Monday, March 9, 2009

Wes Craven's opinions on the "Nightmare" remake.


I feel ya man!

From Movie Hole:

Wes Craven sounds like he'd rather stick a fork in his left one than have to sit through next years' "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake.

Freddy's creator tells Moviehole that it's doubtful he will go and see Platinum Dunes' remake of his 1984 classic.

''That’d be a tough one to re-see'' says Craven. ''I mean, it was tough for me to see Scary Movie, because they basically just took my shots. It was like – I had done all the hard work, and then I was sort of the laughingstock of it. But, you know, if you move on from the films you’ve made-- which I have tried always to move on – then it’s like, that’s in the past. You know, it’s had his life. And if they make a better film, maybe it will eclipse the original. I don’t know. If they don’t, then the original will look even better.''

Still, Craven admits he's "not the only one" who thinks