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Is this the worst remake of all time?

posted 10 years ago by blairbitchproject
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Like, what happened here? A remake to be given such a huge budget and near quality cast squanders it to produce quite possibly the worst remake of all time?

- Freddy wasn't scary, and what were they thinking with that horrible voice? He didn't even look terrifying given all the CGI effects we have now vs the 80s. Englund was unsettling and sadistic, this new Freddy is just tormented and a pedophile. Yawn

- None of the characters were likeable or developed. A bunch of random teenagers get killed. Yawn

- Why did they feel the need to recreate deaths from the original frame by frame? And again, they didn't even do them justice, they ended up looking like cheap imitations (and given their budget, they weren't...) All it did was serve as a reminder that the original did it so much better, despite being made 30 years before. Yawn

Terrible, terrible movie.

[–] dntbreathe 10 years ago

You gave this a 4, not a 1. I'm pretty sure this isn't the worst remake out there, especially since movies like The Fog and Prom Night exist.

[–] ScorpionTDC 10 years ago

Not when the Psycho remake exists, but it's definitely down there

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[–] BeastRider 10 years ago

Since when has Freddie been scary? He's a comedy character in the original movies. Maybe slightly less so in the first one, but he's never really scary because of all the comedic kills he pulls off. His one liners also make him funny, not scary. I found the remake/reboot Freddie to be scarier simply because he was more serious.

This was by no means the worst remake of all time IMO and I found it to be quite enjoyable. People who have never seen the original will definitely enjoy this more than the long time fans tho.

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[–] Dark_Phoenix89 10 years ago

No, that would be Psycho (1998). I actually liked this remake; its not as good as the original, but its still pretty good imo. Jackie Earl Haley was awesome as Freddy.

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

The fact that Freddy could crack such funny jokes while killing people is what made him so scary to me. I also think the "Prom Night" remake is light years better than the original.

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[–] SoCalCatalina 10 years ago

I didnt think it was that bad.  The Halloween remakes are pretty bad.

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[–] Tresix 10 years ago

While I didn't like this or the "Halloween" remake, I didn't hate them like I thought I would.

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[–] manchof1 10 years ago

^Much agreed.

[–] Darwinskid 10 years ago

Nah, I can name a lot worse.