FREDDY VS. GHOSTBUSTERS

FREDDY VS.GHOSTBUSTERS-This film has a new generation of Ghostbusters, led by Egon Spengler's nephew Ed, facing off against our favorite pizza face from Elm Street, Mr.Freddy Krueger. The whole story begins when Neil Anderson (a good friend of Ed Spengler) is having one of His re-occuring nightmares of being chased by Freddy. Neil is clearly shaken by the dreams and decides to share them with His closest friends (Ed Spengler & Eugene O'Fitzpatrick) who have just come into town looking for paranormal activity in the area. Ed comes to the conclusion that Neil's old mattress may be possessed with the spirit of Freddy Krueger. Upon hearing this news and being attacked by ghosts at their local watering hole the trio suits up and The Ghostbusters are reborn. After a few failed attempts to get Freddy out of Neil's mattress Ed devises a new way to get ahold of Krueger. Aided by one of Ed's inventions the trio will enter the world of dreams and force Freddy into the real world where He can easily be contained. Obviously I'm not going to give away the ending so i'll stop the description now and begin with the praise...I'll start by saying that this is one of the most brilliant Fan Films I have ever seen (no exaggeration). The acting was on point (rare in a Fan Film), The jokes were hilarious (just as good as the original films), and Freddy was played quite convincingly (bad one liners and all) by Mr. Bradley J. Roddy. In most franchise films when team lineups are changed and new characters are thrown into the mix things don't always mesh, But this film is clearly an exception. I loved the new characters, especially (the Bill Murrayesque) Eugene O'Fitzpatrick and Neil's slob roomate Chuck. These new characters kept the spirit of the orginal GB films alive while adding a little something extra. That's what makes makes a good remake or a sequel work, keeping with the original formula (to satisfy the hardcore fans) while gradually introducing a little something new to keep people interested in the new direction. This film does ALL of these things and a little more. I wish that this film was a even longer, But for a Fan Film (most being under ten minutes) this Baby is a whopping thirty-five minutes! So I really have nothing to bitch about. Lastly the brilliant writing by Hank Braxtan and Tim Johnson and a superb job by the cast and crew made this film a must see. Hey Hank, How about some more films with these guys! (hint hint) -FANBOY WILL