tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post3276342233697040510..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: Meeting of the Minds: The Nightmare on Elm Street RemakeB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-55751002342692478702010-05-29T14:03:17.775-04:002010-05-29T14:03:17.775-04:00Wow, I found a place where people actually liked t...Wow, I found a place where people actually liked the movie. I liked it too, and am tired of reading bad reviews of the movie. I have to say, good call on the alarm not going off when he came in the window, but then going off when he ran out of the house. I will have to check that scene out again. I liked the focus more on Freddy, and found it interesting that they really tired to make you hate him. Also, I agree, this Nancy was weak. Katie should have played her part at the least.HorrOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384229602693596518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-86103994059205220542010-05-17T13:49:22.125-04:002010-05-17T13:49:22.125-04:00Missy, I'm testing your faith! Kind of like Jo...Missy, I'm testing your faith! Kind of like Job, only with less bloodshed.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-88512980518828632232010-05-17T12:41:23.314-04:002010-05-17T12:41:23.314-04:00I like that, for the last half of the movie at lea...I like that, for the last half of the movie at least, they tried to do something different with the series instead of rehashing it all. I think too many horror fans and bloggers went in EXPECTING it to suck, and looking for things that were terrible so they could focus on it instead of (gasp!) actually enjoying the movie for what it is and having to possibly admit to people that they liked a Platinum Dunes movie. <br /><br />Was it great? No, like I said...I hated the first half of it because it was a cheap, poorly written rehash of the original (oddly enough, MM hated that there wasn't ENOUGH homage to the original. If you want to see the iconic scenes from the original movie, why not just watch that movie? I don't want to see them in a remake). I liked that they did some interesting things in the 2nd half. I like that Freddy was actually creepy again, instead of being over the top and ridiculous like he was in the later Nightmare sequels. <br /><br />They took some chances, and unfortunately not all of them worked. It's still the start of what I hope to be a decent new franchise. I hated the F13 remake, and I'm a huge F13 fan. They weren't trying with that movie. It felt like they were trying with the Nightmare remake.Todd Guerrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521755173679718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-64158764074101968802010-05-17T12:36:51.891-04:002010-05-17T12:36:51.891-04:00Are you like *trying* to get me to break up with t...Are you like *trying* to get me to break up with this blog? First that Eden Lake shit and now this. I'm not sure I can take it. Are we in an abusive relationship?Missy Y. (formerly A Case of You)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00024813150457436868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-22569203399939135552010-05-16T04:06:55.058-04:002010-05-16T04:06:55.058-04:00To clarify, the reason I was OK with the whole Fre...To clarify, the reason I was OK with the whole Freddy-innocent angle was {SPOILER} that it turns out to be only a red herring. I liked the idea of playing with the audiences expectations, but I would NOT have liked it if it turned out that he actually WAS innocent. It is revealed that he most certainly was not. I, too, detested the humanization of Michael Myers in the Halloween remake.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-81115944181069498462010-05-15T14:39:10.853-04:002010-05-15T14:39:10.853-04:00Okay, I'm not planning on seeing this until it...Okay, I'm not planning on seeing this until it appears on my satellite tv, but after reading the transcript of this conversation, I have to say this: I am disturbed by the trend in the remakes of the horror classics of my childhood and teen years where the monster is humanized.<br /><br />As was said in the interview: "The fact that Freddy might have been innocent was a cool concept..."<br /><br />No, that isn't cool. If that were the story, it would be freakin' tragic. But the point is that Freddie was a monster in life, and became a monster in death. To humanize him for the sake of a Shyamalanish "Twist!" is a cheap attempt to play on emotions that should not be there.<br /><br />If he were innocent, then why the not so innocent vengeance on those who were innocent of harming him - the kids? Why not just go after the ones who harmed him, ala Dark Night of the Scarecrow?<br /><br />Rob Zombie did this with Halloween - a very not bad remake - which undermined the unholy power of the subject monster initially known as The Shape by humanizing him and making him into a run-of-the mill serial murderer rather than the inexplicable killer he originally was. It looks like the re-makers are doing the same thing with Freddie. <br /><br />Note to film makers: making monsters less of a monster does not a thing to make your horror movie more horrifying.RayRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718037136482754673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-50367890882661828692010-05-15T10:57:08.459-04:002010-05-15T10:57:08.459-04:00I am glad to know that there are other people out ...I am glad to know that there are other people out there that actually liked it, and that I am not alone in the minority. :)kaiynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068218957171807349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-82589519503063789592010-05-15T00:35:05.136-04:002010-05-15T00:35:05.136-04:00Ghost, I actually loved New Nightmare--a great rei...Ghost, I actually loved New Nightmare--a great reinvention of the series that didn't seem to find an audience.<br /><br />Emily, no question this remake was at least better than some of those awful late sequels. Here's to the vocal minority!B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-91972552207025345222010-05-15T00:09:28.364-04:002010-05-15T00:09:28.364-04:00B-Sol, in the words of the dwarf from LOTR, you ha...B-Sol, in the words of the dwarf from LOTR, you have my axe. <br /><br />Can't agree more. This was a decent remake of a good horror film. Nothing really iconic here, but plenty of tenseness that drew me in while delivering something new. Was it Dream Warriors caliber? No. Did it beat Dream Child? I'd say yes, and those who disagree should rewatch that installment and see how well those dreadful one-liners and hasty characterizations hold up.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-30743222611277668162010-05-14T23:21:03.720-04:002010-05-14T23:21:03.720-04:00Terrific interview. I haven't seen it yet so I...Terrific interview. I haven't seen it yet so I don't have an opinion on the movie. My son and I just go through watching all of the old Nightmare on Elm Streets. He absolutely loathes New Nightmare. I thought the concept was kind of interesting but the execution was forced on that one.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com