* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: Samuel Bayer, the director, accused its detractors of doing this. Had he just been making a comment about how much of the criticism was coming from people who hadn't actually watched the film, then he would in all likelihood have been 100% correct -- unfortunately, the way he phrased his comments made it clear that he thought no-one who had anything bad to say about the remake, ''including professional critics'', could possibly have watched it. Naturally, this led to an InternetBackdraft, and even several critics commenting how silly his remarks were.
* HellIsThatNoise: Often when going in for the kill, Freddy rubs his index and middle fingers together so the claws sound like some kind of evil hedge trimmer.
* HilariousInHindsight: JohnnyDepp tagged along to auditions for [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 the original film]] with a friend. Wes Craven asked Depp to read as well, and Depp was cast other than the friend he was supporting. But fret not about the friend. 26 years later, Jackie Earle Haley would go on to play Freddy.
** There's an interesting parallel between Marcus Yeon's final vidlog and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXMt1rzdrA this viral clip]].
* OlderThanTheyThink: A lot of reviewers and people who watched the movie praised the introduction of micro-naps to the series as a clever invention. They were actually introduced in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'', in which Lori's father briefly morphs into Freddy in broad daylight when she's sleep-deprived.
* {{Squick}}: Damn near everything to do with Freddy. Even before he was burned, his interactions with the children are unbelievably uncomfortable to watch, especially if you actually allow yourself to picture him hurting the kids.