\nNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGenre(s): <\/b>Documentary
\nRLJ Entertainment | NR \u2013 238 min. \u2013 $29.98 | January 21, 2014
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch
\nWriter(s): <\/b>Thommy Hutson (written by)
\nCast: <\/b>Various<\/p>\nDISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Commentary, Interviews, Featurettes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>2<\/p>\nAudio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English
\nDisc Size: <\/b>45.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/b>A<\/p>\n
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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nQuick Hit Review:<\/b><\/p>\n
Alongside Friday the 13th<\/sup><\/i>, the Nightmare on Elm Street<\/i> franchise has endured numerous sequels and even launched a couple of careers (see Kevin Bacon in F13<\/i> and Johnny Depp in NOES<\/i>). The originals are considered classics while the sequels have varied in quality. From the filmmakers that recently released Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th<\/sup><\/i>, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy<\/i><\/b> painstakingly outlines each and every Elm Street<\/i> movie up to Freddy vs. Jason<\/i>.<\/p>\nDocumentaries about movies or franchises can be tricky and turn into love-fests and while there was some nice things to be said about each entry, the participants \u2013 which include Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Chuck Russell, Renny Harlin, Kane Hodder and Monica Keena \u2013 offer up their insights into the respective movie, warts and all to go along with sometimes troubled production and critical receptions.<\/p>\n
Clocking in at nearly four hours, Never Sleep Again<\/i><\/b> is an amazing documentary where you will learn each and every little thing about each of the Elm Street<\/i> movies and interviews with hundreds of participants large and small, in front of and behind the camera. Obviously it\u2019d be hard to get through it all in one sitting but I found it to be really engrossing and as someone who isn\u2019t a huge fan of the series outside of the first film, I still was impressed.<\/p>\n
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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe 2-disc release comes in a standard HD Slim case.<\/p>\n
Audio Commentary<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Directors Andrew Kasch and Daniel Farrands, Writer Thommy Hutson and Cinematographer Buz Danger Wallick sit down together for the entire length and discuss how the documentary came together which is pretty impressive given the length.<\/p>\nExtended Interviews (1:40:56)<\/span><\/b> are the bits that didn\u2019t make it into the fill documentary. These alone are feature-length and are quite interesting to view.<\/p>\nFirst Look: Heather Langenkamp\u2019s \u201cI Am Nancy\u201d (6:42)<\/span><\/b> is a sneak peek at the actresses own documentary on Elm Street<\/i>.<\/p>\nFor the Love of the Glove (18:16)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Yep, even Freddy\u2019s infamous gloves get its own featurette looking at its conception and how it became a collector\u2019s item and now in a private collection.<\/p>\nFred Heads: The Ultimate Freddy Fans (12:50)<\/span><\/b> is about the numerous fans the serial killer has garnered.<\/p>\nHorror\u2019s Hallowed Grounds: Return to Elm Street (22:10)<\/span><\/b> is my favorite of the features where host Sean Clark leads viewer on a tour to the famous locations where Nightmare on Elm Street<\/i> was filmed.<\/p>\nFreddy vs. The Angry Video Game Nerd (5:30)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 James Rolfe of AVGN talks about Nightmare on Elm Street<\/i> and the evolution of Freddy into the video game world.<\/p>\nExpanding the Elm Street Universe: Freddy in Comic Books and Novels (15:45)<\/span><\/b> examines Freddy\u2019s foray into other mediums.<\/p>\nThe Music of Nightmare<\/i>: Conversations with Composers and Songwriters (13:40)<\/span><\/b> has interviews with Charles Bernstein and others involved in the musical side of the movies.<\/p>\nElm Street\u2019s Poster Boy: The Art of Matthew Joseph Peak (7:31)<\/span><\/b> is about the poster artwork and its importance in the series from the perspective of the artist.<\/p>\nA Nightmare on Elm Street<\/span><\/i><\/b> in 10 Minutes (10:07)<\/span><\/b> goes through the movie, with line-readings from the actors today, in a mere 10-minutes.<\/p>\nNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy<\/span><\/i> Teaser Trailer (0:56)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
VIDEO \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nConsidering the bulk of this documentary are recorded interviews on simple soundstages and using digital cameras, although it is a 1080p high-definition transfer, it\u2019s not the prettiest looking picture especially considering it was originally released on DVD 3 years ago. Still, production photos look good and even the interview footage has decent detail levels though pixilation and artifacts are noticeable.<\/p>\n
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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track provided isn\u2019t anything phenomenal but gets the job done where the interviewees voices are clear and the music used comes through well enough, but as one would imagine, it is flat.<\/p>\n
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OVERALL \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\nOverall, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy<\/i><\/b> is one of the best documentaries made on a single franchise cutting through the typical back-slapping you tend to get with interviews and instead there was honesty about the flaws the movies had, difficulties filming and how the franchise ultimately built New Line Cinema. The Blu-ray has OK video and audio transfers but there\u2019s a fair amount of bonus materials.<\/p>\n
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