05-03-2010, 10:59 AM
Saw it last night.Not much of a re-imagining. Nothing new or inventive. Not very chilling. Cheap scares. No mood or atmosphere. The Nancy character was weak in several ways. Lots of plot holes. The parents spend all that energy covering up their murder of Krueger but his lair/cave is pristine and untouched. Even a couple of teenagers could uncover it all those years later. I'm guessing even an inept Springwood police department could have pulled down a picture as well and uncovered it....yikes.JEH was not very intimidating. Sounded like Freddy Gump most of the film. Nothing memorable about him. I suppose they're big boots to fill. Don't know his dimensions (all actors lie) but seems very compact with a large lower jaw and head. As realistic as the makeup was it doesn't make for a very imposing presence. The micronaps theory was pretty cool. They should have capitalized on it.I won't be seeing another one. The original just came out on Blu-ray. I'll be buying that, sitting back and watching how it should be done. I miss Craven and Yagher.