I love the original, but I also really dig the remake.
The reason I don't understand why people hate it is because it's the same damn movie. Other than a few changes, it's pretty the original but with modern special effects. So if you love the original, there's no real reason to hate this one.
This remake is nothing like the original except for a few scenes they took from the original. This movie is terrible.
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Lack of character development is the main thing that brought it down for me. You never really get to know any of the characters which makes it difficult to care much when anything happens to them. They show Freddy in full view in the opening scene, there's no build-up, no mystery & no tension. Just a race from one death sequence to another & the only time the film actually stops to flesh anyone out, it's the villain. The one character who should retain a bit of mystery.
In the end, it's a nicely shot film with a bunch of pretty mannequins being killed. Not a horrendous film but it had the potential to be so much better.
the reason to not like the remake is that there is no real sense of horror in the movie. It is predicable and "Freddy" has been given to much back ground. In the original we have no clue were Freddy came from, just that somehow he was entering kids dreams to kill them for in the revenge. He stays in the shadows in the original where as in the remake he is front and center. The point in the original was that Freddy was a Spectral ghost that was fearful, where as in the remake he was just a child Molester that had no fear and spectral aspect to him.
shareThe reason I don't understand why people hate it is because is actually a very good film with very good actors and that even though it's a remake, it offers a new background that leads to the plot. Also, it's way better than Friday the 13th, which appeals to sex. This movie is better than any of that stupid sequels Elm Street had.
And, I'm sorry, don't try to cut me in two, but I really liked Haley's performance as Freddy Krueger, and the make-up at least felt more realistic this time. I'm not saying he's replaced Englund, but people only seem to say Haley was "bad" because, for them, Englund is the only one Freddy Krueger. And I thought he was until I saw the 2010 Krueger.
In my opinion this is one of the rare good horror remakes we have.
It added one new thing, and it added it very poorly. You really thought a hamfisted molestation backstory was enough to carry an entire feature length film? Especially when the film only spends about 10 minutes actually really dealing with the issue that its been hiding in the background for the first half.
Good actors are useless if the plot isn't strong.
Dont worry, I really liked it as well. Mainly because of the new take on Freddy, which after sequels 4-6 was def needed. The original and New Nightmare are really the only excellent films in the series. Part 2 and 3 were alright but 4-6 were awful and damn near ruined a franchise and character. Dont worry about the haters, most people hate because its a remake and they never gave it a fair shot anyways.
Haters gonna hate
You're kidding right? This was nothing like the original. Also, the makeup was horrible. The great thing about Englund's makeup was that you could see all his expressions. This new makeup is very tight and made him look very fake....no expression whatsoever. They also changed the story and made him a child molester. He killed children, but there was never any mention of molestation in the original story. My guess is that you are either very ignorant....or never watched the original movies to begin with....
shareI think it's a decent remake. New Freddy is just as awesome as old Freddy, IMO.
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