Scout Taylor-Compton & Rooney Mara: Two Great Scream Queens That Admirably Filled Some Big Shoes!

Jamie Lee Curtis & Heather Langenkamp are tough acts to follow, but Scout Taylor Compton & Rooney Mara definitely did a great job filling those shoes they left behind! 

For those of you who haven't seen the movies for which I am talking about, I am talking about the remakes to, Halloween (1978) and, A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)... And for those of you who have seen these movies... As for Rooney Mara and her role in, A Nightmare On Elm Street... I will get in to that in a minute... 

Now before I go on, let me say this, Jamie Lee Curtis (The Fog) & Heather Langenkamp (Shocker) are two actresses that did totally amazing jobs in the roles that they played... I mean Heather Langenkamp's girl next door who ends having to fight against an entity that only appears to exist in dreams... And Jamie Lee Curtis's role from regular high school student to having to fight against a brutal and sadistic killer who has targeted her and is killing off her friends is sheer brilliance, (Jamie Lee Curtis played, 'Laurie Strode' in the original, 'Halloween' and Heather Langenkamp played, 'Nancy Thompson' in the original, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'...)

Jamie Lee Curtis as, 'Laurie Strode' in one of the most famous scene in horror movie history! 

 With that said though, I will say this, Scout Taylor-Compton (who plays, 'Laurie Strode' in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake series,) delivered a truly inspiring job taking over the role... 

Now Taylor-Compton's, 'Laurie Strode' is different from Jamie Lee Curtis's, 'Laurie Strode' in a lot of ways (a great example is, Scout Taylor-Compton's more, 'sarcastic' Laurie Strode as opposed to Jamie Lee Curtis's more, 'girl next door' type of Laurie Strode... Both are good,  but one of the reasons that Scout Taylor-Compton's Laurie Strode is so good is the differences between the two...) 

She may not be, 'The Girl Next Door', but this Laurie Strode definitely has some chops!

Another reason why she did so good taking over the role, is the fact that she really made the role her own, and her progression from sarcastic teenage girl, to traumatized teen (as seen in part 2), is just sheer brilliance... And a little scary, due to the fact that you could almost see that as how she would descend in to total madness if Ms. Taylor-Compton was really going through it! 

And now on to Rooney Mara... Before I continue... A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) was not a great movie... But Rooney Mara for me was one of those few shining lights in the movie that really helped make sure that the movie did not totally suck! 

And what I mean by this is the fact that Rooney Mara (who took over the role of: 'Nancy' from Heather Langenkamp,) really did this role justice, by really only emulating Ms. Langenkamp's strength that she gave, 'Nancy' in the original movie... 

Rooney Mara in a modern version of one of the most famous scenes in, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'! 

Other then that... She really made the role her own, and really just brought this character to life in a new and different, and exciting way! 

For more information on these movies and the differences between the original actresses, and the people that filled in the roles that the original actresses made legendary, and did a pretty damn good job doing so... Please see these trailers for: Halloween (1978) & A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), as well as: Halloween (2007)  & A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)! 

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Friday Night Double Feature: A Nightmare On Elm Street/A Nightmare On Elm Street

If you are a horror fan, then you mostly likely have seen both the remake and the original version of horror movies, and if you are like me, then most of the time you will see why as a remake of the movie just doesn't quite hold up to it's legendary predecessor...

Well if you are also like me, then some times you like to watch the original and the remake back-to-back, and then afterward compare both in your mind, as both a remake to the original, and if you are lucky enough to find a lesser objectionable remake, to see how that movie could actually be good as it's own original movie!

So I thought that I would do for this week's double feature: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)!

It's A Krueger double feature! 

For more information, please enjoy this trailer for: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984):

Also, please enjoy this trailer for: A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010):

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Musicians Doing Movies

Elvis Presley... Not exactly some one who did horror, but the King Of Rock did a have a pretty solid movie career!

I don't know about you guys... But for me, the movies that I have seen in which a famous Musician has made the transfer in to doing movies as well are actually pretty good!

Now I can't say that about all of them, because well, I haven't seen all of them, but the ones that I have seen, well I have to say that they pretty well rock! Now I am not necessarily talking about musicals, although those are pretty good as well.

Now why is it that they seem to do pretty good? Well I am going to say that there are a few reasons for this:

1. Obviously at least some of the movies that these musicians have been in tended to involve music in some way...

2. Well besides what was mentioned above, I also think it is because these guys are already in the public spotlight, and so they almost always seem to project a certain kind of veneer when the paparazzi are snapping photos. I think that, that false veneer generally tends to lend itself to helping musicians play believable roles.

Musician/Actor, 'Justin Timberlake' with fellow, 'Social Network' cast mates, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield!

Ultimately though, I think that the reason this seems to work so well is the fact that it seems like, (well to me anyway,) that at least to some extent that most of the mediums (i,e... Writing, Making Movies, Or Making Music,) generally have a certain element of creating something out of nothing, and well I think that the artist can use this pretty well to help them, no matter if they are writing, or making music, or making movies...

A great example of this from the world of music, is when Alice Cooper played, 'Freddy's Dad' in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)... Now this guy does a great job of making some truly scary music, but when he played Freddy's dad... Forget about it! The guy scared me the first time I saw the movie!

Now there are a bunch of Musicians that do have a resume of films under the belt... Not all of them are Horror, or Science Fiction movies, but I thought that you guys would be interested to know that some of the more scary musicians from the world of, 'Hard Rock' and, ' Heavy Metal' have made their way in to scaring the hell out of people on the big screen!

Mega Box Office Hit Movies That Don't Do Well When Converted To TV

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a weird trend in Hollywood in which movies that do extremely well in the Theater, and do even better when they make it to Blu-Ray or DVD, and I would go on to say make it in to American Pop Culture as icons... And in some cases I would go on to say have some element of being iconic of America... Yet these movies that for some reason seem to almost one for one always seem to tank when they are converted to TV shows?

The Terminator is one of the most famous science fiction movies of all time, yet died with out so much as a whimper as a, 'TV Show', Go figure...

Why is that? I mean there are some movies like, The Terminator (1984) that with that movie as well as it's numerous sequels have been entertaining audiences for decades! So why when this movie was turned in to a TV series with some actors and actresses that are and were big names when the TV show was still on the air, such talent as, Lena Headley (Game Of Thrones), Summer Glau (Firefly) & Garrett Dillahunt (Looper), and yet this show tanked?

Well I have to be honest with you guys and say that I actually have no idea as to why that show tanked... I haven't seen it, but that is just one example that I was trying to give to you guys...

Another one being: Freddy's Nightmares (1988 - 1990):

Freddy's Nightmares... Based an a historically significant horror movie series... Bombed as a TV series... Go Figure...

This show, which was a weekly anthology horror series, and which was based on the, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' series, had a pool of amazingly talented horror movie stars to choose from (Not to mention the fact that Robert Englund brought his role of, 'Freddy Krueger' to the small screen as the host of the series.) It also had some fun special effects, that may not have been quite up to horror movie standards for the time, but it  truly was not bad... And lastly, the stories for each segment were truly top drawer!

And the last thing that I wanted to say was the fact that this franchise was at the height of it's fame in the 1980s... So why did it tank?

Well I can't say for certain, I have been kind of unsuccessful  in trying to find out why this show went off the air when it did... If I had to say though, I would say that it is the, 'Nielsen Ratings' that did... I mean after all they are pretty well known for killing off most of the TV shows that are good, and leaving us with the scraps!

Either way folks, if you haven't had chance to check these shows out, you might give them a try... I can't vouch for the, 'Terminator' TV series, but I can say that, 'Freddy's Nightmares' is an awesome show, and is one of those that ultimately was cut down in it's prime!

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) - Movie Review

Official Score = 1 1/2 Devils

Besides the Aliens franchise, one of the earliest horror movies that I can ever remember watching is, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)…

I remember at the time that this movie which had a young Patricia Arquette (True Romance) in it, both scared the hell out of me, and also entertained me as well, part of the reason for this obviously was Freddy Krueger (whom at that time was still being played by Robert Englund).

Now at this time Freddy Kruger was really coming in to his own as a trickster who stalked his upcoming victims in their dreams before he killed them! I also found that I liked the dynamic (and the differences) of the team that would work to defeat Freddy as well (including, a jerk, a geek, a loner strong man, a tough girl, a true believer, and the sceptic… to name a few).

Unfortunately this dynamic would begin to fade in the, ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ series as the sequels went on, but at this time it was still strong, and in some cases this particular film would help to create an interest in the series as a whole, and is part and parcel the reason why I was glad to see the remake to the classic original series recently!

As a stand alone it is pretty good, as a remake... meh...

Written by: Wesley Strick (Cape Fear), Eric Heisserer (The Thing) and Directed by: Samuel Bayer (Green Day: Bullet In A Bible). Starring: Rooney Mara (The Social Network), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Kyle Gallner (Red State), Katie Cassidy (Kill For Me), Thomas Dekker (The Good Lie) and Clancy Brown (Starship Troopers).

This movie is a re-imagining of the story that we have all grown up to enjoy and get frightened at, you see, a whole bunch of teenagers who become friends at their local High School, start one by one getting terrorized in their dreams by a hideous man in a striped sweater and hat, who is also wearing a glove, that calls himself, ‘Freddy’ (Jackie Early Haley)…

And as these friends start to die off one by one, it will be up to these kids to discover what is going on, and in the process discover a secret that binds these kids together before they thought they had ever met!

Freddy Krueger is about to destroy his first set of kids!

Now all in all, in reviews that I have read and people that I have talked to who have seen this movie, all and all, one for one, each one of them have had very negative comments to make about this movie… And I have to admit that I think that characterization of this movie is kind of fair, but mostly biased…

The truth is, is that this movie is not a horrible movie as a stand alone film… (what I mean by stand alone film, is that if this movie was not a remake, it would not have been that bad.) Of course in the end though, this movie is very paint by numbers and does not have all that much originality to it… Which as a stand alone is kind of bland, but as long as it is a good paint by numbers (like this one is), it is palatable… But as a remake of a classic horror franchise, just straight up sucks!

In the end, this movie is not a horrible, but it could have been better, and if you are looking to watch this movie for the sake of watching it and not expecting some huge fanfare… Then you might enjoy it, otherwise I would not recommend checking this one out.

The Prequel... It's Importance In Movies

Don't get me wrong I mean the original series of movies are always fantastic, and even after decades and (well this is true in horror movies...) But after the first one starts to loose it's relevance to the overall series... But the truth is, is there is an element of both Science Fiction and Horror movies that are great that uptil recently seems to have been ignored in favor of a remake... That is the Prequel!

Now you might be wondering why the prequel is so important... Well in the case of horror movies, the prequel kind of it seems takes the place of remakes real nicely... And well let's be honest, a lot of people would say that horror movie remakes for the most part pretty well suck... Well I would agree with them that there is an inordinate amount of crap out there, but where as not all remakes have the capacity to stand on their own, a lot of prequels (as long as they are done right,) tend to be able to stand on their own!

A great example of this I have recently discovered is, Prometheus (2012)!

Prometheus... A great prequel to an amazing movie series!

Now I will be honest with you guys and say that, Prometheus is not as good as the original Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) vehicle, (The truth is, is they just don't make movies at that caliber anymore...) Never the less, this movie is an absolutely fun time, and helps bring in to focus certain plot hole elements that have periodically surfaced through out the run of the first four movies.

Now let me ask you guys this, if Ridley Scott had decided to remake his classic original movie instead of turning the movie in to an awesome prequel, would, Prometheus have been as good as it turned out to be?

The answer is most definitive no! I can't predict the future, but the truth is, is that there is no actress or actor on the planet right now that could have brought to the character of, 'Ellen Ripley', that Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters), brought to the world (I am not saying this because I am a fan of her work... I am saying this for the same reason that Jackie Earle-Haley just couldn't bring to, 'Freddy Krueger' what Robert Englund (Urban Legends) did!)

Jackie Earle Haley may be a great actor... But when it comes to, 'Freddy Krueger'... Robert Englund will always be the master!

Before I continue on, let me explain what I mean...

If you are a fan of the, 'Nightmare movies' then you have seen all of the original series in which, 'Robert Englund' dominated the role of, 'Freddy Krueger'! A few years ago, instead of doing another sequel, it was decided to do a remake of the first movie, and to bring in, Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) to replace Robert Englund as, 'Freddy Krueger'!

Ultimately that decision proved to be a pretty awful one, considering the fact that the movie was a box office flop, and there not only has not been another Nightmare movie that has come out, but it looks like there is not going to be another to come out any time in the near future!

Ultimately I guess what I am trying to say is this... Prequels in the whole (as long as they are done right), keep to the continuity of the original story line real nicely, and even if they end up loosing the main talent for that movie, over all, story wise it should be a fun experience!

Robert Englund Discusses Freddy Krueger's Voice

As Freddy Krueger, actor Robert Englund (Zombie Mutation) has created a character that even by today (It appears that he has retired his participation in the role,) is still one of the most famous horror movie villains of all time...

The reason that I mention this is that one of the  signature attributes to his, 'Freddy Krueger', is his signature laugh! We here recently discovered an interview that Robert Englund did in which he discusses the signature laugh!

http://youtu.be/QbUg-HH3RpI

A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)... I would say that as far as icons go, that Freddy Krueger is as influential, as say, 'Tom Sawyer' in the 19th century and the, 'Three Muketeers' in the 17th century...

I know that may sound odd... But it is true, I mean he is one of the figures that came out in the 20th century that in a lot of ways is extremely recognizable for the latter half of the 20th  century... As a matter of fact, at one point this character was so popular that it was acceptable to have their children wear costumes that were created based on that character!

I hate to say it though, but where as, A Nightmare Elm Street (1984) was truly fantastic, A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), while being good, just wasn't as good!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="214"] A classic![/caption]

Written by: David  Chaskin (The Curse) & Directed by: Jack Sholder (Alone In The Dark). Starring: Robert Englund (Night Of The Sinner). Mark Patton (Ana To The Infinite Power), Robert Rusler (Weird Science), Clu Gulager (The Return Of The Living Dead), Kim Myers (Hellraiser: Bloodlines), Hope Lange (Death Wish), Marshall Bell (Starship Troopers) & based on the characters created by: Wes Craven (Scream 4).

This first sequel tells the story of how about 5 years after the events of the first movie, Nancy Thompson's house has finally been sold to a nice family... In this family is the father, 'Ken Walsh' (Clu Gulager), the mother, 'Cheryl Walsh' (Hope Lange), Angela Walsh (Christie Clarke) & there son, 'Jesse Walsh' (Mark Patton).

Now Jesse is just starting to fit in, he has made friends with, 'Ron Grady' (Robert Rusler), and is about to hook up with Lisa Webber (Kim Myers)... The problem is, is that there is an old house guest that is about to rejoin the party and has Jesse do some things that he may not really want to do!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="524"] Jesse Walsh & Freddy Krueger when they first meet each other![/caption]

And in the end, it will take the love of a good woman to stop Freddy this time, before he can make Jesse kill to many people!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Lisa is saving Jesse by making out with Freddy...[/caption]

In the end, this movie does have it's moment, I mean the chemistry between Mark Patton and Kim Myers was really awesome... There is also a scene at a party that is a lot of fun as well!

The main problem that I had with this movie is that the level of homosexual references is just a little to much...

Despite all else though, this movie may not be as good as the first one, but it is a fun one!

http://youtu.be/yv4AFuOY9y4

A Major Contribution To Horror And Science Fiction Movies: The Soundtrack

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] James Horner composing music for a soundtrack to a movie.[/caption]

You know I will be honest with you and say that one of the biggest contributions that the music industry has given to the world of film, rather it be on the big screen or on the small screen is the, 'Soundtrack'!

You might be asking yourself though... Well what about, 'Musicals'? Well the truth is, is that there are some great musicals out there, I am going to have to say though that Soundtracks really take the cake when it comes to the more important of contributions... There are a couple of reasons for this:

1. Universally, rather it be on the big screen or on the small screen Soundtracks compliment the movies or TV series that they are supposed to go to pretty nicely!

2. Now this is just my opinion, but almost every musical TV episode, or music based TV show that I have ever scene has always and so far from what I can tell, will always universally suck!

And this is pretty universally true for the horror & science fiction genre as well!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Believe it or not, a truly fun soundtrack![/caption]

What I mean by this is that rather it be on the small screen or on the big screen, Soundtracks tend to play an extremely important role in the production they are connected to. A couple of great examples of this:

A: Psycho (1960): Universally, the arrangement that music composer, 'Bernard Hermann' put together for this classic horror/thriller by: Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo) was so well made that in a lot of respects, I think with out this maestro's work, this movie would never have become the insane cultural icon that it is today!

B: Star Trek... I know, I know, I do tend to use this example an awful lot, but it is true! I mean no matter who the composer or musicians are, who are associated with the latest movie or TV series, generally speaking truly help make the movie the historic epic that we all see on the big screen!

Now those are a couple of great examples of some soundtracks that have totally helped make these Horror or Science Fiction movies the true masterpieces that they were when they first came out, and the cultural icons they are today!

And there is another side of soundtracks that I thought that I would mention here that are really important... That is the talent they bring in to work on these movies!

Rather they be composers like, 'John Williams' (Jaws), or heavy metal super stars like, 'Rob Zombie' (Halloween), producers generally bring in some truly amazing talent! A couple of examples are as follows:

John Williams' score from, Star Wars - Episode 3: A New Hope (1977):

http://youtu.be/2Mo0dSHFGPg

Rob Zombie's 'House Of 1,000 Corpses' from the movie he directed with the same title:

http://youtu.be/WT_f2UFNj3U

Charles Bernstein's famous score from, A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984):

http://youtu.be/tn_DjzN8410

Freddy Vs. Freddy: Who's Better?

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="470"] 'Freddy Krueger' (Robert Englund)... As he is chasing after, 'Nancy Thompson' (Heather Langenkamp) in 1984's, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'![/caption]

Now I have been watching horror movies since I was in the early single digits (about as far back as I can remember, I saw, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)... to understand (I was about 5 years old when I saw this movie, and I have been told stories of seeing horror movies even younger!)

So with that in mind I have been a horror fan for literally almost my entire life, and one of those movies that I have remembered all these years and have seen periodically is the one I mentioned above... It had great special effects, a great story, and an awesome cast... And speaking of cast...

I kind of grew up watching, A Nightmare On Elm Street movies, and one for one, Robert Englund (Urban Legends), has done a great job playing the amazingly creepy, 'Freddy Krueger'...

Now for those of you who don't know who Freddy Krueger is, the character was the, 'Son Of 100 Maniacs' and ended up being the killer through out the, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' series, as an almost demonic trickster who seemed to really enjoy getting revenge on the parents on Elm Street who killed him by killing their kids!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Robert Englund with his alter ego... Robert Englund helped make, 'Freddy Krueger' the man he is today![/caption]

Well Robert Englund did a great job playing this trickster in such a way that for some would be truly scary, but for others would just be pretty awesome (I mean with his glove he is a pretty awesome villain).

Well with that said, a few years ago, and with the seeming un-ending rush of remakes and reboots, New Line decided to remake the first, A Nightmare On Elm Street movie...

Of course this movie was universally condemned and seems to have condemned the series to obscurity, what with since it's fall in the theaters in 2010, a sequel hasn't surfaced and doesn't appear to be doing so any time in the near future...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Jackie Earle Haley would take over for Robert Englund in, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' (2010)![/caption]

With that in mind though, I will admit that even though I can definitely see how this movie could be considered to be, 'bad', I didn't think this movie was all that great either, but I was glad to have been able to have said that I have seen this movie!

I thought that with a continuing series of which character is better from the original or the remake, I thought that I would pose this question, Freddy Vs. Freddy, Who's Better?

Now for Robert Englund his pros and cons as Freddy Krueger are as follows:

1. In the first movie he was a truly demonic entity that was terrorizing teenagers on Elm Street for a truly mysterious reason and it appeared that he was an unstoppable killing machine and there was no way these teens were going to survive!

2. He perfected the glove with knives attached to it, and made it cool!

3. He also managed (in my opinion really up to part 5... but that was more the fault I think of the writers then him), to have this sort of awesome demonic presence that was more of a job that he really enjoyed.

4. Also in all honesty his burn scars were cooler then in the remake!

5. I thought that I would mention the laugh. Robert Englund's version of the laugh is so megalomaniacally cool, that it is just unforgettable!

6. The chemistry to some extent between Freddy & Nancy from the original movie series vs the Freddy & Nancy from the remake seemed more real to me.

7. Lastly, he made Freddy what he is, in the hearts and minds of people all over the world!

Cons:

1. At the beginning of the series, Freddy is getting his revenge on the Elm Street families to make right his murder, vs the eventual methodical job like way that he killed children just for the sake of killing them.

2. I also preferred the more shriveled up burnt demon like Freddy, more then the refined burn victim he would become in successive movies!

Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy: Pros & Cons.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Jackie Earle Haily as, 'Freddy Krueger' in, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' (2010)![/caption]

Pros:

1. Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy in this movie more like how Robert Englund did it in part 1 of the original series, but instead of being more methodical and demonic, it was more like a psycho path that some how became super natural.

2. I also felt that Jackie Earle Haley brought to the character what had been lost over the years in what Freddy was originally intended to be... I mean over the successive sequels Freddy remained scary, but as the sequels got more campy... I felt that Freddy only seemed to scare like 4 year old girls... In this case I felt like Jackie Earle Haley brought the respectably creepy killer back to the world that was written out of the character slowly over the years!

Cons:

1. I know Jackie Earle Haley was trying to make Freddy more it's own character, the signature moves that have been a staple of the character for decades he either didn't do or didn't do right!
2. Also the character looked just off enough to make it almost seemed like he wasn't a burn victim, but some one with some light scarring!

In the end, I liked both actors playing this character, but I have to admit that my favorite though was Robert Englund... The first and still the best!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Robert Englund... Still the best Freddy Krueger out there![/caption]

For more information on the original and remake Freddy Krueger's please enjoy these trailer for, A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), and, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)!

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984):

http://youtu.be/jdb_HSvf2Zk

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010):

http://youtu.be/polKMrfyK-A

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_415" align="alignright" width="300"] Official Score = 4 Devils[/caption]

A Nightmare On Elm Street.... Now this one I've loved literally since I was able to talk! You see, when I was young my Dad was a huge fan of horror movies, and one of the earliest horror movies (movies in general) that I can remember seeing is this one, (As a matter of fact the earliest movie I can remember seeing in general was, A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Warriors).

And so it is with great pride that I am able to review, A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)!

Written and Directed by: Wes Craven (Scream). Starring: Heather Langenkamp (Shocker), Johnny Depp (Secret Window), Amanda Wyss (Dexter), Jsu Garcia (Candyman: Day Of The Dead), Robert Englund (Dee Snider: Strangeland), John Saxon (Blood Beach), and Ronee Blakley (The Driver).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Freddy near the beginning of his nightmarish career![/caption]

This legendary horror movie starts off the legend of, 'Freddy Krueger'...

You see, when Freddy Krueger was alive, he used to terrorize families in the town of Springwood by killing their children... Of course that is until he gets caught!

Now the problem is that after he is arrested by the Police, he ends up being released on a technicality! This ends up enraging some of the parents in Springwood. So the parents end up chasing Kruger down and torching him in the building that he used to kill children in!

Now the parents of Springwood can rest easy... Or so they think!

You see Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp), and her friends, Glen Lentz (Depp), Tina Gray (Wyss), Rod Lane (Garcia), are all being terrorized by horrible nightmares...

That would be cool if that's all that it was but, when the kids start dropping like flies when they are in bed... the question becomes, 'Is the curse of Freddy Krueger back to haunt the people of Springwood'?

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="449"] Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) in confronting Freddy (Robert Englund)![/caption]

This movie set the path for a lot of horror movie legends out there. A couple of examples of this of course being the work that Wes Craven has done for Dimension. Robert Englund's long time work in the horror genre, as well as to put New Line Cinema on the map in a major and long term way in the horror field, what with eventually picking up the rights to the Friday The 13th franchise from Paramount, as well as all of the other horror movies that they have produced since A Nightmare On Elm Street came out!

Now this movie would go on to produce six individual sequels, a remake, and the only crossover to date, in horror movie history when Freddy Krueger battled Jason Voorhees in Freddy Vs. Jason (2003).

For all of you new horror movie fans out there, this one would be a good one to introduce yourself to horror with! And for the rest of you guys, this one is a fun one to get back to as well!

http://youtu.be/jdb_HSvf2Zk