critterdvd

I hate double dipping, I mean I hate it... but I'll make an exception for freddy...

NoirFan

Are they losing the Craven commentary?

cerial442

I hope it has the deleted scenes, or put back into the movie.

purplechoe

Freddy is the man!!! The icon of horror in my opinion. Jason wishes he could be half as cool as Freddy! The original Nightmare box set was the thing that made me upgrade to dvd in the first place because I was already buying widescreen movies on vhs, but could only find the first one in WS on vhs and the dvd box set had all the movies in their original aspect ratio.

I'll gladly buy this one again but I wonder if the other films in the series will get a better treatment, even though they look and sound fantastic considering the box set was released in '99.

AllHallowsEve

I am wondering about all the items that were part of the laserdisc as well (most notably the deleted scenes).

The $100 94' or so laserdisc was by far the best presentation the film saw as far as coole extras. The DVD severly pailed in comparison. I remember thinking this back in 99'.

Does Elite still own these items from back in 94'-96'? If so, they may not make this DVD.

I no longer own the box set and haven't in several years, so I will be repurchasing this DVD as well. They probably will eventually do the series over time. I hope they remastered in Hi-Def (I would assume so; the first disc probably already was), so they can port over the HD-DVD or Bly-Ray eventually in the next year or two.

AllHallowsEve

Cover art is not the greatest, but it is still much better than the horrendous Scream-ripoff boxes we got the first time around. Those covers were all terrible. I guess this doesn't include the box set because it didn't use that art.

OldBoy

amen!

dullboy

I'm really glad I snagged the Elite collector's edition laserdisc a few years ago off ebay for $15. Looks like all that extra footage and promo stuff may never see the light of day again.

digitalfreaknyc

So what's the deal with the boxed set then? What's everyone doing with that? replacing the first one with this?

Yeti4623

I think I'm gonna hold off on this. I just have a feeling, there'll be a new boxset in the near future. Besides, I never owned the original boxset.

And why are the people who make these covers, so afraid of the original covers? 99% of the time, the new ones blow donkeys.

Matthew Chmiel

Am I the only one having a feeling that the Infinifilm extras will just consist of what was on the eighth disc of the boxset?

Zodiac_Speaking

I like the new cover. I own the boxset and will glad double dip on this, whether or not 2-7 get upgraded. I don't think those specs are definitive yet, so I can't wait to hear what else will on there.

Desppite that box set being the thing, it was for a long while, it wasn't a fullfledged special edition. The best thing was Freddy's Dead in 3-D!!!! That bonus disc was hard to navigate and took too much time to sort thru. So, yes, there'll be a new boxset in the future, but I'm not holding my breathe...duoble dipping here!

Peep

As of now, New Line has only committed to re-releasing the first film. Not the whole set.

Julie Walker

I think the cover looks pretty good actually. It's not as cool as the original poster art,but it's still far better than the lame 'cast' covers they used for the single releases.


The only quible I would have with it is the new font,which is too plain and not eye catching. The original first Nightmare font with the thick red/splatter lettering is iconic I think,along with the more 'stylish' font they used for the sequels.

purplechoe

Hey! Donkeys need some lovin too!!!

gerrythedon

New Line Home Entertainment will release A Nightmare On Elm Street in a new Infinifilm Edition on September 26th. For this release, the 1984 horror classic has received a brand new anamorphic widescreen transfer, as well as a new Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS ES 6.1 tracks. Bonus materials will include audio commentaries with director Wes Craven and star Robert Englund, documentaries on the franchise's origins and its legacy, behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews and other extras, all accessible separately or during the film. Stay tuned for the official announcement soon.

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Giles

wasn't there some exclusive laserdisc supplements that weren't ported over for the last DVD edition

DRG

It included several deleted scenes not in the boxset, as well as some FX test footage. These features were also on the two-tape Anchor Bay VHS set (which I have). The deleted scenes are actually kind of cool. There's an entire subplot where

More info:
http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com...tedscenes.html

Zodiac_Speaking

I was waiting for an Infinifilm worth owning. DRG that subplot sounds interesting. This will be a good disc to upgrade.

Supermallet

Sounds cool. Now if only they would do an Infinifilm of Nightmare On Elm Street 3, I would be happy.

Living Dead

I second that. I own the box set and enjoy them all, but 1 and 3 were the only ones that were actually good movies.

Fincher Fan

Finally!

TomOpus

Ooooooo, I might have to pick this one up.

Geofferson

I hope those deleted scenes are included on this disc -- have been wanting to see them for as long as I can remember.

Mr. Cinema

I own the boxset, but I'll get this one for the new transfer. I may wait and see if a HD DVD version will soon follow.