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Fright Night Part II (1989)

William Ragsdale , Roddy McDowall , Tommy Lee Wallace  |  R |  DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen, Jon Gries
  • Directors: Tommy Lee Wallace
  • Writers: Tommy Lee Wallace, Miguel Tejada-Flores, Tim Metcalfe, Tom Holland
  • Producers: Herb Jaffe, Jeffrey Sudzin, Miguel Tejada-Flores
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Live / Artisan
  • DVD Release Date: August 19, 2003
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009YXHJ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,745 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Fright Night Part II" on IMDb

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Welcome to Fright Night Part II. Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), "The Great Vampire Killer," and Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) are back in the long-awaited sequel to the box office smash hit Fright Night. And so are the bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Charlie has just met Regine Dandridge (Julie Carmen), an exotic, heart-stopping beauty with a deadly taste for things warm and red. He can't stop thinking about her...dreaming about her. Not even Charlie's girlfriend, Alex (Traci Lin), nor Peter Vincent can keep him from being mesmerized by her fatally seductive powers. As the irresistible Regine drains the blood from his veins, Charlie is suddenly jolted by the spine-chilling reality that there's only one thing more terrifying than fighting vampires - becomng one. Director Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III) has surpassed the fright of the original film to create a tantalizing shocker in Fright Night Part II. This time the suckers want more than blood. They want revenge!

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If I rated the movie alone, I'd give it five stars. Unfortunately, I have to warn anyone who wants to buy this DVD format from Artisan. I own over 150 DVD's and I've never come across such a sad excuse for a DVD. The picture quality is HORRIBLE! If you look closely, you can see that it was taken from a tape source, and not the original. Plus, Artisan claims on the back of the box that it is formatted from its "original" aspect ratio, and that it was shot in full screen. That is a blatant lie. It was shot in letterbox widescreen, just as the first film was. You can even tell when you watch it that it has been cropped to death, and at certain moments the screen moves from right to left to catch what's missing. The audio is 2.0 Dolby surround, which is fine. However, when you turn the volume up to hear the more quiet parts of the film, you hear tape hiss. Beware of Artisan releases on DVD. Their transfers are usually like this. I have a few other older films released by them, and they're pretty poor in the quality department. It is a great film however, and is worth having no matter what. I guess this DVD is better than not having it...Almost.

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars presentation=miserable August 30, 2003
By A Customer
Format:DVD
WHY WHY WHY don't companies like Artisan recognize that horror movie fans, being basically nerds (like me), are more fanatical about video and sound than anyone else? Anchor Bay - bless 'em -gets it, and so can mainstream studios ("The Fog" release is brilliant).

But not Artisan. Instead of admitting that we're very intelligent film-goers who don't live in our parents' basements (well, most of us), they throw us the lowest common denominator garbage like this worthless DVD of a very good film. (Which for me very nearly equals the original; Roddy trapped atop the elevator while the bat-Regine claws her way up remains very effective.) All quibbles about wide-screen aside (I don't know which is true, but I did see it in the theatre and it sure seemed wide-screen), the picture quality is amazing for its sheer awfulness. I'm so sick of throw-away presentations like this. They put out the least possible amount of effort to get by, and assume that fans will be happy to have the film in any form.

Well, no more.

Boycott this DVD! Power to ignored and maligned horror fans everywhere!

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars This is DVD quality? April 6, 2004
Format:DVD
I have bought a few cheapie $3.99 DVD movies. Though the picture was far from great, thery were no worse than VHS picture quality. I recently bought Fight Night Part II on DVD for $10.99 and the picture quality is atually worse than the VHS that I have! What the hell happened! Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that Artisan Entertainment is digging and releasing some old classics from their vaults, but if your going to release them like this then don't bother! This is by for the worst from Artisan. Bride of Re-Animator, Waxwork, and Lair of the White Worm were disappointents because of the poor picture quality, no widescreen formats, and lack of supplemental material, but Fright Night Part II takes the cake as their worst release! MGM may be getting lazy too and only releasing their titles only in Full Screen format, but at least their movies have good picture quality! Artisan needs to shape up or get out! Artisan should sell the rights of their older movies to Anchor Bay Entertainment so they could be properly released!
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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Why Even Bother? August 23, 2003
Format:DVD
If I rated the movie alone, I'd give it five stars. Unfortunately, I have to warn anyone who wants to buy this DVD format from Artisan. I own over 150 DVD's and I've never come across such a sad excuse for a DVD. The picture quality is HORRIBLE! If you look closely, you can see that it was taken from a tape source, and not the original. Plus, Artisan claims on the back of the box that it is formatted from its "original" aspect ratio, and that it was shot in full screen. That is a blatant lie. It was shot in letterbox widescreen, just as the first film was. You can even tell when you watch it that it has been cropped to death, and at certain moments the screen moves from right to left to catch what's missing. The audio is 2.0 Dolby surround, which is fine. However, when you turn the volume up to hear the more quiet parts of the film, you hear tape hiss. Beware of Artisan releases on DVD. Their transfers are usually like this. I have a few other older films released by them, and they're pretty poor in the quality department. It is a great film however, and is worth having no matter what. I guess this DVD is better than not having it...Almost.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars fright night 2 promo blu ray
the remastered print of fright night 2
is spectacular better than the lack lustre
dvd version where it was stand alone but
it was great to see it presented on hd... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Franky Smales
3.0 out of 5 stars Fright Night 2
The nightmare isn't over for Charley Brewseter, who is now in college after defeating the evil vampire next door just a few years earlier. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Carl Manes
4.0 out of 5 stars The movie was supposed to be like new.
The movie looked as if someone had tried to duplicate the movie and the quality and color was pretty poor.
Published 4 months ago by Stephanie E. Horn
4.0 out of 5 stars B movie
Great B movie. I have only seen it on TV a few time but this is a move that no collection can go without
Published 5 months ago by Jordan
4.0 out of 5 stars You cannot expect anything more from a VHS Tape
I love Fright Night 1 & 2! I wanted to get Part 2 on DVD, but there is supposed to be some issue about the quality of that DVD due to licensing issues. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Aarah N. Logan
4.0 out of 5 stars Fright Night II a good follow up 7.5/10
Now it's time for the underrated Fright Night II which is more of an straight forward sequel. I can't find the budget info on this movie but the movie made $2 million. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Paul
1.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, TERRIBLE DVD
The film I believe is a 4 or 5 star, depending on your love of 80's horror. But this is almost a worst case scenario for DVD. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Larry A Young JR
5.0 out of 5 stars When entertainment and horror get along well!
I have not seen the prequel, but to be frank, I really enjoyed this story right from the beginning till the end. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ankur Mukherjee
1.0 out of 5 stars Not as described
Please do not buy from this seller! Got Fright Night Part II (Blu-ray). I was upset, not an original legit Blu-ray. It was bootleg copy!! Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gina
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Mixed Movies
Fright night is as entertaining as having a good laugh with a bit of this and that thrown in, The story line was marvellous and the actors suited the roles. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Robyn B. Mcgorm
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