I didn’t really grow up reading Fear Street, I was more a Goosebumps kinda girl, so I went into this without any expectations. And yet I was disappointed.

Look, I‘m not against cliches in horror movies, some of them are fun and mostly when played a bit tongue-cheek (hello Scream), but this film played all its dreadful cliches so straight it was unintentionally hilarious (when it wasn’t boring).

The story is convoluted and messy and tries way too many things at the same time (one can only hope the other parts make it make sense) and the characters are paper thin at best and highly unlikeable at worst. Especially the leads get the short end of the stick. Deena is just super annoying and unlikeable and Sam as boring as a brick. I mean I applaud the movie for making the main romance a lesbian couple without making a fuzz about it and treating it as normal as it is, but that doesn’t make characters likeable or a relationship interesting. Since the movie stupidly decided to start with them broken up and fighting for half of it, it’s hard to invest in their love and why Deena would sacrifice two more likeable characters to save Sam instead.

But I‘m ranting away. The movie is not even interesting enough for that. Let’s just hope the other parts deliver.

2 out of 10

They really set the tone for the 90s slasher film right from the get go; very _Scream_ and _Urban Legends_ style mixed with *Goosebumps*, and rightfully so because director Leigh Janiak did a couple of episodes of the _Scream_ TV series. I find it to be a perfect fit for this three-part _Fear Street_ film series based on the books by RL Stine. The pacing is great, keeps you interested throughout, but do expect the typical horror tropes of this era. I was able to spot a Stephen King novel and a few of the Fear Street books (as Robert Lawrence aka RL Stine :wink:) in that book store, a Nintendo Game Boy at school, Josh using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), wearing an Iron Maiden shirt, playing Castlevania on Sega Genesis, and soundtrack included songs from Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, Radiohead, Cypress Hill, The Prodigy, White Zombie. It was oozing with 90s nostalgia, even if they were inaccurate with them. I liked the use of colors reds and blues, and the lighting for the night time scenes. I won't say much about the story, but these three films do involve going through different periods of time which I find really intriguing. The end of 1994 got me really excited for the next two installments which will have us go to a 1978 camp setting :camping: and then 1666 when the cursed started :mage:. That's also what I noticed on the movie poster art is that each of the weapons represents the generation or year that each of films are set in. It's a fun one, so I recommend watching this (and the rest of the trilogy) with a friend who also enjoys spooky time if you can. :knife:

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

While this was casted really well and the actors all did a great job, what makes this movie for me is the structure. It doesn't really do anything special, but for that sacrifice they do 3-4 parallel arcs.

For slasher fans, there is a lot of fun here, and the bodies hit the floor all over in a spectacular fashion.

Really trying not to spoil anything, I can only point to a handful of features where there are multiple survival situations in play at once. Its a special kind of intensity that obscures what's going to happen next.

While there is a telegraph of a sequel / series in the title, they do an excellent job of wrapping up the story to move forward to the next feature.