After years of speculation,script, director and actor changes, huge
hype and a big publicity push we finally get to see pizza face and maggot
head slug it out on the big screen.
The teens of Elm Street haven’t dreamt about Freddy Krueger for four years
as unknown to them their parents have been feeding them Hypnocil to
supress the nightmares. This, as you can imagine, has made Freddy very
unhappy so by way of introduction he informs us that he has entered the
nightmares of Jason Voorhees who he met in hell, and disguised as his
mother sends him to Elm Street to invoke fear into the kids.
After a murder at Elm Street the local cops speculate that Freddy
must be back causing the local teens to get suspicious and start digging
up the past and what do you know, before long ‘Freddy’s home’.
I just knew that this film would live up to the hype!! Unlike many other
films that we were promised would deliver the goods this one is bloody
brilliant!!
Whilst the film didn’t really feel like a Nightmare or a Friday film there
were definite scenes that created the feeling of the respective series.
Starting at Crystal Lake, the film quickly demonstrated the humour present
in the virtual reality scene in ‘Jason X’ by having a nubile teen girl
acting dumb for our enjoyment.
With the action moving to Elm Street, the film felt fresh and completely
new. Yes the conventions of the ‘s slasher genre are all present and
correct but the characters are clearly a product of the ‘s.
Whilst many critics have complained that the fast pace doesn’t allow for
characterisation, I cared for the characters, especially Linderman and
Kia!! Yes that’s right Kelly Rowland was my favourite character!
Yes Kelly does a Busta Rhymes on Freddy’s ass, but she does it with such
class and believeability that it actually turned out to be the funniest
scene in the movie – and it was meant to be funny!! So for all you
viewers out there who hate singers and rappers in your horror films don’t
worry Kelly is right up there with LL Cool J in H.
The deaths and fights are very bloody and the dream sequences are very
eerie and wonderfully handled by Director Ronny Yu, so I urge you, if you
aren’t a fan of the previous films see this movie as it works well as a
great stand alone effort but it is ultimately the fans who will get the
most out of this film.
OVERALL SUMMARY
To all the critics. We don’t expect Oscar worthy performances and powerful
statements about society. We want to see two of the best bogeymen duke it
out with a great cast amongst brilliant set pieces, and that is what we
get!! We want a bloody good time and this is what this is!!
