BY: THE SPORADIC CHRONICLES OF A BEGINNER BLOGGER
I am not even going to go into what this story is about, because it was supposed to be about Freddy Kruger, right? Right? Erm, whatever. Everyone knows what Freddy is supposed to be about.
There will always be someone that wants to remake something or reboot a franchise. There will always be that one guy that insists on re-exploring something, for better or worse. A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) was just such an endeavour. In all fairness, let us begin with what was right with this movie – nothing.
So now that we have that out of the way we can begin a totally unbiased and completely well-adjusted bitch session about all the things that were wrong with this movie, which was in shocking abundance.
For one – Freddy used to be funny! Funny in that dark, messed up, cheesy horror kind of way. That was Freddy. Then apparently it was a good idea to throw almost two decades worth or character out the window and introduce this appallingly bad, bland, no good, two-bit Freddy Krueger. Pffffffff. Since when was he supposed to be so hardcore and overly serious? When did that become acceptable in the Krueger-realm of nightmares?
The voice. Oh, I have to add this to the list. That voice was just… like a face palm each and every time Jackie Earle Haley opened his mouth. I want to blame him, but he is also just playing the role that was given to him. But truly, a little more grace? Nothing made me giggle about Freddy in this one, but nothing made me want to run screaming (in terror, for the record), either – except if it was to escape the atrocity of a film. If you go from dark humour to serious, do it properly, don’t be so damn desperate about it!
I had some major issues with the new look. Granted, I understand that it is supposed to look more accurate for a burn victim, more realistic and all that, but come on! There was pretty much nothing of the original concepts left. Freddy was different in each and every movie that he did, sure, but really?! This is what it boils down to? Really?! You cannot change something that radical twenty six years later!
I really would have thought that with the modern technology that we have today that the dream sequences would have been incredible, fresh, new and gorgeous, and far more terrifying (even if they totally messed up everything else). Hell no, I could not have been more wrong even if I tried my worst. There really is not a single saving grace for this.

“Did you know that after the heart stops beating the brain can function for well over seven minutes? We got six more minutes to play.” – Freddy. Yep, that was me, quaking in my boots!
The creators went out of their way to revolutionize the franchise unnecessarily, and it bombs more often than not, and it is not something that you miss, either. Please, people, why mess with a good thing?! They blatantly ripped through old material, and just regurgitated it, almost as though it was supposed to be fresh. It was not. It was simply copied and pasted from the old movies, such as the human pinball bouncing off the walls scene, the dragging body bag, the clawed bubble bath scenes… just why would you do something like that? Don’t even try to sell me that homage crap! Then there were all the stolen lines, and used completely out of context. I know that this is supposed to be a collaboration of the new and the old but what the hell? Nothing fresh, nothing new and the desecration of the old classics? What did they think they were bringing to the table?
Another big thing… no more “bitch” after lines for Freddy? Who is this guy?!
Then there was the defilement of the Freddy Krueger history… damn. Last I checked, he was bust for killing kidlets, his wife and daughter suffered, the mother was killed, he went to stand trial, he got off on a technicality, and the residents of Elm Street unanimously decided to take justice into their own hands and burn the monster! What is this bullshit that there were some people that were intent on defending the guy? They felt bad about their very own little witch hunt? That they pitied him? That he stood no trial, that he was not officially arrested and accused? Pfffff. Almost two decades of logic, eight films and back story that was just binned because fuck it?! WHY?!
Robert Englund is not someone that is just dethroned from the striped sweater and fedora kingdom. Especially not after his long and successful run with the character, through both the good and the bad scripts.
This was just an absolute disaster. I really cannot find anything that I feel like highlighting in here except that it is truly preposterous and should be avoided at any and all cost. I feel guilty just giving it a 2/10.
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My A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010 Shitfest entry!
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Ah! FAMOUS AT LAST! Thanks Eric!
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WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!
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Nice job Zoe. Got to say I liked this movie, albeit I havent seen the originals (all the way through at least, seen bits of a couple I think). Katie Cassidy makes any movie worth watching 🙂
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Thanks Tyson! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You need to watch the originals so that you can fully understand the desecration of the franchise!
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“Let’s start by talking about the good things: Nothing.”
I laughed. Great review. Sadly with current events, now should be the right time to bring out a Freddy Kruger movie, but quite frankly I don’t have faith in the producers.
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😀 I am glad to hear that.
I would love it if they just did it right. I mean I really thought with the technology and all that that the dream sequences would have been astounding. Instead, we got a massively terrible disappointment.
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This movie is horrible, but it’s not like Freddy’s Dead was some masterpiece that needed to have its legacy carried on. At least this makeup looks better than Freddy’s “Old Grandpa” makeup from that one.
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This movie really did suck. No, Freddy’s Dead was no masterpiece, but really, the way this franchise went? Pfffff!
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Am I the only person who liked Freddy’s Dead?! It’s probably because it’s the first one I was old enough to see in the theater, maybe… 🙂
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Teehee, it may very well be that! Not the WORST horror/slasher of all time, but it was pretty weak compared to other films in the franchise!
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I dunno… I thought the second one, Freddy’s Revenge, was by far the worst. Until this remake, of course! Hell, Freddy vs Jason was better than this waste of time remake. Urghhhh. *Shutting up* lol
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Oki, my confession time, I enjoyed Freddy vs Jason. 😛
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Freddy vs Jason wasn’t actually THAT bad… But I also kind of didn’t mind Jason X so maybe don’t listen to me. 😉
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Hehe well, at least I am not alone in thinking it wasn’t that bad 😛
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Definitely get what you are saying, but this movie was an absolute disaster!
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I freaked out for the tiniest second before seeing “2010”. 🙂 This movie pissed me off. Not because it was bad (which it was) but because it was so completely pointless! Don’t get me started on remakes. Why do they feel the need to take a good thing and destroy it?! The Nightmare On Elm Streets were my favorite of the 80’s slashers, mainly because Freddy was such a great baddie. They completely ruined him! Never mind – I’ll shut up and just say great review & I totally agree with you. 😉
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No, the 1984 one was excellent, I really liked that one. This movie? IT SUCKED! Rave away I say! I get what you are saying about remakes. It can be so touch and go…
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My son came home from a recent trip to his dad’s jabbering about having watched the 2010 Nightmare, and I was slightly concerned that he was already watching Nightmare movies, but pissed that this one was his introduction to the series! So I thought, what the hell, I was 9 in 1984 when the original came out and I turned out fine, and I showed him part 3 (since that one’s more goofy than scary), just to make things right for him to know Freddy as he should! He loved it, although he did get kind of hung up trying to make logical sense of things, but there were no freakouts or bad dreams. Whew, disaster averted.
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Oh, and I LOVE the Abba Shitfest banner.
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It’s not a party unless there’s some Abba!!! : )
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Thank goodness!!
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Haha, oh so glad to hear that he was quickly re-educated before this became his basis for comparison!
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“Robert Englund is not someone that is just dethroned from the striped sweater and fedora kingdom.” Great line!
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🙂 Thanks!
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I caught this one on the big screen when it came out, and I’m probably just way more of a wiener than you regular horror watchers but this iteration of Freddy was scary to me. The blatant child molestation and pervertedness was disturbing. It had been a long time since I’d seen the original, but I didn’t and still don’t remember it being that disgusting with the way the kids were treated. And the opening scene where he cut through that guy’s neck in the diner… I almost puked in my popcorn, but like I said I’m a wiener.
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Sadly, in today’s society there’s just not enough comments that use the word wiener in them. Thankfully, this one uses it twice. There’s still hope for our generation!!
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Haha, I’m putting wiener back on the map, one comment at a time!
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AND WE THANK YOU!!!!
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I am with Eric on the wiener comment. The kiddie molestation was terrible, but it has no bearing with what the hell the story is about. I thought this was truly dreadful. Glad to hear it sounds as though your popcorn made a clean break!
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Nice review Zoe. God, this movie blew. It wasn’t even a remake that tried either, it was just jump-scare after jump-scare. Even worse, Rooney Mara actually did this. What the hell?!?!
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Thanks Dan! Yeah, they didn’t try to reinvent the franchise, breathe new life into it, nothing. They aimed at wrecking it, and they succeeded in that, and that alone.
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Nice review Zoe, I’ve never seen this one and it sounds like I should continue to keep avoiding it!
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Thanks James. It was a terrible one, and I highly suggest that you continue to avoid it. I sincerely wish that I had!
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WEAK!!! Terrible film 😀
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Godawful I tell you! 😛
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Good choice 😀
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Great choice shitfest! This film was absolute garbage. Nice job!!!
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😀 Thanks!
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Great review. I didn’t HATE this movie but I completely can understand the hate. I thought the story was meh and the actors were eh, but i did like Jackie Earle Haley…
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Clancy Brown!
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I will give him props for working with what he had, but he is no Robert Englund, and that isn’t his fault, either 😛
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Every review should have a frog with its arms crossed at the end of it.
Y’know, I’m sure I’ve seen this movie, but I’m not sure. I don’t remember a single thing about it. That new Freddy face does look shit though. Like a KFC chicken nugget.
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I’m sure, but I’m not sure. Just realised how stupid my comment sounds! Haha.
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LOL
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I completely agree with your first point! Well and your second one too.
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😛 Why thank you.
No, doesn’t sound stupid. The KFC chicken nugget bit had me sold. Bwahaha.
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Mostly, remakes kinda suck. Every once in a while they do something worth doing, but over all, I wish they’d spend the money on something new.
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You know?! I am sure there are plenty people with fresh ideas! This was a franchise that really should have just been left alone!
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Great work Zoe. I often wondered about this one but I think I’ll leave it well alone.
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Mark, you have a damn fine plan in the works there!
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LOL! That frog pic cracked me up! Loved the review! I haven’t seen any Nightmare on Elm Street but recently purchased it 🙂 Chances are I’ll watch it for Halloween marathon over at my blog 🙂 I’ll take your word for it and not watch the remake EVER!
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Oh gosh I know this is late but only saw these now when someone was checking my run. Apparently I didn’t get to everyone. Did you watch them all eventually?
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Haha! I had the Halloween series this year so I plan on doing either that one or Friday the 13th next year. Maybe during the year I’ll see if I’m up to it. Right now, I’m still on my horror break..
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Teehee, I take it October took it out of you?
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Yeah it was a good run! I did about 20 movies and it was ridiculously busy at work so I’m wiped out..haha! But it might end soon since Dead Silence is going to expire on Netflix so maybe I’ll squeeze that one in some time this weekend 🙂
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You will probably be OK if Dead Silence just goes ahead and expires…. : )
LOL
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Haha! Its that bad?
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Well – it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it but I remember not liking it very much…
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Wow that’s awesome! Milking them for all they’re worth eh? 😛
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I love the frog. I imagine you looking like that while watching the movie. LOL Cute.
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NICE!! I bet she was too : )
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I was like that frog… and bitching the whole way through!
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I actually call this movie “Bad News on Elm Street”.
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Far more accurate than the title it was dubbed!
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Don’t get me wrong. Jackie Earle Haley is a good actor, even if I am poking fun at him because the only movies I can readily remember him for is Bad News Bears. I just don’t think him playing Freddie Krueger was really necessary, and bit below his talent. Also as a fan of the original films from the cheesy and not-so cheesy, I felt the remake was a bit insulting.
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Did you ever see Little Children? Haley was really good in that one.
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I’ve never even heard of it to be honest.
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It’s a pretty good movie – also has Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson –
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I will have to see if Netflix or Hulu has it and check it out.
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Cool –
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Below his talent sure, but he just wasn’t… Englund…
The remake was a total abomination!
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That is pretty much how I see most remakes.
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Oh, how did I miss this one! This is one of the worst remakes ever and worthy of shitfest for sure! I think you were too nice in this review for not completely using expletives for every sentence. But this may get my vote for shitfest… absolutely horrible flick. Great choice.
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Oh, how did I miss this comment?! I am so sorry! Trust me, my language was far saltier when watching, then I had to type, and go over everything, and clean it up and, and, and! 😛
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Awesome review!! I love Nightmare on Elm Street (the originals) and hate this remake with a fiery passion!!!
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It really was awful and a bag of chips! Sorry, only rediscovered this post and missed comments now!
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