One, Two, Freddy's Coming For You
Hey, how ya doin'?
Me, I'm doing okay. Work's been fine, with all the good days and bad days you'd expect. But I can't complain... too much.
But the truth is I don't really have a whole lot to go into about it as of this moment. There just hasn't been much going on that's been worth me talking about. It's only been a month, though, so things could change sometime.
Anyway, since my usual routine here seems to be me talking about whatever movie I've just seen, I want to kinda stick to it for a second. This past Saturday, my dad and I made the trip out to see the new remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect out of the movie, especially since I've never really been a huge Freddy Krueger fan. But I liked it a lot.
I know a lot of people go into the Platinum Dunes remakes expecting the worst, mainly because of Michael Bay's involvement with the company. Plus their track record hasn't exactly been stellar, with none of their movies being much better than mediocre. But the Nightmare on Elm Street remake was actually pretty darn good. Though there are parts that I thought could have been done better, it's nearly everything that I could want out of a movie from this franchise.
The movie is probably the darkest the Elm Street franchise has been when it comes to tone. As the movie begins, you can tell that the characters have all been through so much psychological torment thanks to their nightmares, and that's built upon throughout the movie. Those that survive look utterly defeated and beaten down by the end, and with the way Freddy is depicted, you believe it.
Oh my, do you believe it. The remake's version of Freddy is perhaps the most malevolent, the most sleazy, and the most monstrous the character has ever been. Just thinking about him makes my skin crawl. Though he makes the occasional wisecrack like how Robert Englund's Freddy would in the later Elm Street sequels, he's more in line with how Freddy was in Wes Craven's original movie. That's the Freddy I'd been wanting for a long time.
It helps that Freddy is played not by Englund, but by Jackie Earle Haley. He's very, very frightening in the role, playing Freddy as an utter monster who is having an absolute ball causing his victims so much pain. Haley is fantastic, and as much as Englund is associated with Freddy, Haley completely makes it his own. He's the best part of the movie, and if you are debating whether or not to see it, do so if only for Haley's performance.
It's one heck of a movie, believe it or not. I know that a lot of my fellow horror fans will probably hate me for saying so, but I really liked it. It was worth seeing. So on my usual scale, I'd definitely give A Nightmare on Elm Street four stars and a recommendation to check it out. I know horror movie remakes get a bad rap, but this is one of the good ones.
Me, I'm doing okay. Work's been fine, with all the good days and bad days you'd expect. But I can't complain... too much.
But the truth is I don't really have a whole lot to go into about it as of this moment. There just hasn't been much going on that's been worth me talking about. It's only been a month, though, so things could change sometime.
Anyway, since my usual routine here seems to be me talking about whatever movie I've just seen, I want to kinda stick to it for a second. This past Saturday, my dad and I made the trip out to see the new remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect out of the movie, especially since I've never really been a huge Freddy Krueger fan. But I liked it a lot.
I know a lot of people go into the Platinum Dunes remakes expecting the worst, mainly because of Michael Bay's involvement with the company. Plus their track record hasn't exactly been stellar, with none of their movies being much better than mediocre. But the Nightmare on Elm Street remake was actually pretty darn good. Though there are parts that I thought could have been done better, it's nearly everything that I could want out of a movie from this franchise.
The movie is probably the darkest the Elm Street franchise has been when it comes to tone. As the movie begins, you can tell that the characters have all been through so much psychological torment thanks to their nightmares, and that's built upon throughout the movie. Those that survive look utterly defeated and beaten down by the end, and with the way Freddy is depicted, you believe it.
Oh my, do you believe it. The remake's version of Freddy is perhaps the most malevolent, the most sleazy, and the most monstrous the character has ever been. Just thinking about him makes my skin crawl. Though he makes the occasional wisecrack like how Robert Englund's Freddy would in the later Elm Street sequels, he's more in line with how Freddy was in Wes Craven's original movie. That's the Freddy I'd been wanting for a long time.
It helps that Freddy is played not by Englund, but by Jackie Earle Haley. He's very, very frightening in the role, playing Freddy as an utter monster who is having an absolute ball causing his victims so much pain. Haley is fantastic, and as much as Englund is associated with Freddy, Haley completely makes it his own. He's the best part of the movie, and if you are debating whether or not to see it, do so if only for Haley's performance.
It's one heck of a movie, believe it or not. I know that a lot of my fellow horror fans will probably hate me for saying so, but I really liked it. It was worth seeing. So on my usual scale, I'd definitely give A Nightmare on Elm Street four stars and a recommendation to check it out. I know horror movie remakes get a bad rap, but this is one of the good ones.
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