Reviews

Tru Calling, it's hard to review Tru Calling as it's either a show that's loved or hated, I think that's become clear with different people's opinions on the show. I don't think I've read someone who's on the border of liking and disliking a show. I personally love and adore the show.

Eliza is top notch as Tru Davies, she's believable in her role, not making it too over the top. Her co-stars, Jason Priestly and Scott Reeves compliment Eliza perfectly, most notably Scott. For an underrated actor, who I personally hadn't heard of before the show, he holds up his performance alongside Eliza perfectly. He's believable as the rebellious son, but heartwarming as the loving brother of Tru. Jason Priestly, a late addition to the series cast plays the perfect villain against Tru. He's confident, smug and full of himself, he's everything that Tru isn't, it makes the character work.

The episodes are interesting, unique in there on way, it's not just a simple case of Tru goes back and saves someone, there's different twists that can effect the outcome of her reliving the day. Highlights for me of the first season include the Pilot, the shocking Daddy's Girl, Reunion, Valentine and the 2 part season finale D.O.A and Two Weddings and a Funeral. With the shocking twists that come along the season, Daddy's Girl sets up the series arc brilliantly, it's even furthered by the end of the 2nd part of the season finale. This show has a lot more depth than what it's given credit for.

Most people automatically snub this show because Eliza choose to do it over a Faith spin off from Buffy and Angel. I'm the biggest Buffy/Angel fan and would have loved to see a spin-off. But Tru Calling is an amazing show, that has proven it can hold it's own. Forget the negative comments you've heard about the show. Yes there are flaws, but the hour of enjoyment you receive outweighs them completely.

The only thing I really can say about Tru Calling is that it stumbled in it's first few episodes, gaining it's feet, and this was obvious while watching the episodes, however the writers managed to get the show into a good motion and by the middle of the series it turns out to be one of the only good shows currently airing on TV. With the loss of Buffy, Angel, Friends and Wonderfalls. Good TV is short in quantity, networks clearing these shows to make room for more reality shows that we really have no interest in anymore.

Personally I'd recommend Tru Calling to anyone who was a fan of Buffy or Angel, or anyone who loves supernatural, drama and comedy shows. Forget what the haters say, judge Tru Calling for yourself.

Usually after 4 or 5 sequals to 80's horror movies, no one has hope left in each series, for example Friday the 13th, that series has stoked up 10 films to date (11 including Freddy Vs Jason), no one had faith left in that series, until they saw Jason X, yes people argue it's not a good movie, but i disagree, it breathed new life into a sadly dying franchise, made it cool again. This is indeed what happened to the Nightmare on Elm Street series....Wes Craven delivers his most original and most artistic film in recent years...this is the text that should appear if this film was re-released to todays audiences. This movie not only has a great storyline, great cast, great writer and director, but it also has what everyone doubted - truely scary and suspensfull scenes. I love these movies but i have to agree Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare took the biscuit so to speak, made Freddy even more of a joke. Who would have thought after that dredfull installment to the series that a film like this could be brought out starring this character who has been made a joke out of by past filmmakers. The plot is tight - when before has a filmmaker dared to bend the folk between fictional characters and the real life actors that played them. This movie does this brilliantly, the actors are top notch at playing themselves as well as there characters in the series. Heather Langenkamp is especially brilliant in this installment, this woman is one of the best actors who were around in hollywood at the time, why she didnt get as much work ill never know, i mean she's talented, she's beautiful and she doesnt get any work while at around the same time Pamela Anderson Lee was making a movie called Barbwire (Beautiful but bad actress in my opinion).

This movie is light on gore and blood which gives it a more suspensful and atmospheric theme - we enjoy this suspense and atmosphere more than we enjoy the blood and gore in this movie. Freddy is also very scary again which i though before this movie was released would never happen. I mean im only 16 now so you can probably work out how long ive been watching these movies, Friday the 13th, Halloween and Child's play movies. Id rather sit and watch a Freddy, Jason, Michael or Chucky movie instead of some of todays stuff that gets released. I praise Wes Craven for bringing us this movie, i just love it, my favourite in the Nightmare series so far. If you want a truely scary film, great acting, great storyline and great filmmaking then this is a great movie to sit in and watch with your girlfriend. The music is top notch as well, Wes Cravens score in this movie is one of the best he has done. Anyone who disliked the previous movies has to see this one, it will change your whole outlook on these movies and how they can be brought back from the brink of destruction.

I Have To Say This Was One Of The Best Horror Movies Ive Seen This Decade. The Acting In This Movie Was Brilliant With Emma Caulfield Providing A Stunning Performance. The Movie Was Full Of Suspense And Different Scenes That Made You Jump (Come On Admit It You Jumped). The First Scene With The Young Kyle Was The Most Terrifying Scene Of All. You Knew By This First Scene That This Movie Was Going To Be Brilliant. This Movie Definetly Deserves A Sequal To Add More To The Matilda Storyline.

I thought nightmare 7 was the best in the series after the first, there is some great acting from Heather Langenkamp and some great directing from Wes Craven. The story of this film is great and it keep you guessing from start to finish. The story is well thought out and structured. Heather Langenkamp and Wes Craven should give thereselves a pat on the back for this piece of work. Also Robert Englund is still as convincing as Krueger as he ever was - well done Robert!