Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)


 For three weeks in 2021, Netflix released 3 Fear Street movies based on the novels of R.L. Stine. Me and the wife were originally going to watch them in those 3 weeks but at the last minute we waited until they all premiered and watched them one by one. They were pretty good. Typical teen horror flicks. Fast forward to May, 2025 and Netflix releases Fear Street: Prom Queen and it's okay. Fear Street: Prom Queen does a great job with it's slasher scenes. I laughed at some of the gags as did the wife. But, the biggest drawback for me is that it tries way way to hard to be an 80's movie and the story itself could have been better. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the 80's references and stuff. I don't know what it is, but teen dialogue just makes me cringe. I guess it's my old age or something. I just can't stand listening teens sprout out asinine dialogue that's enough to make you roll your eyes. They say it's a sequel to the first 3 Fear Street movies, but I think of it more along the lines of a stand alone film. For those who like Prom-related slashers, check out the original Prom Night as it's a much better film.

2/5

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