Will Jackie Earle Haley make a good Freddy Krueger?
April 4, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Freddy Krueger is like a demented Energizer Bunny, isn’t he? He just keeps on going and going and going. In New Line’s redo of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," Jackie Earle Haley will play the role of Freddy Krueger, taking over for Robert Englund.
The original "Nightmare" was released in 1984 and established Krueger as a serial child killer murdered by angry parents who returns to terrorize teens in their dreams.
I’m sure it will put Jackie Earle Haley in the annuls of horror movie history. Not sure I would want to be there, but for a working actor, …read more
Watchmen Review
March 9, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
Movie: Watchmen * Trailer * Official Site
In Theaters: March 6, 2009
Runtime: 163 minutes
Directed by: Zack Snyder
MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language
Gecko Rating:
I was especially interested in reviewing "Watchmen" this week, because I knew it was quite the hit with my 14-year-old son’s crowd. What? For one thing, it’s rated R, so I had to check it out for myself. Rest assured, it’s NOT for kids younger than 16. There’s just too much violence, sex, nudity and swearing, even though the consequences of all that violence are a main plot-point of the movie.
The …read more