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One, Two... Freddy's re-coming for you...

FIRST!!! by uss cygnus	Jan 30th, 2008 12:46:54 AM
To say this idea sucks.
First by Maceox	Jan 30th, 2008 12:47:30 AM
Victory is mine
As long as theres NO CGI, stick to practical effects. by Mike_D	Jan 30th, 2008 12:48:02 AM
One of the reasons why I love 80s horror movies is because of the practical effects (much more believable than CGI crap). It needs to be gory and frightening.
A prequel by Bobo_Vision	Jan 30th, 2008 12:48:47 AM
They could do a prequel about Freddy as a child murderer, and perhaps infuse something into the plot regarding the beginnings of how he starts entering people's dreams. But a flat-out remake would be pure bullshit, but that goes without saying.
What a bad idea by RonaldLark	Jan 30th, 2008 12:48:58 AM
I mean, seriously.
Well Crap by Maceox	Jan 30th, 2008 12:49:28 AM
I have been awake for 91.7 hours trying to catch a first and I am upstaged by my lack of a comma in this sentence and uss cygnus. Ohh well, I will soldier on...
Sooooo by comedian_x	Jan 30th, 2008 12:49:29 AM
the eighties were so divisive that could only be a Freddy Kid, Jason Kid, or like them both. Shit, it must of been hell; brother against brother and shit.
i likes the dream warrior by stephen brown	Jan 30th, 2008 12:51:15 AM

Could someone please carpet-bomb Platinum Dunes? by PoweredUpPacman	Jan 30th, 2008 12:52:22 AM
Enough with this silly shit already. Christ.
John Carpenter is great for his remake of the Thing. Everything by Maceox	Jan 30th, 2008 12:52:30 AM
My subject line says it all. Self refrential is weird. Weird I say.
I meant by Maceox	Jan 30th, 2008 12:54:35 AM
John Carpenter is great for The Thing Remake; everything else he did is laughafable(sp) .
three, four.. by whatyoufear	Jan 30th, 2008 12:55:45 AM
try not to snore..
five, six.. by whatyoufear	Jan 30th, 2008 12:56:22 AM
remakes suck big dicks..
I hear you, man. by Kid Idioteque	Jan 30th, 2008 12:57:28 AM
The first TCM remake was decent, its sequel sucked, and the Halloween remake was an all out disaster. I agree that a remake of Friday the 13th can't be screwed up too badly (because none in the series are great films), but Nightmare is a different story. That said, Ben Foster is an interesting choice.
Ben Foster by FlyinHawaiian30	Jan 30th, 2008 12:57:40 AM
would make a decent freddy i think..just don't put him in another western..geez those were some tight pants...and not in a good way
I Love 'Elm Street' But New Blood May Be Fun by georges garvaren	Jan 30th, 2008 12:59:15 AM
Freddy was always creepy but rarely horrifying or excessively violent. I would like to see a Chainsaw-esq remake of Elm Street. Nice and bloody, please.
Don't Do It! by Zipperhead	Jan 30th, 2008 01:00:29 AM
The low budget feel of the original made it more creepy.
Wow. Did you read the Variety website? by Heckles	Jan 30th, 2008 01:00:45 AM
Because they posted this story around noon. Good job, slick.
It's too perfect by TheEnemy8	Jan 30th, 2008 01:04:36 AM
they'll ruin it.
No 'Re-Coming' Jokes??? by Playhouse	Jan 30th, 2008 01:04:39 AM
Expected to see an onslaught already. The juvenile humor on this site has really gone downhill as of late. wink
I was hoping at least by Turd Furgeson	Jan 30th, 2008 01:06:04 AM
one of the great horror movies from the 80's would pass this rape and take-a-thon Platinum Dunes has going on.. it's kinda fucking sad... There is so much horror out there now, in print, ready to be adapted to the big screen.. This stuff is just lazy filmmaking...
JOHNNY DEPP MUST PLAY FREDDY... by thecomedian	Jan 30th, 2008 01:08:20 AM
Said it in another talkback and I'll say it again. This would be the ultimate stunt casting. But it'll probably never happen unless Depp want to just do it for kicks.
Finally a remake worth doing. by adeepercut2k	Jan 30th, 2008 01:09:50 AM
If any movie screamed out for a remake, it's this one. Just saw the re-release last Halloween and it did not stand up to time. The dialogue is god awful. The scares are telegraphed. The school room scene where Nancy is falling asleep is a complete failure. Only when Tina shows up does that scene work on any level. The end when she becomes Rambo is horrible. The only things that work are Tina's death/dream sequence, and Depp's death. The mother's scenes are full of unintended comedy. All of the parents come across as though they were written by teenagers. The mixing of Dream and Reality works really well but the writing is horrific. If only Craven could let somebody write the damn thing, and he just direct, it would work out just fine. I never understood a director's desire to write his own material. You are a director, not a writer. Know your role. :) P.S. Halloween held up to father time. The audience was gasping throughout the film and laughed at appropriate times. It was the complete opposite experience for Nightmare.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 30th, 2008 01:10:12 AM
In the name of all that is unholy, leave my Freddy the fuck alone. WTF does Craven think of this shit, he personally had to reinvent the franchise twice. New Nightmare is the perfect ending to a character when the previous movie was so shitty that it had both Rosanne AND Tom Arnold. Then again maybe Craven will have to come along in three years and do it again.
If they make this pg-13 they can just stop making movies. by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Jan 30th, 2008 01:13:33 AM
Otherwise I'm really not that turned off by a remake. People keep saying that it'll ruin the original but haven't some really bad sequels already dilluted it? I kind of like the idea of seeing a movie with Freddy where he's scary instead of the current movies where he kills someone in some outlandish way and gives a cheesy one-liner while winking at the audience. I just hope that they hire a really good writer/director and I like the idea of Ben Foster in the role.
If it is a Japanese director or similar in tone then I'm in. by Regicidal_Maniac	Jan 30th, 2008 01:13:47 AM
It needs to be like Gore Verbinski's The Ring or Takashi Shimizu's original Juon films. Actually I would like to suggest Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It needs to be approached with utmost seriousness like The Thing/Fly remakes. In that light, I guess David Cronenberg would be good. Whoever they choose the script need s to be tight and completely devoid of lousy campy humor. Freddy should be a silent force of fear. Like Kayako Saeki, Samara/Sadako. Actually I'd like to see horror manga superstar Junji Ito take a crack at some concept work for this. That'd be INSANE. It might actually drive people crazy.
and OH YES TO JOHNNY DEPP AS FRED KRUEGER by Regicidal_Maniac	Jan 30th, 2008 01:15:39 AM
That's the best idea ever!
Quint as for the John Saxon part... by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl	Jan 30th, 2008 01:19:21 AM
...Terry O'Quinn anyone?
Before I get flamed to death... by adeepercut2k	Jan 30th, 2008 01:21:33 AM
I loved Freddy when I was a kid. I loved almost all of the sequels, as bad as they got, I was there for each one. I hadn't seen it in a long time before last year (or the year before) and I was flabbergasted at how awful it played in the theater. It almost prevented me from seeing the re-release of the original Halloween in the theaters but thankfully I went. Here's to a quality remake.
Michael Bay is behind this. by GQtaste	Jan 30th, 2008 01:25:44 AM
You should all know this.
aww come on... by Obscura	Jan 30th, 2008 01:32:19 AM
they should have just left it at New Nightmare, that was decent. i dont understand these remakes... surely the 70s/80s grain on these films adds to the effect?
Yeah. Nothing good can come from this. by wingding99	Jan 30th, 2008 01:34:23 AM
It'll be horrible. But at least we'll see it coming.
Two words for 80's horror remakes. by dynamicb	Jan 30th, 2008 01:34:27 AM
STOP THAT! Why O Why o do they have to do this. I agree with Quint that the first time I saw this flick I was terrified for weeks. Weeeks!!! I watched it at a sleepover in the fifth grade. My mom was so fucking pissed when she found out. It's almost like getting drunk for the first time and puking your brains out and being utterly miserable, with you mom standing over you saying, "See i told you not to do that". that is how i felt aftert this movie. It is a classic. It needs NOT to be re-fucking-made. Lame. makes me mad. and dismal about the state of affairs in Hollywood that they have to resort to remaking a film that defined a generation of cheesy horror films. A reamke of friday the 13th is blasphemy.....this is pissing on Christ while stile bleeding from the cross.
NO GOOD CAN RE-COME OF THIS by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Jan 30th, 2008 01:38:55 AM
Seriously ... PD's TCM remake was passable at best & :THE BEGINNING flat-out sucked, THE HITCHER was well-nigh unwatchable (but I soldiered on anyway, despite Sean Bullet's magic beans ... shit, reverse bullets & beans), I'm not particularly enthused about a FT13 remake/reboot/cash-whoring or the NEAR DARK remake that they mntioned in the Variety piece, but this news has me genuinely worried that I will be forced to watch this in addition to those, if only to hate on it. SHIT GODDAMN, would someone please get the writers back before they remake NIGHT OF THE CREEPS or some shit, or better yet, start writing yourself and for the love of all the deities EVER, please, please PLEASE have an original idea.
continuing by dynamicb	Jan 30th, 2008 01:39:03 AM
.....when are these fucking directors these days gonna get that "digitally enhanced" does not ....NOT = better. If they remke this movie it better be old school style. The same way Spielberg wants to make Indy. It should be as it was....that is what makes it great. Not I repeat not.....how much better you can make it.
Original ELM STREET = great idea + poor execution by Mullah Omar	Jan 30th, 2008 01:43:04 AM
I loved this film as a kid and consider it to be a milestone in horror films.
and to the idiots who say it doesn't play as well now by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jan 30th, 2008 01:43:53 AM
not many horror movies are as terrifying 25 years later. The originals limitations lie more with Cravens vision compared to his budget. Halloween(suspense/thriller) is completely different and holds up better due to a smaller scope that matched its budget.
. . . by Mullah Omar	Jan 30th, 2008 01:44:26 AM
HOWEVER (and I am not sure why this part got cut out of my other post), if you have been coasting on the memories of this film and haven't actually seen the whole thing in a while, check it out again. Maybe 1-2 years ago, I watched it for the first time since about 1990, and I was amazed at how poorly-made and poorly-scripted the original was. ELM STREET one of those films where the idea is much better than the execution. Now that doesn't mean I want a remake of ELM STREET - I don't, and I'd rather see something original. But let's not delude ourselves into thinking that the original ELM STREET is a flawless film classic.
I wish they would stop assraping my childhood by redfist	Jan 30th, 2008 01:45:49 AM
to make a quick buck. This will be a PG-13 shitshack that leacs to no where. The first 30 minutes of Halloween was cool, if it wasn't a set up to a crappy Mike Myers rape.
Why? by Psyclops	Jan 30th, 2008 01:46:19 AM
This film doesn't need a remake any more than HALLOWEEN did and we all know how that one turned out. I can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather have another straight up sequel than a "re-imagining" of the original.
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY by THE KNIGHT	Jan 30th, 2008 01:47:07 AM
DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY
No Robert Englund . . . by Toulon	Jan 30th, 2008 01:52:15 AM
= no Nightmare . . . period.
I wish they would stop doing this. by buffywrestling	Jan 30th, 2008 01:54:49 AM
Seriously. Just fucking stop already. I don't care if it's greed wanting to get people to relive their childhood so they can squeeze some bucks out of them or something as noble sounding as wanting to introduce icons to a new generation: please, just stop fucking around. I don't mind sequels - or even some prequels - just cut out the "re-imagination" crap. This is what happens when you give fanboys some money and a long enough leash.
Terrible idea. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Jan 30th, 2008 01:59:16 AM
Fuck new line if they do this. Without Robert Englund it's not Freddy. He made that character. It's not like Myers and Jason who wear a mask and romp around like tards. Englund is Freddy.
Dammit! I was hoping that this wouldn't happen... by cinemaniac1979	Jan 30th, 2008 01:59:29 AM
...until I'd established myself as a bona-fide Hollywood screenwriter. As much as I love the original, I have to admit it's more for sentimental reasons than it is for good filmmaking. I would KILL to write the new script because to me, Nancy should have never been the main character-- it should have been her mother. The whole conspiracy subplot that was brought up in the basement scene should've been much more prominent. To me, this always should have been a film about the parents and how they have no choice but to watch helplessly as their children are butchered in the one place they cannot protect them. Anybody with me? (Probably not) So Quint or any of yous guys: Any way you can get me a meeting? I promise not to fuck this movie up. And mad props to adeepercut2k. Director does not equal writer!!!
And . . . by Toulon	Jan 30th, 2008 02:01:19 AM
I COMPLETELY disagree with Depp being a good idea for Freddy . . . he's too nice, he's too cool, and he's far FAR too good looking for Freddy Krueger. Just because there's a connection does NOT mean it's a good idea . . . that's how these things get made in the first place!! You want a good Freddy for this already-failed experiment? try Crispin Glover or Brad Dourif.
After Freddy Vs. Jason... by KurtLockwood	Jan 30th, 2008 02:04:42 AM
...who gives a toss. They've sold out the character of Freddy and the rules of the "Nightmare" world's integrity (and Jason's, too). If they do re-make it tho, they should remember what made the first one a classic was the "nightmarish" images like when Freddie's arms suddenly became really long when he chased the chick down the alley, the stairs that turned into deep mudd, the bath tub view from depths underneath as if it were a window from the deep, the giant centipede coming out of the mouth of the re-animated dead girl in the body bag.... These were all very imaginative, they've got to re-insert the fucked-up-nightmarish-ness factor and less on the super cheesy Freddy smart-ass comments after each death. Freddy is a nightmare who can kill not a fucking wocka wocka comic from the Catskills.
Let's send a message to the studios by not seeing it by Kirbymanly	Jan 30th, 2008 02:08:43 AM
That's the only way this will stop
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! by GavinVanDraven	Jan 30th, 2008 02:12:04 AM
give me an elm street prequel. scary, child killing, make you feel dirty for watching, sick twisted, pre-dreamstalker freddy. robert englund in the role, and maybe ben foster as the young freddy... i like that idea because its a backstory. in no way does he need to be the older and burned guy. that being said, the movie does not need to be remade. it is not perfect, but it is perfect for what it is, a slice of 80's fried gold. dont fucking touch it or freddy will murder you fuckers in your sleep. i have watched this flick with people who have never seen it before and it still scared the bejezus out of a new viewer. no need to remake it. please, for the love of all things sacred, dont remake this movie!
I was a "Jason Kid" but the 1st Elm Street is one of the greates by sonnyfern	Jan 30th, 2008 02:12:32 AM
That movie is an amazing peice of work and when it came out it was almost mythic in it's popularity. Why remake it when they can just make another sequel with a new group of kids? What's the point? Same thing with Jason, why do a remake when you can do another outright sequel?
If Robert Englund doesn't play the part of Freddy... by John Nadas Glasses	Jan 30th, 2008 02:13:14 AM
I will not see the film. New Line, listen good. We want Robert Englund to continue in the role of Freddy. Don't fuck this up!
Didn't David Lynch want to do a Freddy prequel? by hktelemacher	Jan 30th, 2008 02:15:34 AM
How fucking amazing would that be? It'll never happen, not even in some fantastic bizarro world, but still -- A Nightmare on Elm Street: Fire Walk With Me. Wow. I just rewatched the original Nightmare and it holds up, and it holds up more than Friday the 13th. It's not Craven's best but it still worked for me.
SCREW YOUR PASS! by caruso_stalker217	Jan 30th, 2008 02:16:08 AM
And fuck this movie!
Hows about Christopher Eccleston for Freddy? by Crawing	Jan 30th, 2008 02:16:41 AM
http://uk.imdb.com/gallery/ss/ 0436992/2DRWagC05.jpg.html?pat h=pgallery&path_key=Eccleston% 2C%20Christopher&seq=14 BTW The original has dated, but is still scary as shit. Don't have a problem with a remake, as long as it focuses on atmos-fear and isn't an all out, over edited gore fest. At least the CG version of the mother being pulled through the door will be better than the laughable maniquin they used in the original..
FRIDAY THE 13TH is shit by caruso_stalker217	Jan 30th, 2008 02:17:51 AM
Remake it all you want, fuckers.
Worst Idea for a Remake, EVER! by oh_riginal	Jan 30th, 2008 02:22:30 AM
I'd rather see a prequel, as I think there is potential for a great story there. As for the original Nightmare, its perfect as it is, despite the obviousness of being set in the 80's, with the clothing and hair styles, music, etc. On a seperate note, I was a little kid when I first saw this movie, at the earliest stage of puberty, and I developed a huge crush on the actress who played the Tina character. Whoever they get to play Tina will probably be incredibly hot compared to the original actress, but it still won't have the same effect for me.
SOMEONE IS GONNA DIE FOR THIS.. by Redfive!	Jan 30th, 2008 02:24:43 AM
I say bring me the HEAD OF MICHAEL BAY.
As long as it's not a remake or reimagining by skywalkerfamily	Jan 30th, 2008 02:25:46 AM
I'm okay with it. Freddie is cool. I heard that Jason is gonna be on Supernatural. It would be wicked to get Freddie on that show.
kraken by The Real MiraJeff	Jan 30th, 2008 02:26:30 AM
dude, great fuckin' call on ben foster. he would be great. i definitely think the series needed a rebirth, the character is too iconic to never return. and i know englund could technically play him beneath a shitload of makeup, i think it's time to go in another direction. michael myers and jason voorhees didn't have the same charisma as Freddy Krueger and consequently they could be played by anyone. I know it'd be hard to replicate Englund's frightening charm but Ben Foster is a hell of a good place to start.
I don't like the idea of a remake.. by TiPPiDa	Jan 30th, 2008 02:27:01 AM
But BEN FOSTER as Freddy?!?!?!? THATS FUCKING INSPIRED! I can see it working as long as they make it scary as fuck, like the original. No camp, no bullshit, Freddy back to basics.. I mean I love the dark humor injected into the sequels.. but I want a Freddy that will fucking creep me out again. Keep the tone very dark... he's supposed to be this fucking spectre who enters your dreams, fucks you up and takes your soul.. how can you NOT make a serious villain out of that.. SNIKT bitches!
pg-13? by iownyou	Jan 30th, 2008 02:28:26 AM
what will it be rated?
This is bad news... by gunnafan	Jan 30th, 2008 02:30:36 AM
This is the only horror movie I never want remade. The first one is the greatest slasher of all time. They can do sequels for all I care, but not a remake. They WILL screw it up.
Ben Foster is too young by caruso_stalker217	Jan 30th, 2008 02:31:34 AM
They need Colm Feore.
Or Cole Hauser! by caruso_stalker217	Jan 30th, 2008 02:36:21 AM
If they want to go with a handsome and chiseled Freddy.
Ben Foster is too short. 5'6 doesn't cut it. by GQtaste	Jan 30th, 2008 02:43:07 AM
Good actor but another example of the midgets that populate LA.
How about Wentworth Miller? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 30th, 2008 02:44:25 AM
That guy is scary.
There's some dickheads on here today by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 02:51:54 AM
Carpenter talentess? All your ggek cards are revoked. this is the man that gave us Halloween, Dark Star, The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, They Live, Big Trouble in Litte China, The Fog, and Escape From New York. Hell I can even find some love for Starman, Prince of Darkness, In The Mouth of Madness, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man (despite Chevy Chase). I will give you that Ghosts of Mars and Escape from LA are shit- but look at the fucking strike rate. What the fuck is wrong with you? And the original Nightmare is not remake material. It's one of Horror's sacred cows- what's fucking next? The Exorcist (Mind you, seeing as Haloween, TCM and now this have been done, I wouldn't be surprised). For the umpteenth time, Quint, the original Friday the 13th was not a camp exercise like the rest of them. It's repeatedly spouting shit like this that causes people to forget the original and makes this shitty remake acceptable. And you say you'll be happy if it has a campy tone and is full of exploitation. So will I. If they call it Friday 13th part 11 (or whatever). But if they remake the original and do it like this then it's wrong, badly wrong. I agree with the dude that said carpet bomb PLatinum Dunes. Good fucking idea
ggek cards? by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 02:53:05 AM
Geek cards is what I meant. I'm so incensed by this that I've lost the ability to type. Very shitty news indeed.
Let Robert Englund Direct by hamslime	Jan 30th, 2008 03:05:27 AM
976-EVIL was pretty neat, besides who knows Freddy more than this guy? Of course there is always the other option: DON'T DO IT! But that's crazy talk.
Ian Hart (Don" by Zartan	Jan 30th, 2008 03:05:30 AM

Ian Hart ("Don" from FX's "Dirt") as Freddy by Zartan	Jan 30th, 2008 03:08:22 AM
Or Stephen Geoffreys (Evil Ed/Hoax).
John Saxon... by MonkeyManReturns	Jan 30th, 2008 03:08:43 AM
...I miss that class actor. He was truly a talent. Nothing to say on Freddie other than that it is a sad day when producers can't produce something original...remakes should only be done if the original had a good premise, but was executed badly...which wasn't the case with the original Nightmare...so my response....Nooo! (P.S. Hope my English grammar was okay in this post hehe)
5'6 isnt a midget. by GavinVanDraven	Jan 30th, 2008 03:10:06 AM
but 5'3 is pretty funny looking for a guy.
Stop the fight! by Seth Gecko	Jan 30th, 2008 03:10:37 AM
Please no more. Platinum Dunes' film output is like watching a pet die. Painful and forgettable for all the wrong reasons. Bay is a hell of an action director, but only Nispel has had a shred of talent among the hacks Bay has hired to remake 70's and 80's horror classics. Bay has gone certifiably overboard with this one. The Nightmare will be watching the film in it's entirety. I wonder how much Craven will be payed to put his name to this thing. After what they did to Hodder I wouldn't bet on Englund being in this one.
Not that it would happen... by hamslime	Jan 30th, 2008 03:12:48 AM
...but Frank Darabont would be a good choice for writer or director. Didn't he write Dream Warriors? That one was tits!
No god damn justice in this world by Vern	Jan 30th, 2008 03:13:35 AM
I knew NIGHTMARE had to be next on the chopping block, but I was naive enough to believe those Platinum Dunes fuckers wouldn't be the ones holding the ax. Okay, some of you like the TEXAS CHAIN SAW remake, as dumb and completely missing the point as I think it is. Fair enough. Let's give them that one. But nobody likes any other movie they've ever made. Do you? Anybody? I haven't heard of anybody yet. They also have not shown any evidence that they even understand any of the movies they buy the rights to, if they've even seen them. I will never forget Michael Bay's press release about how CHAIN SAW would not be gory like the original. And who knows, maybe it won't be as awful as it sounds, but I can't fucking believe they're doing a remake of THE BIRDS where they EXPLAIN WHY THE BIRDS ARE ATTACKING (it's because of the environment)! That is a pretty profound case of NOT FUCKING GETTING IT if I ever saw one. I disagree with some of the posts on here, I think the first NIGHTMARE does hold up. Sure, it is crude in some ways, like most low budget horror movies. But I think that original Freddy is scary as hell and nobody has really matched the surreal/visceral combo of scenes like Tina's bloody body being dragged all over the ceiling, Freddy's (fake looking) arms stretching across the alley, a random goat in the school hallway, mom getting pulled through the window in the door at the end. To be honest, I actually can imagine how someone COULD do a good (unnecessary) remake. It would have to be a serious artist who is a little fucked in the head and interested in dreams. They would have to have a very strong sense for visuals and atmosphere. They would have to delve deeper into the "sins of the fathers" theme of the kids suffering for their parents' dirty secret. They would probaly not be someone who Platinum Dunes would hire. On the positive side, the Platinum Dunes track record suggests that they would make it dark and serious and not jokey like the Elm Street sequels. They never heard of fun horror movies before, which is fine in this case. Unfortunately I think it's fair to assume they won't for the first time ever hire a good director and a smart writer, especially if Michael Bay has any say in the matter. I think New Line is making a huge mistake even if you ignore art and look at it from a cold-blooded business man perspective. Platinum Dunes make money, but not in the "franchise" way the Freddy movies used to. They know how to make a lower budget movie that has a big opening weekend because they purchased the rights to a famous title. Then the movie sucks and that's the end of it. You don't see them talking any more Chain Saw sequels. Or Hitcher, or Amityville. They're hit and run artists. If they make a new Freddy that stops New Line from making the FREDDY VS. JASON sequel they've been trying to make, and then since nobody will like the new Freddy they won't be able to make sequels to that either. That's not a good way to show respect to the character that built your fucking studio. I'm sure the photography will look real pretty, but aren't there more respectable ways to give work to talented cinematographers? Like, give the remake rights to ANY FUCKING BODY BESIDES PLATINUM DUNES and let them hire those same cinematographers? Oh well. Best of luck to whichever first time feature directing commercial veteran who's never seen A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET they hire. I dare you to prove us wrong.
kirbymanly is right.... by billyhitchcock	Jan 30th, 2008 03:19:43 AM
....the only way this remake HELL will stop is if people stop paying to see them, and unfotunately even if all the geeks in the world united a boycotted there would still be enough chav's and hick's who would buy it!
WTFck! by FILMFUNK	Jan 30th, 2008 03:44:07 AM
It's getting rediculous now! They'll soon be shooting a remake back to back with the original!
They should change things if remade by Darksider	Jan 30th, 2008 03:44:53 AM
Otherwise, what's the point? Freddy's look, powers, etc. And don't cast a Robert Englund lite. That's a fanboy talking. Ben Foster is shit and sure as hell isn't scary. I don't care how much makeup you put on him. What is he, like 5'8"?
Fuck all of this. by Knuckleduster	Jan 30th, 2008 03:52:03 AM
Just give us Chucky vs. Leprechaun and everyone will be happy.
Englund Will Not Be Freddy :( by magnius	Jan 30th, 2008 03:59:35 AM
Of course Freddy won't be played by Robert Englund, they will recast him with some shitty actor.
Fucking Leave It Alone by Brody77	Jan 30th, 2008 04:02:22 AM
Can nobody with balls step in and stop all these shite remakes getting churned out? After Halloween someone needs to do something. Goddamit, it has to stop NOW!!
Okay, honestly... by Tourist	Jan 30th, 2008 04:17:36 AM
...I've always thought, out of all the 80's flicks, Nightmare would make for a great remake. Johnny Depp for Krueger would be a great choice. I'd dream of seeing Peter Sotos, Larry Clark and/or Chris Cunningham being on board. They'll get a boring ass hack though and an uninspired special effects laden shit fest instead. It is platinum dunes after all.
Johnny Depp IS Freddy Krueger by the podosphere	Jan 30th, 2008 04:33:17 AM
Jack Sparrow? Sweeney Todd? Edward Scissorhands? Dude's good with the blades.
Dwight Schrute IS Freddy Krueger! by the podosphere	Jan 30th, 2008 04:34:49 AM
He'll dice up those kids with paper cuts.
Vern by TattooedBillionaire	Jan 30th, 2008 04:39:28 AM
You're spot on about everything. Platinum Dunes is an abomination to filmmaking. I can't stand any of the films this company has produced, and guys like Bay can care less if these films are any good. They want a quick buck and that's it. I realize that most of the sequels are shit, but who cares? Why should the original have to suffer? And yes, the first DOES hold up well. It's a fantastic horror film with tons of scares and great ideas. Fuck this shit! They better at least hire Robert Englund, which I'm sure they won't.
Bacci, by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 04:40:27 AM
See I know you're joking. But I'll bet you that in the next few years we see an Exorcist remake that delves into the background of Satan, and discovers that he was actually viciously corn-holed by a moonshine addicted god in a mid-west trailer. and that's why he's pissed.
Let's face it though by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 04:43:45 AM
We are not , in any stretch of the imagination, Platinum Dunes target market. to begin with- we all know the originals, and generally revere them (despite some of the dickheads above calling carpenter a hack), secondly we understand horror too much, thirdly, we have standards. There target market is purely thrash metal ritalin addicted teens who won't be watching the movie anyway. Rather they'll be taking up 1 seat with 2 people as they attempt to merge via the face for 2 hours in a crowded room. That's why they all come out thinking they are good. IT's because they haven't fucking watched the dog shit on the screen.
Vern by The Real MiraJeff	Jan 30th, 2008 05:30:41 AM
You're right, The Birds remake is probably going to suck. I know the script sure did. But there's something about Freddy and his past as a child molester that is ripe for remaking. Platinum Dunes doesn't have a great track record, true, but they're no worse than Ghost House or After Dark and they do have an eye for talent as evidenced by their purchase of Kyle Ward's Fiasco Heights. They need to disassociate the project from anyone who ever worked on Freddy vs. Jason and start anew with fresh minds who can bring Freddy into the 21st century. The dreamworld has endless possibilities and there's still so many places the character can go. We just need a different take on the character, a reinvention of one of cinema's iconic boogeymen. The more I think about it, the more perfect I think Ben Foster would be.
As long as they go with a totally CGI Freddy... by Iowa Snot Client	Jan 30th, 2008 05:31:06 AM
and George Lucas directs. "Meesa gonna kill you slow!"
Shia LaBeouf for Freddie! by Judge Briggs	Jan 30th, 2008 05:40:59 AM
Spielberg will make the call, just watch!
This is the end by kwisatzhaderach	Jan 30th, 2008 05:46:39 AM
Hollywood is dead. As soon as the big corporations took over the studios that was the end. Can't somebody torch Platinum Dunes production office?
So your hero is a pedophile/child-killer? by Uncle Stan	Jan 30th, 2008 05:50:38 AM
There is no wry remark that can even follow that up.
NOOO. Just another sequel for both franchises please. by henrydalton	Jan 30th, 2008 05:57:19 AM
I loved Jason X and FvJ (c'mon, they were the most enjoyably stupid films of the year), and was really looking forward to at least a few more daft sequels (particularly in the Jason camp) as those films did pretty well... I'm just not as excited about a franchise relaunch :(
This is just wrong on so many levels.... by Wldmk	Jan 30th, 2008 06:07:44 AM
nothing more than everything that's been said here already to add beyond that single point...
Platinum Dunes = shit by Cruel_Kingdom	Jan 30th, 2008 06:14:57 AM

I agree that they need to focus on the idea of dreams... by rbatty024	Jan 30th, 2008 06:17:09 AM
if this isn't going to suck balls. The director needs to watch a lot of Bunuel and other surrealists and take note. Illogic is actually pretty fucking scary, explanation is not. I think you're spot on about The Birds. Without an explanation it's creepy but with one it's just dumb. The very end of The Shining is scary because it also doesn't make sense. I'll give one final example: the "holy water" that wasn't holy water in The Exorcist. No explanation. That's just weird and freaky.
I feel the need... by EvilGeek1	Jan 30th, 2008 06:18:55 AM
to show my angst but everyone above has already done it for me. Just leave it alone. I wasn't even that crazy on Nightmare. Don't get me wrong. It's a great horror movie. It just didn't speak to me like everyone else. But I hold enough respect for it not to want it be creatively raped yet again. This machine we call Hollywood is now slow and grinding. The gears are rusty and worn down. More times than not they're coming out with movies that just aren't reaching the bar adn I've seen too many bombs to think it's our cynicism or lack of objectivity. George Lucas said a few years ago that the future is in independent cinema and I fucking believe him. Hopefully a reckoning will come for these multi-million dollar grave robbers and some actual ORIGINAL and CREATIVE movies will come to be....Not gonna happen though.
Faux-Docu A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET! by LaserPants	Jan 30th, 2008 06:30:09 AM
In a bold attempt to appeal to the "YouTube" generation (read: lamest generation), this new remake will be told from the p.o.v. of the victims who take their indestructible, transdimensional videocameras in order to "document" the whole thing. Its going to be so gritty and real that even you will believe that someone can videotape their dreams with a camera that never runs out of batteries and can't be destroyed. Along the way we'll get to meet some rich kid fashion models who pretend to be real people acting out some kind of cross between Felicity and whatever is the latest MTV "reality" show. It will be "scary" because the hype machine and viral campaign will brain washing you into thinking it is.
Maceox, what about a little film called by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 06:36:29 AM
Escape from New York? How could you not love that? And a lovely holiday film comes to mind. Maybe you heard of it. It was called Halloween. Oh well, to each their own, but you are soooo in the minority.
My childhood is officially dead. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 06:42:07 AM
I wasn't even old enough to see this in the theaters. I had to wait until it came out on VHS. At the time only one neighbor on the block had a VCR and they were like $800 a piece. The only Robert Englund I knew was Willie from V. Damn, I'm old. To quote Forrest Whittaker this "licks the sweat off a dead man's balls."
Nightmare was never Scary by Frequency100	Jan 30th, 2008 06:44:17 AM
I've never thought that Nightmare was a particularly scary film. It was interesting and fun, but not scary in the least. A remake will suck. It will be hallow and bland like the majority of recent Hollywood remakes.
Grammaton Cleric Binks by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 06:46:00 AM
add speed fricassee to that as well. I couldn't believe my fucking eyes when I saw those posts. Those two are well in need of being on the receiving end of some Gun Kata
John Carpenter by MRJONZ72	Jan 30th, 2008 06:50:28 AM
I really enjoyed the 1st half of his career. Assault on Precint 13th Escape from New York Starman Halloween Big Trouble In Little China and one of my favorite movies of all time The Thing. to a lesser extent I liked Christine. I never saw the Fog As far as anything after 86...umm In The Mouth Of Maddness I thought was alright (I need to see it again.I only saw it once) and They Live is a guilty pleasure for the that great fight scene alone...but for the most part the 2nd part of his career is just not anywhere on the same level as the 1st half.
as if englund is a great actor...please by Samplelord	Jan 30th, 2008 06:50:59 AM
Freddy was never scary...ever He is a child killer/molester...and what did they do?give him 1 liners...pfff If this is being remade ' for gods sake ditch Englund...he is too old and not a good actor...
Jason Vorhees! by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 06:53:29 AM
I love you!
Carpenter's career by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 07:01:56 AM
Yes, but where do you draw the line. He isn't prolific anymore, and the films since Prince of Darkness are nowhere near as good as those before, but still- look at the great films to turkeys ration. I'd rather watch any Carpenter release than a Platinum Dunes fuck up.
apart from They Live by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 07:03:58 AM
of course. But look at it, he went from a film a year and slowed right down
They should make a "Michael and Jason go to Grindhouse" movie... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 07:05:10 AM
with Myers and Vorhees as buddys who do the Riggs&Murtaugh routine! Myers is the wisecracking "suicadal" killing machine and Vorhees goes for the "I am to old for this shit" machete killings. And Danny Trejo has a cameo as Chucky!
Anthony Anderson as Glenn & Ben Affleck as Rod by MCMLXXXV	Jan 30th, 2008 07:09:17 AM
If its gonna be a shitty remake. Might as well go all out.
Please Hollywood... by I AM ROCKO	Jan 30th, 2008 07:11:15 AM
...I am asking you seriously to stop remaking films. Especially films that are not event thirty years old, are very well made, and really do not need to be remade at all. For those talkbackers who mentioned prequel ideas- much better, however the Freddy character may lose his mystique a la Hannibal Lector if not done right.
You have got to be fucking kidding by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 07:20:57 AM
this is such bullshit. Take a series that people love and give it to someone who doesn't understand it and just is in it to make a quick buck off of the name. I'm so fucking tired of this shit
The film is about moral/community panic and repressed teens... by Tourist	Jan 30th, 2008 07:24:18 AM
...Which is why I think the Sotos, Gus Van Sant, Larry Clark angle would be a way to go. Something like Capturing The Friedmans meets Bully meets weird Cunninghamesque horror. This wont ever, ever happen, just like the perfect casting of Depp. It will just be extended CGI heavy dream sequances with some long haired jap girls and loud noises and retard pretty teens.
Lost Jarv, yeah I missed Speed's post by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 07:24:45 AM
No one is saying every Wes Craven or John Carpenter movie is great. But Freddy is an icon as is Snake Plisken (even though I probably spelled Plisken wrong) Maceox and speed fricassee don't deserve the honor of seeing the gun-kata.
About 100 Comments Up.... by Aquatarkusman	Jan 30th, 2008 07:26:28 AM
... somebody said "here's to a quality remake." That's the fucking funniest thing I've ever read.
Larry Clark's Nightmare on Tween Street by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 07:28:29 AM
with full jizz scenes
I give up... by WesReviews	Jan 30th, 2008 07:30:21 AM
Hollywood wins. It seems they'll remake anything. Their defense..."But we have a new, unique take on the original material that will not alienate fans of the original, all the while winning a new generation of fans." Well, I don't support remakes. From the numbers of The Hitcher, Halloween, When a Stranger Calls, it seems very few of these "new fans" do either. And I know NO self-respecting horror fan that loves remakes. But, do what you must. You won't get MY dollars.
how about we remake Platinum Dunes version of Hitcher by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 07:31:46 AM
and make it not suck?
I can live without that remake but... by TheManBehindTheMask	Jan 30th, 2008 07:32:44 AM
it could work if they do a real horror movie that actualy scares... and not one of this "cool" and action packed horror movies that claimed to be frightening (like The Hills Have Eyes remake) Or...make it an almost heroic fantasy movie like the Dream Warriors with great scale, but if so, forget about trying to scare us. It's one way or another, Just don't do another movie with the ass sitting between two chairs like we say in france!
After Zombie's Halloween by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 07:33:53 AM
They should just leave Craven's horror classic alone. No really, they should.
I got on the Midnight Meat Train by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 07:36:02 AM
and when I put my token in the fare box, I saw through the window that the operator had a red and green sweater and a black hat and these knives for fingers.
Platinum bafoons version of Nightmare on Elm Street by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 07:38:58 AM
Opens with a shot of Freddy tied down to a table as the towns people take turns slice up bits of his skin a la hostel. Then they set him on fire and we watch him burn away to nothing but as the fire dies down, in the midst of the crackling we here freddy cackling. Fade to title which flies at the screen splats and leaves a blood trail. We open on a pair of tits bouncing up and down during coitus (in the background Soulja Boy is playing), the two teens finish up and fall back on the bed. First dream sequence happens-girl walks into the woods and sees a baby deer, the deer (which I forgot to add is CGI turns and talk to her in freddy's voice and says "It's fawn of the dead" and then pulls out a gun and shoots her and then puts on a cap and says "It's huntin' season, bitch". Soon we learn that freddy is able to come into the real world at any time and decides to drop the whole "dream-kill" thing because it's much easier to just stab someone. So he stabs a couple of kids, then the kids figure out how to destroy him with Nyquil and then it ends.
come on ride the midnight meat train, and ride it by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 07:39:59 AM
wooo wooo
Abominable Snowcone:so it was the.... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 07:40:26 AM
Midnight "Finger" Train......brown finger.....Freddy.....did he Re-cum on you?
Just manke a decent motherhumping sequel by fireclown	Jan 30th, 2008 07:41:13 AM
IS IT SO MUCH TO ASK?!>?!!?!?!?!
I want to say I would boycott this... by scudd	Jan 30th, 2008 07:47:40 AM
...but I probably wouldn't. I'd probably go and see it opening weekend. I love horror, and there is too little of it at out there. Good horror, at least. I can't help myself.
Just Stop! by BeyondStatic	Jan 30th, 2008 07:49:23 AM
Does anyone know what Jeffrey Dahmer's father did? No. When the kids go bad, the legacy's reputation goes downhill, or disappears completely. So can we please stop with the bad remakes. There are quality legacies at stake. I know all the new, young talent wants to pay tribute to the films they grew up with; I am equally aware how few new ideas are kicking around and that the studios are looking for the "safe bet". Nothing against the people who make these films, many are quite talented. Mr. Nispel is a fine director. But quite frankly, the original "Texas Chainsaw" was creepy as hell and still gives me nightmares. The remake was nothing but modern slash-trash. Same with its follow-ups. We don't repaint the Mona Lisa. Let's stop destroying the legacies of our quality films.
New Nightmare on Elm Street by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 07:52:10 AM
equals paint-by-numbers Mona Lisa. You can't re-create great art.
Um... by Tourist	Jan 30th, 2008 07:56:49 AM
...I know what Jeffrey Dhamers dad did. It was heavily relevant to little Jeffreys development into a fucked up pervert. It was also interesting and creepy in retrospect of what happened. I read an interesting, apologetic interview with him too.
Wes Craven is a legend. by RobFromBackEast	Jan 30th, 2008 07:57:03 AM
Pure and fucking simple. The man has been chugging out genre classics since the fucking early 70's. Have some fucking respect
16 candles vs Breakfast club remake. by Diagnostic	Jan 30th, 2008 08:03:52 AM
Craven has much less talent than Carpenter.
Yeah Carpenter is amazing by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 08:05:33 AM
I like Craven too but come on! Capenter is amazing, Halloween, EFNY, BTILC,The Thing, Prince of Darkness, They Live, Christine, and on and on and on
To quote John Waters... by Anna Valerious	Jan 30th, 2008 08:06:38 AM
"Remake the bad films!" I'm still behind that POTP remake, but this one? No.
Stop by CuervoJones	Jan 30th, 2008 08:07:43 AM
Stop with remake news, please.
Carpenter was better than Craven by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 30th, 2008 08:17:14 AM
Nowadays I'd say Craven just because Red Eye is one of the best comedies of this decade, and Carpenter is basically relegated to directing made for cable tv shows. For the most part I'd say Craven is overated (Out of all of his films, how many are actually any good???), but the fact that he made Nightmare on Elm Street makes him a legend in my book. As far as consistency goes though, Carpenter's run from 1976-1986 is a hard one to beat. I'd put that run on par with Hitchcock from 1954-1963 as far as quality/enjoyable films go (now I'm not saying Carpenter's films are better than Hitch's, but I'd say he had a good run. I mean look at Spielberg. He usually does two or three good movies, than puts out a couple of crap films).
You are all my children now... by classyfredblassy	Jan 30th, 2008 08:19:15 AM
What was up with part 2? Freddy could possess people? WTF was that?
Dean Cundy Leaving Carpenter for Spielberg by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 30th, 2008 08:19:35 AM
It was all downhill after that.
Speaking of Elm Street 2 by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 30th, 2008 08:20:37 AM
What was up with the scene with the gym teacher in the leather bar?????? And the exploding pet bird?????
I heard about this yesterday... by JBouganim1	Jan 30th, 2008 08:24:47 AM
and boy was I pissed. Just to imagine a Nightmare on Elm Street movie without England just pisses me off. NOES is my favorite horror series to date. Even with Freddy's dead, Englund and Roseanne Barr are just fund to watch. They really don't need to change the actor cuz lets face it, hes a burnt victim. The only thing that got me nervous is that they might not think Englund is scary enough anymore and thats prob the direction they want to go with this
Oh and Elm Street 2 blew by JBouganim1	Jan 30th, 2008 08:26:47 AM
lol they didnt know probably how to go with it but thank god for Renny Harlin, he knew what to do and that stuck.
Yack by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 08:27:15 AM
no, because you wouldn't describe carpenter as a hack and I'm pretty certain you like The Thing EFNY, They Live and BTILC
either ben foster or... by logicalnoise01	Jan 30th, 2008 08:32:02 AM
Johnny Depp(if he'd do it). Depp has always been proud of his bloody spot on Nightmare's ceiling(hence his terribly odd cameo in Freddy's dead). Then again Freddy was never all that ageless and Robert Englund isn't dead or even all that unfit to slip on the blade glove again.
I'm sure your instincts are correct that it will stink by PullMyFinger	Jan 30th, 2008 08:34:25 AM
the remake that is. But Nightmare On Elm Street is to Dream Warriors as The Wire is to Season 3 of The Wire. That is to say the formers are great, but the latters are the best.
How the hell did I forget They Live by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 08:36:34 AM
Roddy Piper and David Keith had one of the best fight scenes of all time.
Can only be bad. by Mooly	Jan 30th, 2008 08:37:57 AM
Although I saw Freddys Dead in theatres with 3-D and it was a blast. It was way better than Dream Master and Dream Child. So I will always have a fondness for the campy fun that was Freddys Dead. Although, aside from the original (which was easily the best by a long shot), the videogame-like Dream Warriors was an idea I loved and felt was never properly used again. Although, you say you couldn't imagine the movie without England? May I remind you that the under-rated Next (New?) Nightmare didn't have England as Freddy. Whoever that guy was, he was pretty bad ass. Made freddy more of a killer again and less of a burnt comedian.
PREQUEL??? by lecter1914	Jan 30th, 2008 08:38:44 AM
Are you guys all insane? Arent you all the ones that were complaining about Michael Myers being given too much backstory? Yes, I know they gave us the back story already but we didnt get to see it. I want to imagine the horrible messed up things Freddy did to Children, not see it. I want to imagine a rabid townspeople coming after Freddy and burning i alive, not have Michael Bay show it to us with the metal thrash soundtrack in the background. That being said, the original is still creepy as hell even though you can see a lot of the low budget technical flaws now adays..my favorite is the mattress Freddy falls on when Nancy knocks him down the stairs. Or when Freddy is chasing Tina down how in one scene the glove is on his left hand, and then suddenly its on his right and it switched about 3 times throughout the scene...but those only made the movie better for some reason.
And by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 08:44:27 AM
"I only came to chew some bubblegum, and kick some ass"
Takashi Miike by Sigmar25	Jan 30th, 2008 08:47:40 AM
should direct it. - But actually no one should; Vern is correct, that this re-film will probably stink.
How did Platinum Dunes get so much power? by MontyPigeon	Jan 30th, 2008 08:48:14 AM
Take a look at their filmography and you will find that they have fucked up most of the VHS Horror classics. They are about to fuck up The Birds as well. Who are the people who gave these bastards permission? It should be three strikes and you're out but these people are getting away with it. Ben Foster is a good shout and I would like to throw William Mapother (Ethan from Lost) out there. Although I would prefer Platinum Dunes took a cyanide pill to save us all from them for now and for the future.
They can always explain bad continuity by Samuel Fulmer	Jan 30th, 2008 08:48:15 AM
in a Nightmare movie. They can just say it's a dream, so things don't have to match up.
Do we have to go through the origin story again? by I Dunno	Jan 30th, 2008 08:52:11 AM
They beat that to death in at least three of the movies, we have to go through it all again? I don't see what's wrong with just doing a sequel.
Let Rob Zombie Do It by TheLastCleric	Jan 30th, 2008 08:52:55 AM
If the man can trash a classic like Halloween, why not Elm Street? He should cast a 7 foot wrestler in the lead role because "Freddy in the old films looks so small." Then he can have Freddy chase a bunch of hip-talking girls who refer to each other as "bitches" and "sluts" for most of the film. Then shoot the last third of the film as a scene for scene remake, sit back, and watch the money roll in from idiot teens who don't know any better.
Awful Idea -- Welcome to the New Line fire sale by westwood13	Jan 30th, 2008 08:58:40 AM
The House of Freddy is ready to sell off their crown jewels. It's a sad day. They spent years developing FvJ, which reinvigorated both franchises, then pissed them both away. Way to go, assholes. A new sequel or prequel set in the established Nightmare universe is the only thing that will work. How many shitty remakes does Plantinum Dunes get to make before someone catches on and stops giving them classic properties to fuck up?
The WORST HORROR REMAKE EVER was... by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Jan 30th, 2008 09:03:33 AM
...THE HAUNTING. How you can remake and destroy a very frightening film from the 1960s is beyond astonishing! What makes matters worse is that you had a stellar cast to work with in the remake! It even had groundbreaking special effects! Yet people literally laughed/moaned when Owen Wilson got his head knocked off in the fire place. I noticed many, many flashes of "Timex indiglo" while watching the film. People were asking out loud, "When will we get to the plot?" THE HAUNTING was the first film in which I ever stood up and demanded my money back! There have been some pretty close second place finishes, but this film had to take the prize for WORST. HORROR REMAKE. EVER.
I could get behind a Hellraiser remake by I Dunno	Jan 30th, 2008 09:04:09 AM
Just because Clive Barker plans on doing it himself.
mode by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 09:08:32 AM
is that The Cell guy?
hahahahahaha by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:18:49 AM
westwood: "They spent years developing FvJ, which reinvigorated both franchises" That is, by far, the dumbest thing I've read all day.
First Meet The Spartans goes to No1, now this by jack-torrance	Jan 30th, 2008 09:21:08 AM
There's no hope left for society.
how will they pull this off??? by aaron maiden	Jan 30th, 2008 09:25:15 AM
robert englund IS freddy krueger. to remake it with him is pointless and to do it without him will be blasphemy. i'll still go see it though, cause i'm a sucker.
The Cell was awful by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:26:49 AM
pretty but awful. It was J-Blow keeping up her track record of shit films.
Mysterious Yobo... by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Jan 30th, 2008 09:29:22 AM
...it would be in Florida and Texas. I read the case of a 18 year old who was dating a 15 year old girl in his class. They never had sex, but french kissed and "touched" one another. He was convicted in Florida (or Texas, I can't remember) for being a "pedophile." The state says that a person 3 years older than their girlfriend is illegal (and he was like 3 years and two weeks older than the girl in his class). The ironic thing is that they are still dating! Hmmm...perhaps that would be a good plot device. We all know that Freddy was killed (burned alive) by parents who considered him a "pedophile." What if he was really just an 18 or 19 year old newly hired janitor who was dating a senior in high school (relatively the same age)? What if he was dating Tina's mom (from the first film)? What if she falsely accused him of rape? That would make Freddy's murder by the people in the town far more "tragic" -- and give a certain evil vindignation for his revenge. I suppose that it could work as a prequel of sorts. And that could explain why Tina's mom is an alcoholic with feelings of "guilt" in the first film. Hmmm...it could work!
the cell was pretty by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 09:30:48 AM
pretty stupid! hahaha, seriously though, I did like some of the images in that film so I could see him doing well with the dream stuff. However hopefully that's the closest thing it has to the cell
And next year: remakes of ET and The Exorcist by jack-torrance	Jan 30th, 2008 09:30:57 AM

The Cell by lecter1914	Jan 30th, 2008 09:32:24 AM
The Cell sucked as a story, but the visuals were pretty damned creepy. My skin crawls just thinking about that one part well Vince Vaughn was tied to that thing and it was pulling out his entrails slowly and Vince D'onofrio was clapping and laughing....gory, eery, and creepy all at the same time. Hell, have someone else write it and have Tarsem direct and it could possibly work since the Cell was kinda like a reimagining of NOES in a way
The Cell by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:34:33 AM
the only reason I watched it is because someone told me La Lopez got naked in it and I was too you ng to know better. Fucking robbery.
CCCCHRRRRIIISSSSSMMMM by lecter1914	Jan 30th, 2008 09:35:58 AM
Its been a few years but arent you referring to Nancy's mom and not Tina's mom? And no offense, but thats a stupid idea. Freddy wasnt just a pedophile, he was a child killer as in..he killed children. Unless Im not remembering the movies correctly in which case someone correct me.
that's bullshit Jarv by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 09:36:26 AM
how could someone do that to you?
Remakes of The Godfather and Citizen Kane too by jack-torrance	Jan 30th, 2008 09:37:38 AM

Yup Michael Bay by Salamander	Jan 30th, 2008 09:38:11 AM
Says so on the register - tis true :( (no idea if spaces will get inserted on link so sorry in advance!)http://www.theregiste r.co.uk/2008/01/30/nightmare_r elived/
mode, did you see Tideland by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 09:46:20 AM
I actually loved it, but that world was a fucking nightmare
KILL FOR ME, JESSE by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 09:47:11 AM
On the Midnight Meat Train
there's some lyiing scumbags around by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:47:14 AM

lecter1914... by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Jan 30th, 2008 09:47:46 AM
You are probably right about it being Nancy. I can't really remember their names, since I haven't watched the film since it came on TV (and I was a kid). It was a frightening film, though. I had nightmares for weeks! As far as the info that we know about Freddy, wasn't all of that just the stories TOLD by the parents to the kids having nightmares? What if they were simply trying to justify their actions for burning a man alive? If I remember correctly, didn't the parents act awfully suspicious? I just thought that this could be an interesting "twist" to the story. What if Freddy is extracting his revenge for being falsely accused? What if he simply became, after death, what he was accused of in life? What if Tina's (or Nancy's -- or both) mom was a willful or scourned lover of a young janitor? What if the people of Elm Street killed young Freddy because he was accused of rape or pedophilia by the scourned high school students (or by parents that found out about his relationship with their daughter)? That makes the story tragic, interesting and the revenge is all the more frightening. It also explains why Freddy was interested in Elm Street and THESE teens, rather than the kids across town. I'm just saying, such a prequel could work -- and might even shed a little light on a simplistic story that is never fully explained in the films.
Salamander, you numpty by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:50:50 AM
Bay is Platinum Dunces- The article says it is to be helmed by Marcus Nispel
I've got an idea for the Freddy remake by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 09:50:56 AM
how about it shows him as a kid and when he grows up and gets killed by the mob and set on fire in a montage with the song "I'm Burnin' for You" by blue oyster cult playing
I hope they get Horatio Sands as Freddy by INWOsuxRED	Jan 30th, 2008 09:52:48 AM
If they're going to do this poorly, which surely they will, I want it to be extra terrible. So bad you laugh when you see Freddy, but not because he is telling a joke.
jonny depp by bibble 3000	Jan 30th, 2008 09:53:24 AM
cameo?
Kloipy, either that or... by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 09:56:41 AM
...have Freddy be the victim of a house fire as a child in the 1970s. "Disco Inferno" can play in the background. Burn, baby burn--burn! Then at the end of the movie, as the lone surviving teenage girl prepares for the final battle with Freddy, Frank Stallone will pop out from behind a basement furnace in his ruffle-shirt tuxedo and sing "Pushin' (Gettin' Ready for the Fight)."
That girl who played Heather by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 09:57:44 AM
in the original. Heather whats-her-name...I SO wanted to give it to her.
No Way by lecter1914	Jan 30th, 2008 09:58:10 AM
I think that prequel Idea would just ruin and demystify the entire Freddy mythos. I think its just scarier and more disturbing to imagine what he did to the children and what the parents did to him. Its the equivalent of watching MIchael Myers grow up as a child with trailer park trash parents and getting picked on at school...no one would be insane enough to try such a thing.
Wesley Snipes as Freddy? by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Jan 30th, 2008 09:58:22 AM
Wesley Snipes doesn't believe in paying taxes? But I thought that he was a Democrat? Isn't their battlecry "tax the people and let the government decide how to spend it?"
no, fuck that, by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 09:59:58 AM
I want it to be directed by the rotting corpse of Bergman and it all to be black and white, but with a soundtrack by Aerosmith. It's a fucking horrible idea.
YOu mean by lecter1914	Jan 30th, 2008 10:00:38 AM
Heather Langenkamp who played Nancy? I dont consider myself a big NOES nerd, I'm more of a Jason person...but geez you guys, the basic names of the characters in a film this iconic is a must.
Nightmare on 21 Jump Street by ArcadianDS	Jan 30th, 2008 10:02:49 AM
How about Depp as Freddy.
abom hilarious! by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:04:37 AM
Freddy will probably be played by some random tween
mode, i can't promise that you will like it by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:06:41 AM
but I love Gilliam and it reminded me of Gilliam meets Lynch, it's all very surreal with no plot just random weirdness, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. if you like dark humor and just general stange sights I would recommend it
A Nightmare at St Elmo's by Iowa Snot Client	Jan 30th, 2008 10:19:30 AM
John Parr molests the Brat Pack.
A Nightmare on Sesame Street by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:24:51 AM
Bloody days, keeping the good away. On my way, to where I die in dreams!
ugh - this. will. suck. by smallerdemon	Jan 30th, 2008 10:29:25 AM
No getting around this. It will suck. First off, no one in Hollywood has the balls to cast an oddly attractive yet beautiful girl like Heather Langenkamp now. Everyone in the new one will be perfect little lithe stick blondes or straight haired brunettes with perfect teeth, perfect skin, perfect hair, etc. Second, modern horror movies are made scary by the events of a generation and the actions or inactions of that generations' parents. That's what most of the memorable 80s horror flicks are all about. Remaking a 25 year old horror movie is pointless. The fear of a successful horror movie is realized when it genuinely speaks to a generation of kids about the creepy things their parents know but don't tell them, and those things change every generation. Third is that fear of those movies at the time came from their originality of ideas, and you KNOW what a Nightmare remake is going to be about. If done well, sure, it could work, but honestly, have any of the horror remakes in the past five years actually scared anyone beyond a cat scare?
I agree about Depp by Rev. Slappy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:33:41 AM
Depp as the new Freddy Krueger is inspired casting.
Gary Oldman as Freddy by obi5kenobi	Jan 30th, 2008 10:36:27 AM
He plays a good "messed up face" guy. Is he too old?
Platinum Dunes couldn't get even get Ben Kingsley by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:36:31 AM
and he's in everything. And I think Johnny would not make a good freddy at all. He's a great actor and all, but he isn't freddy. It's either Englund or no one
see you think you're joking by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 10:38:51 AM
But I bet somewhere some satan spawned executive cunt is casting along those lines. "Philibrick, find out if Ryan Reynolds is available"
LOL Philibrick by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 10:40:03 AM
off to lunch
WHY?!?!?! by Dokkalvar	Jan 30th, 2008 10:47:09 AM
Stop stop stop stop stop, stop it. No more remakes, no more prequels, Just stop it already you creatively bankrupt bastards! This is why I don't go to the movies. This is why I avoid television. I'm not even excited about downloading the bloody things for free.. That says something when the product you make can't even be stolen. Stop it, every last one of you. Yeah, you'll get them in the theaters, with another low-wage block buster. Does it really matter if you took the top spot for the weekend with 22 million and then saw a sudden drop-off? I foresee a day when the #1 movie will only make 1 million and will be hailed as a success..
The idea alone is scary by password.swordfish	Jan 30th, 2008 10:54:34 AM
Nightmare is the first horror movie I ever saw, at age 6. It fucked me up. Especially the scene where Tina gets killed, I don't think I slept well for a month. That's why Nightmare works so well, the premise is fucking scary. How do you not fall asleep? How can you avoid dreaming? I always thought Friday the 13th was lame, cause all the stupid kids had to do was stay away from the fucking lake (I know, until the 8th one, where Jason tours Manhattan and then stops by space... I repeat lame). I don't want my childhood pissed on by any more talentless, pointless remakes.
Lost Jarv by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 11:06:17 AM
Are you all out of bubblegum?
Idiocracy is now. by DocPazuzu	Jan 30th, 2008 11:06:28 AM
Seriously, how far removed is the Platinum Dunes concept from the ass movie in Idiocracy? Not very. It's all over folks. All we can do now is watch our old faves on DVD, and cry and masturbate over our collections of pre-1990 issues of Fangoria. How can this shit be happening? How did it come to this?
I've got an idea for the remake by Lost Jarv	Jan 30th, 2008 11:07:21 AM
Hire Simon Callow to play freddy. Set it in Ethopia, and get Russel T Davis to write it. Soundtrack by Aerosmith. Listen to helpless teens, struggling with their sexuality and open for experimentation, get killed by a fat thesp wearing scar makeup to the gentle soft rock posings of one of the worlds premier purveyor of shitey ballads.
Roman Polanski as Freddy by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 30th, 2008 11:11:07 AM
He's already done some research right? Woody Allen as technical advisor. Soundtrack by Michael Jackson.
Jarv by DocPazuzu	Jan 30th, 2008 11:18:16 AM
I'm sure MiraWhiff will eat it up. WTF is up with his posts in the Wolf Man TB? Why will nobody stop him?
docp-about mira by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 11:23:35 AM
I don't even know why he's allowed to write on this site anymore. Every post of his is just him kissing ass. And I agree on the idiocracy, people are willing to accept any piece of shit that is thrown their way
This would not be a wise choice for Ben Foster... by Mopak	Jan 30th, 2008 11:39:53 AM
It would be career suicide. Look what happened to Robert Englund. He's a good actor. Anyone remember him in V? But he got typecast and he will only be known as Freddy Krueger. Nothing he can do about it. When I saw him in something else, it was always a kneejerk: Hey, there's Freddy!
Robin Williams as Freddy by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 11:43:16 AM
You all know you can see it.
BIOSHOCK.......... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 11:46:15 AM
I have no words to describe how great that one was! And guess what........Bioshock movie is in development! fuck Hollywood!
How about a good sequel? by Rubbertoes	Jan 30th, 2008 11:46:32 AM
Please no remake or sequel. The original had unknown actors, no cgi - no huge budget. I guarantee once Hollywood gets it grubby hands on a "remake" it will have a big budget, cgi, well known ridiculously hot 28 y.o. actresses pretending to be 17 y.o. New Nightmare - I like to pretend never happened b/c it ruined the series for me. Don't remake...it'd be like watching Michael Jordan come back to the NBA - AGAIN...we don't want to see him fail - we don't want to remember him that way - we don't want to see Freddy Krueger fail!!
Kevin Kline as Freddy by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 11:47:09 AM

Lawerance Olivia is F. Krueger esquire by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 11:49:34 AM

I'm pro freddy remake and here's why... by BMacSmith	Jan 30th, 2008 11:49:49 AM
the old ones had pretty shitty FX. now i know a new one wouldnt have a big budget but you can make passable FX these days on a tight budget. i think this could be fun.
Bioshock by Rubbertoes	Jan 30th, 2008 11:50:40 AM
"I have no words to describe how great that one was! And guess what........Bioshock movie is in development! fuck Hollywood!" dude - Hollywood has their paws alllll over Bioshock. Hollywood is what is bringing you the movie. Talk of pretty much all green screen / cgi.
BMacSmith by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 11:50:46 AM
you should not have said that
oh and no more sequels please, remake DreamWarriors! by BMacSmith	Jan 30th, 2008 11:51:03 AM
the whole franchise has been fucked up since the fifth one anyway. rather just restart the thing
Warwick Davis as Freddy by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 11:52:08 AM
it's a short dream
And we were asking for new Freddy and Blade films... by Axl Z	Jan 30th, 2008 11:58:47 AM
from New Line in recent The Hobbit talkback. Robert Englund is as much Freddy as Michael J Fox is Marty McFly. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing him, true the origin has gone a little messed uo but Freddy V Jason did well didn't it? Please keep it in the same timeline! Oh yeah, When's Blade IV!?!
mode_7:hope you are right..... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 11:59:51 AM
but my gut feeling tells me something else.
ccchhhrrriiisssm... by Axl Z	Jan 30th, 2008 12:00:09 PM
Wesley Snipes as Freddy... I LIKE IT!! Blade IV and Freddy remake in one movie!!
Rubbertoes:"Hollywood is what is bringing you the movie." by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 12:03:55 PM
That is what scares me!Hollywood will fuck it up!
They Live by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 12:04:32 PM
is such a fucking awesome movie. Also I think Carpenter beats Craven by a long shot. I mean, The Thing? That movie is still fucking scary. It's so classic and one of the best horror/sci-fi movies that deserves to stand along with Alien
Michael Keaton as Freddy by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:05:47 PM
You can see it. It's only a step away from Beetlejuice. Have Warwick Davis play a trash can.
Why? by moviemaniac-7	Jan 30th, 2008 12:06:56 PM
So many unproduced scripts out there, original stuff, and now they remake another movie. Never was a big fan of the franchise, but still... Okay, 99% of the scripts suck, but invest some time and a little money to find the new Wes Craven instead of remaking him.
Sgt Peppers doesn't hold up by Axl Z	Jan 30th, 2008 12:07:25 PM
Get 50 Cent to remake it.
Crispin Glover as Freddy by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:07:41 PM
Surprised nobody said it yet. At least, I don't think.
I'm not loving the idea, but..... by TVguy4566	Jan 30th, 2008 12:10:00 PM
the original definitely hasn't aged well at all. The special effects are cheesey at this point and the dialog and acting wasn't all that great either. It did have some legitimate shockers and scares. It is still one of the best slasher films of all time, but I guess it doesn't fit as big of a place in my heart as Halloween. I could live with a remake as long as it was done by the right director who gets the material. I probably wouldn't have been so against the crap that was Rob Zombie's Halloween if he remotely got what Halloween was all about. Clearly he didn't and it didn't work as a remake or even as slasher movie in general. The shame of it all, I think if he didn't have the constrainsts of a Halloween remake, he might have made a franchise-worthy slasher flick. A Nightmare remake will depend on two thing: the director and who is Freddy. You screw up either one and the movie will suck royally. I hope they stick to the Freddy of the original and not the schlocky Freddy of some of the sequels. The original Freddy was creepy and downright scary. Freddy didn't become a comedian until Dreamwarriors (which was the best sequel). As for Friday the 13th, they can remake the hell out of that one for all I care. I enjoyed the series through Friday 4, but that series was always the fast food of slasher flicks. There was no substance or anything that was really that redeeming plot-wise or through character development (characters were just props in the movie), but they always tried to up the killing and T&A. The ironic thing is that this series was the one perfectly suited for Rob Zombie and he probably could have hit this one out of the park.
Lily Tomlin as Freddy by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 12:14:42 PM

AH fuck it:HULK HOGAN for Freddy...... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 12:15:45 PM
HULKAMANIA IS RUNNING WILD IN "YOUR" DREAMS BROTHA!
Will Smith as Freddy by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:16:53 PM
"Aw HAIL NAW you dint just fall asleep on me, yuzall! Now you gots ta DIE!"
Hannah Montana is Freddy y'all by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 12:18:39 PM

Heather Langenkamp had my baby by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:20:36 PM
but Freddy ate it. Marry me, Heather. http://www.myspace.com/Heather langenkamp
Mel Gibson to direct:"The Passion of the Freddy".... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 12:20:40 PM
in Polish.
Rob Zombie Sucks by The Helper Monkey	Jan 30th, 2008 12:20:48 PM
Rob Zombie is a terrible film maker. He should have his movie privilages revoked after the Halloween remake. The best thing he's ever made was the fake trailer for GRINDHOUSE, and that might only be good because it's 2 minutes long. He should stick to his shitty music career.
I was thinking... by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:22:39 PM
...of how pretty Heather was / is, when it occurred to me--does Freddy jerk off with that glove on? Or does he use the other hand?
New Nightmare:The Leatherjerker..... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 12:24:54 PM
He`s cumming in your DREAMS!one for Snowcone.
no abom, he uses the glove to scrape his taint by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 12:24:57 PM

They better not show Freddy by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:25:17 PM
growing up in a dysfunctional trailer home with a stripper mom and an alcoholic redneck boyfriend, with school bullies who pick on him all the time. Series killers aren't mysterious or fun anymore when you EXPLAIN their traumatic pasts. They become just another one of US. Leave them unexplained...enigmatic...and thus scary. And have them tear out throats with their BEAR hands.
Original was shit anyway by Spoiler_Man	Jan 30th, 2008 12:25:53 PM
Hopefully the remake will actually be scary. they should get rob zombie to do it. he did a good job with the halloween sequel despite what all the whiners say.
Please by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:27:29 PM
Have Freddy impale a chick with his glove, then lick the girl's dead face and say, "Knife knowin' ya!" Because that's what I want. More inane jokes.
Spoiler_Man by Kloipy	Jan 30th, 2008 12:30:48 PM
you really hate horror movies don't you?
Nipples On Freddy's Sweater=Jar-Jar Binks by uss cygnus	Jan 30th, 2008 12:30:55 PM
Meesa thinkin' this is stupidsa.
What if Freddy would start killing..... by travis-dane	Jan 30th, 2008 12:33:13 PM
Bears in their Dreams!Oh god!The title of the movie is: FREDDY`s Hibernation! But the Bears unite and kick Freddy`s ass "Dream Warriors" style.
A Nightmare on Beat Street by Iowa Snot Client	Jan 30th, 2008 12:33:46 PM
Young hip-hoppers get high and are killed off by Snoop Dogg for biting his rhymes.
Nightmare Part 2 by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 30th, 2008 12:35:09 PM

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