Continuity mistake: In the diner, a guy puts a bunch of dollar bill and coins on the edge of the table. From the opposite angle its position changes.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
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Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Kyle Gallner
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A complete misunderstanding of what made the original work?
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Paper-thin characters?
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Sloppy direction?
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Constant cringey jump-scares?
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2010's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is among the most unlikable and most condescending cash-grabs to emerge from the recent trend of horror remakes and reboots. It completely lacks in the charm and creativity that defined Wes Craven's iconic original, and instead settles for lazy scares and a hackneyed execution with all the subtlety of a brick to the face.
And if you don't take it from me, take it from the audience I saw the film with. To this day, "A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)" remains one of only two films I've ever seen where members of the audience actually booed as the credits began to roll. And others just sat there laughing. The atmosphere was practically venomous.
"A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)" easily earns a miserable 1 out of 5 from me.
9.7/10. The way they should've done the original Nightmare back in 1984. I like how friendly and kind Freddy Krueger was shown as having been in the past. Then we learn he was a child molester. This worked a lot better than the child murderer idea because it taps into our fear of who can you trust. Sure Jackie Earle Haley isn't Robert Englund but he still delivers a solid performance. I liked the burn design, just creepy as heck.Yeas I also found Rooney Mara's performance pretty good despite her real life attitude. She's more believable than Heather Langenkamp who acted so stiff and wooden. This is how A Nightmare On Elm Street should've been done.
More mistakes in A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger: Little Nancy. Now that you caught me, what game do you wanna play next?
Nancy Holbrook: Fuck you!
Freddy Krueger: Ooh, sounds like fun.
Trivia: When Nancy is looking for information on the other kids in her class, she comes across a classmate who posts video blogs of his experiences with Freddy. This is Aaron Yoo, who played Chewie in Friday the 13th's remake.
Question: Why were Quentin and Nancy upset when they found out they'd told the truth about Freddy? I'd have thought that kind of reaction would come if they thought he was guilty and found out he was innocent.
Answer: They realised that they really had been molested by Freddy.
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Chosen answer: They were upset because they realise that Freddy is coming to get revenge on them for his death.