The maestro of nightmares is creeping ever closer to his reemergence in April of 2010, which has continued to leave yours truly in a state of unbearable confusion.

I sometimes wonder if this whole thing isn't a deliberate move by Mr. Bay to torment me. I mean the guy took the seminal horror movie from my childhood, put one of my favorite actors in the lead role and then filmed the thing in my hometown. He’s either trying to disprove my theory about him by making the new Elm Street remake really good or he’s trying really hard to make it appear good in order to lull me into a false sense of security at which point he will crush my dreams in his usual accustomed manner.

Adding to my bewilderment is the following teaser trailer:



What’s most interesting about the video above is the presence of several shots taken directly from the original Elm Street. It seems pretty clear that the movie is in fact going to be a remake and not a re-imagining. That’s not to say that there aren’t going to be some new elements. The first and most obvious is Freddy’s claim of innocence at the beginning of the trailer.

The new movie also looks like it may be going for a darker tone than its predecessor, which is saying something considering how dark the first film was; Freddy hadn’t developed his trademark gallows humor in the initial outing and was mostly content to simply scare the shit out of you. Stylistically the new flick also looks pretty interesting and Haley certainly comes across as menacing, especially at the end.

At this point I guess I’d classify my outlook for the film as cautiously optimistic. That said, I’m going into this situation with my eyes wide open and I’m still convinced that Bay may find a way to foul things up.

I’m curious what you all think. Does this trailer make you want to see the film?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Added: Check out this concept trailer done by an independent group of filmmaker fans. It's pretty damn impressive and a totally different idea. Not sure which I like better.



-Quoth the Raven

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