Rorschach is New Freddy Krueger

@Rorschach01:
I totally agree man. He is an amazing actor and the Nightmare on Elm Street movies weren't that great...this is a sad day lol.

geesh am i that old :(

but since you've seen Watchmen, you know how intimidating he can be. He's a LOT shorter than most of the cast in Watchmen, but in the graphic novel, he was taller than most of them, excluding the Comedian.

I was gona say, 1993 would make me 5 when i saw that and that's not right! :P

I have to agree with you Shaman. I was always a big fan of Freddie Jason sucks.

good choice. is it a redo or a continuation? My interest in freddy began to wane because of robert england. Just started to dislike the guy on and off screen. He has this i'm think im way more awesome than i really am type of attitude. Hopefully no cameos by mr weirdo england.

This freakin' guy is gonna get so much damned work now. He has such a strong following after Watchmen, they're going to cast him as every off-putting role in history from now on.

no one else but robert englund should play freddy krueger. this guy is just going to disgrace the entire series.

i hate michael bay.

I didnt think any of the Nightmare movies were scarey..even as a young kid watching the first one i just found it silly..and i was 9! They were sometimes entertaining though, but for the wrong reasons. I do agree that Freddy has a great origin and could be made to be very disturbing if done properly..but have any of you ever seen a horror remake done properly?

To me the coolest part of Freddy was how in each movie we'd find out a little bit more of his origin. I think that's a huge part of Wolverine's character's appeal, too. People will say that "Freddy's Dead" sucked and "Freddy vs. Jason" wasn't great (I thought they were awesome and fun) but there was a bunch of really cool origin stories revealed in both of those, too.

Rorschach, to me the reason Freddy was scary wasn't his appearance but it was the genius concept that he gets to you in your dreams and the fact of the matter is that everyone-- no matter how big and tough you are-- has to sleep and therefore you will eventually be forced to fight Freddy on his terms in his world if he so chooses.

To maybe explain a little better, things that scare me are things that we can't stop with our weapons and even a nuclear warhead wouldn't kill Freddy. You can't just shoot Freddy in the head or beat him in a fight. It was also great when someone would either think they forced him out of their dream or didn't even realize that they were asleep. Just some little things that mess with your mind. And when you're a little kid laying in bed in the dark getting ready to go to sleep and Freddy pops in your head you can't help but to start wondering if he'll come for you in your dream that night-- that is, if you aren't asleep already!

The reason he chose the role was because of the incredible amount of online support and fan enthusiasm for him to play the role! It started there, and this is where we are. I personally think he's a phenominal actor, and with the exposure that we're going to have of him soon, I hardly think that Freddie Krueger will pigeon hole him as an actor into obscurity!
I say good casting choice!

Well at least we already know he can play a good child molester, if they decide to take Freddy in that direction.

Hey SGA

Rorschach was short in the book too. He wore lifts to make himself seem taller, but he was still a shrimp. Even compared to his fellow "heroes".

dellamorte1872

I have to disagree. I thought the Texas Chainsaw remake was preety good. Not great, but I wouldn't put it in the "sucked" category. Lee Emory had some great scenes, and it's hard to completely hate a movie where Jessica Beil runs around in a soakin wet, white wife-beater and no bra for 75% of the film. It seemed like they found an excuse to drench her every time she started to dry out :) now THAT'S creative writing!

SirPrize

Never remake The Thing.... NEVER!

Good fit but bad timing, They have been done to death!!