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Fright Night Part 2

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Young Charley (William Ragsdale) once again fights vampires with his TV horror-show host friend (Roddy McDowall).

Critics Reviews

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Nothing more than a cheapo regurgitation of its predecessor. Rated: C- Apr 21, 2011 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Softheaded and silly vampire farce, for undiscriminating audiences only. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Adrian Martin Film Critic: Adrian Martin The original Fright Night proposed an ingenious combination of vampire horror, teenage anxiety and self-reflexive comedy centered on a Deadly Earnest-type TV host. The sequel (energetically directed by Tommy Lee Wallace) re-uses these elements. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review While it may not have all the charm or originality of Holland’s first entry, it’s a capably made sequel that contains some expected horror-sequel clichés and yet, in the end, stands as an entertaining and underrated follow-up. Rated: 3/4 Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The film is supposed to be a gory horror thriller, but it's unintentionally funny more frequently than it should be. Rated: 4/10 Sep 6, 2020 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Without the "Rear Window" frame, "Fright Night 2," is just another forgettable buffoonish vampire movie. Oct 23, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B It's nowhere near as focused or clever as the first one. But it somehow manages to maintain the same style, direction, and campy self aware tone. Except the difference is it feels like this one is trying to sepcfically copy or match the first one almost pound for pound. If you told me this was the same director I'd believe you. The special effects also are still first rate and as good as the first. And the music is good also though it's very simliar to the first and not as good. The editing is ok enough and everything else is half decent. It's a revenge from a relative never meantioned previously plot. Why tthey had to have him go through therapy at the start makes no sense to me. The plot starts jumping around between the werewolf and his girlfriend, Vincent trying to uncover the new vampire, and Charlie with his girlfriend and trying to maintain the new belief of no vampires. It becomes very unfocused and jumpy by the middle of the film in an almost shocking way. But it does make sense and pretty much follows the basic premise of the first one. All efforts to try and differentiate it fail and make it more unfocused and messy. It does maintain the look and feel of the first almost to a tee which helps a lot. If your a die hard fan of this franchise or any actors here maybe check this out honestly. But most should just stick to the first. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/25 Full Review Liam D Even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of the original cult classic Fright Night but this sequel (which is out of print when it comes to physical releases) feels pointless with doing anything somewhat original but the practical effects are still solid and Roddy McDowall is still fantastic as Peter Vincent Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/25 Full Review Nick O When the original ends and you’re still thirsty for more crazy vampire fun, this is a satiating continuation that fulfills that Fright Night bloodlust. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Chris B To follow up a great film like the original Fright Night was a almost impossible task . This film does a average job . The film is enjoyable for the most part . The acting good nothing great. Director did well with the shots and recapture the first film vibe well. Story is the killer here it's not well written. The fresh take could have been very good with alternative takes or reworking of the script. If you love the first film give this one a change too Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review John C Despite my love of all things 80s horror-related, I never really 'got' the original 'Fright Night.' I know it's regarded as a classic of the genre and has a massive fan-base, so who am I to say whether it's good or not. However, despite multiple viewings, at best I'd describe it as 'okay.' So my hopes weren't really high when it came to the sequel. And, if I had to sum it up I'd say 'stuff happens.' It's kind of more of the same, but seemingly less so. The original protagonist (Charlie) has grown up (slightly) and - unsurprisingly - no one believes him that he and a famous TV presenter once killed a load of suburban vampires. Naturally, things take a turn for the worst and shake up his 'post vampire' life when the sister of the original bloodsucker decides to come after him for some revenge. The trouble is I never found either entry scary enough to be considered 'horror' and definitely not 'funny' enough to be comedies. Yes, they're certainly campy, but this one seems to take even longer to get going. I was basically very bored, although the last fifteen minutes (i.e. final confrontation) was pretty fun and definitely had some creative gore/practical effects to entertain. It just all seemed too little too late. I guess if you really enjoyed the original (and I know plenty of people did!) you'll probably appreciate this one, as the most important cast members reprise their roles. Still didn't work for me though. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic, underrated atavism of the original’s main beats that flips the script in all the right ways! A perfect companion to Tom Holland’s initial film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Young Charley (William Ragsdale) once again fights vampires with his TV horror-show host friend (Roddy McDowall).
Director
Tommy Lee Wallace
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround