A Nightmare On Elm St. 1984 vs 2010 (Page 2 of 2)

im looking forward to this remake. it so far looks like what a remake should be.. a new twist on an old story. i mean of course the 1984 version will always be better haha. and no one can replace robert englund. but someone else playing freddy can make viewers fear freddys character again. i think when a new nightmare came out and following freddy wasnt really as scary anymore and was more of a goofy but still somewhat scary character.

I'm not a fan of remakes, been pretty vocal about that and when I first heard of this movie being remade I think you might have heard my scream around the world lol. But with every bit of new information, each new trailer or insight, I think I am succumbing to the movie.

I'm not 100% sold, more so because Platinum Dunes have always let me down but I am curious. I just hope it does twist the story a little, a shot for shot remake is just pointless, if it does it stands the chance of being half decent. Yet like I said I still have reservations I just hope it doesn't disappoint.

On another note: I love Clancy Brown! Consistently he has remained one of my favourite actors and has some fantastic talent to boot so with him in this movie, my hopes are raised a little more so.

As long as it is better than FT13 (remake), I'll be happy.

^^ Swollen, I heard that apparently in the remake the famous 'shower of blood (in bed)' scene is not in it. Was pretty saddened when I heard that.

That was my favorite scene. They show too much in later movies your mind goes to much scarier places trying to comprehend where he’s being dragged to and what’s being done to him.

And AZ I am sure I’ll enjoy the new one too its just things are never as good as the first time except with sex where its awkward and scary  and you cant sit on your bike afterwards.

THE JOHNNY DEPP DEATH SCENE IS GONE?!?!??!?!!!!!!! nooooo!!!

I dont know if stylistically these remakes are bad but it seems to me that they lack some sort of heart. Thats really the only way i can put it. Watching the original Friday the 13th it isn't really scary anymore to me but it has something going on that is more enjoyable for me than the remake. From what I've seen of the nightmare remake, it just looks like they took the best kills from the franchise and stuck them in the film. If Freddy is truly innocent then it changes the entire film for me and thus loses all its point.
Hollywood needs to realize that better effects and camera gear aren't gonna make the remakes better. They need a good story, good actors, and god forbid maybe a real effort to make it memorable.