Never sleep again...Directed by Samuel bayer
Written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer
Starring Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekkar, Kellan Lutz, Connie Britton, Clancy Brown
Nancy (Mara) and her friends Kris (Cassidy), Dean (Lutz), Jesse (Dekkar), and Quintin (Gallner) have been having bad dreams lately. Dreams of a disfgured man named Freddy Kreuger (Haley). In these dreams, if Freddy kills them, they die for real.
This was one of the better horror movie remakes. Jackie Earle Haley is an awesome successor to Robert Englund. While being terrifyingly scary, he can also crack a killer joke. His appearance was greusome, and quite scary, right down to the dirty sweater and the dingy fedora. My main reason for wanting to go was Katie Cassidy. I've loved her since her Supernatural days, and have enjoyed her performance on Melrose Place. In this, she was given the role of the typical blonde girl with a great body, but does so much more with it. Katie gives us a sympathetic character to whom you don't want anything to happen. Her screentime was cut way short. I would've loved to have seen a whole movie featuring her character.
This was so worth the price of the ticket. I just might go again, if time and money permits.
9/10
Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language.
The film contains quite strong graphic violence. Characters are slashed and stabbed repeatedly. Not overly gory, but quite bloody. Nearly everytime Freddy appears onscreen, it is in a jump scare fashion. Tension is sometimes strong. While there is no explicit sex, there are impications that a couple have slept together. Characters drink red bull, take ritalin, and steal adrenaline shots from the hospital to stay awake. There is also frequent strong language from nearly every character. 17+
The DVD should be out around July or August if you prefer to wait.
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