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Okay, so, two of my flatmates were watching Nightmare on Elm Street last night, and I walked in partway into it (right after the heroine dreams about Freddy in English class and starts screaming). Believe it or not, despite knowing the ‘Freddy’s coming’ song and having seen several of the sequels, I’d never seen the original movie, so I stayed. And God rewarded me, for lo, shortly after I sat down and began watching (and sniggering over the tacky 80s fashion and bad special effects with Kelly & Mackenzie), Johnny Depp appeared.
Why has no one ever told me that Johnny was in Nightmare on Elm Street? *crickets chirp* My flatmates were equally ignorant of the film’s Johnny content, and at first did not believe me when I pointed at the screen and went, “Oh my God, it’s Johnny Depp! Look at his hair! Awe, he looks fourteen. So cute!” They were mislead by the poofy 80s hair and extreme jailbait-ness, but after I repeatedly insisted that I recognized those eyes and that jawline, they finally agreed. They are in awe of my fangirl abilities. Or maybe disturbed by them.
He got sucked into a mattress. And then a fountain of blood erupted from it. It was one of the high points of the movie (also one of the better special effects).
The other high point was when the heroine’s mother (in a display of bad acting unrivalled by even the worst daytime soap) takes her down to the basement and tells her all about how she helped kill Freddy. What really made the scene were Mackenzie’s editorial comments, ex: “Fred Krueger was my ex-lover!” “These are his knives. Sometimes I come down here and try them on. They make me feel sexy.” Nothing we came up with could top the actual dialogue, though. “Freddy can’t hurt you. He’s dead. Mommy killed him.” (um, yeah, Mom, real comforting. I'll be able to slep just great now).
So, anyway, go watch it. It’s hilariously funny, in that bad, B-grade horror way that just begs to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it has jailbait!Johnny in it.
Why has no one ever told me that Johnny was in Nightmare on Elm Street? *crickets chirp* My flatmates were equally ignorant of the film’s Johnny content, and at first did not believe me when I pointed at the screen and went, “Oh my God, it’s Johnny Depp! Look at his hair! Awe, he looks fourteen. So cute!” They were mislead by the poofy 80s hair and extreme jailbait-ness, but after I repeatedly insisted that I recognized those eyes and that jawline, they finally agreed. They are in awe of my fangirl abilities. Or maybe disturbed by them.
He got sucked into a mattress. And then a fountain of blood erupted from it. It was one of the high points of the movie (also one of the better special effects).
The other high point was when the heroine’s mother (in a display of bad acting unrivalled by even the worst daytime soap) takes her down to the basement and tells her all about how she helped kill Freddy. What really made the scene were Mackenzie’s editorial comments, ex: “Fred Krueger was my ex-lover!” “These are his knives. Sometimes I come down here and try them on. They make me feel sexy.” Nothing we came up with could top the actual dialogue, though. “Freddy can’t hurt you. He’s dead. Mommy killed him.” (um, yeah, Mom, real comforting. I'll be able to slep just great now).
So, anyway, go watch it. It’s hilariously funny, in that bad, B-grade horror way that just begs to be featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it has jailbait!Johnny in it.