In 1984, Wes Craven introduced the world to Freddy Krueger, and horror movies were never quite the same again. In 1985, " A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge " came out, pushing Krueger into the realm of household word and horror icon. Five years after Nancy Thompson fought Freddy Krueger, Jesse Walsh has moved into her old house.  Soon, Jesse starts to experience bad dreams that become reality.  As people start to die, Jesse finds himself fighting Krueger for his very soul. .. While I did enjoy this movie, I found it fell short of the first one.  The premise of an entity possessing someone to kill is interesting, but I felt it didn't really fit in with Freddy's personality.  He wouldn't use someone else to kill in the "real world", since he could do so in their dreams.  Not only that, he strikes me as having a huge enough ego that he wouldn't want the puppet getting the credit for the kill.  Not only that, his being able to ma...

If you've seen " Freddy vs Jason " (2003), then you know what happens when you mix two famous horror franchises together.  What would happen if you added a THIRD...? An undead horror has returned to the forests of Crystal Lake seeking an evil book at the behest of a nightmarish figure intent on reshaping the world to his warped dreamscape.  The only thing standing between these two monsters and genocidal slaughter is The Chosen One, a chainsaw... and a boomstick. .. " Freddy vs Jason vs Ash " was quite enjoyable- though a fair bit more serious in tone than you'd expect from a book featuring Ash Williams of " Evil Dead " fame.  There's humour to be sure- but it's mostly delivered in the form of quips by Ash and Freddy, rather than the slapstick that common to Ash's stories.  In general, the blending of the more seriousness of the " Nightmare on Elm Street " and " Friday the 13th " franchises is blended nicely wi...

I felt that it wouldn't have been a proper " Terrorpolooza 2012 " if I didn't watch a classic 1980's horror movie- which is why I pulled up " A Nightmare on Elm Street "... Teenagers in a small American town are starting to dream of a disfigured man with a clawed glove.  When her friends start to die from their dreams, Nancy decides it's up to her to confront the supernatural killer and end his nightmarish reign of terror... I'm pretty sure you, the reader, can figure out where I'm going to go with this particular review. Yep- you guessed it.  I really enjoy this movie. The premise is simple, but terrifying, since you're at your most vulnerable when sleeping, and we've all had those dreams that are just "too real" for comfort.  The story is well paced, with a great mixture of suspense, and plain old in your face scares.  No event is trivial, and the flow is smooth.  Just a masterpiece of writing. The characters ...