Directed by Leigh Janiak. Written by Janiak and Zak Olkewicz. Starring Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, Gillian Jacobs, McCabe Slye, Ted Sutherland, Jordana Spiro, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ashley Zukerman and Olivia Scott Welch.
Plot: a group of teens at Camp Nightwing must come together to survive a possessed counselor.
In the 90’s, Deena (Madeira) and Josh (Flores Jr.) take Sam (Welch), who’s still possessed to C. Berman (Jacobs) and she tells them about 1978, when she was at Camp Nightwing. Back then she was known as Ziggy (although this wasn’t apparent till the end of the movie, but whatever). And Ziggy was hated by Sheila, a fellow camper who claims that Ziggy is like, “so weird” because she’s possessed by Sarah Fier. So, Sheila tries to burn Ziggy at the stake, so to speak, but a young Nick Goode (Sutherland) saves her. He obviously likes her, too.
Ziggy’s sister, Cindy (Rudd), is a counselor there and wants Ziggy to stop getting in so much trouble, but she doesn’t listen. To be honest, Ziggy’s kind of a little brat. Not very likable at all even though she’s the one getting bullied. But the real plot of the story starts once two drugged out counselors, Alice (Simpkins) and Arnie, who only care about having “fun”, find Nurse Lane’s (Spiro) diary which states that Sarah Fier cut off her own hand and that it had to be reunited with the body in order to stop the curse. So, they go ahead and decide to try and find Sarah’s house. Once in Sarah’s house, Cindy’s boyfriend, Tommy (Slye), becomes possessed and kills Arnie. Then, he goes after the rest.
There’s some funny parts, but they’re scarce. The acting is good, but the rules sucked. There’s two whole sex scenes with no boobs. We were never fully rooting for anyone and were overall disappointed. I mean, why isn’t Sunnyvale cursed, too? It doesn’t make any sense. We really didn’t like this one. Even more so than the first. As a matter of fact, DJ hated it. Can’t wait to tell you about the third feature.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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4 thoughts on “Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)”
This movie was way too dark. I couldn’t see anything and I know it’s not because I am getting old.
The thing I didn’t like about this was the killers. I know they were going for Jason/jack Torrence thing but there wasn’t any real good pursuit or set up tension kills. The slater guy just shows up and whacks someone in the face. Also, how does this curse even work? Some people flip right away while others progressively go insane? I don’t get it.
We didn’t get it either. And you’re right, it could have been way more tense and pulled off scary on a whole new level, but it didn’t. It just sort of crapped out.
This movie was way too dark. I couldn’t see anything and I know it’s not because I am getting old.
The thing I didn’t like about this was the killers. I know they were going for Jason/jack Torrence thing but there wasn’t any real good pursuit or set up tension kills. The slater guy just shows up and whacks someone in the face. Also, how does this curse even work? Some people flip right away while others progressively go insane? I don’t get it.
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We didn’t get it either. And you’re right, it could have been way more tense and pulled off scary on a whole new level, but it didn’t. It just sort of crapped out.
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The entire series is just as lame. The third one is such shit.
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Yes. That review goes up later today.
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