John Berry
5/2/2010
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just got back from viewing the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street I find
myself asking why. Why was this movie made? Why did I bother to go see
it on opening day? Well the answer to both questions is simple enough
if not very profound. They made the movie because they figured it would
make money and I saw the movie on opening day because my girlfriend
wanted to see it and I needed something to review. Now horror movies
are not really my thing. However in my most humble opinion the original
series of Nightmare movies are amongst the better of the genre. My personal
favorite was Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream warriors. I liked it the
most because the kung fu chick used nunchucks. I always love a good
nunchucking.
--------I still remember my original viewing of the first Nightmare on Elm Street. I saw it at the drive-in theater with my mom and my brother Max. The whole time my mom kept bitching at me for jumping too much and shaking the car. I couldn’t help it that was some scary shit, plus I was like fourteen at the time. Still it is a moment in time I will always remember. This movie, not so much. The remake was never really scary. If anything I would call it startling perhaps. Meaning a couple times Freddy jumped out so suddenly that I was slightly startled.
--------I guess part of it is the fact that I already knew the whole story going in, there could be no discovery. Now it has been a while since I Saw the original version so I am a little shaky as to what exactly was revealed in the first movie. My impression is that there was more back-story reveal in this one. Why not I say, in my opinion the chances that there will be a sequel to this remake are slim to none. I only wish that they had gotten to the whole child of a nun and one hundred lunatics thing. I always found that to be a compelling image. Of course he was fucked up after that.
--------One
thing that this movie is desperately lacking is boobies. I mean what
good is a horror movie that shows no nudity? Not even a little. Isn’t
the slutty chick supposed to be killed while having sex with her boyfriend?
At the very least just after. This movie had zero nudity. There was
one scene where the main girl took off her cloths to take a bath. However
they pulled the whole drop the towel and cut to the ankles shenanigans.
I call chicken shittery. Just show the boobies! It’s a slasher
flick for fuck sake!