Review of Fear Street: 1978 (2021) by Jluis_001 — 11 Jul 2021

The great flaw of this movie is the same flaw that afflicted the first part and that I also mentioned in my review of it.

Despite being different stories, their bond in no way allows the stories to stand on their own.

What I do approve of, and that I found refreshing in this sequel/nexus is that its execution is much more serious than I expected, and much more serious than it really seemed at first.

I mention this because the story is set in a summer camp, so it could lend itself to more campy elements, but I feel like a forced or simplistic humor would have done a lot of damage.

The general idea of this story is very similar to that of its predecessor.

It focuses on following Sarah Fier's story, only this time the setting and the dates are different.

For that very reason it can't help but feel like a recycled plot.

And this is too noticeable in the fact that the movie needs to forcefully explain that part of the plot to justify its very own existence.

In the end, Fear Street Part Two: 1978 is just more of the same that was already seen in its first part.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, but there are also no compelling reasons that could make this movie a more relevant experience or a better one for that matter.

I can't help this from sounding pretty rough, but from what they've delivered so far, the movies in this trilogy are meant to be discarded just as their two hours of entertainment end.

They will hardly be the type of stories that are continually revised over time, and there's nothing wrong with that. Not all movies should be like this.