This movie pales in comparison to the original and why? This remake ruins Freddie Kruger. In the original he was a killer who invaded people dreams to murder them and despite still doing that in this movie it just doesn't have the same effect. Freddie, in the original, had a sick sense of humor and was even able to turn his kills into entertainment via the ability to shape shift and do anything he wanted within his victims dreams but in this villain Freddie is simply a stereotypical slasher. This movie has ruined a once credible character.… Expand

Really a boring movie that doesn't even scare, my wife who scares easy expected a lot from this and didn't even get a jump out of it Very bad teen acting from all the actors and Freddy was a joke instead of a scare... very bad movie. you need to be stoned to enjoy it.

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meh, disapointment. Atmosphere is great, but the actors SUCK. Nancy is an emo 95% of the time, and she is boring and depressing. Oh, and guess what Freddy lives in now? Nope, not a house. A nursery... I mean!? Why? It's not really spooky and the house was so much better. ****SPOILERS**** The ending, was an epic fail. They just bring Freddy out of the dream and kill him in less than a minute, it sucked. Then Nancy's mother gets killed at her home whilst he is in the mirror. Then credits roll... Apart from that, I didn't like it that much. I was expecting more.… Expand

I liked the gore, I liked the dark atmosphere, Jackie Earle Haley was awesome as Freddy. But honestly, It wasnt that enjoyable. the kids acted the best when they died. Its ok, its not great, i didnt hate it, but it wasnt the greatest remake. Its way better than th Friday the 13th remake, but it wasnt anywhere near The Crazies remake.

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have to say this movie was by far one of the worst remakes I've ever has the displeasure of seeing. I love how they robbed scenes from the originals (bloody body in a bag in the school hallway, Nancy's name and mother's fate, the blond bombshell/bad boy cuddling then she dies all around the room and him in jail) I thought to was supposed to be a remake, not a 'hijack-and-puke' fest. I love the breaking of the paper cutter just like in the Faculty too! If there is ANYTHING "good" about this movie, it gave us plenty of not-fully-related-to-the-plot images at why pedophiles should be burned alive.… Expand

I don't know why this movie gets a lot of negativity. There was nothing wrong with it except that there were a lot of jump scare scenes. The acting was actually good but I prefer the one playing Kris to be Nancy. The humour was better than the original with those epic one liners like Jesse: Oh my God! Freddy: No just me. The visuals were impressive which I expect because Michael Bay is involved in this one. The origin of Freddy was very well explained too. Don't listen to the critics and those who say that this lacks humour or it's way too serious because you know your watching a horror not a comedy right.… Expand

If a deranged killer is haunting your dreams, do not watch this movie. It will put you to sleep. Like most other horor remakes, ANOES takes out what was charming about the first film and replaces it with loud noises intended to startle instead of scare. Plus, Kruger was always interesting because he had the ability to shape-shift into... well... pretty much anything: a television set, a snake, friends of the victim etc. This time around, he just chases his victims (all of which are plagued with terrible acting skills) and kills them which is reminiscent of countless other horror movie icons. Freddy may not be dead, but to me he is.… Expand

The first thing I say is always see something for yourself, I might not like it but you might. In today's horror movie world, this will most likely please young people and teenagers equally since remakes are aimed at them but I agree with a lot of people downing this. The new guy gives a mildly decent performance as a reinvented Fred, the bad news is the new take leaves your skin crawling instead of laughing and fearing the guy simutaneously. This isn't good because the back story makes you feel bad for the man's disturbia, you're not sure what he is and what he did and that makes it awkward and weird. I found myself wanting to walk away from the movie because I wasn't sure what I was watching. Secondly, the dream sequences are boring as sin. I was waiting for those creative scenes where you really are on the edge of your seat wondering what was about to happen and instead I just wondered how long before the kid would be killed. That brings me to the kids, the guy in the beginning seemed promising as a potential leading role since we don't often see the male survival rate in hack and slash then you're led to believe the blonde is our female heroine. So much random time was spent on her that when they got to the real one, well, I was confused again. Not to mention we learn nothing interesting about her aside from the obvious connection she makes. Then our real female heroine doesn't really have much of a personality,while she's an average girl which is good to see I found myself wanting her blonde friend back instead. Overall on the teen playing cast, their deaths and quick stories that add nothing do not allow you to empathize with them. Characters in the past Elm Street movies actually made you wish they didn't die because they were interesting even in those few seconds they had on screen. I leave it with three stars because the new guy does make your skin crawl, and confused about how you're supposed to view him. I'll even admit I kept comparing him to old Fred, and just couldn't see him as our favorite villain. Though a child killer is no better, it somehow just lessens the squick factor. Anyway, It really could have been better done, they could have taken some pointers from the old school instead of leaving it so unimaginative. And that's all I have to say about that.… Expand

This, my friends, is what a remake SHOULD look like! I went into this movie expecting nothing better than Nightmare 3 (LOL), but what I got was a great reboot, that in my opinion, surpassed the original in many ways. Jackie was the perfect Freddy. His voice, humour and everything else was just SPOT ON. Now, I'm not saying Robert wasn't good, he was also perfect. Weird, huh? Well, I think they were both fantastic in their own ways. People say they don't like that this movie get rid of Freddy's humour, but really, the remake made his jokes more realistic... and funnier. Lines like, "I was only petting him. Hahahah!" were amazing! Both in delivery and writing. Oh, and guess what? There was only ONE explosion in the entire film! I know, right? Michael Bay was involved, and there was only one explosion! Anyways, go watch this movie as soon as possible! It's worth it.… Expand

I saw it Friday night, the whole time I was thinking did the critics see the same movie. Was is great no, was it bad no. I thought it was good for what it was. For all u morons who take this movie way to serious and personal, grow up it’s a horror movie. Why can’t people just go in an enjoy a movie without nitpicking at every detail . What hell did all u critic expect. So come on critics tell me what u would of done to make what u think would be a great movie.… Expand

I am a fan of the series. I had high hopes that this would reinvigorate the franchise and give a new generation a Freddy to be scared of. Boy was I wrong, jackie jo whatever his name is just used his Rorschach voice from watchmen and his make up effects left him looking more like voldemort than Freddy. The film as a whole seemed thrown together and rushed to production with little care for character development or good directing. Wes Cravens was the better version, when compared to this half hearted attempt to recapture the horror of dreams and a man with a claw.… Expand

Thought this was a good remake. Not the best horror remake I have seen in awhile, but a good one. Weak spots I thought was a less than stellar script and the lead actress. While watching it I thought the actress playing Kris could have played a better nancy. Mara was just too blah for me, not the looks cause she is good looking, but the acting. Haley was the man in this movie. Making Freddy more realistic and less killer clown. Solid remake, not as bad as I have read.… Expand

I'm a fan of the franchise i have to say this was an excellent addition! Katie Cassidy looked HOT!

This film is yet another moderately entertaining remake, and to be perfectly honest, there was no reason to bring this back.

Loved the movie. I have been reading what critics have been saying and I think it is a bit of a joke. I see how one can objectively judge this movie without seeing the original, but wanting it to "say something" or "send a message" is asinine. It would be a bigger issue if the story got away from the original. For those who right articles and reviews without seeing the original miss that point. I was happy to see an updated version of a great horror flick. I would nudge my wife, which hasn't seen the original as well, at which scenes were derived from the original. I didn't see this as another Jennifer's Body or some other horror film that takes all the 17 years olds’ money then is on sale in the Wal-Mart $5 bin. It is worth going to see!!… Expand

Take every word that means boring and stick it here. Jackie is great as Freddy but the script was terrible and the death scenes unimaginative. Go watch the old ones instead stay away from this borefest.

A terrible movie that stumbles through the ruts that effectively killed the series in the first place. Oh, lest not forget that it wasn't scary.

Wow what did most people expect from this. I wen thinking would scree it up and came out surprised. Though it's not as creepy as the orignal the story telling is better. Great reintroduction of a classic.

Of equal pertinence, once the moviegoer is done with vying Jackie Earle Haley against Robert Englund in the battle for Freddy Krueger's avenging black soul, exists the fact that Krueger becomes the ex-Bad News Bear's second go-around at playing a child molester in less than five years. Todd Field's "Little Children", the 2006 film based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, starred Haley as Ronald James McCorvey, who like Freddy, was a school custodian with a pedophilic streak. A monster lives on 44 Blueberry Court by Larry's estimation(Noah Emmerich plays a neighborhood watchdog who orchestrates a witchhunt), which incites the suburbanite mothers and fathers to treat Ronald accordingly, in a scene meant to conjure up Steven Spielberg's "Jaws", where Ronald is ostracized at the community pool with a hysteria usually reserved for great white sharks. Seen through the prism of the Kate Winslet vehicle, Haley, because he was so sympathetic as Ronald, lends a presence that demythologizes Krueger's reputation as the very typification of a sick and depraved sex offender, because this sad-eyed actor makes Freddy seem more pathetic than evil, vulnerable even, thanks to a misguided sequence where we see his real face, untouched by burn scars, in the previously unfilmed backstory of Freddy Krueger's origins. It's a mistake to show Freddy being chased down and burned alive by a parental mob, especially since this new version of Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" opts for being coy about the extent of the school custodian's malfeasance. The film restores Freddy's humanity. Bad move. In order to eradicate any poetic justice from the grudge that gives Krueger the licence to kill, this latest installment of the wildly popular franchise needed a scene like the one in Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil"(the 2006 documentary about the pedophile Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady), where an angry father, concerning his young daughter, cries out, "He raped her!". The moviegoer never knows for sure if Krueger was deserving of the little children's parents' vigilantism. This wholly unnecessary remake raises the possibility that the previously one-dimensional killer from the original series, like Ronald McCorvey, could have been deemed worthy of rehabilitation. Worst of all, nothing this revamped "...Nightmare..." is scarier than the scene between Haley and Jane Adams(in "Little Children"), where Ronald caps a reasonably successful first date with Sheila by offering the maladapted waif something more idiosyncratic than a goodnight kiss.… Expand

I am getting so sick and tired of everyone giving this movie a 3 or a 2. Especially when people compare it to the original and call out the "bad acting." You gotta be kidding me! The acting in the original was horrible. Depp wasn't even on his A game and the main character Nancy was pretty bad. How could this be rated so low when it was pretty much the same story but with way better effects? I dont miss Robert Englund at all. the only this that should be changed is the face of the new Freddy. Other than that this movies is a stud. Technically i give this movie an 8 but i gotta give it a 10 so that the score gets brought up cause people are being ridiculous with rating this movie. Im seriously annoyed with the critics. Mind you the movie "Taken" scored a 42. So dont always believe what the critics say, in fact think the opposite.… Expand

Waste of money. Bad Character development. Bad script/story. Nothing scary about it. Period.

I am sick and tired of people saying this movie has any value at all. This movie is a huge pile of crap, just like all the other stupid shallow piles of crap that make up the horror genera. If you like this movie you are a retarded pathetic loser!

Another pathetic brain-dead remake of a classic horror movie. It had zero creativity, bad acting, a terrible script, and NO PERSONALITY. It was obviously hatched up in a boardroom somewhere by a bunch of faceless suits. I hope Freddy haunts their nightmares for what they did to him.

Not bad, for a horror remake. Got REALLY excited for this after Friday the 13th. That being said, here i go. Acting: people were ok. Couple cringe worth lines/ moments of acting. But all in all it was acceptable. NOBODY stands out from the victim side though. JEH SHOULD have stolen the show. The bits you see of him are pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty damn good. If he was given enough screen time to develop maybe he wouldve been considered great. But there wasnt enough of him to judge whether or not he was great or not. Plot: Pretty generic. Teens try to servive supernatural being that the adults refuse to acknowledge despite blatant evidence ( ie one victim gets pretty much ripped apart in a jail cell infront of a fellow prisoner AND a security camera. ) Honestly. I wouldnt say im dissapointed. I got what i came for. But for what it couldve been its not quite up to the level that i think the FT13th remake was. Also. Why did they turn Kruger into Vorhees. What separated Kruger from the other killers is that his kills were VERY over the top with themes and ironic twists. In this one, people get stabbed to death. and from what i can remember, there was only 1 quip. I also find it disapointing how an attempt at referecing two kills from the original NOES movie result in two people dying in the SAME way as the original characters. Very unoriginal. Pretty much, not anywhear enough ties to the original. and where there is, it feels copied, rather than referenced. Id recomend seeing it. But dont expect a classic.… Expand

I liked the movie. I get a bit scared of horrors though, a lot of jump out your seat moments. I wish it could have went away from most of the horror movie cliches I have become accustomed to in the past.

What a remake should look like. It was creepy, the actor's were more than competent, and Jackie Earle Haley was absolutely fantastic. I don't understand the low ratings. The only con to this movie was that it had a bit too many jump scares. Other than that, a great movie.

All i can truly say is that i loved this remake! I was suprised by this movie in fact that i would tell people that they should see this. I loved it!

The creators did not watch the original. Why is the story changed?? The loud noise scare tactic is getting faking annoying also. Half the movie wasn't on Elm Street. They should change the title to "A Nightmare in the next township over nowhere Near Elm Street Because it is all about the Preschool"... Too much??

John E you just need to die b/c your a fag. Anyways movie was good not great but good enough. Critics idk whats up your asses, i havnt been able to take you guys seriously ever since No Country for old men was rated a 91. ( worst movie ever). But ya great to go see ALOT better then Friday the 13th or Transformers 2.

This movie was a blast to see in theaters and even though they changed the whole movie from the original, there was still some famous scenes in the remake. I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a better and more terrifying job as Freddy than Robert Englund and his face looked much more like a real burnt victim. The only thing that I disliked was soem of the kill scenes weren't as creative as previous films, but there were still some that caught my eye. But, Freddy's backstory and origin retelling make up for some of the kill flaws. Highly recommended.… Expand

I am a big Nightmare fan, and i really thought this one did the old series justice.

Generic deaths, overall tone, and trying to make freddy into an actual psychopath gave birth to this movie. After the other failure remakes known as the Texas Chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th were slammed by critics, New line Cinema in their infinite wisdom decided to trust Micheal Bay's Platinum Studios AGAIN. In my own Opinion I though Jackey Earl Haley's performance was great, it was samuel bayer and his studio that ruined the movie in general. This movie stopped the tradition of deaths in style, rather it tried to actually mold itself into a horror film, which it could never be. The original was meant to cash in on the slasher genre in the 80's. It had a low budget and was expected to fail. Why is that formula so hard to follow New Line Cinema. I want funny and creepy. Not generic murderer.… Expand

Saw it on opening night with some friends and we all agreed that it wasn't terrible, but unless you're new to horror films it's extremely predictable. I can't stress that enough really; I've never seen any of the Nightmare movies before and not only could I call key scares before they happened, but I worked out the ending too. It's still a somewhat interesting movie that might be worth a rental, but characters are so cliche and their development is so abysmal that you might end up rooting for the villain by the time the credits roll.… Expand

It Was Very Nice But The Original Was Better.

It was the worst movie that I have ever seen, they might as well have gone up to Wes Craven and spit in his face. Don't buy the tickets to see the movie, it is a huge waste of time and money.

Isn't as good as the original. Bay does not have a good talent of remakes especially for the horror industry. Bay leaves his mark by over animation maybe someone should think of original ideas instead of taking the old ones that would be a real director.

Pretty great entry into the franchise. I'm a long time fan and I don't understand the rabid negativity. Most of the people knocking this thing are acting like the original series was some kind of series of cinematic masterpieces and they were not. This Krueger too is far more sinister. I loved it.

Great movie. Much, much better than Friday The 13th's remake. Jackie Earl Haley is amazing as Freddy!

Definitely don't listen to the critics on this one. Awesome remake. Far and away better than the remakes of horror movies not to mention way better than the source material. A must see for horror fans.

Don't go see in theatres and don't even bother to rent this one. There is nothing refreshing about this new Nightmare on Elm Street. Creators need to realize the joy of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies is the nightmares themselves and the characters own beliefs that they can defeat Freddy at his own game. Instead, this movie goes the "I have amnesia" route and tries to set up Nightmare on Elm Street as a mystery that everyone already knows the answers to! What a waste! And Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy the same way throughout the entire movie - very disappointing - and the movie just seems distant. Distant to its audience, distant to its fans, and even fans with amnesia are left with nothing to appreciate with this remake.… Expand

By the book remake that doesn't do anything better or more scary than the originals. In fact the acting was terrible and the kids had no life at all. I saw it to see the new Freddy and now I wish i hadn't wasted the money...Robert Englund is irreplaceable.

I am not a fan of the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in fact I did not like it much at all mostly due to the fact that for a movie with it's reputation it lacked everything a great horror film needs it just fell flat when I needed it to soar. Sometime in mid to late '09, I started hearing rumors that New Line Cinema was looking to reboot the famed Nightmare on Elm Street franchise but then I had not seen the original so I had no interest in watching the remake. Well after much speculation and some minor hype for this film I sat down to see the much talked about remake to the popular 1984 slasher film. Little did I know that I was in for a treat and a sour disappointment? Samuel Bayer's (another music video director trying to make it big) "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was not the nightmare I had hoped for it lacked depth of character and enough twist and turns to really be called a true horror film instead it comes off as a two bit SyFy channel "horror" film. That comes complete with hooky dialogue, extremely poor acting, predictability on a scale so high that you almost want to laugh at this films expense and trust me when I say this, you will! The "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake makes the original and other horror remakes (The Ring, The Crazies) look so good in comparison. Samuel Bayer's “A Nightmare on Elm Street" is as bad as horror remakes come this pretentious, gritty blood soaked horror dud does nothing but insult the audiences intelligence with it's extreme predictability, its dreadful acting. its terrible pace and useless characters which serve no other purpose than to be sliced to ribbons by Freddy which director Samuel Bayer, Michael Bay and the writers Wesley Strick Eric Heisserer seems to think this is film making . If you want good horror, go watch the remakes of "The Ring" with Naomi Watts or the remake of “The Crazies" with Timothy Olyphant. This film wastes the audiences time and is a waste of time it does nothing but further prove that Hollywood has run out of good ideas and is just remaking old films to try and see if they will be a good payday for the studios. One of the things that made this film unbearable was the fact that you did not care about the characters, you did not care if they lived or died, you did not care who they are because they were so lifeless to begin with that when one of them dies you feel nothing. You just sit there thinking to yourself, “Okay when is the next one going to die?". Samuel Bayer and his team have given this remake a convincing air of suspense, which is quickly undone by unconvincing sequences of events, and here they are Kid falls asleep ends up in nightmare, Freddy shows up and... Well you know the rest. It is one cliché after another, after another, after another and that is that basis for the whole plot and story of the film to do nothing but serve up cliché thrills left and right with. It is a shallow and soulless money maker that takes the name of the far superior original and dumb it down so much that it almost is unbearable to watch at times, actually the entire thing is unbearably stupid and dull so much that it insults the peoples intelligence as moviegoers. I will say one kind thing about this film Jackie Earle Haley was fantastic as the maniacal Freddy Kruger. Haley brought some life into this lifeless picture but an extremely poorly written script with limp dialogue and no intellect watered down his performance, which could have been phenomenal. This film is what you call an atrocity. A mangled and twisted web of used parts form other better horror films to create this it does not live up to it’s title or the genre for that matter and fails to build upon the popularity and status of its character and the franchises history(seeing as it is a bad one at that). Samuel Bayer's attempt at a big screen transition has failed so miserable that you wonder why he was chosen or why they bothered to remake this film in the fist place. There is no magic in this film, there is no heart, no soul put into making it a real true horror film it is done with mock enthusiasm, it is mocking the original and mocking other horror films and worst of all it is mocking the audience by toying with our love for horror films. It is a cruel tactic to make money and an even crueler joke as it laughs at the audience. This film lacks everything a good movie should possesses to me it is nothing more than a renegade cheaply constructed Saturday horror matinee and even they were better than this. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" has no soul and no heart and without it the horror falls flat and so does the film fall with it.… Expand

Why was this movie necessary I ask myself, to make money, to boast special effects? I don't really know because the movie never explains why. Is it for entertainment, no I don't think so. I know what exactly why it was made for. It was made to dig in the pockets of fans of the series and give them a horrible product. I would know I was one of them yesterday and my wife and everybody else in the movies was. Wes Craven's original A Nightmare on Elm Street was a fresh idea. It was a new vision of horror back then. It had nightmarish visuals and gore, and one of the most charismatic horror icons ever Freddy Kruger. This remake is a perfect example of what made that original movie so much better. Let's compare scenes shall we. The famous scene where Freddy stretches the wall above Nancy's head and looks at her, the original is creepier due to its realistic effects. The remake has CGI and ruins a perfect scene where it's suppose to be tense and suspenseful it turns out that Freddy has his own line of wallpaper. Let's talk about the acting and casting choices now. The girl playing Nancy is Roony Mara a weird gothic chick who looks like she's going to throw up at every scene. Then we have Kris played by Katie Cassidy who the only thing she does is stare in the distance and "acts" (notice the quotations) dramatically. Then the boys who play every other high school kid out there are nothing really new and engaging. They say all the same thing it's not real it's just a dream yadda yadda. The original cast their appeal was that they look like everyday people kids next door their dialogue was realistic and their roles were written well so we can adapt to them. Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy, the only thing I say about that is we miss you Robert Englund where the hell are you? I do admit Haley tries to give his own style but he just falls short he so poorly written in this movie. The filmmakers said they wanted to remove all the comical stuff and make Freddy scarier. Are you trying to say Englund wasn't scary, watch Wes Craven's New Nightmare where Robert Englund goes serious and scares the crap out of you. You know what Freddy being comical is what made Freddy famous you always can tell he enjoyed what he did to people. It was black humor; this "serious" (more quotation marks) Freddy is as boring as a burnt pretzel. CGI, good looking actors, impressive cinematography does not make a good movie. Did Samuel Bayer saw the original movie did he send his actors to see it. I don't think so. This movie so bad that Wes Craven should re-release his original and basically say a statement this is how it's done people. I told five or six people not to go see it hopefully they listen to me I don't want them to see an incompetent, lazily directed film. It's just going to dig into their pockets.… Expand

okay all of you critics out there. Ive seen the original Nightmare on Elm Street and this new one. and i critic movies pretty hard, ask anyone i know. This was a good movie. and thoe whole time i was watching it, i was trying to find the flippin difference between this one and the old one. In the new one, there is better graphics, more pop out scenes, and more explanation of Freddy Kruger. In the old one, there is a cool scene where blood shoots out of Johnny Depp's bed, and maybe one more funny line. THEY ARE THE SAME MOVIE. and i know you can never beat the original, but this was a good movie.… Expand

It's great they finally put Freddy into his original role (a child molester, which Wes Craven was barred from using in the originals, changing him to a child murderer to avoid controversy), and it's nice that they give him some extra pretext. But it just doesn't work that his character is simply removed from this film in favor of a generic slasher villain. As has been stated, Freddy's appeal was largely his creativity in messing with his victims before murdering them in a very sadistic way. That's absent from this version. This Freddy has almost no sense of humor, and shows very little of the psychological torture Freddy Krueger is known for. The characters are certainly nothing special and are just generic teenagers, the kills are pretty weak and mostly come down to Freddy taunting them until he eventually simply stabs them, and it just doesn't work like the first ones did. It's not absolutely horrible and might be worth a watch if you've got nothing else, but it's definitely not the Freddy we've enjoyed watching up to now. The new character they put in his place is boring and almost totally humorless, completely lacking creativity. Fans of the originals probably won't like this. Fans of slashers with no background of Nightmare on Elm Street (which is sort of a contradiction) might enjoy it, but the rest of us will be wishing we were getting something more the whole time than a generic, humorless slasher flick like any other.… Expand

It may have been sort of stupid with bad acting, but it definitely exceeded my expectations. Very funny, but the movie itself made me want to go to sleep. For my first Nightmare movie, I would give it a 4 out of 10.

The Film a Nightmare on Elm Street is in no WAY perfect i kno what your thinking what the hell am i doing giving this movie what people are saying to be a complete waste of time, The Question i dont even no what i am giving this movie a 4.5 maybe because it was a scary FUN time at the movies. But even tho this movie yes has its many flaws which are pretty much made up by the end of the film this movie maybe Confusing and you may get lost at times .. By the very scary witty outright genius performance that Haley gives as the Very Burned and Disturbed Fred Kruger a Gardner from an Old pre-school!. This movie is cliched and yes you know when the jumps are gonna be tumbling at you.. and when i jump like i did thats when you know this movie is allright!. The movie starts out with the Twilight Hunk everyone at which is probably going to see this movie Kellan Lutz Who playes Dean i wish i could tell you more about this character but he is killed off within the first 5mins so i cant really tell you anything ... well he is in a Diner the Springwood Diner where he awakes to nothingness and is started to get a little curious he stumbles to the back in the kitchen to find the Clawed Freddy Kruger!.. But i think i will let you see the movie to let you find out how this happens. At the funeral long time friend of Dean, Nancy played what is kind of like a young Emily Blunt played pretty good by (Rooney Mara) well after Deans death she is starting to see a strange man in her dreams who is burnt to a crisp basically to say hes name which you all no him buy FREDDY! why he is killing these teens one by one no one knows. But when the unsuspecting teens fall asleep they fall into a world at which they cant control.. and at this point your in Freddy's world! where your pretty much dead as soon as you fall asleep. But as the original Freddy always dead Freddy loved to play with his victims minds before he kills him thats when we finally get a glimpse at this Finger-clawed FREDDY played i think as a very well choice Jackie Earl Haley!. You would maybe think he is not the best choice for Freddy Kruger but honestly if i had to pick someone i would Pick Jackie i mean he is so immersed into this burned Psychopath you really cant go wrong. Soon after another teen and another teen are knocked off the chopping Block!. Freddy begins getting closer and closer to finding what he wants hes favorite little girl Nancy. But Freddy keeping them up all the time pretty soon you have to get tired am i corrected? Yes sooner or later they all fall asleep... After 70 hrs of non-sleep your body begins to break down and you experience these little things called Micro-Naps where pretty much your whole body is sleeping and you dont even know it thats when Freddy can get you at your most vulnerable point!. This movie does have alot of scenes you know where the Music level rises about a third and you get this Huge BLAST! .. of sound waves in the theater well shockingly enough that worked for me i was genuinely surprise at the fact ... you pretty much know when one thing is gonna pop out and well that kind of takes away from the fun of going to a horror film but it WORKS! .. There really is no PLOT twist here except the fact is if you have seen the original you know what to expect. Once again i am going to give credit to Jackie Earl Haley at giving one Hell of a performance here i was really immersed into this guy Fred Kruger the Flashback scenes actually when you dont that he is the way he is you kind of fell sad and lonely for this character but than you find out all the horrible stuff he did and you just feel like wow cant believe i felt sorry for this jerk. Seeing this movie did bring back some memories of the very first one.. this movie in no way shape or form lives up to the horror classic that is Nightmare on Elm st. But i wish Wes Craven would have had more involvement in this film than he did .. but i guess hes busy planning Scream 4 which i cant wait for. But when all is said and done you are going to be glad you went and Saw a Nightmare on Elm Street! .. 1...2... Freddy's Coming for you! A- ReviewdByNate RunTime97mins RatedR Thanks For Stoppin Buy!… Expand

This movie was rather generic. There were a few cool sequences here and there, but those sequences are what a 'Nightmare' movie should be filled with: creative and ironic dreamscapes. This one only offered a few of them. Freddy was only semi-intimidating and changing his voice to a wierd growl was more of a distraction than scary. But in comparison, it was a better movie than Friday the 13th (2009) and Prom Night (2008), and about as good as Halloween (2007) which isn't saying much. I'd say don't even bother renting it, but if it's on tv (and it probably will be in a few months), then its worth checking out.… Expand

why are the remakes of michael myers, jason voorhees, and freddy krueger so frickin stupid and boring?!?! they had nothing to do with the originals and they frickin know it! I swear to god, If I see another remake of another horror movie, I'm gonna choke myself!

A solid remake however its far too much like the original and features little originality to it. I think the actresses sucked rather hard in this film while the actors were good. Jackie Earle Haley was great as the new Freddy yet I dont think the script did his character any justice.

This was the worst remake of a classic i have ever seen. The acting was terrible ( Besides the guy who played freddy which was pretty good). The original haunted my dreams as a kid and if kids watch this one, the only thing that will be haunting their dreams is the horrid acting. I honestly expected it to at least own up to the original in some way but this movie doesn't deserve to be called "A Nightmare on Elm Street", maybe it should be called "A nightmare by New Line Cinema" I wish i could have that 90 minutes back to watch the original instead of this P.O.S!!!!… Expand

Oscar Worthy. The way Samuel Bayer pulls off the tension and brilliant interaction between the characters is astounding. Freddy Kruger belongs in the high elite club of film characters such as Atticus Finch, The Godfather, And General Patton. An absolutely incredible film, that has to be seen by everyone, young and old.

Wow Samuel Bayer, stick to music videos. Horror isn't your genre. Now let me move down the short list of what went wrong in this film. First off, what was up with Freddy's costume and make-up? Once he appeared, we did jolt, but he wasn't intimidating. He was just kind of there. Secondly, the storyline. Complete Train wreck! It was predictable at times. And instead of horror, there were countless attempts to develop a deep relationship between the two main characters, but was quickly interrupted by a couple glances of Freddy, and that was interrupted by indirect humor. This constant cycle of romance, Freddy, humor, romance, Freddy....and so forth, got annoying. Corny dialogue and the most typical thematic elements that is viewed puts A Nightmare on Elm Street as just another slasher film remake that didn't make the "cut".… Expand

There were four legendary slash icons in 80s (as I remembered): Jason Voorhees (Friday The 13th), Michael Myers (Halloween), Chucky (Child Play) and the deathly-claws Freddy Krueger. On glimpse of the trailer, I expected thiz new reboot feature will be revealing the history and origin of mysterious Freddy figure. Far from the expectation, thiz flick totally becoming the nightmare itself. If you have ever seen previous Freddy movies then you really can skip thiz one. Thiz is ninth movie that bring Freddy back to his series-killing (1984-2003), since Johnny Depp first appearance. The movie is directing debut by Samuel Bayer who best known as Music Video Director. Robert Englund who played as Freddy back to back on previous movies, now replaced by Jackie Earle Haley. Haley seems to be suitable choice to fill thiz character. Although on the physical appearance, Englund is taller than him. Other Casts are: Rooney Mara, Thomas Dekker, Katie Cassidy, etc. The storyline on thiz newest version was terrible. There was no creativity to bring something fresh. Everything was rip-off from previous movies. It is always about a group of teens slashed one by one until the end. Freddy figure himself did not reveal something new here (Spoiler Alert!), as we knew he was child molester who burned alive as his punishment. There is well known element from thiz franchise, the victims knew they could not fall asleep but in the end they always did not realize already in Freddy nightmare. Thiz scene which I talked about it was repeatedly told over and over again (although with various conditions). It is very exhausting to spend your time for these monotone events. You could probably fall asleep even before thiz nightmare starts yet. Visit My Blog on JONNY'S MOVEE : http://jonnyfendi.blogspot.com… Expand

With a great Freddie, a better than average horror script, and some good effects, A Nightmare on Elm Street is not a bad horror remake. Unfortunately, the tiring system, aka jump scares, some bad supporting cast and a predictable ending do hurt it from being the next Nightmare for you when you go to bed.

I new this would flop the moment I heard Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes were making it and all I can say is: Try not to fall asleep as it is truly that bad!

I am actually very surprised by the mainstream critique of this film. Especially from the critic that also gave it its highest score. His single 3 word statement tells me he didnt watch it, or really wasn't in the mood and shouldnt have watched it. I grew up during the Jason and Freddie era. I was terrified as a child and amused as a teenager. The first movie I ever went to at night without my parents and instead with my friends was Friday the 13th part 3 in 3-d. So I believe I understand the attachment and fondness our generation has for these films very well. With that said I thought that Jackie Earle Haley brought depth to Freddie that was hair raising. It gave me the shivers and I was scared all over again. So dont believe the critics just because they gave an opinion. Take my advice and be confident that you wont be wasting your time with this film. Then form your own opinion. :)… Expand

Freddy wasn't ever to scary that much, with exception of the first one, second and the seventh. So why people claim about this remake? The remake brought the original Freddy back, and yes it's a cliche movie but very good produced. This movie is far away to be perfect as the others, but i love the sarcastic Freddy, anyway this film was so criticized cuz is a remake. I waited so long to see this movie. The summary was right: they did re-imagine Freddy Krueger. I can see a big difference between Robert and Jackie as Freddy. Even though this was copying a ground-breaking movie and it excited me, there may have been problems. I understand that as a series goes on, things get boring and repetitive. Because this is a reboot, I found the new storyline a little complex at first. In both the original and the reboot, Freddy was bad from the start. Like the other slasher movies I've seen, I was disappointed that all the other supporting characters died. With today's technology for movies, everything looks more realistic. Much detail was put into Freddy's disfigured face. and beaten sweater. As for personality, Jackie made Freddy demonic. What didn't go away though, is Freddy's sense of amusement. I wouldn't say i liked for the gore. When I watched it alone, the suspense got me going. I knew my heart accelerated, thinking at any moment, he'll pop up. The very end told me Freddy was still out there, possibly in other forms. But I forced a laugh seeing him defeated. Every bit was just startling. For this movie, I liked how the suspense pumped me with adrenaline, making me feel alive, the make-up and detail, and the cast. I disliked the blood splattering and how the attacks can be torturing. The new Freddy Krueger is my kind of villain even though I'm not willing to own a copy. If you hate this Freddy, that's your problem.… Expand

Just saw this movie today. As a standalone horror film, its really not bad. But as a remake of one of the best known classics of all time, it unfortunately falls flat on its face. Jackie Earl Haley as the new Freddy Krueger is pretty good, and does a great voice to go with his performance but I still think Robert Englund will always be the better Freddy. The biggest complaint I have is that instead of using atmosphere and the terror of the unseen, the movie employs a cheap strategy of constantly resorting to jump scares, which become less and less effective as the film goes on. The acting is terrible, but what do you expect from a teen horror remake. All in all, while this is a decent attempt to revive the Nightmare series, I still think that it should be simply left alone. Worth checking out if you're interested.… Expand

Disappointing effort at a remake that while trying to take the movie into the modern era, loses all the charm and originality that the original movie had. Plus there is no replacing Robert Englund as Freddie Kruger.

This was the best remake ever wow it was great what r u people talking about i mean it was great sure its no robert englund performance but jackie did decent the rest of the cast did great

The remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street isn't a bad film because of complete lack of competence. On the contrary, on a technical level, the stunts and effects are handled extremely well. What makes it a particularly sub-par film is the fact that it's so empty below the surface. Whereas the original was a thinking man's horror film, this version substitutes original ideas and genuinely scary imagery for cheap thrills and an abundance of gore. As a remake, it has little new to offer - every scene that "pays tribute" to the original is a pale shadow in comparison, and the few original ideas are lazy and completely lacking in the ability to scare. Though Jackie Earle Haley makes a decent enough Freddie Krueger, somehow the character loses all power and sense of threat with the filmmakers' decision to flesh out his backstory - he was scary in the original because he was an enigma! The vast majority of the cast are laughable in their performances (though at least Rooney Mara looks like she's trying) and the script is abysmal. Even after all this, the main crime this remake commits is not that it isn't fit to lick the boots of Wes Craven's chilling classic, it's that it simply isn't scary. It's unsubtle, dumb, and about as terrifying as a trip to your local post office. Thank goodness Wes Craven had nothing to do with this insulting version of his seminal horror creation, but at least he can still dream of the good old days, when original ideas still counted for something in filmmaking.… Expand

This is a decent movie, that is fun to watch, but is not scary at all. It is well acted, and Jackie-Earl Haley as Freddy is malevolent, but that is it. There is never anything that pops out at you (minus the end, which I liked), nothing that scares you, and everything remains flat. It is very predictable, due to obviously being based on another film. It can be quite gory at times, which we want from a horror movie, but that is not good here. Overall, it is not a direct remake, but it is close enough to loose our attentions, and make us want it to end (in a bad way).… Expand

I Have Seen some of the new Horror Remakes and this is one of The Worst i mean Freddy's Makeup is ok but the Kill Scenes Are Generic and The Acting is Horrible the Guy Who Plays Freddy is Aboslutly Horrible and doesnt fit the Role Well at all This is a Remake that Features new Versions Of Classic Scenes but Its Not the Same and its redone Poorly. The Characters are Lame and Boring and And Worst of all Freddy Has no Peronality and all he is is just A Poor Mans Copy of the Original Freddy This is a Remake that You Should Stay Far Away from!… Expand

Garbage. Utter garbage. Oh how the original sh*ts ALL over this movie. The only mildly appealing thing is the cinematography at some points...otherwise, throw this one out

Acting: Weak. Very weak. Like Sidney says in Scream "these movies are all just some big breasted chick who goes up the stairs when they should be going out the front door" I'm not saying that happens here, because obviously Freddy kills you in your dreams and you can't really stop that, but the characters have the same I.Q. level. The characters in this one are all the same: one dimensional one emotion cardboard knife fodder. It sucks. Also Freddy, what is with Freddy? We all know that no one can beat Robert Englund as Freddy but COME ON! You have to try harder than that. He also goes directly into the 'pun kill' phase. why? why!? 1/10 Plot: The same as the original just with a few changes some of them are major I will admit. One thing I absolutely hated with this film was that they had every major kill scene and scare scene, they were ALL done better with the original and they had all of them EXCEPT THE BEST ONE!!! The epitome of cool Freddy kill is not involved with this one at all. Why the heck not!?! you have all the others why not that one!? Yeesh. Ridiculous. I hated it. Retards. But frankly, they had the plot so that you didn't give a rats about any of the characters. and the changes they made were incredibly stupid. I hated them. 1/10 Screenplay: Like I said earlier: Freddy goes directly into the 'pun kill' stage. Why? Also, no one says anything good. It was all cringe worthy. I absolutely hated it. I absolutely don't even see the point of any character saying anything simply because no one is going to the movie to hear great dialogue. They are coming to see Freddy butcher retard teenagers. So teens in this movie, don't open your mouth the audience will just flinch and groan if you do. 0/10 Likableness: I didn't like it. at all. I don't want this one to exist. I feel that they missed the mark on Freddy which is the worst mistake anyone could make and they had every major kill form the original except the best one. Why is that? If you've run out of characters by the point where it has to come up, add another one. no one can tell the difference. No one really cares. There were some good kills but they weren't as good as the original ones at all. I don't even see the point. .5/10 Final Score: 2.5/40 6% (S) TRIVIA TIME: 1. two lines are taken out of past Freddy movies that I could spot. 1. "How's this for a wet dream?" from A Nightmare on Elm street 4: The Dream Master. and "I'm your boyfriend now" From the original Nightmare on Elm Street. 2. Originally intended to be a prequel, but the idea was dropped. 3. Billy Bob Thornton was considered to play Freddy Krueger. 4. Around 15 different drafts of the script were written. The final film is a hybrid of 4 of them. 5. Jackie Earle Haley would often improvise his lines on the set, feeling this might help unease his other cast members if they didn't know what line he was going to say. 6. Wes Craven was reportedly not approached about this remake. He has however publicly spoken against it. Good choice Wes. 7. To provoke a response from the actors in the scene in "Freddy's Cave", the photographs they found were Polaroids of little girls mixed with real Polaroids taken from medical surgeries. 8. Jackie Earle Haley scratched his corneas with the contact lenses he wore delaying production for a short time. He also had the whites of his eyes turn blood red for two weeks because of this. 9. Johnny Depp accompanied his friend Jackie Earle Haley to auditions for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Instead of Haley being chosen for a role, it was Depp who was spotted by director Wes Craven, who asked him if he would like to read for a part. Depp got a part in that film, Haley didn't, but Haley would go on to play Freddy in this remake 26 years later.… Expand

I liked how Freddy actually had a backstory in this and it explained a lot about his character and why he does the things that he does. I love Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy, even if he isnt England (the original Freddy) he is a good actor and worth of the part. The rest of the actors were good as well. There are also a few original parts in there that actually work rather well and I enjoyed them. The bad parts of the film - The kills were exactly like the original film and like the ending of Freddy vs Jason. I hated that, I wanted original kills that were worthy of Freddy's style, Not some poorly done "reimagining" of the original film's kills. Also the actresses in this film were terrible and ruin the film quite a bit, Rooney Mara was a terrible lead (and actress imo) who killed this film. I am a long time fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street series and in my opinion, This is one of the best films the franchise has come out with. I liked it enough where I would give the sequel a chance but I wont see it unless they cast a new female lead.… Expand

The huge flaws of the film - The female leads are absolutely terrible and ruin the movie. The film has little originality and is far too similar to the original film. Despite this, The rest of the cast is good. Jackie Earle Haley plays a very good Freddy. Also, There are a few original parts in the film as well (You will know when you watch it) and those little things definently add value to the film. Overall, The parts are greater then its sum. It has potential though, I will give it that.… Expand