A Nightmare On Elm Street (Box Set up) (1980)
New Line Dwelling house Entertainment
Cast: Robert Englund
Extras: Too many to list hither, really...
Rating:
After having gotten a close await at the first disc from the "Nightmare On Elm Street" serial a little while ago, it was at present time to examine the entire 8-disc box gear up that New Line Home Video released. According to New Line this massive release was designed to pay proper tribute to all fans of the Freddy Krueger series and was supposed to exit nothing to exist desired. If information technology was anything similar that first disc I had seen before, I knew I was in for a treat!
The box starts out with the original Wes Craven picture, A Nightmare On Elm Street, the pic that started the entire phenomenon. Dissimilar the disc we have reviewed a little earlier, the DVD that is part of this box gear up merely contains the <$16x9,anamorphic> <$PS,widescreen> version of the motion picture and New Line decided to drop the <$PS,pan & browse> version altogether. Considering that the buyers of this box set are near likely true fans of the franchise, this was a smart move that allowed New Line to salve some coin on the production side without cut back the quality while at the same fourth dimension ensuring to requite the fans exactly what they want. Freddy in all its gory celebrity in the best presentation possible in full <$16x9,anamorphic> <$PS,widescreen>, the way he scares the all-time. Quality-wise the transfer found on this disc is identical with the one on the other disc with a breathtakingly detailed transfer that is rich in color and practically picture perfect and complemented by a new <$5.one,five.1 aqueduct> <$DD,Dolby Digital> soundtrack.
The side by side disc contains, Freddy'due south Revenge arguably the worst of all seven films in the series. With an inconsistent script that broke many of the rules that were put in identify in the commencement picture show, this film is nonetheless a lot of fun to picket, especially when information technology comes in such a great presentation every bit on this DVD. To be honest with y'all, I had really bad memories about the film but when I revisited it on this DVD it just felt like a really campy and thus funny slasher flick, and no style equally bad every bit I remembered. I guess time gets us a little distanced from the expectations nosotros in one case had towards these releases when they first hit theaters. Again, New Line is showing off this picture in a glorious <$16x9,anamorphic> <$PS,widescreen> version that makes every other presentation look pale by comparison and I mean that literally. Once again, a brand-new <$5.1,5.1 channel> Dolby Digital soundtrack adds immensely to the spooky settings of the film.
My personal favorite of the series, right after Wes Chicken's original comes next. Dream Warriors is not only the nearly cinematic of all films information technology is also the 1 that explores the inner demons of Freddy and his victims the all-time. Combined with the kick-ass soundtrack found in this part, "Dream Warriors" is a Freddy fan's dream. I must accept seen this film a thousand times earlier, only never did I run across information technology similar this. Once more the <$16x9,anamorphic> <$PS,widescreen> presentation is razor-precipitous with well-delineated colors. The colors are actually stronger than I fifty-fifty remembered them from the film's theatrical run and bring out the best of the picture's not bad cinematography. Embellished with some other <$v.1,5.1 channel> Dolby Digital remix, "Dream Warriors" is still my favorite sequel in the series, and this DVD makes me all the more determined!
Function four in the series was Renny Harlin'south take on Freddy. What was truly powerful nigh The Dream Main is the way how Harlin blurred the lines between dreams and reality. Yous never knew whether what you saw was real or just people's imagination running wild although very dangerously so. The film constantly toys with the viewer, which still makes it one of my favorite sequels in the serial, although it already shows some of Harlin's weaknesses in dramaturgy that would become more obvious in his future films. Notwithstanding "The Dream Master" looks better than e'er on this DVD and the haunting soundtrack is coming through very nicely on this disc as well.
The Dream Child was the next film in the series and showed articulate signs that the writers were struggling to notice new edges they could hold on to tell more interesting stories about Freddy. For the most office "The Dream Kid" works quite well and blends in nicely with the fashion of "The Dream Master", making it a good sequel to that particular part. Sadly Freddy himself has become more and more of a live-action cartoon grapheme over the past sequels and in "The Dream Child" information technology is taken to the bespeak that he'south not even really scary whatsoever more. Nonetheless, "The Dream Child" finds a spectacular presentation on the DVD in this box fix, like all the other parts in a <$16x9,16x9 enhanced> <$PS,widescreen> transfer with a <$5.one,5.one channel> Dolby Digital soundtrack.
When the creative people behind the "Nightmare On Elm Street" series institute that they had covered almost everything at that place is to cover with Freddy as a character, they decided to end the series with a great finale, called Freddy's Dead. This film is a wicked attempt to give Freddy complimentary reigns and allow him wreak havoc on his victims until he is finally put to residue. The notion that Freddy has turned into a cartoon character by now is actually used inside the film itself by turning him into a video game villain how fights the histrion. Information technology's a very funny scene, but similar many other effects of the picture. The film likewise featured a 3D ending and New Line has fully restored this catastrophe for the DVD. The box gear up comes with two sets of 3D glasses that are put to good utilize during this picture'due south final minutes. For a good look at some of the 3D scenes, delight expect at the end of this review, and make sure to have your 3D glasses fix! Organic special effects that have into unknown realms marker the end of Freddy, and in one case again, New Line presents the film in a stunning <$16x9,anamorphic> transfer. Alternatively, the disc as well contains the ending in a traditional 2D look, the manner it was previously used on all home video releases.
For a long time, Wes Craven had felt that the Freddy Krueger of the series had very little in mutual with the character he had originally envisioned. To him Freddy has e'er been a mature villain and not simply the teenage slaying, one-line-spitting slasher we got to see in all the sequels. Freddy was much darker in his mind and to make a argument he decided to again accept total reign of the franchise he created and wrote Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the so-far last movie in the series. Together with "Dream Warriors", "New Nightmare" is clearly the best of the sequels and carries a very unique postage stamp. The film is very mature and has a totally dissimilar atmosphere. Gone are the teenagers and the funny lines for Freddy. This time we go to the set of the original Nightmare film and witness how Freddy comes alive during the shooting of that picture. We see how he starts to possess the people involved in the moving-picture show and how Freddy starts manifesting himself in the existent world. Starring much of the original cast who actually play themselves in this movie, Wes Craven has created a remarkable film here that skillfully toys with the dream sequences and ever raises the question, "Is Freddy in all of u.s.a.?" New Line presents "New Nightmare" also in a <$16x9,16x9 enhanced> <$PS,widescreen> transfer with an enlightening <$commentary,commentary rails> by Wes Craven himself.
After and then much horror, it is time to take a expect at the eighth disc in the box fix. Information technology contains a xxx-infinitesimal documentary that nicely takes the viewer behind the scenes in an nigh cornball manner. Many people who were involved in the series at one point or another share their memories and their understanding of the series. Peculiarly two people have remarkable comments to contribute to this documentary chosen "Primetime" hardly surprising these ii people are Robert Englund and Wes Chicken. While Englund is able to shed some light on his understanding of Freddy, it is too very interesting to run into how he saw the series alter over fourth dimension. After all, he played Freddy Krueger in every i of these films and a number of Television set episodes. Seeing from his eyes how things developed and how different people brought in different ideas to the franchise is a very nice touch to the featurette.
Wes Craven's lengthy discussion well-nigh how the idea of Freddy came about, how he felt most the series every bit it progressed, how he decided to go back and how he dealt with many of the problems associated with the films is simply magnetic. There'south a segment in there in which Craven is talking for minutes undisturbed well-nigh the first picture show and I was literally glued to screen, near reading the words off his lips. It is exciting to hear how Chicken got started as a director and how he worked his style up to get ane of horror's about acclaimed and recognized directors. This documentary rocks!
Then there is the "Labyrinth" on this disc, a game that gives you admission to an countless array of clips and pieces from the unabridged serial. Somewhat logically and chronologically structured, the game takes y'all to unlike rooms where y'all tin explore sure items. Each item is associated to a video clip of some kind. It takes hours to go through everything and once again, as a true Nightmare on Elm Street fan, this was the icing of the cake. New Line has collected all sorts of Freddy memorabilia over the time and they are all presented here. From T-shirts, Halloween masks and action figures, basically everything that has e'er been created for the franchise is here. But also the video clips are a treat. While many of them have been seen before, some of them are ultra-rare. Too numerous music videos from the films are included, comments about specific things in the films, EVERYTHING is here – even alternate endings!
I similar the mode New Line approached these supplements. Although most of them can be accessed straight through links on a separate page, I found it much more intriguing to play the game and explore the areas, gradually uncovering more and more than details. It took me many hours to see everything and solve all the puzzles until I think I had seen everything on this disc. Y'all can inappreciably get more bang for your bucks!
New Line's "A Nightmare On Elm Street" box set is only astounding and deserves all respect and commending. Not only are the films perfectly presented, simply too the bonus materials are richer and better than I would have ever imagined. Hey, finally I do accept a cool copy of Dokken's "Dream Warriors" video in this box ready.
New Line's Executive Director of DVD Development, Michael Mulvihill one time said to me, that Freddy Krueger is practically New Line's "Mickey Mouse" and that the DVD versions of this franchise would be equally good every bit they can possibly be. I am very proud to say that indeed, he has kept his word and we would similar to laurels this attempt with our "Gilt Seal Of Excellence". This box set is the ultimate word in all things "Nightmare On Elm Street" – menstruum!
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