Official Noes Remake Review Thread!

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd create an official thread for NOES Remake reviews. I haven't seen it yet but thought that since some people have, it'd be nice to have a spot where reviews can be found. I'll be going to the midnight showing tonight. Review will come tomorrow. Feel free to express what you liked, didn't like, etc! But if you are just a hater and want to vent your hatred for all-things-Platinum-Dunes... please go elsewhere. Sound off, y'all!

[🪦 TheHauntedMuseum ●]

I would also kindly ask that if you are going to include specifics, to do the following, as it would be very helpful to people who can't see it until late in the weekend, but are interested in weather or not people are liking it overall:If you are going to include "spoilers" in your discussion, I think it would be very helpful to do it in the following manner:Give your regular review that gives away nothing, and then state SPOILERS BELOW, and then give several paragaphs of blank space so that we can skip over your spoilers and go to the next post. I would include spoilers only in the bottom paragraphs so that people dont have to worry about reading anything up until the "SPOILER ALERT". If you wanted to (and I dont see this even as important as the first), you could write your spoilers out in "grey" text, so that it is not as easy to read unles you look for it. See my example below:<!--coloro:#696969<span style=\"color:#696969\"><!--/coloroI really hope this movie turns out to be as good as all the hype. I guess we shall see!!!!<!--colorc</span><!--/colorcIt's just a thought. I guess you could say, THATS YOUR PROBLEM FOR NOT SEEING THE MOVIE THURSDAY NIGHT LIKE THE REST OF US lol haha! But unfortunately for me, I can't see it until Saturday. What a bummer lol. I'd still like to read the reviews as they come in, but of course I want to be careful about what I read, and I think this would be a nice way to organize it for those who will be late to the game. Thanks guys!Rich

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

<!--quoteo(post=359739:date=Apr 29 2010, 10:36 AM:name=TheHauntedMuseum)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE (TheHauntedMuseum @ Apr 29 2010, 10:36 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=359739\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI would also kindly ask that if you are going to include specifics, to do the following, as it would be very helpful to people who can't see it until late in the weekend, but are interested in weather or not people are liking it overall:If you are going to include "spoilers" in your discussion, I think it would be very helpful to do it in the following manner:Give your regular review that gives away nothing, and then state SPOILERS BELOW, and then give several paragaphs of blank space so that we can skip over your spoilers and go to the next post. I would include spoilers only in the bottom paragraphs so that people dont have to worry about reading anything up until the "SPOILER ALERT". If you wanted to (and I dont see this even as important as the first), you could write your spoilers out in "grey" text, so that it is not as easy to read unles you look for it. See my example below:<!--coloro:#696969<span style=\"color:#696969\"><!--/coloroI really hope this movie turns out to be as good as all the hype. I guess we shall see!!!!<!--colorc</span><!--/colorcRich<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndAgreed. OR, you could write your spoiler text like this (highlight the space below - use color #424242):<!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/coloroBlah, blah... hopeless Penny delusion, blah blah blah.<!--colorc</span><!--/colorc

[🪦 Mutilated ●]

The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the acting, it was like A Nightmare On Degrassi or something, and I didn't like the people they picked at all, almost every teen dude in the movie looked exactly the same. The characters felt really dull and empty, not interesting at all so you end up not feeling anything for them and could care less what happens to them. The best thing about this movie, in my opinion was Freddy. They made him very dark and evil again, with a twisted sense of humor and there is no shortage of Freddy scenes in the movie, he's literally in the movie from the very beginning to the end. The CGI, as mentioned before, I didn't really notice to much of it, just the wall scene and it didn't look that bad, I've seen worse. The kills were pretty cool and nicely done as well. Overall the movie was mediocre but worth a watch.

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Copied this from horrorbid.com. I hid all of the text (highlight it to read it) because I don't know what some would consider spoilers or not... so... read at your own risk!:<!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/coloro"First of all, for anyone worried about Haley's performance as Freddy, I can assure you that this is the most despicable, twisted and evil version of Freddy there has ever been. He takes a special pleasure in tormenting the teens in the flick and it only gets more and more skin crawling as we get closer to the end. Haley saves this film from complete mediocrity because without him it's just another addition to the teen slasher remake genre.Alright, we now know that Freddy is great, what about Nancy? She's an important piece to the Nightmare mythology being the first great challenge for Freddy and ultimately defeating him (however short that victory was) in the original film. Rooney Mara as Nancy is the complete opposite of everything Heather Langenkamp was. She is socially awkward, shy, lonely, out of place and a little too emo for my taste. Mara mumbles her way through most of the picture and doesn't really become the strong character I expected until the final minutes of the movie.Actually, through the first part of the movie I was wondering if Nancy was even the central character at all. Her role is very, very limited through the first 30 minutes until the character of Kriss (This would be Tina in the original) meets her end in the famous bedroom scene. One of the main problems, or differences depending on your viewpoint, is the relationships between the teens. As opposed to being a group of friends, they seem more like acquaintances here. People that pass each other in the hall at school and will say hello but don't really get together beyond that. This kind of plays into the overall plot of the film, which I wouldn't dare reveal.Now let's get to that plot. The motivation behind the character of Freddy is completely different from the original. While he still dies at the hands of the Elm Street parents, that's not his reason for killing the Elm Street teens. His reasoning actually makes more sense than the original and brings a much darker turn for the role. I wasn't sure I liked the concept at first but after having spent a night thinking about it I actually like it more. Another part of the plot that had me worried was whether they were going to make Freddy innocent of his crimes. It doesn't really change his character's motivations when you think about it. He still gets killed at the hands of a vigilante group of parents and still comes back to kill their children. His guilt or innocence does play a large role in the movie and it had me wondering, is he the sick bastard we think he is or is he an innocent victim? You'll just have to watch and see.I really tried to watch the film without comparing it to the original but it was very hard. If there was never a Nightmare on Elm Street film before than I would be praising this one up, down and sideways. Unfortunately there is an original version and I think they failed at bringing the character of Nancy to life in the same way that Wes Craven did. With that being said though, they have created a Freddy that is much darker and I have to admit that I like this Freddy the most. He is twisted and sick and makes every other version of Freddy look like that fluffy kitten you see in the pet store window.I do have some complaints about the look of the film though, the biggest being the final showdown with Freddy. We get treated to that super quick style of editing that left my head spinning, wondering what the hell was going on. I can't stand that style and I always feel like I'm missing something or the editors are trying to hide something. Either way it just never works. The other complaint is the jump scare. This is not a problem that is new or strictly for the Nightmare remake. Every horror film employs this and they are effective but there's just too many in here.I watch a lot of Asian horror and I love their style of a good scare. They're not always trying to make something jump out at you. Sometimes the most creepy thing is to see whatever villain/ghost/monster the film has just sort of standing around behind someone without them even realizing they/it are there. It gives you a building sense of dread. You want to scream out loud 'He's right behind you. Oh god, he's gonna get you!' We don't really get that with Nightmare on Elm Street and too many of their scares are telegraphed right to you. There's a sudden silence, all the background music has stopped, you can hear the character onscreen breathing and then BOOM! Cue loud music and scream. It worked in the theater as every one of these moments was followed by the nervous laughter of moviegoers as they tried to calm their pounding hearts. I really do love that kind of laughter in a horror flick screening!The dream sequences are well done but it's the one scene with Nancy crawling across the floor of a drugstore that works the best. Reality and the dreamworld blend together so perfectly in that shot. As Freddy's glove slices through a baby powder bottle in the store the puff of powdery smoke is replaced by the steam off a boiler vent in the dreamworld. They merge together so well and I was entranced by the whole moment.There's also plenty for the hardcore fans in there as well. Most of the iconic scenes still show up in this movie. Freddy leaning out of the wall over Nancy, Kris (Tina) in her body bag in the school, the glove in the bathtub, the bedroom death of Kris (Tina) and Nancy's gooey walk up the stairs. They're all in there but in slightly different ways. Almost all of them seemed to be thrown in at the last minute though except for the gooey stairs. The glove in the bathtub scene actually brought laughter from the audience and it does seem a little cheesy but they at least put it in there.The two most effective are the death of Kris (Tina) in the bedroom and Nancy on the stairs. Kris' death seems much more brutal here as her body is not only flung around the room but smashed against the wall and the ceiling before she is finally sliced open and left to drop to the bed. The absolute best of the bunch is Nancy on the stairs, or in the hallway in the remake. The original saw Nancy's feet getting stuck in what looked like marshmallow holes as she tries to get up the stairs of her home. It wasn't well done and if you look hard enough you can see the hole in the steps where her foot is supposed to go next. The remake takes it to a whole new level. As she's running down the hall, reality and dreams begin to merge and she finds herself swimming in a sea of thick blood. Again, the two worlds blended together so well that I was amazed. It was one of the best scenes in the movie.So fear not fellow Freddy freaks, Platinum Dunes has made a great remake for once. This is a Freddy that I would love to see more of and I would imagine that they'll be making sure that JEH follows through on the two sequels that I'm sure he's signed on for. "<!--colorc</span><!--/colorc

[🪦 emazers ●]

Just got back from the Midnight show, I thought Freddy was OK, I give it a 7/10

[🪦 13PF ●]

SPOILERS throughout - I've been home for about 5 minutes - here are my immediate thoughts. I'll be seeing it again tomorrow so I expect to come away with perhaps even more after the second watch. Anyway here are my .2 cents - - Movie felt like it had many moments of the right tone BUT it was too rushed. I find scary is better when things are left to sit a bit. SPOILER: for example, at one point Kris finds her dog outside, dead - it's a scary sight. It's also a very brief one. Her running to the dog, crying and trying to save the dog in some way would have immediately assigned a heavy sense of value and relationship and mourning. Then Freddy to appear, though barely and in dark would have been terrifying. This was just one example of where it went so fast. I felt at times it was boom boom boom - get story out, kill, get story out, kill kill. What was compromised though was scary wanderings around in boiler rooms, houses, etc. It was like an action horror approach.- Freddy is played great - very dark, definitely capital EVIL. I'd have preferred less talking actually I think - more giggling and breathing instead but overall, VERY pleased with his portrayal. Again it was done WAY too fast though imo.- Loved the influence to Nancy's original house - if you squint it's vibe is there.- I actually really like the character of Kris and the acting was pretty good. I actually hated to see her die. Nancy on the other hand, not so much. While I get the need to update the character, and am open to that - I just didn't really bond. I was not invested or necessarily even routing for her. Boyfriend is played good though and I did find myself hoping he would not die. In no way am I saying she was played badly - just a bit too cold imo.Overall - a good movie - but way too rushed, some of it looks a bit too fake (can't we just stop using CGI already) but dark Freddy, the pedo who will kill you is back. Though, I'm not the least bit worried about going to sleep tonight and I so wanted to be.

[🪦 djlovedump ●]

Not good, not bad...right down the middle and by the numbers. Zero imagination and that was what I was expecting. Jackie Earl did play a pretty bad a s s Fred K; I liked him a LOT more than Robert.

[🪦 Voorhees Curse ●]

Wow really....better than Robert? I can't imagine that.....I'll see soon I guess.

[🪦 ahellborn ●]

i just got back from the midnight showing as well, i thought this was an amazing remake. ive seen all the original films a million times and i still love this one. if your a hard core freddy fan like me then dont go into this movie hoping the same as the old ones, go into it thinking of it as a new movie entirly. its a re-imagining as well as a remake so with that state of mind you should still enjoy it. and i love the fact that they made an actuall horror movie intead of a jokeing one.