A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) Is The Worst Remake Of All Time 

"Did you know that after the heart stops beating, the brain will function for seven more minutes? We have six more minutes to play."

You didn't mention my most hated aspect of this film. The dreams in all the other films were tailored to the characters' own fears, in the remake everyone just goes to the boiler room. No imagination. No creativity.

People forget, Robert Englund legitimately scared many of his costars during his performances. That carried over to their reactions and helped sell the fear so genuinely.

I dont understand why Hollywood insists on hiring actors, producers, writers who aren't interested in the project they are working on. If I was a producer they would have to love the source material and want to be there.

This is definitely a disappointment but definitely not near the worst remake/reboot. Hell, I would take this over every live action remake Disney has done.

I also realised that Robert England wasn't given enough credit or appreciation for how he pulled that role off

I hated how depressed everyone was from the get go

What REALLY made me upset was how Quentin temporarily believes Freddy is sympathetic and his death is *presented* as sympathetic while his vile actions are downplayed or hidden in subtext. He even has a moment where he goes, “Look at what you did *to* me…” like he’s the victim. The original Freddy KNEW he was evil and loved it. The new Freddy seems to think he was innocent in his actions and his death was unfair.

The biggest problem for me was it felt like a Blumhouse movie and not an epic retelling of a classic Horror movie.

Rooney Mara's family owns at least two sports franchises. She would've been okay if she quit acting.

Don’t forget the other completly forgotten remake: Poltergeist.

"He didn't come after us because we lied, he came after us because we told the truth." Could have been such a hard hitting line in a different/better movie.

"looks like a ghoul from fallout" 🤣🤣🤣

Not Anymore! Black Christmas (2019) has taken this title!

Rooney Mara is no Heather Langenkamp!!!

the only thing they improved was the ending kill of the mum, her being pulled through the door always looked so silly

Katie Cassidy was fantastic as Cris. It’s just a damn shame she’s barely in the movie for 30 minutes before Rooney Maria’s terrible Nancy takes over.

Psycho 1998 is the worst remake of all time. A frame for frame word for word remake of the original.

I like the actor who played Freddie but he was too small and the makeup looked like a little burnt cat to me

Anyone that thinks this is the worst remake of all time clearly hasn’t seen or doesn’t remember The Fog 2005. Nightmare 2010 isn’t good by any means but it’s not the worst remake by a long shot.

once Freddie starting talking like hand banana from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, I tuned out.....

It had a lot to live up to...and it failed miserably. JEH as Fred is the only real positive. Every one else was bland. The angle if he was innocent was interesting and they shouldn't have wusssd out on that..and telling us straight up he is a kid diddler was lazy. But my biggest gripe was it was too Damn dark. Get some lighting! Could hardly see anything...and the CGI was horrendous. How is spandex in the original scarier than whatever CGI nonsense they did for that iconic scene

Kyle Gallner was the best part of this film but he's usually the best part of everything he is in.

The minute Haley said he hated the original Nightmare on Elm Street, he should have been fired

Man we could have had Billie Bob Thornton playing Freddy?? We were jipped.

Freddy being a pedo isn't really a new addition. The first movie was just very subtle about it and the sequels completely ignore it. He's always been a pedo lol how many child killers have you heard of weren't raging pedophiles but anyways they just explored that aspect more.

Lance's nightmare is Freddy Kruger forcing him to watch the extended cut of the Nightmare Remake. And when he tries to drink, the alcohol won't pour out.

The Cabin Fever reboot should always win conversations like this.

The script was literally the Robert England greatest hits from all the original series

You could literally just show a picture of "Freddy" in this movie and you wouldn't have to give any other reason for it being the worst remake of all time.

This isn’t a remake. It’s a reboot.

What killed the remake was this: Freddy was not played by Robert Englund. To Nightmare fans he is Freddy and no substitute will ever do. The remake did do something interesting with playing with the possibility Freddy might be innocent which was a nice little idea before finding out he wasn’t. Other than that…most of the kills and Freddy wise cracks are watered down and just didn’t work and the movie fell flat.

I have always Thought that freddie was a pedo I just figured the older movies Didn't have the guts to say it.

It is the worst only if you ignore the remake of "The Fog".

Freddy was gonna be a pedo in the first movie, but because so many children were reported getting murdered around that time, Wes Craven decided not to make Freddy a pedo. I feel like some people bitch about this movie because it was probably closer to what Wes Craven was gonna do, and because he didn't get to do it, and Robert England wasn't Freddy, a lot of people hate it.

I fell asleep watching this, when I rewatch it, I fell asleep again

I will die on the hill Rooney Mara is a sub-par actress. She didn't even want this movie, but she did it. At least Jackie tried along with the other main characters

I thought Jackie Earle Haley did a fine job portraying Freddy Krueger, but that makeup job was horrendous. He looked like he was shat out by Pizza the Hut.

Kreuger being purely evil isnt a problem for me. Its everything surrounding him that made me mad.

The original's are memorable after 30 years. *I couldn't remember the remake after 30 minutes*

I didn't even remember this was a thing. Why did they make Freddy look like a cat though?

The 1980s did remakes well, respected the source and upgraded the effects. Take the greats like The Blob, The Thing and The Fly, Little Shop of Horrors for example. Remakes and reboots today though... ugh... unnesessary retcons, "modernizing", ticking check boxes, bait and switching, unwanted social commentary prioritized over plot, overuse of CGI and the hiring of inexperienced writers and film makers that rely on nostalgia and a brand recognition in the hopes the fanbase will "eat it up". Except, luckily, more and more people are wising up to the carrot on the stick trick the hollywigs have been dangling.

This movie sucks. But I actually thought Jackie Earle Hayley was the only good thing in it. However, they should've used the alternate ending as it shows how traumatized Nancy truly is and you can tell Mara and Hayley are really giving it their all in that scene. Plus it shows how creepy Freddy can be even without the burned up face

I am surprised this video didn't mention Samuel Bayer. I remember reading interviews as the reamke was being filmed and he basically out right said he didnt want to do this film and had previously turned down other platinum dune movies prior and after initially turning this movie down, the producers made it clear this was the final offer they would give him. Not only that but Bayer even said he wasnt a fan of the Elm Street movies. So in short we basically had a director who got forced to direct a movie of a series he wasn't even a fan of. I'll say Jackie Earl Hayley's comments regarding the original make sense. I remember when he was talking about why he accepted the role of the remake he always said things like "its such a iconic role" or "famous franchise" which if you read between the lines basically amounts to "I'll get a good paycheck and possibly steady work for the next few years". Never once did jackie say he took the role because the script was good. Equally calling the original nightmare on Elm Street the worst movie he has ever seen is rich- I guess it cant compare to the greatness of Jackie's cinematic work like Dollman, The Dark Tower, the RoboCop and Dark shadows Remake, and Semi Pro. In short this remake was fucked from day one because half the people involved didn't want to do it or were basically in it for a quick paycheck and dunes clearly just wanted to make a quick profit off this series after they had ran through Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th. Also idk how true this is, but rumors going around at the time were that Samuel Bayer clashed big time with the producers because of their constant interference and mandates. Again idk how true it was but if that is the case, the movie just was never going to catch a break.

what was the point of the glove if he never used it to kill the kids? freddy made the glove because he know it would scare the kids right before he killed them with it. in this movie he just has it just because.

Rooney Mara reportedly had such a horrible time on set, that she almost quit acting. She was never excited over the role, but gave too good of an audition to pass up the opportunity of playing Nancy.

"Did you know that after the heart stops beating, the brain functions for (some number) more minutes??" wow freddy that's interesting, did you read that on reddit?

I actually got to see this movie for free in the theaters and was upset that it wasted my time. I’m a huge “Freddy” fan and have met Robert Englund. I honestly believe he is too big of a pop culture icon and they should have left the franchise alone.

Yeah me And my wife went opening night. It sucked.

I always felt like this movie might not ever work today because we’re just in a new era of film and we’ve been exposed to SO much stuff. It’s hard to make it work. I also feel like people need to get a f^cking life “complaining” about him being a p3do. Like…is him being a CHILD MU8DERER/SERIAL KILLER any better? 😂 The only shot for a remake is what the Candyman reboot tried to do, and that’s pretty much touching on the concept of copycat killers and obsessive fandom - that’s probably why the new Scream movies have worked.

"Why are you screaming? I haven't even cut you yet.."

Kyle Gallner was the one redeeming quality for me. His performance was quite believable and he carried so much of the emotional burden.

Quinton was already asleep when he dove in the pool. He fell asleep waiting to jump. He’s already in the dream when he is swimming. 🤦🏻‍♂️

If they had gotten the director of Texas chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th 09 then this film would have been better.

Freddy needs to operate on the level of Vecna from Stanger Things. That was the perfect execution of a dream demon! It was truly frightening because you had no idea at what point you fell asleep. Plus, Vecna wasn't a jokester and was super serious, which I loved.

tbf I feel the surprise reveal idea of Freddy seemingly being a wronged somewhat sympathetic victim who in reality actually is just a sadistic monster who's unjustly coming after his past victims could have worked fairly well as a Dark and Sinister Twist in the story if it had been handled a little Differently I think it is an interesting idea.

People are going back to this one and saying, "It's not that bad" or even mocking people who don't like it. No, guys, this will never be a good movie. It isn't even okay or "fine."

“Why does he speak like thaaaaat” - joblo

Jackie Earle Haley is the best (maybe only) good thing about the remake. I like that, instead of trying to copy Englund, he portrayed Freddie as angry and resentful. Some of the lines he delivers, like his response to Jessie asking "what do you want?", are intimidating and brutally demoralising. I've rewatched this remake a couple of times just for that performance.

Not the worst remake of all time. Not even close. We live in an age where Ghostbusters 2016 exist and I don’t even hate that movie. Psycho, The Omen, Down to Earth, The Island of Doctor Moreau. Come on now

I did not hate it, lol. I think Katie Cassidy gives an excellent performance, it has a good look, and I don't hate the additions/changes, but I know I am in the minority on this one. I do agree that Haley doesn't seem to have much fun with the part that Englund did, but I think he does a commendable job. It does reek of studio interference but overall, I don't mind it.

Regarding the voice: I bet they were going for a Candyman vibe and it just didn't work.

They didn't make Freddy a child molester in the original because of what was happening at that time - the McMartin Preschool Trial. Ironic they had the kids in this remake being in a preschool...

I’m still having PTSD after watching how terrible the guy who did the three from hell video was

NOES is my favorite franchise and I was unbelievably hyped for this movie. I was so excited that even after I left the theater, I was telling myself it was ok. Then, when it came out on DVD a few months later, I watched it again and realized just what hot garbage it was. His voice annoyed me the most, that narration thing you talked about was awful and just pulls you right out each time he opens his mouth.

THIS remake was one where I actually had some expectation that they could go somewhere interesting- there's always going to be some creative way that people's dreams can be depicted onscreen. I thought with the newer technology available at the time, or some new ideas, they could create some really eerie, surreal setpieces. But no- the CGI was a disaster. Creepy scenes created practically in the original film were redone and made way worse in the remake. It didn't really do anything new or creative. JEH was almost robotic- he delivered every line like he'd been heavily sedated.

They could've gone an interesting route with Freddy could've been innocent but they introduced that plot point and immediately dropped it

I think making Freddy look like an actual burn victim was a bad idea, it doesn’t look scary.

Freddy looks like one of the cats in Sleepwalkers.

I wish they would’ve written it to where Freddy was actually innocent and that’s why he took revenge.

Jackie Earl Haley is such an underrated actor. Cast poorly here for sure, and the design choices….yikes.

If they made a prequel instead of a remake it could of worked. Showing him killed by vengeful parents then being reincarnated and some again preying on children before being stopped at the end

His voice was perfect for the role

In the reboot, Freddy and Bill Clinton could lure the children to an evil island owned by a vampire who must harvest the children's adrenochrome 😂

Got to watch this as a test screening at the cinema I worked at. We had to make sure the film was spliced correctly. It wasn’t bad, just fell into that unnecessary group of films.

I don't even know how you can f up something like this. With modern tech, and everything learned from the past in the series, good and bad, this could had been epic! Instead they populated the film with nay-sayers and safe players. Wtf? It should have been a fantasy horror spectacular, with loads of amazing dream scenes and colors!

It’s not the worst horror remake ever but it’s on the list bad script and they made Freddy look like a watered down knock off version of the OG Freddy and for Jackie Early Haley said he didn’t even like the movies is just a huge slap in the face of the whole series.

If anything you're not harsh enough, this movie made me sick to my stomach watching it, it was almost as if they took everything that made the originals good and scrapped them. I picked up on the narrator comment for haley though. he expositioned so much throughout the entire thing I felt like he was trying to read a bedtime story more than scare me. this is worse than crap this movie needs to be put in my tramatic memories and forgotten

1 is very justified, it was so heartbreaking because had this of gone well, we could’ve had a whole new set of nightmares for the next gen, but it flopped so bad it hurts to watch.

I will say this, for me, even the more hated of the Robert as Freddy movies, Dream Child, and Freddy's Dead, I can still find stuff about it that I actually liked, but no matter how many times I've tried to give this remake a chance, just not happening with me. So you may be spot on with my thoughts on this movie. Thank you for this.

Also to note- they weakened the motivation of the mob of parents. In the original, they had the evidence & knew, without doubt, that Freddy was a child murderer. Released on a technicality. In the remake, they never know for sure, and the flashback shows that they were trying to “smoke him out” instead of burn him alive. No writing class anywhere will ever say “weaken the motivation of your characters.”

You know what would have saved this movie in part. Freddy being innocent.

I saw this in theaters the week it came out in April 2010. I've never felt the need to revisit it and your video reminded me of why that is the case. They really need to take their time and get this one right in every aspect before bringing forth a new version/entry. This franchise is the one which should not be screwed up and given the proper vision/scope/story the franchise and the audience deserve. Now, cast David Dastmalchian and get the script worked out pronto folks at New Line Cinema.

I remember the thing i hated is even for just a min they tried to make you think freddie was innocent which really annoyed me. The original fully understood and leaned into the fact that freddie was a monster and he knew it.

I had high hopes for this. Jackie Earl Haley did a fine job as Freddy Kruger. Robert Englund vouched for him. Some of the nightmare sequences and micro naps were good. If only they went ahead with Freddy being innocent and getting revenge because he was killed as unjustly.

I think the Dopest thing about this movie was that it was the first and only Nightmare on Elm street movie to psyche us out if even for a little while by making us think that all the other movies had it wrong and that Freddy Krueger actually WASN’T a pedo and a child killer and that the parents of elm street had the wrong guy and burned an INNOCENT man to death which is why he came back for revenge. And then it smacks us right back into reality by revealing that every horrible thing about him was TRUE reminding us that it’s Freddy Krueger we’re talking about so why would we have thought other wise? Lol just a great and memorable psyche out that I’ve always liked the most about this Nightmare on Elm Street.

Freddy died by fire; everywhere he goes he should leave a trail of red embers in the dark - a tell tail, like the sharks fin in Jaws - to telegraph that he's circling for a kill.

The whole misdirect of Freddy possibly being innocent was actually a neat idea. Handled poorly, but a neat concept. What if they got the wrong guy and Freddie is just who the kids were told to blame? Then the parents burned an innocent man. Could have made him a much more interesting villain for the remake. I honestly expected more, given how Michael Myers got deeper in his remake.

It really is. I can not stand this pointless movie. All I can say is why?

God I hate this remake so much. It makes everything about the original ten times worse, awful effects, none of the cast is into it, no creativity in the dreams, the "twist" of maybe Freddy was misunderstood was cringe, and the director only made the film as a business opportunity.

Me and my wife refer to this iteration of the character as “Kreddy Fruger”.

A good twist would've been sticking to the idea of Freddy being innocent

I sat through about 30 Minutes of this film, then walked out. The Cinema crew looked at me and knew. They let me go see another film instead

Wasn't there a newspaper or something in a later movie that described Freddie as a child... you know what? Subtly making OG Freddie one of those, too.

I’ve got to say: even seing it again right here, when you show it to say it’s worst than in the original version, I still think the mom’s death, with Freddy taking her through the mirror, is so damn cool!

The one thing i learned watching this is that the production team weren't fan's of the Elm Street Franchise. Can it still be remade? With the Doctor Strange style FX and Doug Jones maybe playing Freddy with a younger cast of teenagers.

There were definitely micro-nap moments in the original films; they just didn't call them that. EDIT: They actually DID mention them by name in Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Thank you for the reminder, EverSinceMyExcorcism.

I really hated this movie. Thank you for saying this out load.

Little children was a pre cursor to this movie , JEH was incredible in that and it got him this role along with watchman.

There's only on Freddy and his name is Robert Englund .