Fear Street Part 1: 1994 (2021) is a movie my fiancée and I watched over the weekend on Netflix. The storyline focuses on a legendary evil within the town of Shadyville. When a group of teens notice a string of serial killings they track it back to the legend and try to find ways to stop it as the body count grows. This movie is directed by Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) and stars Kiana Madeira (The Flash),Olivia Scott Welch (Shithouse),Benjamin Flores Jr (Ride Along) and Julia Rehwald (Where's Daren). The storyline for this is so poorly written it made my head hurt. The film tries really hard to have a coming of age feel to it like The Faculty, Stranger Things, etc but falls short due to poor writing. The film has no parents, teachers and one detective...but no police. You have tremendous deaths and great kills...then no police, no interviews, hell there's a crazy good bus scene, but no concerned bus driver? Really? The film focuses on special effects to try making up for the pathetic writing but it didn't work for me. RL Stine deserves credit for a great premise, but the screenplay writers did this film no favors. I know I'm probably in the minority on this one, but I'd score this a 4/10. I haven't been this disappointed in a movie in awhile.

I was looking forward to this. The first 5 min. In the mall was ok. But after that, it just turns lame and boring. Its a scream rip off, with a witchs tale?? The acting is awfull, the plot stinks, and there is nothing worth watching. Its not scarry, Its not funny, Its nothing new. Just bad acting and a stupid plot.

Avoid or waste time.

The film opens with Heather (Maya Hawke ) who works at B. Dalton at the Shady Side Mall being killed by a Spencer worker (David W. Thompson) in a skeleton outfit. This was one of the many mass killings on Shady Side, an economically depressed area juxtaposed by rival Sunny Vale where only good things happen. The back story is about Sarah Fier (pronounced Fear) a witch who was killed and then cursed a revenge. The rivalry between the two high schools lead to an accidental disturbance of Sarah's grave who is enacting revenge.

A bunch of kids screaming and running around from reanimated killers. Music by NIN. They work the back story very well. Good characters.

Guide: F-word. Near sex. No nudity.