Want so incredibly much!

[zouzounaki]

Okay, here's something you may not know about me: While I do adore horror, I simply cannot stand Wes Craven. Not only do I think he's the worst for women by far of the biggies (Carpenter, romero, etc.), while the others apologize for it, he gets away with saying how edgy his treatment of the fairer sex is because he's a slick talker. So imagine my surprise when I actually found myself almost spraining something squeeing over the trailer for the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Come on, Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy?! Can it get any freaking better?! I think he's about the only person in existence I'd accept replacing Robert England. And there's Katie Cassidy (wall and ceiling death! Kick ass!), Kyle Gallner (Johnny Depp's part!) and Rooney Mara (Kate's little sister) to sweeten the deal. Oh yeah, I'm excited!

Peace, Ghani

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[may-child.livejournal.com]

Forgot to add: I know what you mean about Robert Englund. I too could not see anyone but him playing Freddy, and I think he was approached for the remake, but declined.

And yeah, he camped it up in the sequels, although in some ways I can't blame him. He's a terrific actor -- I used to know someone who went to college with him, and she said "Bobby" dazzled everyone in his drama classes -- but once he played Freddy, he was indelibly and irreversibly typecast. So he used his subsequent portrayals of Freddy as a creative outlet.

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Speaking of those horror specials, Englund never, ever fails to impress me with just how sharp, funny and smart he is, or how perceptive. I watched Freddy vs. Jason (yes, we actually did--Jason goes down like a pussy, but then what did I expect against Freddy?!) and I have to admit that, even when he's in camp mode, he's an awful lot of fun because he's so aware of what he's doing and is using his immense talent to be, well, an awful lot of fun.

But he is just plain freaking scary in the original (and New Nightmare to a lesser extent, IMO). I... have a huge crush, I admit it; he impresses me the way that Craven impresses you! :-)

[may-child.livejournal.com]

Heh, I watched Freddy vs. Jason too.

Robert Englund has a kind of nerdy-guy appeal. I mean, when I first saw him without his Freddy makeup, I was like, "THAT'S Freddy?" But in New Nightmare, he interacts with Heather Langenkamp a couple of times and you get to see a hint of the funny, smart, charismatic guy he appears to be.

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Mehehe, he is kind of a nerd-girl's wet dream, isn't he? I understand the appeal now! xD