I’m of two minds about the upcoming remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street. On the one hand, the original is a bonafide classic of 80s horror cinema and something that’s held up extremely well with age. However, the franchise really is due for a new makeover, and Freddy deserves a return to his scary boogeyman roots rather than his stand-up comic routines in some of the later sequels. With Freddy vs. Jason‘s much talked-about sequel not appearing any time soon, I don’t see why a reboot is necessarily a bad thing.
(see more, plus pictures from the remake after the jump)
Continue reading Thoughts on the new Freddy Krueger
Director: Jim Wynorski
Written by: Steve Mitchell & Jim Wynorski
Starring: Kelli Maroney, Tony O’Dell, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton, Nick Segal, John Terlesky, Suzee Slater, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Gerrit Graham, Mel Welles, Angus Scrimm
Taglines:“Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!”
“Chopping Mall – Where they slash their prices – and their customers!”
“Buy or Die”
“Half Off is just the beginning!”
“At Park Plaza Mall the security force isn’t just tight, it’s terrifying!”
“Shop till you drop – dead!” Continue reading Chopping Mall (1986) (a.k.a. Killbots)
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Written by: Michael A. Simpson, Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner
Starring: William Windom, David L. Lander, Bruce Mahler, Robert Sacchi, Clark Brandon, Jill Carroll, Michael McManus
Music by: James Oliverio
Taglines: “Welcome to the abusement park.”
“They stole the park and his job… He wants them both back!”
Continue reading Funland (1987)
Directed by: Steve Miner
Written by: Ron Kurz
Starring: Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker, Stuart Charno, Warrington Gillette, Walt Gorney, Marta Kober
Music by: Harry Manfredini
Special makeup effects by: Carl Fullerton
Taglines: “The body count continues…”
“Just when you thought it was safe to go back to camp…”
“The day you count on for terror is not over” Continue reading Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)
Directed & written by: Robert Hiltzik
Starring: Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet, Mike Kellin,Katherine Kamhi
Music by: Edward Bilous
Taglines: “…you won’t be coming home!”
“A nice place for summer vacation – a perfect place to die!”
“A Perfect Place to meet young girls, might just be the perfect place to die!”
Continue reading Sleepaway Camp (1983) (a.k.a. Nightmare Vacation)
