I've seen plenty of Buzzfeed posts floating around where people write a list of thoughts while watching a movie. I read one years ago where someone watched all of the Harry Potter movies for the first time while live tweeting and writing a post per movie. I still quote a lot of what he said … Continue reading My Thoughts While Watching… Urban Legend (1998)
Category: Robert Englund
(June 6, 1947)
Born Robert Barton Englund in Glendale, California.
Notable works include: Dead & Buried (1981), A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (1984-2003) and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006).
Beginning as a successful theatre actor, Englund transitioned to film in 1974. In his near 50 year career, he has appeared in 40 horror movies, most noted for his long running portrayal of the beloved wisecracking slasher villain, Freddy Krueger,
Fun fact: Robert auditioned for both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Star Wars. When he didn’t get either part, he recommended Mark Hamill for Skywalker.
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This is the third instalment in the Freddy franchise, and my favourite sequel. Actually it's most people's favourite. Kill Count, Cody Leach Review. Set one year after the events of Freddy's Revenge (which was set fives years after the first movie). Kristen Parker has been keeping herself awake to avoid her dreams. When her mother … Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987) Review
Urban Legend (1998) Review
This is a late 90s Dead Teenager Movie, starring some recognisable teen movie actors and a few well known horror stars as well. After Michelle, a college student, is killed with an axe while driving alone one night in the rain, a group of friends start being killed off one by one via various urban … Continue reading Urban Legend (1998) Review
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) Review
Five years after the events of the first movie, Nancy has moved out of her house, and the Walsh family have moved in. Teenager Jesse, moves into Nancy's bedroom. He has a nightmare about being stranded on a school bus while being threatened by Freddy Krueger. At his new school he meets Lisa, who he … Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) Review
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Review
Director and writer Wes Craven said he based the story on a series of articles he read in the L.A. Times about a group of young Cambodian men who had died in their sleep after having nightmares. Apparently, Freddy was originally written as a child molester, rather than just a child killer, but after a … Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Review
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