It really just comes down to which style you like better. I like them equal. If people see the remake first then chances are they will like JEH as Freddy better
I have never seen both of the versions but to what I see I think the newer one is scarier. The old one is smiling and stuff. I guess he's really sadistic XD
The reason Robert Englund played the role better is because he knew that if you play Freddy too seriously, it would be MORE cheesy than if you got a little "silly" with the charictar.
its so funny because I didn't know they made another one with another actor, but i was going to comment on how Englund reminded me of Layne Staley. Then you posted the name of the second actor whose last name was "haley". creepy
I honestly liked all the older freddy krueger trust me im a person who loves the freddy krueger series and when the new series came out of nightmare on elm street i was like man thats freddy??? ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ugly!!!!
@26michaeluk New Nightmare brought back the serious tone as well pre-dating the remake. The remake was terrible, there weren't any likable characters, it made ANOES 3-6 look like god. New Freddy doesn't even look demonic or something I should fear, beside that the director of the remake disrespect the fan-base on a Livestream.
Most of the time we can't even see the new Freddy's face, has anyone gotten a good look at him? This was a similar problem even with the original because a lot of Craven's movies had bad lighting, but there's no reason to put the face back into hiding again unless of coarse you're covering up for the fact that the new design sucks and makes him look like Michael Jackson (in fact they apparently have quite a few things in common now!)
@optimoblunt Your grammar is terrible. Also go watch No More Mister Nice Guy episode of the ANOES TV show, it tells about Freddy before he was incinerated. Also the only redeeming quality of ANOES 6 is they gave more back story too right after the TV show ended.
All new Freddy fans do your homework before watching the remake!
I like Freddy's Dead as far as origins go. The thing messed up with that was that it was 3d so there are a ton of weird things at the end, but it was really cool when I was a kid and still mostly holds up except that the worm guys are silly as shit.
@TheWereCreaturesDen I love New Nightmare. Its my second favorite of the series. The Freddys Nightmare NO More Mister Nice Guy sucked. It was as bad or worse than the latter sequels. I love the remake for bringing back the serious tone to the movie. Everything after Dream Warriors was ridiculously stupid. Except New Nightmare.
Robert Englund all the way. New Freddy is too depressive and too obvious. I mean, what about the jokes? The ironic deaths? Jackie Earle Haley is a great actor but that role he was playing was not Freddy Krueger!
Old Freddy because he looked more demonic and even thou a pedo too it wasn't as explicit in the first film, that is what made RE's Freddy so mysterious. JEH's Freddy looked like a candle, plus fuck realistic burns Freddy is a demon, he wasn't as mysterious and very ill inspired.
@TheWereCreaturesDen Its hard to be mysterious when 8 movies have came before you. I would say 95% of people that have watched the remake knew all about the original series thus basically making it impossible to be mysterious. Thats why I am glad the remake didnt waste time and threw you right into the middle of it. I dont know how they could make it mysterious. What you think? People get to caught up in the pedo killer thing.
I liked the remake same name but totally different styles and takes on the character but Robert Englund was just so damn funny and cheesy as freddie Jackie was just straight up peedo creep
Personally, I feel that they're both scary in different ways. I do miss Robert but Jackie makes a fine new modern version of my favorite slasher movie villain.
played him till he no longer could. Now JEH can play Freddy in some sequels till he gets to the point he cant or does not want to do it. Then wait a while and cast yet another person to take the reins. The CHARACTER and CONCEPT are the most important things to me. Granted this is just my opinion.
@TheMike59565 I love the character of Freddy way more than I like Robert or JEH cause at the end of the day thats what he is. Yes Robert played Freddy for 8 movies in his style. Now JEH comes in with a style of his own and I love that. I love seeing 2 different takes on a character. The character is FAR to great to just die with the original movies and the remake. I would love for JEH to be in 8 movies. When JEH is done, find another person. I mean that by saying how Robert
It's the same thing as hellraiser revelations when they put another face under the pinhaed character, doesn't work at all Doug Bradley is the only Pinhead and Robert Englund is the only Freddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my opinion the old freddy is better just because the creative and humorous way he killed. The new freddy is ok the only thing i personally don't like about him is how serious and how ugly he is. the voice overall is the best part of him but of course this is in my opinion.
If you was a Psycho killer and have the power of dreams you don't be gloomy, you enjoy the pleasure of the slaughter and want it to last, no cops no laws no punishment nothing to be cautelous or lack in imagination. A gloomy and dark Freddy is like go to the beach and stay in the hotel room. The gloom is for Jason Voorhees.
The old feddy is much like the old joker in the batman movie hes funny and he's joking around all the time the new freddy and the new batman are much darker and much more evil so call me crazy new freddy wins
The original is far more effective than the remake, and it's all because of Freddy. In the original he laughs and looks like he's having a blast. That's the magic of the character and why the remake just doesn't work as good.
@ItchyQuick I agree with you, even though he was goofing around he was still more intense simply because of the voice he used, much more intimidating sounding then the new one, he was also taller, the new guy is just too damn short to scare anyone, even a child. lol
@gnieoalo92 Height has NOTHING to do with it. He is scary because he can kill you in your dreams. And go back and look throughout the original series and you will see all of Freddys victims are taller than him for the most part
@gnieoalo92 Grow up kid. Sitting behind your computer screen talking shit anonymously does not make you tough. The comment section is for people to talk about the movie and to respond to each other. You know this. So why act like a child?
@26michaeluk You're the "kid" kid, I only discuss things with people who are mature and don't act like spoiled little fags, check your fucking tone next time if you want to have a conversation.
@gnieoalo92 Calling someone a spoiled little fag without even knowing them is real mature huh? I want to know what exactly is the problem with my first post that offended you so much? I cant see anything. You mad because when you said JEH was short as Freddy, I said all of the original Freddy victims were taller than him pretty much? Watch the pool party scene in the 2nd one. Every person is taller than him. Or because I said height had NOTHING to do with what made Freddy scary.....
@gnieoalo92 .... considering height means absolutely nothing when the killer has full control in dreams? If anyone needs to check something, its you and your attitude.
@26michaeluk I could care less about your height argument, I don't entertain flaming loser's like you by arguing with them about such retarded things. I could care less about your opinions on freddy, go tell someone who cares ya pathetic little homo.
@gnieoalo92 Wow you really got me there. I am a pathetic loser? I am not the one on here acting tough behind a computer screen in anonymity talking shit.I think your insecure about being a homosexual as much as you write fag, flamer, homo. Its cool, I dont think any less of you for being like that. Quit taking it out on other people. This is to talk about the movie, not talking shit and throwing out gay insults
@gnieoalo92 No you didnt engage me about Freddy and thats my point. I commented on your post nicely and you told me, FUCK OFF FAG, cause apparently from my 1 post you decided I am, SPOILED LITTLE FAG. I tried to reason with you but every time you came back with some punk, tough guy comments. Why not just say you didnt agree with me and you didnt want to discuss it? And you tell ME to check my tone? See you could not for the life of you be mature enough to take out all of the fag..
@gnieoalo92 ... comments out. Just say you dont want to here my opinion with out calling me a homo or fag and it would be different. Again you are not mature enough to do that obviously, or have a conversation before insulting me. You are not capable. Done with your BS
its does not matter who played freddy in my book as long as we get a new nightmare on elm street,this movie was good and had great actors the story is focus and not flawed like some of the old ones, not aday you gey movies that really are bad and never should be made in the first place but movies like this should get props for giving us a diff view about nightmare on elm street, and for all you hated please dont send me responses to what i say because i wont read your crap
@optimoblunt I agree. People should just be happy about a new Nightmare on Elm Street film. Let alone the fact a brilliant actor is playing Freddy in JEH. JEH brought NOES back to its roots when Freddy was serious. I cant wait for another movie
the new nightmare told the true story of who freddy is, the old ones just told a story of a scary guy,i love the old ones and grew up watching them,but i love the fact that the new one made you hate him for who he really is and what you never knew about and why he was a scary guy in the first place, some of you dislike the new one and that is ok but for true fans like me we now have an understanding of who freddy really is a man that messed with little children and raped them.
The original films were pretty damn clear to me who Freddy was. Do you really need it spelled out for you that Freddy was a child rapist and serial killer? I never understood the argument that Freddy having a sense of humor somehow diluted his scariness. If anything, it makes him even more frightening. The fact that he gets a KICK out of doing these things to people and terrorizing them is much, much scarier to me than someone who does it out of some flimsy revenge excuse.
@SuperWillHatch It was scary in the first, second, and half of the third movie but after that he was not threatening at all. He turned into a goof. Those sequels ruined the character.
That's your opinion and I respect that. But I don't get it. How does having a sense of humor negate any scariness Freddy had? Being a serious, lumbering monster just doesn't do it for me as much as a psycho who actually enjoys what he's doing(killing people).
@SuperWillHatch This is just my opinion as well and I respect yours. Watch the original and then Dream Master. In the original, Freddy was enjoying it and it felt threatening and very scary because it wasnt overdone. He was terrifying. By the time of Dream Master its obvious he is playing to the camera and throwing in stupid one liners so much it took away everything that made him threatening. Its hard to feel scared whenever the audience is actually rooting for Freddy and not ..
The first movie was the best by far, I agree. But I think the sequels were sub par not because of Freddy's mugging for the cameras, but because they followed formula too much. Freddy and the whole mythology behind who he is is has TONS of potential to be epic and akin to a horror fantasy series like Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Hellsing, but they wasted it by sticking to the "dumb teenagers get killed" thing for too long. Take Hellraiser. Sure, the sequels sucked there too, but at
least they tried to do something a little different each movie and expand on the history of the Cenobites somewhat(they failed at it, but at least they tried). Wes Craven's New Nightmare is the second best movie in the series for exactly this reason. And in that one, Freddy was funny.
@SuperWillHatch You make a very good point that I guess I had never really thought of before. Believe it or not I like Freddys Revenge maybe right after the Original and New Nightmare. Freddys revenge totally took a different approach to the story. It is usually blasted for this but I really dont think it broke the rules cause there were no rules really established in the first movie with the ending that just totally made no sense any way you look at it. You did not know if the
@SuperWillHatch ... whole thing was just a dream or if some of it happened and to this day any theory you try to have about the ending can never fully work. I fully get why people did not like the movie. A lot of people didnt like New Nightmare either. It was the lowest money maker in the series. Your right, maybe if the tried to be more bold with having the character and plot do different things I would enjoy the rest of the series more. Very good points bro.
@SuperWillHatch I know right? I think Dream Child and Freddys Dead just soured to many peoples view of NOES movies. Its my second favorite and very close to the original
New Nightmare sorta isn't a Freddy movie at all, its actually a demon who takes the guise of Freddy. Its real neat of coarse, but that might have been the turn off.
Also, home video market was getting more push as opposed to theatres in those days, that was the height of video stores. Direct to video stuff like Leprechaun was sorta the more efficient thing for that time and thats how most of the horror movies were getting pushed.
@sethmanrockandroll very good points. I had no problem looking at him as Freddy but I can see why others had trouble with it. I also did not know that was the height of video stores but your idea really makes a lot of sense when I think about it. I have never looked at it like that before. Thanks.
I don't know if it was the height of video stores either, but I know in the late 80s and early 90s, Full Moon (puppet master) and Vidmark/Trimark (Leprechaun) and other studios or distributors including Artisan (Wishmaster, etc) were all putting things straight to video and apparently doing rather well enough to consider it better than theatres.
PS Do you think New Nightmare Freddy looks a little like Al Bundy at times?
By the way, New Nightmare is also beautifully filmed and is one of the most slick and coordinated and gorgeous looking films that I have ever seen.
New Nightmare could very well be one of my picks for film of the decade and may very well be the best looking film that Craven has ever made, for sure. Everything was so crisp, and I don't recall seeing very any things like it before or since. Not Titanic, not nothing. New Nightmare is amazingly well shot.
@sethmanrockandroll I know man. Thats one of the things I love most about it. Everything in it is crisp cuts and I love watching films made that way. Everything about it was grand which is what I think he was going for. I have watched it 10 times at least with commentary on. This movie is right there with the original in terms of how much I enjoy watching it. Where do you put in the series as far a personal favorites?
Freddy's Dead has an interesting bond with me from an early age, its sorta my special film that me and my brother watched before I started hating my brother's guts. Its a weird choice, but thats gotta be the one for me. Its got origins, family, and lots of Freddy, the premise also establishes interesting rules and then finally we kinda see Freddy reach full power before getting destroyed.
But nothing beats the FILM QUALITY of New Nightmare. Pristine, like a pearl.
@SuperWillHatch ... the victims. No one was rooting for him in the original. I dont think Michael or Jason is scary at all because they are lumbering monsters. So he enjoyed it in the original without throwing out one liners but instead he was laughing maniacally, saying very creepy things, and cutting his fingers off. The sequels got to carried away with it and its just hard to be scared of someone your laughing with and rooting for, thats all.
the old freddy was creepy, becuz he was playing around with ya in ur dreams and playing mind games with ya, and slowly kill ya, the new freddy is scary, but he just doesnt have the charisma like the old freddy has, Robert Played the Role Freddy krueger ver well, as hes a Pedophile sick twisted freak, who enjoys Playing and torturing his victims, but the new freddy looks prety EMO, he looks more Angered and frsutrated, i dont feel enough Evil inside him
@vergilheartnet i agree the new freddy seemed more like the picked on kid that decided to get back at everyone than inherently evil like the old freddy. new freddy's personality seemed dry also.
Yes Robert will always be Freddy. He was the 1st to play him. We will always have the original series with him. But it was time for a change. There was nothing more Robert could do as Freddy. There was no way to take him serious and scary, which is what he is SUPPOSED to be. JEH brought that back to the character and I love, LOVE, his portrayal of Freddy and look forward to his next film as the dream demon
well you guys have to look at it like how the directors made it
Old Freddy=more or less was just the times when he kill teens as he does yet does not really tell a story
New Freddy=Now new freddy is not really new but older then the old Freddy cuz it tells the story of how he died, why he died, and what he did the made him die
jackie was good at the part but the make up was odd and its funny how every ones having a fit because robert wasn't in it hes old, it is the first movie unless they were planing to do a tron legacy and cgi a young robert then why hire him again its a REmake lots of characters had other actors play them calm down lol
@BrandonVoiceINC Sadly most of the people bashing it cant fathom what you just wrote. My thing is, why bring Robert back in a REMAKE considering what the word REmake means. Another thing is Why bring Robert back for what would amount for a sequel when we have 8 movies with him already. Thats plenty enough. Roberts Freddy lost everything that made Freddy scary after Dream Warriors. Freddy was meant to be terrifying and creepy, not comical and cool.
The new Freddy isn't even scary! I know that a lot of people said that Robert Englund kind of lost his scare factor when he started to introduce black humour and satire to the role, however the original Elm Street was up against Halloween and Friday the 13th, both featuring two killers who never say a word. Gorehounds like me need a break from all of that. Not that Michael & Jason are dull, but Freddy was by far so much more fun to watch.
@saltypop13 No they are very dull. Thats our appeal to Freddy. He takes delight in killing you which is freaking scary. The comedy of the sequels ruined him for me. In the original he is nothing like the sequels. He is scary and evil and taunts you in a threatening way, not a Funny way. It started going downhill towards the end of Dream Warriors. Even though Freddys revenge is not that good, Freddy is scariest in that movie with the different makeup they used
The old freddy. I liked the earlier movies too. Robert Englund made a big mistake with the later 90s ones by taking a comical approach. The new freddy movie with that new actor playing him didn't impress me much either.
@MsPrinceAlfie I believe the sequels pretty much ruined the character. He was never meant to be funny. In the original and second movie he says a few lines but they were scary and creepy. You felt threatened, after the first three he was not threatening at all. I am glad JEH made him dark again
@26michaeluk If you like seeing Robert Englund as a dark Freddy then I HIGHLY recommend seeing New Nightmare, the final installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street saga.
@NeverDoubt1 Someone besides me you mean? lol I am glad to see someone else enjoyed New Nightmare like we did. I think me and you had many a paragraph discussing New Nightmare and why we like it and the angles you could take watching it.
@26michaeluk Oh yes you too, hehe. ;) Yeah New Nightmare was a blast. It feels so ironic to me when people say they don't like it, because I really feel like the movie is a love letter to fans.
@NeverDoubt1 I know, its everything a Freddy fan should want. Its all about the ANOES films and the people involved with them and making fun of how tacky the sequels got, which was mostly Wes Craven making fun of them. Freddy was scary and just enough different to make it awesome. The only movie of the series thats better is the original and its not by very much, to me at least.
@26michaeluk I mean I understand that a lot of fans love the whole franchise, including the sequels, and that's cool. But that doesn't make them all great movies, hehe.
@NeverDoubt1 Exactly. I can sit down and watch ANY movie of the series and enjoy it. But to pretend there great movies is crazy. There is a big difference in loving a movie and it being a great movie, although I argued the exact opposite of that with you the other day lol
@26michaeluk It's OK, I contradict all the time, lol. But you're right, the sequels are like guilty pleasures. Another good example is Planet of the Apes. It's fun to watch some of the sequels but they're clearly nowhere near as good as the first.
@26michaeluk Yeah that's a good thing I suppose I don't like the new one because it isn't being played by Robert lol but in my opinion, Nightmare On Elm Street has been done too many times anyway. I only liked the first three =D
@MsPrinceAlfie I agree. After part 3 it went down hill fast. I watched 5 and 6 the other day and laughed at how stupid they were. They were worse than I remembered although I still like to watch them. Nostalgia
Winner is....Robert Englund, old movie`s are better than new one. ihme tietokone paskaa tehty uusiin ja nyt astu toinen näyttelijä liian isoihin saappaisiin. eiks näin ole
4 me both of them is awsome n have thier own styles. Iam the fans of freddy kruger since 1995 was the first time i watch the old ones. but i watch the remake at 2010. for me nightmare on elm street remake is really great.. not like friday the 13th and halloween remakes is was not really good at all.
When I was younger i fearded this movie but now when i watched it at a mature age i love it. But old freddy wins because of the scares he gave me when i was young
freddy meet inception
coolwolf700 11 hours ago
Englund will always be the best, he was just perfect for the character of freddy.
BUT, Haley is about as good of a replacement as you can get.
Also the new makeup is a lot more realistic looking for a burn victim which IMO makes it much more creepy.
rdcinfantry 19 hours ago
It really just comes down to which style you like better. I like them equal. If people see the remake first then chances are they will like JEH as Freddy better
26michaeluk 1 day ago
The first one is better because he smiles, and looks like he enjoys killing, that makes him more diabolic and better
theanimekingx777 1 day ago
Haley is still not bad...he is a better actor to be honest. His performances in Human Target and Watchmen were really outstanding.
DJRomeoV 1 day ago
the thing i like is in the origanals is that the use one person as freddy, unlike halloween, friday the 13th, ect
greenrose131 2 days ago
Robert Englund all da way
SuperMusicman124 2 days ago
robert englund is da best like always
ajrt545 2 days ago
Jackie Earle Haley ist the best
CaptianMHC 2 days ago
I have never seen both of the versions but to what I see I think the newer one is scarier. The old one is smiling and stuff. I guess he's really sadistic XD
Nexils 3 days ago
10 to the old school freddy
HEAVYMETALGODS86feb9 3 days ago
Okay, Jackie Earle Haley was a brilliant Freddy, and exceeded my expectations.
That being said, Robert is timeless.
MrImastinker 3 days ago
The reason Robert Englund played the role better is because he knew that if you play Freddy too seriously, it would be MORE cheesy than if you got a little "silly" with the charictar.
kvkop 3 days ago
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rob360hk 3 days ago
i think jackie is more scary then the hold one
IanespivallE 3 days ago
The new freddy is Voldemort :D
olivethebestdu47 3 days ago
funny also that all of these last names, are german. Including Krueger.
keyofdavid888 4 days ago
its so funny because I didn't know they made another one with another actor, but i was going to comment on how Englund reminded me of Layne Staley. Then you posted the name of the second actor whose last name was "haley". creepy
keyofdavid888 4 days ago
original/new plus robert englund was in 1984
crazyplayer749 5 days ago
I honestly liked all the older freddy krueger trust me im a person who loves the freddy krueger series and when the new series came out of nightmare on elm street i was like man thats freddy??? ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ugly!!!!
alexis56ww 6 days ago
I wonder what would happen if Freddy Krueger and the guys from Inception ended up in the same dream?
R0cketmanBeats 6 days ago
@26michaeluk New Nightmare brought back the serious tone as well pre-dating the remake. The remake was terrible, there weren't any likable characters, it made ANOES 3-6 look like god. New Freddy doesn't even look demonic or something I should fear, beside that the director of the remake disrespect the fan-base on a Livestream.
TheWereCreaturesDen 6 days ago
@TheWereCreaturesDen
Most of the time we can't even see the new Freddy's face, has anyone gotten a good look at him? This was a similar problem even with the original because a lot of Craven's movies had bad lighting, but there's no reason to put the face back into hiding again unless of coarse you're covering up for the fact that the new design sucks and makes him look like Michael Jackson (in fact they apparently have quite a few things in common now!)
sethmanrockandroll 6 days ago
hate being hipster but original was best although new gave us better insight into his life before he was killed
ihazzrecon 6 days ago
@optimoblunt Your grammar is terrible. Also go watch No More Mister Nice Guy episode of the ANOES TV show, it tells about Freddy before he was incinerated. Also the only redeeming quality of ANOES 6 is they gave more back story too right after the TV show ended.
All new Freddy fans do your homework before watching the remake!
TheWereCreaturesDen 1 week ago
@TheWereCreaturesDen
I like Freddy's Dead as far as origins go. The thing messed up with that was that it was 3d so there are a ton of weird things at the end, but it was really cool when I was a kid and still mostly holds up except that the worm guys are silly as shit.
sethmanrockandroll 6 days ago
@26michaeluk You clearly haven't seen Wes Craven's New Nightmare or the No More Mister Nice Guy episode of ANOES TV show.
TheWereCreaturesDen 1 week ago
@TheWereCreaturesDen I love New Nightmare. Its my second favorite of the series. The Freddys Nightmare NO More Mister Nice Guy sucked. It was as bad or worse than the latter sequels. I love the remake for bringing back the serious tone to the movie. Everything after Dream Warriors was ridiculously stupid. Except New Nightmare.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
Robert. The other guy looked like an alein. Robert all the way
TH3xGRAP3ST 1 week ago
2010 ALL THE WAY
SuperMInEcRaFtErz 1 week ago
Robert Englund all the way. New Freddy is too depressive and too obvious. I mean, what about the jokes? The ironic deaths? Jackie Earle Haley is a great actor but that role he was playing was not Freddy Krueger!
followmebarbozacarol 1 week ago
I like the new a little bit better, but you cant beat the classics at all
IkeIsDangerous 1 week ago
old one was the best..when I saw the new movie, I was like wtf? thats freddy?
Budsmokerhaha 1 week ago
Old Freddy because he looked more demonic and even thou a pedo too it wasn't as explicit in the first film, that is what made RE's Freddy so mysterious. JEH's Freddy looked like a candle, plus fuck realistic burns Freddy is a demon, he wasn't as mysterious and very ill inspired.
TheWereCreaturesDen 1 week ago
@TheWereCreaturesDen Its hard to be mysterious when 8 movies have came before you. I would say 95% of people that have watched the remake knew all about the original series thus basically making it impossible to be mysterious. Thats why I am glad the remake didnt waste time and threw you right into the middle of it. I dont know how they could make it mysterious. What you think? People get to caught up in the pedo killer thing.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
Robert RULED
ellie545 1 week ago
I liked the remake same name but totally different styles and takes on the character but Robert Englund was just so damn funny and cheesy as freddie Jackie was just straight up peedo creep
CynicallyObnoxious 1 week ago
the new freddy looks like a fucking cat
idoubad1 1 week ago
The new one looks like shit!!!...old school Freddy rules, you can't replace Robert England.
Skyfox009 1 week ago
I wanna see the new Jason v the new Freddie v the new Michael would be such a kick ass movie
MegaMarlo777 1 week ago
Personally, I feel that they're both scary in different ways. I do miss Robert but Jackie makes a fine new modern version of my favorite slasher movie villain.
165Jacob 1 week ago
jackie is a good actor and not so bad as the new freddie but the remake just sucked, and he screamed like a bitch. and the fx suck too.
jaythejayzer 1 week ago
the new one sucked
rDarkWarrior 1 week ago
Any Freddy krueger can suck my fucking dick
DANIBEBITO12 1 week ago
Original is still the best!
hando88c 1 week ago 29
robert englund is the best freddy krueger
futuramagav201 1 week ago 34
new
noobguy1234321 1 week ago
NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER
PWDrules1 1 week ago
played him till he no longer could. Now JEH can play Freddy in some sequels till he gets to the point he cant or does not want to do it. Then wait a while and cast yet another person to take the reins. The CHARACTER and CONCEPT are the most important things to me. Granted this is just my opinion.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
thumps up if u like the role of freddy
TheMike59565 1 week ago
@TheMike59565 I love the character of Freddy way more than I like Robert or JEH cause at the end of the day thats what he is. Yes Robert played Freddy for 8 movies in his style. Now JEH comes in with a style of his own and I love that. I love seeing 2 different takes on a character. The character is FAR to great to just die with the original movies and the remake. I would love for JEH to be in 8 movies. When JEH is done, find another person. I mean that by saying how Robert
26michaeluk 1 week ago
It's the same thing as hellraiser revelations when they put another face under the pinhaed character, doesn't work at all Doug Bradley is the only Pinhead and Robert Englund is the only Freddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
demonmatteo 1 week ago 4
There is only ONE Freddy Krueger!!!!! Robert Englund!!!!!! Jackie Earle Haley Doesn't Cut it at all!!!!!! END OF DISCUSSION!!!!!!!
demonmatteo 1 week ago 2
In my opinion the old freddy is better just because the creative and humorous way he killed. The new freddy is ok the only thing i personally don't like about him is how serious and how ugly he is. the voice overall is the best part of him but of course this is in my opinion.
spizzle99 1 week ago
el freddy de los ochenta lejos... el nuevo ni miedo da...
thebautibmx 1 week ago
If you was a Psycho killer and have the power of dreams you don't be gloomy, you enjoy the pleasure of the slaughter and want it to last, no cops no laws no punishment nothing to be cautelous or lack in imagination. A gloomy and dark Freddy is like go to the beach and stay in the hotel room. The gloom is for Jason Voorhees.
EliosMoonElios 1 week ago
There is no comparrison, the old one forever..... but I do love Jason though :p
RieshawkVids 1 week ago
if you could see the new freddy you could actually make the comparison
s4veyours0ul 1 week ago
The old feddy is much like the old joker in the batman movie hes funny and he's joking around all the time the new freddy and the new batman are much darker and much more evil so call me crazy new freddy wins
shipking1995 2 weeks ago
looks like my social studies teacher.
TheHiGuy90 2 weeks ago
me gusta el viejo freddy
hijadeDIOSS 2 weeks ago
the old one is actually funny (in a third person perspective) the new one well....RUN LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!!!!!!!!!!
Norvelle99 2 weeks ago
The original is far more effective than the remake, and it's all because of Freddy. In the original he laughs and looks like he's having a blast. That's the magic of the character and why the remake just doesn't work as good.
ItchyQuick 2 weeks ago
@ItchyQuick I agree with you, even though he was goofing around he was still more intense simply because of the voice he used, much more intimidating sounding then the new one, he was also taller, the new guy is just too damn short to scare anyone, even a child. lol
gnieoalo92 2 weeks ago
@gnieoalo92 Height has NOTHING to do with it. He is scary because he can kill you in your dreams. And go back and look throughout the original series and you will see all of Freddys victims are taller than him for the most part
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk FUCK off fag, I could care less what u think is scary.
gnieoalo92 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 Grow up kid. Sitting behind your computer screen talking shit anonymously does not make you tough. The comment section is for people to talk about the movie and to respond to each other. You know this. So why act like a child?
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk You're the "kid" kid, I only discuss things with people who are mature and don't act like spoiled little fags, check your fucking tone next time if you want to have a conversation.
gnieoalo92 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 Calling someone a spoiled little fag without even knowing them is real mature huh? I want to know what exactly is the problem with my first post that offended you so much? I cant see anything. You mad because when you said JEH was short as Freddy, I said all of the original Freddy victims were taller than him pretty much? Watch the pool party scene in the 2nd one. Every person is taller than him. Or because I said height had NOTHING to do with what made Freddy scary.....
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 .... considering height means absolutely nothing when the killer has full control in dreams? If anyone needs to check something, its you and your attitude.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk I could care less about your height argument, I don't entertain flaming loser's like you by arguing with them about such retarded things. I could care less about your opinions on freddy, go tell someone who cares ya pathetic little homo.
gnieoalo92 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 Wow you really got me there. I am a pathetic loser? I am not the one on here acting tough behind a computer screen in anonymity talking shit.I think your insecure about being a homosexual as much as you write fag, flamer, homo. Its cool, I dont think any less of you for being like that. Quit taking it out on other people. This is to talk about the movie, not talking shit and throwing out gay insults
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 Oh and you could care less about my opinions of Freddy. Thats a lie cause obviously you cared enough to respond
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk I never once engaged you in an argument about freddy, nice attempt though, bitch.
gnieoalo92 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 No you didnt engage me about Freddy and thats my point. I commented on your post nicely and you told me, FUCK OFF FAG, cause apparently from my 1 post you decided I am, SPOILED LITTLE FAG. I tried to reason with you but every time you came back with some punk, tough guy comments. Why not just say you didnt agree with me and you didnt want to discuss it? And you tell ME to check my tone? See you could not for the life of you be mature enough to take out all of the fag..
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 ... comments out. Just say you dont want to here my opinion with out calling me a homo or fag and it would be different. Again you are not mature enough to do that obviously, or have a conversation before insulting me. You are not capable. Done with your BS
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk Good to hear, fuck off already.
gnieoalo92 1 week ago
@gnieoalo92 Grow up already
26michaeluk 1 week ago
its does not matter who played freddy in my book as long as we get a new nightmare on elm street,this movie was good and had great actors the story is focus and not flawed like some of the old ones, not aday you gey movies that really are bad and never should be made in the first place but movies like this should get props for giving us a diff view about nightmare on elm street, and for all you hated please dont send me responses to what i say because i wont read your crap
optimoblunt 2 weeks ago
@optimoblunt I agree. People should just be happy about a new Nightmare on Elm Street film. Let alone the fact a brilliant actor is playing Freddy in JEH. JEH brought NOES back to its roots when Freddy was serious. I cant wait for another movie
26michaeluk 2 weeks ago
the new nightmare told the true story of who freddy is, the old ones just told a story of a scary guy,i love the old ones and grew up watching them,but i love the fact that the new one made you hate him for who he really is and what you never knew about and why he was a scary guy in the first place, some of you dislike the new one and that is ok but for true fans like me we now have an understanding of who freddy really is a man that messed with little children and raped them.
optimoblunt 2 weeks ago
@optimoblunt
The original films were pretty damn clear to me who Freddy was. Do you really need it spelled out for you that Freddy was a child rapist and serial killer? I never understood the argument that Freddy having a sense of humor somehow diluted his scariness. If anything, it makes him even more frightening. The fact that he gets a KICK out of doing these things to people and terrorizing them is much, much scarier to me than someone who does it out of some flimsy revenge excuse.
SuperWillHatch 2 weeks ago
@SuperWillHatch It was scary in the first, second, and half of the third movie but after that he was not threatening at all. He turned into a goof. Those sequels ruined the character.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk
That's your opinion and I respect that. But I don't get it. How does having a sense of humor negate any scariness Freddy had? Being a serious, lumbering monster just doesn't do it for me as much as a psycho who actually enjoys what he's doing(killing people).
SuperWillHatch 1 week ago
@SuperWillHatch This is just my opinion as well and I respect yours. Watch the original and then Dream Master. In the original, Freddy was enjoying it and it felt threatening and very scary because it wasnt overdone. He was terrifying. By the time of Dream Master its obvious he is playing to the camera and throwing in stupid one liners so much it took away everything that made him threatening. Its hard to feel scared whenever the audience is actually rooting for Freddy and not ..
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk
The first movie was the best by far, I agree. But I think the sequels were sub par not because of Freddy's mugging for the cameras, but because they followed formula too much. Freddy and the whole mythology behind who he is is has TONS of potential to be epic and akin to a horror fantasy series like Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Hellsing, but they wasted it by sticking to the "dumb teenagers get killed" thing for too long. Take Hellraiser. Sure, the sequels sucked there too, but at
SuperWillHatch 1 week ago
@26michaeluk
least they tried to do something a little different each movie and expand on the history of the Cenobites somewhat(they failed at it, but at least they tried). Wes Craven's New Nightmare is the second best movie in the series for exactly this reason. And in that one, Freddy was funny.
SuperWillHatch 1 week ago
@SuperWillHatch You make a very good point that I guess I had never really thought of before. Believe it or not I like Freddys Revenge maybe right after the Original and New Nightmare. Freddys revenge totally took a different approach to the story. It is usually blasted for this but I really dont think it broke the rules cause there were no rules really established in the first movie with the ending that just totally made no sense any way you look at it. You did not know if the
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@SuperWillHatch ... whole thing was just a dream or if some of it happened and to this day any theory you try to have about the ending can never fully work. I fully get why people did not like the movie. A lot of people didnt like New Nightmare either. It was the lowest money maker in the series. Your right, maybe if the tried to be more bold with having the character and plot do different things I would enjoy the rest of the series more. Very good points bro.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk
Thanks. I didn't know New Nightmare had the lowest box office score, that's strange.
SuperWillHatch 1 week ago
@SuperWillHatch I know right? I think Dream Child and Freddys Dead just soured to many peoples view of NOES movies. Its my second favorite and very close to the original
26michaeluk 1 week ago
@26michaeluk
New Nightmare sorta isn't a Freddy movie at all, its actually a demon who takes the guise of Freddy. Its real neat of coarse, but that might have been the turn off.
Also, home video market was getting more push as opposed to theatres in those days, that was the height of video stores. Direct to video stuff like Leprechaun was sorta the more efficient thing for that time and thats how most of the horror movies were getting pushed.
sethmanrockandroll 6 days ago
@sethmanrockandroll very good points. I had no problem looking at him as Freddy but I can see why others had trouble with it. I also did not know that was the height of video stores but your idea really makes a lot of sense when I think about it. I have never looked at it like that before. Thanks.
26michaeluk 3 days ago
@26michaeluk
I don't know if it was the height of video stores either, but I know in the late 80s and early 90s, Full Moon (puppet master) and Vidmark/Trimark (Leprechaun) and other studios or distributors including Artisan (Wishmaster, etc) were all putting things straight to video and apparently doing rather well enough to consider it better than theatres.
PS Do you think New Nightmare Freddy looks a little like Al Bundy at times?
sethmanrockandroll 3 days ago
@sethmanrockandroll LOL I never thought about him looking like Al Bundy but I guess when I actually think about it. Yeah that sounds right.
26michaeluk 3 days ago
@26michaeluk
By the way, New Nightmare is also beautifully filmed and is one of the most slick and coordinated and gorgeous looking films that I have ever seen.
New Nightmare could very well be one of my picks for film of the decade and may very well be the best looking film that Craven has ever made, for sure. Everything was so crisp, and I don't recall seeing very any things like it before or since. Not Titanic, not nothing. New Nightmare is amazingly well shot.
sethmanrockandroll 3 days ago
@sethmanrockandroll I know man. Thats one of the things I love most about it. Everything in it is crisp cuts and I love watching films made that way. Everything about it was grand which is what I think he was going for. I have watched it 10 times at least with commentary on. This movie is right there with the original in terms of how much I enjoy watching it. Where do you put in the series as far a personal favorites?
26michaeluk 3 days ago
@26michaeluk
Freddy's Dead has an interesting bond with me from an early age, its sorta my special film that me and my brother watched before I started hating my brother's guts. Its a weird choice, but thats gotta be the one for me. Its got origins, family, and lots of Freddy, the premise also establishes interesting rules and then finally we kinda see Freddy reach full power before getting destroyed.
But nothing beats the FILM QUALITY of New Nightmare. Pristine, like a pearl.
sethmanrockandroll 3 days ago
@SuperWillHatch ... the victims. No one was rooting for him in the original. I dont think Michael or Jason is scary at all because they are lumbering monsters. So he enjoyed it in the original without throwing out one liners but instead he was laughing maniacally, saying very creepy things, and cutting his fingers off. The sequels got to carried away with it and its just hard to be scared of someone your laughing with and rooting for, thats all.
26michaeluk 1 week ago
olds way fucking better
MrChaserocks 2 weeks ago
1:09 his arm -_-?
m1xx123 2 weeks ago
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m1xx123 2 weeks ago
Come on Robert Englund wins! Hand down
zazerickUK 2 weeks ago
old one winning
ALTAIRSPAM 2 weeks ago
without robert englund the elm street remake was just begging for failure
naggedd 2 weeks ago
You kno the original is better but the remake is pretty dam good in my opinion it was better than the " halloween" or "Friday the 13th" remakes
macbeasley12 2 weeks ago
Old Freddy is the shit, new freddy is just uncle diddles with claws.
Hien81onYt 2 weeks ago
it's fake!!!......NO ME SIENTO CONVENCIDO por esa version actual de freddy el anetrior era mas comico y siniestro .....
dextro99 2 weeks ago
Remake Freddy is pretty freaky lookin'... But Robert will always be the Krueger we all know and.... Uhhh weirdly love ( I dunno =P)
HedgehoGinATARDIS 2 weeks ago
Robert all the way the new "Freddy" didn't even look like Freddy and he killed them too fast and didn't take time to torment them that much
Mikunerd13 2 weeks ago
the old freddy was creepy, becuz he was playing around with ya in ur dreams and playing mind games with ya, and slowly kill ya, the new freddy is scary, but he just doesnt have the charisma like the old freddy has, Robert Played the Role Freddy krueger ver well, as hes a Pedophile sick twisted freak, who enjoys Playing and torturing his victims, but the new freddy looks prety EMO, he looks more Angered and frsutrated, i dont feel enough Evil inside him
vergilheartnet 2 weeks ago
@vergilheartnet i agree the new freddy seemed more like the picked on kid that decided to get back at everyone than inherently evil like the old freddy. new freddy's personality seemed dry also.
acidrider101 2 weeks ago
Yes Robert will always be Freddy. He was the 1st to play him. We will always have the original series with him. But it was time for a change. There was nothing more Robert could do as Freddy. There was no way to take him serious and scary, which is what he is SUPPOSED to be. JEH brought that back to the character and I love, LOVE, his portrayal of Freddy and look forward to his next film as the dream demon
26michaeluk 2 weeks ago
old freddy the new one looked like he burnt after getting burnt
64brotherhood 2 weeks ago
Robert will always be Freddy. Period. However I did enjoy the remake.
cheezkid 2 weeks ago
well you guys have to look at it like how the directors made it
Old Freddy=more or less was just the times when he kill teens as he does yet does not really tell a story
New Freddy=Now new freddy is not really new but older then the old Freddy cuz it tells the story of how he died, why he died, and what he did the made him die
So all N' all i pick new Freddy
ScreamoHippy 2 weeks ago
the Old Freddy ^_^
izzyxfreakx 2 weeks ago
music is scaryer than hell
hunt2eatnotwall900 2 weeks ago
the old !!
robinelefif 2 weeks ago
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New one was boring compared to the old Freddy
JdoubleRR 3 weeks ago
old one!
because its funny and the new one isn't. the new one is more like a series guy
dmmnjaws 3 weeks ago
@dmmnjaws Which series?
KingThracian 2 weeks ago
@KingThracian serious*
dmmnjaws 2 weeks ago
NOT COMPARABLE
TimoMuse 3 weeks ago
definately old freddy
MightyAris92 3 weeks ago
jackie was good at the part but the make up was odd and its funny how every ones having a fit because robert wasn't in it hes old, it is the first movie unless they were planing to do a tron legacy and cgi a young robert then why hire him again its a REmake lots of characters had other actors play them calm down lol
BrandonVoiceINC 3 weeks ago
@BrandonVoiceINC Sadly most of the people bashing it cant fathom what you just wrote. My thing is, why bring Robert back in a REMAKE considering what the word REmake means. Another thing is Why bring Robert back for what would amount for a sequel when we have 8 movies with him already. Thats plenty enough. Roberts Freddy lost everything that made Freddy scary after Dream Warriors. Freddy was meant to be terrifying and creepy, not comical and cool.
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
I like the old freddy with Robert Englund
XxM3qqaXx 3 weeks ago
I like the new freddy because his burns are way more realistic.
Sk8FlipBoards 3 weeks ago
the guy who made this clip sucks, even though the old one is scarier, they didnt even show enough pics of the new one
marsh0105 3 weeks ago
The new Freddy isn't even scary! I know that a lot of people said that Robert Englund kind of lost his scare factor when he started to introduce black humour and satire to the role, however the original Elm Street was up against Halloween and Friday the 13th, both featuring two killers who never say a word. Gorehounds like me need a break from all of that. Not that Michael & Jason are dull, but Freddy was by far so much more fun to watch.
saltypop13 3 weeks ago
@saltypop13 No they are very dull. Thats our appeal to Freddy. He takes delight in killing you which is freaking scary. The comedy of the sequels ruined him for me. In the original he is nothing like the sequels. He is scary and evil and taunts you in a threatening way, not a Funny way. It started going downhill towards the end of Dream Warriors. Even though Freddys revenge is not that good, Freddy is scariest in that movie with the different makeup they used
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
me quedo 100% con el original
dantezkino 3 weeks ago
Old Freddy forever & alway's!!!! <3
XXXNeonBOTDFXXX 3 weeks ago
si robert englund se agarra a combos contra jackie haley quien gana la pelea en la vida real? jajajaja
ernesto39100 3 weeks ago
Old Freddy Rules
Tupacexpert1 3 weeks ago
The old freddy. I liked the earlier movies too. Robert Englund made a big mistake with the later 90s ones by taking a comical approach. The new freddy movie with that new actor playing him didn't impress me much either.
MsPrinceAlfie 3 weeks ago
@MsPrinceAlfie I believe the sequels pretty much ruined the character. He was never meant to be funny. In the original and second movie he says a few lines but they were scary and creepy. You felt threatened, after the first three he was not threatening at all. I am glad JEH made him dark again
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@26michaeluk If you like seeing Robert Englund as a dark Freddy then I HIGHLY recommend seeing New Nightmare, the final installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street saga.
Rockmaster2112 3 weeks ago
@Rockmaster2112 New Nightmare was crap. It put me right off lol
MsPrinceAlfie 3 weeks ago
@Rockmaster2112 Oh I have it. To me its almost as good as the original and the plot was amazing. I loved the evil Freddy
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@Rockmaster2112 New Nightmare was great, I love that someone was finally being honest about how sequels can water down a franchise. :)
NeverDoubt1 3 weeks ago
@NeverDoubt1 Someone besides me you mean? lol I am glad to see someone else enjoyed New Nightmare like we did. I think me and you had many a paragraph discussing New Nightmare and why we like it and the angles you could take watching it.
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@26michaeluk Oh yes you too, hehe. ;) Yeah New Nightmare was a blast. It feels so ironic to me when people say they don't like it, because I really feel like the movie is a love letter to fans.
NeverDoubt1 3 weeks ago
@NeverDoubt1 I know, its everything a Freddy fan should want. Its all about the ANOES films and the people involved with them and making fun of how tacky the sequels got, which was mostly Wes Craven making fun of them. Freddy was scary and just enough different to make it awesome. The only movie of the series thats better is the original and its not by very much, to me at least.
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@26michaeluk I mean I understand that a lot of fans love the whole franchise, including the sequels, and that's cool. But that doesn't make them all great movies, hehe.
NeverDoubt1 3 weeks ago
@NeverDoubt1 Exactly. I can sit down and watch ANY movie of the series and enjoy it. But to pretend there great movies is crazy. There is a big difference in loving a movie and it being a great movie, although I argued the exact opposite of that with you the other day lol
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@26michaeluk It's OK, I contradict all the time, lol. But you're right, the sequels are like guilty pleasures. Another good example is Planet of the Apes. It's fun to watch some of the sequels but they're clearly nowhere near as good as the first.
NeverDoubt1 3 weeks ago
@NeverDoubt1 Exactly. We know they are not up to par with the original but we watch it anyways. The planet of the apes analogy was perfect
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
@26michaeluk Yeah that's a good thing I suppose I don't like the new one because it isn't being played by Robert lol but in my opinion, Nightmare On Elm Street has been done too many times anyway. I only liked the first three =D
MsPrinceAlfie 3 weeks ago
@MsPrinceAlfie I agree. After part 3 it went down hill fast. I watched 5 and 6 the other day and laughed at how stupid they were. They were worse than I remembered although I still like to watch them. Nostalgia
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
I like the old freddy WAY BETTER
pokie4life 3 weeks ago 2
Winner is....Robert Englund, old movie`s are better than new one. ihme tietokone paskaa tehty uusiin ja nyt astu toinen näyttelijä liian isoihin saappaisiin. eiks näin ole
Arza87 3 weeks ago
4 me both of them is awsome n have thier own styles. Iam the fans of freddy kruger since 1995 was the first time i watch the old ones. but i watch the remake at 2010. for me nightmare on elm street remake is really great.. not like friday the 13th and halloween remakes is was not really good at all.
redraider89z 3 weeks ago
No one can touch the old Freddy.!
crzyck07 3 weeks ago
Robert By Far
kayto97 3 weeks ago
I like Robert! Hes was funny in freddy vs jason he through jason around like jason was a ball!The new one is just no fun.
awsome264 3 weeks ago
the new freddy looks lika a melting frog
SeverusSnape713 3 weeks ago
I like old Robert Englund freddy, he was crazy, funna scary. the new freddy is just angry and no fun.
elpatricko94 4 weeks ago 2
It' amazing the lack of impact the images from the remake have.
andrewbeeable 4 weeks ago
pffft robert englund is freddy kruegar the new fag is just some asain homosexual looking for an ounce of crack?
rfhaifley 4 weeks ago
@rfhaifley That made absolutely no sense at all bro.
26michaeluk 3 weeks ago
robert englund IS freddy krueger. but he can't play the role forever. he should be able to retire. like mark hamill with the joker
thegroove14 4 weeks ago
@thegroove14 he already has retired, he's almost in his 70's
SaintsBro217 3 weeks ago
BRING BACK ROBERT ENGLUND , COME ON NEW LINE !!!!
MisterSicOne 4 weeks ago
@MisterSicOne Dont see that happening
26michaeluk 4 weeks ago
I like the old movies better but he does look more scary in the NEW ones.
TheCrews620 4 weeks ago 2
Either way he's still The Mike Jordan of Nightmares!
StrangersToll 4 weeks ago
When I was younger i fearded this movie but now when i watched it at a mature age i love it. But old freddy wins because of the scares he gave me when i was young
GXGamingtutorials 4 weeks ago
old Freddy wins hes the scary one.
RosarioVampireFreak1 1 month ago