Nightmare On Elm Street Anthology, Volume 1

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Nightmare On Elm Street Anthology, Volume 1
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Original Release Date:
1984
Original Running Time:
91
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100
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10
Brief Synopsis:
The 2009, all-new edit of the best horror film of the 80′s marks its 25th anniversary, and features 9 minutes of restored and digitally enhanced footage, new scenes, alternate takes, longer scenes, a different soundtrack and for the very first time, Johnny Depp’s fully uncut death scene fully re-edited into the film, the SPFX of Heather Langenkamp’s blue screen footage at last ‘finalized’, as well as Craven’s original ending the way he wanted it to be seen.
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The 2009, all-new edit of the best horror film of the 80′s marks its 25th anniversary, and features 9 minutes of restored and digitally enhanced footage, new scenes, alternate takes, longer scenes, a different soundtrack and for the very first time, Johnny Depp’s fully uncut death scene fully re-edited into the film, the SPFX of Heather Langenkamp’s blue screen footage at last ‘finalized’, as well as Craven’s original ending the way he wanted it to be seen. Every added shot has been color-corrected and cleaned, and the film’s soundtrack has been completely remastered and reworked. This is a brand new edit done in 2009, not the low-quality 2004 edit previously available on FanEdit. I started from scratch in order to deliver a high quality, coherent and longer edit of the film, finally including some never-before-used footage, making this the ultimate Nightmare edit. The DVD includes animated menus and chapters.
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  • DVD
  • Digital
Cuts and Additions:
– Opening credits, titles & “making-the-glove” footage completely redone.
– Extended scene : Tina’s backyard / There’s something out there.
– Extended scene : Tina’s backyard / Glen tries to seduce Nancy.
– Extended scene : Tina in back alley, first encounter with Freddy.
– Extended scene : Extra creepy shots of Freddy’s face being torn off by Tina (close-ups).
– Extended scene : Tina’s death (re-edited, extra shots, full gore).
– Extended scene : In Nancy’s classroom.
– Extended scene : Freddy frightening Nancy with his sparkly claws.
– Extended scene : Creepy shots of Freddy getting closer to Nancy.
– Scene added : Nancy pleading to see Rod in his cell.
– Extended scene : Rod reveals more to Nancy.
– Extended scene : Scary shots of Nancy and Freddy fighting in her bed.
– Extended scene : Police Station / Rod’s longer “suicide”.
– Scene added : Marge & Don discuss murdering Freddy 10 years ago.
– Extended scene : The sleep clinic (additional dialogues and shots of Nancy on the monitors).
– Extended scene : Marge’s longer telephone call about Nancy and Fred’s hat.
– Extended scene : Glen & Nancy talk booby traps on the bridge.
– Extended scene : Marge reveals the truth about Krueger to Nancy.
– Scene added : Don and Garcia at the police station.
– Extended scene and alternate shots : Telephone’s tongue and Nancy’s reaction.
– Scene added & extended : New digitally enhanced footage of Glen’s death and corpse’s return, reinserted for the first time.
– Extended scene : Nancy setting the traps all over the house.
– Scene added : Glen’s dad talks to Don about Freddy murdering his son.
– Scene added : New digitally enhanced footage of Nancy “floating asleep” while getting into the dream.
– Scene added : Nancy runs away, Freddy follows.
– Extended scene : Freddy in flames on top of Marge (added alternate shot).
– Extended scene : Nancy threatens Freddy, alternate and extra takes.
– Original Wes Craven ending reinserted.
– A little surprise after the end credits.
Cover art by Dr. Sapirstein (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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Absolutely loved it! Excellent editing overall. Those extra scenes added so much more to the story! Can't wait to see more extended versions of the Nightmare on Elm Street series!

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It's as visually good as it could be for the time, and some of it really holds up even today. It's fascinating to me to see the lines and shots that get left on the cutting room floor and the different texture that they give certain characters and moments.

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In technical terms, this is an edit that definitely shows its age a bit, as the menus require a bit of squinting and the re-integrated deleted scenes are far from seamless; however as an overall package, this is one of the best. Plenty of extras (2-discs!), lots of alternate takes and generally just a lot of fun. Might not be my definitive way to watch the original Nightmare going forward, but as a treasure trove of rare behind-the-scenes material, this is an essential augmentation to any Freddy Fanatic's shelf.
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As a huge fan of the whole 70-80's horror genre I found this version absolutley essential for both the initiated and uninitiated. Of course you should always own the original version before before acquiring this one bt if you were having someone over you can rest assured that if you play for them this version they will have a great time. Thanks for all the time you dedicated to create this masterpiece.

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What's left to say about one of the most influential horror films of the 80's? Not much that hasn't already been said really. However, thanks to Dr. Sapirstein we have this edit from 2009 which celebrated the 25th anniversary of Craven's most infamous movie, an extended edit which not only reinserts deleted scenes, but also goes the extra mile in attempting to clean up these sequences and also use some alternate takes as well. The result, perhaps not surprisingly is a mixed bag.

Firstly, when you consider the condition some of the deleted scenes are in, Sapirstein does the absolute best that one can expect to try and intergrate them into the movie. Expertly edited they are too; if it wasn't for the difference in quality of the picture, you would never know that these were reinserted scenes. In many ways it reminded me of the way the Halloween 666 Producer's Cut was assembled - or at least the version I was able to see. By that I simply mean that whilst the drop in quality is noticed, it really doesn't matter when they are so skillfully put back into the movie. So, the picture quality varies naturally, but overall the results are excellent on the DVD version I watched.

The movie's also given some punch by a good audio mix, with perfect audio editing to complement it. No harsh cuts here - well, apart from Mr Krueger's knives of course.

Going away from the technical side however, comes the question of whether the extended version is as good, or any better than the theatrical cut we are all so familiar with. Whilst there are some great added moments, with Glen's extended death scene and the extra talk between the parents about what they did to Krueger originally, being particularly note worthy, it has to be said that one can fully understand why the scenes were cut in the first place. Most add little to the movie, and indeed some just plain slow the movie down too much. This becomes most damaging as we are given a longer scene of Nancy preparing her "A-Team" traps; you can almost hear the original editor and Craven whispering in your ear, "this has got to be trimmed". Having said that, I loved being able to see Nancy's dream fall just as she's entering the dream world to try and bring Freddy into reality, and Craven's original ending is a major plus point as it works so much more effectively than the original.

So, as I said, a mixed bag then, but one that is definitely worth adding to the collection of any self respecting Elm Street fan.
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