David and I met up for brunch with our dear friend Gillian at Mauro’s Cafe at Fred Segal in West Hollywood, CA yesterday and ran into a few very cool celebs in the process. Mary Lynn Rajskub, star of 24 who we know was lookin’ ravishing at the show’s wrap party on Friday night, was at Fred Segal as was Madonna‘s manager Guy Oseary (with new baby in tow). We also saw the girl from those 1-800-DENTIST commercials so, all in all, it was a great brunch. Unfortch, the rules of brunch are sacred so I didn’t feel comfortable snapping pics or approaching any of these celebs … needless to say, they all looked fab :)
We spent the rest of the day putzing around but went out to see A Nightmare on Elm Street last night. Because I am a huge fan of the original, I had high hopes for this remake. In the end, I didn’t love the film … but I didn’t really hate it either. It was just meh, I guess:
This film is a deffo retelling of the original Nightmare with a few scenes that pay homage to the original film. I have to say, I did love all the little nods to the original film but, unfortch, the new material wasn’t all that good at all. The one thing that I think hurts this film the most is the poor acting on the part of, well, everyone. A successful horror film works when the actors make you believe they are in fear for their lives … I never really bought from anyone that they were seriously terrorized. Jackie Earle Haley does his very best as the new Freddy Krueger but, alas, his is a pale imitation of Robert Englund‘s masterful original version. There is nothing fresh or new in this remake, nothing that makes it stand out. I can’t even say the special effects were an upgrade because I contend there were more believably scary scenes in the original film (with early 80′s techonology) than there were in this new film. Is it worth seeing if you’re in the mood for a fun, popcorn movie night out? Yes. Is it a must see, not at all. I’m glad I went but I really don’t need to ever see it again.
This morning, I participated in the New York Times A Moment in Time project where they asked folks all around the world to snap a photo at precisely 8AM PT (11AM ET) and submit it to the newspaper so that a composite mosaic could be put together of this one “moment in time”. Here is the photo I snapped and submitted:
I’m really curious to see what other photos were snapped and shared. I’ll do my best to pass along info from the Times when they start sharing the photos that were taken today.
Ahhh … it’s a lazy Sunday, y’all. I’m planning on doing nothing at all. I hope your day is a great one!
I liked Nightmare on Elm Street. It was okay. The problem that I came across was that Freddy Krueger had very little screen time! He need to be there more. There were some very scary scenes, but it was mellowed out by too much focus on the kids and the mystery and not enough of Freddy terrorizing his victims and “playing with them” like the original Freddy. Hopefully the sequels script will be better.
Was so disappointed in this movie..agreed the acting was awful and Jackie Earle Haley..I just couldn’t get Watchmen out of my head every time I heard his voice..I nearly dozed off more than once
That’s a lovely and peaceful shot, Trent. This is the first I’ve heard of that. I’m a day late.
Ok, first off it was an R rated movie, but i guess that did not matter to the theater we went to. Not only was i sitting next to what could only have been 15-16 yr olds, the whole showing was filled with there entire class and they talked and texted through the entire movie. one even brought there baby.?. i could not get into the movie nor could i even hear what was going on. Sigh But now Freddy always has good movie potential, but from what i could make out, it only had good pottntial. Nothing can beat og freddy walking down that alley way, arms Grossly outstretched, scraping each side of the alley way with each finger claw hand whispering “Tina, Tina”.
This movie was so far from the original. If you are going to remake a movie then REMAKE it…do not REDO it! I thought the story was so boring and all over the place. Freddy never toyed with them just would instantly kill them…I thought Freddy wasn’t that scary and the whole story line at the end in the school was a total joke. This movie was crap in my mind. This is what happens when you try to remake a movie, it is compared to the original. Just as we learned in the Clash of the Titans remakes usually are subpar compared to the original!
Oh man, I’m so bummed! Nightmare on Elm Street is def. one of my top 5 favorite horror films of all time, and after the awesomeness that was Watchmen, I was super psyched to see Freddy portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley!! Not to mention Katie Cassidy who has been embarassingly under-appreciated (who puts talent like that in a Melrose Place redux??) I had a family emergency this past week so I missed my b-day celebration (4/28) and opening night (4/30.) I’ve been so looking forward to making it up with an Elm Street marathon night (on demand for the oldies, then to the theater!) I’m disheartened, but of course I’m still gonna see it ;)
@Shellslove — I totally know where you’re coming from, I’d still see a film I was excited about despite bad reviews. Be sure to let us know what you think when you do see it. As a big fan of the original, I’m curious to hear your take on this remake :)
Beautiful photo! And, as usual, totes agree on the the Nightmare review. Saw it Saturday night. Totally blah.
@Shellslove I soooo agree about Katie Cassidy!!!!
I would like to state I also hart Katie Cassidy. I am tots into Ella, and prior to the return of Amanda, thought she should reign as THE power blonde on the show. In terms of the movie…there were a couple of scenes missing from what the trailers gave us. For example…what happened with the guy standing on the railing? I thought that was how Kellian’s sexiness was supposed to go out. Then there was the dialogue…like, what was the exchange from Jessie, Kris, and Nancy @ Dean’s funeral? You saw everyone was in denial about the situation, yet still addressing the existing of “The Man of our Dreams”. At the movie’s end I thought back to the dry conversations between the characters in Friday the 13th (I felt little to no emotion from those peeps except for the captive sister). I will have to say, through all this…I may still see the sequel, but would rather with a Movie Watcher free ticket or promotional pass.