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A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010
Suspense/Thriller
Fantasy
1h 35m
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.
Directed by:
Samuel Bayer Samuel Bayer
Written by:
Wesley Strick Eric Heisserer
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Starring:
Connie Britton Connie Britton Clancy Brown Clancy Brown Jackie Earle Haley Jackie Earle Haley Kellan Lutz Kellan Lutz Katie Cassidy Katie Cassidy Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker Kyle Gallner Kyle Gallner Christian Stolte Christian Stolte Rooney Mara Rooney Mara Lia D. Mortensen Lia D. Mortensen Julianna Damm Julianna Damm
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Franchise:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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2010
Suspense/Thriller
Fantasy
1h 35m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 23 Nov 2010
23
12th
In a way, I feel sorry for the generation that's gonna grow up with this kind of bland "horror" that only relies on jump scares and is just insultingly inane. On the other hand, screw those young and carefree assholes.
Rated 23 Nov 2010
bitch_alertBitch Alert
Rated 28 May 2010
20
6th
Ironically I wanted to fall asleep badly. But couldn't, 'cause the sound effects were so god-damn loud.
Rated 28 May 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 06 May 2010
2
14th
(2016 Freddython #9:) Piece of shit. No redeeming characteristics, and far worse than being stupid, it commits the cardinal sin of being boring. Also, when did the council of movie elders get together and vote that B-grade slasher flicks would no longer include female nudity?
Rated 06 May 2010
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 07 Mar 2011
25
6th
Even by the low standards of Platinum Dune, this is terrible - sleepwalking its way through randomly chosen scenes from the original, with absolutely no interest in its source material or ability to scare anyone older than 10. Though Haley was an inspired replacement as Krueger, the most menacing thing he gets to do, is making sparks with the knife-glove, while looking like a melted Barbie-doll.
Rated 07 Mar 2011
paxtonPaxton
Rated 13 Oct 2014
34
6th
Don't forget! Freddy was a pedophile. They slam this idea home to ensure that you don't get caught up in the awkward relationship that viewers had with the slasher films of the eighties. BUT...we all watch those movies to see teens get the axe. So, we WERE rooting for Freddy in some weird, sick way. Not this time. Remember, he's a pedophile. So, who are you left to root for? A 25 year old Rooney Mara playing a highschooler? Nope. Great mystery plotline though. Glad they found out it was Freddy.
Rated 13 Oct 2014
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 30 Apr 2010
25
4th
Quentin's Polaroid moments, yikes, "Oh you dont want to see these naked kid pictures of you" *thumbs through a dozen of them* and who falls asleep while swimming. “Never watch again”
Rated 30 Apr 2010
markjpMArkjp
Rated 08 Mar 2011
20
4th
There's just no excuse for this. Krueger is a shadow of his former, witty self in this horrible remake. It's a compilation of poorly executed attempts to recreate the best scenes from the original with a minimum of plot and no character development whatsoever. None of the suspense-chok cycles work and all they do is prevent the movie from going anywhere. How could they do this to one of the coolest movie monsters ever?
Rated 08 Mar 2011
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 05 May 2010
50
26th
Haley is pretty good as the creepy-as-fuck pedo Freddy, and there's a couple of cool visual concepts and novel kills...but it's not scary at all, and it's not funny at all....it's just kinda there, and it's boring watching the two protagonists slowly and painfully piecing together Freddy's backstory since pretty much everyone in the theater already knew what the story was. Too many weak jump-scares, not enough Freddy cracking jokes.
Rated 05 May 2010
zombiebuffetZombieBuffet
Rated 09 May 2010
50
26th
Disappointing, but as a Michael Bay production not surprisingly so.
Rated 09 May 2010
nadihNadiH
Rated 13 May 2010
68
14th
While this remake/ reboot does some things well its major flaw is its re-imagining of Freddy himself. The original Freddy was so fascinating that the movie had a thousand sequels to show more of him, and this one is just boring. just a burned dude with knife hands: none of the humor, wackiness, and gross appeal of the original. Also every time this re-does a famous moment from the original they manage to make it look worse than it did over 20 years ago.
Rated 13 May 2010
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 24 Oct 2014
62
7th
Horseshit. Dream sequence, exposition, dream sequence, exposition, dream, dream sequence, exposition, dream sequence, exposition, dream sequence, exposition, sequence, exposition JESUSCHRISTENOUGHALREADY. The original had, like, three real dream sequences. And guess what? They are all super memorable. The body bag. The creepy guy whispering Shakespeare. The goat! Freddy's stupid long arms! I would like to "reimagine" a world in which this did not exist. No fun. No fun. This is no fun at all.
Rated 24 Oct 2014
snivel40snivel40
Rated 07 Jan 2011
65
1st
What kind of psychopathic killer from your dreams doesn't have a dominant nose?
Rated 07 Jan 2011
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 04 May 2010
20
10th
JA Haley is great, but there's no reason for this movie to exist, really. It has moments of fun, but it tries to be too faithful instead of carving its own bloody path. (and no tongue-phone!)
Rated 04 May 2010
sliderccslidercc
Rated 03 May 2010
30
28th
One of the worst remakes/retellings of any of the good film franchises that have been coming out lately.
Rated 03 May 2010
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 17 Sep 2011
20
1st
The original had some camp charm so they decided to dumb it down even more by going for an extreme version with jump scares every 5 minutes accompanied with loud screeching sound effects, cheesy gore, and doe-eyed breakout wannabe stars flopping around on beds trying to remember what they learned in method acting 101. One of the characters goes to jail half an hour in and then we're left to endure long emo scenes involving concerned adults, web browsing, and poorly acted moments of tension.
Rated 17 Sep 2011
constantineconstantine
Rated 26 Sep 2010
40
7th
Well, at least it wasn't as bad as Friday the 13th remake. I love Jackie Earle Haley. He's a brilliant actor but poor diologues definitely wasted his talent. Freddy's sense of humour and sarcasm was killed here successfully. It's the only thing writers achieved actually. At least director of photography tried to do his best, but it's far far away from the surreality and originality of original's killing scenes.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
anselmi86Anselmi86
Rated 30 Apr 2010
48
22nd
Surprisingly not terrible. It's almost halfway decent. Jackie Earle Haley brings a lot of darkness to the role. Some of the production design and cinematography are memorable and the editing during the pharmacy is fan-fucking-tastic. The pacing also seems to improve as the story progresses, rather than deteriorate. That being said, character development and attachment is practically non-existent, the dialogue was cheesy, and having Freddy crazily appear behind the victim got old really fast.
Rated 30 Apr 2010
janusjanus
Rated 02 May 2010
40
11th
Slick photography, JEH was alright, but there's lots of redundant dialogue and it lacks anything as spectacular and surreal as Johnny Depp getting eaten by his bed in the original. I saw a bigass meteor on the way home from the theater, that was pretty cool.
Rated 02 May 2010
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 28 Feb 2022
45
24th
It wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be 
But it was bad I feel like everything they changed was wrong and the things that made the original iconic they kept in but didn’t make interesting  
Nancy is like a walking depressed zombie 
I never got that in the original 
I felt like Nancy was a fighter I hated everything about Freddy 
His look his voice the dark humor 
(Just all wrong if you ask me)
But the biggest cardinal sin changing his backstory 
Big No No
Rated 28 Feb 2022
terrymacterrymac
Rated 11 Jul 2011
29
6th
Even Jackie Earle Haley, who served up the only decent performance, could not save this; his role stilted by some very poor dialogue. The quality of the acting on show elsewhere was subpar. Perhaps the original Nightmare on Elm Street looks a bit dated now; at the time it was released, however, it was a pretty fresh and enjoyable entry in the slasher canon. This remake brings nothing new to the party, lacking the charm and, crucially, the scares of the original. Boring.
Rated 11 Jul 2011
overratedoverrated
Rated 30 Oct 2014
9
3rd
Yeah not even Haley can be excused, low-key growling Freddy doesn't work. We're constantly plunged into dreamworlds (the original was what, ten minutes max?), none of which are interesting. Too attached to the Elm Street brand with all the callbacks to do its own thing, and overly reliant on what made most of the previous sequels terrible: exploring Freddy's backstory. No one cares.
Rated 30 Oct 2014
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 13 Oct 2011
56
34th
I'm really looking forward to the 2025 remake/reimagination of this one.
Rated 13 Oct 2011
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 22 Nov 2012
17
2nd
I picked this up for $1.99, on Blu Ray even, thinking it might be ok. I want my $1.99 back
Rated 22 Nov 2012
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 11 Nov 2010
1
9th
"We got six more minutes to play." And at this point we've still got about 45 min. more to endure. And don't get me wrong: This remake is an endurance test. Haley shows glimpses of promise (primarily in the flashbacks), but is utterly wasted, as we're tasked with feigning interest in The Cast From Glee Minus The Kid In The Wheelchair And The Token Non-White Guys and Girls, as they are ripped apart in predictable, non-scary ways. Docked further points for wasting Clancy Brown.
Rated 11 Nov 2010
vheujgevheujge
Rated 22 May 2011
35
12th
Freddy's voice in this is absolutely horrible.
Rated 22 May 2011
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 28 Nov 2013
25
6th
What is the point? Slightly better than the worst installments of the first series but there's not an ounce of originality here. It's all piecemeal from other Freddy movies.
Rated 28 Nov 2013
twincinematwincinema
Rated 19 Dec 2020
10
3rd
There's a lot of reasons why this is bad (those digital effects -- yeesh!), but the decision to make Freddy an actual child molester is still confounding. Sure, it is incredibly scary in reality, but do we really need it in our slashers? Would Friday the 13th have been enhanced if you found out that Jason was a war criminal?
Rated 19 Dec 2020
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 02 Sep 2012
35
20th
Better seen as a supernatural drama than a horror film. Fans of Freddy will (rightfully) rave about the misuse of Haley's talent and Freddy's sadistic potential. He doesn't do a whole lot. An underdeveloped 'did he or didn't he' twist should've been further explored, but the director of 'Green Day' videos has no flair for horror, drama or potential. Mara, however, partly redeems the show, with another strong display of frailty and inner torment. Yes, the rating is influenced by my crush on her.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 02 May 2011
10
0th
I can't find anything positive to say about this at all. Clearly, this was made solely to cash in on the Elm Street franchise recognition. This doesn't improve on the original in any area, the acting is pathetic, and there isn't a single character that the movie develops well enough to make the viewer care about them.
Rated 02 May 2011
dakota99Dakota99
Rated 02 Nov 2021
4
27th
I don’t think I truly hate this. JEH is a interesting Freddy choice, and I think he is the most consistent part of this film. However, it doesn’t do anything to earn it’s existence. A lot of this film is callbacks to the original, with very little ability to step outside it’s box. It left most of the film’s horror pale in comparison of the movies 25 years before, especially with a huge importance on iffy CGI this go around. It truly just exists to me, and nothing more really.
Rated 02 Nov 2021
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 09 Jul 2019
25
3rd
Awful update on the original with absolutely no imagination at all. No wonder that these Platinum Dunes remakes never ignited sequels.
Rated 09 Jul 2019
moviemanMovieMan
Rated 30 Apr 2010
35
21st
While the 1984 film has aged, its now-familiar jolts still pack more punch than this pic's recycled ones, which sometimes register so tepidly as to cause snickers.
Rated 30 Apr 2010
duderDuder
Rated 29 May 2010
40
3rd
The theater was in was soo cold that I think they did it like that so I won't be able to sleep. It gets a bit better in the second half but still quite a bad unscary, quite predictable and boring "horror" movie. If your horror definition is ONLY and ONLY loud sound effects, quite horrifying. The only good parts were Haley's one liners: How's that for a wet dream!! and -Oh God! - No, just me.
Rated 29 May 2010
paul_harmonPaul Harmon
Rated 03 Sep 2012
40
2nd
Typical assembly-line made horror film. Slash, scream, die, kill bad guy, he comes back to life.
Rated 03 Sep 2012
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 11 Nov 2014
15
17th
Worthless cash-in remake. The original isn't without its faults, but has a lot going for it - imaginative and gruesome deaths, an underlying message about children paying for the sins of their parents. and a genuinely iconic horror character. None of that is present here. The scares are limited to loud noise jumpscares, the deaths are insipid versions of the originals, there's no satire or deeper message, and Freddy has lost all his menace and sadistic humour.
Rated 11 Nov 2014
kasperlKasperL
Rated 26 Aug 2012
30
10th
Dull and disposable.
Rated 26 Aug 2012
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 03 Jul 2011
31
1st
While Haley is a quality actor, he's completely wasted here. They take all of the Robert Englund Freddy's charm and cheesiness away, and replace it with a legit pedophile who says all of his lines with 100% seriousness. It doesn't come off as creepy because Haley's makeup looks so fucking stupid, and the movie is predictable in the worst kind of paint by numbers way. Damn near worthless.
Rated 03 Jul 2011
hobbeszHobbesZ
Rated 06 Jan 2012
25
11th
Johnny Depp is rolling over in the hole in his bed
Rated 06 Jan 2012
alixalix
Rated 25 Mar 2011
45
4th
Taken by itself, the film's okay. Decent visuals, not too gorey, like most horror films you see these days. But not scary either. And not ridiculous enough to be funny. As a remake, it completely ruined the original story. Bad dialogue, no building up the tension, missed the whole point of the dream sequences; feels like they've sewn a bunch of scenes together in a hurry. It didn't work.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
jebJeb
Rated 07 May 2010
20
13th
I had hopes that this wouldn't be as near as bad as the F13 remake. Turns out I was wrong. Again. Jackie Earle Haley steals the show as the titular horror icon, while Mara and the rest of the cast desperately struggles to match his performance. The dialogue is some of the worst I've heard this year. Doesn't even compare to the original.
Rated 07 May 2010
incendiaincendia
Rated 04 Sep 2012
10
5th
Complete waste of money.. Very difficult to live up to a classic like "A nightmare on elm street". Neither the special effects neither the cast were able to revive the atmosphere of the original.
Rated 04 Sep 2012
georgebusterGeorgeBuster
Rated 28 Mar 2011
35
4th
Well shot and Rooney Mara played her role quite well. But that's about it, you didn't actually care who lived or died. I believe they could have played with the idea of 'staying awake'. There are all sorts of things they could have down with that. Every second of a horror doesn't have to be doom and gloom. If we actually saw the characters have some fun or connect in anyway, it would have made the 'scary' parts more thrilling.
Rated 28 Mar 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 05 Dec 2010
10
4th
Bad Movie
Rated 05 Dec 2010
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 03 May 2010
70
26th
Freddy Krueger is a famous face in the genre of horror. His name is one of the most recognizable names in all of film history. Yet the horror genre is often full of cliches and people claim they will not watch a new horror with the same old characters and yet here we stand with the possibility of a new nightmare franchise in the works. And we arent rolling our eyes with disgust we are embracing this new series. I cannot tell anyone why that is but people are happy about this "re-envisioning"
Rated 03 May 2010
rjmacreadyRJMacready
Rated 14 Jul 2011
10
3rd
Instead of ranting about this, I thought this would suffice.. One, two what a piece of poo Three, four such an incredible bore Five, six I'd rather eat a Twix Seven, Eight the original is great Nine, Ten never watch again
Rated 14 Jul 2011
damildamil
Rated 31 Jan 2012
40
13th
When this remake was announced, I immediately deemed it unnecessary and now that I've seen it, I still think the same. I was actually surprised how much it differed from the original film. None of the changes really made it any better though. They certainly tried to make it scarier and edgier, but it didn't work. It was just one cheap scare after another and I was bored. And seriously, I like Jackie Earle Haley enough as an actor, but there is only one Freddy Krueger and it's Robert Englund.
Rated 31 Jan 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 29 Oct 2013
40
31st
It's tough to support A Nightmare on Elm Street. It doesn't justify its existence by doing anything new. It's not scarier, more intelligent, or even that different from the original. It plays out like a competent impersonation, but nothing more. Sure, it might get you to jump a few times, but for a film that already watched slasher remakes come and go with little critical (but a lot of financial) success, it should have been much better, especially as a remake of a horror classic.
Rated 29 Oct 2013
goldblumingGoldbluming
Rated 06 Oct 2016
34
2nd
The movie sucks. Freddy's voice and look are just wrong and now he's a sexual predator. Probably the worst of the 9 Nightmare movies.
Rated 06 Oct 2016
arudapArudap
Rated 09 Aug 2015
20
1st
Possibly the worst movie I've ever seen in theaters. I'm not even a hardcore fan of the original franchise, and even I could feel sorry for them. A nice horror franchise rebooted as a predictable jumpscare fest about a pedophile. Uh, what? To give you an idea, I'm pretty positive there was a scene in which nothing was happening and the screen just went black with the screaming, spazzing head of "Freddy" in the middle of the screen as a jumpscare. Literally like in the internet's screamers!
Rated 09 Aug 2015
onscreenOnScreen
Rated 13 Jul 2010
75
76th
Check out this link for the full review: http://zoopy.com/q/4q49
Rated 13 Jul 2010
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 13 Feb 2013
1
4th
If you die in your dreams do you die fo real?? These are the kind of important questions you'll be asking yourself while watching this shit movie. In one scene a convulsing girl levitates and flies around the room in a ragdoll-like manner until she floats over her bed, flips around, gets cut up by invisible knives, and bleeds out everywhere. But instead of laughing the entire time like any normal adult would I was bored to tears. Movie sucks.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
evranaevrana
Rated 24 Mar 2011
26
5th
I know it is weird, but I haven't seen the original so I really don't know how groundbreaking it was. I know the character Freddy as a cult icon and even with my meager knowledge of him I'm disappointed with his portrayal (and CGIs in 2010 at that too). And if in a horror movie you try to create tension at a document signing scene, you are doomed.
Rated 24 Mar 2011
sophiesophie
Rated 23 Feb 2012
30
13th
It does lack the charm of the original. And I actually fell asleep. The effects are nicer than in the 80s but that doesn't save it.
Rated 23 Feb 2012
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 01 Mar 2021
67
30th
Enjoyable retool/reboot is no better or worse than any of the myriad sequels of the original series, and is quite well mounted and executed, with better production values and cast than you would expect; Haley makes for a gleefuly sinister Krueger, even bringing some sad pathos to the role, and the teenagers are a better bunch than usual (especially bona fide star Mara). Quite a lot of fun, all things considered.
Rated 01 Mar 2021
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 28 Jul 2020
48
10th
48.4.
Rated 28 Jul 2020
muzak66muzak66
Rated 05 Sep 2012
42
16th
Besides Rooney Mara good acting that pretty much carried the whole movie and this movie was nothing close to how great the original and was Robert Englund is the only Freddy.
Rated 05 Sep 2012
kiritoKirito
Rated 25 Feb 2023
4
5th
Eh not that good
Rated 25 Feb 2023
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 28 Sep 2010
60
33rd
Zjadliwe
Rated 28 Sep 2010
nc2016NC2016
Rated 24 Jun 2017
90
68th
One of the first scary movie that jumped me out of my bed.
Rated 24 Jun 2017
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 28 Sep 2022
37
10th
The thing about this movie is that it's not really scary. At any point. You get some cheap jumpscares, but Freddy as a bad guy is not scary and the horror is mostly missing from this entire movie. It was entertaining and I wasn't bored, but I wasn't thrilled either. It's got some really cool set design, though, and solid sound design. Rooney Mara was good. Other than that, it's just a big ol' meh, though.
Rated 28 Sep 2022
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 08 Nov 2014
30
11th
While the Evil Dead remake was still a good movie despite its superior predecessors, this monstrosity was not. While Jackie Earle Haley was a great Kreuger choice, and made Kreuger scary again, he also looked terrible. Not only this, but following cardboard cutouts as protagonists is never a smart idea. This and the whole story and portrayal of characters was just not well thought out. As a fan of the first and oddly enough Dream Warriors, this was really bad.
Rated 08 Nov 2014
nick_hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 08 Jun 2013
40
19th
Remakes are fine, but this remake felt wrong. Even the great quality felt wrong, which is something I have never complained about. It felt incredibly generic and like a Twilight-esque Elm Street.
Rated 08 Jun 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 12 Jun 2011
10
3rd
Was really hoping with JEH on board they would do more with this.
Rated 12 Jun 2011
ollierogersollierogers
Rated 27 Mar 2011
5
0th
I have to say, the worst movie ever and completly ruined nightmare on elm street for me. freddy looked horrible and to me looked like a monkey with no fur. the actors and actresses looked like they were just pulled from the streets since they seemed they had no acting expreince at all.It got so boring for me that i was hoping a raccoon will pop up.
Rated 27 Mar 2011
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 14 Oct 2010
17
13th
Liveless and sleepy tryout to wake up old horror menace. Effects could be nice, but unfortunately they are only rerun from older Nightmare films. The swap of actor for Freddy Krueger succeeded better than I expected. Extra points for that.
Rated 14 Oct 2010
mclb1218mclb1218
Rated 19 Jan 2016
40
7th
Only real reason to watch this is for Jackie Earl Haley's performance.
Rated 19 Jan 2016
kavuKavu
Rated 10 Oct 2010
42
18th
I actually prefer this to the original. Nice cgi aided visuals and a superior actor for Freddy.
Rated 10 Oct 2010
myfajahas400myfajahas400
Rated 17 Apr 2011
55
14th
It didn't satisfy.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
thedvdfairythedvdfairy
Rated 09 Jan 2012
85
40th
Haley portrays Freddy as a LEGITIMATELY angry and vengeful spirit and not just the boogeyman, which is far and away absolutely WORTH watching. My main problem, without giving too much away: This movie seems to lean toward a different origin for Freddy, that would have made the movie a perfect stand alone piece, but in making this twist a red herring and playing to the lowest common denominator, the momentum died and the film is weaker than it could have been.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 28 Dec 2010
30
2nd
Man, this was horrible. It wasn't even close to being scary. Even Jackie Earle Haley couldn't redeem such a terribly written movie.
Rated 28 Dec 2010
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 05 Oct 2023
2
10th
One of the ugliest looking movies I’ve ever seen (in a bad way). Everything is just grey. Freddy’s face looks like one of those Sphynx cats. In attempt to show how this reboot was going to be “serious” they sucked everything that made the original series special. I’m not saying he has to crackin wise, but even when the original was more on the serious side it understood the gimmick was something that had to be done with its tongue placed in its cheek. Interesting connections to Mcmartin case tho
Rated 05 Oct 2023
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 25 Mar 2013
45
3rd
awful, i hated it soo much
Rated 25 Mar 2013
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 17 Nov 2012
86
76th
Dreeeeam, dream, dream dream... ah, a remake of the original Elm Street. Did I like it? Yes! By exactly one point more. I felt like Rooney Mara did a much better job in the lead role than the other girl in the original. I felt like Jackie Earle Haley was a good Freddie voice-wise, but his look wasn't as good or creepy as the original guy. The scares were pretty good, I jumped a few times and the effects were done on the computer but were very cool nonetheless. A fine horror film for sure!
Rated 17 Nov 2012
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 09 Jan 2011
69
32nd
This one, if any classic horror movie, deserves to be remade more than almost any. The problem is the execution, it's not that I don't like Haley, the problem is that Englund has such a foothold on Krueger that no one could ever pull it off, and that doesn't even mention the character that he puts into it. Without Englund I see this franchise going no further. Unless they get a REALLY REALLY good replacement.
Rated 09 Jan 2011
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 04 May 2014
59
27th
Y'know when you buy store-brand medication, and it has that little label that says "Compare to Benadryl®" or whatever? That's this movie. It's the Wal-Tussin of the Elm Street franchise.
Rated 04 May 2014
talyn_golicTalyn Golic
Rated 23 May 2010
55
13th
Haley makes Freddy an angry, scary villain again after numerous Nightmare sequels turned Freddy into a prankster. Sadly Haley is one of the few bright spots in a otherwise dull re-imagining. The film attempts to carve out it's own path by making Freddy a child molester rather than killer and introduces the interesting idea that Freddy might actually have been innocent. Unfortunately the film doesn't follow through on the potential of these ideas to focus on badly copying scares from the orginal.
Rated 23 May 2010
braddad68braddad68
Rated 11 Oct 2020
88
36th
Good remake but will still take original.
Rated 11 Oct 2020
ferzathFerzath
Rated 02 Mar 2014
34
5th
If you must watch this movie, make sure you've seen the original as it is far better. In terms of special effects and acting this remake does the franchise no good. Should never have been made.
Rated 02 Mar 2014
crankycranky
Rated 24 Jul 2010
13
4th
Absolutely boring! Waste of time.
Rated 24 Jul 2010
lucasribasLucasRibas
Rated 27 Sep 2011
90
75th
With a very good course and be faithful to the original, failed to overcome the classic 1984. A movie very modern and trendy, but leaving many questions unanswered. Questions answered only to the original.
Rated 27 Sep 2011
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 15 Oct 2014
3
14th
A Nightmare on Elm Street is an unnecessary remake of a much loved cult classic. I love the original but none of the sequels have ever particularly interested me. And initially I had no intentions of watching this remake. But somehow it's not the complete disaster I had anticipated. I'm guilty of slightly liking this interpretation of Freddy Krueger and the origin of the character is explored further. But otherwise it's bland, relies on jump scares and poorly tries to recreate iconic moments.
Rated 15 Oct 2014
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 11 Jan 2024
40
20th
Un remake qui ne laisse pas un grand souvenir, les meurtres ne sont pas marquants, et les acteurs font le minimum syndical. Freddy est également gâché par un design démonstratif digne des films de monstres des années 50. Reste une fin très méchante, et très réjouissante.
Rated 11 Jan 2024
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 31 Jan 2012
13
2nd
Sweet jesus this was awful. There are literally no positives to list here, it's all terrible. The acting, the pacing, the visuals, even the deaths are uninspired and boring! Easily the crowning fault of the film is Freddy himself. Sorry Jackie Earle Haley, stick to being Rorschach.
Rated 31 Jan 2012
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 02 Sep 2019
6
5th
F
Rated 02 Sep 2019
jenny_gentlejenny gentle
Rated 03 Oct 2010
33
10th
the movie was quite nice; it's just the new freddie that didn't fit in...
Rated 03 Oct 2010
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 18 Jan 2013
42
13th
* Casting, Acting : 3 * Script : 4 * Directing, Aura : 4 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 4
Rated 18 Jan 2013
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 17 Oct 2010
1
8th
Haley doesn't even get a chance and he seemed so promising. PEOPLE WATCH ELM STREET FOR FREDDY NOT GENERIC OBLIVIOUS TEENAGERS. Another shitty horror picture made for a quick dollar.
Rated 17 Oct 2010
nakashimaNakashima
Rated 09 May 2012
3
0th
If it wasn't for my cousin, I would have never bothered seeing this. I wanted to spend time with her on my visit, so I went. As I have seen the originals, I was completely pissed. The basically tried to smash a number of the movies into one with the character names and such. Don't even get me started on that cgi wall scene. How ridiculous that a few dollar piece of spandex could look way better than a pretty expensive cgi shot.
Rated 09 May 2012
nechbetnechbet
Rated 09 Dec 2010
10
2nd
These 10 points are for Thomas Dekker.
Rated 09 Dec 2010
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 28 Nov 2010
35
11th
REVIEW TO DO
Rated 28 Nov 2010
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 17 Aug 2016
42
4th
In revamping this movie, I think they took on a few challenges and as a result lost the soul of the original. By that I mean, they were able to update the special effects and make Freddy Krueger more horrifying-looking. I think they also tried to make it darker and, on a whole, more traditionally scary. In doing so, they eliminated what drew people to the original franchise in the first place. The cheesiness and the twisted sense of humor is what made the Nightmare series iconic.
Rated 17 Aug 2016
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 10 May 2010
56
43rd
A lot better than I expected. There are some good kills, and a few very funny moments. I was also grateful that this didn't devolve into another miserable hour and a half of naked women crawling around while getting stabbed like the Halloween remake. The film doesn't clearly establish rules for what Freddy can do, though, and a lot of things don't quite make sense, including the ending. A poor but fun movie.
Rated 10 May 2010
yawkcorbyawkcorb
Rated 11 Jul 2010
75
24th
I like the darker story and darker Freddy, but the "hero" characters just suck so much that they ruin the movie for me, especially Nancy played by Rooney Mara, who is absolute crap in this movie. Nancy sounds like she is constantly high and behaves like she is learning disabled.
Rated 11 Jul 2010
bizortbizort
Rated 25 Jul 2011
20
6th
How many times does that Quentin kid need to be stabbed before he finally dies?
Rated 25 Jul 2011
lupisterlupister
Rated 06 Nov 2013
30
28th
Lacking
Rated 06 Nov 2013
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 26 Aug 2019
30
5th
https://letterboxd.com/pickle_man2135/film/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2010/
Rated 26 Aug 2019
ahamel7896ahamel7896
Rated 21 May 2012
3
6th
Horrible and only redeemed by Jackie Earle Haley's earnest performance as Freddy. All the good stuff in the movie was done better in the original, and all the original stuff seems half baked at best.
Rated 21 May 2012
glm01glm01
Rated 26 Aug 2013
48
8th
47.500
Rated 26 Aug 2013
tinythedoggtinythedogg
Rated 20 Dec 2010
40
22nd
Most of this is for Jackie Earle Haley, who had a couple of Kelly Leak look alike moments. Awesome performance on his part, but the rest was just not as good. I did like the original bedroom death scene that was shown and the final death scene, which was pretty good as well. Dark looking with a darker natured Freddy, this should have been hard to mess up, but most everyone involved did.
Rated 20 Dec 2010
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 20 Oct 2010
48
15th
This might be the only movie that couldn't elicit a reaction from me either way. Nothing was good, nothing was bad. It was predictable and existed.
Rated 20 Oct 2010

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