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Manofevil wrote:Having something of a fascination with this series, I went to see the remake tonight. When the credits rolled, my reaction was 'meh'. I didn't HATE it, but I didn't LIKE it. I'm not gonna say it didn't work. There are no glaring flaws. Jackie Earle Haley does a very convincing and very distinctive Freddy Krueger. His performance is easily on the same level as Robert Englund's but there was nothing in particular that made it shine. This entire movie seemed to be nothing more than an exercise in adequacy. There's nothing wrong with that, I suppose, but I can't see it making money. I don't really mind the remakes of the 70's and 80's slasher movies, I mean, look how many remakes there have been of Dracula and Frankenstein, but they really should be better than the original in some way like the successful Dracula and Frankenstein remakes were. This movie has its twists, moreso than the original series, which is really what carries it, though it's really not enough to really make the movie exceptional. Looking at this movie, I am forced wonder why they didn't just do another chapter to the original series which would have added another layer to the character instead of.. THIS. It seems it would have been money better spent.

Ancalagon wrote: Emphasis mine.
Its always easier to rehash previous works than to expend the energy and creativity to generate something new and good.