Official Noes Remake Review Thread!

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Here's my review. I have never seen a Freddy Krueger film on the big screen before. So, last night was full of excitement and anticipation. I went in with an open mind and tried to block out the original film. So, here it goes:I loved it.The good: Jackie Earle Haley makes Freddy sicker, badder, and more twisted than ever before. It's a completely new Freddy. Robert Englund will always have a place in my heart as the original Freddy but I am definitely clearing some space for JEH. I truly enjoyed his version. Spoiler: <!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/coloroThe scene where he is on the bed with Nancy pinned down was very disturbing. The molestation aspect of the story gave it a fresh feel but also an uneasiness about the character.<!--colorc</span><!--/colorc It made Freddy come across as a truly sick and evil person. I want more JEH! My favorite line by Jackie in the film is definitely "Why are you screaming? I haven't even cut you yet." It's SO twisted and mean.The acting was quite well done. The scene with the best acting IMO, was (spoiler) <!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/colorowhere Nancy and her mother are talking about how she's been lied to about her past.<!--colorc</span><!--/colorc I actually really started to feel for Nancy. She's truly troubled and she really hasn't known why all of these years. I didn't feel that there was really any scene where there was over-acting or bad acting. So, I didn't get pulled out of the experience the entire time.The CGI. I must say that this is BY FAR my favorite look for Freddy. The Part 4 look on Robert has moved to 2nd place for me. This new makeup is grotesque and frightening. The CGI looked FANTASTIC on his face and I give it three thumbs up!Overall, I was VERY pleased with it.The bad: I did feel that the first half of the film was rushed. I felt that there was very little character development. Basically, my review would come across EXACTLY like the official review at Horrorbid. Just a few more scenes to see the characters in their normal life would go a long way. Maybe see more interaction with their parents or something as well. The story moved VERY quickly. Death... scene... death... scene... death. I enjoyed the second half of the film much better. It had much better pacing and I cared much more for the remaining characters. I guess it's better to enjoy the second half of the film than the first half, right?Kris' death... (spoiler) <!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/coloroI honestly was a bit underwhelmed by this kill. I honestly I wish the sequence would have been in reverse. She's struggling and then SLICE and THEN she gets thrown around the room. Spread the blood around and make the scene look much more violent. Surprisingly, the original (I know I know.. I shouldn't compare... but it's nearly impossible NOT to when it's the same death scene) was MUCH more bloody. Kris' death was instantaneous when she got the slash. I guess I wanted that scene to be more drawn out and longer.<!--colorc</span><!--/colorcThe Freddy coming from the wall scene. I must say, thankfully this scene is very short. I do not understand why CGI was used instead of practical effects. The CGI could have definitely been better.The ending: (spoiler) <!--coloro:#424242<span style=\"color:#424242\"><!--/coloroI simply was disappointed with the ending. Brad Fuller made me strongly believe that the bed spewing blood scene was in this film. I told him on his Twitter account that I REALLY hoped that Quentin meets his demise via a blood fountain right at the end. Brad's response to this was, "I won't let you down." But there was NOTHING about Quentin at the end. The last we see of him is in the ambulance and that's it. I was quite disappointed. Brad... you let me down.<!--colorc</span><!--/colorcSo, again.. overall, I was very impressed with this film. I just absolutely loved Freddy in this film. If anything, he is THE reason to go see it.