Fear Street: Part One 1994 kicks off with a beautiful twist of an homage to the first Scream, mirroring the method and timing of the kill(s) early on, along with other tributes such as a prick making a mockery of the recent murders down the school hallway, and even a score reminiscent of Scream at times. All before making a tongue in cheek jab at R.L. Stine's The Wrong Number. Homages can be very hit or miss depending on how crafty the director is in balancing the tightrope of "remake" and "homage", but Fear Street's Leigh Janiak knocks it out of the park. Fear Street plays like a love song to the 90s with feverishly fun kills and an outstanding soundtrack.
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