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Post by Juba on Apr 30, 2010 1:10:39 GMT -5
um i just got done watching it and honestly it's my favorite remake ever.
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Post by Noza on Apr 30, 2010 1:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by Edgeman05 on Apr 30, 2010 8:43:35 GMT -5
Anyone else see it here? Full review please!
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Post by Rant Casey on Apr 30, 2010 9:21:06 GMT -5
I wish I could come here and say I loved, or hated it, but to be honest I really just didn't care. Nothing that happens in this movie gives you a reason to give a flying about anyone in it. The dialog is beyond terrible, but that is kinda expected in a horror flick. Jackie tries to make Freddy creepy, but every time he spoke I saw Rorschach. When he finally gets to tear the screen up the screen in the 3rd act you might be asleep due to the overwhelming sense of pointlessness of everything that has happened before this. 6/10
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Post by penguin on Apr 30, 2010 10:07:31 GMT -5
I wish I could come here and say I loved, or hated it, but to be honest I really just didn't care. Nothing that happens in this movie gives you a reason to give a flying about anyone in it. The dialog is beyond terrible, but that is kinda expected in a horror flick. Jackie tries to make Freddy creepy, but every time he spoke I saw Rorschach. When he finally gets to tear the screen up the screen in the 3rd act you might be asleep due to the overwhelming sense of pointlessness of everything that has happened before this. 6/10 I can't disagree with this review. You know how when you watched the Friday the 13th remake it was like "Well, there's not really a very good story, but it's not really trying to tell a story, just lots of boobs and people getting slaughtered. Now imagine if it was that same movie, but they WERE trying to tell the story. That's what I thought of Nightmare. Jackie was good as Freddy but there just isn't any reason to care about any of the characters. I mean, there's only 5 kids, and 2 of them are pretty unlikable anyway, so who cares if they all get killed or not? I won't say it wasn't fun, or that I didn't like it, but I will say that it isn't "good". There was nothing in this movie to necessitate it's existence. They didn't do anything new or really try to re-imagine it (ala Rob Zombie's Halloween). It just felt like "Why did they bother to make this?" Again, I didn't hate it or anything, but after the year of being excited for it, I was let down.
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Post by Juba on Apr 30, 2010 13:22:03 GMT -5
i honestly don't understand the shitty reviews on all the other sites. The only problem i saw in this movie is out of the 5 or 6 main characters you only care for 2 or 3. the first couple die without any emotional attachment which has been missing in all the remakes it seems. But that is the ONLY problem i saw in it.
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Post by Rant Casey on Apr 30, 2010 14:54:29 GMT -5
I will admit that I kinda liked the kid that played Quentin, but the chick that played Nancy should give up on acting.
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Post by TheNinthCloud on Apr 30, 2010 19:49:32 GMT -5
So, not worth it?
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Post by Juba on May 1, 2010 0:38:52 GMT -5
honestly you have to see it for yourself to choose because there is so many mixed reactions
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 1, 2010 0:56:02 GMT -5
I hated it... what a waste.
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Post by Sam Hain on May 1, 2010 1:04:45 GMT -5
I guess I'm not missing anything by not going to see it tonight.
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Post by Sam Hain on May 1, 2010 1:27:20 GMT -5
It won't let me modify my last post for some reason, but I wanted to post this for no particular reason:
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Post by CC84 Johnny Ginger on May 1, 2010 9:51:23 GMT -5
I saw Nightmare on Elm Street last night and honestly, I liked it. It certainly wasn't the best horror remake but it certainly is one of the good ones. The film was dark, that's for sure and much different than previous Nightmare on Elm Street films. I've read a few negative reviews and some have said how they didn't like it because it didn't feel like a Nightmare on Elm Street film...well of course because it's a re-imagining of the story. The negative thoughts I have about this movie was that it did start out kind of slow but once the film focused more on Nancy the movie definitley got better. It seemed like the director was confused as to who to focus the film on in the beginning. The movie introduced a character, focused on that character and then killed the character off and repeat for about two other characters. Then Nancy finally got more screen time. Another thing was some horrible dialogue. But it wasn't anything cringe-worthy because I've heard much more horrible dialogue. Also Katie Cassidy doesn't look like a highschool teen. Some of the performances were kind of stale but it wasn't something that bothered me. So now I've mentioned the negatives now I will mention the positives. First off, Jackie Earle Haley's performance was Freddy Krueger is a performance to remember. Freddy Krueger in this film is dark, sinister, and violent. In the whole original series only in the first film Freddy Krueger was dark and a frightening killer but then in later sequels that fact changed. In the remake, Freddy Krueger doesn't waste too much time playing mind games as he goes right for the kill. His laugh/chuckle was dark and actually made my heart pound in intensity. The make-up effects on Freddy Krueger were really well done and made him look really menacing and like a monster. Like I mentioned before, the movie was dark and had some cool visuals/shots. Even though there were some stale performances there were also some good performances especially by Thomas Dekker who should've had the main male role. I won't spoil the ending for anyone but the ending absolutley kicked ass. Not everyone is going to love this movie and I know this just by reading rottentomatoes. Overall, in my honest opinion, everyone should see it themselves and form their own opinion. This remake is a much more different film than the original so don't walk into this film expecting it to be alot like the original because it's not, it's a remake...a remake that's worth mentioning when discussing not so bad horror remakes.
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Post by The Best on May 1, 2010 10:31:10 GMT -5
I liked the remake. It isn't a classic but I thought it was fun and Haley's performance was really good.
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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 1, 2010 11:44:25 GMT -5
I guess I'm seeing it tonight.
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Post by MX5 on May 1, 2010 12:18:08 GMT -5
I didn't really care for the new nightmare remake. I found myself laughing more at the cheesy acting/dialog. At least the girl that played Nancy was nice to look at.
Plus, it was a terrible theater experience. There were 8 to 10 people sitting in the back arguing about dumb things like "How much money" they owned one another. Constantly leaving and coming back, talking on their cell phones. Spilling their drinks. Just loud, obnoxious, and annoying.
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Post by c14rock on May 1, 2010 17:42:02 GMT -5
I dunno, I caught it at midnight, I thought it was boring.
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Post by Kenny Powers on May 1, 2010 18:06:38 GMT -5
I saw Nightmare this afternoon. For the most part I liked it but like most remakes, it just wasn't necessary.
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 2, 2010 2:46:04 GMT -5
I saw Nightmare on Elm Street last night and honestly, I liked it. It certainly wasn't the best horror remake but it certainly is one of the good ones. The film was dark, that's for sure and much different than previous Nightmare on Elm Street films. I've read a few negative reviews and some have said how they didn't like it because it didn't feel like a Nightmare on Elm Street film...well of course because it's a re-imagining of the story. The negative thoughts I have about this movie was that it did start out kind of slow but once the film focused more on Nancy the movie definitley got better. It seemed like the director was confused as to who to focus the film on in the beginning. The movie introduced a character, focused on that character and then killed the character off and repeat for about two other characters. Then Nancy finally got more screen time. Another thing was some horrible dialogue. But it wasn't anything cringe-worthy because I've heard much more horrible dialogue. Also Katie Cassidy doesn't look like a highschool teen. Some of the performances were kind of stale but it wasn't something that bothered me. So now I've mentioned the negatives now I will mention the positives. First off, Jackie Earle Haley's performance was Freddy Krueger is a performance to remember. Freddy Krueger in this film is dark, sinister, and violent. In the whole original series only in the first film Freddy Krueger was dark and a frightening killer but then in later sequels that fact changed. In the remake, Freddy Krueger doesn't waste too much time playing mind games as he goes right for the kill. His laugh/chuckle was dark and actually made my heart pound in intensity. The make-up effects on Freddy Krueger were really well done and made him look really menacing and like a monster. Like I mentioned before, the movie was dark and had some cool visuals/shots. Even though there were some stale performances there were also some good performances especially by Thomas Dekker who should've had the main male role. I won't spoil the ending for anyone but the ending absolutley kicked ass. Not everyone is going to love this movie and I know this just by reading rottentomatoes. Overall, in my honest opinion, everyone should see it themselves and form their own opinion. This remake is a much more different film than the original so don't walk into this film expecting it to be alot like the original because it's not, it's a remake...a remake that's worth mentioning when discussing not so bad horror remakes. 3.5/5How could you like the ending man? It sucked so hard. Ripping off Freddy Vs Jason...
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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 2, 2010 9:53:35 GMT -5
I saw Nightmare on Elm Street last night and honestly, I liked it. It certainly wasn't the best horror remake but it certainly is one of the good ones. The film was dark, that's for sure and much different than previous Nightmare on Elm Street films. I've read a few negative reviews and some have said how they didn't like it because it didn't feel like a Nightmare on Elm Street film...well of course because it's a re-imagining of the story. The negative thoughts I have about this movie was that it did start out kind of slow but once the film focused more on Nancy the movie definitley got better. It seemed like the director was confused as to who to focus the film on in the beginning. The movie introduced a character, focused on that character and then killed the character off and repeat for about two other characters. Then Nancy finally got more screen time. Another thing was some horrible dialogue. But it wasn't anything cringe-worthy because I've heard much more horrible dialogue. Also Katie Cassidy doesn't look like a highschool teen. Some of the performances were kind of stale but it wasn't something that bothered me. So now I've mentioned the negatives now I will mention the positives. First off, Jackie Earle Haley's performance was Freddy Krueger is a performance to remember. Freddy Krueger in this film is dark, sinister, and violent. In the whole original series only in the first film Freddy Krueger was dark and a frightening killer but then in later sequels that fact changed. In the remake, Freddy Krueger doesn't waste too much time playing mind games as he goes right for the kill. His laugh/chuckle was dark and actually made my heart pound in intensity. The make-up effects on Freddy Krueger were really well done and made him look really menacing and like a monster. Like I mentioned before, the movie was dark and had some cool visuals/shots. Even though there were some stale performances there were also some good performances especially by Thomas Dekker who should've had the main male role. I won't spoil the ending for anyone but the ending absolutley kicked ass. Not everyone is going to love this movie and I know this just by reading rottentomatoes. Overall, in my honest opinion, everyone should see it themselves and form their own opinion. This remake is a much more different film than the original so don't walk into this film expecting it to be alot like the original because it's not, it's a remake...a remake that's worth mentioning when discussing not so bad horror remakes. 3.5/5How could you like the ending man? It sucked so hard. Ripping off Freddy Vs Jason... NO SPOILERSI didn't get to catch it last night because there's flooding everywhere.
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