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Fear Street - Part 2: 1978 (2021) review: the slasher keeps going.

Review by @richardalexis · 1760d · of Fear Street Part Two: 1978

[Source](https://m.filmaffinity.com/ve/movie.php?id=731082)

The screenshots in this post were taken directly from the movie by me, Fear Street - Part 2: 1974 is available on Netflix Separador.png

I want to start by mentioning that this post is a direct sequel to my review of the first part of Fear Street: 1994, although it is not entirely necessary to read it to understand what I am commenting here if it can help to solidify several of my points.

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I'm not in the mood to pretend that I wasn't quite attracted to the way Fear Street is structured, although it's not the most ingenious idea in the world I highly appreciate its concept: a horror story that spans a number of epochs and it is shown to us in a short period of time, taking full advantage of how everything works in the streaming era.

Although it was far from perfect, the first part of Fear Street set in 1994 was an efficient horror movie, at the same time that it intelligently supplied pieces of information for us to solve a simple mystery hand in hand with its protagonists.

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1978 carries several of its strengths and weaknesses, at the same time that it shakes up a bit what we had already seen.

With a much more classic slasher approach (which can be seen from the classic setting of an American summer camp, to the personality of all the new characters that are introduced here), 1978 returns to express a form of nostalgia with mixed results.

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Unfortunately, a considerable part of its start feels quite unfocused, with a story that fails to hold our attention (if we compare it with the first part) and characters with not very clear dynamics.

On the positive side, it contributes to the film that the visual aspect maintains the neatness that for the moment has characterized the trilogy but knows how to slightly alter the color palette to be used, generating a freshness that attracts and invites to complete the work.

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The new pieces of information handed out to us seem to contribute little or nothing to the knowledge we already had, while the movie suffers a bit wandering over points that were either obvious or felt momentarily superfluous to the eventual climax of the saga.

Generally speaking, Fear Street remains consistent, has a considerable amount of problems and the passing of time makes them more and more notable, but it still has the urge to tell a dense and funny story, with a respectable level of coherence within its herself and a love for slasher that emerges from every frame.

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The constant references to your own universe lend a bit of solidity to what sadly feels more disconnected than it should, though none of this destroys the overall experience as a whole.

Fear Street 2 loses the momentum that gained the first part although it is still a pleasant experience.

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[Source](https://m.filmaffinity.com/ve/movie.php?id=731082)

Las capturas de pantalla que acompañan este post fueron tomadas directamente desde la película, Fear Street - Part 2: 1874 de encuentra disponible en Netflix

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Quiero empezar mencionando que este post es una secuela directa a mi reseña sobre la primera parte de Fear Street: 1994, si bien no es enteramente necesario leerla para entender lo que comento aquí si puede ayudar a solidificar varios de mis puntos.

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No tengo ánimos de fingir que no me sentía bastante atraído por la forma en que Fear Street se estructura, si bien no se trata de la idea más ingeniosa del mundo aprecio bastante su concepto: una historia de terror que se extiende a lo largo de diversas épocas y se nos muestra en un corto periodo de tiempo, aprovechando totalmente como funciona todo en la era del streaming.

Si bien distaba de ser perfecta, la primera parte de Fear Street ubicada en el año 1994 era una película de terror eficiente, al mismo tiempo que suministraba de forma inteligente piezas de información para que nosotros fuésemos resolviendo un simple misterio de la mano con sus protagonistas.

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1978 arrastra varias de sus virtudes y defectos, al mismo tiempo que sacude un poco lo que ya habíamos visto.

Con un enfoque de slasher mucho más clásico (Lo cual se puede notar desde el clásico setting de un campamento de verano estadounidense, hasta la personalidad de todos los personajes nuevos que se introducen aquí), 1978 vuelve a exprimir una forma de nostalgia con resultados mixtos.

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Lastimosamente, una parte considerable de su arranque se siente bastante desenfocado, con una historia que fracasa en mantener nuestra atención (Si la comparamos con la primera parte) y personajes con dinámicas no muy claras.

En el lado positivo contribuye al film que el aspecto visual mantenga la pulcritud que de momento ha caracterizado a la trilogía pero sabe alterar ligeramente la paleta de colores a utilizar, generando una frescura que atrae e invita a completar la obra.

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Las nuevas piezas de información que se nos entregaron parecen contribuir poco o nada al conocimiento que ya teníamos, mientras que la película sufre un poco dando vueltas por puntos que o eran obvios o se sienten momentáneamente superfluos para el eventual clímax de la saga.

En términos generales Fear Street se mantiene de forma consistente, tiene una cantidad considerable de problemas y El Paso del tiempo los hace cada vez más notables, pero sigue teniendo ansias de narrar una historia densa y divertida, con un nivel de coherencia respetable dentro de su misma y un amor por los slasher que se desprende desde cada frame.

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Las constantes referencias a su propio universo le dan un poco de solidez a lo que tristemente se siente más desconectado de lo que debería, aunque nada de esto destruye la experiencia general en su totalidad.

Fear Street 2 pierde el momentum que ganó la primera parte aunque sigue siendo una experiencia grata.

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Comments · 3

  • @ilovewintergem(66)· 1759d

    actually got curious about this trilogy since it's based on the book series by R.L. Stein, (Goosebumps were part of my childhood reading 😅) thanks for sharing your review! 126142317_733047824288474_7710528549971745009_n.jpg https://d.buzz

  • @netflixr(79)· 1759d

    I think that of the 3 I appreciated the 70's flashback portion of it the best. Probably because it really brought back Friday the 13th memories. As a whole though, I feel that this trilogy of films was slightly above average, at best. Nice writeup though!

  • @bigcarrillo(71)· 1760d

    Hello... Wow I must tell you that it is the best of all and by far, we have a better developed story, with more organic actors when playing their characters and with which you can connect with everyone what does not happen in the first part as you can connect with a few but not at the same level as in this second part. As it is obvious it is the part that tells us a little more about the mystery that hides the town of Shadyside and everything surrounding the series of murders that have occurred giving rise to a moment that marked the town and all its inhabitants.

    We see how each scene is fixed and with a constant rhythm that leaves no room for fillers or situations that can become repetitive and that work perfectly in every moment we see that they want to develop or explain what is about to happen. I wish they showed us different characters and took the time for each one to have a moment for the viewer to get to know them. I feel that the performance of (Sadie Sink) who brings to life the character of Ziggy Berman the protagonist of the second part and (Emily Rudd) as Cindy Berman are key to it having that pace and empathy that makes it appealing to the viewer.

    Something that caught my attention in this part is that they are not afraid to show small references to some movies in a more than obvious way and they do half honor to the movie Carrie without executing some of its iconic scenes but giving to understand that the film is not alien to that universe that is to say to the books of (Stephen King) and other references to the genre.

    Here it costs me a little to mark a negative side and is that despite having its details not enough to make me feel dissatisfied I think they achieved what the first part did not and is to keep me entertained and with the motivation to want to see the end regardless of whether it is bad or good because I could take this second part and put it as one and it would not affect the rest since it gives examples or guide to understand everything that happens embraces the genre and that's what makes it good among the others in that trilogy so to speak.

    I would watch it again without any problem, cheers!