Keeping with period-specific genre trends, 1978<\/em> is a summer camp slasher in the vein of Sleepaway Camp<\/em> and Friday the 13th<\/em> (as with 1994<\/em>, this story is set a couple of years ahead of when these movies actually defined the zeitgeist). Shadysider Ziggy (Stranger Things\u2019 <\/em>Sadie Sink) attends Camp Nightwing, which hosts kids from Shadyside and Sunnyvale, and the class divide between the towns established in 1994<\/em> is in full swing. Ziggy is tormented by a trio of Sunnyvale mean girls, and on the outs with her counselor sister Cindy (Emily Rudd), who\u2019s preoccupied with her boyfriend Tommy (McCabe Sly). Ziggy finds an ally in Sunnyvale counselor Will Goode (Brandon Spink), who\u2019s nursing a crush on her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the night of the camp\u2019s annual Shadyside\/Sunnyvale color war, the ghost of Sarah Fier possesses Tommy and turns him into an axe murderer. While Ziggy and Will try to save the terrified campers, Cindy and fellow Shadyside counselor Alice (Ryan Simpkins), armed with a mysterious notebook, explore the caves below the camp trying to end the curse. The solution they discover may provide the answer that Deena and Josh may need to save Sam 16 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1978<\/em> ups the kill count significantly from 1994<\/em>, and includes a surprising amount of child death (fans of Pen15<\/em>\u2019s Gabe, I\u2019m sorry in advance). The proximity of the cast to the actual ages of the characters they\u2019re playing ups the ante as well, in ways that sometimes feel a little uncomfortable. It\u2019s one thing to laugh at horny teens getting busy and getting mangled when they\u2019re played by actors clearly in their late 20s; it\u2019s another when they actually look<\/em> 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from a few teenage tales of woe that veer toward Afterschool Special territory, 1978<\/em> is rougher and nastier in ways that 1994<\/em> only hinted at in its more intense moments. Stephen King is a noted reference in this entry as well, which is particularly apparent in the dialogue. Sink exudes teenage badass attitude as Ziggy; she\u2019s essentially playing an older, more alienated version of her Stranger Things<\/em> character Max, but it\u2019s a character type she\u2019s skilled at selling. The filmmaking this time around is, thankfully, a departure from 1994<\/em> as well, making appropriate use of the camp\u2019s sun-drenched natural surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fear Street Part Two: 1978<\/em> still feels like a nostalgia exercise, but at least it\u2019s willing to dig in a little harder than the previous entry. The second Fear Street<\/em> installment introduces interesting characters and builds on existing lore in ways that make the upcoming final movie, Fear Street Part Three: 1666<\/em> something to look forward to. 1978<\/em> sticks to the formula established in 1994,<\/em> but at least displays a welcome and deeper interest in getting down and dirty. “Fear Street Part 2: 1978” streams Friday on Netflix<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fear-street-2-1-1024x428.jpg\")
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