I don’t really know if I should rehash the plot here because you should know it. There’s basically a bunch of high school students who start dreaming of a man wearing a red and green sweater who attacks them. In the opening scene, Kris, Nancy and Quentin witness a boy named Dean kill himself by stabbing a knife in his throat. Dean is dreaming at the time and sees Freddy attack him in the same way. Oddly enough, Kris is the main character for a good portion of the film before it switches to Nancy and Quentin. Nancy confronts her mother about a man named Freddy Krueger, but her mom denies knowing him. Later the teens learn that Freddy was a man who worked in the same pre-school they all attended.
Trivia:
Some of the same scenes from past films were used here or inspired by the others, including a demon face coming out from Nancy’s wall and her mother getting pulled through a mirror.
Kyle Gallner (Quentin) had roles in The Haunting in Connecticut and Jennifer’s Body, while Katie Cassidy previously popped up in When a Stranger Calls and Black Christmas.
Wes Craven apparently wasn’t too happy with the decision to remake the movie, nor the fact that the filmmakers didn’t ask for his advice/guidance. Robert Englund on the other hand, gave the movie his full support.
Thoughts:
I really put off seeing this movie for far too long and I’m not sure why. I wasn’t thrilled when they remade my favorite horror flick (okay, top 5) My Bloody Valentine, but I saw it. This one though…I couldn’t really get excited about it. When I finally started watching it, I nearly giggled when I saw Freddy for the first time. There was something very…plastic about his face and fake, more so than the original. I also couldn’t get over Katie Cassidy playing yet another teenager. Is this 90210 the modern years or something? Everyone kept telling me that this movie was “so dark”, but I think I almost prefer the quipping Freddy, who made the ridiculous situations kind of fun. That’s not to say I hated the movie because I did like it. That first kill was probably the most impressive, though I was kind of hoping for a little more killing in the film. I’m also undecided on the new backstory of Freddy. I somehow prefer him as a child killer coming back for revenge on the parents who killed him, rather than a pedophile Freddy.
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