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A Nightmare on Elm St Trailer #2

James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:00:05 +0000

This trailer gives a much better look at the ‘reimagining’ of the Nightmare saga. I think the Jackie Earle Haley scenes are good. The voice I’m still not convinced with yet but the laugh towards the end is good. And the makeup? Well it’s probably more detailed than the original but scary though? Hrmmmm. I guess no-one is ever going to replace Robert England but Jackie is probably the best person to fill the sweater. There’s a few homages to the original film – the hand in the bathtub, the bedroom ceiling scene and Freddy coming out of the wall (although it looked like dodgey CG to me). HD version here.

My biggest issue judging from this trailer is the younger cast. Wes Craven cast some memorable teens back in the original whereas this cast look instantly forgettable. The folks behind this ‘reimagining’ Platinum Dunes gave us the remakes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th and I doubt anyone can remember any of the younger cast from those films except maybe Jessica Biel. Truth be told, if we want more memorable mainstream horror characters, I’m hanging for Scream 4. At least with Wes pretty much back in the director’s chair and Kevin Williamson writing, I can at least expect some decent character development for a teen horror flick.

Australians get to see A Nightmare on Elm St May 20th. US reviews will be out around April 30.

To read more about my history with Freddy, check out an older post of when I first watched the original Nightmare.

A Nightmare on Elm St Remake Teaser Trailer

James — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:10:33 +0000

The official teaser for the Nightmare on Elm St remake/re-imagining has just been released online and first impressions aren’t too bad. It looks like Jackie Earle Haley steps into the big shoes of ‘Freddy’ made famous by Robert Englund well enough. I think Jackie’s ‘Freddy’ is going to be different, from his look through to his voice and I dig that. Of course, a few of the more memorable moments from the original film are there (hand coming out of the bath, Tina’s bedroom kill) but in the end, this is still a Platinum Dunes project so it could turn out to be as pedestrian as the Friday the 13th remake. I can’t say I’m a fan of some of the visuals either and as Slashfilm have said, I want to see more elaborate dreamscapes, not just using blue and red filters on the camera. Bayer does nail plenty of silhouettes of Freddy though, keeping him in the shadows. I guess time will tell if this one will be successful enough but drop a comment below and let me know your thoughts on the teaser. HD version right here.

Jackie Earle Haley is Freddy Krueger

James — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:32:03 +0000

Remake was inevitable and with England getting a little old for the part, Jackie Earle Haley is pretty much perfect for the role. Director Samuel Bayer called this take of Krueger “Nosferatu meets Ed Gaines.” I dig that since the way Freddy moves is also key to his terror. Via Comingsoon.