what was the last movie you saw? - Page 196

**RadioMaster** · 09 May 2010, 19:35

Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

disappointing

Sue K · 10 May 2010, 12:21

March of the penguins ...

**allrevvedup** · 10 May 2010, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Monstro

Law Abiding Citizen

the first 15 - 20 mins were good the last 15-20 mins were terrible

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

disappointing

I didn't expect it to be anything else but that...such is modern horror nowadays

Saw Iron Man 2 on Saturday, nowhere near as good as the original and as much as Ms Paltrow was good in the first one, they really wasted her in this one.

Mickey Rourke wasn't bad and Downey Jr kept it from turning into a complete borefest

Sue K · 10 May 2010, 12:38

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Originally Posted by Monstro

Law Abiding Citizen

the building in which i work was supposed to be used in that film ... the pre-film people came in for a look around ... they ended using the building up the block a bit ... there were trucks of equipment and crews all over for a couple blocks around for about a week and a half... pretty cool ... now i have to see the film when it come on On Demand to see if i recognize it all ...

**RadioMaster** · 10 May 2010, 18:53

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Originally Posted by allrevvedup

I didn't expect it to be anything else but that...such is modern horror nowadays

The thing is, horror movies (especially slashers) are supposed to be about a) scares and b) fun. Most modern horror qualifies more as torture porn than a fun movie. Especially NOES used to be one of those you just enjoyed as they were fun. In this one, Freddy Krueger actually is depicted as a child molester. This is neither fun nor scary...it just leaves you with a sick feeling...

**allrevvedup** · 10 May 2010, 19:12

shock value then...

Sue K · 11 May 2010, 15:07

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

In this one, Freddy Krueger actually is depicted as a child molester. This is neither fun nor scary...it just leaves you with a sick feeling...

i remember seeing the original Elm Street moons ago when it first went into a video shop... i guess it was ... just to see ... then a couple years back i became a Johnny Depp fan and when i found out he was in the first Elm Street i bought it ... 10 bucks... good deal i thought... hehehe... and watched it again ... the only thing i remember from the first time viewing was that tongue coming through the phone... lol ... and thinking that the guy was a child molester ... he was ... wasn't it ? ... it's the thought i get seeing those little girls jumping rope... isn't that why the parents got together and burnt the house down ?... i forget again already ... i sound like a child molester at my age ooogling such a young Johnny Depp !!! ... lol .. not to make light ... well maybe... pedophiles are disgusting and sick and men with the affliction should have amputation and women be stitched up ... there's no cure ... right ? anyroad... i always thought Freddie Krueger to be a child molester ... OH and i got another look at the new Freddie ... ? ... no way ... the other guy is WAY coolCreepier ... and last film for me was April Fools' Day ... a teen slasher film... hehehe... awww... wtf... right ? ... hehehe ...

firefly · 11 May 2010, 16:28

Avatar.. good film

MeatGrl1 · 11 May 2010, 16:41

The Banger Sisters - Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon

It was a great movie and I guess it helped that I love both these actresses too

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**RadioMaster** · 11 May 2010, 17:50

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Originally Posted by tink

i remember seeing the original Elm Street moons ago when it first went into a video shop... i guess it was ... just to see ... then a couple years back i became a Johnny Depp fan and when i found out he was in the first Elm Street i bought it ... 10 bucks... good deal i thought... hehehe... and watched it again ... the only thing i remember from the first time viewing was that tongue coming through the phone... lol ... and thinking that the guy was a child molester ... he was ... wasn't it ? ... it's the thought i get seeing those little girls jumping rope... isn't that why the parents got together and burnt the house down ?... i forget again already ... i sound like a child molester at my age ooogling such a young Johnny Depp !!! ... lol .. not to make light ... well maybe... pedophiles are disgusting and sick and men with the affliction should have amputation and women be stitched up ... there's no cure ... right ? anyroad... i always thought Freddie Krueger to be a child molester ... OH and i got another look at the new Freddie ... ? ... no way ... the other guy is WAY coolCreepier ... and last film for me was April Fools' Day ... a teen slasher film... hehehe... awww... wtf... right ? ... hehehe ...

Wes Craven always said that Freddy was a child killer, not a molester. Actually makes a big difference as you have so many reports of molested children in the news, as I said it takes the fun/scare out of the whole thing.

Btw it's all about how it's depicted. In the original movie he may have been molesting the kids, but it was never a subject in the movie. In the new one this plays a big part. In one scene he's having the girl he used to molest pinned to a bed in a little girls dress and "plays" with her... would never have been possible in the original.

**The Flying Mouse** · 11 May 2010, 20:51

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

Wes Craven always said that Freddy was a child killer, not a molester. Actually makes a big difference as you have so many reports of molested children in the news, as I said it takes the fun/scare out of the whole thing.

That's a pretty big line to cross, and changes the nuture of the character considerablly and the likeabillity of the character.
The likeabillity of the character.
That's a bit of a joke as he's a child killer, but he's still a popular movie monster.
Weird huh

Whereas I can't see the same character having the same popularity if he's a molestor as well as a killer.

Think there's a line of decency there (and again, it's really weird when you consider that child killers are on the plus side of that line) that the average person really doesn't want crossed in their fiction.

I haven't seen the film yet (and this is a good reason not to) but I can't see any artistic merit in the change in nature of the character.

Did Wes Craven have any input/contol over this movie?

MeatGrl1 · 11 May 2010, 21:05

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

disappointing

Of course it is, you can't mess with originals !!!

I mean seriously how can you top Johnny Depp being swallowed by his bed because he fell asleep

!!!

**The Flying Mouse** · 11 May 2010, 21:07

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Originally Posted by MeatGrl1

how can you top Johnny Depp being swallowed by his bed because he fell asleep

!!!

Many many many would agree.

That's the nearest thing I can say without crossing Michael's sig

**RadioMaster** · 11 May 2010, 21:09

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Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Did Wes Craven have any input/contol over this movie?

Nope, he also stated he wasnt happy with the remake being made the way it was.

Robert Englund (the original Freddy) on the other hand approved the new movie...

**The Flying Mouse** · 11 May 2010, 21:11

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

Nope, he also stated he wasnt happy with the remake being made the way it was.

Amazing.
You'd think he would have at least some control over his creation.

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Originally Posted by RadioMaster

Robert Englund (the original Freddy) on the other hand approved the new movie...

Dissapointing.

duke knooby · 11 May 2010, 23:17

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Originally Posted by The Flying Mouse

Amazing.
You'd think he would have at least some control over his creation.

steinman... bat 3... lawsuits

strange what the chance of making money does to some people

Sue K · 12 May 2010, 12:07

... The Fly ... starring Jeff Goldblum ... another remake... another change of character imo ... in the original imo ... the character was to be pitied a bit ... but in the remake the character seems evil ... it probably is more like a fly than human ... a fly caring only about its own survival rather than caring to anyone around it ...

Hypnobabe · 12 May 2010, 14:09

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Iron Man 2. Pretty good.

Same here... Robert Downey Jr., tight t-shirt, huge tool.... what more can I say?

Oh, and I've got tickets for the new Robin Hood with Russell Crowe for Friday night...

melon · 12 May 2010, 14:31

Taken, the one with Liam Neeson

Hypnobabe · 15 May 2010, 15:59

Robin Hood

Not bad, a bit of a twist on the usual story, and it has one of my favourite actors in - Scott Grimes - who has a wonderful singing voice!

**RadioMaster** · 15 May 2010, 16:23

1408

good one. Read a review that said it's this generations Shining. Dont know if it was THAT good, but it was certainly entertaining...

melon · 15 May 2010, 18:21

Terminator Salvation last night, I wasn't disappointed either. Hopefully off to see Ironman 2 Tomorrow

mszee · 15 May 2010, 19:05

Saw old movie Dream Team. Used to love it and missed it...but I guess maybe it wasn't as good and as funny as I remembered...

**RadioMaster** · 15 May 2010, 21:30

Die Hard 2

Sarge · 16 May 2010, 06:11

Jarhead

10 May 2010, 12:21	#4877
Sue K Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Posts: 13,041	Happy Monday meatie peeps ... March of the penguins ...

12 May 2010, 12:07	#4892
Sue K Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.04.2003 Posts: 13,041	Happy Wednesday meatie peeps ... ... The Fly ... starring Jeff Goldblum ... another remake... another change of character imo ... in the original imo ... the character was to be pitied a bit ... but in the remake the character seems evil ... it probably is more like a fly than human ... a fly caring only about its own survival rather than caring to anyone around it ...

09 May 2010, 19:35	#4876
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) disappointing

10 May 2010, 19:12	#4881
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,356	shock value then...

11 May 2010, 16:28	#4883
firefly Mega Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2006 Location: paradise Posts: 3,088	Avatar.. good film

11 May 2010, 16:41	#4884
MeatGrl1 No Day But Today Join Date: 29.05.2006 Location: Sitting on the steps outside looking so restless and reckless and lost! Posts: 9,089	*The Banger Sisters* - Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon It was a great movie and I guess it helped that I love both these actresses too .

12 May 2010, 14:31	#4894
melon Long Distance Loafer Join Date: 17.07.2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 4,586	Taken, the one with Liam Neeson

15 May 2010, 15:59	#4895
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	Robin Hood Not bad, a bit of a twist on the usual story, and it has one of my favourite actors in - Scott Grimes - who has a wonderful singing voice!

15 May 2010, 16:23	#4896
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	1408 good one. Read a review that said it's this generations Shining. Dont know if it was THAT good, but it was certainly entertaining...

15 May 2010, 18:21	#4897
melon Long Distance Loafer Join Date: 17.07.2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 4,586	Terminator Salvation last night, I wasn't disappointed either. Hopefully off to see Ironman 2 Tomorrow

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mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Saw old movie Dream Team. Used to love it and missed it...but I guess maybe it wasn't as good and as funny as I remembered...

15 May 2010, 21:30	#4899
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Die Hard 2

16 May 2010, 06:11	#4900
Sarge Mega Loafer Join Date: 08.05.2008 Posts: 3,562	Jarhead