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Post by Sam Hain on May 4, 2010 1:17:56 GMT -5
I might try to cath Nightmare this weekend.
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Post by James Hardy on May 4, 2010 16:57:04 GMT -5
I saw the new Nightmare yesterday. I went in with pretty low expectations, because even the most die hard horror buffs were giving it bad reviews, and a friend of mine said it sucked as well. I honestly can say I enjoyed it, though. Nothing in the movie is creative, or fresh.. but that didn't bother me. The reason I think I liked this remake, was because nothing in the movie really pissed me off or had me shaking my head, like in Freddy vs. Jason, Rob Zombie's Halloween, or H2.
Of course the dialog and acting is below average.. but c'mon, it's a horror movie.. and even with that being said it doesn't touch the levels of bad acting/dialog in the other aforementioned movies. I thought the characters were enjoyable enough that I didn't hate them, and I honestly felt myself being entertained by the re-telling of the story, even though it's pretty much beat by beat the same as the original. I guess I just liked seeing the movie in a modernized setting.
The best thing about this movie was Jackie Earle Haley's portrayal of Freddy. I honestly expected myself to not like him as Freddy, but he made him his own, and brought a more violent, sadistic style to the character. The only complaint I have with the movie is the CGI. Wasn't a fan of it. The worst being when Freddy came out of the wall. Just looked bad. Other than that I have no complaints.
In the end, was this movie original, creative or even necessary of being made? Probably not. But it's entertaining enough that I didn't feel like I wasted my time or money.. and I didn't leave the theater pissed off like I have with the past few entry's of the big three horror franchises.
7 out of 10.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2010 22:19:28 GMT -5
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE F*cking awesome.
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Post by Noza on May 5, 2010 9:53:30 GMT -5
My local Odeon is showing A Nightmare On Elm Street, so I'll try and see it on Saturday.
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 5, 2010 22:01:18 GMT -5
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE F*cking awesome. Good to know. Im going on Friday!
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 5, 2010 22:02:12 GMT -5
How could you like the ending man? It sucked so hard. Ripping off Freddy Vs Jason... NO SPOILERSI didn't get to catch it last night because there's flooding everywhere. That wasnt really a spoiler... I mean it could rip off ANYTHING from FvJ... you would have to be awesome to guess what I am talking about.
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Post by LtD73 on May 6, 2010 7:44:30 GMT -5
The ending is the only thing i liked about the movie tbh
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Post by Sam Hain on May 7, 2010 7:30:35 GMT -5
Not movie related, but Vampire Diaries wraps up next week. The preview promises death and destruction....and a brother and sister trying to work out their differences. Damn you, Kevin Williamson!
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2010 11:25:40 GMT -5
First look at Chloe Moretz in the Let the Right One In remake, Let Me In.
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Post by Noza on May 7, 2010 11:33:33 GMT -5
I doubt it will be as good as 'Let The Right One In', but I'll check it out to see how it compares.
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 7, 2010 13:31:40 GMT -5
First look at Chloe Moretz in the Let the Right One In remake, Let Me In. She looks....different than what I was expecting.
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Post by LtD73 on May 7, 2010 13:40:45 GMT -5
you thought she'd look like hit-girl?
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Post by HoganBai on May 8, 2010 11:09:51 GMT -5
Seeing Nightmare tonight. Not going into it expecting something fantastic, just to not suck really hard.
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Post by Noza on May 8, 2010 12:05:10 GMT -5
Just got back from seeing A Nightmare On Elm Street. I, personally, quite liked it. Sure, it wasn't great, but I didn't hate it at all. The acting wasn't aweful (but it wasn't that good, either), some awesome, gory scenes. Wasn't too fond of the ending, though I loved the final scene. Ended on a great note. Overall, I think I'd give it 3 stars.
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Post by HoganBai on May 8, 2010 18:32:23 GMT -5
I thought Nightmare sucked. JEH made a great Freddy though!
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Post by TotalDivaCustoms on May 8, 2010 20:53:30 GMT -5
Nightmare wasn't so bad.. my sis and I were just laughing at how people started screaming even when nothing was happening...
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Post by Noza on May 9, 2010 8:16:48 GMT -5
The more I think about A Nightmare On Elm Street, the better I think it was. Contry to popular opinion, I actually quite liked it.
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Post by Sam Hain on May 11, 2010 9:39:50 GMT -5
Still haven't seen Nightmare, but I might watch the original tonight.
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Post by Edgeman05 on May 12, 2010 8:35:35 GMT -5
Rented Daybreakers! Love this movie! Will be buying when I get paid on Thurs.
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Post by DC:UK on May 12, 2010 11:16:55 GMT -5
This may sound stupid guys but just how scary would you say Nightmare is? And when I say scary I mean moments that make you jump out your seat lol. Im taking a girl to see it later, I don't want to seem like a complete **** lol
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