The Strangers: Prey at Night

This is one of the worst horror movies I’ve probably ever seen. Everything that you hate about stupid horror movies is in this. Cars mysteriously not starting, girls falling every 10’ when running, killers walking but catching up when victims are running. Why can’t people make better horror movies?

Honestly if you think about it the first one had to be slower because there was only 2 people. It's faster paced because theres more people. The only things I didn't like *SPOILER*about this movie was that the mom should've lived longer. Like half way at least just to give her character a little more ummphh. And the constant crying and freaking out. But that's from an adults perspective. This movie I would give 3.8 stars but thats not an option so 4 :)All of you who are knocking down this film need to chill seriously. I thought this movie was refreshing. I've seen 1 star and 2 star films this is not it. And you over there talking about all the tropes. Yeah you. The girl is falling down because her leg was stabbed. I'd be falling down too if my leg was stabbed. If you took the perspective as a teenager you would notice how much they are not super tough. And as humans if we freak out we're not always gonna be on the ball. Some scenes I'm like hey. But then you have to think about it from a teenage girls perspective and boy. But overall I think it was well done. I like how they killed the suckers off. Yeah! That was well done. Like stab her and then he did lol. Or shoot her he didnt but she did. I was at this movie. Was I scared no. But nothing scares me except real life lol. Was it fun yes. If you want fun and thrilling and screaming at the screen and cheering on the characters and some gaspings then this is the movie. I cant say the first is better because the way each of them are done are done differently. Honestly when I first watched the first one I hated it and I thought it was boring. Watched it later on and enjoyed it. Besides the same type of characters like the masked faces. I do believe they are different. The first is like a beginning and this one is like the end.

The first Strangers has to be one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. The suspense, the taunting, the brutal end, all of those elements made for a movie that was memorable all these years later.This new one, contains none of that. The 3 “Strangers” are sad hollow versions of themselves. They no longer do this for fun, or want to terrify someone until they finally seal the death blow....no, they are now nothing but slashers. You could have literally swapped them with Jason or Michael and you wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference. The movie was shallow and overall ruined great characters.Glad I rented it because I’ll never watch it again.

If you're reading reviews attempting to decide whether or not you're going to watch this, there are a few things you need to know:1. The director was on record saying he "hates slasher films, hates home intruder films," and it really shows in his work.2. Every bad horror movie trope you've ever hated is in this film, by the numbers.3. The characters have only the flight reaction to fight or flight, despite often being unable to flee, or being in an advantageous position to fight. Particularly when they have a loaded gun. See point 2.4. All the subtlety and mystery of the first film is gone in lieu of paint-by-the-numbers stalker slasher crap.5. There isn't a single character worth caring about, since they're all two dimensional.There are so many other points I could delve into, but I'll save you the time: this sucks, and it sucks hard. Anyone who tells you different probably wants you to buy their copy.

The Strangers: Prey at Night: 4 out of 10: A nuclear family stop by a trailer park to visit their aunt and uncle on the way to take their teenage daughter to a boarding school. At the trailer park, they are menaced by The Strangers, a trio of silent masked killers.The Good: The last fifteen minutes or so it almost seems the film changed directors and screenwriters as an almost artistic gonzo experience appears on the screen.If you like eighties soundtracks this movie has a pretty good one. I do admit that in the eighties horror movies used to use fifties soundtracks in the same way so I guess this is both fair and a conspiracy to make me feel very old.The Bad: Whom am I supposed to be rooting for here? The main family is at best, bland and cliched; The killers are silent, boring and honestly stupid. I have no dog in this fight.One of the main issues are two of the three killers, Pin-Up Girl and Dollface, are skinny teenage girls. The movie runs into the Chucky problem where one wonders why someone just doesn’t dropkick them into the next county. One on one they simply are not much of a threat. Christina Hendricks as the mother, in particular, looks like she could snap them in two like a twig.I admittedly did not see the first Strangers movie so I did not come into this with a predisposed fear of smiley faces and emaciated teenage girls wearing porcelain doll masks. Admittedly, to me, the masks are less scary than an indication that the killer has zero peripheral vision.The Ugly: This was a theatrical release? It’s seven actors in a trailer park. There is no nudity, very little violence, the kills are not creative at all and the killers look like trick or treaters. Good Lord, I would have hated to be the theater manager that weekend.In Conclusion: Somehow a Lionsgate style direct to video sequel got a wide release in theaters. The acting is decent and the last bit threatens to be entertaining but this is a mediocre slasher movie. Nothing terribly memorable happens for most of the movie. I mean you have a budget and actors and are filming a movie. Would it kill you to jazz it up a bit?

Acting was not good, disappointed compared to the original. One purchase I chanced and regret! Don't waste your money, wait until you can see it for free.

I love the original Strangers movie and when this sequel took ten years to make it the screen I didn't expect much from it. However I love this movie. It's more of a traditional "slasher" film than the first but it has lots of suspense, an amazing soundtrack, a couple of truly disturbing kills and characters you genuinely care about. An excellent modern horror film with a great retro feel.

Not sure why the hate for this; it never tries to be anything other than a slasher movie and while I enjoyed the first film with Liv Tyler, that was more a suspense thriller whereas this has more action. It also has one BRILLIANT jump scare.The first act is admittedly rather weak, with a cliched unhappy family with a troubled daughter (Bailee Madison) on their way to a vacation spot. Little do they know said location has already been visited by the strangers, who then set about stalking and killing the new arrivals. Once the killing starts, things pick up and there are some well crafted John Carpenter-esque sequences. Joannes Roberts has the sense to use less rather than more, often lingering on the unspeaking strangers, before delivering some gory action.It's a derivative film but genre flicks like these, when done with clear passion for the material, can be a lot of fun. I also loved the use of 80s pop songs whenever the strangers attack, plus the nods to classic horrors like The Fog and Christine. Characterisation is a weak point, then, and Hendricks could have been used more, but for a friday night slasher movie you could do far worse.

I found this film very difficult to rank, on the one hand the film contains all the elements for a 5 star film but some minor flaws makes me have to rate it 3 stars. First of all there is a definite overuse of the 1980s music which takes away all the tension out of the horror scenes. Furthermore, the sounds eg knocks on the door are not hard enough to create the tension the original Stangers film had. I would say the original Strangers film was more scary upon first watching than this film. However, I watched the original a second time and it does not have the scare factor that can make you watch it many times and enjoy it just the same. This film however is more action filled and therefore more re-watchable even if it does not have as much scares as the original.

I loved this film,liked it alot better then the first film,the killings are alot better but it made me laugh how two kids where able to beat the killers,but still loved the film.

Waited a long time for a sequel to The Strangers 2007 film. What a disappointment! So, so weak. Clearly low budget. Focuses on gore and loses suspense and scare factor of first movie. Saw new Halloween and Hereditary last year and they are massively better!