Strange Matter: One, two, Freddy is coming to Spring Hill on a chilly November night
November 19th, 2009 by Andrew Konietzky in Arts, Film, News
I began writing this on a crumpled piece of paper, while crammed into a car with three other people driving into the night. It is very quiet on this deserted stretch of road. No it is not bat country, but Freddy Kruegers’ mom is actually sitting behind me. Should I be worried for my life? Not really: Ashlly Lynn is one of the many talented people in the film Freddy’s Return: A Nightmare Reborn.
I was invited on this trip to attend the premiere of a feature-length fan-film about Freddy Krueger and the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Set between the events of Nightmare 5: The Dream Child and Nightmare 6: The Final Nightmare, it is intended to bridge the gap. It stars David Buczynksi as Kevin Marks, a young man tormented by memories of his own childhood kidnapping and torture at the hands of Freddy Krueger before he was burned to death. The film also stars Jennifer Farr as Ashleigh Asoa, a Native American girl with ties to Kevin’s past, and Ashlly Lynn as Sister Mary Helena, Freddy’s mother. It was written and directed by, Jason Korsiak, and he even portrays Freddy in the film.
The film has a running time of 120 minutes, and was produced on a budget of $3,000. It is not only the longest entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street saga, but it is probably the longest fan production ever made. Additionally, the majority of music in the film is completely original, something almost unheard of in most fan productions. This film was obviously a labor of love — mixed with blood, sweat and blades — for director Jason Korsiak.
Being a fan film you would normally expect everything from horrible camera work to the worst-possible Swiss-cheese writing with plot holes you could drive a bus through. Thankfully none of that ever surfaced. There were some audio issues here and there, but the writing, directing and acting were amazingly good. I enjoyed the storyline and experienced some great laughs at Freddy’s new signature one-liners. It was a very enjoyable evening all around. Jason even gave us a bit of Elm Street history and reminded us that on Nov. 9, 1984, a small handful of people in a select number of theaters were given a warning: Something was coming. Monday evening was the 25th anniversary of our first blood-spattered visit to Elm Street, just in case your math is not fully firing. Geez, does that make me feel old.
Check out the trailer:
or even grab some popcorn and watch the entire film on the Intertubes.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:16 am
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