[neilold]

Freddies 'unique look' is no different than any other slasher movie villains own 'unique' looks. BTW, my fave is the bloke in the prowler. His song is pretty rubbish to, just a classic nursery rhyme with a few changed words. His look, i always felt, was too rubbery looking and false to be really scary. His story is original, but after the first movie it was pretty much dead as a scare tactic. Don't get me wrong i don't hate the NOES series, and i've certainly seen a lot, lot worse, i just don't consider him an icon.

Funnily enough i find him less interesting than mike myers, for the same rason some find him more. i like the fact that Mike Myers is an unknown, that he's tacit, slow and relentless, and that he still shows emotion even with a mask covering his face