A Nightmare On Elm Street came out in 1984 and was directed By Wes Craven and Stars Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon and Johnny Depp in his first ever film Role.

The story

This film probably has the most unique premise of any horror film ever made, it makes sleep and dreaming the most terrifying things possible and part of the reason that is… Is because of Freddy Krueger played by the incredible Robert Englund. The story is about 4 teenagers who all share the same dream of a burn victim wearing a fedora, a Red and Green striped jumper and most badass of all… A glove with razor sharp blades on. One by one they all start dying because if freddy kills them in their dream they die in real life and it’s left to the main character Nancy Thompson to stop Freddy from killing anyone else.

Effects and other things

If you read my list on my top 15 Cinema masterpieces list you may notice I didn’t talk about Elm Street that much considering I love it so much. That’s mainly because I really wanted to review it this year at some point.. And here we are. This film has always been Special to me. As a kid I remember secretly watching clips of them on my phone really really quietly so I wouldn’t get caught, I went from being shit my pants scared of freddy Krueger one day, to mega fan the next day…. Even if the movies get worse and worse as the series goes on.

This film is fuckin amazing from the acting all the way down to the sets which probably impress me the most. Both Heather and Robert Kill it in there roles as do most of the cast, the teens are relatable and believable and all different from each other, they’re not just throw away characters that the killer can carve up to make the body count higher. All the effects…. Well most of them, still hold up today especially the very first kill of the film. The kill involves someone being cut open by freddy and seemingly dragged across the room by him, but we only see it happen in the real world so the person is being dragged without us seeing freddy, the crew did this by building a rotating room in which they had to nail everything down, they use this trick later on in the movie for another death scene and it still looks great.

The Soundtrack is also iconic, the main theme and Freddy’s theme are probably some of the most well known pieces of music in movie history and for good reason, the soundtrack is almost like a audio representation of a dream, weird, twisted and oddly freaky.

Freddy Krueger

I had to give the man his own section because.. Its Freddy Fuckin Krueger!This guy will always be my favourite horror icon, unlike Michael Myers (who is still badass as fuck) and Jason Voorhees, Freddy actually talks and has the most personality as well as the best and most creative Weapon. Wes Craven wanted something unique for his killers weapon instead of a boring old knife and had a glove built by Lou Carlucci. It’s unnerving and crude just like Kruegers backstory which is revealed later on in the film.

He was a child killer who would kill his victims using a leather work glove with knives attached to a metal Armature that he crudely constructed in a boiler room where he would take his victims. After he is spared prison after the search warrant wasn’t signed right the parents of the children track him down and burn him alive and as revenge he kills the remaining kids of springwood Ohio in their sleep.

And because Freddy is someone who attacks you in your dreams you can’t run away unlike with Jason and Michael, you have to sleep and if you do you will dream about him and chances are he’ll kill you after days of Psychological torment. The reason Freddy is as popular as he is though is massively because of one man…. Robert Englund. This guy IS Freddy Krueger and no one will ever best him in the role EVER. His performance is unlike any other out there and no matter how bad the films eventually get Robert will always be the best thing about it despite the awful scripts and direction.

Conclusion

Nightmare on elm street is a horror classic and a must see. My only real complaint is that the ending really really bugs me. Mainly because of the terrible effect of Marge being pulled into the window of the front door of 1428 Elm Street, even the characters being driven away in a Freddy car is ridiculous and it really knocks the score down to….. An 8/10! Despite the ending this film is absolutely amazing and it shows how determination will pay off, this films budget was ridiculously small and New Line cinema needed a genuine masterpiece to save their company and Elm street was that Masterpiece.

So Doom finally got more Gameplay and a release date of November 22nd and i couldn’t be happier about this date! I’m glad it’s this year its coming and not 2020.. And that also means a collectors edition got announced…

That…. Is fucking….. Amazing. I remember when Fallout 76 got its collectors edition announced and when I found out it was a helmet I said “I really hope DOOM Eternal Has the same kind of thing”. And they’ve done it! I’m not one for buying these kind of things either, usually the furthest I’ll go is the deluxe edition…. But this is one I can’t pass on getting.

Now.. What does it come with????

That is what it comes with which is actually pretty good. It’ll be $199:99 US and £199:99 GBP. I was worried it would be like the 76 helmet, what I mean by that is that the 76 helmet looked great on the announcement picture.. But in real life it looked cheap as shit. This however. We got to see it in person at E3 and it looks like a real Praetor suit helmet.

DOOM Eternal Releases November 22nd on Xbox One, PlayStation 4,Nintendo switch, Google stadia and PC

Well E3 has officially begun and the xbox conference just finished and I really only cared about seeing this… THIS game….. AAAAND… 2020 sigh.

It makes sense. They’re making it the Xbox Scarlett launch title but it’s kinda upsetting. The trailer was good but it was nothing compared to the one last year but it still got me hyped. Gladly it is coming to Xbox One so I won’t need to spend £500 to play the next Halo.

Overall I did like the trailer. Its got me hyped and we finally have a release date even though its extremely far away but thankfully it’ll be on xbox one as well as project Scarlett. But this is 343’s last chance, if they fuck this game up I’m done with their halo games… Just be good unlike the last piece of shit they released.

Warning. There are 2 separate trilogies on here that take up entire slots because i consider them to be one long movie in parts. Also this is in no particular order except the last 3 which are my 3 favourite movies of all time.

15. Spider-Man 2002.

One of the first big superhero movies. Directed by Sam Raimi this movie tells the origin story of Spiderman getting his powers and him fighting the green goblin. This movie will always top Spider-man 2 for me purely for nostalgia because every week at my Grandads I’d watch this movie.

14. Terminator 2 Judgement day.

THE BEST ARNOLD FILM. PERIOD. I can’t say anything about this movie that hasn’t already been said.

13. Jaws.

Spielbergs best film in my opinion. All of the main cast is extremely likeable and the first kill in the movie. PURE GOLD and its by far my favourite part of the movie. Is it the best shark film? What a stupid fuckin question of course it is. And that theme tune…. UNNERVING AS FUCK.

12. Bronson.

Tom Hardy at his absolute finest. This film is absolutely crazy all the way through. It tells the Story of Michael Peterson Aka Charles Bronson who is actually a real British prisoner and is considered Britain’s most violent prisoner. The comedy is pure gold, the acting is phenomenal mainly because of how believe Hardy is in the role.

11. V For Vendetta.

Holy fuck what an amazing film. Hugo Weaving as V is by far the best part of this film. Its Beautifully shot and Natalie Portman as Evey is incredible. The scene where she’s on the roof and it’s raining with that fuckin music playing.. It’s a perfect scene because in my opinion it’s the best in the movie because of the music and how it’s shot BUT also because of how symbolic it is. If you’ve seen the film you know what i mean. Also pretty much everything that comes out of V’s mouth is excellent.

10. Deadpool.

Ah the breath of fresh air the superhero genre really needed. In an age of Disney MCU films and Cringey DC films, Deadpool felt new. With Ryan Reynolds being one of the best casting choices for a comic book movie. The soundtrack is iconic already as well as The film itself and I’ll always thank it for finally turning Deadpool into a household name.

9. 28 Days Later.

The only “Zombie” movie on this list. This film blew me away on my first viewing. The acting, the soundtrack, the cinematography, the effects. All of them are damn near perfect. The infected are genuinely terrifying and are just savages the whole way through.

8. Alien.

Much like with Terminator 2 i can’t say much about this film that hasn’t already been said. The lighting, the characters, the kills, the slow building tension, all of it. The Xenomorph creature is an absolute marvel and is still the scariest Alien to ever be in a movie, that hidden mouth, the razor sharp tail and its iconic screeches all turned this film into the cinematic gold that it is.

7. Willy wonka and the chocolate factory.

Very few films manage to hold my attention for the entire runtime when i was a kid. But This was one of those gems that i couldn’t stop watching. Gene Wilder is obviously the highlight of this entire film. His over the top, excited personality are enough for this film to make this list alone, but even the supporting characters are amazing. Usually child acting is well…. Shit. But here it’s all believable.

6. The Exorcist.

HOLY SHIT. This film is absolutely astonishing and ALL OF IT is down to the cast. If you haven’t seen it.. GO WATCH IT.

5. Halloween 1978.

John Carpenters masterpiece of the horror genre. It’s such a simple film but so well executed and that’s down to 3 things : Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Nick Castle as Michael Myers and John Carpenters absolutely incredible soundtrack. Now yes the kills are tame and the rest of the acting is just ridiculous. But that’s the films charm and its this film that kicked off the Slasher craze of the 80’s.

4. A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984.

My favourite horror movie of all time with my favourite horror killer of all time, Freddy Krueger. This was the film that started Johnny Depps Career and freed Wes Craven of the negativity he was receiving from his previous films. The whole cast is excellent but for me there’s 3 actors that just out do the rest, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon and of course, Robert Englund. Freddy is the most unique of all the slashers in my opinion and definitely has the most badass weapon in horror.

3. The Dark Knight Trilogy.

The 3 best DC movies ever made. FIGHT ME. I’ll be honest it is mostly because of the dark knight and batman begins but all 3 movies are timeless. Gonna stop there cause i really wanna review TDK soon.

2. The Infinity Saga.

YES this is cheating but sue me. Yes there’s some movies in here i really don’t like. But i consider this one VERY VERY long movie that will stand the test of time. It took the characters I knew about growing up like Iron Man and Captain America and made them icons of fiction, more than they already were and I’ll aways have 100% respect for the saga because of that.

1. The original Star wars Trilogy.

Two words… FUCKING TIMELESS. The effects, the characters, the music, the planet names ALL OF IT. These films have stuck with me my entire life and if you say “Star Wars” to me I’m instantly gonna think of a moment from this trilogy. Now i don’t hate the other films. I love Episode 3 and really like episode 7…but they just don’t reach the same level as the OT does. Not to mention it features my favourite fictional character of all time Darth Vader, it has my favourite weapon in fiction the lightsaber and has some of my favourite music in Movie history not to mention some of my favourite movie moments ever. Even my favourite movie sound effects are mostly these. This trilogy is iconic and always will be and that’s why it’s my Number 1.

HAPPY MAY 4TH

considering its Star wars day I’ve decided to do a bunch of Star wars related things on the blog today. And I’m starting it off with my favourite characters.

10. Rey.

I know a lot of people hate Rey.. Like A LOT OF PEOPLE but to be honest I don’t mind her. It’s mainly cause her actress Daisey Ridley actually does kill it in every scene she’s in. I remember when force awakens released and everyone was praising her performance… But when The last jedi released not one person talked about her acting. To be honest she’s one of the only good parts of the movie considering we have to deal with Bland cardboard characters like Rose and Snoke.

9. Count Dooku.

He’s played by Christopher Lee and can use force lightning. That alone gets him on the list.

8. Darth Maul.

Even though he barely appears in the star wars saga maul became one of the most popular characters in the star wars universe for his skills with a lightsaber and unique appearance. But for me it’s his role in the clone wars that sells his character for me who is voiced by Sam Witwer which is a huge plus in my book. And again.. Double bladed lightsaber skills plus he killed Qui Gon.

7. Princess Leia.

The original star wars heroine. Not Padme, not Rey and definitely not Rose. LEIA ORGANA. The strong independent Badass female character done right. Her character isn’t there for the sake of cramming diversity down our throats and satisfying the SJW’s like the current saga. RIP Carrie you’re sorely missed.

6. Luke Skywalker.

The hero of the OG trilogy. Whenever someone asks me to name a character that has a shit ton of character growth in whatever they’re in, chances are I’ll either say Evey in V For Vendetta or Luke skywalker. He goes from this Whiny, annoying farmer to a jedi badass after learning his lesson after Vader cut his hand off in their duel in Empire. Now granted the last jedi comes and shits all over his character but still. Luke is still one of my favourite characters in The saga and movies in general.

5. Han Solo and Chewbacca.

The most lovable duo of the saga. Much like luke, Hans character changes through the original trilogy from this selfish smuggler who’s on the run, to a man who is willing to put his life on the line for his friends at a moments notice. Chewie has always been lovable and one of my favourites. He’s this 7ft Wookie but you just wanna give him a hug. Rest In peace Peter Mayhew.

4.Yoda.

Ah my favourite Jedi. The little green wisdom filled Jedi master. First introduced in Episode V Yoda seemed to be a little annoying elf before he reveals how he is the jedi luke is looking for. Yoda is the kind of character where nearly everything he says is full of wisdom and can be used in a real situation. “Do or do not there is no try”

3. Boba Fett.

The only Bounty Hunter on this list. Boba scores points for his unique design which was originally white and was supposed to be some kind of elite Stormtrooper. Everything about this guy kicks ass. I can even forgive the terrible “death” scene in ROTJ because thankfully its Canon that he escaped. He’s definitely a fan favourite despite the fact that he has barely any screen time in the original trilogy.

2. Lord Starkiller.

Technically cheating here but hey its my list. Lord starkiller is the protagonist of the DLC of Star Wars The force unleashed and is the result of what became of Starkiller if they chose the Dark side ending of the game.

He’s extremely powerful and out of all the star wars characters, Lord Starkiller is my favourite in terms of Looks. His helmet, the finger knives, the chest armour. All of it just fits, he is also the character that wields my Personal favourite Lightsaber. A lot of people just assume lord starkiller uses the same saber as normal Starkiller but its very obviously shown in the DLC that he has a new saber, plus his original one is strapped to his belt along with Vaders, Mauls and Rahm Kota’s. Even the breathing noises are badass.

He also scores extra points for being so powerful. And yes i am bias considering the force unleashed is my favourite star wars game and i know some will argue that Dark starkiller and normal starkiller are the same but i just don’t see it that way. It’s the same with Darth Vader/ Anakin Skywalker… Speaking of darth Vader

1. Darth Vader.

Yes it’s quite Cliche but i can’t help it. Not only is Vader my favourite Star wars character, hes my favourite fictional character in general. The iconic breathing noise, his even more iconic suit and of course.. The most famous twist is movie history and probably the most famous line in film is cause of Vader (and George Lucas but you get the idea) his whole story is just so intriguing and you understand why he is the way he is. After everything he went through as Anakin you can see why he does what he does. Hell we even sympathise with him because we know why he turned in the first place. He even has the best music in the saga (in my opinion.).

Honorable mentions.

Darth Talon

Darth Maul

Anakin Skywalker

Jango Fett

Galen Marak

Savage Opress

Finn

General Grievous

Thrawn

And Darth Sidious

Well star wars celebration has once again come and gone after a whole bunch of projects such as Jedi:Fallen Order and Star Wars The rise of skywalker. So let’s talk about them.

So Jedi fallen order finally got its first official trailer and many star wars fans immediately began roaring with excitement…. But I wasn’t one of them. The game looks good yes and looks gorgeous, I have no doubt that the acting will be good and the gameplay will be pretty good… But I can’t shake this feeling of disappointment from the trailer and I don’t know why. Maybe I’m still a little worried that EA will find a way to fuck this up but I have hopes for this game mainly because Respawn are heavily involved in the making of it. Hype levels are at a 6/10.

Star Wars the rise of skywalker : well let’s just say I wasn’t looking forward to this trailer, I was extremely worried especially after episode 8 which I consider to be the worst film in the saga. But after watching I was pleasantly surprised. The action looks good and I’m excited to see how the whole skywalker saga ends for good. And of course the emperor laughing. Now I don’t think he’s gonna return as a main character, I firmly believe that he’ll be a ghost that haunts the death star, mainly cause the laugh happens right after we see a shot of the remains of the death star II, and on those remains will probably be the emperors throne room where Vader redeemed himself by killing him. Hype levels are at a 7/10.

Clone Wars: now I’ll be perfectly blunt with this. I don’t really like the clone wars TV show for the most part. It’s not until Darth Maul came back that I really took an interest and began watching. Anything before his return is just kinda meh to me and I’ll always say its probably the 3rd most overrated thing in star wars behind Rebels and attack of the clones. But this trailer actually got me kind of excited. It looks pretty damn great to be honest which was really surprising. I’m probably most excited for Ashoka and Rex taking back Mandalore. Hype levels are a 7/10

The mandalorian. Right out of all the new films and shows revealed, this one is the one I’m anticipating most and is pretty much as close as I’m gonna get to a gritty boba fett movie. It just looks so different… Yet so familiar. The costumes look incredible as do the effects. I think for the first live action star wars show they’ve done an amazing job and this is just from behind the scenes footage. This was the reveal that I was most excited for and the most impressed with. Hype levels are a 9/10.

And that’s all I wanted to talk about regarding star wars celebration. Yeah I know I missed a lot of stuff but there was way more stuff than this that I didn’t want to cover such as the new black series figures and such.

I figured I’d do a plan of sorts for things I want to review in 2019.

1. DOOM Eternal (no planned review date)

2.review bronson

3. Review the original star wars trilogy in depth

4.review Sam Raimis Spider-man Trilogy

5. Review the rest of TDK trilogy

6. Review outlast and outlast whistle blower (October)

7.rank the nightmare on elm street movies (October)

8. Review Halloween 1978 and Halloween 2018 (October 31st)

Well it’s safe to say that I’m not talking about a sequel to the 2010 remake… Yeah that’s never happening.

So for about a year now I’ve been thinking about how New Line could make a new Nightmare on Elm Street movie and I have a pretty decent idea for how they can do it.

1.Halloween it.

So the new Halloween was a huge hit and even though it had quite a few negative reviews from die hard fans it still raked in a lot of cash for Blumhouse. Anyway what do I mean by “Halloween it”? Well the new Halloween movie makes all the sequels non Canon meaning they don’t exist in the time line anymore meaning the new one is a direct sequel to the 1978 movie. I say that New Line do the exact same thing with Freddy Krueger. Why? Let’s be honest after number 3 the movies got worse and worse with Freddy becoming more of a comedian than anything. Plus SPOILERS Nancy Died in part 3 meaning the series had lost its main and best protagonist. By scrapping all the sequels we can get an incredible sequel to the 1984 classic… However 2 people need to come back to make this work….

2.bring back Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund as Nancy and Freddy.

Now I know Robert has hung up the claws and put the red and green sweater in the wardrobe BUT I fully believe that with a good enough script and enough money Robert would come back to reprise the role one last time as he has said numerous times “I think I have maybe one more in me”. As for Heather there’s no doubt in my mind that she’d want to return one last time along side Robert for one last Hurrah as Nancy fighting Freddy.

I think one of the big reasons Freddy hasn’t returned yet is because New Line is pouring money into the Conjuring series as those movies make shit tons of money for them.

Really this is the only way this can work, fans have openly said that they don’t want another rehash of the first Movie mainly because last time it didn’t go so well. All this movie needs is a good script, a great director and an amazing cast that features Heather and Robert.

This is obviously gonna be a very different type of post but I figured it had to be done. I have quite a few inspirational people that I look up to, 6 of which are YouTubers that I’m about to talk about.

1. Jeremy Jahnns. This guy was really the first film critcic I started watching. And his reviews are so simple.. But so effective and enjoyable. He stands in front of a red background in a suit for 5-10 minutes and talks about movies.. That’s it. But he is was the first guy that really showed me that if you run your mouth about movies and nerdy shit there are people out there who will listen and agree with you.

2.The flick pick. I don’t care what anyone says, this guy is awesome. He’s so ridiculously over the top.. But you take whatever he says seriously. One minute he’s talking about sour patch kids and the next he’s shitting on Batman and Robin… Perfect.

3.Chris Stuckman. Of all the people on this list Chris Stuckman was the one who really inspired me to do this mainly cause he’s serious about what he does and extremely passionate about film. He was the one who really taught me that a movie isn’t just about the big cool action sequences in movies and things like that, it’s about the script, the acting and the cinematography and much like everyone else on this list, he doesn’t give a fuck if someone’s gonna disagree or get triggered at his opinion on a movie,he says his opinion whether they like it or not.

4. James aka the angry video game nerd. Now yes I’m aware that the nerd is just a character he made up for videos but fuck… He was just so relatable the way he would just rage at a game and fuck shit up.. Now the big reason he’s on here is much like why Stuckman is on here. He shares his views proudly and respects others opinions, plus he talks about the classics the most like the hammer movies and the Halloween movies.

5 Angry Joe. Much like with the AVGN this guy was relatable.. Difference is he’s not a character he genuinely is pissed off at the stuff he reviews, whether it’s EA with Battlefront 2 or Bethesda with fallout 76 he will absolutely rip these games apart if need be. And he has probably my favourite phrase out of all the people here. If he plays a game that’s utter shit he often says “you done fucked it up!” which I’m sure every gamer has felt like saying that to a Developer at one point.

6. Dead Meat. Now technically this guy isn’t a movie critic. He does videos called “kill counts” that are exactly what they sound like. He looks at the kills in horror franchises. Considering horror is my favourite movie genre it’s not hard to see why this guy is an inspiration to me. He’s extremely relatable to me cause of the horror stuff because to be honest there’s never been a horror YouTuber as good as this and we finally have one.

7. Robert Englund. Freddy fuckin Krueger himself. This one may confuse some people if you don’t know me personally. Basically Freddy has always been my favourite horror icon, and Robert himself is just such a nice guy, he loves the fans and embraces the fact that he is Freddy Krueger. He’s just an incredible guy.

8.Ozzy Osborne, the prince of fucking darkness, the poster child of heavy metal whatever you wanna Call him. This man is a legend there’s no other way of saying it. The reason he’s such an inspiration to me is that he’s from.. Where I’m from. Birmingham England, he wasn’t good at school just like me and he and Tony, Geezer and Bill had a dream and decided to try their absolute hardest to make it come true and eventually it did, hope he gets better soon.

9. John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Ridley Scott. These men made some of the best movies of the horror genre like Halloween, alien and a nightmare on elm street. These movies had very little budget but somehow hold up, alien especially. It really shows what determination can do. The movies these guys made were ahead of their time. Rip Wes Craven.

10. Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Toby Maguire, Tom Holland, Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal, Heath Ledger, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Willem Dafoe and Stan Lee. I’m putting all these people on one spot because every single person there, bought all my favourite comic book characters from my childhood to life without fail and of course… The man who created most of the characters they play.. Stan Lee. This man basically made my childhood, he made my favourite Superhero Spider-man and bought the entire world so much happiness. You will be Missed Stan.

“you know, I guess one person can make a difference…nuff said” Stan Lee 2007

Batman begins released in 2005 and is pretty much known for being the reason Batman became so loved by audiences again after the disaster that was Batman and robin. Long story short after that film completely destroyed Batman on screen Christopher Nolan stepped in as the hero we needed but not the one we deserved.

This movies plot revolves around Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) becoming Batman after He disappears to go to hundreds and hundreds of miles away from Gotham and ends up training with Ra’s Al Ghul (SPOILER Liam Neeson) But after he returns to Gotham he decides to become Batman so that he can protect Gotham With his training and so he can stop the Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) from completely destroying Gotham with fear.

I’ll be honest. I prefer This movie to The Dark Knight Rises. There’s just something about it that I’ve always preferred but I have no idea what. I think it’s because the story of This movie is pretty simple but it’s done so well! Everyone in the cast is perfect.From Michael Cane as Alfred all the way to Gus Lewis as young Bruce And Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman is fucking Perfect. The voice isn’t ridiculous like it is in TDK and TDKR,the scenes where’s he’s just picking people off one by one are all perfect. My only real complaint with Batman in this  movie is the suit,I like the chest and cape.everything else is just meh. The gloves are super rubbery and obviously he can’t turn his head till the next film.

The soundtrack: Hans Zimmer….bravo man. All the music in the dark knight trilogy is perfectly done. I cannot think of one bad track in the three films especially this one the main theme in particular.

And I can’t not talk about how this film is shot. Right after Batman defeats Falcone and says “I’m Batman” Theres a shot of Batman just stood…on the edge of a building with Zimmers triumphant score playing at the same time…best shot in the entire movie for me hands down.

And that’s really all I wanna say about Batman Begins because I don’t wanna give away too much…GO WATCH IT ASAP!

For me Batman Begins is nearly perfect.the pacing is great,it’s shot amazingly well and the soundtrack is one Zimmers best and I’m giving it a 9/10