Freddy vs Ghostbusters
- 2004
- 35m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?
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J. Michael Weiss
- Neil Anderson
- (as Jason Weiss)
Bradley Griffith
- Chuck Branson
- (as Brad Griffith)
Michael Weiss
- Nancy's Boss
- (as Michael 'Mick' Weiss)
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I gave a 6 because while the production values and acting were terrible, they did a heck of a job on the special effects.
The lighting was terrible. It's obvious the filmmakers know absolutely nothing about light sources. They didn't even use a good filter for the final piece. It looks more like a badly shot soap opera.
The dialogue was horrible. It's almost as if they didn't even try to do much other than steal thunder from the movies the film is based on. In the end it was all I could do to keep from hitting fast forward.
They get marks for scenes and good cuts. This is a difficult thing to do in film-making. Bad cuts confuse the audience as to why we are where we are. They did a god job in the editing phase of piecing the movie together.
The sounds and effects were an excellent blend of their own scenes, and then mixing in the respective soundtracks from the other movies. It's a nice touch adding in a remade, more punkish version of the Ghostbuster's Theme song.
The biggest plus in this is Freddy. They did an excellent job in putting Freddy back to what we remember. Green and Red striped sweater, knives for fingers on his right hand, and that fedora. Great job, gentlemen. Your Freddy was convincing, and had a great voice for the role.
Overall this is a waste of 30 minutes. Watch the opening. It's hard, because of the terrible "dream" lighting, but it is a good opening. Watch the title sequence. Again, great job. I'm watching a parody, show me what is familiar before you make your jokes. Next see the first ghost catching scene. For amateurs, this was pretty good. Then watch the entire closing sequence as they go after Freddy. The dialogue still sucks, but hearing Freddy recite the nursery rhyme was very well played. In all it will take you about 10-15 minutes to see the highlights. When you're done, zip back tot heir website and download another flick. Independent artists like this need to be supported. That's how they become people like Kevin Smith...
The lighting was terrible. It's obvious the filmmakers know absolutely nothing about light sources. They didn't even use a good filter for the final piece. It looks more like a badly shot soap opera.
The dialogue was horrible. It's almost as if they didn't even try to do much other than steal thunder from the movies the film is based on. In the end it was all I could do to keep from hitting fast forward.
They get marks for scenes and good cuts. This is a difficult thing to do in film-making. Bad cuts confuse the audience as to why we are where we are. They did a god job in the editing phase of piecing the movie together.
The sounds and effects were an excellent blend of their own scenes, and then mixing in the respective soundtracks from the other movies. It's a nice touch adding in a remade, more punkish version of the Ghostbuster's Theme song.
The biggest plus in this is Freddy. They did an excellent job in putting Freddy back to what we remember. Green and Red striped sweater, knives for fingers on his right hand, and that fedora. Great job, gentlemen. Your Freddy was convincing, and had a great voice for the role.
Overall this is a waste of 30 minutes. Watch the opening. It's hard, because of the terrible "dream" lighting, but it is a good opening. Watch the title sequence. Again, great job. I'm watching a parody, show me what is familiar before you make your jokes. Next see the first ghost catching scene. For amateurs, this was pretty good. Then watch the entire closing sequence as they go after Freddy. The dialogue still sucks, but hearing Freddy recite the nursery rhyme was very well played. In all it will take you about 10-15 minutes to see the highlights. When you're done, zip back tot heir website and download another flick. Independent artists like this need to be supported. That's how they become people like Kevin Smith...
I got a copy of this via my band mates. Being a fan of both ghostbusters and All the nightmare on elm street movies/books and TV series/shows i was very surprised at my reaction upon watching this film.
I believe the film (though short) did justice to some of the key elements that are across both movie series: humour...darkness...comedy aspects.. bad props etc.
Some people might complain that it doesn't have the "true freddy" Robert Englund, those people should see it for what it is, A small movie constructed for the fans of both films and a decent job was done of it.
my only small issue was the lighting, it seemed that indoors (non freddy scenes) were poor lighted and the outdoor initial ghostbuster scene was done in direct sunlight, making the light crap also.
Overall well done...a movie for the fans of Freddy and Ghostbusters.
I believe the film (though short) did justice to some of the key elements that are across both movie series: humour...darkness...comedy aspects.. bad props etc.
Some people might complain that it doesn't have the "true freddy" Robert Englund, those people should see it for what it is, A small movie constructed for the fans of both films and a decent job was done of it.
my only small issue was the lighting, it seemed that indoors (non freddy scenes) were poor lighted and the outdoor initial ghostbuster scene was done in direct sunlight, making the light crap also.
Overall well done...a movie for the fans of Freddy and Ghostbusters.
10fat_cole
The greatest fan film ever made. Period. Hands down. This fan film just rocks. This fan film contains the quintessential pairing of good versus evil. With dazzling special effects, the Ghostbusters take on the infamous "Freddy" from the Nightmare on Elm Street films. This is a definite must see for anyone who enjoys an awesome showdown of 2 of the greatest 80s icons. Directed and co-written by one of the most prominent up and coming young directors in Hollywood, this film encompasses everything you would want to see in a Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters film. The folks at BraxtanFILM.com have outdone themselves once again with this production. I can't wait to see what they come out with next!
I stumbled across the IMDb page for this film while looking up info about the Nightmare on Elm St. series, and I was hooked. Visiting the official website for the movie I was surprised to discover that I could download & watch it absolutely free - so download and watch I did.
Good acting (for the most part), good directing, a good script & some startlingly good effects make this a hoot and a holler, and a must see for any Ghostbusters/Elm Street/fan-fiction lover.
While the Ghostbusters theme has been very well brought into this Denver-based outing, I did feel that Freddy Kruger's appearance seemed a little lacking in explanation, but as I have many more gripes than that with most feature-length, big studio productions that I watch, I can hardly hold that against this movie.
Far better in any event than A Nightmare on Elm Street Parts 2, 5 & 6.
Good acting (for the most part), good directing, a good script & some startlingly good effects make this a hoot and a holler, and a must see for any Ghostbusters/Elm Street/fan-fiction lover.
While the Ghostbusters theme has been very well brought into this Denver-based outing, I did feel that Freddy Kruger's appearance seemed a little lacking in explanation, but as I have many more gripes than that with most feature-length, big studio productions that I watch, I can hardly hold that against this movie.
Far better in any event than A Nightmare on Elm Street Parts 2, 5 & 6.
I finally managed to see this short film. It was just as I expected it to be: Cheesy, rather poorly acted, yet still funny as hell in an intentional way. The visual effects for the ghosts and makeup effects for Freddy were pretty good considering what an obviously low budget 'Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters' was made with, and I liked a lot of the pop cultural references and parodies they managed to sneak in (i.e. a pretty obvious reference to 'The Matrix' in the climax). One thing I would have done, though, is have Freddy kill one or two more people before the inevitable showdown. I mean, Freddy only has two kills that we see (Though they're both pretty funny, especially the first one), and Neil mentions that Freddy killed a few teens in the area after being released, so maybe they could have shown one or two of those. Still, 'Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters' was easily one of the best fan films I've ever seen for any film genre, and I'll definitely recommend it to my friends!
Did you know
- TriviaWILHELM SCREAM: At the beginning of the movie, when the three main characters are chatting in the bar, the other customers suddenly run away and scream. One of them uttering the Wilhelm.
- Quotes
Freddy Krueger: Mr. Anderson, welcome back.
Neil Anderson: [now wearing a set of sunglasses] My name... is Neil.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits there is a brief scene in which Freddy is confronted by Jason Voorhees the same man he fought in Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
- Alternate versionsIn 2005 a "Director's Cut" was released, with the following changes:
- Theme song begins in a different place during the opening title and is extended into the following scene.
- Different music during remainder of scene.
- Some of the Nancy/Neil phone conversation is cut.
- A blue filter added to the scene where the guys put on the uniforms.
- Cut Eugene's "Geez, these are heavy, Doc" line when wearing proton pack.
- Different sound effects and music during the bar room "bust".
- Blood stains on the wall and buzzing-flies sound effects added to Neil and Ed's discovery of Chuck's body.
- Yellow filter added to the mattress-burning scene.
- "To Be Continued" text changed from red and white to purple.
- The phone conversation where Neil learns Nancy won't wake up is cut. Instead Neil answers the phone at the office, then we see the Ghostbusters' truck pulling up outside Nancy's house.
- Louder music volume when the Ghostbusters enter Nancy's house.
- Added music and yellow filter to Jared's dream sequence.
- Louder music after Jared's dream death.
- Added sound effect, music and red filter when the Ghostbusters enter the dream world.
- Louder music when Freddy enters the real world.
- New sound effects and music when the dream ghosts attack Neil.
- Louder music after Freddy is trapped.
- Yellow filter over Freddy vs. Jason scene.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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