I didn't realize that they made a sequel to 2011 remake of Fright Night. That's probably due to a combination of this film having a totally different cast from the first one and the fact that this was a straight-to-video release. With the death of Blockbuster, or just the family video store, I haven't seen a true "new release" wall (or any good online equivalent) so this one slipped by. Bring back Blockbuster video! I want to rent overpriced N64 games!
Fright Night 2 focuses on the other well known real life "vampire," Elizabeth Bathory. Charlie, Amy, and "Evil" Ed have all traveled to Romania for some form of study abroad. Charlie realizes their instructor is Elizabeth Bathory and Elizabeth realizes that Amy is a virgin born at midnight during the new moon (oddly specific) which can free Elizabeth from her curse of having to bathe in blood to maintain her youth. Evil is just annoying through the whole film. Peter Vincent returns in character but not as David Tennant. As I type this I'm actually wearing a Dr. Who t-shirt with him on it, so this is of course a downer for me... that David wasn't in it, not that I'm wearing this shirt. That would be weird if it were the shirt.
All in all, if this film were a standalone and not an attempt at being a sequel to Fright Night then it would be good. I actually enjoyed it overall. There are some great shots and make-up effects in here too. I found out early that this was a straight-to-video release and I didn't have high expectations so maybe I set the bar low. However, I wouldn't be adverse to watching it again, just not at my own choice.
I give Fright Night 2: New Blood 2 Elizabeth Bathory paintings out of 5:
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