Well, let’s start off the first movie to review for the Halloween season. I’m just gonna pick up one at random and see what I get first. It can range from being a really good movie, to a really… REALLY horrible one. I just hope that I can do this all without burning out by the end of the month. So, let us take a look at our first movie. That being the very classic slasher film by horror movie legend, Wes Craven. That movie is none other than Scream… Nah, just kidding. It’s Nightmare on Elm Street.
Oh man, has it been such a long time. Nightmare on Elm Street follows the small town of Springwood, Ohio (Oh boy, a bit too close to home, huh), where teenagers do whatever you’d expect them to do in a slasher movie. Drink, screw, and then get their body parts torn to shreds by serial killers. However, this isn’t your average slasher film. No, this one is a classic for… more than several reasons. The reason is that the killer does not have a physical form. Rather, the killer is inside your dreams. When a person goes to sleep, the killer of the movie, Freddy, pops out and murders you, and boy do I love the idea behind the killer. And this killer has become so iconic, I could show you his face, and you’d immediately know who it is. In fact, let’s see
Yeah, you all know the face of Freddy Krueger. Freddy was once a simple man. A simple child murdering man, who was set free in his trial, despite killing several children. Obviously pissed, the parents decided to take it upon themselves to set Freddy on fire, killing him. But, due to having an evil heart… or something, some three demon ghosts bring him back from the grave to haunt the dreams of those in Springwood, and thus, the murders begin. Freddy is amazing. He looks pretty damn creepy to start off with, what with the burnt face and all, but he isn’t really that scary. But that’s what I love about him. He isn’t that scary. He does murder people, but he does it in some crazy and goofy ways that it makes me laugh at times, which is good. After all, Freddy is in a slasher movie. Slasher movies aren’t exactly the most intelligent of genres. Freddy is scary, but also silly and entertaining. Robert Englund did an amazing job as Freddy. The creators knew slasher movies were totally stupid and just said, “Screw it, it’s a movie. Why should we take it seriously”. A thing they TOTALLY fucked up in the 2010 remake… Oh, I’ll get to that movie soon. Don’t you worry. But anyway, let’s talk about the rest of the movie. The GOOD one.
So, all of the teens in town start dying in gruesome fashion, as Freddy slaughters them… With his iconic knife gloves. That and some really violent but creative uses of the world around them. Anyway, people don’t know how Freddy is killing them, and the police just piss off and do nothing, a thing the police do A LOT in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. You’d be surprised at how utterly useless they are in these films, it makes you wonder why they come up in the first place. Anyway, as more murders occur, the teens soon realize that Freddy is killing them as they sleep. Damn, if that isn’t a creepy thing. I’ve heard people say that Freddy did for sleep what Jaws did for the ocean… I kinda find that silly. I mean, unless your job is to go out into the ocean, like a fisherman or a marine biologist, you can choose not to go to the ocean. But, you HAVE to sleep at one point. You’re either going to die, or you’re gonna pass right out at any moment, and that’s what I find way scarier than Jaws. Jaws was a good movie, but I never personally found it scary, and it didn’t make water any scarier. Probably because Ohio beaches aren’t known for having sharks swarming them. Mostly lots of strange fish that suck on your toes (Don’t ask). Freddy on the other hand scared me so much when I was a dumb nine-year-old and didn’t make me want to sleep for weeks… I passed out immediately after going to bed when I was little. Had nightmares, but it never harmed me… Or maybe I was just lucky… Hmm.
Another thing I like about this movie are the special effects. Girls being dragged across the walls and ceiling, guys getting drug into their beds and a giant fountain of blood shoots out. That is some damn good work on the creators part. Everything that could look good, does look good. Even the make up for Freddy looks incredible. It really captures the tone of the movie really well. Are some of these creative deaths as good as they could be in later films… not really. Later films gave us such classic scenes like Freddy using a TV to kill someone, or using the veins in a person’s body as puppet strings. Their terrifying, but damn, they're so good. But, this was the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie, and the idea of someone killing people in their dreams was a knew idea for the writers, so I guess I can’t fault them for that. They did the best they could for a first movie, but damn if it didn’t turn out to be a great movie.
All in all, I really love this movie. The idea was great, the effects were great, Freddy was great, it’s just great. It may not have been my first slasher film (That being Friday the 13th), but it’s definitely one of my favorites. And a lot of people’s favorites (As well as a certain Canadian friend of mine who you all may know). The film was successful enough to get a few sequels. Some good. Most….. Not as grand. And even a… really shitty remake. But other than that, Nightmare on Elm street is so popular, Freddy has appeared in so much shows, games, and movies as cameos or references for how popular he was. He’s had references in shows like The Simpsons and Rick and Morty. An NES game of the same name. Appears as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat alongside Kratos from God of War. He’s even had a crossover with Jason from Friday the 13th. Nightmare on Elm Street was and still is one of the most well known slasher films ever… And I can see why. Take care
Next on the Corner of Horror October Movie Marathon: Clowns with a taste for human
Oh man, has it been such a long time. Nightmare on Elm Street follows the small town of Springwood, Ohio (Oh boy, a bit too close to home, huh), where teenagers do whatever you’d expect them to do in a slasher movie. Drink, screw, and then get their body parts torn to shreds by serial killers. However, this isn’t your average slasher film. No, this one is a classic for… more than several reasons. The reason is that the killer does not have a physical form. Rather, the killer is inside your dreams. When a person goes to sleep, the killer of the movie, Freddy, pops out and murders you, and boy do I love the idea behind the killer. And this killer has become so iconic, I could show you his face, and you’d immediately know who it is. In fact, let’s see
Yeah, you all know the face of Freddy Krueger. Freddy was once a simple man. A simple child murdering man, who was set free in his trial, despite killing several children. Obviously pissed, the parents decided to take it upon themselves to set Freddy on fire, killing him. But, due to having an evil heart… or something, some three demon ghosts bring him back from the grave to haunt the dreams of those in Springwood, and thus, the murders begin. Freddy is amazing. He looks pretty damn creepy to start off with, what with the burnt face and all, but he isn’t really that scary. But that’s what I love about him. He isn’t that scary. He does murder people, but he does it in some crazy and goofy ways that it makes me laugh at times, which is good. After all, Freddy is in a slasher movie. Slasher movies aren’t exactly the most intelligent of genres. Freddy is scary, but also silly and entertaining. Robert Englund did an amazing job as Freddy. The creators knew slasher movies were totally stupid and just said, “Screw it, it’s a movie. Why should we take it seriously”. A thing they TOTALLY fucked up in the 2010 remake… Oh, I’ll get to that movie soon. Don’t you worry. But anyway, let’s talk about the rest of the movie. The GOOD one.
So, all of the teens in town start dying in gruesome fashion, as Freddy slaughters them… With his iconic knife gloves. That and some really violent but creative uses of the world around them. Anyway, people don’t know how Freddy is killing them, and the police just piss off and do nothing, a thing the police do A LOT in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. You’d be surprised at how utterly useless they are in these films, it makes you wonder why they come up in the first place. Anyway, as more murders occur, the teens soon realize that Freddy is killing them as they sleep. Damn, if that isn’t a creepy thing. I’ve heard people say that Freddy did for sleep what Jaws did for the ocean… I kinda find that silly. I mean, unless your job is to go out into the ocean, like a fisherman or a marine biologist, you can choose not to go to the ocean. But, you HAVE to sleep at one point. You’re either going to die, or you’re gonna pass right out at any moment, and that’s what I find way scarier than Jaws. Jaws was a good movie, but I never personally found it scary, and it didn’t make water any scarier. Probably because Ohio beaches aren’t known for having sharks swarming them. Mostly lots of strange fish that suck on your toes (Don’t ask). Freddy on the other hand scared me so much when I was a dumb nine-year-old and didn’t make me want to sleep for weeks… I passed out immediately after going to bed when I was little. Had nightmares, but it never harmed me… Or maybe I was just lucky… Hmm.
Another thing I like about this movie are the special effects. Girls being dragged across the walls and ceiling, guys getting drug into their beds and a giant fountain of blood shoots out. That is some damn good work on the creators part. Everything that could look good, does look good. Even the make up for Freddy looks incredible. It really captures the tone of the movie really well. Are some of these creative deaths as good as they could be in later films… not really. Later films gave us such classic scenes like Freddy using a TV to kill someone, or using the veins in a person’s body as puppet strings. Their terrifying, but damn, they're so good. But, this was the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie, and the idea of someone killing people in their dreams was a knew idea for the writers, so I guess I can’t fault them for that. They did the best they could for a first movie, but damn if it didn’t turn out to be a great movie.
All in all, I really love this movie. The idea was great, the effects were great, Freddy was great, it’s just great. It may not have been my first slasher film (That being Friday the 13th), but it’s definitely one of my favorites. And a lot of people’s favorites (As well as a certain Canadian friend of mine who you all may know). The film was successful enough to get a few sequels. Some good. Most….. Not as grand. And even a… really shitty remake. But other than that, Nightmare on Elm street is so popular, Freddy has appeared in so much shows, games, and movies as cameos or references for how popular he was. He’s had references in shows like The Simpsons and Rick and Morty. An NES game of the same name. Appears as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat alongside Kratos from God of War. He’s even had a crossover with Jason from Friday the 13th. Nightmare on Elm Street was and still is one of the most well known slasher films ever… And I can see why. Take care
Next on the Corner of Horror October Movie Marathon: Clowns with a taste for human
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L: Should I add one sugar cube, or two…. oh, fuck it. I’ll use all of it
Narrator: We’ve got more action
Security Guard: Hey, a bus… The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round-
(Bus crashes into a building)
Narrator: And we got a motherfucking AFRO
Aizawa: ……. I don’t even know how to respond to that?
Narrator: Watch as Light eats all your fucking potato chips! Don’t miss it, or you’re ass is going down in the Death Note. Watch Light eat your fucking mother
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Narrator: Oh, shit. Wrong show… Uh… Here’s Matsuda
Matsuda: Hey, I’m Ma-
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