Did anyone else see this disaster? I'll give it a 3 1/2 on the 5 star sucks meter. I was hoping for something decent, like Rob Zombies relaunch of Halloween. Dear god this was bad. They changed Freddy's backstory enough that it didn't make any damned sense.
In the original, he was a child murderer. Hence he made the famed glove as a tool for him to use on them. In the remake, he's just another pedophile the parents catch and burn as he cries and begs for his life. So.....how does the glove come into it?
What a waste....any other opinions?
A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Disaster indeed. I want my money back, and I get in for free.
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
I... kinda liked the first Nightmare, which is saying something since I normally just plain dislike most horror/slasher movies. So I never bothered with the remake. But yeah, that sounds like some bad messing around.
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I saw the first Freddy film when I was 21. I remember sitting in the cinema and listening to the the line: "God, how old do you think I am, 21".
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This Freddy wasn't even FUNNY for gods sake. You'd find yourself cheering Freddy on after a while. This guy...........blah.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
Not funny because the jokes sucked, or because he didn't even bother making jokes?
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
IIRC, he didn't make a whole lot of jokes in the original film either. It wasn't until the sequels that he turned into Gilbert Godfried with blades.
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
In the original, he was still funny. When he lopped off two of his own fingers, and made goo goo eyes at the spurting blood. This guy.....no jokes, no innate sense of humor...nothing.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
Well, that's a complete waste of concept!Mark wrote:In the original, he was still funny. When he lopped off two of his own fingers, and made goo goo eyes at the spurting blood. This guy.....no jokes, no innate sense of humor...nothing.
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Re: A Nightmare on Elm Street - remake
Absolutely horrible. Jack Haley's no Robert Englund, that's for sure.
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Jakie Earle Haley was the only reason I wanted to see this.
I'm still going to give it a shot.
I'm still going to give it a shot.
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