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Rage
“Despite a strong first half, albeit one plagued with unnecessary dream sequences that scream laziness, ‘Rage’ dwindles in its ability to separate itself from the rest of low budget, indie thrillers by quickly dropping into familiar territory. It’s an admirable effort from Witherspoon, though one that ultimately falls flat.”
Rage, a low budget indie homage featuring an unnamed man on a bike terrorizing an unassuming man, has its heart in the right place. It starts off well enough, but manages to deviate from what makes it seem interesting before quickly devolving into the overtly violent schlock, ripping the rug from underneath your feet and subjecting you to the same old thing we’ve seen a thousand times from low-budget indie horror.
Rage follows Dennis Twist and an unidentified Biker that wants to make his day a little less routine. Kissing his wife Crystal goodbye and heading into the city to break it off with his mistress, he comes across a man on a bike and an opaque helmet that, for reasons unknown to Dennis, is determined to make his day a living Hell. A game of proverbial cat-and-mouse ensues as the biker focuses all of his effort first on simply getting under Dennis’s skin. As the day presses on, it becomes clear that the biker has other plans for him.
The biggest problem with Rage lies entirely in its decision to abandon this approach that constitutes the first two-thirds of the film. If you can look past the questionable dialogue, the fact that every single speaking character has a unique accent, and the bizarre predilection for flashbacks, Witherspoon manages to construct something that, for the first 45 minutes or so, represents a solid little thriller. Starting with small, seemingly random acts of property damage and general terrorizing, the Biker’s antics quickly escalate into downright violent, homicidal tendencies. As the terror unfolds you begin to try and solve the mystery of who the masked biker is and why he or she is subjecting Dennis to such things. It’s a game, and you’re now a part of it.
Sadly, the film takes a home invasion turn that abandons the tension in favor of downright horrific and exceedingly bloody acts. The tense thriller is replaced with senseless violence that seems to come out of left field, and by the time the climax arrives, you’re left with a bad taste in your mouth; it’s not satisfying enough to reconcile the sudden and dramatic shift in tone from intriguing thriller to egregiously violent and disturbing home invasion movie.
Despite a strong first half, albeit one plagued with unnecessary dream sequences that scream laziness, Rage dwindles in its ability to separate itself from the rest of low budget, indie thrillers by quickly dropping into familiar territory. It’s an admirable effort from Witherspoon, though one that ultimately falls flat.
It was almost one year ago that Warner Bros. brought the entire original A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise to 4K in one massive 7-movie collection, with the limited edition SteelBook version of the set quickly selling out and becoming highly sought after. But we’re happy to report tonight that the SteelBook set is currently back in stock over on Amazon!
While supplies last, grab the Elm Street SteelBook collection for $154.99 right now!!
Orders placed for this re-release are scheduled to begin shipping out September 15, 2026.
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From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) – along with the uncut versions of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Dream Child.
Two BRAND NEW SPECIAL FEATURES for this set include:
- Boiler Room Confessional: The king of slashers, Robert Englund, takes us on a journey through the dream world, sharing what inspired Freddy Krueger, his rise as a cultural icon, and the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street, plus his favorite kills, scenes, and more.
- Freddy’s Footnotes: Robert Englund and original A Nightmare on Elm Street filmmakers revisit iconic scenes, revealing the movie magic and chaos behind our favorite nightmares. Pull back the curtain and relive epic moments through the eyes of those who made them.
Here’s the full breakdown of included Special Features for each movie…
A Nightmare on Elm Street
· Ready Freddy Focus Points
· Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher
· Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin
· Alternate Endings – Scary Ending, Happy Ending, Freddy Ending
· The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
· Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
· Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
· Freddy on 8th Street
· Heroes and Villains
· The Male Witch
· Psychosexual Circus
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
· Behind the Story: Burnout
· Behind the Story: Fan Mail
· Behind the Story: The House that Freddy Built
· Behind the Story: Onward Christian Soldiers
· Behind the Story: Snakes and Ladders
· Behind the Story: That’s Showbiz
· Behind the Story: Trading 8’s
· Dokken Dream Warriors Music Video
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
· The Finnish Line
· Krueger, Freddy Krueger
· Hopeless Chest
· Let’s Makeup
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
· Behind the Story: Womb Raiders
· Behind the Story: The Sticky Floor
· Behind the Story: Take the Stairs
· Behind the Story: Hopkins Directs
· Behind the Story: A Slight Miscalculation
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
· 86’D
· Hellraiser
· Rachel’s Dream
· 3D Demise
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
· Commentary with Wes Craven
· NEW – Boiler Room Confessional
· NEW – Freddy’s Footnotes
· Becoming a Filmmaker
· Filmmaker
· An Insane Troupe
· The Problem with Sequels
· Two Worlds
· Welcome to Prime Time: It Really Happened
· Welcome to Prime Time: A Childhood Memory
· Welcome to Prime Time: Sometime in the Early 80s
· Welcome to Prime Time: So It Began
· Welcome to Prime Time: Beauty and the Beast
· Welcome to Prime Time: Making the Glove
· Welcome to Prime Time: Shapeshifter
· Welcome to Prime Time: The Shoot
· Welcome to Prime Time: The Revolving Room
· Welcome to Prime Time: All’s Well that Ends Well
· Welcome to Prime Time: Talalay’s Tally
· Welcome to Prime Time: It Couldn’t Have Happened
· Welcome to Prime Time: Alternate Ending Version
· Conclusion: Where Gothic Plots Come From
· Conclusion: Why We Like Gothic
· Conclusion: Sadomasochism
· Conclusion: Freddy vs. Pinhead
· Conclusion: Freddy’s Manic Energy
· Conclusion: Creating Lasting Characters in Horror
· Conclusion: No More Magic Tricks
· Conclusion: Monster with Personality
· Conclusion: Freddy as Sex Machine
· Conclusion: Campfire Stories
The Elm Street collection is available in this collectible SteelBook packaging (exclusive to Amazon) and as a standard 4K collection that’s also available now over on Amazon.
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