Fright Night Part II (1989)

Great movie! But what the hell was Artisan thinking of for the DVD?

First of all, both the Fright Night flicks are among some of the best vampire movies I have ever seen. They both rank up there with Salem's Lot, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Lost Boys, and many others. The only problem with Fright Night 2 is the DVD release by Artisan. The first Fright Night was released by Columbia TriStar and was a flipper disc. Although there were little to no extras on that disc the movie still had a great anamorphic widescreen transfer that still holds up. Fright Night 2 should also have gotten that but NO it didn't. Artisan treated this worthy sequel with no respect whatsoever. Despite the crimes that Artisan committed, I hope that Lionsgate rereleases the movie with a anamorphic widescreen transfer in its original aspect ratio with some good extras too. The first Fright Night should get rereleased too in a better edition. The 25th Anniversary of Fright Night is coming in two years so be prepared for it hopefully. Fright Night 2 hopefully will be released again by then The extras alone would make both of these films worth picking up. As for the movie it's still great, but shame on Artisan for what they had done. September 17, 2008

Do You Have a Taste for Terror?

Continuation from Fright Night..where 3 years earlier Charlie Brewster and Peter Vincent ended up killing a Vampire named Jerry along with his roommate Billy.

Charlie has now moved onto college and has gotten a new girlfriend named Alex. Here he is receiving counseling with a Dr. who's trying to convince him Vampires do not exist... During this time, he begins to undergo hypnosis.

Soon after, Charlie ends up meeting a seductress who has a deadly taste for things warm and red and she seems to know a little too much about Charlie.. Then one night she ends up coming to his room, seduces him and bites him on the neck.

After dreaming of her nightly and seeing her everywhere, Soon the seductress's identity is revealed along with her mysterious group of friends. At this point things finally begin to make sense for Charlie.

Charlie's girlfriend Alex is now starting to believe that the Vampires may actually be real and not in Charlie's imagination.

Charlie's relationships with his friend and new girlfriend begin to become broken. Charlie refuses to believe he's now a Vampire and his friends and girlfriend have to try to save him before it's too late.

There are some unanswered questions in this film- You don't get to know what happened to Amy, Charlie's first girlfriend, along with other slight disapointments.

Even though it wasn't very scary, the movie still has some pretty good special effects, decent body count, comedic thrills and good acting. The film was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, the same man who directed Halloween 3.

Overall, It's a decent and somewhat interesting addition to the Vampire genre. Recommended if you liked the first.

September 14, 2008

A definite step down from the original

Fright Night was a movie that I honestly felt ended on a pretty solid note, by that I mean that there really wasn't a need for a sequel. Nevertheless, out came Fright Night 2 just a few years later in 1989, and as you can guess it didn't quite live up to the original Fright Night.

The storyline here is not unlike wet card board: Flimsy, unstable, and weak. After a few years of therapy, Charlie has overcome his fears and paranoia, at least enough to start a new life for himself in college. However, a seductive female vampiress and her gang of fellow blood thirsty creatures have come to claim revenge on Charlie for the death of Jerry Dandridge in the previous outing. This more or less translates to "Vampires are here once again, escape and/or destroy them".

Truthfully, this sequel is very much in the same ballpark as it's predacessor, unfortunately it lacks the ingredient that was the original's the saving grace: The cast. William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall reprise their roles as Charlie Brewster and Peter Vincent respectively, and they do maintain the great chemistry we saw previously. Unfortunately when placed amidst the rest of the bland, flat characters, they simply aren't enough to keep this movie afloat.

If you're a hardcore fan of the original, you'll most likely enjoy this sequel as well. If not, this may be one to just skip over. Thanks for reading! July 29, 2008

Funny Movie

If you ever wanted if there was an part 2 of the movie Fright Night well there was and if you never have seen it before than you will love it since jerry couldn't get it done his sister tries now for the job.

Rondall May 30, 2008

Classic sequel!

Great sequel.
How this one is similar to the previous one...
A head vampire moves into town and finds itself at odds with Charley Brewster and his vampire killing buddy, Peter Vincent. Charley, Peter and his girlfriend are again working together to kill the vampires and monsters.
In the end a beam of sunlight saves the lives of Charley and his friends.
Differences...
There are a few more monsters. The ghoul in this sequel eats only insects. One of the monsters is a werewolf and another is a vampire whose head looks like a skunks hide. Instead of the head vampire trying to kill Charley, this vampire attempts to transform him into one. The head vampire is female(if you can call these creatures male/female?). April 14, 2008

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