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A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when one of their number dies violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
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Visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the Nightmare on Elm Street remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/11/2017
D+
It's cliched, boring, and anticlimactic. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 09/07/2011
B-
I did jump a few times, and I liked Haley's dour malevolence, but overall, the new Nightmare on Elm Street is a by-the-numbers bad dream. Go to Full Review
Christine Champ Film.com 05/06/2011
B
Freddy's back -- and he's slicker and more sinister than ever. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 4
1/4
It isn’t just Elm Street that’s affected; you’ll find a nightmare on any street housing a couch potato with the misfortune to be watching this. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Oct 6
5/10
As the final word on Elm Street, this is strangely leaden stuff. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
2/5
Like countless other reboots, this leans into all of the wrong things people liked about this franchise. Go to Full Review
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B P @Bradster69 5d Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Alex B @AlexBioni 5d How's This for a Wet Dream? I don't understand the hate for this movie. I think it's awesome. I like how serious it is compared to the one liner Freddy from the original. The violence and gore are here too. Even a simple knife to the neck sounds brutal. The atmosphere is great, and Freddy playing with his knives gives me chills. I really like the cast. Jackie Earle Haley brings something new to Freddy and has a great voice for him. Kyle Gallner is always great. I liked that they show Freddy's past instead of just telling us. I also like seeing how far the kids go to stay awake. The pharmacy scene switching between Nancy's real and dream worlds is great. This Freddy feels much more disturbing than the jokester from the original. Some dialogue isn't great, and some CGI hasn't aged well. The story is predictable because we've seen it before. The final scenes were cool, but the ending is abrupt, leaves questions unanswered, and makes the final confrontation feel pointless. See more R T @RT12953856 Aug 22 Good in my opinion, tho the design of Freddy is horrible See more J H @UpstateNYThriller Aug 17 7/10 Good remake of nightmare on elm street  Less corny then the OG ones See more King H @Hindusmoviesratings Aug 11 This movie killed off a franchise. Edits seemed to skip more than it should just to get to the end of the film. See more Srgio N @RT03383691 Aug 1 And here we finally check out the last "Pesadelo" (less so at this moment, but we hope it continues like this). 7 years after Craven's attempt to revitalize the franchise, and almost 30 years after the original, a familiar reboot emerges. Despite the more gloomy visual and a more serious plot, the tempos are different and there is no further impact, however disso, or fact of no more or more intrepid terms. Englund also contributes to reduce or interest in the work. Well, it's not exactly ruim (tempers), but it also doesn't have to be a big thing. Okay, curiosity, like everything. May these pérolas rest in peace and may they be revisited from time to time. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man, Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when one of their number dies violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.
Director
Samuel Bayer
Producer
Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Screenwriter
Wesley Strick, Eric Heisserer
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Platinum Dunes
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Terror)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.1M
Runtime
1h 36m
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