Seeing this thread got me motivated so I popped in the first Nightmare on Elm Street last night. The first thing I noticed was how nice the movie looked. I think my blu-ray player upscaled my DVD. It was a lot brighter than I remember. The colors were more vibrant (I think this is the first time I really noticed Heather Langenkamp's eyes. They're a very pretty shade of blue), the lines were more crisp, and Freddy was a lot gooier than I remember. And even though I've seen it so many times before, there are still a few more instances where that movie can still make me jump.
I really love this movie and I think one of the main reasons (other than Robert Englund is awesome) is that the main female character doesn't totally piss me off. In most slasher movies the girls just sort of run around screaming and tipping over themselves (Or because they were wearing heals in the woods. Smart ladies.). But instead of running and screaming, Nancy pretty much tells Kruger to f*!^ off and wakes herself up (Though why she followed him down there still puzzles me. Would you follow the image of your dead friend being dragged down the hall in a body bag by disembodied hands? What the hell, Nancy?). And even then she doesn't get scared so much as she gets pissed. By the end of the movie she's educated herself, bobby-trapped the house, and goes looking for
him. Too bad adults are useless so all her hard work is in vain
I also caught
Cat People on TCM last night. That one had some pretty creepy moments. I think my favorite was probably the pool scene. They showed you just enough to creep you out
Tonight it's on to Nightmare on Elm Street #2: Freddy's Revenge.....I'm sorta not looking forward to it
KillerJuan77 wrote:Michi wrote:Great movie. Just watched it not to long ago when I found the VHS at a thrift store. Fun Fact: My 7th Grade Biology teacher gave us a synopsis of the book one day in class and told us he knew/worked with the guy who wrote the book.
Was the guy a zombie?
Seriously though, that's awesome, I'd love to know more about what made him research something like that.
I've no idea. If he mentioned what the hell they were working on together, it's been to long and I've forgotten. I just clearly remembering him talk about the book and movie. It was one of the more interesting stories he told us. That and how he got the tip of his finger bitten off by a piranha while giving tours in the rain-forest. Apparently, they can dislocate their jaws and he sorta forgot. But that was okay because now the skin is so thick on that finger that he doesn't need a pick to play his guitar
. Unfortunately the Jodo box set doesn't include Santa Sange - though I do have a copy of it on my hard drive that I may watch. I also want to finish up watching the coffin joe films, which I started a few years ago and then stopped for some reason...
Those are pretty classy as well.
