A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) Is The Worst Remake Of All Time

[@freaklives]

You didn't mention my most hated aspect of this film. The dreams in all the other films were tailored to the characters' own fears, in the remake everyone just goes to the boiler room. No imagination. No creativity.

[@brandonspain12345]

Tbf, it’s much closer to Wes’s vision. In the original and even in New Nightmare (and Freddy vs Jason) where it’s more grounded in reality, characters always entered in his boiler room instead of a world made for them. And we the audience aren’t sure if it’s a dream or not. (It’s still unimaginative but I get what they were going for.)

[@theinternetjerk9597]

OK, I have to admit that you're right, but that was my only real problem with it.

[@Stigmatix666]

@@brandonspain12345 There's no boiler room in New Nightmare. And for that matter, remake- Freddy had no real connection to the boiler room..

[@Stigmatix666]

"The dreams in all the other films were tailored to the characters' own fears." That really didn't happen until part 3..

[@brandonspain12345]

@@Stigmatix666 No but it's the only one set made for the movie that's in the dream world and that was all the way in the end.

[@wstine79]

"Did you know that after the heart stops beating, the brain will function for seven more minutes? We have six more minutes to play."

[@RichterPhallos]

I read that in Bonesaw's voice

[@PorphyryOvTyre]

The only redeeming thing in this whole damn movie

[@Tim_is_a_hooligan]

@@RichterPhallosoh yeah brother you ain’t goin no where !

[@mikewarner5583]

😂😂 "I GOT CHA 4 TREE MORE MINUTES!!!" BONESAWS READYYYYYYYY

[@BeeHatGuy]

​@@RichterPhallosThe only voice to read anything in tbh

[@somethingclever8916]

I dont understand why Hollywood insists on hiring actors, producers, writers who aren't interested in the project they are working on. If I was a producer they would have to love the source material and want to be there.

[@tanL22]

I don't understand why an actor would even audition if they didn't want the role.

[@hshawn00]

@@tanL22 Money. That old mighty dollar.

[@billkelly6292]

Just ask Star Wars.

[@stevemuzak8526]

People fake passion to get hired. Actors are like street bums. They do anything for money.

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@tanL22 Money.

[@markoutwithmark]

People forget, Robert Englund legitimately scared many of his costars during his performances. That carried over to their reactions and helped sell the fear so genuinely.

[@Aussie_Stitch]

He feels irreplaceable as Freddy. He's also an incredibly lovely man. I got to meet him at a convention once before I had even watched any of the films and he was just so nice. Very warm and inviting

[@dench2695]

Lmao that's not true. If anything they said he was sweet and nice on set. He's not method.

[@Aussie_Stitch]

@@dench2695 I think OP means his performance was scary while in character.

[@-Trauma.]

Those mfers were also chicken hearted cowards as well..... I'm just saying.

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

​@@Aussie_StitchRobert even managed to scare the crap out of himself while filming the original Nightmare on Elm Street due to falling asleep while in full makeup and looking at himself in a mirror after waking up.

[@Blast2224]

What REALLY made me upset was how Quentin temporarily believes Freddy is sympathetic and his death is *presented* as sympathetic while his vile actions are downplayed or hidden in subtext. He even has a moment where he goes, “Look at what you did *to* me…” like he’s the victim. The original Freddy KNEW he was evil and loved it. The new Freddy seems to think he was innocent in his actions and his death was unfair.

[@Stigmatix666]

The original Freddy also relished the endless possibilities of the Dreamworld. The new Freddy clearly despises it.

[@lostlifevids]

This frustrates me as well. Because I feel if they had at least kept the alternate ending where Nancy is finally able to take ownership of her own story and turn it around on Freddy when she says to him "Look at what you did to ME!" the movie could have held some value. Roony Mara's acting is actually on point in the alternate ending and you can see her emotionally grappling with what happened to her in that moment and letting it fuel her anger. For the first time she is allowing herself to challenge Freddy's narrative in earnest and its palpable in Mara's performance. For me its the single best emotional moment in the remake and if it had made it into the theatrical cut; I think that the remake would've seen a resurgence of some kind, or at least new appreciation for it's depictions of abuse trauma in the alternate cut. The scene just before the alternate ending is also strong as Freddy, like many real life abusers, is convinced Nancy was complicit in her own abuse and that he was the true victim, and is monolougeing all of this to a terrified Nancy that is can't yet find the words to challenge Freddy's beliefs. Its sickening realistic and possibly some of the best writing in the whole film. It's mind boggling that the alternate ending was cut when it literally is the only other redeeming sequence of the film other than the micro naps sequence.

[@Stigmatix666]

@@lostlifevids Too bad "Freddy" in the alternate ending, without make-up, simply comes off as a mere random guy with a glove and a sweater fit for a costume party.. That was definite proof that you can't replace Robert.

[@lostlifevids]

@@Stigmatix666 this is definitely true but for something that came off as its own interpretation (for better or for worse) I feel like the normal guy aspect to Freddy in the context of the remake was appropriate. Obviously it’s not matching the original series at all, but for the story it seemed like they wanted to tell, it fit. At least to me.

[@Stigmatix666]

@@lostlifevids The alternate ending was indeed better than the theatrical one. I'll certainly agree on that. The movie's musical score was also good in it's own right, for that matter.

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

This is definitely a disappointment but definitely not near the worst remake/reboot. Hell, I would take this over every live action remake Disney has done.

[@anthonyclark9441]

Worst..... Remake..... Ever.....

[@lukenydam3772]

What about black Christmas 2019

[@AHalevonEric]

​@@lukenydam3772or BC 06.

[@MrStefanDittrich]

das schlechteste ALLER ZEITEN

[@Aussie_Stitch]

Well Cinderella was really good but everything after that was dog shit

[@solarvoid777]

"He didn't come after us because we lied, he came after us because we told the truth." Could have been such a hard hitting line in a different/better movie.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

It was a pretty hard hitting line in A Nightmare On Elm Street, but people wanted funny quips and one liners from a comedic anti-hero masquerading as a child killer too much to accept anything else.

[@Traveleronthelamb]

I'm the only one who likes this remake cause of its dark af tone the original was scary maybe in the 80s but for a modern audience you have to really amp it up a notch.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

@@Traveleronthelamb I completely agree.

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

​@@ojmcclanahan689😒

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

​@@Traveleronthelamb😑

[@adamcade604]

Not Anymore! Black Christmas (2019) has taken this title!

[@blackamerican40]

I never saw it but were the Canadian police trifling in this one too? Just leave the girl and Dead bodies in the house because they think everything is ok now.

[@anthonyclark9441]

I think it's still the worst

[@stephenvelez9710]

I ❤ Black Christmas 2019

[@adamcade604]

@@stephenvelez9710 then rey is probably your favourite star wars character

[@stephenvelez9710]

@@adamcade604 I DO love Rey. She’s not my fave, though. Gotta go with Han. Btw, its possible to disagree without resorting to dismissive comments. We’re all in this together, and there's enough space in genre for us to find our happy spaces. Be well!

[@dr.loomis4221]

I hated how depressed everyone was from the get go

[@hshawn00]

This!!!!!!! This really weighted the movie down severely!!!!!

[@brandonspain12345]

It was the 2010s, every teen had to act emotionally and edgy. Most of the characters wear black, and act melodramatic. But that’s how every movie in the 2010s portrayed teens. Hell, even Nancy is very moody. I hated the era this movie came out in.

[@stevemuzak8526]

Imagine if they make this in 2024. Insane depression.

[@Blast2224]

@@stevemuzak8526 Actually no. Gen Z wouldn’t care because they would have seen how Millenials were failed in the 2010s. “My friend was cut up in his sleep last night.” “WOMP WOMP skibbidi bop mm dotta. Dying in bed is based.”

[@Blast2224]

@@brandonspain12345 Notice how in every horror movie between 2008 to 2012, kids are dressed in high end clothes from American Eagle and Hollister. Their HOUSES are huge or at least half a million with crown molding, the latest MacBook Pro, Beats headphones, their own bathroom sometimes…these teens are living inside Pottery Barn. Their schools serve slushies or full blown salad meals. Even their “poor” teachers look rested and make humor. And yet, *they are still depressed and moody* like the world was awful. The Dark Knight changed a culture.

[@allardwestenbrink2085]

Don’t forget the other completly forgotten remake: Poltergeist.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

It was happily forgotten until you posted this to remind everyone!

[@hshawn00]

Yes! Poltergeist was one of my favorite movies growing up. I'm usually not too hard on remakes, but the remake of Poltergeist is just so unforgivable. It was awful on so many levels!

[@Blast2224]

The Poltergeist movie managed to make me feel NOTHING after the entire movie was done. It was pretty incredible. Then again, the trailers and TV spots basically showed you all the movie had to offer.

[@LukeLovesRose]

That Poltergeist was lame. But it wasn't insultingly bad like A Nightmare on Elm Street

[@RussianPirate-ff7yt]

I wouldn't say the Nightmare remake is forgotten, it's one of the first movies that come to people's minds when they think of horrendous remakes

[@kiillabytez]

The biggest problem for me was it felt like a Blumhouse movie and not an epic retelling of a classic Horror movie.

[@adampellett4917]

My thoughts exactly.

[@BECKTON99]

Rooney Mara's family owns at least two sports franchises. She would've been okay if she quit acting.

[@Mintylight]

But would she be happy? Not everything is about success and money.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@Mintylight Then she'd not be a very adaptable person who should really invest in other interests.

[@Funnylittleman]

@@Mintylightif you’re that wealthy and you can’t find a way to be happy and fulfilled then you’re wasting it and you should give it all away. Not sorry at all lol.

[@pegcity4eva]

Julia Louis Dreyfus family owns the Largest grain company in the world. Didn't stop her and her cousin Richard from persuing their passion for acting.

[@BECKTON99]

Peg I'm not in the mood. For your shenanigans.

[@brownycow22]

the only thing they improved was the ending kill of the mum, her being pulled through the door always looked so silly

[@veronicarodriguez8165]

I agree with this her mom's death in this one was way better in the original it just seems so weird her being sucked into the little window

[@kiillabytez]

Like everything makes sense in a dream?

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

Wes didn't want to do that but the executives wanted something tacked on at the end to show Freddy is still out there......for sequel potential.

[@RictusHolloweye]

I never understood the complaint about that scene. It was a dream, weird things happen in dreams.

[@brandonspain12345]

@@RictusHolloweye So Nancy imagined her mom a blow up doll...? It's the same flimsy excuse the director of the Flash said about why the CGI looks because "It's the way he sees everything."

[@damo7776]

I also realised that Robert England wasn't given enough credit or appreciation for how he pulled that role off

[@MrCarpen7er]

England is a country. It´s Englund. When will idiots start to spell the man´s name correctly ???

[@freshwes13]

what? robert is regarded as 1 of the greatest horror icons ever

[@marcusdarkallius1194BC]

And his was done with much better,practical effects!!

[@Lucky_Chase]

Englund

[@ChrisButler-hd2nh]

Rooney Mara is no Heather Langenkamp!!!

[@Sawrattan]

For me this was the main problem. There was just no warmth to Mara, you couldn't really care less about her. Too much of that icy pouty stare compared to Langenkamp who really shared her terror with you.

[@stewarta5993]

I fell in love with Heather

[@ChrisButler-hd2nh]

@@Sawrattan So did I.Great horror heroine

[@joshuastandlee3455]

Rooney Mara can't act her way out of a red and green striped bag. Have you seen Nightmare Alley? *Shudders*

[@valeriebreidenstein8362]

​@@joshuastandlee3455 True. In NOES she didn't even try to really act! They should have just focused more on Quentin after Kris' and Jesse's deaths, since Quentin was the much better character and Kyle Gallner did a really good job. Also all talk about Nancy as the worst final girl and see her as the heroine of the movie, but don't see that Nancy in that movie actually did almost nothing except for running away from Freddy and cutting his throat after Quentin got knocked out. Quentin is the real final boy in that movie. He is the real hero, not Nancy. Without him she would have had no chance to survive against Freddy without him doing bad things to her before killing her. He stole the adrenaline that woke her up and he was the one almost fully beating Freddy up with the paper cutter. (Not to speak about his heroic moments after the movie that we get to know about in Quentin's and Freddy's lore in DBD).

[@melissaroszkowski8911]

I will die on the hill Rooney Mara is a sub-par actress. She didn't even want this movie, but she did it. At least Jackie tried along with the other main characters

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I tend to agree. Everyone else at least seemed to be trying; she seemed to actively resent everyone and everything,even the audience.

[@SamuelMiller-lg1bh]

I guess she kinda slept walked through the role lol. At least she did better in Girl W/ Dragon Tattoo

[@GESSO217]

Psycho 1998 is the worst remake of all time. A frame for frame word for word remake of the original.

[@RichardSnyder-kh3zs]

Psycho 1998 is the epitome of why?

[@dnasty312]

Did you know in 1998, there were *THREE* Hitchcock remakes made? Can you name the other two??

[@edwardhannah8507]

@@dnasty312 A Perfect Murder and Disturbia (even though it came out years later, but still).

[@danbal4185]

It's a shot-for-shot remake of a masterpiece so it's not a bad film by definition. And being a film made with a true, honest artistic intent such as making a "pop-art" version of a classic (questionable as much as you like) for sure it cannot be worse than all the Micheal Bay-produced crap of remakes like "Friday The 13th" or "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

[@dumpsterfire7916]

"looks like a ghoul from fallout" 🤣🤣🤣

[@troin3925]

Now I can't unsee it!

[@thecunninlynguist]

It had a lot to live up to...and it failed miserably. JEH as Fred is the only real positive. Every one else was bland. The angle if he was innocent was interesting and they shouldn't have wusssd out on that..and telling us straight up he is a kid diddler was lazy. But my biggest gripe was it was too Damn dark. Get some lighting! Could hardly see anything...and the CGI was horrendous. How is spandex in the original scarier than whatever CGI nonsense they did for that iconic scene

[@gregzebra7324]

Katie Cassidy was fantastic as Cris. It’s just a damn shame she’s barely in the movie for 30 minutes before Rooney Maria’s terrible Nancy takes over.

[@lionelhutz5137]

Yea, I did not like her as Nancy at all.

[@therealbryan.r]

On first watch I was hoping there'd be a twist & Nancy would die early with Cris taking over as final girl. If only...

[@rdp16rulez]

@therealbryan.r If only. That is most likely the biggest change that could have saved this film. Katie Cassidy actually seems to like horror films and played the most interesting character in the film before her character dies. Then we're stuck with Rooney Mara, dragging the film down. I'm glad that she found her own niche of films to star in. Because she is awful in this.

[@richborn6700]

idk after seeing her in Arrow I feel she works better as a TV actress

[@Lstar07]

@@richborn6700 This. I’m more familiar with her work in Supernatural. Not to knock her, but her performances have a very CW quality to them. She also didn’t look like a teenager whereas (even though she was bad as Nancy) Rooney did.

[@edwardsanchez3708]

I like the actor who played Freddie but he was too small and the makeup looked like a little burnt cat to me

[@LutherVandals]

My exact thoughts lol

[@HaleStorm1998]

**Freddy

[@edwardsanchez3708]

@@HaleStorm1998 **Frieda

[@ojmcclanahan689]

Robert Englund is also small, so that's a weird complaint, and the only bad part of the makeup was the CGI additions. Other than that, it was fine. I thought it was nice to see Freddy look like a real life burn victim rather than a guy with pizza toppings on his face.

[@edwardsanchez3708]

@@ojmcclanahan689 Robert Englund says you're small and weird

[@SquishyProductions]

Man we could have had Billie Bob Thornton playing Freddy?? We were jipped.

[@davsny5]

"I'm gonna skin you like a batch of french fried potatoes......ermmmmmm!!!"

[@justinbeard2024]

That would have been hilarious

[@Tisply25]

I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a fine job portraying Freddy Krueger, but that makeup job was horrendous. He looked like he was shat out by Pizza the Hut.

[@hshawn00]

His makeup was terrible. While I can tell he's a competent actor. His delivery of the lines just came off as cheesy to me.

[@geneanthony3421]

Freddy has already evolved from a horror character to a dark comedy horror character. He was camp. You can't switch the character back after Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Besides, there's plenty of horror characters out there, Freddy was unique.

[@brandonspain12345]

I figured out why his makeup is so bad, and that’s because his design is too accurate to the original, so his makeup looking so unrecognizable ruins the purpose of resembling Freddy. If you’re gonna make his outfit look the same, then leave the makeup alone. If you’re gonna change his makeup, then change his fashion to match the makeup. There’s so many ways you could reimagine Freddy Krueger. Take the basic description of a burnt man wearing a striped sweater and a fedora and wears a bladed glove and make it your own original design. It would’ve helped Jackie Earle Haley stand out as his own Freddy Krueger. Hell, Wes Craven got to re-imagined Freddy and his look in New Nightmare with a different look and origin. But even then, you’d still recognize him as Freddy. Hell, there’s even A.I. generated Freddy pictures that could’ve made a creative and original Freddy redesign. But nope, much like the movie itself, it doesn’t bother do it’s own thing and instead has to rely on the past for nostalgia sake.

[@jujutaylor2186]

Kyle Gallner was the best part of this film but he's usually the best part of everything he is in.

[@valeriebreidenstein8362]

Agree with you there. Quentin was the best character in the movie. So sad no one sees his character's heroic actions because all focus on Nancy as the heroine (even though she actually did nothing other than running while Quentin looked for a way to wake her up and then later cutting Freddy's throat after Quentin almost defeated Freddy on his own). If they had made a sequel focusing fully on Quentin and Freddy (like what we got through their lore in DBD) with a good plot and other good characters I would have been happy. They should have focused more on Quentin in the first place instead of Nancy.

[@wstine79]

Lance's nightmare is Freddy Kruger forcing him to watch the extended cut of the Nightmare Remake. And when he tries to drink, the alcohol won't pour out.

[@kiillabytez]

That was already done in Constantine.

[@davidprice2880]

😊

[@413RadicalHoodCinema]

Freddy being a pedo isn't really a new addition. The first movie was just very subtle about it and the sequels completely ignore it. He's always been a pedo lol how many child killers have you heard of weren't raging pedophiles but anyways they just explored that aspect more.

[@raoulduke344]

I could have sworn down that Nancy's mother says he's a "filthy child m*lester" in the original, but that was just a case of Mandela Effect/me misremembering because I looked at the clip, and she says "filthy child k***er" but, regardless, the paedo angle was heavily implied in the Robert Englund movies (plus you're right about those types of k*llers being paedos)

[@erikwilliams1562]

There was nothing subtle about it in later films😂

[@413RadicalHoodCinema]

@@erikwilliams1562 it was only subtle in the way that they never actually say he’s a pedo lol they always referred to him as just a child killer. That’s why people seem to think it’s a new addition in the remake.

[@jsmith3946]

No wes called Hime one plenty of times in a bunch of interviews in when the films first came out

[@mikelhendrickson5119]

"YOU ARE ALL MY CHILDREN NOW" FROM Noes 2 was subtle?

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

The 1980s did remakes well, respected the source and upgraded the effects. Take the greats like The Blob, The Thing and The Fly, Little Shop of Horrors for example. Remakes and reboots today though... ugh... unnesessary retcons, "modernizing", ticking check boxes, bait and switching, unwanted social commentary prioritized over plot, overuse of CGI and the hiring of inexperienced writers and film makers that rely on nostalgia and a brand recognition in the hopes the fanbase will "eat it up". Except, luckily, more and more people are wising up to the carrot on the stick trick the hollywigs have been dangling.

[@pedrosantossinger]

The simple answer is that the 80's remakes are REAL remakes. They took the concept of the originals and remade them in a new concept, a new light and made them relevant to modern audiences. The 2000's remakes were just lazy carbon copies of the originals with nothing to add at all, just music and hot actors of the time, which made them pretty lazy and dated, when the originals are atemporal.

[@jsmith3946]

Uh little shop of horror wasn't a remake of the film it was a adaptation of the stage play and every writer has to start somewhere

[@lionelhutz5137]

Did you like the 'My Bloody Valentine' remake?

[@jsmith3946]

@@lionelhutz5137 never saw it didn't care for the original so didn't bother to watch that one

[@Ivan-b5c3k]

Like Scarface best remake of all time

[@damonmcrea1275]

once Freddie starting talking like hand banana from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, I tuned out.....

[@stewarta5993]

athf ruled

[@dionicio24]

The script was literally the Robert England greatest hits from all the original series

[@brandonspain12345]

Many of which were stuff in Freddy vs Jason (which came out 7 YEARS PRIOR. ) I don't think you should be referencing the most recent movie before you decided to reboot everything.

[@dionicio24]

@@brandonspain12345 LITERALLY. and then some of the lines were even misplaced too. The movie is a shit fest

[@andrewdurden6550]

I did not hate it, lol. I think Katie Cassidy gives an excellent performance, it has a good look, and I don't hate the additions/changes, but I know I am in the minority on this one. I do agree that Haley doesn't seem to have much fun with the part that Englund did, but I think he does a commendable job. It does reek of studio interference but overall, I don't mind it.

[@mikal]

You could literally just show a picture of "Freddy" in this movie and you wouldn't have to give any other reason for it being the worst remake of all time.

[@sjohnson9536]

What killed the remake was this: Freddy was not played by Robert Englund. To Nightmare fans he is Freddy and no substitute will ever do. The remake did do something interesting with playing with the possibility Freddy might be innocent which was a nice little idea before finding out he wasn’t. Other than that…most of the kills and Freddy wise cracks are watered down and just didn’t work and the movie fell flat.

[@robogreek3157]

The originsl played with the idea better because it's never confirmed he's guilty

[@varisrevolver4061]

JEH was NOT the problem with this film, point fingers at anyone and everything to do with that movie, but JEH did great with what he was given

[@justinbeard2024]

Totally agree!

[@boneivy4382]

I have always Thought that freddie was a pedo I just figured the older movies Didn't have the guts to say it.

[@physalis17]

I had always heard that Wes Craven's original script had Freddie as a pedo but it was too much for the MPAA in the 80s. So Craven made him a child killer. It's crazy that was too far back then when we have shit like Law and Order SVU on primetime TV even as far back as the late 90s and films like 8mm.

[@jsmith3946]

No it was because of the mpaa a huge child molestation case was going on during filming and wes didn't want people to think he was cashing in on it

[@jsmith3946]

Ops wasn't not was

[@williamslater-vf5ym]

Growing up, I always thought he was a serial killer who killed kids, but not necessarily a pedo. It made it easier to like him in a weird way.

[@kiillabytez]

@@physalis17 He was always a child murderer, so you heard wrong.

[@StefanPavleski-du7fv]

The Cabin Fever reboot should always win conversations like this.

[@JoshAintSoCool]

I was so confused upon watching the cabin fever remake. almost shot for shot identical with all the same lines from the original, only delivered worse from actors who were extremely unlikable.

[@StefanPavleski-du7fv]

Exactly it!! 😂

[@MichaelPoage666]

"I have an idea! Let's remake a movie that's not even old. And add nothing to the story. And remove all the fun." Lol, seriously, just a pointless garbage remake.

[@OnlyKnightmares]

It was a completely pointless reboot to watch if you saw the original. The only things different were the actors.

[@PHATPAT-C17]

I fell asleep watching this, when I rewatch it, I fell asleep again

[@jujutaylor2186]

Kreuger being purely evil isnt a problem for me. Its everything surrounding him that made me mad.

[@Stigmatix666]

"Krueger being purely evil".. You mean like part 1?

[@TheSoundwaveprime]

I am surprised this video didn't mention Samuel Bayer. I remember reading interviews as the reamke was being filmed and he basically out right said he didnt want to do this film and had previously turned down other platinum dune movies prior and after initially turning this movie down, the producers made it clear this was the final offer they would give him. Not only that but Bayer even said he wasnt a fan of the Elm Street movies. So in short we basically had a director who got forced to direct a movie of a series he wasn't even a fan of. I'll say Jackie Earl Hayley's comments regarding the original make sense. I remember when he was talking about why he accepted the role of the remake he always said things like "its such a iconic role" or "famous franchise" which if you read between the lines basically amounts to "I'll get a good paycheck and possibly steady work for the next few years". Never once did jackie say he took the role because the script was good. Equally calling the original nightmare on Elm Street the worst movie he has ever seen is rich- I guess it cant compare to the greatness of Jackie's cinematic work like Dollman, The Dark Tower, the RoboCop and Dark shadows Remake, and Semi Pro. In short this remake was fucked from day one because half the people involved didn't want to do it or were basically in it for a quick paycheck and dunes clearly just wanted to make a quick profit off this series after they had ran through Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th. Also idk how true this is, but rumors going around at the time were that Samuel Bayer clashed big time with the producers because of their constant interference and mandates. Again idk how true it was but if that is the case, the movie just was never going to catch a break.

[@wstine79]

I had high hopes for this. Jackie Earl Haley did a fine job as Freddy Kruger. Robert Englund vouched for him. Some of the nightmare sequences and micro naps were good. If only they went ahead with Freddy being innocent and getting revenge because he was killed as unjustly.

[@pedrosantossinger]

That was the downfall of the remake. Making Freddy innocent would be a triumph, making him a vengeful spirit and not a dream demon. That would completely change the game and make us kinda root for him. But no, they had to go the disgusting pedo route and make us wanna forget this crappy movie.

[@yummyteeth7021]

If we’re being honest that wouldn’t even make the movie better. No one cares about “the story”. Problem is the movie took itself way to serious.

[@Jaythesparrow]

@@pedrosantossingerNo, that’s not what Freddy is. That would have sucked even more.

[@LiirThropp2687]

I wish they had made him innocent. Personally, I started to get invested in the movie when that notion came up. Like "Oh my God he didn't even do it!" That would have been a really interesting, unexpected twist this time. If the parents had killed him for nothing. I'm sure plenty disagree with me and that's fine.

[@NovelDawn]

Freddy was never a good person Why in the Remake would he magically turn into an innocent person who never did anything wrong? Then he wouldn't be Freddy Krueger haha. I like him being a pedophile better myself. It makes him more evil and repulsive and that's the whole idea of Freddy Krueger. Neither version shows remorse for what they did.

[@Rayliotta7631]

This movie sucks. But I actually thought Jackie Earle Hayley was the only good thing in it. However, they should've used the alternate ending as it shows how traumatized Nancy truly is and you can tell Mara and Hayley are really giving it their all in that scene. Plus it shows how creepy Freddy can be even without the burned up face

[@JackAustin613]

Quinton was already asleep when he dove in the pool. He fell asleep waiting to jump. He’s already in the dream when he is swimming. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@anthonyclark9441]

I don't know how that isn't obvious to people. The same way that Glen telegraphed the fact that he was having Freddy Nightmares in the Original.

[@fletchbundy]

That's how bad the movie is.

[@xeiiio]

@@fletchbundyor your ability to take visual information is poor.

[@fletchbundy]

@@xeiiio projection

[@Stigmatix666]

@@xeiiio There are very obvious clues in that scene

[@TheRealest127]

I think the Dopest thing about this movie was that it was the first and only Nightmare on Elm street movie to psyche us out if even for a little while by making us think that all the other movies had it wrong and that Freddy Krueger actually WASN’T a pedo and a child killer and that the parents of elm street had the wrong guy and burned an INNOCENT man to death which is why he came back for revenge. And then it smacks us right back into reality by revealing that every horrible thing about him was TRUE reminding us that it’s Freddy Krueger we’re talking about so why would we have thought other wise? Lol just a great and memorable psyche out that I’ve always liked the most about this Nightmare on Elm Street.

[@kiillabytez]

No. The only dope thing about this movie was it was made while the entire crew was on dope.

[@PaulGoodman-u3h]

It is the worst only if you ignore the remake of "The Fog".

[@somethingclever8916]

Fog remake was an award winner compared to nightmare remake.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

@@somethingclever8916 Nightmare remake is nowhere near as bad as the remake of Psycho, the remake of The Slumber Party Massacre and the 2019 remake of Black Christmas.

[@ojmcclanahan689]

The only thing wrong with the remake of The Fog is that weird ass ending. Rest of the movie is fine.

[@trinaq]

Rooney Mara reportedly had such a horrible time on set, that she almost quit acting. She was never excited over the role, but gave too good of an audition to pass up the opportunity of playing Nancy.

[@LiirThropp2687]

Thomas Dekker (Jesse) also said that he and a couple other cast members started to realize that the movie wasn't going to be very good as they were making it. It kinda shows in the movie. Everything seems very half-hearted with the exception of Jackie as Freddy. In the original, you can see the effort in it. Everyone was trying their best to make a good, scary movie even if the acting was a bit amateurish at times.

[@Steve_8341]

They literally said exactly that in the first minute of the video

[@somethingclever8916]

Maybe shes just not a good actress or understands how much work goes into. Most people think acting is red carpets and 5 minutes of work. They are they for 16 hours a day. If an actor wants out let them go. Theres are 10000s who will take that good. Same with writers and directors.

[@AP_ProudAmerican]

I wish they would’ve written it to where Freddy was actually innocent and that’s why he took revenge.

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

Exactly; it would have been a controversial twist, but it would have been something the audience didn't see coming.

[@benfrancois7856]

Well to be fair Wes Craven's New Nightmare had micro naps in it

[@mrbransformer4184]

Yeah me And my wife went opening night. It sucked.

[@deckhandler]

I actually got to see this movie for free in the theaters and was upset that it wasted my time. I’m a huge “Freddy” fan and have met Robert Englund. I honestly believe he is too big of a pop culture icon and they should have left the franchise alone.

[@JustinRigsbee]

I saw this in theaters the week it came out in April 2010. I've never felt the need to revisit it and your video reminded me of why that is the case. They really need to take their time and get this one right in every aspect before bringing forth a new version/entry. This franchise is the one which should not be screwed up and given the proper vision/scope/story the franchise and the audience deserve. Now, cast David Dastmalchian and get the script worked out pronto folks at New Line Cinema.

[@ericpedregon1840]

I actually like Freddy's look in this. It looked like a real burn victim & I kinda prefer the non joke cracking.

[@danbal4185]

The "micro-naps" concept is already present in the original movie (but without the need to verbally explain that, it was implied in the concept of "going crazy" by days and days of sleep deprivation) and that's what happens to Nancy while Glenn is killed and Freddy calls her on the phone ("I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy...").

[@ScientificallyStupid]

THIS remake was one where I actually had some expectation that they could go somewhere interesting- there's always going to be some creative way that people's dreams can be depicted onscreen. I thought with the newer technology available at the time, or some new ideas, they could create some really eerie, surreal setpieces. But no- the CGI was a disaster. Creepy scenes created practically in the original film were redone and made way worse in the remake. It didn't really do anything new or creative. JEH was almost robotic- he delivered every line like he'd been heavily sedated.

[@albertorverastegui6352]

The nightmares are better depicted in Shutter Island, the one with DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo

[@vergilfart]

"Uhh really shouldn't sleep in class" dude sounds like Beavis

[@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472]

People are going back to this one and saying, "It's not that bad" or even mocking people who don't like it. No, guys, this will never be a good movie. It isn't even okay or "fine."

[@Stigmatix666]

The soundtrack is okay, I guess

[@tennillej9601]

I've never sat through the whole movie even when it came out I had low expectations I still can't bring myself to watch it lol

[@deuzdeuz8115]

I’ve got to say: even seing it again right here, when you show it to say it’s worst than in the original version, I still think the mom’s death, with Freddy taking her through the mirror, is so damn cool!

[@RealLifeRyan]

God I hate this remake so much. It makes everything about the original ten times worse, awful effects, none of the cast is into it, no creativity in the dreams, the "twist" of maybe Freddy was misunderstood was cringe, and the director only made the film as a business opportunity.

[@RictusHolloweye]

Jackie Earle Haley is the best (maybe only) good thing about the remake. I like that, instead of trying to copy Englund, he portrayed Freddie as angry and resentful. Some of the lines he delivers, like his response to Jessie asking "what do you want?", are intimidating and brutally demoralising. I've rewatched this remake a couple of times just for that performance.

[@M1ghtyM4x]

If anything you're not harsh enough, this movie made me sick to my stomach watching it, it was almost as if they took everything that made the originals good and scrapped them. I picked up on the narrator comment for haley though. he expositioned so much throughout the entire thing I felt like he was trying to read a bedtime story more than scare me. this is worse than crap this movie needs to be put in my tramatic memories and forgotten

[@xgonzojack]

Kyle Gallner was the one redeeming quality for me. His performance was quite believable and he carried so much of the emotional burden.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

It really is. I can not stand this pointless movie. All I can say is why?

[@HankseyHill]

I didn't even remember this was a thing. Why did they make Freddy look like a cat though?

[@WhatisReal11]

Its not that bad...

[@Rose_the_pup]

Your right it's horrible

[@dirtekinte7995]

"Why are you screaming? I haven't even cut you yet.."

[@thomaspierce9313]

what was the point of the glove if he never used it to kill the kids? freddy made the glove because he know it would scare the kids right before he killed them with it. in this movie he just has it just because.

[@rjspires]

Got to watch this as a test screening at the cinema I worked at. We had to make sure the film was spliced correctly. It wasn’t bad, just fell into that unnecessary group of films.

[@seereadnhear]

If they had gotten the director of Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th 09 then this film would have been better.

[@Stigmatix666]

And the writers of both "Freddy vs Jason" and "Friday the 13th 09"

[@seereadnhear]

@@Stigmatix666 Absolutely 💯‼️

[@TheSheemed]

No one “saved” Rooney Mara’s career. She comes from 2 billionaire families, she was going to make it in Hollywood if she wanted to.

[@Boomstik81]

Anyone that thinks this is the worst remake of all time clearly hasn’t seen or doesn’t remember The Fog 2005. Nightmare 2010 isn’t good by any means but it’s not the worst remake by a long shot.

[@somethingclever8916]

Fog 2005 was chef kiss compared to nightmare 2010

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

The remake of The Crow could knock these two film off the bottom rung.

[@deadpilled2942]

This movie gets too much hate, and Fog remake was way worse

[@CERTAIND00M]

There were definitely micro-nap moments in the original films; they just didn't call them that. EDIT: They actually DID mention them by name in Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Thank you for the reminder, EverSinceMyExcorcism.

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

New Nightmare mentions them by name. Nancy points it out.

[@makocrab2223]

Also to note- they weakened the motivation of the mob of parents. In the original, they had the evidence & knew, without doubt, that Freddy was a child murderer. Released on a technicality. In the remake, they never know for sure, and the flashback shows that they were trying to “smoke him out” instead of burn him alive. No writing class anywhere will ever say “weaken the motivation of your characters.”

[@somethingclever8916]

That's the other issue I had with this mess. The parents knew their motivation and stood by what they did In this it was "an accident"

[@zaektrue]

1 is very justified, it was so heartbreaking because had this of gone well, we could’ve had a whole new set of nightmares for the next gen, but it flopped so bad it hurts to watch.

[@Deliverthagoodz]

Nancy, Jessie, and Kris. Final girls from the first 3 Nightmare films. This is just a misunderstood homage movie.

[@waynereynolds2044]

Jessie was a male charactor in Nightmare on elm street 2.

[@Deliverthagoodz]

@@waynereynolds2044 I’m well aware.

[@JenMistress]

I will say this, for me, even the more hated of the Robert as Freddy movies, Dream Child, and Freddy's Dead, I can still find stuff about it that I actually liked, but no matter how many times I've tried to give this remake a chance, just not happening with me. So you may be spot on with my thoughts on this movie. Thank you for this.

[@gutwallst6645]

The minute Haley said he hated the original Nightmare on Elm Street, he should have been fired

[@ImVxpour]

Why though?

[@justinbeard2024]

It's really bizarre to have someone in movie that hates the franchise! WTF

[@valeriebreidenstein8362]

@@gutwallst6645 That's stupid. You don't have to like every movie in a franchise. It's like saying: if xyz hates Resurrection, he can't be cast for a Halloween movie. Or if you don't like the OG Friday the 13th you can't star in a Friday movie. You don't have to like a movie to star in another movie of the franchise. Also the OG wasn't the best NOES movie. Dream Warriors is a million times better than the rest of the OG movies. And the Remake is much much better than at least 50% of the franchise.

[@flyguy7825]

It’s not the worst horror remake ever but it’s on the list bad script and they made Freddy look like a watered down knock off version of the OG Freddy and for Jackie Early Haley said he didn’t even like the movies is just a huge slap in the face of the whole series.

[@varisrevolver4061]

The make up in this actually makes him look like he was burned, og films, pizza face

[@flyguy7825]

@@varisrevolver4061 bro, what Freddy is supposed to be arguably the most famous movie monster of all time that’s exactly what he was. He was killed in a fire so it would make sense for him to come back deformed up.

[@varisrevolver4061]

@@flyguy7825 I'm saying it looks silly

[@benjamindover4337]

Regarding the voice: I bet they were going for a Candyman vibe and it just didn't work.

[@TheMightyCookieShow]

I'm actually surprised this hasn't already happened but I've been walking on the watch out for somebody who did a deep fake to actually put Robert Englund into this film rather than the Freddy that we got. Surprisingly no one's done it yet though at least not that I have found.

[@boogiedaddy3434]

NOES is my favorite franchise and I was unbelievably hyped for this movie. I was so excited that even after I left the theater, I was telling myself it was ok. Then, when it came out on DVD a few months later, I watched it again and realized just what hot garbage it was. His voice annoyed me the most, that narration thing you talked about was awful and just pulls you right out each time he opens his mouth.

[@creepshow314]

4:01 In answer to your question Tyler, he sounds like that because originally Jackie wanted to sound like an actual burn victim. So he studied how they talked and came up with an authentic 'burn victim' voice. It debuted in the first trailer and people laughed when Freddy spoke. So, similar to the Sonic the Hedgehog reaction/fix, they had him re-record all of his dialog to sound more "menacing." kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKa8oHiqeq6SndEsi=WeDk1vXCdpow3O9L&t=106

[@HorrorbleCWalt]

I always felt like this movie might not ever work today because we’re just in a new era of film and we’ve been exposed to SO much stuff. It’s hard to make it work. I also feel like people need to get a f^cking life “complaining” about him being a p3do. Like…is him being a CHILD MU8DERER/SERIAL KILLER any better? 😂 The only shot for a remake is what the Candyman reboot tried to do, and that’s pretty much touching on the concept of copycat killers and obsessive fandom - that’s probably why the new Scream movies have worked.

[@Mintylight]

I don't even know how you can f up something like this. With modern tech, and everything learned from the past in the series, good and bad, this could had been epic! Instead they populated the film with nay-sayers and safe players. Wtf? It should have been a fantasy horror spectacular, with loads of amazing dream scenes and colors!

[@seanfahey3600]

Freddy looks like one of the cats in Sleepwalkers.

[@nightshadeii9248]

Jackie Earl Haley is such an underrated actor. Cast poorly here for sure, and the design choices….yikes.

[@sharonrigs7999]

In the reboot, Freddy and Bill Clinton could lure the children to an evil island owned by a vampire who must harvest the children's adrenochrome 😂

[@billkelly6292]

Freddy goes to Epstein Island.

[@sharonrigs7999]

@billkelly6292 Child's Play : Chucky Goes to Epstein Island 😂 " Hey! Put me down Bill! Wait...what are you....Noooooo!!! " They try to turn Chucky into an enchanted Fleshlight

[@joshcope9485]

As a child of the 80's, im a huge Freddy homer. Love the stuff, so this remake hurt. At least in freddy vs jason, we get our finger bangin freddy at his delightfully wicked best. The fact that the haunting laugh essentially disappeared in the remake should have been the first clue to producers that it was going off the rails.

[@bazf9564]

His voice was perfect for the role

[@WhatisReal11]

the movie isnt bad on its own.

[@spencerreid2086]

tbf I feel the surprise reveal idea of Freddy seemingly being a wronged somewhat sympathetic victim who in reality actually is just a sadistic monster who's unjustly coming after his past victims could have worked fairly well as a Dark and Sinister Twist in the story if it had been handled a little Differently I think it is an interesting idea.

[@bobbywilliams2839]

I really hated this movie. Thank you for saying this out load.

[@JoBloHorrorOriginals]

Anytime!🤘

[@gforce1138]

As a RE OG Fan, have never bothered seeing this one. Originally saw the 1st one on a Blind Date, fell in love w/ RE's Freddy & never missed any of them since...

[@rungeon83]

Complains "omg they are clearly the same characters, it's too like the original..." then complains "OMG in the original freddy can't just pull you into dream world.. this is nothing like the original" I went into this as it's OWN movie, as with most remakes I try to not judge as you're gonna have an awful time, but this just proves no matter what they did, film nerds will FIND away to be unhappy.

[@Flipindabird23]

I thought his performance as Freddy was a fresh take on the character. I hadn’t actually been afraid of Freddy in a long time.

[@blacknapalm2131]

The original's are memorable after 30 years. *I couldn't remember the remake after 30 minutes*

[@ImVxpour]

I actually really liked this movie, especially in comparison to NoES 4-7. Freddy was a joke and we finally got a darker version again

[@ZaidenKobe]

“Why does he speak like thaaaaat” - joblo

[@jamespalmer8632]

I remember the thing i hated is even for just a min they tried to make you think freddie was innocent which really annoyed me. The original fully understood and leaned into the fact that freddie was a monster and he knew it.

[@nevg21]

Sorry no! The worst remake was Child’s Play! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Rea27per]

How does everyone hate this movie? This has been the only movie where freddy actually looks and acts like a frightening murderous pedo without relying on joking around so much.Yeah the dreams aren't tailored to each personal dreamer but that's because this version of freddy isn't fucking around when it comes to killing. It's more serious which should've been better to everyone but apparently everyone likes it better when freddy is a joke character that kills

[@reversalmushroom]

The idea that people disliked this movie because they made Freddy a pedo is weird to me because I always thought that's what he was.

[@xgray2012]

I hated this remake because it solely does injustice to the original movies simply by existing.

[@Leon_SKennnedy]

I just dislike it because this Freddy is boring and they don't even do anything to make him scary with the fact he's a pedo

[@TheStormBolt-gf8qi]

I mean the remake was dark asf but weird too

[@Arimmus]

I sat through about 30 Minutes of this film, then walked out. The Cinema crew looked at me and knew. They let me go see another film instead

[@veronicarodriguez8165]

Probably wish you could get a refund for the worst 30 minutes of your life

[@tennillej9601]

That's longer than what I've seen

[@julius-stark]

I'm shocked there are still some people who defend this trash fire. I actually think they could revive the series with a new actor as Freddy, but only if it takes place within the continuity of the other movies and with a really good horror actor like Richard Brake as Freddy, someone like James Wan directing, and a good makeup artist.