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A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when one of their number dies violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
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Visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the Nightmare on Elm Street remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It's cliched, boring, and anticlimactic. Rated: D+ Sep 11, 2017 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly I did jump a few times, and I liked Haley's dour malevolence, but overall, the new Nightmare on Elm Street is a by-the-numbers bad dream. Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Christine Champ Film.com Freddy's back -- and he's slicker and more sinister than ever. Rated: B May 6, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A Nightmare on Elm Street is just as tedious as the other horror remakes by Platinum Dunes, avoiding any semblance of creative thought or innovative interpretation. Rated: 1/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Re-imagining a character whose appeal is largely inextricable from his initial era is a suicide mission. Stay too pure to the original & what’s the point? Complications stray from its strengths. It's basically a question of who would fall on the grenade. Rated: .5/5 Nov 1, 2022 Full Review Cody Leach Cody Leach (YouTube) A commendable attempt by Haley to step into near-unfillable shoes is completely let down by a generic copy & paste script and an overuse of unforgivable CGI. Rooney Mara acts like she'd rather be anywhere else and most audience members will feel the same. Rated: 2/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sondra J S This Is Bad the graphics are Terrible Remakes are so bad man 1/10 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Alexander S The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street almost succeeded in portraying Freddy Krueger in a serious manner. Since I preferred that approach, the film ultimately disappointed me because it attempted to be a shot-for-shot remake of the original without capitalizing on the chance to create something original. Instead, it gave us a dull and literal remake of the original, which failed to please fans of Freddy. Grading: C- Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review James B I quite like the new design of Freddy Krueger and I find the remake scarier although the CGI isn't good. I found it less boring and more faster paced than the original. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review JACK B This remake has great potential, and while I don't think it's nearly as bad as some make it out to be, there are a lot of problems here. Jackie Earle Haley does a very good job stepping into the gigantic shoes of Freddy Krueger, maintaining the dark edge and humour of the character, despite being let down by poor makeup and effects. Although well-made and directed, the script is way too similar to the original film, with many classic scenes being ruined by horrendous CGI. Aside from Haley, the acting quality is shockingly bad, with Rooney Mara sleepwalking in the role of Nancy Thompson. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/11/24 Full Review thiago s filme ruim, o roteiro é muito fraco, o elenco é bacaninha, gostei da cena em que eles meio que mudam a protagonista focando na garota até a morte dela passando para outra, mas erraram de novo quando fizeram a morte da garota, matando ela levitando que nem o 1 a hora do pesadelo e o 7, essa garota como nancy é muito ruim, e também o freddy krueger ele é ruim demais, parece que o freddy tá com a boca toda fudida, e também parece que tem cara de sapo muito feio, as mortes foram fracas e o pior nem o pai dela aparece para complementar a história, o final fraco, a garota não estava nem no sonho e inventaram de matar a mãe dela e foda-se, tem mais cenas de cgi com sangue do que mortes, eu não recomendo esse filme ruim. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Audience M The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is a dreary, uninspired rehash that completely misses the essence of what made Wes Craven’s 1984 classic such a triumph. Despite its polished production values and extensive and lazy usage of CGI, compared to the fantastic practical effects of the original. The version is darker, more obnoxious and devoid of the creativity, tension, and dark humor that defined the original, resulting in a hollow and forgettable experience. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when one of their number dies violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
Director
Samuel Bayer
Producer
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Screenwriter
Wesley Strick, Eric Heisserer
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Platinum Dunes
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Terror)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.1M
Runtime
1h 36m
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