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Indeed, "The Strangers: Prey for Night" (** OUT OF ****) arrives ten years later as a belated sequel to writer & director Bryan Bertino's 2008 horror chiller "The Strangers." Although Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) survived in the original "Strangers," she doesn't show up for the sequel.
While Bertino received first credit for writing this follow-up film, "Forrest of the Damned" director Johannes Roberts has taken over the helm, and "30 Days of Night: Dark Days" scribe Ben Ketai has contributed to the screenplay. Mind you, "The Strangers: Prey for Night" lacks the nihilistic artistry of "The Strangers." Nevertheless, the sequel proves far more satisfying in terms of dramatic closure. Whereas only Liv Tyler lived in "The Strangers," two characters escape the knives, ax, and vehicular mayhem in "Prey for Night." No, you don't need to watch "The Strangers" again to appreciate its tardy sequel.
If you do, you may notice certain scenes are replicated here for greater impact. One of the things that made "The Strangers" such a startling exercise in terror was its violence. At one point, Kristen's terrified boyfriend, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) found a shotgun. Unfortunately, when he wielded it, Hoyt accidentally killed Mike (Glenn Howerton), his best friend.
Since the front door stood ajar, Mike had blundered into the house, and Hoyt mistook Mike for one of the three foes. Nobody perishes from friendly fire in "Prey at Night." The two films share some similarities, but they remain largely different based on their respective settings. "The Strangers" emphasized claustrophobia because the bedlam occurred in a ranch house in the woods.
The hysterics in "Prey at Night" are not confined to one house. Instead, the pandemonium rages within an isolated trailer park where only the manager and his wife remain during the off-season. Ostensibly, the two movies take place after dark, and the predators eventually sabotage all means of communication. As slick as Johannes Roberts' direction is, "Prey for Night" amounts to a lukewarm, standard-issue, 1980s slasher saga. Bits and pieces of the storyline-not the body parts of its slain victims-have been tweaked sufficiently to make it its 85-minute running time tolerable.
In "The "Strangers," Kristen and James had just gotten home after attending a wedding. Clearly, they were amorous couple, but they had not set a date for their own wedding. "The Strangers: Prey at Night" deals with a family in turmoil. Cindy (Christina Hendricks of "The Neon Demon") and her husband Mike (Martin Henderson of "Windtalkers") are driving their problem child daughter, Kinsey (Bailee Madison of "Just Go with It"), to a boarding school. Kinsey has a rebellious streak a mile wide.
Indeed, "The Strangers: Prey for Night" (** OUT OF ****) arrives ten years later as a belated sequel to writer & director Bryan Bertino's 2008 horror chiller "The Strangers." Although Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) survived in the original "Strangers," she doesn't show up for the sequel.
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While Bertino received first credit for writing this follow-up film, "Forrest of the Damned" director Johannes Roberts has taken over the helm, and "30 Days of Night: Dark Days" scribe Ben Ketai has contributed to the screenplay. Mind you, "The Strangers: Prey for Night" lacks the nihilistic artistry of "The Strangers." Nevertheless, the sequel proves far more satisfying in terms of dramatic closure. Whereas only Liv Tyler lived in "The Strangers," two characters escape the knives, ax, and vehicular mayhem in "Prey for Night." No, you don't need to watch "The Strangers" again to appreciate its tardy sequel.
If you do, you may notice certain scenes are replicated here for greater impact. One of the things that made "The Strangers" such a startling exercise in terror was its violence. At one point, Kristen's terrified boyfriend, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) found a shotgun. Unfortunately, when he wielded it, Hoyt accidentally killed Mike (Glenn Howerton), his best friend.
Since the front door stood ajar, Mike had blundered into the house, and Hoyt mistook Mike for one of the three foes. Nobody perishes from friendly fire in "Prey at Night." The two films share some similarities, but they remain largely different based on their respective settings. "The Strangers" emphasized claustrophobia because the bedlam occurred in a ranch house in the woods.
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The hysterics in "Prey at Night" are not confined to one house. Instead, the pandemonium rages within an isolated trailer park where only the manager and his wife remain during the off-season. Ostensibly, the two movies take place after dark, and the predators eventually sabotage all means of communication. As slick as Johannes Roberts' direction is, "Prey for Night" amounts to a lukewarm, standard-issue, 1980s slasher saga. Bits and pieces of the storyline-not the body parts of its slain victims-have been tweaked sufficiently to make it its 85-minute running time tolerable.
In "The "Strangers," Kristen and James had just gotten home after attending a wedding. Clearly, they were amorous couple, but they had not set a date for their own wedding. "The Strangers: Prey at Night" deals with a family in turmoil. Cindy (Christina Hendricks of "The Neon Demon") and her husband Mike (Martin Henderson of "Windtalkers") are driving their problem child daughter, Kinsey (Bailee Madison of "Just Go with It"), to a boarding school. Kinsey has a rebellious streak a mile wide.
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