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This would of worked a whole lot better if..........

posted 10 years ago by Crafty78
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Robert Englund went crazy from playing Freddy too many times in the previous movies and it turned out HE was the actual stalker.

I know the NOES films are all about Fantasy Horror, but I think this would of worked much better from the 'set in reality' angle.

Englund could of made his own glove which would throw back to the orginal film were we see it being made at the beginning (kind of like this one) and make up effects and wore the orginal clothing, jumper, fedora etc. and come after Heather.

New Nightmare was a good spin on the series at the time, but I found alot of things wrong with it. It all got abit too silly toward the end. A good precursor to the Scream franchise, yet watching it again just now I found it hasn't aged all that well, which is a real shame because it could've been a great film. Still better than the abysmal Freddy's Dead and The Dream Child though.

[–] Dan_Garten 10 years ago

Interesting idea.

[–] falseprophet616 10 years ago

I want to know how much of the absurdity in the latter half of the movie is intentional...

If you think about it, it's all pretty much classic Freddy, tongue things, 'bitch' line, sticky stairs, culminating in Freddy turning into a demon and then loads of explosions done with practical miniature effects.

It's a lot like Adaptation. (2002) if you think of it that way.

[–] Kryptonian_Zod 10 years ago

It certainly would have been interesting, could have been titled A REAL NIGHTMARE!

However the only problem with the story, is that it would completely have lost the dream aspect charm to the movie.

It would essentially have been just a guy who acted as Freddy in the movie's pretending to be Freddy in the real world.

While I like the psychological aspect of the idea, Robert Englund dressing up as Freddy and stalking Heather in the real world.

He wouldn't have had any of his powers and abilities that is common to the Nightmare on Elm Street films.

New Nightmare is definitely the worst in my opinion in the series, however while I like your idea's to some degree, I don't think it would have worked as a film.

[–] DoTheUrkel2 10 years ago

Would have you moron.

[–] Crafty78 10 years ago

???

[–] DoTheUrkel2 10 years ago

This would HAVE worked a whole lot better, not This would OF worked. Get it now?

[–] Crafty78 10 years ago

Yeah, I get it now. Thanks for the education lesson now go away you offensive little idiot.

[–] harlowfan 10 years ago

I love that idea.

[–] transmentalist 9 years ago

I like the idea but don't love it

I agree that it would miss the "dream aspect" which is essential to the "nightmare" series (it's in its title fer cryin' out loud)

It would've been a different movie altogether, in other words

But I would miss, personally, the notion that Englund himself is haunted by Freddy

[–] Crafty78 9 years ago

Thank you :)

[–] !!!deleted!!! (56207245) 9 years ago

I thought the effect of the son from the nightmares was good, and it would have been cut out for obvious reasons. I prefer the nightmare aspect better. But not a bad idea.

[–] KublaiKardashian 9 years ago

I think it would've been better if it was at least left more ambiguous as to whether it's Heather going crazy, Englund becoming the killer, a crazed fan or Freddy coming to life. At least maybe initially. Kind of like Scream how you're suspecting everyone until the end.