Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by J M — 14 Apr 2014

"An absolute Titanic train wreck...".

**.

Going into this film I thought it would be a terrific remake to the classic Wes Craven film that created a horror villain that was enjoyed by adults & kids alike: but I was let down big time!

This remake was an absolute Titanic train wreck; disappointing because the original was such a classic horror film hit & technology has progressed so far from the days when the original was made I was expecting bigger & better special effects to be shown. Not only did the effects of the movie fail to rival the simple generic effects that helped make the original so great; it failed to produce one of the most impotent elements to any suspenseful movie & horror film... that made the original so great; the soundtrack; that builds up the suspenseful scenes. Adding on that the original had comedy placed in it.

(Freddy laughed so much it was a wonder he did not get flies in his mouth).

& this dropped it completely.

All of the elements that made the original a hit had been removed pretty much with the exception of Freddy Krueger being a child killer with his hand tiger claw.

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I give this horror film A D + (Deficient).