So....when I first heard about this movie series to say I was excited was an understatement. A wave of nostalgia hit me. I spent a majority of my childhood reading Fear Street and Point Horror books. I thought and still think R. L. Stine is a genius. These films took quite a while to come out with Covid setting them back, but I waited patiently and finally yesterday I sat down to watch the first film. I didn't watch any of the trailers and didn't even read the synopsis because I wanted to go in fresh without knowing the storyline. Ok, so firstly I like the idea behind this. Linking the films together throughout different times via this witch Sarah Fier. She possesses people to become killers. It's interesting. It's different. However, I personally would've liked to have seen them actually adapt stories from the books themselves. Fear Street books from my recollection usually all take place on a street called Fear Street. A weird house on Fear Street or someone goes missing on Fear Street, etc. The way the film plays out doesn't actually tie in with that. So it kind of negates the whole purpose of Fear Street. Secondly while the film has some good ideas running through it and some great scenes...it's lacking in intrigue and excitement. No exciting twists or surprises. So while it appears different on the surface, it felt like just another horror film. And even though it's 1hr 47mins, it felt like it was over quite quickly without having given me enough. I wanted more. But I guess that's where the other movies come in. So I'll wait until next week for the next instalment. At the end of this film we were given a preview of 1978 and it does look good. So see you next week!
Review of Fear Street: Part One - 1994
