(Don Coscarelli, 1979)
Pretty crazy late 70's horror where a young teen faces off against the Tall Man, a villain who stalks a funeral home. Upon researching the film, I learned that it was apparently trimmed down from a reported four hour cut. This makes sense, as a lot of scenes feel they end too abruptly and the transitions are off. I must admit the editing struction of the first act was a little jarring. The orb deaths were pretty cool, and the storyline is rather innovative. It's probably the rare horror classic that hasn't been duplicated and ripped off to death. We also get the rare Final Boy, literally a boy here - a very relatable one. Outside of this and Cemetary Man, why don't more horror movies take place in/around graveyards and funeral homes? GRADE: BA NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD
(Stephen Hopkins, 1989)
Freddy's back to stalk the survivor of the last installment, Alice. After graduating high school, her hottie boyfriend is killed and she learns she's pregnant. In the womb, the baby is apparently having nightmares and you know who is out to possibly possess him. Yeah, I know? We're on the fifth chapter, so what do you expect? That said, I found this better than the last one. It's nothing spectacular, and the pregnancy angle gives the story enough kick that it's a bit more memorable than a movie where Freddy just stalks teens. He does, obviously, but the dream sequences - mostly taking place in an asylum - are a lot darker and therefore scarier here. There's also a lot of very 80's music video-esque visual tricks, which was amusing. The comic book sequence was fun. I'm watching the sixth Nightmare next, and then I'll have completed this franchise. Next year, I think I'll attempt the Friday the 13th series. GRADE: B-
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