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08-14-2008, 06:43 PM
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The series was on a steady downhill slope that cumulated in the utter mess that is Freddy's Dead. New Nightmare gave the series a desperately needed shot of originality, and completely perfected the character of Freddy - took him back to his roots while still retaining some of the elements from later in the series. I absolutely loved New Nightmare...if it wasn't for the rather lame ending, I'd consider it to be damn near on par with the original.
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08-14-2008, 07:09 PM
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But that's just it! Serials don't need extreme originality. One of the best parts of these types of series is that the bad guy is always the same, just in different scenarios (with the exception of F13 pt5, which was just bullshit). Freddy is always the same Freddy, Jason is always the same Jason, and Michael Myers was always the same Michael Myers. To change that and try to revamp the theme sometimes doesn't work and can alienate some of the most hardcore fans.
Freddy, for example, is Freddy. He has his specific origin, and I like that. He was from Springwook, I liked that. Sure, the movies were bad, but I didn't care about the plot, I came to see Freddy. Michael Myers is MM. He's the embodiment of the spirit of Samhain. He terrorizes Haddonfield and is constantly trying to kill his family (no matter how thin the bloodline). Jason is Jason. He drowned in Crystal lake and came back to terrorize anyone who dared trespass on his hunting ground. Not many of these movies were actually scary, but they did give us a good time enjoying our favorite anti-heroes. But that's just me.:D
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08-14-2008, 07:18 PM
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To further state why I never considered these movies really scary:
Nightmare on Elm Street pt 1. Freddy gets beaten up by a little girl using the same tactics that McCauly Kulkin used to beat up Joe Peschi in Home Alone. I always got a laugh at that one.
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08-16-2008, 09:29 AM
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August 15, 2008
Robert Englund got fans all stirred up over his claim that Billy Bob Thornton would slip on Freddy Krueger's glove for New Line Cinema's remake of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. Even big sites and news publications reported it as FACT. It was fun watching reputable companies make a complete arse of themselves - but where did the rumor stem from? You're going to LOVE this... During an interview with IFMagazine, Englund tells them exactly where he heard these "facts": "I heard this rumor from a journalist at a press conference during Comic-Con. I think Billy Bob is a terrific actor. I've been a fan since Evening Shade." .....:rolleyes:
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08-23-2008, 05:35 PM
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The last i heard of the new Nightmare movie, Robert Englund will not be back to play Freddy, i actually HATE that fact, Robert IS Freddy, to take him out of it is to take Freddy out of the Nightmare series, they need to re-consider, apparently though, Robert said he is happy about it and is looking forward to seeing what a new actor can bring to the character.. in this case, i don't care what he thinks, he should be back again!!
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08-24-2008, 05:26 AM
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IMO remakes always suck ass, in nightmare on elm streets case how can they make a film that seemed to me to be more of a comedy than a horror worse than what it was..the idea behind it was pretty horrifying but the way it was portrayed on-screen was kind of weak. Don't get me wrong at the time it was around it was really good so in a way i'm pretty much on the fence..i do think the remake shouldn't happen though but that's just my opinion...
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08-27-2008, 02:45 PM
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I agree that Freddy just won't be the same without Englund, but I have to admit I'm mildly curious to see Billy Bob Thorton in this role. Even if I don't always like all of the movies he's been in, I always still find him interesting to watch, and this is certainly a different role for him. I'd at least be willing to check it out.
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