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A Nightmare on Elm Street, a review by Dragonfire

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A Nightmare on Elm Street From modern horror master Wes Craven ('Scream', 'Scream 2') comes a timeless shocker that remains the standard bearer for terror. Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm. Featuring Johnny Depp in his first starring role and mind-bending special effects, this horror classic gave birth to one of the most infamous undead villains in cinematic history...Freddy Krueger.

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This is the first time in a few years that I've watched this one.  It works well as a horror movie.  The movie does get violent at times and there is a lot of blood gushing in a few scenes.  Freddy works well as the killer.  There is something scary and disturbing about the idea that someone could get into your dreams and kill you.  There is decent suspense to what is going on at times.  The movie does have a decent plot, though a few things could have been handled a bit better.  Nancy and Glen are decent characters.  Something about Nancy's mother bothers me whenever I watch the movie.  I don't know exactly what it is, but something bugs me.  Many sequels have been made, as well as a reboot from a few years ago.  I have seen bits of some of the other movies.  I haven't decided if I am going to watch any more of them this year or not.

I do think this is a very good horror movie.  When the movie first came out, the idea of Freddy was pretty original...of course now, Freddy is known by just about everyone.



I did post a longer review on Epinions a few years ago.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

(From Marie's 2013 Halloween/Horror Marathon on October 15th, 2013)

Life as We Know It, a review by addicted2dvd

Life as We Know It (2010/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | Warner Home Video Director: Greg Berlanti Writing: Ian Deitchman (Writer), Kristin Rusk Robinson (Writer) Length: 115 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sexual Material, Language and Some Drug Content Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Stars:
Katherine Heigl as Holly Berenson
Josh Duhamel as Eric Messer
Josh Lucas as Sam
SophieAlex Clagett
Brynn Clagett

Plot:
Holly (Katherine Heigl) is an up and coming caterer and Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disasterous first date, all they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find common ground whle living under the same roof. Josh Lucas, Hayes MacArthur and Jean Smart costar in this tart and tender romantic comedy directed by Greg Berlanti (TV's Brothers & Sisters and Everwood).

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Deleted Scenes

I have seen this one a couple times before... but finally got my own copy of it. I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. I found the storyline to be entertaining... and thought everyone in it did a good job. I got this one mainly because I am a fan of Katherine Heigl, I really liked her in both Roswell and Grey's Anatomy. I got my copy on Blu-ray... and I must say I find it odd for a Blu-ray of such a recent film that there is so little when it comes to extras. This disc only has deleted scenes for an extra. Yes... I collect the discs for the film itself... but still that is a little aggravating. But this film is still worth the time you put in to watch it. If you never seen this one before I recommend checking it out.



(From Unwatched DVDs/Blu-rays on May 11th, 2014)

Smallville Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

9. ROGUE
The secret is out - perhaps. Clark performs a lifesaving act of superheroism, thinking there is no witnesses, but a nearby cop sees everything, and he has blackmail in mind.

My Thoughts:
This was another good episode... nothing that really stands out on it... but enjoyable.

10. SHIMMER
A servant is supposed to be invisible to their employers. But someone at Lex's mansion takes that axiom literally when he uses an invisibility potion to cloak himself during a manor-wide terror spree.

My Thoughts:
In my opinion only an ok episode. Has a couple decent moments but like the one before... nothing all that special about it.

11. HUG
His kryptonite-infused handshakeseals the deal! a manipulative, wheeler-dealer entreprenuer exerts a myseterious power over Smallville residents - and even convinces Clark's dad to sell the family farm.

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. an interesting situation... and the first time they use the forget angle when someone finds out that Clark isn't "normal".

12. LEECH
Lets see how the other half live. After a fluke lightning strike, Clark experiences the joys and pains of a normal human existance, and a classmate suddenly has the powers once weilded by Clark.

My Thoughts:
This one is a really good episode... I enjoyed it a lot... the storyline of how another could/would handle the powers Clark possesses is an interesting one.

(From Smallville Marathon on July 31st, 2007)