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Business Stationary Mart - Fright Night Part 2
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Starring: Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen, Jon Gries
Directed By: Tommy Lee Wallace
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301435192
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301435192
Label: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Manufacturer: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Release Date: 1992-09-16
Running Time: 108
Studio: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1989-05-19
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Summary: A definite step down from the original
Comment: 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!
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Summary: Funny Movie
Comment: 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
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Summary: Classic sequel!
Comment: 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?).
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Summary: Terrible Vampire Movie!
Comment: Fright Night II Has To Be The Worst Vampire Movie I have Ever Seen.One Viewer Was Complaining About The Picture Quality Of The Disc Who Cares The Movie Itself Sucks!Along With George Romero's Martin FN II And That Are Tied For Worst Vampire Movie's Ever Made!
Awesome Vampire Movie's Fright Night , The Lost Boys
Perhaps If Tom Holland Did The Sequel To Fright Night II It Would Have Been An Excellent Vampire Movie!
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Summary: Highly Enjoyable for a Sequel
Comment: Usually the "unplanned" sequel of a hit movie suck inasmuch as the producers found an unexpected hit and try to shake the money tree for a bit more.
This is not true for Fright Night part 2. The sequel (based on the surprise hit of 1985) has a well thought out and believably based plot (at least for a vampire tale) and story line. In this case Regine is looking for vengeance in the destruction of her brother Jerry Dandridge in the previous film. She plans to exact this by turning Charlie Brewster (now in college) into a vampire himself and torturing him through eternity. While she reserves Charlie for herself, she has a troupe of other beasties and baddies which follow her around and generally cause mayhem wherever they go. These provide mostly for comic relief. The male sidekick catches bugs and just before devouring them gives the scientific name for each. Others may not appreciate the inserted humor, but I found that it added to the story. Sort of like the creator saying, "Hey, this is just make believe, let's have some fun". My favorite was the young guy w/ the sideburns who plays a hip vampire and tries to `make it' with Charlie's new girlfriend, Alex. One feels that he just recently became one of the undead and still wants to savor the life he once had (in a very clumsy way). Another reviewer says he came off as a dork. I personally think this is the impression he was intended to give.
Julie Carmen gave a very nice performance as Regime. And of course, we have Roddy McDowell back as Peter Vincent, Vampire Killer. Once again, director Tommy Lee Wallace has done wonders with the effects and make-up.
Others have commented on the generally poor quality of the DVD by Artisan. I am re-watching the disc now and do not consider the picture grainy or dark. Quality seems to be on par with most other DVD's I've seen (and I've seen a bunch of 'em). True, the DVD lacks any extras and the picture is full screen; but that is not a primary consideration in the quality of the product so far as I am concerned. The music that accompanies is haunting and appropriate.
All things given, I believe that fans of the original Fright Night will definitely enjoy this unsung gem. Maybe not an academy award winner for horror flicks, but certainly entertaining and worth having in any gothic horror collection.
Definitely Recommended (ages 10 and up)
~P~
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