Chaos on Brest Street!

gentlebadger88 said:I heard someone say they released the first five movies on DVD over here. Does anyone actually know where I can find those? Vertex has always been pretty solid when it comes to their movie selection, but lately, it feels like they haven’t put out anything decent in ages... just a bunch of absolute trash cartoons instead.

I'm actually surprised by how much I dug this footage. Look, Friday the 13th is one thing. I dig that franchise as much as I dig A Nightmare on Elm Street, but those movies are mostly about pure fun—gore and cheap scares. Nightmare hits a different, much deeper, psychological note for me.

That makes it a hell of a lot harder to get right, and I honestly wasn't sure if Fuller and Form could nail it.

I'm still a little skeptical, but damn, the movie looks slick. The clip starts with some guy sprinting down a pitch-black street in slow motion, being hunted by a car. Hard to tell at first if it's a dream sequence or reality.

The guy’s wearing a plain jacket, nothing special. He ducks into a derelict building and slams the door shut just as more cars pull up and an angry mob pours out—including Clancy Brown (the Kurgan!).

Inside we get our first look at the runner and it’s Jackie Earle Haley, breathless and terrified. Brown calls out "Kruger! Get out here you sick son of a bitch!" while hammering on the door. Haley's screaming through the wood that he's innocent.

Brown clearly doesn't care; he lights a gas can and hurls it through the window. The flames spread fast, catching onto Haley’s feet. He shrieks as the fire climbs up his clothes. He rips off his jacket to escape the heat, revealing that iconic red and green sweater just as the flames swallow him up.

Then outside we see the nearly evil, blood-thirsty faces of the parents as he screams inside... the door flies open and in slow-motion Kruger runs out, his entire body burned.

The rest of the clip jumped between classic nightmare visuals and the teens realizing they're in deep trouble. The dream stuff felt slightly less surreal than the original, but it still looked solid. My highlight was the jump rope girls (yeah, they definitely use the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" creepy tune) staring down at someone, their dresses featuring stitched-over claw marks.

There's also a solid jump scare in an attic where Nancy (I assume) is searching through the dark. Her flashlight hits Kruger’s hat resting on a crate. She holds the light there for a second, then pans away. When she turns the beam back, the hat is gone, and instead, Kruger's head is there, peering at her from the edge of the crate.

The reason I haven't fully bought in yet is that every time I start settling into this new version of Freddy, they flash back to the Tina death scene (her popping out of bed) or Tina in the body bag at school... it just drags you back to the original and forces a comparison. I almost wish this was a total reboot—new Freddy, totally fresh cast.

Basically, I wish they handled it like they did Friday the 13th, where you get a quick recap of the killer (like the parents burning Kruger) and then move on to him terrorizing a brand-new group of kids. It stops the constant comparisons, you know?

It was tough to see the details on Haley’s makeup, but it seems like they're aiming for a smoother, more grounded burn look—something more realistic and less over-the-top than Robert Englund’s classic version.

Anthony Smith3 said:Also, a quick breakdown of the footage shown at San Diego Comic-Con...

I'm actually surprised by how much I dug this footage. Look, Friday the 13th is one thing. I dig that franchise as much as I dig A Nightmare on Elm Street, but those movies are mostly about pure fun—gore and cheap scares. Nightmare hits a different, much deeper, psychological note for me.

That makes it a hell of a lot harder to get right, and I honestly wasn't sure if Fuller and Form could nail it.

I'm still a little skeptical, but damn, the movie looks slick. The clip starts with some guy sprinting down a pitch-black street in slow motion, being hunted by a car. Hard to tell at first if it's a dream sequence or reality.

The guy’s wearing a plain jacket, nothing special. He ducks into a derelict building and slams the door shut just as more cars pull up and an angry mob pours out—including Clancy Brown (the Kurgan!).

Inside we get our first look at the runner and it’s Jackie Earle Haley, breathless and terrified. Brown calls out "Kruger! Get out here you sick son of a bitch!" while hammering on the door. Haley's screaming through the wood that he's innocent.

Brown clearly doesn't care; he lights a gas can and hurls it through the window. The flames spread fast, catching onto Haley’s feet. He shrieks as the fire climbs up his clothes. He rips off his jacket to escape the heat, revealing that iconic red and green sweater just as the flames swallow him up.

Then outside we see the nearly evil, blood-thirsty faces of the parents as he screams inside... the door flies open and in slow-motion Kruger runs out, his entire body burned.

The rest of the clip jumped between classic nightmare visuals and the teens realizing they're in deep trouble. The dream stuff felt slightly less surreal than the original, but it still looked solid. My highlight was the jump rope girls (yeah, they definitely use the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" creepy tune) staring down at someone, their dresses featuring stitched-over claw marks.

There's also a solid jump scare in an attic where Nancy (I assume) is searching through the dark. Her flashlight hits Kruger’s hat resting on a crate. She holds the light there for a second, then pans away. When she turns the beam back, the hat is gone, and instead, Kruger's head is there, peering at her from the edge of the crate.

The reason I haven't fully bought in yet is that every time I start settling into this new version of Freddy, they flash back to the Tina death scene (her popping out of bed) or Tina in the body bag at school... it just drags you back to the original and forces a comparison. I almost wish this was a total reboot—new Freddy, totally fresh cast.

Basically, I wish they handled it like they did Friday the 13th, where you get a quick recap of the killer (like the parents burning Kruger) and then move on to him terrorizing a brand-new group of kids. It stops the constant comparisons, you know?

It was tough to see the details on Haley’s makeup, but it seems like they're aiming for a smoother, more grounded burn look—something more realistic and less over-the-top than Robert Englund’s classic version.

Jonathan Cox4 said:Can someone help me out here? 🙂
How many installments are there in total?

Jonathan Cox4 said:Can someone help me out here? 🙂
How many installments are there in total?

briskhound2 said:So, you've got six parts following the "current timeline," then there's that seventh installment called Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and finally the eighth one—which is basically just a mashup of Freddy Vs Jason... yeah, eight parts total.

Jonathan Cox4 said:Thanks! 🙂

“The Nightmare series Has Long been regarded as The most high-brow and Creative of The mega horror franchises, so our goal is to make a film that reflects those qualities. While his Name Was Jason was campy and off-the-wall , this documentary will offer a serious chronological account of The Creative process – The hardships and triumphs behind One of Hollywood ’ . Above All Elsa , this is not a fluff or promotional PIECE for The upcoming remake but rather will focus on The original series of films that Began with Wes Craven ’ ”