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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Apr 19 2008, 12:14 PM Post #1 |
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I decided that Freddy Krueger deserved his own topic here. Anyway I'm a big fan of the series, mostly because of the "Killer in your dream" idea since it makes it different from the other slashers made before it. The first one is a classic with good special effects (For the budget and year it was made), characters and soundtrack... while the sequels to follow were not as good as the first and lost the horror side (Well ANOES 2 is mainly horror but it was more disappointing the the other sequels IMO, ANOES 3 had the horror/comedy side and New Nightmare was the return of the horror), I still enjoy watching them. Also Freddy Krueger is one of my favorite characters.
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| CrowMagnumMan | Jul 22 2009, 06:00 PM Post #151 |
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Our first real look at Jackie Earl Haley in character as Kreuger. http://worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=14354&count=0 Too bad the face is so dark. |
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| packmule | Jul 22 2009, 06:51 PM Post #152 |
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![]() I get the whole "Robert Englund is the ONLY Freddy Krueger" thing. I do. Still, if you're going to go ahead with a ANOES remake, and this is obviously happening, then you hope for a decent actor in the role and capable writers for the film, which is IMO the case. Jackie Earle Haley will make, IMO a very good "Fred Krueger". As good as Robert Englund's portrayal of this iconic horror movie character? Maybe not but Haley will be good enough. From the article, this quote from a reader responding to this article(with images):
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| Napster | Jul 22 2009, 07:48 PM Post #153 |
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I agree!. Freddy Kruger should be Someone serious or Robert Englund At least he did a good job, imop They Should have asked he to Be freddy in the new Movie!. |
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| CrowMagnumMan | Jul 22 2009, 09:03 PM Post #154 |
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Yeah, despite the fact that I think nobody can top Englund in the role, I can't think of a better actor to take his place. Not sure about the writers or director, but they chose well with Jackie Earl Haley. I'll miss Englund in the role, but I'm more worried about the lack of Wes Craven in the director's chair. He's a lot harder to replace than Englund. |
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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Jul 23 2009, 12:32 AM Post #155 |
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Looks good, I like how they kept him in the shadows but I still would have liked to see what the face looks like. |
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| packmule | Jul 23 2009, 08:47 AM Post #156 |
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I saw this poster image as well: http://worstpreviews.com/images/headlines/temp/temp1673.jpg Though Krueger's face is mostly obscured it's obvious he's grotesquely burned and wouldn't be on anybody's guest list for Sunday brunch.
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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Jul 23 2009, 04:50 PM Post #157 |
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That poster image is great, the glove looks great and so is the burn madeup. bravo clap This remake seems to be getting better.
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| packmule | Jul 26 2009, 08:27 AM Post #158 |
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Actor Jackie Earle Haley recently spoke, at Comic.con, about how he is trying to portray "Fred Krueger", the iconic character in the ANOES film franchise made famous by actor Robert Englund. To see his comments click the link: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_15993.html From the article, some specific remarks by Jackie Earle Haley: It's good to see Haley giving Robert Englund his due props. ![]() Exactly. ![]()
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| Silver Dazzle | Jul 28 2009, 04:57 AM Post #159 |
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![]() Well, I kid but, really while theres a possiblity this remake could fail on epic poportions I'm still strangely excited about it. I say bring it! If it sucks oh well, its not like we got bad Freddy films before.
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| packmule | Sep 1 2009, 05:34 AM Post #160 |
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Click the link to see some decent fan made posters for the ANOES remake film: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_16327.html |
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| CrowMagnumMan | Sep 1 2009, 08:07 PM Post #161 |
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Those are pretty cool. I think I like the last one the best. |
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| packmule | Sep 1 2009, 08:34 PM Post #162 |
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Any doubts I may have had about the casting of Jackie Earle Haley to play "Fred Krueger" in the ANOES remake were put to rest after I watched Haley portray "Rorschach" in Watchmen. Rorschach is a character who blends both a rigid sense of right and wrong with a deliberate, almost psychotic manner of going about his business, namely, getting the "bad guys". There was one scene in Watchmen where Rorshach, imprisoned under his real name of Walter Kovacs, made it very clear by his actions towards another hostile inmate that the rest of the inmates were the ones in potential danger being around him...and not the other way around. ![]() Jackie Earle Haley brought a character who wears a mask for the better part of a film to life and did it well. I believe he will put his own unique "spin" on the character of Freddy Krueger, one I hope is well received by fans of the ANOES film franchise.
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| CrowMagnumMan | Sep 1 2009, 11:39 PM Post #163 |
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I didn't really like The Watchmen overall. I had a lot of problems with it. But the one thing I really did like was Jackie Earl Haley as Rorschach. He was by far the best thing about that movie. |
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| packmule | Sep 19 2009, 10:28 AM Post #164 |
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A documentary called Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street legacy, began lensing back in August, 2009 in and around Los Angeles, CA and is narrated by Heather Langenkamp, who starred in the1984 original ANOES film and also two other films in this franchise. Read more: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17419 Here's a promo trailer for this documentary: The film's official website: http://www.elmstreetlegacy.com/ Heather Langenkamp still looks great! ![]()
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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Sep 28 2009, 04:46 AM Post #165 |
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Here's a link to the A Nightmare On Elm Street remake trailer: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=63620005 Anyway, there are three things that I don't like:: Freddy looks like an alien rather then someone who was burnt, Freddy's voice isn't deep enough and one scene looks like something from The Exorcist. I can say one thing that I really liked about it: The new glove looks great.
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| packmule | Sep 28 2009, 05:06 AM Post #166 |
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I liked the trailer. As to your other comments Krueger looked like a severely burned person...nothing more and nothing less. Why do you believe he looks like an alien? ![]() I do agree with you about his voice: it would sound more menacing if it was deeper.
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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Sep 28 2009, 05:16 AM Post #167 |
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His face just has this alien look to me, I just can't explain it... also, now that I think about it, he looks a little bit like Voldermort from the Harry Potter series IMO. Also I'm not that happy with your "nothing more and nothing less" comment, IMO it's like your saying "I'm right and your wrong". |
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| packmule | Sep 28 2009, 05:29 AM Post #168 |
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Perhaps...but I didn't say "I'm right and you're wrong". If you believe a comment of mine is disrespectful to you in any way then my suggestion would be to send me a PM about it or at least ask me to clarify my meaning in the post you didn't like. |
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| TheDreadedGodOfKaiju | Sep 28 2009, 05:31 AM Post #169 |
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Ok, still I don't think Freddy looks like a burnt person like he did in the original's, so lets just agree to disagree. |
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| Johnny Rod | Sep 28 2009, 10:34 AM Post #170 |
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Thanks for the heads up on the trailer, Packmule! I was wondering when we'd be able to see that. I think the film looks good, but Freddy looks kinda weird. I don't know how to explain it, he just seems less scary than before... |
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| Napster | Sep 28 2009, 10:48 AM Post #171 |
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I don't like his face at all. he actually does look like voldemort from harry potter. |
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| CrowMagnumMan | Sep 28 2009, 02:25 PM Post #172 |
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That actually looks pretty good. At least for a re-imagining. But I agree about the voice. Doesn't really sound that good. Jackie Earl Haley might be great in the role. But he won't top Robert Englund. |
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| packmule | Sep 28 2009, 03:52 PM Post #173 |
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Thank gojiramatthew: he was the one who posted the trailer. ![]() Like you Johnny I found Krueger's face to be, well not disappointing but definitely different from the classic ANOES series. Obviously Krueger's post burn face won't look exactly like Robert Englunds' "Freddy Krueger" but something seems missing.
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| packmule | Sep 28 2009, 04:11 PM Post #174 |
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I found this screen shot from the trailer that shows Freddy Krueger's face at an angle: it's not a head on shot of him but it does reveal much about what he looks like. The producers of the ANOES remake have said they wanted Krueger's "post burn" look to be more extreme. I'm not sure, judging from the below image, that they've accomplished that. I'm inclined to think they haven't. That said I'm still fired up to see this film in a theater. A Nightmare On Elm Street opens in theaters on April 30, 2010. To see the screen shot click on the spoiler tag below. Note: for anyone NOT wanting to see what Freddy Krueger looks like "post" burn DO NOT click on the below spoiler. ![]() Spoiler: click to toggle
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| CrowMagnumMan | Sep 28 2009, 06:14 PM Post #175 |
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I'm still not sure about the face either. I mean the movie itself looks pretty good. But I'm not totally sold on Freddy himself. He doesn't look right and he doesn't sound right. His face doesn't looks odd. Not gnarly enough. |
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| packmule | Sep 28 2009, 09:31 PM Post #176 |
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Here's Dread Central's coverage of the new ANOES trailer and some stills posted separately: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33738/a-nightmare-elm-street-trailer-hits-see-krueger-our-stills Anyone clicking the Dread Central link will no doubt notice the generally negative reader comments, the vast majority of reader disdain in reaction to Freddy Krueger's appearance in this remake. Here's a couple of the reader comments, both replete with a fair amount of profanity:
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| CrowMagnumMan | Sep 28 2009, 10:28 PM Post #177 |
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Hah. Those are some pretty strong reactions. But I can understand. I've felt the same way over many a beloved franchise I've seen destroyed in front of my eyes. I won't make a judgment call on this film yet, though. I just hope it turns out good, for the fans' sakes.
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| packmule | Sep 29 2009, 06:14 PM Post #178 |
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Horror Movies.ca has posted some more stills from the ANOES remake. None of them, by the way, reveal any more about Fred Krueger's post burn face than what we have already seen: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_16590.html
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| packmule | Oct 1 2009, 11:21 PM Post #179 |
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Click the link to see some comments by Brad Fuller, producer of the ANOES remake film, that cover Freddy Krueger's appearance...and Fuller's comments in reaction to the decidedly negative reaction, thus far by those viewing the trailer about the character's look: http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33826/brad-fuller-talks-newest-nightmare I don't care much for Fuller's comments. Nono |
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| G2Kmaster | Oct 2 2009, 08:42 AM Post #180 |
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The only thing that seems good about this whole film so far is the guy playing Kruger. Everything else seems - well - same remake material. |
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