Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Newspaper

The Observer, Sunday 9th May 2010.

Although this article mainly talks about the recent reboot of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, frequent links are made to the original. The article gives a brief overview of the film, mainly focusing on the author’s opinions or narrative structure. He expresses his opinions strongly, saying that the reboot was nowhere near as good as the original. He feels it is a classic and it’s legacy shouldn’t be tainted. He states “The sequels were bad enough”.

The Independant, Sunday, 19 December 1993
Helen Nowicka

This article mainly talks about audience and how films of this genre can affect them. The article defends the film Child's Play, stating that a link cannot be made between watching violent films and the two sadistic murders that had occurred. The article shows how the media tend to portray horror films and their potential influence over audiences.

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