Finally Saw This: My Review
I just finished reviewing this. If anyone is interested, the review can be found here: http://magx01.blogspot.com/2010/05/never-sleep-again-nightmare-on-elm. html If this helps anyone on the fence, fantastic!
However, I am definitely interested in hearing some feedback, if anyone has any, as I usually do video game reviews as opposed to movie reviews, so if anyone has any critiques, let me have 'em! I'll incorporate them into any movie reviews I may do going forward.
Below you will find the three opening paragraphs from the review. And, for anyone who doesn't bother to check the whole thing, but wants to know the score, I gave it a 10/10, and while that may seem outrageous, I honestly feel that it's rather justified, as you'll (hopefully) learn.
I'll say it right off the bat: This is absolutely a must see for Nightmare fans. Now, before you roll your eyes and assume that this is the typical fanboy-gushing-over-any-product-related-to-his-favourite-nostalgia-wrapped-series, I want to tell you right off that I was entirely skeptical of this package, and hesitated for quite some time before finally deciding to give it a shot (after reading much about it online).
I will readily admit that I thought this was going to be a cheap cash in on the buzz surrounding the remake, and while the timing may be a bit....suspect (or at least can't hurt) I can say that regardless of what you may think it started out as, this thing is a well crafted and clearly loved piece of film, into which a LOT of work clearly went, and absolutely, in no way, strikes one as a cheap cash in. This thing was lovingly and meticulously crafted.
The DVD package contains the main feature, Never Sleep Again: The Nightmare on Elm Street Legacy, which amazingly clocks in at an astonishing four hours. Yes, 4 hours. The documentary consists of interviews with cast and crew from all 8 of the Nightmare films (yes, Freddy vs. Jason is included, although I myself do not count it as a Nightmare film per se....and neither do some of the NOES crew, as you will learn) interspersed with very well done stop motion animation, film clips, behind the scene footage, deleted scenes, production and set photos, and more. Included in the interviews are, as you would expect, Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Bob Shaye (who I do not particularly like, to be honest, although I do have him to thank for many memories), Rachel Talalay, and Heather Langenkamp. However, what really sets this documentary apart is the very exhaustive list of people interviewed.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: A Look Back:
http://magx01.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-thoughts-nightmare-on-elm-street .html