Krueger: A Walk Through Elm Street (2014)

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

"Krueger: A Walk Through Elm Street" is a 6-minute film from last year written and directed by Chris R. Notarile. His works on Freddy Krueger have gained more attention recently with the death of Wes Craven. However, I must say this one here is not my favorite. Lombardi is good again and I still think he is a very fine choice for the title character, but the story this time is just not as convincing. It takes us early on into the seeming normal world of a soon-to-be dad and his wife, but when a boy rings the bell to ask if he can go to the toilet, we see the man's real self. well, actually we also hear it during voice-overs and everybody who knows Krueger knows of course that things are not the way they seem. that includes me of course too even if I have seen hardly any of the films. The title character is just too famous. All in all not as good of a watch as I hoped. Thumbs down

This is the 3rd entry into the KRUEGER series from writer / director Chris R. Notarile. Previous entries include Krueger: A Tale From Elm Street and its follow up Krueger: Another Tale From Elm Street.The description from the director:In Springwood, long before he became a demon of dreams, Freddy Krueger stalked the streets under another name – The Springwood Slasher. Our third story centers on the inner working's of Freddy's mind. What makes him tick and how does he view the world? Edited to reflect his fragmented way of thinking, we follow Freddy on a walk through Elm Street as he interacts with a soon to be mother, outside of a very familiar house.SPOILER ALERT: This review WILL talk openly about the plot of this short film (which will be shown in its entirety below). If you've not watched it yet, check it out and then come on back.Krueger: A Walk Through Elm Street gets into Fred's head. The entire short (6:21 including credits) is narrated by Freddy. We see him meet Marge Thompson who's super pregnant. Fred asks if they're ready to be parents and inquires if they've picked out any names. Marge says it'll be Donald Jr. if it's a boy and... Nancy... if it's a girl. They're standing on location at THE Elm Street house which is awesome!There's a super creepy scene in here where Freddy gets on his knees and is talking to Marge's baby bump. Seeing Freddy Krueger talk to Nancy Thompson in utero is really weird, but knowing what we know about these characters its outstanding.During this entire short, Freddy is talking about how easy it is for him to blend in to the community. At one point he says "I'm Freddy... Husband, father, 2 time bowling league champ". I don't think he's being literal here, but the point is well taken. He blends in, looks like every other guy you see in your town and no one is the wiser that he's in fact The Springwood Slasher. He's shown drinking coffee, nodding to folks, sitting on benches and walking around town.Once again, Notarile shows just how easy a child can be abducted. Mikey (Jacob Flowers) needs to use the restroom but it's locked. He ducks behind the building to relive himself and Fred pounces like a wolf. Just as with Krueger: Another Talk From Elm Street, Notarile is really exploring the grittiness of child abduction. If you're a parent and you really think about what's going on here, this will really chill you to the core.The score here is amazing as it builds throughout the film. No real A Nightmare On Elm Street audio callbacks here, but they're not necessary for this particular short. What Steve Joblonsky has put together is masterful and fits perfectly.Once again, Robert Lombardi is amazing as Freddy Krueger. He's not doing a whole lot in this one other than being creepy and some voice work but he portrays that "vibe" that we got so brilliantly from Robert Englund in the early Nightmare films. The scene in front of the house where he's chatting with Vera Vanguard as Marge is wonderful. The fact that he's playing such an iconic character but I'm not seeing Englund is the highest compliment I can give.Speaking of Vera Vanguard. She does a nice job here. She really does portray the "housewife of the 70′s" to a T. From the way she's dressed to the naivete of sharing personal information she fits right in to the KRUEGER universe that Notarile has developed.Marge & FreddyAnd as for the Elm Street universe it was AWESOME to see that this was filmed at the actual Elm Street house from the films. I'm not sure I'd ever want to live at 1428 North Genessee Avenue in Los Angeles, CA, and I'm not sure what (if any) hoops the production needed to jump through to film on the sidewalk in front of the house, but it was well worth it.My only real problem with this film is the same issue I had with the original short Krueger: A Tale From Elm Street. It's almost as if we're TOO tied to the source material here. If you watch all of Notarile's films, you'd be led to believe that Freddy has some sort of supernatural bond specifically with Nancy Thompson as if he's waiting for her to be born to torment her.With that small negative aside, this is a great little flick. It's not much for non NOES fans and we're not getting a whole lot of action, but if you're a fan of that franchise this is definitely recommend. It's super quick and you really do get to see inside Freddy's head and get to know the guy that will eventually become the Springwood Slasher. You can find Blinky Productions on the web at www.blinky-productions.com as well as on the film's Facebook fan page. Tell them ScareTissue sent you!

***SPOILERS*** Fans have been craving Freddy Krueger based movies since "Freddy vs Jason", but fans were mostly unhappy with the 2010 remake starring Jackie Earle Haley.Then in 2011 a short film called "Krueger (A Tale from Elm Street)" was released by Chris R. Notarile/Blinky Productions starring Roberto Lombardi as Freddy Krueger. That was followed in 2011 by the hugely successful film "The Nightmare Ends on Halloween II". Fans of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series all over the world were ecstatic! Finally, a film maker and actor were worthy of continuing the series! Then in 2013 the film, "Krueger (Another Tale from Elm Street)", was released to even greater acclaim - even making some of the "top" lists of 2013.Massive publicity demanded a third film and in 2014 "Krueger (A Walk Through Elm Street)" proves that Chris and Roberto are indeed worthy successors to Wes Craven and Robert Englund!The film gives us a glimpse into the way Freddy's mind works and how he hides in plain sight while plotting the abduction of Springwood's children. There are scenes of Freddy walking through Springwood playing friendly neighbor on one hand and stalking/abducting a child (Jacob Flowers) on the other with a narrative by Freddy over those scenes. This is mixed together with a chance encounter with a very pregnant Marge Thompson (Vera Vanguard) who explains she thinks she's having a girl that they will name Nancy... The film is perfect in every way!I have heard that these short films are taken from scenes in a full feature film script. All I can say is if anyone can do a prequel film justice it's these guys! Hollywood: Give us Chris and Roberto NOW!