I am a 90s kid that grew up on R L Stine's Fear Street and Goosebumps. When I saw this had come out on Netflix I was excited but I didn't have time to watch it straight away, but I took a quick look at the reviews on here. In truth, what I read really put me off from watching it.
Except until tonight, I needed a distraction from grief, nothing was working, so I thought I'd give Part 1 a shot. I'm so glad I did! I was distracted and entertained all the way through. Not disappointed in anyway. As for whether or not the film paid homage to the 90s itself, I really think it did (except for 1 spoken line) - the music soundtrack was fantastic and brought back so many nostalgic feels, the technology/gaming/AOL was just as it was in the era, and I even think the wardrobe fit into the time too. Also regarding the plot alone, I disagree with people saying it didn't make sense, in my opinion it added up and was easy to go with, as well as following R L Stine's style. The instrumental score was also brilliant, whoever composed it did the film justice. All in all I loved watching this, it definitely paid respects to the Fear Street Franchise in my opinion, and I can't wait to watch Part 2 and 3! Oh, and the gore/violence in the film was well done, they didn't hold back on it.
But this is just another review :P Go watch it and decide for yourself. I hope you enjoy!
Except until tonight, I needed a distraction from grief, nothing was working, so I thought I'd give Part 1 a shot. I'm so glad I did! I was distracted and entertained all the way through. Not disappointed in anyway. As for whether or not the film paid homage to the 90s itself, I really think it did (except for 1 spoken line) - the music soundtrack was fantastic and brought back so many nostalgic feels, the technology/gaming/AOL was just as it was in the era, and I even think the wardrobe fit into the time too. Also regarding the plot alone, I disagree with people saying it didn't make sense, in my opinion it added up and was easy to go with, as well as following R L Stine's style. The instrumental score was also brilliant, whoever composed it did the film justice. All in all I loved watching this, it definitely paid respects to the Fear Street Franchise in my opinion, and I can't wait to watch Part 2 and 3! Oh, and the gore/violence in the film was well done, they didn't hold back on it.
But this is just another review :P Go watch it and decide for yourself. I hope you enjoy!