The only concerns for this film that I have is I want a real dream demon, not some no name asshole who cant act his way out of a box. i want Freddy, not Freddy played by Brad Pitt. Platnum dunes, no problem with, however, if Micheal Bay gets his hands in the field of Directing this film, im hiring a hit man (NOT REALLY) and have bob shaye done in with. Im all for a remake/prequel. But i could give a fuck less if it was in space. Nightmares in space, eh, its been over done with jason and leprachaun and hellraiser, i think that era has blown its Aluminum Falcon you could say. Leave space for sci-fi and let horror reign on earth.

I'm all for it and Freddy has always been a favourite of mine so I could've been in the negative camp. But I'm not. And as Mr. Disgusting says a remake/prequel won't change your opinion of the previous movies and if you don't like the idea then don't watch this one. I'm really looking forward to this one just as I am lokking forward to the new Friday the 13th.

same here! I like your thoghts expecially number 5! I want more freddy! I don't like remakes but as u said before if it means more freddy i can only say yessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My reaction to this article was inarticulate rage, the next one was "fuck you", the third reaction was "calm down so you can articulate your rage". All of the reasons you listed are stupid, and don't sound like anything a real fan would say. They sound like somebody who thinks of these movies as the film equivalent of cheeseburgers i.e. Michael Bay. This is just a cynical cash grab from the souless hollywood remake factory, and I for one will not contribute a red cent to these fuckers. Sorry, but I don't give a shit about movies looking "pretty". Robert Englund IS Freddy, and the role should be retired with him. It's just a shame that this generation is too stupid to do anything but recycle yesterday's great ideas.

"A new NIGHTMARE film will not only create more interest in a Freddy filled Halloween, but it will get more products made. I want to see new Freddy gloves, masks, bobble heads, toys, clocks, and lunch boxes... anything!" What a hilarious NON-reason to want to see this abortion of remake. The proliferation of American junk culture benefits nobody in the long run.

i agree with ya i wouldnt want freddy to retire wthout seeing one more freddy film on the big screen. the only noes movi that i seen on the big screen was parts of new nightmare and that was only bc we were there to see another movie and i was too little.....and also robert englund IS freddy. i dont see noone else playing him. if they did have to replace him do it withi someone who can actually act.

I'll be honest, I would rather Freddy retired.

I want to see a prequel/early years Freddy movie. But we also need one where he dies for good. I don't want to see the series go on and on.

My only concern with a remake is not having Robert Englund. He IS Freddy and you can't associate one without the other. Michael Myers and Jason can be recast easy, but Freddy? NO way...I'd be too afraid they'd get some younger, unexperienced, guy to play Freddy and it would lose its flair. I have no objections to a remake, but it has to have Robert....at least for the first one.

This articile exemplifies why Bloody Disgusting is so out of touch with the horror fanbase, instead choosing to schmooz the studios in hopes of getting coverage. There are NO good reasons to remake Nightmare on Elm Street. Period. YES, FREDDY SHOULD RETIRE IF A REMAKE IS THE ONLY OPTION. The series needs a fitting conclusion. If New Line is hell-bent on making a remake, that option WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE a couple of years after the final sequel/conclusion is made. Sequels make money. A remake would make money as well, so why doesn't New Line squeeze out one final sequel if they can? It only makes good financial sense. There is a demand for a conclusion to Freddy vs. Jason's events. Restarting each series shows a lack of creativity on the part of New Line. Imagine if Paramount had done this same thing after Friday part 5. "Eh, who cares. Let's just remake it, now. Start fresh." Or if Dimension had decided to cancel Halloween 6 and remake it instead. New Line MUST finish what they started. A remake is still a viable option only AFTER the current series is complete. I would be much more welcome to a remake if they finish the existing series instead of abandoning it, and I simply can't believe a website like Bloody Disgusting is actually in favor of continuing a trend (remakes) that is KILLING the horror genre. Then again, perhaps I can believe it.

im greatful for another nightmare film freddy is my No1 fav horror Icon, hands down!...i just dont wanna see someone else besides robert playing him!

If sequels like Rambo and Rocky Balboa can make a good deal of money and correctly conclude their respective series, a truly final conclusion to the existing Nightmare on Elm Street series can, as well. I'd even be willing to bet that it would make more than those two combined. And again...the remake option would still be available to New Line down the road. Robert Englund, however, will soon be much too old to don the make-up and glove. Give the man one final opportunity to correctly put his beloved character to rest.

Just remember: Wes Craven's New Nightmare is probably as good a final sendoff for the character as he's ever going to get. All the new horror fan kids honestly put their faith in people like Bay, and the writers of "Feast". Chumps.

i wanna freddy for ever!!! he deserves to live!!!

Well I'm not one to say nay on this remake, but I'll tell ya right now. I don't want cheesy puns in this remake. All the other reasons you mentioned really don't concern me. Most of them had more to do with advertising than anything else. I just want to see a Nightmare film where Freddy is scary again and is taken seriously. That's all. No marketing, no dumb one-liners, and honestly no cheap attempts at sequels.

I didn't read any of the other comments, so sue me if this has already been said. But you know if they ever took him to space, they'd give him laser claws.

I could think of a reason not to re-make this tired character, the original movie SUCKED! Enough with these( Friday the 13th too! )lame ass teen age sex comedies with body counts! It's like American Pie with a killer. If a remake HAS to be made, how about The Thing, a real Horror movie.

I'm sorry Mr. D but you must really be smoking some good shit because nothing you're saying make sense. First off...why are you so excited for the prequel aspect? It's been done in numerous scenes in the movies already. Freddy's Dead being the most detailed. So there is no need or reason for a prequel because we all know the story. As far as making him "scary"? Not going to happen if Englund is Freddy. We all know his act, he's old and it would not be exciting regardless of how many pretty effects they use in the movie. Last but not least. As much as I loved the franchise...there has to be a point where we as an audience let it go. It has to end. Why? Well, look at it! It does not hold up. I say just leave it alone. Why run the risk of it being a mediocre movie?

ALL of this could be accomplished with a sequel.

You sound like the biggest hypocrite on Earth; you want Freddy to be "scary again"...but, you also want more "cheesy puns" and the inevitable flood of merchandising that you seem to think will come with the film's release. You can't have it both ways; Freddy's either scary and limited in exposure...or he's a "James Bond" Freddy and overexposed and wrongly marketed to the youth of America. Freddy's popularity in the 80's harkened back to the popularity of the Universal Monsters during the late 40's and early 50's. Stuiod knew the characters appealed to the youth...but, that was at a point when the Monsters were no longer frightening. Freddy's persona took a similar spin with the release of "Nightmare 3". He started to become the focal point of the series and a sort of anti-hero rather than a disfigured and twisted villain. Renny Harlin sealed Freddy's fate when he turned him into the "James Bond" of horror. But, Freddy's mega and rather puzzling popularity was sort of a sign of the times and I think more of a once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing. We're not going to recapture that because we no longer live in the 80's. Let Freddy rest. No more sequels. I'd rather remember him as is than see the franchise destroyed as "Halloween" was.

they seriously need to make one last elm street movie with some prequel/early stuff in it about freddy, and have englund star in it. then, years later, they can bastardize it with remakes, whatever.

Those were weak reasons that did nothing in changing my mind. I don't want a CGI,technology rules Nightmare movie. Remaking this movie makes no sense at all. We're talking about Freddy and the dream world here, how can one run out of ideas. And after the reamake they will be back in the same hole. What will be next- remake Dream Warriors!! Why can they just give the fans what they want. A final epic Nightmare movie. Where it ties up the story, brings Alice back and gives us Nancy back as a dream guardian, to give us that final battle. You're telling me that wouldn't make money. Hell- I bet it would make more than this soulless remake will. Making ANOES remake is being lazy, I will not support this. And yes a remake does take away from the original, it takes away it's shine. No longer will the name ANOES be that one classic film, it will now have an ugly and terrible stepsister with it, sharing its identity. At least I have New Nightmare, it makes an almost perfect bookend for me. Sad really, it reminds us how creative horror movies used to be even in the 90's. + A Nightmare On Elm Street + R.I.P. 1984 - 2003

So what you are saying is turn the franchise into the big Hollywood horror film loaded with CGI a young cast of teen actors and due this all in the Michael Bay fashion of filmmaking? No thank you. If that's the case yes I'd rather have Freddy in space

If this remake is any good, then they can make a new NES tie-in game as well!

I'm already sold on a Nightmare remake. Your reasons almost solidified my want for more Freddy.

The horse is dead. Stop beating it and come up with something original.

I've been waiting for this film for 10 years.

...basically, lol.

Well, although most people don't agree with the post, I do! The only thing I disagree with is the the "cheesy puns" this is why even wes craven said freddy was ruined, he became a goof ball, a clown. He can have some moderately clever lines, but he should not be a clown, he to me is still a joke in freddy vs jason, the character needs to be taken seriously. If you HAVE to remake it, make it damn scary, people may not have liked it, but in the TCM remake, Leatherface was taken very seriously and terror was a priority, this made it a great movie IMO.

15) Yeah, just like they made it look so freakin amazing in F Vs J 14) See response to 15. God, they came up with some amazing ones eh? 13) No it couldn't, it's too late. Besides, it already happened once, with New Nightmare. That's as close as it gets to the original. And if Wes couldn't make Krueger scary again, nobody can. 12) This may be the only thing on the list that actually happens, and that's really, really sad. 11) Isn't that about the same as numbers 15 and 14? 10) Try a little harder there boss. 9) not even half way through the list and I'm starting to feel like, yeah, maybe I would rather see Freddy in space. At least it wouldn't be another huge letdown of a remake for everybody to argue about. It would be an asshead idea, but at least it would have some kind of half assed originality. 8) Finally, you got a good thing here. I was starting to wonder if it was all gonna be fanboy bs. Yeah, I want to see a prequel...A PREQUEL, NOT A REMAKE WITH A BACKSTORY STUCK IN. Unfortunately, you can't really release a dark brooding film about a child molester/murderer with any real punch in this day and age. Society has become to damn sensitive about the topic. It would be kinda like making a 9/11 movie, only without the extended cooling off period that would make it ok to make a movie like that. Besides, look at the awesome backstory in the Halloween remake. That worked out great eh? 7) You must not get out much during trick or treat season. It's all still there buddy. Just look. 6) This is the part where I kindly overlook the fact that youleft yourself way to open for bad jokes. 5) Good point. While it's a good idea in theory, I never really hear about these remakes propelling plans of sequels. Now it's always something like "If the Halloween remake makes enough cash, we'll remake Friday the 13th." The success of a Freddy remake will probably just make it ok to remake...damn it all, I can't even name a classic slasher icon that hasn't had a remake or is in the process of being remade. 4) Ok, yeah. Guess that's kool...not THAT big of a Nightmare fan tho. 3)Yeah, gotta give you that one. No matter how goofy Freddy gets, I always laugh my ass off at the one liners. One thing does occur to me: You want a serious, scary Freddy flick, but the comedy too? 2)It'll make a buttload of money, but I think it'll probably suck. Most remakes do. It's just nature. Besides, what you said there last didn't make too much sense. 1) I thought he did and should've after New Nightmare. But then FVJ came out, and that sucked. Had some good kills and funny points, but the story blew dead donkeys. I'd rather remember Freddy being scary that last time. I wouldn't pay to see this remake, and personally think it's gonna suck. But it will make lots of money tho, so I guess that's what really matters. I can't believe I just wrote all that, but damn near every bit of that list was dumb as hell. As no doubt, my own list is. I just couldn't help myself. I'd rather keep the Freddy movies that are already out than see it go down the same road as everything else. This whole remaking flix got old a really long time ago.

Freddy's dead. Leave it at that.

Remakes are done because ppl are lazy and don't want to come up with new ideas.

if robert englund isn't freddy then YES, i would rather not see freddy again.

There is NO good reason to remake Nightmare on elm street, ITS TIME TO MOVE ON.

The reason it DOESN'T need to be remade is that the original still holds up, plain and simple. Other than advances in CG (which is often used for ill effect in horror movies), there's nothing technologically advanced enough to warrant a remake of a film that's only 20something years old. When you think of the great remakes (Fly, Blob, etc) they are 30+ years after the original, and took advantage of the technology that wasn't available when the originals were made. Other than CG, what can a remake provide that the original (which is only dated by superfluous things like the idea that Evil Dead would be on non-cable TV, lol) couldn't? Besides, our parents were kids when the original Blob came out, and the remake came out when we were kids. And in turn, we were kids for the Nightmare series' heyday, but the problem is, a lot of us don't have kids of our own yet. So who is the remake for, exactly, if there hasn't been enough time for a full on new generation? 10 years from now this might be a good idea, but right now is entirely pointless. The only reason the Friday remake has any validity is to give Jason a proper "first appearance" with the mask, since it's very anticlimactic in part 3, the first time we see the hockey mask on Jason he just sort of shuffles into frame wearing it. Someone above was 100% correct - New Nightmare was a good sendoff, and should have ended there (FvJ is such a piece of shit, and wholly non-canon, i don't even count it for either franchise).

I dont like Freddy, I dont like one liners in my horror films and as mentioned lets move on and use those years of kills they have stored up on a new projects.

If the choice is between retiring the character or recasting, I pick retirement. If Englund remains Freddy, then I'm up for the movie.

Remakes are made because somebody wants to re-make money. Period. I don't care how straight Leather Face was played in the TCM remake, it paled in comparison to the original. Halloween? Even worse. Lord only knows what's in store for Friday the 13th, which is probably the one most likely to succeed considering the original wasn't exactly a great motion picture to begin with. What's most ironic here is that some of the most successful horror films were all about taking chances and going where nobody else wanted to go. Hollywood seems intent on driving down the same yellow brick road to squeeze as much money out of something as possible rather than, gasp, take a chance on something new.

This site just lost cred. Mr. D you need too wake up, cause your list is giving me nightmares!!! Fuck this remake. Like how you call gel effects pretty *sarcasm*

They'll probably make it PG-13.

I rather have Freddy retire then see a remake with a new actor playing Freddy.

LOL they prob will make it PG-13, I AM A HUGE freddy fan ever since I was younger I love Fredddddddyyyy... I am still waiting for the damn shows to be put on DVD... My only concern is that Rob Englund isn't coming back. And Freddy isn't Freddy with out him.

I don't think most people are opposed to a new Nightmare...they're opposed to having a NEW ACTOR PLAY FREDDY! That's a big difference. And besides, a "reboot" might end up changing Freddy too much...would you still look forward to it as much if there were no hat, sweater, and a completely different method of killing other than the glove?

I'd rather see freddy 9 or freddy retire

I don't think it will be PG-13... none of the Platinum Dunes ones have been, not even Amityville which could have easily gone PG-13. Maybe if it was Lionsgate or (god help us) Dimension, but I think PD is at least THAT intelligent.

Alright, Mr. Distusting, I agree with you 100%. But if they fuck my Freddy up...Michael Bay will pay.

Freddey Kruger is a total joke his movies sucks! pple don't enjoy them!

I think there's a decent chance that the remake'll be good. I am looking forward to the Friday the 13th and Hellraiser remakes. I liked the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake and prequel. Sure they weren't the original, but they were still fun to watch. With special effects and whatnot, I think this'll be an alright remake. As long as they aren't dumb enough to make it PG-13 of course. As long as they go fucking nuts with the violence and gore, and have a good story, it'll be good. Hey, if they can't get Robert Englund again, why not try someone like Bill Mosley, or maybe Andrew Divoff? Both have experience in being convincingly creepy. I do hope that Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash will happen before these guys are too old though. I think Kane Hodder is the only one not really showing his age.

robert is freddy kruger period,and platinum dunes suck at movies,why remake this movie? there is absolutely nothing wrong with this movie it's a classic and it still kicks ass. ok better technology but it is still the same story,you are still going to the movies paying your money and know what is going to happen.i say a sequel whether it is a vs movie or going back to elm street solo, and don't make freddy so dam silly.i really don't see them replacing robert he has made that character his own.

1) halloween remake wasnt that terrible, and it in no ways destroyed the franchise (ignorant fucks keep saying that.) 2) I agree with mr. disgusting on everything he has said about the Nightmare remake. 3) THIS IS TO EVERYONE OUT THERE DISSING REMAKES: as mr.D said, would you rather never see them again other than on dvd or the occasional showing on tv? bottom line is that remakes get people interested in the franchise again. for those of you who hated robZ's Halloween, it got the franchise more notice. everyone who i know that isnt into horror got the shit scared out of them. bottom line is that we are not the only people who watch these movies and how we feel on remakes is not going to ever matter. embrace them or spend the rest of your lives sitting on websites still bashing films that came out months/years ago.

i think they should do it TCM remake and the Amityville remake (were made by michaels bay platnium duns stuff)were good but nothing compared to the originals nothing will be better than the original i would love to see freddy on big screeen and who says the movie has to be all CGI TCM and TCM:begining wasnt all CGI

im up for a prequal but nmoes is a classic that deserves to be left alone! the remake WILL be crap if robert englund dont play freddy it will be a huge flop and ppl like myself will be laughing at th crap job the new freddy will do,of course itl be the makers fault for choosing a boy to do a mans job.i bet they will make it and im preying that its robert englund lets hope they see sense because if they dont that will petentually the death of nmoes and it will be a great shame.

horrorfan1992 you have no taste by the way if you hate freddy movies!

I didn't hate RZ's Halloween at all but based on what Mr. D saying...they're pretty weak reasons to redo this franchise. Unlike the Halloween remake where the killer wears a mask....Freddy does not. So you have two choices. Cast Englund or try someone new. Both are no good if you ask me. Reason being is Robert is not what he once was. He's old and other then Freddy what has he done? A bunch of cameos as far as I can see and if you bring someone new to do Freddy...now you're treading in unfamiliar territory. Unlike Leatherface, Jason, Myers...you have to get someone so good that it makes you forget that you're watching a remake or re-imaging. Like Batman Begins but I doubt Christian Bale would be down with sporting the glove and burn make-up! I'm all for a remake and I'm not passing judgment on this one yet but based off of Mr. D's reasons it's not that good of a reason to get all excited about it. One thing I am adamant on is how people say "So what...you rather not have another Freddy movie?" So what are we saying here? That a movie can't stand the test of time, that people can't get off their lazy asses and check these movies out without heading in remake territory??? That's just crazy man! In this last year alone I discovered tons of movies from the past that don't have remakes and I'm glad that they don't because they are just as effective today. Regardless what they do to this franchise it won't take away from the original but that's the whole point. If the original is so great then why do we need a remake. That's the question people should ask? Effects, back story, new kills, new clothes..etc are not good reasons to remake it.

i agree with all the reasons on why to make a remake.especially with all the new kills and special effects they could do, its gonna be a great film, cant wait to see it!!!

This made my day! I saw bring on the remake! I'm stoked! Out of all the horror movies out there, Nightmare deserves a remake and with Michael Bay attached I really can't see it sucking.

Seriously, who wants to see a prequel? All you people clamoring for it now were the same ones that wanted a prequel to Halloween, and look how that turned out. Who wants to see some old, makeup-less fart killing kids in the real world? That's not Freddy Krueger. Leave the backstory to the imagination and get to the point at hand.

I'm REALLY not for the remake of this franchise, nor any other decent horror franchise. Where's the respect for the genre? You wouldn't expect someone to remake Gone with the Wind or The Godfather. Classic horror movies should be just as sacred and left alone. However, seeing as how this film's going ahead, I at least hope they cast a good Freddy(admit it guys, Englund can't be doing these forever). A while back, someone mentioned Ben Foster(The Stranger in 30 Days Of Night). I, for one, would think that to be a good choice. Of course, certain camera angles might need to be used to make him taller...

How about we create some new horror villians instead? Or how about taking the money to do another horror remake and investing in a good horror script sitting around out there. Or use the money to promote and give a wider release to some of these great horror movies (The Descent) that only get to play in a fraction of the theaters that the Halloween remake and Saw 17 play in.

i AGREE with u nw_kiff.. nice idea but who cares about what we need?!?!.. but actually i really cant wait for next nightmare

Mr. Disgusting are you trying to disgust us? 15 REASONS WHY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MUST NOT BE REMADE. 15. All the sequels. I remember visiting the theaters again and again in the hope of a good Freddy's nightmare only to see a lousy joke. Even the Dream Warriors and New Nightmare, (the 2 somewhat decent sequels could not redeem Freddy) 14. All the sequels and the abortion named Freddy VS Jason had better effects, were glossier but they still managed to be BAD! 13. Freddy is Robert Englund only in the original. In the rest of the sequels Englund's "Freddy" is a cartoon clown. So if the remake has Englund we end up with the cartoon Freddy and if it has no Englund we end up with a stranger that simply is not Freddy. Either way we lose. 12. No Nancy. She was the only worthy Freddy's opponent. Alice was crap and a shadow of Nancy. 11. Better and more CGI means more cheese and silly circus dreams. Experience (aka sequels proves that) 10. No originality. NOES was a fresh and original idea in the 80s. The nightmare idea was fresh then and that made Freddy scary. After that not only the Nightmare movies but numerous horror or other genre movies used the dream reality tricks. So no real surprises no horror. 09. All the horror remakes with very few exceptions are glossier but very very bad. 08. Shouldn't we try to promote fresh ideas for horror movies that are always (if made with talent) scarier? 07. A prequel is a really bad idea and condemned to failure. Just watch the Halloween remake back story that was atrocious. 06. Nightmare on Elm street is a classic, that means it does not really need a stinky remake to come out in a Blue Ray Disc. 05. A horrible idea (Freddy in space) does not justify another horrible idea (the remake) 04. If the crappy remake makes money, and it probably will because people are stupid, we'll suffer through even worse sequels, and I really had my fill with that the first time around. 03. There's NO WAY the remake or whatever will be awesome rather than disastrous unless you are 12 years old and have not seen enough movies. 02. There's no way Freddy will be scary again. We know everything about him and the mystery is gone. That cannot be undone. 01. In the immortal words of Chris Crocker I tell ya "LEAVE FREDDY ALONEEE. I MEAN IT!" :-P :-P :-P Seriously people, do not rape another classic horror icon just because you can.

Instead of remaking, come up with a new original killer...

Those are "reasons"? More question for your trivia game?! Uhm... still not convinced, sorry. Try harder.

This article is disgusting to a Nightmare fan or film fans in general. Yes Id rather Freddy retire then see new movies, cause without Englund, it isn't Freddy, period. Its someone in Freddy make up.

"In addition, Platinum Dunes is known for the quality of their films" HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHA.. wait .. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA. OK. I'm done.

Ahahaha. This site cracks me up. If you'll notice, almost ALL of the reasons can be applied to a SEQUEL. This is why the original series needs a proper conclusion, in the vein of Rocky Balboa and Rambo, then remake the hell out of things if they see fit. I agree with TheMadMime there.

ya know i gotta admit, while its exciting to know a new nightmare will get made, im still sad over FVJ2's status. for a conluding movie to one particular chapter or universe, i would have loved to see freddy jason and michael kick the shit out of each other. that wud have been one of my all time most wanted movies. for some reason i dont believe ash wud fit into that well. i love ash and evil dead but i wanna see the 3 EVIL icons get fucked up. they shuda made that instead of rob zombies halloween, tho i enjoyed that if for nothing else that it brought michael back. still holding out that one day it gets made. gotta have englund back tho. shit bring Yu back to direct even. just make it someday someone please. but a remake could work. that ben foster could do freddy justice i think. a remake is respectable as long as it doesnt disavow wats been done before, as in like not paying homage or recognizing wats occured before. a good remake builds upon ideas from the original, and expands on it. not a total copy. but yea thats my 2 cents

http://www.f13-community.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=2062 That is very articulate letter. If enough people send a letter in - yes, an actual letter, as emails do less than nothing - it CAN have an impact. They have to open, read and actually deal with a letter. Emails just get deleted. Want one last Englund-Freddy sequel? We CAN make a difference, if enough people actually do this. It's only negativity that defeats ones self. "A waste of time"? Standing up for something you believe in, is a waste of NOTHING.

Why would you be grateful? nothing to be grateful about.

One thing is for sure, ALL of you on this board, weather for or against the remake, will see it.

Here's what will happen: 1)Freddy will be played by Ben Affleck. This will give him a more youthful appearance. 2)The movie will be PG-13. 3)They will add both- a love story involving Freddy and a car chase in sunny California. 4)Shia Labeouf will be in it.

I would love to see another Nightmare movie it would be great. Robert Englund hasn't done anything really good in along time in my opinion. It would be cool to see him reprise his role as Freddy. I feel we got a taste of what the prequel could be like from the beginning of Freddy Vs Jason and if it's anything like that it would be awesome. Here are some things that could ruin this movie for me. 1. Robert Englund won't be in this film to reprise his role and if it isn't him it's just not a Nightmare movie. 2. If the movie is based on Freddy being a young man then that means they will cast someone who's isn't Robert. They could always use programs to make Robert look younger if that is the road they are taking in this movie. 3. I want to refer to the number 1 reason out of the 15 where is says how can a prequel ruin the original and really it can't but i believe if it is changed so much and doesn't have the right actor then i feel that the hardcore fans of the series will have no reason to see it. 4. I may be wrong on some points or all the points but the only thing that counts to me is if Robert isn't in it than i have no reason to see it and it would be a waste of film.

If Affleck was Freddy I would seriously be first in line for it. That would be fucking amazing.

to add on to what i said above i agree with anyone who says why remake a classic when you can make a new one. when i was growing up there was a bunch of horror movies where the killer made there mark in history. Examples Freddy, Jason, Pinhead, Chucky , Michael Myers and more. Why can't new characters like those be made today instead of having all these gore films like hostel, wolf creek, don't feel like naming the rest but there is more. The only horror character that stands out in my mind that has made a mark recently is jigsaw from the saw movies. I really want to see new characters that will stand the test of time like the old ones so i don't have to see anymore pumpkin head movies or leprechaun in the hood 32

NO if this is indeed a remake than it will SUCK! unless it is a prequel and Robert E. comes back than may be.

http://www.f13-community.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=2062 Thanks for the link. I sent my letters out this morning. Hell, what can it hurt?

Those aren't very well thought out reasons, they look like they were written by a 15 year old.

since robert englunds not in it i say f#@$ it,id rather see freedy retire. and for remakes well i hate them with a passion!

I'd be excited if it wasn't Platinum Dunes. If someone like Del Toro would do the remake, then I'd look forward to it. Right now, it may as well be Uwe Bol.

This site has become such a fucking whore for Hollywood. I probably should have already seen this when TCM: The Beginning was called the most disturbing film ever or Exorcist: The Beginning was given a bug thumbs-up (you love your shitty origins films, huh) . . but now, this story drives the final nail into the coffin . . B-D is the E!News of the horror genre.

Related to the article: 1. wake up!The last Freddy film wasn't 20 years ago but a few years back, so don't speak of old effects vs new as if we are talking 80s vs 00 stuff 2. A prequel would be great IF it was still based on the current line of Nightmare streets, but if they are doing a remake hell no! I personaly don't want another dumb Rob Zombie Halloween secenario when everybody needs to know what led Fred Krueger to kill. Part of what was fun with the old films was that in every new film u got to learn more things about the character, so why would be want everything to be explained from the "first". Dunno if others would like it but i think it would suck

I'm sorry, but those 15 reasons could have been like only 5. You talked too much about the special effects. It might be cool, but it would lose the more realistic feeling the old movies have. I definitely don't want a remake.

yes.

This could be no more than disgrace. Seriously though all bad remakes do is squirt piss in the originals face for the hour and half until you regret even wasting that time to watch it. Top 5 WORST REMAKES 1. Psycho 2. The Fog 3. When a stranger calls 4. The Omen 5. The Invasion Top 5 Good Remakes 1. House on Haunted Hill Made the movie very intersesting to watch unlike the original. 2. Halloween Even though some hate it some love it. I thought it was at least some new material from the Halloween franchise instead of bulldump like HALLOWEEN 5. 3. The Fly Very good and one of the best remakes to ever occur. 4. Dawn of the dead Good remake that was very different from the original and that is one of the many qualities way it is good. 5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Very good and fresh remake even though it was a little similar but very entertaining movie.

I didn't care to comment on the worst remakes but I doubt anyone can blame me because they suck so bad. It was painful enough just typing thier disgracefull name.

Oh my god the 15 reasons here is so fu..stupid , its clear the you are not a fan of the movies. We dont need to know what happend before dammit, this is not about horror movie making this is about making so much cash as poisble nothing more. "But the youth of today needs it!" well buuu fucking huu give em a smack in the head and tell them to rent the classic. And please when are they gonna stop replace old facion blood effects with computer effects , it looks terrible and feel sad for the new horror directors of today, when are they gonna learn that there is no shortcuts to make good special effects -OOHH how are we gonna do that , WELL BUD THATS NO PROBLEM THE COMPUTER WILL FIX IT- GHAAAAA !!. It is so obvious when u look at it on the big screen , it looks terrible thats all. But back to the topic ghaa i know that the movie probably is gonna go well on the cash front but please do horror with your heart and for your lova for horror not becouse its gonna bring in the bucks. Take care

15. So what, it will still suck. I'm sure Step Up 2 looked beautiful too. 14. Many years to come up with new kills that they won't be able to show us! 13. Freddy was never scary to begin with... 12. Get another Trivia game then. Try your luck with Bond or something? 11. Cool effects that won't get used because virtually everything is done in CGI these days... 10. You probably wished you picked 10 reasons lol. 9. Freddy in space could be sweet. In space...only Freddy can hear you scream! Not to mention, it could accomplish all of the things on your list thus far, reguardless of how much it sucked. 8. No. What the hell is up with going into great detail about every little fact about a horror movie character these days? Some things are better left unknown, in the dark... 7. They're allready making a ton of Freddy stuff...jeezus, you're greedy, let's get something new like a CARRIE action figure, or maybe the Mutant from Robo Cop? I'd buy that! 6. Riiiiight. 5. But I don't want nightmare sequels from the beginning! I want them from where we left off damnit! I want to see the return of Alice!!! Or maybe a Freddy movie where Freddy somehow takes over American Idol and kills a bunch of people!!! 4. I allready have them on DVD, who cares, I can only re-buy so many movies dude. 3. You'd probably get cheesy puns if it wasn't a re-make... 2. There's also always the chance that i'd actually go and see this when it gets made lolz. 1. Yea, i'd rather have people checking out old Freddy than new Freddy. I don't want comparison, every goddamned film DOES NOT NEED TO BE RE-MADE!!!

THE FRIDAY THE 13TH REMAKE IS GONNA SUCK AND THIS WILL SUCK

omg DeathtoPlatinumDunes shut the fuc* up if you dont want to see it then just dont yeezzz.. let us see the goddamn movie

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! This entire article is just wrong!

Id like it

ARE YOU READY!!!! FO A MOTHERF*#$ FREDDY HES COMIN FOR YOU IN YOUR DREAMS HES GONNA A-TOWN STOMP YOUR DREAMS. NIGGA

I appreciate that someone out their has optimism on the topic, because for me not so much. 1/3 of your lists is fair enough, 1/3 is uh so-so, and the other 1/3 is Bullshit filler to make the list 15, you should have gone with ten. The Good: 1. Scary Freddy, absolutly he'd better be, enough said... 2. Prequel, Though my dream would be for Robert to do it and have one movie that ties in the origin story we've gotten in peices through the sequels (that he starred in) it would only be right for Robert... 3. Dvd's.. remastered classics? Hell Yeah..... 4. Awesome? Could be, but as the hardcore horror freaks that we are it'll more or less disapoint based on principal alone... 5. Freddy retire, now your just playing with my emotions. Like everything else good in this world they have to end. FvJ was my only experiance with NOES on the big screen and I'd like another go around, but I don't know... The so-so 1.looking good, cool effects and new kills. Yeah, but those could done with NOES 9. besides they may not be flahsy but scenes like, fred coming out of the wall, the hand in the bath tub, mid air slashing, and blood gyser good luck topping those ICONIC images... 2. NOES9, their are things wrong with the Freddy movies and those things are hard to fix because of the formula that has already been set, but that's not saying that a remake is the answer.... 3. more sequels after remake, Well that's all relivant to weather this movie is good now isn't it.... The Stupid,,, Triva, fashion trend, costumes. Are you F-ing serious? none of that matters. Cheesy Puns, NO F-ING WAY. Puns are not scary, Puns are what turned FK from scary ass slasher to an Anti-Hero that you wanted to kill everyone. The closest we should get to this is maybe one or two one liners that are sick and diabolical, something only a child molester/murderer would find funny, and leave the crowd thinking I can't believe he's laughing. .. Their is nothing we can do, Holly wood is a fickle whore and I'm kind of a sex addict. we don't need remakes espically only 20 years since the original. But reguardless Ill be there midnight showing and all and I'm doing my best not to get worked up til after I see it. Ps Michael Bay sucks balls

I couldnt agree more , I just hope they dont change it too much , keep the sweater and the creepy music . It wasnt broke so dont try to fix it . Lets get Freddy scary again and see lots more of him .

I am all for a prequel/remake of A nightmare on elmstreet. Of course like all other fans I would love to see england as Freddy but if they get someone else I will still give it a chance. Rob Zombies Halloween was great and way better than I expected it to be. I am more worried about them going CGI crazy during the dream scenes than I am about who will play freddy.Its ok to use CGI for things that can't be done with makeup or mechanics e.g. The day after tomorrow Twister scene, we can't create a mechanical tornado lol but if it can be done with real people or mechanical effects then do it that way. This is a chance to see the darker side of freddy and clear up what exactly he is and where his evil began. A lot of the nightmare movies contradict the history of freddy and this is a chance to show us what really went down before the nightmare began.

I am so excited for this remake! I can't wait to see all of the new and improved special effects. I have been waiting for them to have a remake for soo long, this makes me very happy. Woohoo! -Trish-

i am really looking forward to this new Nightmare and with all of todays special effects it should blow the others away but Robert England was and is Freddy noone will be able to play it like him

ok but i hate to say this but all your reasons suck for a new nighmare lol 15 and 14 - have u seen the crap they've been coming up with? i don't think it will look beautiful or have new skills added in. 13 - i think they proved that freddy couldn't be scary again by making several other movies. 11 and 10 - fashion trend needed? so what u want to completely reinvent the clothes we know as freddy erm no and i thought the effects weren't too bad i mean look at friday the 13th - jason goes to hell. 9 - how do u kno freddy 9 would be in space? just cause the crappy writers did it to jason. A 9th movie would prolly be a lot better than a stoopid remake i mean the original was good enough why change it? And to be honest the franchise should be left alone 8 - ok who the hell has been dying for a prequel? there is no need for a freakin prequel several times in the movies we see his past and they explain it well enough!!!!!! Y do we need to see robert englund killing and sexually torturing people in human form boring!!! 7 - ok Freddy has never been big on props and if u think a new movie will bring out more costumes think again...freddy and his clawed hand thats freddy why u want to change him! 6 - ok u need a freddy movie to give u a nightmare they weren't even scary in the first place!!! 5 - how will it be a success? whether the new film sucks or hits the big time they will still make more and more its what they do....freddy has been off the screens for a while because it just didnt work and a rework of the original wil just make it worse....should have stuck to freddy vs jason 2. 4 - The box set was good enough and am sure they will stick them on Blu-ray soon enough they have with every other movie they don't need to remake it to do that. 3 - now the first line was from Freddy vs jason which they should have done instead of a remake you shouldn't have stuck that one in there lol 2 - oh come on you know its gonna suck even though we will all go watch it just look at the halloween remake.... 1 - no you shouldn't be grateful though....everything has to end at some time or another and Freddy ended a long time ago...thats why the last few films sucked like in every franchise it loses its touch the last halloweens sucked the last friday the 13ths sucked the last hellraisers sucked...thats because there time was up LEAVE THEM IN FUCKING PEACE everything ends for a reason don't dig up the past leave great films alone instead of recking them FFS!!!!

I agree with all your ideas..and i would love to see a remake. Especially with all these others getting remade this one is actually worthy of recognition. I wouldnt mind if robert englund played freddy either. Hes just to good.

Good idea for new NMOES movie, remake or sequel. New actor but the right director look at the new batman movie when they went darker kicked ass, did u think they could every re-cast anyone in the role of the joker after Jack Nicholson but the late Health Leader looks like one crazy fucker. Same could be done with freddy go darker and scare the shit out of us again like 1 and 2.

Bring freddy back.

Bring freddy back.

well, i have to agree that a new Nightmare movie is definately a good thing. no matter how lame and cheesey any of them got, i loved them all. the main thing ill have to disagree with is that there actually was a prequal. it was the first episode of the series that was run many years ago and i thought it did pretty well to explain how Freddy came to be. although it was not so detailed as a full movie about it would be, it still ran a full hour. any horror fan (even most the 'haters' commenting on here) will well recieve a new Nightmare movie, especially a prequal. i also dislike how everyone seems to compare these remakes that are coming out directly to the originals. true, Halloween did not have the same feel as the original, but i dont think that was the direction of it to begin with. they did a direct remake of a horror classic (Psycho), and everyone hated it more then they hated Halloween and various other 'different' remakes. Psycho was damn there an exact remake of the original and proved that people do not want a full out 'remake'. i personally liked Halloween, not because it was a recreation of the original, but because it showed a different 'angle' from the original. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was not as good as the original, but it showed a different angle and style of the original story. there was just no surrealism and the characters were not very likeable. the problem is this, people want a movie thats gonna be better then original classics that have amazed us, when in fact, those classics amazed us because they were trully original. you cannot recreate that same 'classic' feel if your using the same story of the original, no matter how much you try to 'tweak' the story. so i say, bring on a new Nightmare, whether it be a sequal, prequal, or remake of the original. Freddy cannot die!!!!

Uh, why is it listed on the front page as "10 Reasons FOR Remaking 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'!" and here, it's 15 reasons? What's a matter, five reasons are fake or something? Is it, "One of these things is not like the others..." type of deal? Oh well, let me give my piece of mind: 1. I wouldn't mind Freddy retiring. If it was keepings 80s Freddy in all his glory than having the modern gen give him a makeover so the ADHD kids can "accept" him, so be it. If kids nowadays don't get original Freddy, that's their lose. 2. When it's from Platinum Dunes, it's not a real gamble, it's a sure thing. Just look at their other remakes and see the pattern. What we're going to get is a piece of modern MTV-styled horror. Odd camera angles with random fits of shakey camera syndrome. Characters that look like they are from The Hills and Laguna Beach. Personalities that are rather shallow, jerky, and prickish. Pointless gore, sex and swearing. HIGH emphesis on tinted lenses. If you like that type of stuff, power to you. I don't. 3. This is a goofy reason, actually. As it was, in the first Nightmare movie, Freddy wasn't really the pun-meister many know him to be(that was the Freddy of Dream Warriors-Freddy's Dead and FvJ). Dark Freddy =/= Punny Freddy. 4. New DVDs? Like we didn't have enough NOES dvds, nor box sets. As it is, New Line seems to skimp when it comes to extra features in general. Wow, the 25th anniversary of the first movie got SOME. What about my extended Greta and Dan deaths from Dream Child? I doubt New Line would focus on the old movies once the new one is released, anyways. 5. The only sequels I'd want is of the original series. I mean, if you know your NOES, you'd know there was a period between the first and second movie(5 years), a short period between the second and third movie(where there was the slaughtering of the Elm Street Kids), the period between Dream Child and Freddy's Dead where Freddy ravages all of Springwood. Also, bring Lisa Wilcox back as Alice. Have you freaking seen her? She's STILL hot!!! 6. This is a goofy reason too. I mean, whether I have nightmares, they are unrelated to Freddy, and probably MORE scarier than ANY horror movie I've seen. 7. The Freddy costume already exists, and believe it or not, I still see kids dressing up as him. 8. A Prequel never interested me. And that whole bit about the Janitor everyone mentions, where the hell did that come from. In the original movies, Freddy worked in the boiler room of the Springwood Power Plant, NOT as a janitor of an elementary school. The whole bit about Nancy following Freddy into the HS basement and it leading to the boiler room was, because, it was her dream. It doesn't mean he worked there. I mean, look, Nancy went into the basement of her own house, and there was a door leading to the same boiler room. Dreams are like that. 9. The only difference between the "In Space" movies and the NOES series is that nobody as of YET has been stupid enough to send Freddy to space. For the others, like Jason, dammit, those writers were IDIOTS. But, look at the picture, those writers are basically modern gen peeps. Space, Earth, nonetheless, we're going to get something jsut as bad, IMO. 10. Wes Craven thought of the red and green sweater because those two colors are hard to see clearly when put side by side. It's a "wigout" type of thing. Also, considering Freddy was alive in the past, y'know, people used to wear sweaters in the 60s, 70s and 80s. If we get a modern Freddy, he'll have to reflect the "era" he was living in before he died. 11. The original Nightmare series had cool effects. The first movie, actually, didn't need the snazzy dream sequences. Remember, it was all about dark stalking. That's something people forget. The later movies had the magical dream kills. The first movie was all about Freddy lurking in school hallways, alleys, and industrial corridors, popping up from the shadows. He was ORIGINALLY a slasher, down to his core. 12. This is another dumb reason. I'm thinking this is one of the 5 fake reasons. 13. The reason why Freddy turned cheesy in the 80s was because, horror in general was turning cheesy. People back then ate it up until EVERY horror film was like this. When that happens, you get oversaturation. People were just sick of it. That's actually what's happening NOW with the horror remakes and torture porn. We're becoming so saturated, give it a few more years, horror will have to change stripes AGAIN. 14. Years have nothing to do with it. Look at FvJ, they had years to come up with kills, but Freddy got the shaft cause the writers were big Jason fans. And the deaths he DID cause(Mark) were tame. Again, the peeps behind FvJ are LIKE the peeps behind the remake. We aren't going to get super brilliant kills. For that, you needs a real writer, which seems to be in short supply in horror films nowadays. I think the real writers have all jumped ship to the drama genre. 15. Isn't this like #11? Technology to make a more cooler looking world, cooler looking dreams. Why list it twice?? In the end, I probably WILL watch it, but if they want to impress older fans, go by these rules: 1. Freddy can't be a Juggernaut. Modern films dictate that powerful hulking killers are cool. Michael Myers in RZ's Halloween was SOOOOO against the original Carpenter Myers cause he was a freaking hulking beast. In a way, all modern horror villains are only emulating Leatherface and Jason. Freddy has always been thin and quick, rather than large and WWE-esque. 2. Write characters you can care about. None of these recycle bin tolet paper people. Modern horror characters are so dispensible. Make them feel real, and don't resort to stereotypes. No, "Oh, we're teens, we smoke pot and have sex all the time, cause that's what teens do!!". Look at how bimbo-ish Lori was in FvJ was. Nightmare, in particular, always had a cast of smart women who were strong and empowered. Yet, they weren't over buffed or reckless(Jessical Biel in TCM remake). They had more than 2 dimensions. 3. If "reimaging" means the same thing as what they did for TCM, I take it the remake of NOES will take place in the 80s. Hire a GOOD makeup and hair designer, maybe someone who WAS a designer back in the 80s. TCM remake didn't really seem like it took place inthe 70s. The characters all looked modern. Also, you can't play Skynyrd and say, "SEE, it's 70s music! So, that must mean this movie takes place in the 70s!!". Do research about the era, and don't rely on stereotypes of the era. Y'know, I don't wanna see Nancy doing aerobics to Olivia Newton-John's Physical. That would be too stupid.

NOW I FUCKING HATE MR. DISGUSTING, WAY TO FUCKING GO, FUCKING SUPPORTING THIS PIECE OF MOTHERFUCKING SHIT. FUCK YOU BLOODY DISGUSTING, THIS REMAKE WILL SUCK MOTHER FUCKING HORSE COCK. YOU GUYS FUCKING SUCK.

There are so many remakes of all the old horror movies won't it be obvious to make one for the greatest ones from 80's and mid 90's. Remakes aren't not always good, I mean it really depends on the director and the characters, but I know Micheal Bay is a good director because I have seen Transformers and I love that movie. I would like to see Freddy vs. Jason 2. It would just be weird if Robert wasn't Freddy because he WAS and IS Freddy Krueger. I hope and prey before Micheal (if he is going to or wants to make a remake) will ask Wes Craven before he makes any attempt. Which I am sure Wes won't mind, because Hills Have Eyes was remade.

Shit! I want more Freddy! I love nightmares, dont you?

I see why you posted this list, but here is the problem. The people who want to see Freddy, have new nightmares, buy new products, and have more sequels, want FREDDY, cackling Robert Englund in a smelly sweater gory glory. Whatever they do will NOT be Freddy. Why would I want new sequels of someone who is not the Freddy I know and love? I would rather the films retire than to have them bastardized by a studio looking to make a quick buck.

Honestly, I get really frustrated at the constant cries that "scary" Freddy and "Funny" Freddy aren't one and the same. They are, and always were... yes, some of the jokes have dated, but the whole character of Freddy is lessened without those puns. The character that was crafted throughout the series was one who was so completely confident in his ability, who enjoyed his, er, job so much, that he could afford to make jokes. That's his weakness, and has been used as such intentionally. Hasn't anyone ever noticed the way he completely switches off the comedy when something doesn't go his way? And he becomes more overconfident as the series progresses. Even in the last of what people call the "cheesy" ones, Part 6, you can see it... one minute he's goofing around, taunting the kid, then you see him when he utters the line "Now be a good dog... and FETCH." There's no cheese there, that's well-planned moment, and that's a character. Those elements were scripted, planned, and performed; it's not some kind of Schwarzeneggerian one-liner thing. The dark humor is an integral part of the character, and has been since Part 2... when Freddy became a character and not just a faceless boogeyman. That's my problem with the claims that Freddy became lesser as the films went on, and it's my problem with the idea of a remake. Unless they get a writer and a director who respect the character and the series, not just the first film, they are going to try to go completely dark, and, as the last poster elegantly stated, it won't BE Freddy.

WOW, I really should have proofread that. It's like a lesson in how to take a good point and make it sound unconvincing by expressing it reeeeally badly. Okay, so I'm tired.

I would not have a problem with remakes if they wouldnt kill the original series. Take Halloween for example. IF they make another movie it will be a sequel to Rob's film instead of H9... If they finished it up, ended the series, killed him off, then yeah, sure, gimme a new vision of the original, but no, Myers was still alive at the end of H8 and i want to see what happens next but nooooo, we will never see that thanks to the remake-parade in Hollywood.

Reason Number 8 = Who really needs a prequel? Honestly. Do you really want to see Freddy torture and kill children? Unnecessary.

Excellent point! I've never understood why anyone would be interested in seeing the events before his dream-life. Honestly... The story of plain ol' Fred Krueger horribly murdering small children... then the thrill of a trial! Woo! It's a torture/murder crime drama. In what way is that compelling to the Nightmare audience?

Remakes don't ruin the original, but this generation won't bother to go back and watch the original's! They would claim the remakes are better anyway regardless how poorly they were made. With this idiotic remake trend, the general movie-going audience ("kids" between 13 and 25) will simply say "Yeah, this movie was a remake of some lame-ass 80's movie," and won't even get mom or dad to rent them the original. Unless they take the story with the same premise and TOTALLY rework it,(like Carpenter's THE THING) there is no reason to remake any of these fine, classic horror movies. And backstories in recent remakes (namely The Fog and Halloween) is what made those movies suck and the characters not scary. I much prefer John Houseman's explanation in the original FOG to the crappy flashbacks in the remake, and Pleasences' outrages dialogue of a monster he tried to stop, than seeing it. Suppose they were to remake JAWS, and give Bruce a back story. How freakin boring would that be??

Terrible idea and terrible list. Mr. Disgusting youve sunk lower than the TCM: beginning review. Please quit your job (and quit life while youre at it).

Terrible idea and terrible list. Mr. Disgusting youve sunk lower than the TCM: beginning review. Please quit your job (and quit life while youre at it).

I thinks its a novel idea to approach freddy once again in a whole new light give someone a chance to bring freddy to a whole new generation the worst they could do it ruin the movie then all the old true fans will have the old movies still anyway so no biggy.

Wow this is by far the worst article I've read on any horror site. Of course I would rather not see Freddy ever again if it meant not having some guy who's not Robert Englund pretending to be Freddy in a remake that doesn't need to be made, I hated the Freddy vs Jason vs Ash stuff too. Freddy vs Jason was cool because they were compared to each other all the time and people really wanted it, Ash would be way to out of place. Anyway the reasons you listed are horrible, if they wanted to improve on some previous mistakes they could do what Nightmare fans have been asking for, a real prequel (not a half hour of rushed early Freddy stuff like you will probably see in the remake) or a kick ass sequel.

One thing you have to admit is that us serious horror fans who log on to this sight always have very strong opinions about stuff - we take our horror shit seriously. I'm not going to get mad at BD for having a positive attitude about this movie, a positive outlook is good to have. The original Nightmare on Elm Street was a great scary movie - and it was actually scary. What unfortunately happened next was a long line of fucking shitty ass sequels that made us remember Freddy's smart ass comments over anything else - because there was nothing else in those sequels to remember. If these filmmakers have the gonads to make a movie like the original than it will be good. If they don't and they make more crap they should be forced to whack off with that Freddy knife hand in front of their parents. Nuff said.

Hell no to the space idea (and to add to your space list...anyone remember critters in space?). I agree this has a lot of potential in the right hands.

Honestly, the way people praise Nightmare 1 to the skies and then rag on the sequel, I just don't get it. Sure, part one was great, but Freddy was really born in the other films. For years I mocked the sequels as being awful and hokey... then I decided to actually sit down and watch them all in order with fresh eyes. Much to my surprise, I discovered that the quality didn't really drop off the way we all like to believe it did. There were hits and misses, sure, and some dating, but my overwhelming impression was of a series that had equally strong installments pretty much all the way through. You guys ought to try it, it can a bit of an eye-opener for the sequel-haters!

I agree with the article. I know some people may disagree and think you're out of touch, but I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting more, and new collectables, or for that matter, wanting a prequel, which I'm basically desperate for at this time. I'm excited about it, and I'll be going to see it immediately. I love the original but wasn't even alive when it came out so now, at the very least, I can say I got the chance to see the remake in theaters. Which, if it's actually good, will be just like saying you saw the original, with a little less cred. I don't mind remakes because I think they can just always be a chance to improve something. So I'm all for your top ideas. You don't always have to me some witty insightful pompous genius to have good reasons for wanting a remake :)

What the fuck r u all going on about, dont remake NMOES. When was the last time u have seen a good horror movie a good character that scared the shit ot of u.Jeepers Creepers was good for about 45 minutes then he grew fucking wings. I would like to see a new freddy and as I've said before go darker never mind the dream world were you turn into punk junkie with 2 shitty flick blade's. Let him go back to the boiler room go old school on their ass.

I just wish these film makers would get their own god damn ideas and quit remaking films. Is the well dry? do we really have to see things we have already seen? Psycho was the worst of them all. "I want to shoot it frame by frame of the old one" well shit head thats not original. Gus Van Sant needs to stop making films altogether.

Exactly. And I'm with who ever talked about the modern gen and them not wanting to take the time of day to check out the originals. It's true, a lot of kids are like that. Why do characters like Freddy Krueger have to be "reintroduced" to the modern gen, when Freddy AND Jason were already reinterduced via Freddy Versus Jason? Also, why the gall should everything be "cut and molded" so that the modern kiddies can accept it more? If an old movie's too old, let it die in peace. YES, the modern gen NEEDS their OWN horror icons. Jigsaw, The Creeper, we need MORE and MORE. Even if Freddy is remade, he will ALWAYS be an part of 80s pop culture, not the pop culture of today. Just like, even though Zombie's Halloween was a hit, Michael Myers will always remain a part of 70s/80s horror culture, never TODAY's. So stop wishing, Hollywood, Freddy will always be the 80s. Pull off another character like Victor Crowley or something. And don't give up, get them brain juices flowing and deliver us some NEW memorable horror characters!

I am an avid Nightmare fan and have been watching this story unfold closely. On another site I frequest quite regularly, one person on there had the sweet idea of none other than Ben Foster portraying Freddy in this remake/prequel/whatever it is going to be. If for any reason Robert Englund can't/won't be able to be Krueger again, Ben Foster is terrific at portraying crazy people. He also had the body build for the role and even his facial features tend to remind me of Krueger now and then. I think it would be pulled off greatly! He definitely is an up and comer in Hollywood and this could be another great step in his career!

I agree bring Freddy on!!

Hope the remakes don't suck cause of the shit acting and crew work.

Cgi are you kidding me i hate CGI it ruins movie ever since the digital age people have been getting less creative with kills and it makes the story line die besides it doesnt look as real i would much rather they do the almost falling off the face makeup that they did in the first and yeah they could have freddy pop up from a television espaecially if its a big screen or better still just pull the little Piggy into the telly that would be interesting and also a little like the ring its win win

i still say its a good idea but i like my script more and more each scene i add ( im making a fil in the blanks /vs movie called Nightmare on Halloween") so i hope they stll have it set in 84 because that would throw off the whole dual franchise no qustions needed all bases covered you need his to complete your life aspect of my script

In all honesty im all for it as im a big time freddy fan...BUT only trip i got is I will see it if freddy is played by Robert Englund..PERIOD

Didn't we learn our lesson from Halloween 2007 or are we just damned to shit on every Horror legacy? Sorry, no thumbs up from me..unless it has Englund and is a "sequel", NOT rewriting history!

...when I saw BEOWOLF and that Grendal came smashing threw the doors ..i said out loud .." SEE they gotta make a new freddy film... like in part 3 when freddy comes out of the floor all snake like ... with technology the way it is FREDDY could be so monster-ish now ..."

they already had a prequel retard. it was the first episode of freddy's nightmares. and i probably will see this remake if englund returns and platinum dunes is not doing it. if they do it'll be another disaster like TCM. need i say more?

How much did Platinum Dunes pay to get that list written? :/ I'd rather have Freddy retire.Remakes are (very sadly) inevitable. Im only 21 and I expect in 15-20 years to see a new Lord Of The Rings Trilogy,Predator remake,Alien,Re-Animator,Another Halloween restart..Another "Re imaging" of TCM. Lather,rinse and repeat.

they messed up theres only 7 films

I've got only one objection: PLEASE DON'T MAKE A FUNNY COMEDY SH*T!!! We all need scary horroristic Freddy with black humour, got it?

Freddy Krueger is a child-molesting, bad-joke cracking pussy. This list did nothing to entice me to jump on board with a remake. "OPPORTUNITY FOR COOL EFFECTS"? Man, this list was unintentionally hilarious.

I think, a prequel, sequel or maybe even a remake is in order. Yes it may suck or may not suck. The fact of the matter is Robert Englund is freddy, He'd surely come back. But how much longer would he do it until studios decide "we have to appeal to the new audience"? The whole fact isn't about how great fx are now compaired to before. Cause i've seen plenty of big budget films with the worst fx ever. But what us nightmare fans know is with the subtlety of the nightmare films they can't strike out unless they want to. I f englund were to ever be replaced, which is a huge form of sacrilidge, i'd only except it if he hand picked his replacement to fill freddy's shoes and to do so that will well require a prequel. Then and only then can a new string of nightmare films be created unless they follow sequels and i don't want a freddy in space either.....lol. Personally i am against remakes seeing oin how almost every remake has proven to be fucking terrible especially all of the american remade japanese horror flicks. But i grew up on freddy and all the rest of them and i know no matter how bad or good the film can be the true fans will never be let down for the fact that we get to yet again see freddy on the big screen and i think new nightmare and freddy's dead were proof that the fans will stick by the series cause they were both terrible but we still have an attachment somehow wether in a negative or positive way. Freddy may have a chance to be scary but now and days everything is humorous so we dunno where the script may go. I just say the fans should sit back see what happens cause it's bound to happen sooner or later, and those that don't care for it don't watch it or complain cause it's bound to happen. I'm 50/50 on the idea so i'm at a slump..... lol. so in away i agree with everyone's feelings towards this. But yep we're dealing with hollywood so prepare yourself for many more remakes.

I don't enjoy remakes [or sequels unless there's a reason for it] except for a few explored already on another "top list" [saavy?]!!! I'm willing to accept a NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET remake provided a) more time was spent exploring who Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is b) what drove him to become evil c) cgi does not ruin the film c) there's total respect for actor Robert Englund [a real talent]!!! ~(^)~

i've said it before and i'll say it again no matter how serious they make freddy he will never be scary even if he dont spit out any cheesy one liners you all still know him and have seen him for many many years so when you see him again its not gonna shock or scare anyone cause your too fimilar with him all i AXE for in this remake is some cool creative deaths and for it to be entertaining and not too much human freddy not a fan of human freddy or human jason

First of all New Line doesn't exist anymore in the way we remember it. It was bought out by Warner Bros. studios and as a part of the deal Rob Shaye is no longer with New Line in its current form. As to Micheal Bay and Platinum Dunes..who cares they never really put out anything extraordinary as was. If you site Transformers as a Supreme movie please remember it was not because of Micheal Bay. It was because ILM (Industrial light and magic) Did the effects for the film. Bay can't even hold a camera straight during a fight scene. If you want to go on about new CGI effects more power to you but I have video games that look cleaner and more defined on my Xbox 360 than anything like Beowulf or any other cgi based FX movie. As to a Freddy prequel...uhmm..what don't you know? they gave you his history in the original movies. His mom was a nun who was locked in with inmates and brutally raped repeatedly over holiday vacation. The result was Freddy The bastard son of a hundred maniacs. He grew up and became a child killer. He was caught and arrested but due to a technicality ..someone forgot to sign a warrant in the right place he was set free. Parents of the town got pissed tracked him to where he worked (the local power plant in the boiler room) and torched him. He gets revenge by killing kids in their dreams. What else do you want explained? How much do you need to be spoon fed to understand that some people just do twisted stuff?" And lastly as to any sequel idea it simply wont hold up without Robert. Unlike Jason or Mikey Meyers you need a personality to play the part. Not just some guy who can wear a mask fall down and kill people without ever saying anything. Freddy has a Defined look and feel to the character he is that you can not replace with the younger generation of actors out there. I would rather see Freddy retire and be done with it having fond memories than be subjected to some crap cranked out by the Hollywood machine just to turn a profit. As to this list in and of itself it was rather mundane had no real thought behind it and seems written in a rush. I wish this site would get back to basics and cover real horror rather than all this hype crap and remake coverage.

I WANT THE FIRST FREDDY MOVIE GETTING REMAKED OR AT LEAST I WANT A PREQUEL BUT DONT U GUYS THINK THE STORY ENDED ON THE NEW NIGHTMARE AND BESIDES AS THE REASONS FOR REMAKING THE FREDDY FILMS DO U REALLY WANT FREDDY ON SPACE AND BESIDES REMAKES R VERY GOOD TO ME.

Your list goes under "the good,the bad, and the ugly" category. Some oof your reasons were indeed valid, some -eh, not so much.But there were some that made me want to go,"Er, Whhhhhhaaaaaaattt?" But to be truthful I would like to see Freddy re-done, but come on, aren,t we just going in circles? Can't I go to the movies with girlfriend and not see a horror remake. These horror filmakers think that they are hot stuff. "Ooh, lookit, I done remade someone elses crap. I'm totally hot stuff." Piss off!

I wonder if creative tech-based deaths will bring us Death by teledildonics lol

A prequel would be orgasmic. There's like that wee flash of the backstory at the start of Freddy VS Jason eh? I would love to see that. It would be amazing. I've never been old enough to see any of the proper Freddy movies in the cinema so I need a proper one. bring it on.

The idea of a "prequel" in particular is not quite so bad of an idea so long as it's done with care and love for the story and, of course, with Robert Englund. Otherwise, there's really no good that can come from another movie, especially a remake. And your argument against remake haters doesn't apply to most. We're really not too worried about having our memories sullied, but rather I believe the truth is we'd prefer to see all that money and manpower go towards making a new, different, and original movie.

PREQUEL!!!! PREQUEL!!!! PREQUEL!!!! PREQUEL!!!! PREQUEL!!!!

I will only watch if its the same guy playin freddy

WOOOOO MORE FREDDY !!!

I think there should be more (i love the movies)freddy but its so over and done with unless you can make all the ones before add up the storey lines make no sense or match... and only with the original actors and writers sweet but other then that you got nothing you just can't have 10 or more of the same thing it gets boring sorry peeps.

I'm disgusted at the thought of ANOES being made without Robert Englund as Freddy and at the remake itself . A Nightmare on Elm Street is in a totally different category than "Halloween" and "Friday the 13" because those movies had faceless killers. Much of "A nightmare on Elm Street" success had to do with the character Freddy portray by Robert Englund. I would say that this movie differs from others made during it's time because it's very modern in it's approach. Wes did a good job setting up backstory and there wasn't any plot holes as with "FT13" and "Halloween" there was room for improvement. Do we really need a prequel? because the movie would end up being more of a thriller because we would follow him around killing little kids. The only thing I could see making ANOES better would be the technology we have today to create special effects, but that alone isn't enough to warrant a remake. Yes, I would love to see the Franchise continue on , but it will not be the same seeing someone else play Freddy. In my mind it would be like watching a totally different movie. I would much rather see them spend time and energy creating a new installment and killing Freddy once and for all. I dont look forward to seeing someone do a cheap imitation of Freddy based upon what Robert Englund personally brought to the table. I can already see someone trying so hard to do his mannerism and say his witty comebacks. I'm tired of people saying we need a Freddy for the new generation . You can walk into any first graders class and I bet more kids could tell you who Freddy was before they could tell you who the president is. The beauty of "A nightmare on Elm street" films is that the movies dont get dated.I hope they please close one chapter before they open another.

The only reason I complained was because Robert Englund isn't going to be Freddy. Im a huge fan of the Nightmare series.... HUGE and id love to see a new addition. I just don't want it to get ruined because some joker plays Freddy. I guess only time will tell.

It really frusterates me how they keep remaking these horror classics, I'd much rather just pop in the DVD of NOES than see it remade, I'm quite sure the series will be rolling in it's grave in a modern day remake. Which CW show do you figure they'll pluck the cast from?

ya know what i think would be cool for the remake should have tim burton work on the dream world for the movie and have like a main director work on the movie.....just a thought...i know it sounds gay but hey freddy is one fucked up guy and all the movies are great.

ONLY REMAKE IT IF ROBERT ENGLUND PLAYS DA CHARACTER, PERIOD!!! NO ONE WOULD EVER DO DAT CHARACTER JUSTICE LIKE ROBERT ENGLUND...FREDDY WAS DA SLASHER WIT DA MOST PERSONALITY...MICHAEL DIDNT TALK...JASON DIDNT TALK...PINHEAD WAS BORING WEN HE TALKED....FREDDY WAS DA SHIT...PERIOD....!! AND STOP SAYING HALLOWEEN SUCKED, CUZ IT DIDNT....HALLOWEEN WAS GREAT....BEST REMAKE SO FAR.... ROBERT ENGLUND AS FREDDY...IF THEY DONT GIVE US DAT, THEY SHOULDNT MAKE IT...EITHER ROB ZOMBIE SHOULD DIRECT IT, OR DE TORO...NOT THOSE GUYZ DAT ARE MAKING DA NEW FRIDAY MOVIE...

i kinda would want the orignal to be remade but i dnt want them to add EVERYTHING new lik rob did i still want tht amazing ending we had in the first ever nightmare nd that AMAZING booby trap scene i mean come on your were on the edge of your seat they should have HEATHEIR LAKRNKAMP to play nancys mom that wouldbe GREAT

You should remake a nightmaRE MOVIE CAUSE FREDDY IS ALWAYS BITCHIN

the first nightmare and freddy vs. jason were great... but ALL THE OTHER FREDDY MOVIES SUCKED! so it's time for a remake!

with dunes doing the job, it will be brutal and visually beautiful...

I've met him and got some photos of it, also he recorded himself onto my cellphone as fredy so when people called me and got to the answering machine he spoke with the freddy voice and said I was with him on elm street, it was pretty cool, at least for me :)

I'm all up for this movie, but all I ask for is please, oh please let Robert Englund play Freddy!!!!!

I will admit i watched the first Nightmare on Elm Street from a tiny hole in my blanket. The second not so much the rest were more like comedies. Freddy has been reduced, at least in my eyes, to catchy oneliners and inventive and mostly stupid kills. I appreciate a good slaying something i can look back on and say "cool didn't see that coming". If a remake make it insanely intense. With him joking around all the time its hard to feel scared or even uneasy when some one byes it.

Hwe really should have just put out reason #1, asw half the other reasons work as reasons for this not to be made. But #1 is absolutley true. I want more goddamn freddy! it's not going to ruin the other good ones. Just bring the fucker back and if it sucks, so be it.

I for one will love to see a remake. You could see our age when we complain about movies we love being remade my mom complained when house on haunted hill was remade because the first was scariest. To the new generation that will see the remake and view the old nightmare as old then this would be scary for them. Also with the casting of robert englund, I for one love robert as freddy, but wes craven originally wanted someone much older for the role, he wanted someone like he seen outside his house that night when he was scared by an older man with a red and green sweater and fedora hat outside looking up at him. So we might see the role how wes really wanted it. Yes Wes made New Nightmare but also with all regrets thats wes' horror. His horror might be a little tame by todays standards (see Scream, Cursed, New Nightmare) I welcome this remake. I love the original and it is my favorite movie of all time and robert I dont think can be replaced but thats the same thing we said about Jack Nicholson in Batman, and we got Heath Ledger.

I'd love a new Elm Street. For me Freddy is THE horror villian. Just for the simple fact he actually has a personality. He's not some mindless drone killing whatever unlucky soul they shamble across.

well let me say this, as a loyal fan to the franchise i could definatly see a good reason to resurect Freddy, but if they are keeping the original plot will there be differences? meaning characters? more back story? is nancy still the hero?....my whole concern is if it is in fact a remake then stick to the story...make it so the true fans arent dissapointed with loops that throw the whole damn thing off, and if it is a prequel then whatever i guess you can only start new with a sensational pitch that really grabs the audience rather than piss them off. and last but certainly not least Robert Englund is not Freddy, so that also creates a sense of fatique in my stomach, come on now he was the man who took the character and gave him life, created the ledgend, thats what makes this movie a little hard to swallow,enough bitching for now, overall i am curious, and anxious, i just dont want to be let down. metalmessiah007

I would love a new Freddy movie. I just DO NOT want a REMAKE. There is not need for this. Please stop while you can. Turn it into a whole new Nightmare movie. Freddy can appear on a whole new group, but no need to try and mess up another great movie. I want a new freddy movie not a remake of any of them.

Dude, they can just add on another installment, seriously, these films can keep going and going for as long as need be. I mean, look at Friday The 13th, that is so not in need of a remake, it just needs to continue on and on and on.

If they remake it they will give it to some little retard director and screw up The Nightmare on Elm Street series. and it will probably be PG-13, so my answer is... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

With your list of franchises that went into space don;t forget Critters

no way would this movie be pg-13. have you seen the texas chainsaw remake? the prequel? like the movies or not (i do) platinum dunes does not fuck around.

most of you guys are like the rest of america afraid of change i think its a good idea i want to c new stuff and yes i am an actual fan of freddy so dont start with that stuff i wood like to c more from freddy

we seriously need to just let the classics be classics!!

whilst I can understand a remake being made I have one question: when are hollywood going to use their imagination rather than rely on a old genre to keep the wheels moving? None of the people making this will be doing it for anything less than money! My other gripe is someone other than Robert Englund??? NO, NO and NO, the classics are classic because of him, take away Englund and you take away what is essentially Nightmare. I hope the movie goes down well but I am going to remain concerned until it is finally here. >> PS stop messing with classics what next, The Company of Wolves 2!!

Freddy is th biggest pussy ever. If you make a sequal go back to the first nightmare. He got right to the point they started making him to cocky and playing games. stick to the good ones Jason best all time!!!! And Mike Myers.

theres alot of posts here and this is an old thread... but despite NOES being one of my favorite movies of all time, i have no issue with a remake or prequel. who the fuck cares what the studios do with their intellectual property... it doesnt change what we the fans OWN, which is NOES 1-5, freddys dead, new nightmare, and even freddyvjason... so chill out. and honestly, i love the idea of a prequel... sure we all know the back story, but id love a pre-burned, child molesting and murdering, truly evil, vile sick fuck freddy... i doubt the studio would go that dark, but they could make a really grim horror story about child murder and abuse, and cement freddy as the stuff of kids nightmares.

FUCK ALL OF YOU THAT SAY A REMAKE OR PRQUEL OF ANY HORROR MOVIE SUCKS DONT FUCKING SEE IT CUNT FUCKS

I too would like Freddy to return...although i would like to return to the beginning when Freddy used to scare the hell outta me as a kid. As much as i loved when Freddy turned cheesy (coz it my me not as scared to go up the stairs on my own) he lost everything that was scary about him. I want him to look like he did in the first movie where u didnt get to see much of his face coz it was so dark and fleshy where as now it doesnt look so scary. Get rid of the cheese as it has been done before and doesnt need repeated. I want scary Freddy back, where not much dialogue is needed, the less said the better i think if u wanna be scared. Although i must say one of my favourite quotes comes from one of the weaker movies (Freddy 2) when the poor poolside boy says to Freddy 'We can help you' to which Freddy replies...'Help yourself Fucker'....classic (yes im sad but i dont care)...BRING FREDDY BACK

If they do make it, i hope to god its a prequel. I wanna know the whole story in discription!!!

If this is a due-over. Get the f*cking sweater right! Whose fault was it that Freddy's sweater developed stripes on the sleeves? If anyone knows, please contact me.

I personally think that if A Nightmare On Elm Street is re-made, then we need some sort of ending. The video game ending was terrible. We, the fans of Mr. Krueger (sic), would like to see something end his madness. Otherwise, what's the sense in remaking a lost series?!

He'll be back. Soon...

50/50

I'm in the minority but I think re-makes made by people who love the original films and have the skills are usually pretty damn good. King Kong, Halloween, Dawn Of The Dead, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were all handled with respect as far as I'm concerned. Go for it.

Why Remake it at all....ok if they did it as a prequel...the only way to make Freddy hated/feared is to emphasise that he was a child killer..and have him killing children as discribed in the introduction chapter (the early life of Freddy Kruger, i think it's called that) "Nightmare on Elm Street" novelisation of the films...but we know this would cause outcry and the film will be banned....so I can't think of another way to make Freddy more threating????

I think all these remakes of classic 80's slasher films are great...I love it. But, I would really enjoy NEW slashers and stories. Remaking the old stuff, is still new to younger generations, but for the generations who have seen it all...come up with a new ultimate slasher that we all can enjoy. or have they thought of everything?

Can't wait for this one, especially since Plat Dunes has their paws on it...if there's a new Friday than why not a new Nightmare to accompany it??

no more please it will be a BIG PILE OF CRAP

Now I REALLY want to see it

I agree 100% with you, Mr. Disgusting. I would rather have more Freddy than less.

c.g.i. will ruin tjis movie, horror films ain't ment to be crisp an clear, they gota bem rust'y and dark

exatcly couse ill tell ya i wouldnt want to see the greatest slashers die out of the movie screen jason michael leatherface harry warden thank god for their remakes and would we really want to see chucky go ( maby some of you who hate him )or PINHEAD WOULD WE WANT TO GET RID OF PINHEAD OH MY GOD and hopfully the fisherman from i know what you did last summer that guys awesome and iconic we woulnt want to get rid of him and if it wernt for remakes than a new horror movie would come out every 4 years cept saw couse thats makin some money and a great franchise