3/10
In case you're wondering what possible reason there could be for remaking a horror classic from 25 years ago, simply look at the US Top Ten, and see what's at Number 1.
$30 million for an opening weekend is not bad for a film that cost relatively small potatoes to make (no stars), and has name recognition. It's guaranteed to ensure a healthy audience. All you have to do is promote the film heavily and sit back and count the money. It's been done before recently (Friday the 13th) and will go on happening as along as audiences queue up for cheap thrills.
I have never grasped the appeal of horror films; they're either scary which I don't like, or they're not, which is pointless. But there are a lot of people for whom the prospect of being scared shitless is their idea of fun. And so, a creature like Freddy Krueger, who comes to you in your dreams when you fall asleep and does horrible things with his Edward Scissorhands fingers, is perfect multiplex fodder.
