I really can't wait for this to come out:

Thoughts? I'm hoping it's better than the first two...although I did like them even though they had some cheese to it.

Out of the most popular 1980s horror movies remade recently…First it was Halloween…then Friday the 13^th…now A Nightmare on Elm St.

Are they better the first time around the second time around???

Simple answer: NO!

It’s hard to remake these cult classics and make them original enough to get the approval of the general consensus. Now, I can’t speak for everyone but the horror movies of old were not always scariest by seeing which movie could have the most blood, guts, and gore…at least I didn’t think so.

I’m not saying I don’t enjoy watching movies like that and each time I see movies like this my stomach does take some unexpected twists and turns…in a good way of course.

Halloween and Friday the 13^th had serial killers that were masked and the only thing original was the masks that were worn. Nightmare on Elm St was all Freddie Krueger and you’d recognize Robert Englund’s face and features in every version of the movie. He is what made that franchise…you can’t just put that red striped sweater and razor clawed glove on anyone and expect us fans to go yippee. Jackie Earle Haley would not have been my first choice to play Freddie in the remake as he’s not the most imposing figure/actor out there. I won’t knock the movie entirely until I see it but I am taking the cynic approach at this point. You tell me what you think just from the clips of the original and the remake below:

2010:

1984:

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So it’s become a tradition of mine to see one of the latest horror movies that come out in the movie theatres around Halloween season. I guess it’s somewhat becoming a tradition of mine if you want to call it that. I used to love watching the Friday the 13^th marathons and then the Halloween movies on the USA channel’s Up all Night show. (with Rhonda Shear on Friday nights and annoying but funny Gilbert Gottfried on Saturday nights) Were we fans of the movies or just fantasizing about Rhonda Shear?

Patrick Swayze died Monday September 14, 2009 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was indeed a great actor, dancer, and overall human being.

May he rest in peace.