Review on Nightmare on Elm Street

The Nightmare on Elm Street (the remake) was a terrible rendition of the 1984 version. Quite honestly, it was pathetic and many critics and audiences abroad would agree with my opinion. It brought you into the mysterious wold of dreams, and instilled fear in you by the lurking Freddy Krueger. Many people agree that the strongest part of the movie was the music, which isn't exactly a compliment when the main goal of the film is to entertain the audience with a visual picture. The casting of the movie wasn't terrible, but it wasn't fantastic. The plot lacked the mental twists and turns that a movie about dreams should have. This is one of thos situations where a director chose to use a plot in which he could do with whatever pleases, and he still dropped the ball. I kept expecting something else to happen, for the plot to take a turn or something of that nature. However the movie just progressed, slow and boring. John Hanlon of Big Holly magazine said "this flimsy remake is a nightmare and unworthy of your time." Words harshly spoken, but I couldn't have said it better myself. While I must admit that the advances in special affects have given "Freddy" a scarier, bleaker, and more mortifying look than ever, that could help the ever struggling plot. Jackie Earle Haley satisfied my taste for the eerily creepy. The rest of the cast was average, and the plot was predictable to say the least. It was maybe the most unneeded movie of the year.