It also helps that Janiak making good use of Marco Beltrami and Brandon RobertsвЂ™ riveting score, coupled with the top-notch sound design and editing - all of which makes the slashing such a visceral piece of horror film. If thatвЂ™s not enough, the final hour is mostly dedicated to increasingly relentless moments of the campers trying to survive from the seemingly unstoppable axe-wielding killer. From witnessing a face getting hacked into half to decapitation, itвЂ™s like reliving the вЂFriday the 13thвЂ™-like moments all over again. Those who prefer their slasher film with graphically-violent gore will have a field day enjoying this sequel.

In fact, the sequel upped the ante by making the slashing scenes more shocking and gruesome.

Like the first film, Janiak pulls no punches when it comes to brutality and violence. Then comes around 45 minutes or so, where вЂFear Street Part Two: 1978вЂ™ finally delivers what genre fans are looking for: the slashing parts. Kudos to her for bringing out the best in two of the sequelвЂ™s best performances including Emily Rudd and especially Sadie Sink of NetflixвЂ™s вЂStranger ThingsвЂ™ fame, who steals most of the show as Ziggy. Genre fans might find the sequelвЂ™s somewhat deliberate pace a turn-off but at least Janiak does a good job making us care for the characters. Here, Janiak takes considerable time establishing both the story and characters, particularly detailing around Cindy and Ziggy. Leigh Janiak, this time co-writing her screenplay with Zak Olkewicz (the latter is also responsible for penning David LeitchвЂ™s upcoming action thriller вЂBullet TrainвЂ™) gets off to a slow start at the beginning of the film. Songs like David BowieвЂ™s вЂThe Man Who Sold the WorldвЂ™, Blue Oyster CultвЂ™s вЂThe Reaper (DonвЂ™t Fear)вЂ™ and not to forget, The RunawaysвЂ™ вЂCherry BombвЂ™ are heard in the background over the course of the film.

But the story soon takes a violent turn when one of the campers goes crazy and starts hacking people with an axe after possessed by the ghost of the past, Sarah Fier.ДЄs expected, вЂFear Street Part Two: 1978вЂ™ gets into the right period-appropriate mood, beginning with all the quintessential needle drops of вЂ70s soundtrack. Meanwhile, the campers between Shadyside and Sunnyvale are ready to compete with each other in the annual capture-the-flag event of Color War.

Cindy, the older sister who works as a camp counselor and has a nice boyfriend, Tommy (McCabe Slye) always have to put up with her younger siblingвЂ™s rebellious attitude. As the story dials back to the summer of 1978, we learn about the estranged relationship between two Berman sisters (Emily RuddвЂ™s Cindy and Sadie SinkвЂ™s Ziggy). Berman, of course, is the key that could help them solve the mystery of the evil witch Sarah Fier.ДЇrom there, Berman begins telling them about the fateful night where she somehow survived the bloody massacre in Camp Nightwing. Despite the subtitle, it doesnвЂ™t dive straight to the 1978 timeline as the film first focuses on the two surviving teens - siblings Deena (Kiana Madeira) and Josh (Benjamin Flores Jr.) - manage to track down where C. In вЂFear Street Part Two: 1978вЂ™, the sequel immediately gets you up to speed with a brief вЂpreviously onвЂ™-style recap of the first film (if you have seen enough television, you know what we mean).

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