Am I that old? Is every popular movie from the eighties going to get a “reboot.” This time it is Nightmare on Elm Street, a retelling of the first movie without Robert Englund in the child molestor role.

This time the casting director has a problem. Unlike Jason from the Friday the 13th reboot who can easily be replaced by a tall, bulky extra who can run around, use various sharp tools and cock his head to the side occasionally, Freddy had a personality.

That horror persona was created by Robert Englund, who without the make-up is a friendly looking geek–I keep picturing him from his timid character in “V” the alien invasion series.

After watching the video from LatinoReview.com posted on aintitcool.com it appears that Freddy will have more bite and less personality. Are we going to get another run of the mill slasher?

I don’t know. I’m trying to be optimistic about these “reboots.” Good films are always remade at some point. But the producers again have the chance to expand the story and character and it sounds like we’ll get more of the same of what they did with Friday The 13th–which was technically superior but lacked substance and a story.

Sigh…double sigh.

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