Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Film Review

 

Here are my reviews for Fear Street Part One, and Part Two. And now we have the third part of the Fear Street Trilogy, which finally gives us the truth about what happened in 1666, and the conclusion of what's happening in 1994.

In 1666, a town is in the midst of a witch hunt that will have 300 years of repercussions for the 1994 town of Shadyside, who try to finally put an end to their town's curse.

I loved this film. I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite of the trilogy, particularly because of the way that it connects to the first film.

The 1666 version of the film uses the same actors to tell the story, and I couldn't work out whether this was too confusing or a stroke of genius. I'm leaning towards the latter, but it definitely takes some getting used to at first.

Even if this movie was a standalone, the story that it goes into is great. Ignoring the 1994 section, I never thought that I would be as invested in a story set in 1666 as I was.

The 1666 storyline was a great way to begin and end this trilogy. In a way it doesn't even feel like a horror movie - you're definitely not waiting to be scared.

What I loved the most about this conclusion is that the film actually spends time giving a really good explanation for everything that's happened. It makes sense, it connects everything that we've seen in the previous movies, it's far-fetched while still being realistic, and it makes for a really exciting ending.

This film doesn't rely on jumpscares to be scary. The concept, the tone, the characters and the town are enough to provide the horror of this story.

The link between this film and the other two is so good. Not only do we get a completed story here, but it puts together the pieces of everything that had been left open by the other films.

This has a great ending - not only as a standalone movie, but also as the ending of a trilogy.

Overall, this is the best of the trilogy, and it works really well when the other two movies are still fresh in your mind. Watch the whole trilogy!

8/10