01-14-2010, 05:25 PM
Nobody's gonna lynch anybody here 
... even though I highly disagree.
Okay, I do actuallly think Freddy was weaksauce in the original compared to how he was in many other films (Hopefully no one will lynch me for that! XD), too much of a generic "boo! I'm gonna get you!" monster too much of the time, but the atmosphere and performances (I personally thought the acting was OK and the special effects weren't bad at all, much better than your average CGI creations) make it a classic to me. I definitely don't think it'll be easy for any director to "sleepwalk through" remaking it >.>
With that said, I honestly think Jackie Haley may hold his own against Robert (Albeit in a much different way), but he is by far one of the least worrisome things I've heard about the remake. I've heard awful things about the script (The worst being the way it ends), and seen some middling to uninspired direction from the trailer. IMO yeah, it could end up like the Texas Chainsaw remake... It's just that I thought the Texas Chainsaw remake was "average" at best and downright "bad" when you compare it to the original.
I hope the Nightmare remake will be a classic all it's own, but with what I've heard of it, I don't have high hopes
... even though I highly disagree.Okay, I do actuallly think Freddy was weaksauce in the original compared to how he was in many other films (Hopefully no one will lynch me for that! XD), too much of a generic "boo! I'm gonna get you!" monster too much of the time, but the atmosphere and performances (I personally thought the acting was OK and the special effects weren't bad at all, much better than your average CGI creations) make it a classic to me. I definitely don't think it'll be easy for any director to "sleepwalk through" remaking it >.>
With that said, I honestly think Jackie Haley may hold his own against Robert (Albeit in a much different way), but he is by far one of the least worrisome things I've heard about the remake. I've heard awful things about the script (The worst being the way it ends), and seen some middling to uninspired direction from the trailer. IMO yeah, it could end up like the Texas Chainsaw remake... It's just that I thought the Texas Chainsaw remake was "average" at best and downright "bad" when you compare it to the original.
I hope the Nightmare remake will be a classic all it's own, but with what I've heard of it, I don't have high hopes
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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