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Nonureva Really Surprised!

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

jeremy-david-kuehnau A interesting concept and frankly, I could see Hollywood doing a much better adaption of it. With that being said, you can tell it's a labor of love. The cinematography isn't very good and the dialog is downright awful.Further, the portrayal of Freddy Krueger feels really off base. The short film makes assumptions that Krueger already had plans to become a demon and that the song preceded his death, which I don't really personally believe. I can understand the appeal for some people, but unfortunately I just don't feel it's very good.

DDPhilly The 2011 film that started it all for the Krueger: Tales from Elm Street series! After opening with Krueger (Roberto Lombardi) taunting a victim, the scene changes to Freddy handcuffed in an interrogation room. Lt. Thompson (Shawn Parr) arrives and tries to coax Freddy into confessing. Something Freddy would NEVER do! Eventually, Freddy gets the upper hand and Thompson loses his cool and is dragged out of the room as Freddy continues to taunt him! The film looks a bit grainy (I assume by design), but the acting is amazing and fits neatly into the canon of the original series. Amazingly, I don't see Englund and Saxon when I watch this. I see two actors giving such a believable performance that all I see is Krueger and Thompson.Apparently, the Krueger series is so influential now that there are fan films of this fan series! That "Confessions" movie borrows heavily from these films and even has their Freddy say "pretty please" right before a detective is dragged out of the room! They also copy shots of Krueger in a park, a kid on a swing, Freddy slinking along a wall and more.Not to mention there's an "author" who posted excerpts from his "original" Elm Street prequel book (Razor's Edge?) on Facebook recently that lifts dialogue not only from the original series, but from Blinky Productions Krueger series! I guess Chris and Roberto should be flattered as they were the first...

Michael_Elliott Krueger (A Tale from Elm Street) (2011) *** (out of 4) Filmmaker Chris R. Notarile has several credits under his name but here recently he decided to make a trilogy of horror films in loving memory of three of the most famous killers from recent horror history. This film here is obviously an homage to Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and is actually a pretty good little gem. The film starts off in 1972 as Freddy Krueger (Roberto Lombardi) has murdered yet another child and now is being interrogated by Lt. Thompson (Shawn Parr). Thompson wants Krueger to admit to the child killings but Freddy has his own way of handling things. At just 10-minutes there's really not enough time to stretch out everything in order to connect it to the events in the first movie but it comes pretty darn close. I can't see how any fan of the Craven film could be disappointed with this thing because it certainly has more imagination than the recent remake and the majority of the original film's sequels. What I enjoyed most were actually the performances, which isn't what you'd typical say about a low-budget film like this. I thought both men were quite good in their roles and especially the small touches in playing the roles that were done by Robert Englund and John Saxon in the original film. I really thought Lombardi nailed Freddy's little bits perfectly and especially that voice at the start when he's about to kill the girl. On a technical level the film is certainly well-made and the director deserves a lot of credit for making the film look as good as it does.

Woodyanders After claiming his latest victim (a brief, but memorable appearance by the adorable Gracie De La Rosa), vicious Springfield Slasher Freddy Krueger (superbly played with chilling menace and relish by Roberto Lombardi) gets arrested for a horrific rash of brutal child killings. Determined Lt. Donald Thompson (an excellent portrayal by Shawn Parr) tries to get a written confession out of Krueger, but gets more than he bargained for when he interrogates the unrepentant fiend. Do-It-Yourself indie auteur Chris R. Notarile handles this gripping short in his usual crisp and straightforward manner: There's no needless padding or filler to speak of, the brisk pace never flags for a second, and a tremendous amount of tension is well created and sustained throughout despite the fact that the bulk of the picture takes place in a single claustrophobic police station room. However, Notarile's key artistic triumph here is his presentation of Krueger as an absolute monster: Vile, boastful, and arrogant, this Freddy is an utterly hateful, revolting, and above all frightening pedophile and murderer who's the stuff of true nightmares. The sterling acting from the two first-rate leads rates as another substantial asset: Lombardi looks and sounds just like a young Robert Englund while Parr bears an uncanny resemblance to an early 70's era John Saxon complete with sideburns. Notarile's polished cinematography offers a few nice black and white surveillance camera shots that add a nifty stylistic flourish to the proceedings. The use of Charles Bernstein's shuddery original score is a sound and effective choice as well. Highly recommended.