PicardRex Wrote:My issue with this one is that it seems to make Freddy somewhat sympathetic. Now, I only have the previews to go by, but I get the feeling that they are going to try to take the approach of maybe he was wrongfully killed and is seeking righteous revenge. The original Freddy was an unrepentant bastard, who was a child killer/molester and truly evil, that to me was what made the character unique, Jason was a wronged handicapped kid and Michael was crazy, Freddy was just a sadistic bastard and there was no rationalizing it,(only using the first movies in each franchise as the later ones became parodies of themselves almost).
In my opinion it is sometimes much more interesting to just have them be what they are, no explanation required. Look what they did with the remake of Halloween, the original never explained why Michael was crazy, just that he was and that was where the horror came from, that anyone could just snap. But in the remake they went the typical way and said he came from a broken home and thats why he was a killer, for me it loses something when you lay it out like that. I hope I am wrong about thie new NOES.
That being said I will still see it, as I have seen the remakes of Halloween and F13th.
bones weep tedium Wrote:I'd rather see a big budget sequel tha n a remake. At least that way you wouldn't have to sit through it already knowing how it ended.
bobkane Wrote:well the friday the 13th sequel has been canned so that would be wicked,
saynomore Wrote:They tried to give Freddy a "history" in the later chapters, the parody parts; remember, Freddy was born of a raped nun? Maybe the new version will get back on track. I agree. Freddy was an unrepentant child molester to sought revenge against the parents who killed him. From the look of the trailers, the new version looks like a scene-for-scene remake with updated CGI. Hope they can capture that dream-like quality of the original.
AC