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UncleMonkey posted:So, tomorrow is the release date for the documentary His Name was Jason. I am absolutely going to have to pick that up. Sounds like it's pretty good.
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Should we be talking about the Nightmare on Elm St reboot yet? There's a short bit about it here on chud http://chud.com/articles/articles/18003/1/EXCLUSIVE-HOW-DO-YOU-DEVELOP-A-NIGHTMARE-ON-ELM-STREET/Page1.html I actually don't mind seeing it re-done, and it looks like they're going with "Freddy as a Molestor" angle this time (Which, as mentioned, as supposed to be the case to begin with, but was nixed at the last minute). But I think there's some stuff there they could mine that wasn't quite prominent enough in the original. I think the Children being punished for what the Adults did is a great idea. But if they follow that does it adhere TOO close to the original film. And do they treat it as an origin film or do they go with the Ft13th route and treat it as a quasi prequel/sequel? Alternatively, do they go the 'Part 2' route and make it totally gay?
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Feb 3, 2009 21:39
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I'm stoked for the Nightmare reboot. Freddy's storyline has been more good than crappy and always contained much more imagination and weirdness than any of the other slashers. A fresh start is a terrific idea. Also... 
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Feb 3, 2009 23:32
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Jason Goes To Hell is pretty rightly shat on but I have to give it props for the Jason vs. the FBI scene at the start and Jason denting that chick's face with his elbow.
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Feb 4, 2009 00:26
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The Duke posted:Jason Goes To Hell is pretty rightly shat on but I have to give it props for the Jason vs. the FBI scene at the start and Jason denting that chick's face with his elbow. One thing I've always wondered about Jason Goes to Hell is, was what was the crate from Creepshow, and the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis doing under that house?
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Feb 4, 2009 00:45
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Iron Crowned posted:One thing I've always wondered about Jason Goes to Hell is, was what was the crate from Creepshow, and the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis doing under that house? Don't forget the whole family angle they took from Halloween, the demonic dagger from Evil Dead 2 being the method to killing Jason, the Brian DePalma dinner shootout, and the John Woo moves. Basically, the directors/writers said "That looks cool" to a lot of things and threw them, especially since Sam Raimi agreed to loan them the Necronomicon.
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Feb 4, 2009 00:58
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timeandtide posted:Don't forget the whole family angle they took from Halloween, the demonic dagger from Evil Dead 2 being the method to killing Jason, the Brian DePalma dinner shootout, and the John Woo moves. Basically, the directors/writers said "That looks cool" to a lot of things and threw them, especially since Sam Raimi agreed to loan them the Necronomicon. I never knew that was the real Necronomicon... Then again it's been quite a while since I've seen it.
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Feb 4, 2009 01:00
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timeandtide posted:Don't forget the whole family angle they took from Halloween, the demonic dagger from Evil Dead 2 being the method to killing Jason, the Brian DePalma dinner shootout, and the John Woo moves. Basically, the directors/writers said "That looks cool" to a lot of things and threw them, especially since Sam Raimi agreed to loan them the Necronomicon. Pretty much all of the major slasher franchises have a family angle at some point, except for Child's Play.
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In terms of "who should play Freddy," I just read some fan suggestions and agree that Robert Knepper is a great fit. He has a similar "look" to Englund in his younger days, and looks like a child molester--no make up needed. Just Google his name, in case you haven't seen The Frighteners.
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The Remote Viewer posted:Pretty much all of the major slasher franchises have a family angle at some point, except for Child's Play. Yeah, Chucky just made his own family instead  timeandtide posted:In terms of "who should play Freddy," I just read some fan suggestions and agree that Robert Knepper is a great fit. He has a similar "look" to Englund in his younger days, and looks like a child molester--no make up needed. I still want Brad Dourif, but this guy's a pretty good runner-up.
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I think Johnny Depp would make a great Freddy Krueger. Kidding.
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timeandtide posted:Just Google his name, in case you haven't seen The Frighteners.
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Isn't Robert Knepper the paedophile from prison break? Because he is the spitting image of my best friend. Quick IMDB search and he is. Good choice. But I'd love to see Jeffery Combs do anything really so if he picked up the glove I'd be over the moon too. Also wow, the fridaythe13th forums are gone? That was the first place I went to when I got online, drat.
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Lasher posted:Isn't Robert Knepper the paedophile from prison break? Because he is the spitting image of my best friend. Quick IMDB search and he is. Good choice. But I'd love to see Jeffery Combs do anything really so if he picked up the glove I'd be over the moon too. Jeffrey Combs can't be Freddy, he's already been tapped for the big-screen debut of The Question.* *in my dreams 
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Since we're casting older guys like Brad Dourif and Jeffrey Combs, I'm going to go ahead and say Robert Englund would be a good choice. You folks forget about that guy?  But yeah, assuming they're casting a younger actor for the reboot, I'm not really sure who to go with. I just hope they don't lose Freddy's charm, I can see them making him way too humorless, and maybe just angry. Freddy is supposed to be pretty sardonic and patronizing, like he's playing with his victims. Even in the classic original film. He's very different from the other slasher characters, so I hope Michael Bay's company doesn't treat him like he's Leatherface or Jason.
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Feb 4, 2009 03:12
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PsychoGoatee posted:He's very different from the other slasher characters, so I hope Michael Bay's company doesn't treat him like he's Leatherface or Jason. If Bay's other movies are anything to go by then there will be at least one joke about him masturbating with his glove.
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Just got back from My Bloody Valentine 3-D. I was willing to forgive a lot of faults, because I love a good slasher movie, but I can't bring myself to say it was any good. Some of the 3-D effects were pretty cool, but outside of that and a couple lines that were so corny that they were funny (mostly from Mr. Tom Atkins), the movie was pretty dull and even dumber than the usual slasher flick. Here's hoping the Friday the 13th remake brings the goods. Then again I'm a huge fanboy of the series and have enjoyed every Jason movie to some degree at least, so it may take a hell of a lot to get me to hate this one.
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Chunky Delight posted:Any advance reviews or thoughts about the new Friday the 13th or My Name is Bruce ? I watch Devin Faraci from CHUD on Twitter, and he saw an advanced screening of Friday the 13th. He loved it. He said it brought Jason back to basics (no longer undead) and was very respectful to the character, while adding some new stuff.
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I'm going to try get through Friday The 13th 1-11 between now and next Friday.
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Slasherfan posted:I'm going to try get through Friday The 13th 1-11 between now and next Friday. That's like trying to eat a whole chocolate cake by yourself. Sure it'll taste sweet and delicious at first, but by the end you'll be so sick of it, the mere mention of it will make you nauseous.
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Feb 4, 2009 20:33
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Yeah, well this is Slasherfan, so he's an exception to the rule.
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Fruity Rudy posted:That's like trying to eat a whole chocolate cake by yourself. Sure it'll taste sweet and delicious at first, but by the end you'll be so sick of it, the mere mention of it will make you nauseous. You speak the truth sir. A very funny truth.
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My wife rocks. I asked her what she wants to do for Valentines Day. She said she wants to make a nice meal together at home since the restaurants around here usually have limited menus of overpriced food on V Day, and then she wants to go see Friday the 13th afterward. Did I mention my wife rocks?
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Slasherfan posted:I'm going to try get through Friday The 13th 1-11 between now and next Friday. I tried a marathon a couple years ago when there was a Friday the 13th in October. I made it through the 5th movie before passing out.
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PsychoGoatee posted:I just hope they don't lose Freddy's charm, I can see them making him way too humorless, and maybe just angry. Freddy is supposed to be pretty sardonic and patronizing, like he's playing with his victims. Even in the classic original film. You're reading Freddy from the later movies into the first one. He didn't even have many lines in the first one.
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The Remote Viewer posted:You're reading Freddy from the later movies into the first one. He didn't even have many lines in the first one. Not true, plus I didn't even mention one liners. In the first film he's a slick bastard, and somewhat playful, while still terrifying. Like he's just toying with his victims. Very different from the regular slasher mold.
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It will be really cool to see how they re-imagine Freddy's burned face. Consider how familiar the old look is and how much more frightening you have to create it in order to compete with modern villains like The Joker. In fact I think some of the original Joker concepts would've been perfect for a slasher film like TCM.
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PsychoGoatee posted:Not true, plus I didn't even mention one liners. In the first film he's a slick bastard, and somewhat playful, while still terrifying. Like he's just toying with his victims. Very different from the regular slasher mold. I wouldn't call Freddy in the original sardonic and patronizing anymore than I'd call a cat playing with a mouse sardonic and patronizing. ITT: Serious posts about Freddy Krueger.
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WescottF1 posted:I preordered it from Amazon and it should arrive by Thursday. I really enjoyed the Halloween 25 Years of Terror one, and I am very much looking forward to this. I wonder what happened - but Amazon hasn't sent my video. Now it's saying "Ships in 7-10 days". I checked Best Buy's website and it's listed as backordered on there, and my local store doesn't have any so I can't just pick it up and then cancel my Amazon order. Drat.
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The Remote Viewer posted:I wouldn't call Freddy in the original sardonic and patronizing anymore than I'd call a cat playing with a mouse sardonic and patronizing. Ok, think of Freddy as catlike, where as Jason or Michael Myers are a rottweiler. Or an angry bear.  And he's a real prankster, like when he stuck his tongue through the phone. I just hope they don't make Freddy all "extreme". The man has class. At least, until the end of the film when he's had enough.
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PsychoGoatee posted:Ok, think of Freddy as catlike, where as Jason or Michael Myers are a rottweiler. Or an angry bear. I see where you are coming from, but I personally wouldn't call the gag where he sticks his tongue through the phone "classy" or "prank-ish". That and the "I'm your boyfriend now" line make it like one step removed from an attempted rape. His only other real gags in that one are slicing himself open and cutting his own fingers off. Beyond that, there aren't many flashes of his personality at all, so I'd say overall he comes across as a pretty menacing and sinister killer who likes to taunt his victims (especially Nancy).
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So, I picked up His Name Was Jason on my way home from work. I haven't watched it yet, but just in case you guys don't know already, it comes with some cool stuff, including a $5.00 coupon towards your purchase of a ticket for the F13 remake at participating theaters and a His Name Was Jason poster. Not bad for a 2 disc DVD set that's garnering solid reviews that most of us were going to pick up anyway.  Click here for the full 1280x960 image. It's not as crooked as it looks, I swear. UncleMonkey fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Feb 6, 2009 |
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They should get Ben Kingsley or Jeremy Irons; both great actors that would be perfect and also will play in anything whatso ever. To play the part of Freddy.
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Kentucky Shark posted:I see where you are coming from, but I personally wouldn't call the gag where he sticks his tongue through the phone "classy" or "prank-ish". Yes, it's a sexually disturbing prank, but still. That and the "I'm your boyfriend now" line make it like one step removed from an attempted rape. His only other real gags in that one are slicing himself open and cutting his own fingers off. Beyond that, there aren't many flashes of his personality at all, so I'd say overall he comes across as a pretty menacing and sinister killer who likes to taunt his victims (especially Nancy). I'd consider the tongue prank-ish, I mean it's done for Freddy's twisted amusement. Jason doesn't really do stuff like that, he's always out for the kill. Freddy's relative classiness, compared to other slashers, and his personality are evident in the movie. Even just from body language, though I do admit classy is a weird word to use here. And I'm not disagreeing that Freddy is menacing and sinister, he certainly is. But he brings other elements to the table as well, which make him such a great character. Granted, nobody's saying that Freddy is like Jason, I'm just hoping Michael Bay's boys realize this as well. I think A Nightmare On Elm Street has a lot more subtleties to it than Friday The 13th, not that I don't love those flicks too. It'll be harder to do this one right, though I am hopeful. PsychoGoatee fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Feb 6, 2009 |
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What does everyone think of Nightmare on Elm-Street: the new Nightmare, the one where Freddy crosses over into the real world to try and kill the actress that plays Nancy? I thought it was pretty bad, it was neat how people would get ripped apart but only Nancy could see him.
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Awesome Andy posted:What does everyone think of Nightmare on Elm-Street: the new Nightmare I like it, but in a different way. It's kind of a parody, leading to Wes Craven's Scream movies. Fun stuff, I prefer Freddy Vs. Jason though.
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The only person I've been able to imagine playing Freddy is Hugh Laurie. Also, surprised no one listed Friday 4 as their favorite. Little Corey Feldman practicing for his career as a Frog Brother. I'll have to check out 7 again since so many people listed it as their favorite.
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thethuthinnang posted:Also, surprised no one listed Friday 4 as their favorite. I did.
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Awesome Andy posted:What does everyone think of Nightmare on Elm-Street: the new Nightmare, the one where Freddy crosses over into the real world to try and kill the actress that plays Nancy? I liked it a lot until the last act where it got goofy. It was proto-Scream, like someone said.
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thethuthinnang posted:The only person I've been able to imagine playing Freddy is Hugh Laurie. thethuthinnang posted:Also, surprised no one listed Friday 4 as their favorite. Little Corey Feldman practicing for his career as a Frog Brother. thethuthinnang posted:I'll have to check out 7 again since so many people listed it as their favorite.
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