A Nightmare on Elm Street

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RyanSMay 3, 2010

Another pathetic brain-dead remake of a classic horror movie. It had zero creativity, bad acting, a terrible script, and NO PERSONALITY. It was obviously hatched up in a boardroom somewhere by a bunch of faceless suits. I hope Freddy haunts Another pathetic brain-dead remake of a classic horror movie. It had zero creativity, bad acting, a terrible script, and NO PERSONALITY. It was obviously hatched up in a boardroom somewhere by a bunch of faceless suits. I hope Freddy haunts their nightmares for what they did to him.… Expand

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TylerLMay 3, 2010

Not bad, for a horror remake. Got REALLY excited for this after Friday the 13th. That being said, here i go. Acting: people were ok. Couple cringe worth lines/ moments of acting. But all in all it was acceptable. NOBODY stands out from the Not bad, for a horror remake. Got REALLY excited for this after Friday the 13th. That being said, here i go. Acting: people were ok. Couple cringe worth lines/ moments of acting. But all in all it was acceptable. NOBODY stands out from the victim side though. JEH SHOULD have stolen the show. The bits you see of him are pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty damn good. If he was given enough screen time to develop maybe he wouldve been considered great. But there wasnt enough of him to judge whether or not he was great or not. Plot: Pretty generic. Teens try to servive supernatural being that the adults refuse to acknowledge despite blatant evidence ( ie one victim gets pretty much ripped apart in a jail cell infront of a fellow prisoner AND a security camera. ) Honestly. I wouldnt say im dissapointed. I got what i came for. But for what it couldve been its not quite up to the level that i think the FT13th remake was. Also. Why did they turn Kruger into Vorhees. What separated Kruger from the other killers is that his kills were VERY over the top with themes and ironic twists. In this one, people get stabbed to death. and from what i can remember, there was only 1 quip. I also find it disapointing how an attempt at referecing two kills from the original NOES movie result in two people dying in the SAME way as the original characters. Very unoriginal. Pretty much, not anywhear enough ties to the original. and where there is, it feels copied, rather than referenced. Id recomend seeing it. But dont expect a classic.… Expand

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johneMay 3, 2010

I am sick and tired of people saying this movie has any value at all. This movie is a huge pile of crap, just like all the other stupid shallow piles of crap that make up the horror genera. If you like this movie you are a retarded pathetic loser!

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ChristianV.May 3, 2010

Waste of money. Bad Character development. Bad script/story. Nothing scary about it. Period.

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JosephAMay 3, 2010

Pretty great entry into the franchise. I'm a long time fan and I don't understand the rabid negativity. Most of the people knocking this thing are acting like the original series was some kind of series of cinematic masterpieces Pretty great entry into the franchise. I'm a long time fan and I don't understand the rabid negativity. Most of the people knocking this thing are acting like the original series was some kind of series of cinematic masterpieces and they were not. This Krueger too is far more sinister. I loved it.… Expand

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GabbyG.May 3, 2010

Isn't as good as the original. Bay does not have a good talent of remakes especially for the horror industry. Bay leaves his mark by over animation maybe someone should think of original ideas instead of taking the old ones that would Isn't as good as the original. Bay does not have a good talent of remakes especially for the horror industry. Bay leaves his mark by over animation maybe someone should think of original ideas instead of taking the old ones that would be a real director.… Expand

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MarkRMay 3, 2010

I saw it Friday night, the whole time I was thinking did the critics see the same movie. Was is great no, was it bad no. I thought it was good for what it was. For all u morons who take this movie way to serious and personal, grow up it

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ChrisBMay 3, 2010

Really a boring movie that doesn't even scare, my wife who scares easy expected a lot from this and didn't even get a jump out of it Very bad teen acting from all the actors and Freddy was a joke instead of a scare... very bad Really a boring movie that doesn't even scare, my wife who scares easy expected a lot from this and didn't even get a jump out of it Very bad teen acting from all the actors and Freddy was a joke instead of a scare... very bad movie. you need to be stoned to enjoy it.… Expand

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PhilSMay 3, 2010

I liked the movie. I get a bit scared of horrors though, a lot of jump out your seat moments. I wish it could have went away from most of the horror movie cliches I have become accustomed to in the past.

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KrystalRMay 2, 2010

It was the worst movie that I have ever seen, they might as well have gone up to Wes Craven and spit in his face. Don't buy the tickets to see the movie, it is a huge waste of time and money.

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MattL.May 2, 2010

I am getting so sick and tired of everyone giving this movie a 3 or a 2. Especially when people compare it to the original and call out the "bad acting." You gotta be kidding me! The acting in the original was horrible. Depp wasn't even I am getting so sick and tired of everyone giving this movie a 3 or a 2. Especially when people compare it to the original and call out the "bad acting." You gotta be kidding me! The acting in the original was horrible. Depp wasn't even on his A game and the main character Nancy was pretty bad. How could this be rated so low when it was pretty much the same story but with way better effects? I dont miss Robert Englund at all. the only this that should be changed is the face of the new Freddy. Other than that this movies is a stud. Technically i give this movie an 8 but i gotta give it a 10 so that the score gets brought up cause people are being ridiculous with rating this movie. Im seriously annoyed with the critics. Mind you the movie "Taken" scored a 42. So dont always believe what the critics say, in fact think the opposite.… Expand

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SergioH.May 2, 2010

It Was Very Nice But The Original Was Better.

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AegisMay 2, 2010

Saw it on opening night with some friends and we all agreed that it wasn't terrible, but unless you're new to horror films it's extremely predictable. I can't stress that enough really; I've never seen any of the Saw it on opening night with some friends and we all agreed that it wasn't terrible, but unless you're new to horror films it's extremely predictable. I can't stress that enough really; I've never seen any of the Nightmare movies before and not only could I call key scares before they happened, but I worked out the ending too. It's still a somewhat interesting movie that might be worth a rental, but characters are so cliche and their development is so abysmal that you might end up rooting for the villain by the time the credits roll.… Expand

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JeremyR.May 1, 2010

I am a big Nightmare fan, and i really thought this one did the old series justice.

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JendoS.May 1, 2010

This, my friends, is what a remake SHOULD look like! I went into this movie expecting nothing better than Nightmare 3 (LOL), but what I got was a great reboot, that in my opinion, surpassed the original in many ways. Jackie was the perfect This, my friends, is what a remake SHOULD look like! I went into this movie expecting nothing better than Nightmare 3 (LOL), but what I got was a great reboot, that in my opinion, surpassed the original in many ways. Jackie was the perfect Freddy. His voice, humour and everything else was just SPOT ON. Now, I'm not saying Robert wasn't good, he was also perfect. Weird, huh? Well, I think they were both fantastic in their own ways. People say they don't like that this movie get rid of Freddy's humour, but really, the remake made his jokes more realistic... and funnier. Lines like, "I was only petting him. Hahahah!" were amazing! Both in delivery and writing. Oh, and guess what? There was only ONE explosion in the entire film! I know, right? Michael Bay was involved, and there was only one explosion! Anyways, go watch this movie as soon as possible! It's worth it.… Expand

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JustinJMay 1, 2010

Wow what did most people expect from this. I wen thinking would scree it up and came out surprised. Though it's not as creepy as the orignal the story telling is better. Great reintroduction of a classic.

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JarredS.May 1, 2010

This movie was a blast to see in theaters and even though they changed the whole movie from the original, there was still some famous scenes in the remake. I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a better and more terrifying job as Freddy than This movie was a blast to see in theaters and even though they changed the whole movie from the original, there was still some famous scenes in the remake. I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a better and more terrifying job as Freddy than Robert Englund and his face looked much more like a real burnt victim. The only thing that I disliked was soem of the kill scenes weren't as creative as previous films, but there were still some that caught my eye. But, Freddy's backstory and origin retelling make up for some of the kill flaws. Highly recommended.… Expand

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ChadS.May 1, 2010

Of equal pertinence, once the moviegoer is done with vying Jackie Earle Haley against Robert Englund in the battle for Freddy Krueger's avenging black soul, exists the fact that Krueger becomes the ex-Bad News Bear's second Of equal pertinence, once the moviegoer is done with vying Jackie Earle Haley against Robert Englund in the battle for Freddy Krueger's avenging black soul, exists the fact that Krueger becomes the ex-Bad News Bear's second go-around at playing a child molester in less than five years. Todd Field's "Little Children", the 2006 film based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, starred Haley as Ronald James McCorvey, who like Freddy, was a school custodian with a pedophilic streak. A monster lives on 44 Blueberry Court by Larry's estimation(Noah Emmerich plays a neighborhood watchdog who orchestrates a witchhunt), which incites the suburbanite mothers and fathers to treat Ronald accordingly, in a scene meant to conjure up Steven Spielberg's "Jaws", where Ronald is ostracized at the community pool with a hysteria usually reserved for great white sharks. Seen through the prism of the Kate Winslet vehicle, Haley, because he was so sympathetic as Ronald, lends a presence that demythologizes Krueger's reputation as the very typification of a sick and depraved sex offender, because this sad-eyed actor makes Freddy seem more pathetic than evil, vulnerable even, thanks to a misguided sequence where we see his real face, untouched by burn scars, in the previously unfilmed backstory of Freddy Krueger's origins. It's a mistake to show Freddy being chased down and burned alive by a parental mob, especially since this new version of Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opts for being coy about the extent of the school custodian's malfeasance. The film restores Freddy's humanity. Bad move. In order to eradicate any poetic justice from the grudge that gives Krueger the licence to kill, this latest installment of the wildly popular franchise needed a scene like the one in Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"(the 2006 documentary about the pedophile Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady), where an angry father, concerning his young daughter, cries out, "He raped her!". The moviegoer never knows for sure if Krueger was deserving of the little children's parents' vigilantism. This wholly unnecessary remake raises the possibility that the previously one-dimensional killer from the original series, like Ronald McCorvey, could have been deemed worthy of rehabilitation. Worst of all, nothing this revamped "...Nightmare..." is scarier than the scene between Haley and Jane Adams(in "Little Children"), where Ronald caps a reasonably successful first date with Sheila by offering the maladapted waif something more idiosyncratic than a goodnight kiss.… Expand

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AaronGApr 30, 2010

A terrible movie that stumbles through the ruts that effectively killed the series in the first place. Oh, lest not forget that it wasn't scary.

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AnthonyC.Apr 30, 2010

Take every word that means boring and stick it here. Jackie is great as Freddy but the script was terrible and the death scenes unimaginative. Go watch the old ones instead stay away from this borefest.

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TracyD.Apr 30, 2010

Loved the movie. I have been reading what critics have been saying and I think it is a bit of a joke. I see how one can objectively judge this movie without seeing the original, but wanting it to "say something" or "send a message" is Loved the movie. I have been reading what critics have been saying and I think it is a bit of a joke. I see how one can objectively judge this movie without seeing the original, but wanting it to "say something" or "send a message" is asinine. It would be a bigger issue if the story got away from the original. For those who right articles and reviews without seeing the original miss that point. I was happy to see an updated version of a great horror flick. I would nudge my wife, which hasn't seen the original as well, at which scenes were derived from the original. I didn't see this as another Jennifer's Body or some other horror film that takes all the 17 years olds… Expand

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JoshuaL.Apr 30, 2010

This film is yet another moderately entertaining remake, and to be perfectly honest, there was no reason to bring this back.

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AndyG.Apr 30, 2010

I'm a fan of the franchise i have to say this was an excellent addition! Katie Cassidy looked HOT!

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