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Jul 8, 2021 · “Fear Street Part Two: 1978” is like that, during the parts that otherwise try to stoke our intrigue. Like “Fear Street Part One: 1994,” the script here tends to slog through more backstory related to Sarah Fier, the witch who soon enough possesses Cindy’s sweet boyfriend Tommy and turns him into a scowling, relentless, axe-wielding ...
- The second entry in Netflix's R.L. Stine trilogy takes us to summer camp with a slasher.
- Netflix Spotlight: July 2021
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By Kristy Puchko
Updated: Jul 16, 2021 9:51 pm
Posted: Jul 7, 2021 4:00 pm
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 debuts exclusively on Netflix on July 9.
This summer Netflix unfurls a frightfully ambitious horror trilogy with fresh scares and a new chapter released each week. Inspired by R.L. Stine’s popular YA novels, the Fear Street trilogy unravels the saga of the Shadyside curse, which births a horrific serial slaughterer every decade or so. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 kicked things off with a tale of teens chased down by a string of undead serial killers, believed to be doing the bidding of a wicked witch. Now, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 takes us back to a savage summer and the harrowed heroine who barely survived it.
As the “half-man” of the Fear Street trilogy, C. Berman (a haunted Gillian Jacobs) is defined by her role as scarred survivor, destined to mentor the next wave of victims. In Fear Street Part 1: 1994, it’s she who warns Deena (Kiana Madeira) that the witch isn’t done with Sam (Olivia Scott Welch). To save the girl she loves, Deena seeks out the reclusive Berman to hear the tale of the Camp Nightwing Massacre of ’78. Amid summer sun and a slamming ‘70s soundtrack, we meet two Berman sisters. The first is Ziggy (Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink), a redheaded problem child with a furious penchant for hellraising. Having riled the snotty Sunnyvale campers and the fed-up counselors, she’s on the brink of being kicked out of camp. Then, in swoops future sheriff, Nick Goode (Ted Sutherland), to her rescue. While this odd couple form an unlikely bond over a love of Stephen King, Ziggy’s older sister Cindy has bigger problems and a plotline of her own.
Life feels cheaper in this sequel, which is strange considering its plotlines are all about loyalty in the face of death. While warring sisters Ziggy and Cindy drive each other nuts, they are resolute in braving dark woods and mysterious caves to rescue each other from the merciless murderer. Ziggy’s path steers her into the arms of Nick, while Cindy’s sticks her with angry former-bestie Alice (a charmingly snarky Ryan Simpkins). Within this, the former find dizzying—though ill-timed—romance, while the latter confronts a friend betrayed. Through the Bermans’ stories, Janiak continues themes of teen love, scapegoating drugs, female bonding, and the toxic tensions between Shadyside and Sunnyvale. However, being a bridge between Parts 1 and 3, Part 2 stretches too thin to reach all its goals.
Befitting C. Berman’s role as mangled mentor to the trilogy’s heroine, much lore is dropped in this second chapter. However, all these exposition dumps leave the relationship arcs feeling cramped. Thus, the teen romance between Ziggy and Nick doesn’t hit as effectively as Deena and Sam’s did, deadening the impact of what should be big moments. Blame might also be laid on Sink and Sutherland, who don’t share much in the way of chemistry. Still, Sink is as compelling a leading lady as Rudd, both boasting an undeniable charisma that has you rooting for them from their first scream. Still, this film is most alive when trusting in these two to be fighters, not lovers. Their eyes aflame with purpose and fury, they are thrilling to follow, even when the path gets rocky.
Telling a story that spans 300 years over three films, Leigh Janiak and the writers have taken on a wildly daring quest. Perhaps, it’s understandable the middle bit gets a bit wonky, down to a misdirect that never really plays. The last film of the trilogy to be shot, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 feels rushed. Its script is jam-packed with plot points....
Watch Fear Street Part Two: 1978 with a subscription on Netflix. A smart and subversive twist on slasher horror, Fear Street Part II: 1978 shows that summer camp has never been scarier thanks to ...
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Permalink. Part two of the Netflix Fear Street series goes back to summer camp in 1978. Movies such as Friday the 13th and The Burning spring to mind here, though they were vastly superior. Impossible to capture the feel of a Golden Age Slasher movie (late '70s to mid '80s) but a good effort by the makers.
It's bloody and exciting and it feels brisk. It also feels like the perfect set-up for Part Three. Full Review | Aug 1, 2021. "Fear Street Part Two: 1978" repeatedly gets bogged down by its music ...
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Jul 7, 2021 · At the start of “Fear Street Part 2: 1978,” the middle installment in Leigh Janiak ’s trio of century-spanning films based on the R.L. Stine book series, one character makes it fairly clear ...
