Spotlight on: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

This Friday marks the return of horror's most popular modern day monster: Freddy Kruger, in the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Quite frankly I feel underwhelmed by it. Seeing as exact scenes are redone doesn't really do anything for me. But, I am a huge fan of Jackie Earl Haley as Rorschach in the excellent Watchmen, and I think he is a great choice to take over for Robert Englund. I also totally love the beautiful Katie Cassidy, and it's always nice to see her in a genre film, even if she is the remake babe. Will I see it? Eventually, if I hear good things, I'll see it sooner.
And, yes, I know there was a TV series, but man that show was pretty fucking bad...
Anyways, in celebration of Freddy's return, I will do quick reviews of the movies, including picking my fav kill. I should point out that of all the horror villains, Freddy is my favorite and the Nightmare series holds a very special place in my heart, as they helped me get into the genre.

All reviews are out of 4 stars.

- A group of teens are terrorized by a hideously burned man in their dreams. But, if they die in their dreams they die for real. Turns out said man, Fred Krueger, is a filthy child murder, whom their parents burned alive when the courts let him go. He now wants revenge on them by killing their kids.
Craven's best movie is my third fav movie, ever. A dark, scary and imaginative horror movie that features some great effects despite the low budget. Our heroine, Nancy (the lovely Heather Langenkamp) is one of the genre's best heroines.
BEST KILL: Johnny Depp dies as a geyser of blood erupts from his bed, in a classic moment.
RATING: ****


- Taking place several years after the original a teen moves into Nancy's house, but finds that Freddy wants to possess him.
Though dark, this first sequel is one that I have never been a fan of. I always found it to be strangely uninteresting and uninvolving. It does have a weird homoerotic feel to it, though. And, there are some really memorable moments. The best of which is definitely when Kruger enters the real world at the pool party and tells the kids, "You are all my children now!". A truly classic moment.
BEST KILL: Friend gets impaled on door by Freddy's glove.
RATING: **


- The last group of the descendants of the parents who killed Freddy are being offed one by one at a psychiatric ward. Nancy returns to help them and destroy Freddy.
A return to form for the series, this is the best of all the sequels and one of the finest horror sequels, around. The tone is a perfect mix of the seriousness of the original and the jokieness that would take hold of the series from hear on in. The special effects are truly awesome. Including the beautiful effect that is Jennifer Rubin, who looks delicious as a punk babe. It was also great to see Nancy return. And, the whole concept of dream powers is pretty kick ass. Also kick ass is the Dokken title track played at the end of the film. A classic! This holds a special place in my heart because it was one of the first R-rated movies I saw in it's complete/ non-TV form.
BEST KILL: Kid gets turned into a puppet by Kruger with his veins as puppet strings. A personal favorite kill of mine!
RATING: ****

- Freddy comes back to kill the surviving characters from the last film, but Kristen (this time played by Tuesday Knight) gives her dream powers to the beautiful Alice (Lisa Wilcox). Freddy uses her to get to the other kids, though.
This one is totally over-the-top and would and mark the series officially turning towards a more campy villain. Freddy cracks lots of jokes, but Wilcox makes for a great heroine and the pace is fast. On top of that the FX work is excellent. A fun little ride.
BEST KILL: A hottie is turned into a roach. Awesome!!!!!
RATING: ***


- Freddy wants to possess Alice's baby. Alice must stop him.
This one suffers from some pacing problems, but again Wilcox makes for a yummy and great heroine. The FX work is still awesome, but I don't like the way Freddy looks in this. The kills range from the silly (the comic book kill is terrible) to the awesome (most of the other kills). In all, this one is pretty decent, but definitely a let down from the the two that preceded it. It should be noted that this movie was given an X-rating by the MPAA, and the R-rated DVD is cut.
BEST KILL: The beautiful Erica Anderson plays a girl who wants to be thin and is forced to eat her own guts. One of the goriest kills in the entire series.
RATING: **1/2

- The last of the Elm Street kids are dead. Now an amnesiac looks for Freddy's daughter to battle him, kill him, and end this forever. We learn more about his past and how he got his horrible powers.
The worst entry in the series this "ending" to it is pretty silly. The video game death is ridiculous and a series low point. The only way to watch this is in 3D, for the climax, otherwise it is crap.
BEST KILL: Freddy makes a dude's head blow up.
RATING (in 3D): **
in 2D: *1/2



- Taking place in the "real" world Freddy tries to leave the cinematic world and enter ours, as he terrorizes Heather Langenkamp (the actress not the character of Nancy). She seeks out Craven and Englund for help.
Imaginative entry in the series marks the return of Craven to the series. While, the movie is a solid entry in it; it hasn't aged as well as it should have. Still, this ranks as the third best in the series and one of Craven's best movies. Great acting by Langenkamp, a solid script, and good FX work help this one be something truly worth seeing.
BEST KILL: Babysitter gets dragged up the wall and slaughtered by Krueger.
RATING: ****

- Freddy uses Jason to escape from hell. They eventually meet and battle.
It took years for this one to be made, but it is fun enough to be worth the wait. Sure it's silly, but come on; what where you expecting? Hot babes, cool metal tunes, and lots of fucking gore. Works for me.
BEST KILL: Truth be told Freddy only has one kill, and it ain't the movie's best. But, this blog is about him and his movies, so... Anyways, his kill of a dude in the bathroom is pretty cool, nonetheless.
RATING: ***1/2




So, there you have it. Hope this brought back memories for you guys. I would love to hear your thoughts on the series. And, I also wanna know, are you gonna see the remake? What are your thoughts on it? Anyways, remember, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T FALL ASLEEP!


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Chiller Theatre April 17, 2010

Another Chiller has passed and another awesome time has been had! This time it was Alan, Matt, and I who went out to Jersey. This is actually the first time in years I have not stayed at the hotel, but we still had a great time.

Matt went up to Zacherly, as he grew up listening to him. Zacherly is a fucking legend! Alan then went up to David Hess. I had already met him, so the first person for me to meet would be Camille Keaton.

When I first saw I Spit on Your Grave, I was completely traumatized, and I told her this, when I met her. I also told her how great her acting is. She was very nice and down to earth, by the way. She also looked amazing! And, I hear she is in her 60s! God bless her. She has some great genes.

We saw Richard Chamberlain eating a salad. See celebs are just like us. They eat food, too! I saw this chick who prob should not be your babysitter.

After this we decided to get lunch, as some of the celebs we wanted to meet were out for lunch to.

After a good burger, the next celeb I met was the lovely Kristin Bauer who play Pam on True Blood. As I have said in the past, I am a huge fan of the show. It's one of my favs on TV, so I was very excited that someone from the show was at Chiller. Especially her, since Pam is a total babe and one of my fav characters on the show. She is actually even more gorgeous in person! I CANNOT wait for season three!!!!!!

I then went up to Sherilyn Fenn for a friend. I been a fan of hers since I was in high school. She's a very underrated actress, in my humble opinion. Also, she looked great in person!
The next person I went up to is the one I most wanted to meet, this time around: Kristanna Loken. Now, I have liked this babe since she was in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. But, I think it was her role in Bloodrayne that solidified my fandom in her. In fact, back on myspace (remember myspace?), she is listed as one of the people I would like to meet. I told that she is actually one of my fav actresses, which she is. Though, I must say I was awe struck by her. She is without a shadow of a doubt one of the hottest babes around!
That was a the last celeb I met. We got some dinner at a nice little diner and then it was back to Chiller for the party!

At the party I ran into my friend Jan, who had not seen in a long, long time. He was with a group of friends. Sky was joining in parting with the group of girls. Sky is such a freaking hottie!

But hey, Chiller's party always has the hottest, sexiest and most beautiful babes! There I met Elyse. She and her friend were really cool and fun to hang with. Actually, I think this might be one of the most fun Chiller parties I been to in a while. And, if you think about what I just fucking said that is saying a lot!!!!!

Well, of course this meant the music was kicking ass and it was! The Dead Elvi gave us another great performance. Kevin, who runs Chiller, told me that there were many surprises, and boy he was right!

Lite Ford performed with them! She sang "Kiss Me Deadly", of course. And, it kicked fucking ass! A dude won a guitar from Lita! He, then, actually got to sing "Close My Eyes Forever" doing the Ozzy parts with her! And, dear readers and friends, he totally kicked ass! It was a awesome performance!!!!

We had to break out a early, but nonetheless this was just another awesome time! And from what my friend Pat said Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart showed up later! Anyone got any pics of that?

As always all hail Chiller! And, here is to the next one!

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