Folks, we have received what seems like a ton of rain as of late. As such, I decided to go see a movie today. Sure enough, the new
Nightmare On Elm St. fit my mood. That being said, I must say the
ONLY thing that impressed me were the sound effects. More on that later.
The acting was not very good. The special effects visually were not much better than the original. However, the sound effects were spot on. That is, much better than in the original.
One thing I did like about the film is that it seemed to explain, in greater detail, what happened to Freddy. But, Robert Englund did a much better job at playing Freddy. He looked scarier and just flat out played the role better.
In closing, I really did not care too much for the remake. The original, with the exception of the audio effects, was much better. Even the video effects were not much better than the original. As a result, I have to give this film a
C- at best as I am being overly generous.
Nightmare On Elm St. is not a film that needed to be remade imho. Quite frankly, I would ask for my money back, but I had a free pass to see it. Perhaps, I could ask for my time back? That should tell you something.
Thus, not sure that I could even recommend this film as a rental. Yeah, it sucked that bad!
Cheers,
Phil
