Fear Street Part Three: 1666

Director - Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon, Outcast)

Starring - Kiana Madeira (The Flash, Dark Matter), Ashley Zukerman (The Pacific, Death Star VR), and Gillian Jacobs (The Twilight Zone, Hot Tub Time Machine 2)

Release Date - 2021

Genre - Horror

Tagline - "End the curse"

Format - Streaming (Netflix)

Rating (out of 5):

     This is a bitter sweet day for me.  Two week ago I watched Part One of the new Fear Street trilogy and was fucking hooked.  The story combines so many horror elements that I love into a slasher that was unlike anything I had seen.  The follow up the next week was something I looked forward to and it did not disappoint.  It yet again delivered a great story wrapped up in another slasher film.  Sadly, today is the premier of the third and final chapter in this Fear Street trilogy but I hope we have more installments later down the line.  

     The film follows Deena (Madeira) as she forms a link with Sarah Fier in 1666 which leads up to her hanging where it is revealed that she was not actually a witch.  Instead, it was Solomon Goode (Zukerman) who made a deal with the devil to give him one name every few years in return for something.  When Deena awakens she tells her brother and Ziggy about it who set a plan in motion to stop the Shadyside slashers and bring Solomon's ancestor, Sheriff Nick Goode, to justice.

     I fucking loved Part One and Two but Part Three wasn't as fun.  It was still a great film but nowhere near the excitement or action as the first two.  With that being said, this one is more story driven and does a great job at answering questions the viewer may have.  The acting in this one is great.  A lot of the cast had to take on dual roles and they do a fantastic job with it.  The characters, even the bad ones, are still enjoyable and most are very memorable.  I can't say anything about the acting in this one that I didn't say in the reviews for the first two.  The story for this one is more centered around what happened to Sarah Fier and how the chosen ones are still killing.  It was a little twist I didn't see coming that works and ties all the movies together nicely.  With that being said, the action and suspense are not as prominent in this installment.  It's story lead and everything else follows.  Finally, this one has several deaths with lots of blood and a solid amount of practical effects.  This installment is not a gruesome as the previous installments but we do get some nice practical effects to feast our eyes on.  Overall, Fear Street Part Three: 1666 is a great ending to a trilogy that I absolutely loved.  It's doesn't have those memorable kills that made the first two so much fun but it does the important task of finishing the story.  I highly recommend check out this series if you haven't.  It was a lot of fun.