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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

R  |   |  Horror, Mystery, Thriller  |  30 April 2010 (USA)
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The spectre of a dead child rapist haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

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Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality. Written by Cinema_Fan

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He knows where you sleep. See more »


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Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language | See all certifications »

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30 April 2010 (USA)  »

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 9  »

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$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$32,902,299 (USA) (30 April 2010)

Gross:

$63,059,655 (USA) (9 July 2010)
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This is Jackie Earle Haley's second time playing a child molester. He had previously played one in the film Little Children (2006). See more »

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(at around 42 mins) When Nancy (Rooney Mara) and Quentin are in the book store discussing theories about what is going on, Quentin says Rooney instead of Nancy. See more »

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Dean Russell: Can I have another? Hey. Can I have some more coffee, please?
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Written by Pierre Barouh and Francis Lai
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We all knew it was never going to beat the classic, but we were all expecting a good movie!

Let me start off by saying i thought this movie was decent. But I expected a lot more.

We all know the story of Freddy Krueger. How he got burnt etc. In this one it's the same, but it's the change of Freddy's character that really lost my interest. Jackie Earle Haley is about as best as you can get at playing Freddy Krueger. No one will ever beat Robert Englund. He's just Freddy Krueger! I don't really need to explain the plot, you all know the plot, BUT, let me explain the changes. In the old Nightmare On Elm Street, Freddy Krueger would always mess with people before he killed them. In this one he just kills them and doesn't mess around. Nothing humorous to say, nothing, just kills them. In the original he was a psychopathic killer who hurts children. In this one he's just a pedophile. Loves to screw all the women and girls. To me, that put me off. All this put me off. So Freddy's character changed a lot, but did it work? Not for me. Didn't work for me.

All the acting was decent and there's some gory scenes, all in all, not the remake I was expecting and had hoped for. Everything about it is decent, but nothing great. 5/10


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