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Summary: You did not listen to me Charlie,never look out your window
Review: Here we go again! Charlie is now visited by the late Jerry Dandrige's sister and her follower's in a very bloody and excellent sequel. The thing of this movie is everyone keeps changing their mind,first there are vampires and then there are not I was begining to get a little confused myself! Then Peter The Great Vampire Killer joins in with his trusty mirror only finding out he had another bloody job to do! Roddy McDowall is such a sweet and sexy man in this movie and I will miss him very much!!! Roddy was and allways will be the BEST!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!
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Summary: Vampires Sibling Seeks Revenge In Sequel!
Review: Not as strong as Tom Holland's 1985 original, this Tommy Lee Wallace vehicle has William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall returning to the roles of Charlie Brewster and Peter Vincent, and Julie Carmen showing up as Regine Dandridge, the vampire sister to the original's lead villian (Chris Sarandon). Some unique scenes and special effects but not up to par with the original film.
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Summary: I'm not one for sequels but
Review: this is one that I actually enjoyed because it stuck to the original storyline (unlike "Nightmare On Elm Street 2," for example) and featured two characters from the first movie (actually three but it's a different Amy this time around).
Jerry Dandridge's sister is here to take revenge of Charlie and Peter Vincent for killing her 1,000 year-old brother. The way she went about it was different (for a pleasant change): She seduces Charlie and it's up to Vincent and Amy to save him.
Good special effects and seductive storyline make this a pleasurable viewing experience. Also good to have for the library, too (although I like DVDs and the Special Features section of them, I prefer good ol' VHS tapes).
Since Hollywood likes making sequels so much, they should take a lesson from "Fright Night 2."
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Summary: Welcome to Fright Night...Again!
Review: Counseling has convinced Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale)--the hero from the smash flick FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)--that vampires don't exist and that he and his friend, TV horror host Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), didn't actually kill one. But Charley has a "relapse" when he notices that a new tenant in Peter's apartment building is moving in with a lot of coffins and other trappings of the bloodsucking lifestyle.
Not nearly as clever nor as slick as its predecessor, FRIGHT NIGHT PART II is still an entertaining vampire flick that will please fans of the vampire sub-genre and should delight fans of the original. Most of the elements that made the first flick a success are still there--the rapport between Charley and Peter Vincent; a damsel in distress; an alluring and powerful vampire (this time played by Julie Carmen); tongue-in-cheek and off-beat humor; and cool special FX. Noticeably missing is Charley's best-friend-turned-vamp Evil Ed Thompson (Stephen Geoffreys), who was the delightfully over-the-top comic relief in the first flick. While actor Jon Gries does a pretty good job as the scary but comical character in FRIGHT NIGHT PART II, he just can't fully fill the shoes of the quirky Geoffreys. Still, FRIGHT NIGHT PART II does offer some chills and surprises, and as horror sequels go, it is top-notch and delivers the goods that fans desire.
That's the good news. Now for the bad.
The DVD from Artisan (Lionsgate/Fox) is a bit disappointing, mainly due to two factors. First off, the film is offered in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. While some sources indicate that this is the format in which the film was originally shot, other sources indicate that the original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. Even if the film was shot in what is traditionally called the "full-screen" format, the film was presented in a "matted" widescreen format for its original theatrical release, indicating that this was the form in which film's creators intended for the film to be viewed. Thus, a widescreen presentation on DVD is mandatory as far as true film fans and cinematic purists are concerned, and Artisan should be ashamed of their reformatted digital offering. Secondly, the digital transfer of the film is grainy and several filmic artifacts are noticeable. The blurry quality caused by the graininess almost makes it seem as if the transfer was made from video tape rather than celluloid, and this is frankly unacceptable quality for the digital age. And on top of all this, the disc offers absolutely nothing by way of bonus material.
In short, FRIGHT NIGHT PART II is a fun and entertaining film that is remarkably high quality for a horror sequel. However, the DVD from Artisan (Lionsgate/Fox) leaves a lot to be desired in terms of offerings and quality. Alone, the film deserves a four-star rating. But taking the overall quality of the disc into consideration, this DVD gets three stars.
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Summary: Fantastic bombastic.....frrrrrresh blllloooodd....
Review: Ooooh I just luv the special effects....brilliant for the eighties....and a worthy sequel since it is always hard to make a sequel as good as the first. Pity they didn't make a Fright Night 3. Pity that the DVD quality is so bad too.
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Summary: I should have taken other viewers advice
Review: The quality of this dvd is very poor. About a 2 out of 10. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as the first but that'd be hard to beat!
Review: FRIGHT NIGHT II picks up a few years after the first film and finds Brewster (William Ragsdale) in college and in therapy where his therapist has convinced him that vampires don't exist. Brewster ends up believing again soon enough though when Jerry Dandridge's sister (Julie Carmen) comes after him seeking blood. So, Brewster enlists the help of fearless vampire killer Peter Vincent (the late-great Roddy McDowal) land they're off to do battle once gain.While not nearly as good as the original, FRIGHT NIGHT II is a lot of fun. As a matter of fact this maybe the only horror sequel not totally trashed by director Tommy Lee Wallace who trashed HALLOWEEN III years earlier and VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS years later. This sequel is full of effective humor and horror none of which however live up to anything in the first movie. That's understandable though. The first FRIGHT NIGHT is a classic as far as vampire genre pictures go and it's always hard to follow in the footsteps of that. So if you're a fan of the first movie or just a fan of the good old fashioned horror comedy then give FRIGHT NIGHT II a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed. C
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