Bria Lou Reviews

  Shadyside High's 1988 prom night becomes bloody when a mysterious figure starts to kill the candidates for Prom Queen. The Fear Street trilogy was almost perfect. I loved all the movies and the world that was created; it was such an inventive, unique and complete trilogy. So when I heard a new film was coming out, I was definitely apprehensive about it. And I was right to be apprehensive because this was not good at all. For a start, the writing was the first thing that told me this wouldn't be as good as the first three films. It wasn't as tight as it was in the trilogy, and it was written in a way that felt like we were already supposed to know the characters we were introduced to. And because of that, they weren't developed particularly well. We were never given a chance to either know or care about the characters, which just made the entire film feel pointless. This film is completely disconnected from the 'Fear Street' universe. I tend to feel neutral abo...

  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 ...

  I posted my review of the first Fear Street film yesterday, and you can read it HERE . This is the second part to the Fear Street Trilogy, where we learn more backstory about the events of the first film. The kids at Camp Nightwing are terrorised by a mysterious killer in the cursed town of Shadyside. I really enjoyed this film. I didn't like it as much as the first one, but it's definitely a solid sequel. I really liked the way that the two stories were connected. You thought you knew what would happen based on the first film, but there were definitely some surprises. The sequel introduces new ideas and a new set of characters that are as fleshed-out and real as the characters in the first film. I found that the campground was a really interesting setting. The writers and director did a good job of letting the environment completely shape these characters. The premise of the sequel is just as interesting as the first film, but I found it less captivating. These characters ar...

  This is the first in a trilogy of Netflix films that came out over the last few weeks. I ended up watching all the movies in one day, but because they're all feature-length movies with different (though linked) plots, I decided to review them individually. After a series of murders, a group of friends try to defeat the evil that has plagued their town, Shadyside, for centuries. I loved this movie. I didn't really know what the expect, but it was so much better than I thought it would be. For a start, it had a great opening. It got straight into the story and didn't mess around at all. One of my favourite things about the film was the group of characters involved. They are really interesting, fleshed-out, and it is really easy to like them and root for them. And even though they did make bad decisions at times, it felt really refreshing to have a group of horror movie characters who are actually smart and think things through.  This is the kind of film where no one is safe...