The Fan Film. Honestly, the title deserves to become its own genre. I've been pleasured to witness the works of many a young budding director and have been delighted to see the true care and attention put forth to both script and the iconic characters being parodied or immortalised once again on film. Honestly, whether it be Batman Vs Alien, or Punisher Vs Wolverine, or even Kramer Vs Predator; they may not have the biggest budget, but one thing is always certain,... The Fan Knows Best.
I was astonished to discover the presence of this fan-made-movie, understandably excited over the thought of my favourite characters, The Ghostbusters taking on the more comical than scary antagonist, Freddy Krueger; and to be honest i wasn't the least bit dissatisfied after my first viewing. The new characters are quirky and stylish with reasonably good acting (but with most fan films, your cast are your friends.)I was also incredibly pleased with the high quality special effects which were astronomic for a Fan film, truly impressed I can see all the hard work and I assume most of the budget went to, which is highly understandable for the films content. The script is very funny, and the parodies of both original films are hysterical, its visibly apparent that the creators must have watched these movies countless times and made very funny commentaries over possible alternatives to what they saw.
I think the main point of a fan film, isn't to highlight the follies of the big budget films (not mentioning the Joel Schumacher Batman films) but simply satisfy the fans need for more amazing adaptations of these characters to film; without the questionably input for industry individuals who may not have the undying passion and scrupulous attention to original detail; the ultimately intention of the Fan Film is to express their gratitude to the original creators; this being a fans ultimate wish to bestow. I bet Ramis, Aykroyd & Craven would be watching with child-like grins!
If you have a chance to download this, (I obviously highly recommend it,) But if you do have the chance download the two alternative endings to the film; allowing you to witness Freddy and the boys dancing along to Steve Wonder's "Superstition" & Men without Hat's "The Safety Dance".
Enjoy!
I was astonished to discover the presence of this fan-made-movie, understandably excited over the thought of my favourite characters, The Ghostbusters taking on the more comical than scary antagonist, Freddy Krueger; and to be honest i wasn't the least bit dissatisfied after my first viewing. The new characters are quirky and stylish with reasonably good acting (but with most fan films, your cast are your friends.)I was also incredibly pleased with the high quality special effects which were astronomic for a Fan film, truly impressed I can see all the hard work and I assume most of the budget went to, which is highly understandable for the films content. The script is very funny, and the parodies of both original films are hysterical, its visibly apparent that the creators must have watched these movies countless times and made very funny commentaries over possible alternatives to what they saw.
I think the main point of a fan film, isn't to highlight the follies of the big budget films (not mentioning the Joel Schumacher Batman films) but simply satisfy the fans need for more amazing adaptations of these characters to film; without the questionably input for industry individuals who may not have the undying passion and scrupulous attention to original detail; the ultimately intention of the Fan Film is to express their gratitude to the original creators; this being a fans ultimate wish to bestow. I bet Ramis, Aykroyd & Craven would be watching with child-like grins!
If you have a chance to download this, (I obviously highly recommend it,) But if you do have the chance download the two alternative endings to the film; allowing you to witness Freddy and the boys dancing along to Steve Wonder's "Superstition" & Men without Hat's "The Safety Dance".
Enjoy!