and teds night of the living undead. 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.
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. Oct 23, 2009 there are only 5 songs in cirque du freak, but you can find all of them here. Welcome to the tour du freak, where the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred, so to speak. The vampires assistant is an entertaining alternative vampire movie that should appeal to teens and even adults but its not for younger kids. I absolutely cant wait for this to come to theaters oct. 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. Maybe the script bad, or maybe the second film was going to cost too.
Dalton who highly disapproves of them and their supposed audience. The vampires assistant 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. 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. 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. 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. The cirque du freak movie is rated pg, it has mild language and has violence. 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. I think cirque du freak vampire mountain was a great book. So let us begin our tour, i hope to bump into a guest or two. 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. The vampires assistant cold, knowing nothing about it in advance. Teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire.
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. Its such a great series, each book leaves you thirsty for more. 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. While it appears rather light, there s a fair amount of language in it. Cirque du freak 2 vampires assistant quiz 15 questions. 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. 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. 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. The movie is directed by paul weitz and its an adaptation of the saga of darren shan, a very popular book series.
The vampires assistant has a bit of trouble settling on who its target audience is. The vampires assistant is what a teenage boy might crave in a bloodsucker movie. 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. The vampires assistant and contrary to my previous expectations, i rather enjoyed it. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. This is the premise, and the hope, of cirque du freak. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in a series of seven books. Mar 17, 2016 here are 12 movie franchises that were canceled before their final chapter, leaving audiences hanging. No, it is by no means a typical vampire movie and thats a good thing. I really love this movie, and i want to know if there is going to be a part 2. The vampaneze make a comeback and it is the main issue in the book. I had only seen the trailer and vaguely knew there was a book series. I mean they need to make one because we need to see the war.
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