SteveDonnachie20022001

I remember seeing the first Nightmare On Elm Street on VHS in my teenage years. And to this day its one of my favorite top 10 horror films of all time. The whole idea of a dream demon invading the teenagers dreams on Elm Street in Springwood was so interesting and a whole new concept from the over done killer wearing a mask killing people. When we got introduced to Freddy Krueger played by Robert England we saw a character that came onto his own and didn't copy something else that had been done to death. I loved everything about the first film and then when I got done watching it I watched part 2 with the same excitement and wondered if it could pass the first film in suspense and horror. I can say this film didn't come close to the first film in terms of horror. I will admit its not the worst in the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise but it isn't close to the best. I just didn't think the whole story of Freddy trying to get back into the real world was logical. The whole point of Freddy being a dream demon is because hes about killing teenagers of the adults of Springwood who had hunted him down and killed him when he was a human. He was about getting revenge and tormenting the kids because the adults cant protect their kids in their dreams. Freddy trying to get back into the real world just goes against his whole revenge where the adults cant protect their kids approach. I also felt the characters were just coming off as too macho and tough at times. I felt like they didn't come off as teenage kids with normal teenage lives. Another approach was the character of Lisa. Normally a female is always the one who stops Freddy and is exstablished throughout the film. But she really didn't get much screen time in this as Jessie did and she really didn't start fighting Freddy until the final maybe 30 minutes of the film. To me this film was average. Again its not the worst but not the best. I still think the worst film in the Nightmare On Elm Street film was Freddys Dead the Final Nightmare. If you want to pass the time then go for it and watch the film. But don't expect the film to be as good as part 1.

I remember a decade ago being a total X Files fan. I loved the drama and episodes that fallowed the paranormal. And I thought when the show ended that I wouldn't see another show come along that was a lot like the X Files. Until Supernatural came along Now I hadn't seen the show when it came out in 2005. But I did know one of the actors Jenson Ackles from My Bloody Valentine 3D. And I looked online and decided to read the reviews of the show and they were all positive. So I decided to check it out.

And now that I've seen the first 7 seasons of the show I can say this show lives up to its label as a drama suspenseful show. And I had read that the show was inspired by the X Files and the Twighlight Zone. Taking nothing away from those shows because had they not existed, Supernatural likely wouldn't exist. But I think Supernatural has surpassed those 2 shows in every way.

I liked the backstory about Sam and Dean trying to find their father who went missing and avenging their mother and Sam's girlfriend who was killed by the same demon. And I liked the side episodes when they weren't hunting the yellow eyed demon, they would hunt other spirits, vampires,shapeshifters. It showed that their was other evil things out there besides the yellow eyed demon.

But another good thing about this show is it makes you feel like this is a horror show with the acting and story telling.

I recommend this show for anyone who hasn't seen it. You wont be disappointed. I actually wasted no time on Cyber Monday buying them for 10 dollars a season.

I remember when I was 14 and getting into horror films I had heard Friday the 13th was considered a popular film with horror fans. I decided to see the movie and see for myself. I had already got into the Halloween films and decided to give the film a try. Friday the 13th for its time from the horror era was original and proved it was more then a horror film. The actimg while not perfect was better then a lot of B rated horror films from the remake era we get today. I liked how they shielded the killer's identity until the end of the film. Who was the killer. Was it one of the counslers? That was the main question during the film. In a way it was logical to believe that one of them was the possible killer. But instead it was Pamala Voorhess who we knew nothing about. But we soon learned her reasons for becoming a killer. Betsy Palmer played the character perfectly. She had a real cool calm approach and when you saw her you thought, there is no way she could be a convincing killer. But she proved people wrong. And add on the whole being Jason Voorhess with the whole, KILLER MOMMY,KILLER thing was just creepy. But I also liked the dark feel this movie had. And the creepy music which went well with the film. Overall I liked this film. And it did go onto become a cult classic amongst horror fans and that's no surprise. But it also spawned several films that fallowed. Sadly just like the Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street series, the Friday the 13th films started to go downhill. They went onto span several more films. I recommend this to any fan today stuck in the remake era of films who hasn't seen this film and wants to see what original horror is all about.