Nightmare On Elm Street "Re-Imagining"

[MrAges]

According the the producers "After all, the intent isn't to make a fun, "sex, drugs, and rock & roll" horror movie in the same vein as the company's last project, FRIDAY THE 13th. They're aiming for gruesome and disturbing with this one; a visceral experience to obliterate any preconceived notions Freddy fans might have going in. Fuller says, without irony, "With this, it’s more about terrifying and unsettling and, if we’re lucky, making people have horrible nightmares."

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30947

 

[BFizzle]

A Nightmare on Elm Street is my all time favorite movie, so I cannot subject myself to seeing this. I made that mistake with Friday the 13th and nearly left the theatre sick. Also, it doesn't help that they cast the ugly dude who apparently lurks all the horror movie casting sessions these days.

 

[SexyKev]

According the the producers "After all, the intent isn't to make a fun, "sex, drugs, and rock & roll" horror movie in the same vein as the company's last project, FRIDAY THE 13th. They're aiming for gruesome and disturbing with this one; a visceral experience to obliterate any preconceived notions Freddy fans might have going in. Fuller says, without irony, "With this, it’s more about terrifying and unsettling and, if we’re lucky, making people have horrible nightmares."

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30947

OoOoOooo. I hope its good!

 

[Irish Queer]

The worring thing is it will do well which means crappy sequals. Why oh why can't horror just be left to a single good movie???

 

[he11ien]

ok, so, what i hear so far is that, its not gonna be like the original in any sense except Freddy can get you in your dreams.... and hes not gonna be a wisecracker

Even way back when you heard correctly.

also, someone new will become Freddy Krueger, because apparently [i read this somewhere] that Robert Englund has vowed to not return as Freddy ever again...

thoughts? comments? rants?

I've gotten a chance to read the script and it was incredibly lackluster.

SPOILER ALERT

1. Freddy is no longer a child killer, just a child molestor. The victims are the kids (now teenagers) that he molested while alive.
2. Freddy is accidentally killed by the parents when they try to scare him out of the room he's in. There is no trial or technicality.
3. Freddy's motive for revenge: the kids told on him and got him killed. Now, they die.
4. The Glove is a twisted combo of garden claw and glove.
5. No more broiler room. It's just a twisted version of an old school basement.
6. Twilight generation characters.
7. Mute Freddy. He's more a silent, stalker-ish type now.

The only original concepts come at the last 15 minutes of the film when they introduce mirco-naps into the equation and that the places the kids dream about are twisted versions of real places where they were either molested or something traumatic to Freddy took place. These places form a sort of map and help them in solving the riddle of figuring out who Freddy is and why he's after them. They think they win, they don't. Sequel.


Too many changes in all the wrong places and I couldn't shake the feeling that it was dumbed down so that the just under R crowd would be more attracted to it instead of the general R rated horror movie crowd. And the worst part? MAGNIFICENT IDEAS that go nowhere or are executed horribly. This is more Friday the 13th (latter half) remake than Day of the Dead remake.

Got me so up in arms I had to make a trailer about it.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2zH-V2dkA[/ame]

 

[Runewell]

I must say, I might be tempted to see it. I've always loved the original NOES movie, but I never really saw any of the others except that "New Nightmare" one where Heather Langenkamp plays herself (which was a completely new idea to me at the time). I hope I can convince a friend to see it with me, lol.

 

[GM1985]

Hearing the details posted above, this movie is gonna suck!

 

[VaseFace808]

According the the producers "After all, the intent isn't to make a fun, "sex, drugs, and rock & roll" horror movie in the same vein as the company's last project, FRIDAY THE 13th. They're aiming for gruesome and disturbing with this one; a visceral experience to obliterate any preconceived notions Freddy fans might have going in. Fuller says, without irony, "With this, it’s more about terrifying and unsettling and, if we’re lucky, making people have horrible nightmares."

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=30947

So many people are/were anticipating going to see Freddy making jokes and being an badly burned clown

Thats whats getting me excited most about this remake. Excluding NOES 1 & 3, Freddy was too much of a campy goofball to be taken seriously as a horror villain. Those two plus New Nightmare had a darker Freddy that will hopefully inspire a more serious chain of films (if there are sequels to this).

Robert Englund was cool as Freddy and best when he was actually sinister and not cracking lame puns. Jackie Earle however IMO is an actual actor and I feel he'll bring something more to the character.

 

[StlKj]

Even way back when you heard correctly.



I've gotten a chance to read the script and it was incredibly lackluster.

SPOILER ALERT

1. Freddy is no longer a child killer, just a child molestor. The victims are the kids (now teenagers) that he molested while alive.
2. Freddy is accidentally killed by the parents when they try to scare him out of the room he's in. There is no trial or technicality.
3. Freddy's motive for revenge: the kids told on him and got him killed. Now, they die.
4. The Glove is a twisted combo of garden claw and glove.
5. No more broiler room. It's just a twisted version of an old school basement.
6. Twilight generation characters.
7. Mute Freddy. He's more a silent, stalker-ish type now.

The only original concepts come at the last 15 minutes of the film when they introduce mirco-naps into the equation and that the places the kids dream about are twisted versions of real places where they were either molested or something traumatic to Freddy took place. These places form a sort of map and help them in solving the riddle of figuring out who Freddy is and why he's after them. They think they win, they don't. Sequel.


Too many changes in all the wrong places and I couldn't shake the feeling that it was dumbed down so that the just under R crowd would be more attracted to it instead of the general R rated horror movie crowd. And the worst part? MAGNIFICENT IDEAS that go nowhere or are executed horribly. This is more Friday the 13th (latter half) remake than Day of the Dead remake.

Got me so up in arms I had to make a trailer about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2zH-V2dkA

If what you've posted here is true, you just saved me nine bucks, because I'll never see it. The idea that his victims will supposedly be the children he molested now grown into teenagers is thoroughly disgusting to me.

 

[MyReply]

A Nightmare on Elm Street is my all time favorite movie, so I cannot subject myself to seeing this. I made that mistake with Friday the 13th and nearly left the theatre sick. Also, it doesn't help that they cast the ugly dude who apparently lurks all the horror movie casting sessions these days.

Ditto. I'm boycotting this bullshit. I hate the mere idea of a NOES remake. Robert Englund is the only Freddy Krueger I'm interested in, or will ever accept.

 

[VaseFace808]

For those interested, newest trailer for the movie:




Its similar to the 2nd, but has a few clever new scenes. I'm excited.

Doubtful it will be as grand as the original - but definitely looks better than [strike]most[/strike] some of the sequels...

 

[Willie Boy]

Ditto. I'm boycotting this bullshit. I hate the mere idea of a NOES remake. Robert Englund is the only Freddy Krueger I'm interested in, or will ever accept.

Next time I have dinner with Bob I'll tell him you are interested, but only if he wears his famous condom!

 

[Anton98]

When will everyone realize that remakes never work out. They suck, but people continue to make them. Its the same formula: eye candy, bad dialogue, lackluster death scenes.

 

[VaseFace808]

When will everyone realize that remakes never work out. They suck, but people continue to make them. Its the same formula: eye candy, bad dialogue, lackluster death scenes.

Probably when they stop making money. Granted most remakes are miss (particularly the Michael Bay/Platinum Dunes), but with the exception of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Its one of the reasons I'm holding some amount of faith in this remake. They can do decent remakes, they just don't very often.

 

[Anton98]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes were the last remakes that were actually scary to me.

 

[LiquidSky]

So many people are/were anticipating going to see Freddy making jokes and being an badly burned clown

Thats whats getting me excited most about this remake. Excluding NOES 1 & 3, Freddy was too much of a campy goofball to be taken seriously as a horror villain. Those two plus New Nightmare had a darker Freddy that will hopefully inspire a more serious chain of films (if there are sequels to this).

Robert Englund was cool as Freddy and best when he was actually sinister and not cracking lame puns. Jackie Earle however IMO is an actual actor and I feel he'll bring something more to the character.

Agreed. That's what made the original so good: no cheesy one-liners/jokes. Freddy was fucking scary. I hated how the sequels began adding the corny jokes. Jackie Earle is definitely an excellent actor.

 

[LiquidSky]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes were the last remakes that were actually scary to me.

Those were quite good. I would give the original versions of the films ****/**** and the remakes ***/****. Another remake that was solid is "Dawn of the Dead".

 

[SexyKev]

I'm looking forward to it too.

 

[willsboy84]

I dunno how many of ya'll watch "Supernatural", but I think Christopher Heyerdahl(sp)--the last guy to play Alistair would've been SWEET in the role of Freddy Krueger. He's got that awesome sexy/creepy voice, a similiar build to Englund's and I think his look would've fit the part better.

 

[SexyKev]

I jus hope I can get past the fact that Robert Englund isn't playing Freddy in this new one while I'm watchin it.