Episode 3: A Nightmare On Elm Street

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*INSERT SOMETHING JUMPING OUT AT YOU UNEXPECTEDLY* AHHHHHHHH!!!!! And That's my review of "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Just Kidding. As a fan of the horror genre I never know if I should get excited for these re-invention of classic horror movies or scared that my childhood butcher-ers will be, well, butchered. If you don't already know, "A Nightmare on Elm St" is about a group of teenagers who all start having the same nightmares of a scary burnt faced guy with knives for fingers but things start going south when the nightmares start to become reality and the teens start dying. As the story goes on you find out all of the teenagers and the supernatural psychopath are all connected to a sorted past and if you fall asleep Freddy's going to get you. The first quandary in this much anticipated remake was if Jackie Earl Haley could take over the legacy of being Freddy Kruger that was so lengthily held by Robert Eungland for eight whole films. I say he pulled it off nicely; as nice as a burnt faced, psychopathic, nightmare haunting, razor blade fingered, monster serial killer could be. Haley was really able to creep me out and added some nuances to Freddy that really brought the character out in a new and frightening way; plus, with the addition of some golden nuggets of dialogue, he was a character that was fun to watch. Speaking of which, his face makeup/graphics were spot on. In the original films you could really tell Freddy was wearing a mask where as this time it was very life like. There were other visually stimulating moments, like when an entire classroom turns to ash (so look for that one) but there were moments that were "movie magic-ed" in the original that lost their flavor when they re-did them in C.G. for the new movie. Was the movie scary? No. Was it entertaining? A little more than slightly. If I compare it to the "scary" movies that Hollywood has been putting out lately (such as Cellular, Prom Night, My Bloody Valentine 3D, etc.) or even to the horrible classic remakes that have come out such as Halloween and Friday the 13th (Please stop, Rob Zombie, just stop it!); then I would say new Freddy comes out somewhere near the top. If I were to compare it to the classic and best horror movies of all time, then it would fall closer to the bottom. Therefore, I'm a little undecided as to how I should rate this one, so I give "A Nightmare On Elm Street" 2 and 5/8 Stabby Knife Fingers out of 5?

-Tony Smith
The Revolution Review, 2010

Episode 2: The Losers

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Wow, another comic book movie! However, this time I had no idea! This is my official review of The Losers. Like I mentioned, The Losers is based off of a DC Vertigo comic that involves Special Forces agents getting betrayed by their handler, therefore causing them to start their own personal war against the CIA. I felt the movie really captured this well. The movie itself presents a classic element of the team dynamic (where each character has there own relational feel) that is more often then not forgotten by the film writers of today. The film is abundant with adrenaline fueled action sequences, laugh out loud comedic moments, very quotable lines, and Journey (and I ain't talking about no double vision). What's not to like about any of that? However, the beginning felt a little presumptuous in the fact that the writers expected you to have a pre-existant understanding of the characters. Yet, my minuscule distastefulness was lost in the pure fun of this film. Visually stimulating, this is one of those films that you can take your teenager to go see and it will feel like a bad-ass rated R action flick (pssst...it's only PG-13). My expectations were low and they were blown out of the water! I give this film 5 telekinetic pistols out of 5!

-Tony Smith
The Revolution Review, 2010

Episode 1: Kick-Ass!

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 If you didn't already know, Kick-Ass! is based off of a comic book written by Mark Millar and John Romida Jr. Much to the chagrin of the creators of the film who purposefully strive to make fun of comics and the comic culture in the movie; this film does play out much like that of a comic book. The hero comes from humble beginnings, he becomes acquainted with a set of super friends, and ends up making some villians for enemies. How would I describe Kick-Ass! in one word? EPIC! The plot line was very easy and fun to follow which allowed the creators to go gang-busters when it came to busting gangs. What I mean by this is that the spectacle of a movie was saturated with blood, gore, language, and moral depravity. Those are all the reasons, however, that made me love the movie so much. The character known as Hit Girl really stole the show with her crazy spider monkey ninja acrobatic fighting of doom. The film also had a surprising compilation of great cinematic moments particularly noted with the comic style back story of Hit Girl and Big Daddy, and also a certain scene with fire, strobe lights, and an eleven year old shooting lots and lots of bad guys (so look out for that scene). But don't strap on your tights and spandex just yet. The movie was a little predictable. One of the notable things about the comic was it's ability to continuously surprise you and keep you guessing, but I'm afraid the movie robbed you of that experience. Also there was a bit lacking in the C.G. department. I understand that this was not and giant budgeted film but give us a little more movie magic and rely less on the green screen. Oh, and the exit scene at the end of the final battle...lame. All in all, very entertaining! If you read the comic, then go see the movie. If you haven't read the comic, go see the movie, then go read the comic (it's only eight issues, I know you can do it). I give the movie 4 Killer Butterfly Knives out of 5.

-Tony Smith, The Revolution Review 2010