Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Year: 1984
Director: Wes Craven
Rating: R
Length: 91 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English


Stars:
John Saxon
Ronee Blakley
Heather Langenkamp
Amanda Wyss
Nick Corri
Johnny Depp

Plot:
From modern horror master Wes Craven (Scream, Scream 2) comes a timeless shocker that remains the standard bearer for terror.

Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Something monstrous wants to kill her. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dream, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmare. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.

Featuring John Saxon (Enter The Dragon) and Johnny Depp in his first starring role and mind-bending special effects, this horror classic gave birth to one of the most infamous undead villains in cinematic history. Reportedly naming Freddy Krueger after a kid who had bullied him in school, writer-director Craven hatches a shock-fest from hell that "goes straight to the heart of terror" (Seattle Times).

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Production Notes
DVD-ROM Content

My Thoughts:
I was going to save this movie for later in the marathon... but after watch the remake recently I jut couldn't shake the desire of watching the original. Now this is more like it... a better, more menacing Freddy. A likable Nancy... and an all around better feel of the movie. This first movie has always been my favorite in the franchise. Matter of fact... I would even say it is one of my favorite horror movies of all time! This has a couple actors in it that I am very familiar with. Of course there is a young Johnny Depp. And then there is Heather Langenkamp... who I remember well as one of the children on the sitcom Just the Ten of Us. While still sarcastic... in this one Freddy Krueger is played a bit more straight... as they didn't add as much comedy to the character as the later ones did.

My Rating: 5/5


Count:
Movie Count: 27
TV Ep. Count: 13
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 7:00am

Are You Afraid of the Dark?
A group of kids (the Midnight Society) get together in the woods, and tell ghost stories.

Episode Watched:
Tale of the Full Moon
An aspiring pet detective investigates his mother's new boyfriend, who he suspects is a werewolf.

My Thoughts:
Another episode Brittany wanted me to see... this time a werewolf episode. I found this one to not be as good as the vampire one I watched with her... but it was fun all the same. Also the make-up for the werewolf wasn't as good. His ears were too big and face looked a little on the weird side. Making him look a bit on the cartoon-ish side.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Count:
Movie Count: 28
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 11:45am

Title: Salem's Lot
Year: 1979
Director: Tobe Hooper
Rating: NR
Length: 183 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French


Stars:
David Soul
James Mason
Lance Kerwin
Bonnie Bedelia
Lew Ayres
Julie Cobb

Plot:
With Salem’s Lot, a blood-curdling shocker based on the novel by Stephen King, director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) sends the time-honored vampire legend soaring on bat wings into the modern era.

Sinister events bring together a writer (David Soul) fascinated with an old hilltop house, a suave antiques dealer (James Mason) whose expertise goes beyond bric-a-brac and the dealer’s mysterious, pale-skinned "partner" (Reggie Nalder). The solid supporting cast of vampire victims and fighters includes Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Elisha Cook, Ed Flanders, George Dzundza, Lance Kerwin, Geoffrey Lewis and Marie Windsor. It’s hard to keep the undead down. And so easy to be scared in Salem’s Lot.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I have loved this one since the first time I saw it back in my teen years. Of course this is an adaptation from the book that Stephen King wrote. Who of course is my favorite horror writer. For a movie that is just over 30 years old... this movie has some decent scares in it. I personally haven't been scared from it since I was a kid... but I do remember it would scare my wife every time we watched it. A couple of my favorite spooky parts in this movie is ..

  1. The kid vampire scratching at his friends window.... pleading with him to let him in.
  2. The grave digger rocking in the rocking chair... looks over at you and hisses at you with his eyes glowing

I am really enjoying watching this one again. As for comparing this one to the remake... that is something I don't normally like to do... but sometimes it is just too hard not to. I really like both versions... like them both  a lot! but I think I have to say I enjoy this one the most between the 2. I don't know why... but to me this one is a pure classic when it comes to vampire movies... it is one of the ones to beat!

Needless to say... this is one I would always highly recommend to any horror fan... and an absolute must see for any fan of vampire movies. Now... please lets see a dvd release of Return to Salem's Lot! It has been so long since I seen the sequel I can't remember anything other then it's existence.

My Rating: 4.5/5


Count:
Movie Count: 30
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 3:30pm

I am sure I will get to it once the mood hits.... it is early into the marathon yet.

Title: Critters 2: The Main Course: 4 Film Favorites
Year: 1988
Director: Mick Garris
Rating: PG-13
Length: 86 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English


Stars:
Terrence Mann
Don Opper
Cynthia Garris
Scott Grimes
Al Stevenson
Tom Hodges

Plot:
It's been two years since the fiendish Critters first terrorized the town of Grovers Bend and sent the Brown family packing. But the "boy who called Critter," Brad Brown (Scott Grimes), is back... and just in time. Critter eggs have been hatching lethal litters and the bloodthirsty hairballs are eager to partake in their favorite pastime — eating. In no time, the eggs are popping open everywhere — a field full of livestock becomes a gigantic feeding ground, and local residents are disappearing by the mouthful. Fortunately, three bounty hunters from space, Ug, Lee and Charlie, are flying back to eradicate the problem. But can they wipe out the Critters before Grovers Bend is erased from the map? With outstanding special effects, CRITTERS 2 - THE MAIN COURSE is bigger and better — and sure to satisfy everyone's appetite for action, thrills and horror!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
DVD-ROM Content
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Another one from the '80s that I enjoyed. It is a good... and fun (in a silly way) continuance. I had to laugh at the faceless alien that shaped shift into the woman he saw in the playboy centerfold. She even had a big staple in her belly. Of course... just like the first one... this is the type of movie that is no more then mindless fun. Just something to escape from reality in for an hour and a half. I enjoyed this one almost as much as the first.

My Rating: 4/5


Count:
Movie Count: 31
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 7:00am

Title: Critters 4: 4 Film Favorites
Year: 1991
Director: Rupert Harvey
Rating: PG-13
Length: 94 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English


Stars:
Don Keith Opper
Terrence Mann
Paul Whitthorne
Anders Hove
Angela Bassett
Brad Dourif

Plot:
The Critters are back in this supercharged sci-fi space adventure! But these are no ordinary Critters — they're a super strain of genetically engineered mutants designed to take over the universe. This time they're hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind that's out of this world. Joined by Academy Award® nominees Angela Bassett (Best Actress, WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, 1983) and Brad Dourif (THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, Best Supporting Actor, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, 1975), Don Keith Opper and Terrence Mann reprise their popular roles as they battle for survival against the Critters, a nuclear meltdown and the fate of the universe!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
DVD-ROM Content
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This one didn't impress me much at all. You know you have a problem when they decide to bring the franchise  to space. This one really starts out slow and boring... I mean you don't even see the critters until you are a half an hour into the movie. Sure things improve a bit once they do show up.... but not enough to really save this movie.

My Rating: 2/5


Count:
Movie Count: 33
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 10:15am

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Seen this movie as an example by No_name_needed in another thread and asked me what kind of movie it is. Know I know. Thanks.
T&A = This?

Title: Slumber Party Massacre III
Year: 1990
Director: Sally Mattison
Rating: Unrated
Length: 86 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: PCM: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: N/A


Stars:
Yan Birch
Brandi Burkett
Hope Marie Carlton
Keely Christian
Maria Claire


Plot:
After a relaxing day at the beach, a group of teens decide to have a slumber party. Their boyfriends predictably show up to scare them, but there is something much scarier lurking in the shadows as the group starts getting attacked by an unknown killer in the second, and last, installment, Slumber Party Massacre III.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Gallery

My Thoughts:
It isn't often I can say this... but I actually liked the 3rd part in the trilogy the best. This one turns out to be my favorite of the 3... as it has a good story... and I really liked how the girls fought back in this one. Some of them may be going down... but they were sure to get a piece of him in the process. I have always liked it when they made the female characters strong women. I also liked who the killer turned out to be in this one as well.

My Rating: 4/5

Count:
Movie Count: 36
TV Ep. Count: 14
Other Count: 2
Time Started: 3:30pm