I feel bad for the people that go to see this movie and have never had the oppurtunity to see the original.The first Nightmare on Elm Street succeeded in generating actual suspense and fear, while this version simply employs cheap scare tactics that are predictable and simply not frightening. Everything about the first movie trumps this one: better Freddy with a better voice, better special effects (note: special effects cease to be "special" when they are over the top, computer generated effects), better actors and characters, better climax. Speaking of characters, I find it laughable that actors and actresses in their mid twenties are playing high school kids. Lame, brooding, generic, over-acted high school kids. This movie could have been a whole lot better if it would have further explored Freddy's transgressions, the director did a terrible job of making me hate and fear the knife fingered antagonist. Don't waste your time seeing this movie, its a joke.