I was really looking forward to this movie. I grew up in the 90's and loved Fear Street books. I had and read the whole series. The movie started out great, in a mall which was totally 90s teen culture. Once the opening credits rolled and they introduced the main characters it was all downhill. The only thing they captured from the 90s was the music, which they ruined by cramming in a different song every 5 seconds in the most random places. That's where the 90s end. The characters are all just a bunch of whiny Gen Zers, trying to dress like they are from the 90s, like typical Gen Zers. Whoever made this should have watched some horror movies from the actual 90s for inspiration, because in Scream, I Know What you Did Last Summer, The Craft, etc... nobody sat around whining about their feelings every five seconds, especially when they were being chased by crazed killers. This movie was also extremely uneven and tried to be too many things at once. Slasher flick, superatural, and cultural warfare between towns, which made no sense and could have just been left out completely. Like the main character breaking up with her girlfriend because she moved one town over. There were cars back then to travel to the next town over, but they make such a big deal out of it you would think it was in the days of the covered wagon. All the constant emotional conversations just made the movie drag when it could have been exciting and fun. It got to the point where I just couldn't wait for it to end. Very disappointing.
Review of Fear Street: Part One - 1994
