tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post1478482791495268110..comments2024-03-18T02:30:23.360-05:00Comments on Ha ha, it's Burl!: Burl reviews A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master! (1988)Burlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-72923832509866916132020-02-09T11:29:40.033-06:002020-02-09T11:29:40.033-06:00As did I, and I too am fond of the old-school make...As did I, and I too am fond of the old-school makeup trick effects! I was always interested in those movies that had four or five different makeup effects crews working on different parts of it, which is the case with this film! But the apotheosis of the form, to me, is probably FROM BEYOND!Burlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-7753045096576543662020-02-08T17:31:51.904-06:002020-02-08T17:31:51.904-06:00At the time, there were complaints that the specia...At the time, there were complaints that the special effects guys might as well have been directing horrors like these (and some of them did!) given the elevation of the gore sequences to the only point in making them. But now, you could say the same of CGI, and I'm more nostalgic for those old school effects. The lady turning into a cockroach sequence is pretty inspired. I mean, overall it's still junk, but I grew up with junk like this!THX 1139https://www.blogger.com/profile/07574901864533202054noreply@blogger.com