Love Wes Cravens New Nightmare. I saw this film twice in the movie theater when it was released in 94. I really thought it was a original way to bring Freddy back and the cast did a brilliant job with the material. Really love the look of Freddy and wish we could have seen him with the look in other films. The movie is so dark and brilliantly scary while getting away from the silliness that plagues parts 5 and 6 in the franchise. It really made Freddy scary again and raised the stakes for the characters. Not enough praise is given to this film.
In this film, Freddy is depicted much closer to what Wes Craven had originally intended for the character, much more menacing, much less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. However in 2015, before his death, he would admit he regretted changing his appearance and said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Which was why he kept Ghostface's mask the same in every Scream movie. The events in this film revolve around Heather Langenkamp having a stalker. In real life, she did have a stalker, and Wes Craven got her permission to weave it into the story. The television show appearance was inspired by a real encounter. According to Wes Craven: "Robert Englund and I did an appearance together on public television in the San Francisco area. It was about whether this kind of movie was bad for children or not. There were parents in the audience and then kids. All the kids leaped to their feet and started chanting, 'Freddy! Freddy! Freddy!' I remember looking at the show host and the parents, and they all looked horrified." In reality, Heather Langenkamp's real husband David LeRoy Anderson is a special effects man, as he is in the film. The film has no opening titles to blur the illusion of whether it's a film, a documentary or something else altogether. In the ending credits, Freddy Krueger is credited as himself, even though Robert Englund reprises the role. The basic premise of the film, Freddy invading the real world and haunting the actors and crew responsible for the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films, was originally intended to be used for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), inspired by the movie Return to Horror High (1987), but the idea was rejected by the studio at the time. Before making this movie, Wes Craven watched all of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films. By the time he was finished, he claimed that he could not follow the storyline at all. He further regards the sequels to be weak compared to his original masterpiece. Robert Englund has said this is his favorite movie of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise along with Freddy's makeup being his favorite look. Wes Craven's daughter Jessica Craven appears as a nurse. David LeRoy Anderson, who is Heather Langenkamp's real-life husband, declined to play himself. Miko Hughes has kept the sewn up Rex dinosaur since filming. Wes Craven had an original copy without the scars. The "bio-engineered" hand and glove that Freddy uses in this film (as opposed to the glove used in the prior films) is actually derived from the artwork of the theatrical poster and video box covers of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Heather Langenkamp and her real-life special effects artist husband David LeRoy Anderson had a son named Daniel (born 1991), serving as the basis for Heather's family in the film. Tragically, Daniel died in 2018 at the age of 26 as a result of a brain tumor, the same condition that had already taken director Wes Craven's life in 2015. At three appearances, Heather Langenkamp has played the protagonist in the series more times than anyone else. However, none of her appearances have been consecutive. At one hour and 52 minutes, this is the longest film in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. This is the first and, as of 2022, only movie in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise that doesn't have any opening credits. At around 35 minutes) When Heather Langenkamp vomited in the morgue, she was spitting up a combination of clam chowder and bean soup. The credits call Robert Englund's wife Patrice. In real life, his wife is Nancy Booth. The scene where Freddy tries to swallow Dylan whole, is similar to the scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), where the Freddy Snake tried to swallow Kristen whole. After Heather makes the decision to play Nancy, the version of the house she enters has a blue door, like it did in the original. All the other sequels showed the house with a red door. At around one hour and 40 minutes) In the final scene where Dylan stabs Freddy's tongue outside the oven, you can hear the famous Psycho (1960) shower scene music. Freddy's death in this film is similar to his original death when he was burned alive by a group of vigilante parents. This the only Nightmare on Elm Street movie where Freddy does not kill any teenagers. Every character killed in this movie is an adult. Body Count: Four In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the movie that Glenn watches on television to try to stay awake is The Evil Dead (1981). In this film, the movie that plays on television is A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
It wasn’t a movie about Freddy. I’ve thought so many times about this film. The idea, is that a primal evil took over Freddie’s likeness because it needed it to cause fear and death. I wonder what that primal evil is, but it was distracted by Freddie and got trapped in the story that was Nightmare on Elm Street because it was feeding off the fear of people in the real world. The story ended and it wasn’t distracted anymore and it wanted to get that fear back…so it snuck into our world in a different way. This film was a literary genius of Wes Craven!
Gotta say, I love this film. I love the way Wes Craven adds layer upon layer of creepiness and tension as the film progresses. It starts with a bad dream and four cracks appearing on the wall of Heathers home - things that could be dismissed as nothing out of the ordinary - but Freddy starts getting to Heather & Dylan more and more. Heather Langenkamp's acting was great, she should've been nominated for some kind of award, IMO. Some of the special effects were very good (Dylan and his mom crossing the freeway at night) but some sucked (Freddy extending his jaw and trying to swallow Dylan's head; Freddy turning into a demon and dying). This was a low budget film so I can't be too harsh. It gets 9/10 from me.
@@CodyLeachYT Biggest problem (Titanic is the same if you look at the Rose and Jack meeting scene where she slips over her dress), You can physically see the green screen bleeding through. Heather was amazing in it, as was Robert, though, I guess remasters of both films (Titanic and Wes Cravens New Nightmare) will have sorted that out.
Out of all of them I have nostalgia for, it’s this one. I remmeber watching it I think at the same age of Dylan in this film. So, I was disturbed 😂 but I remember it being a fun ride and damn it still is. Amazing story, characters, the mother and son relationship is beautiful, and not to mention Freddy in this. He is completely badass
Oh, also loved how when Robert Englund as himself is playing Freddy he looks like he did in past movies, and when the real Freddy shows up he has this new creepier more intense look! The new look is very frightening and it makes it easy for you to see which is "acting" and which is "true evil". amazing
I love this movie. Still makes me kinda angry that it didn't do well at the box office back in 94. I saw it like 3 times in the theaters and love watching it whenever I can on DVD etc. Its my favorite of the Nightmare movies (3 and 1 are next in line) by a long shot - and its just a terrifically made masterclass of meta horror/thriller. My ONLY problem with the movie - is that its not really Freddy we get in the end. Its some demon Wes Craven was trying to keep in check the whole time masquerading as Freddy etc. I mean I still think this is Freddy, but he's not Freddy Freddy. Know what I mean? lol
I all ways look at New Nightmare as its own film.For me flaw wise I think the film missed a chance to have Robert an Freddy face to face.I also felt Robert was a little under used.I also agree about the cgi.My other last complaint is I liked the build up so much when it came to the climax I was a little let down.I diddnt like the Freddy tongue.I also felt he did crack a little to many one liners.Other then that im a big fan of this movie.There was originally a scene scripted for Robert to have a Nightmare were Freddy came down as a Spider an Robert was trapped in a web.Also originally Wes Role was gonna be he showed up riding in the back of a van an his eye lids were cut off so he wouldnt sleep.An he was writing the script for the film we were watching.There was also another idea were on the highway they were gonna do a Freddy scene of him driving a claw mobile an trying to run Heather over.
You have a sense of urgency, energy and passion when discussing Nightmare or Chucky, more so than any other franchise. I prefer Halloween myself but gotta love your passion for what you love
Absolutely loved this movie!! Fantastic! What a great idea, as you said, exploring how making horror movies affects the lives of the people behind the scenes. Got such a kick out of seeing our fave movie characters as themselves, and you again are so right about the depth and power of the scene between Heather and Saxon at the playground.
Anthony Clark tell me how that fucking excuse of a fucking cow fuck is a decent fucking movie please tell me how that fucking excuse is a “decent” fucking fuck !!! Fuck this god fucked movie god please fuckin kill me before I ever have to fuckingn watch that god fuck of a movie
Love “Wes Cravens New Nightmare” definitely hands down one of my favorite movies of the entire franchise. I think Freddy was the most terrifying in parts 1, 2 and New Nightmare. From his persona to the SFX. Awesome review!
I love the end credits music it was so creepy and the opening scene was fantastic in this! Great job! Yeah we definitely missed Freddy and Wes Craven Rest in peace.
I always love it when a long running franchise can take risks and be different and "Wes Craven's New Nightmare", is the perfect example of how to do it right. While I don't consider this to be the finally to the Nightmare on Elm Street that everyone was expecting, I do see it was the finally to Wes Craven and everyone who was involved with this series overall. Heather Langenkamp, John Saxton, and Robert England knocked it out of the park with this one. Also, great script Wes! R.I.P.
I think I'm one of the only people left that loves "dream sequences" in movies. It may come from seeing these Freddy movies as a very young child, but I'm still a sucker for any dream sequence..as long as it's done right. It has to serve the movie.
Agreed. It broke a lot of the Wes Craven rules however stands up as Freddy is still a really dark and intimidating character, therefore works as a straight up horror. Something they should have revisited in later films
New nightmare is an absolute masterpeice in fact one of my favorite parts of the film is when heather reads her son Dylan the story of the witch in the burning furnace witch actually parallels the end of the film witch heather and her son dylan kill freddy by burning him in a fiery furnace abosolutly brillent writing rest in peace wes craven
I can definitely see why people didn't like this one at first. When I was first getting into horror movies and wanted to see a Nightmare movie this was the only one my grandfather had so I was rather disappointed in it being this weird meta movie movie instead of the classic formula.
This movie had the unfortunate situation of coming out the same day as Pulp Fiction. Had this came out weeks before or after it would've crushed it financially. This is truly a Nightmare made for the people who loved the dark sinister Freddy and not the comedian. I love how Wes shit on New Line multiple times for ruining the original character.
I disagree when you said this is a slasher film. Its got kills in it, but that doesn’t automatically make it a slasher. It’s clearly taking the concept in a different direction and yes Freddy is a slasher icon but again, different interpretation of the character and concept. This is almost more a supernatural thriller/horror. So the lack of over the top inventive kill’s never bothered me. (Also love your reviews, I just found the channel and am backtracking through reviews.)
Wes craven was just a genius when it came to horror movies, for him to resurrect the franchise from the pile of horse shit it was left in after the sixth instalment was nothing short of masterful
I think this one is my fav of all of them. I was a huge Freddy fan prior to this movie. But this movie just seemed like such a big budget blockbuster in comparison. The meta aspect nails. I do agree that Freddy’s death was hella weak compared to the grandiose presence he has in this movie. But he was certainly a big bad boy here. Especially given the horrid version of him in Freddy’s dead
The amount of time that goes by before seeing Freddy and lack of kills. From how powerful this version of Freddy I hold against this film. But it is the best shot best written and story telling. But in my ranking THE DREAM MASTER for having more creative kills more Freddy screentime despite issues it had from a writers strike. But I do enjoy this one for the good stuff it brings
I think Freddy works best when he's placed in a more realistic setting. The latter films (on top of nonsensical storytelling) became too surreal and fun house.
I remember seeing an interview with Wes cravin when this came out and said this was a movie for the people were teenagers when the first one came out and were adults with kids now. I didn't really like it then, I got bored fast with it. Now though, through adult eyes, holy crap. It's just genius.
The beginning was hilarious. It startled me like a KLR short. “Steven!” “What, Nancy?!” “I thought you were dead! Fucking hell!” “I was taking a nap! Fucks sake man!” Your reviews of Nightmare on Elm Street are the most entertaining and hilarious even watching on repeat. Keep up the awesome work. I just found you so I’m subscribed. Can’t wait to watch more!😂
Besides the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Dream Warriors and Freddy vs Jason is New Nightmare my favorite movie in the series. Without this movie we would never get the Scream franchise, one of the best Horror Movie Franchises. Will you review Freddy vs. Jason too?
@@CodyLeachYTNightmare 2 is the black sheep of the movie franchise plus being released in 1985 is my favorite along with the 1984 classic and dream Warriors and dream master plus freddy vs jason
I saw this when it came out on VHS around 95. I didn't appreciate it as a kid. But I love it now. And it's in the top 3 of my favorite from the franchise.
It actually isn't Freddy in this movie. Its an ancient evil that takes the form of fictional characters from our world. Thats why the sweathers colours are reversed, its not actually Freddy from the movies. Just so you know lol
Cody Leach This movie really kinda hits home with me because I was watching it when I found out my ex wife was pregnant back in 2003. That's where I got the idea to name him Dylan.
I loved this movie, but I could never understand why they chose to link Hansel and Gretel to Freddy. As soon as I saw the movie I wondered why they didn't go with the The flute player of Hamelin. The links to Freddy seemed more appropriate than to the witch in Hansel and Gretel. A man has been wronged by adults in a town He takes revenge by taking their children away He put all the adults to sleep so they couldn't protect their children The kids were never seen again. I just think Wes could've done something more with those concepts than those of the witch, but ah well, it is what it is and I still enjoyed the movie.
Great review brother! I just finished watching the entire series (had only seen 1 and parts of 5 and 7 as a kid/ teenager... remembered practically nothing, only how the motorcycle kill freaked me out as a 12 year old and how I loved it) and it was quite the ride! Thank you for joining us on the journey with your work and walking us through it. After each movie I thought: "wonder what Cody has to say on it!" :) I wholeheartedly agree with this one. I had NO IDEA what I was walking into and I loved it! A great, unique, piece of art in the birth hour of popcultural postmodernism. The time was ripe and the zeitgeist was moving strongly into self awareness and self referenciality. Pulp Fiction, In the Mouth of Madness, same year. A great, intelligent horror film, a good Freddy film. Well put. My biggest, and really only complaint, not enough kills and carnage candy. Beyond that, story, atmosphere, acting, cinematography... fuckin A! Wes was a damn virtuoso! He is dearly missed in the horror film world!
Imagine a New Nightmare styled Scream sequel where Neve Campbell plays herself being stalked by a real life ghostface copycat killer. Could make it a lot darker with more realism
I'm new to this channel as well and this is kinda late. But from what I remember Wes Craven's new nightmare was the first Freddy kreuger movie I watched and it scared me when I was really young. This was one of my favorites to watch as well. Cody keep up what you do I find these videos entertaining to watch.
It's ironic how Hollywood was willing to make movies... about fans of their movies, and how they could lose their grip on the real world...by watching Hollywood's movies too much!
I didn't like the makeup effects for Freddy in this, looked way too fake IMO. The climax didn't land for me either cause it wasn't Freddy in the end, it was evil.
I’m a bit mixed on this one. It’s conceptually brilliant and it executes it’s ideas fairly well as far as the writing goes, but it really feels like a TV movie at points. The weird “fade-to-black-for-commercial” editing and pretty flat visual approach in most of what I remember hold this one back for me. That, and I don’t like the child actor in this one. Still, it’s worth watching and is a movie I have a lot of respect for on a creative level.
I was 11 when this came out and had a love hate relationship with it. Took me awhile to get past it really wasn’t Freddy but a demon taking Freddy’s form. But a few yrs later when I was 16 or so I started really liking it for how dark and scary it was. For me 1 and 3 are the best followed closely by this one. If I was telling a new fan to watch the franchise: watch 1, 3, new nightmare and Freddy vs Jason. Then you can go back and check out 2,4,5,6
It's easy to see how this movie lead to the genius of Wes to create Scream shortly after,bit slower paced given Freddy not being in it as much for the first half of the movie still a great Nightmare movie along with Dream Warriors . A shame it wasn't well received when it came out for being ahead of it's time.
Maybe the Nightmare series had to get really silly before it got serious again. Like when the disasterpiece film Batman and Robin led distributors to take a chance with Nolan's Batman Begins. So, without Freddy's Dead we might not have gotten New Nightmare.
Some good stuff in here about grief, dreams and the price of fame. It has alot of false scares though, alot of the interior daylight sequences look like a made for TV movie. Also the special effect shot of Freddy in the sky is genuinely appalling. Lastly the new scary badass Freddy gets his ass kicked by a little boy and a scrawny woman.
Lol your intros always get me laughing in the morning dude. Been waiting for you to get this this one in the franchise. I REALLY liked this one and it still holds up in my opinion. Super fun story-line in this one to me. Agree it was certainly ahead of its time. Felt like a new story and a homage to Freddy all at once. Also agree 3rd act killed it. Part one was the best for me. Then Dream Warriors Then New Nightmare Then... all the others i guess. Great review man!
The SilverScreen Analysis lol I always try to kick things off with a laugh...glad it worked. Thanks man I've always enjoyed this one quite a bit. It definitely doesn't get the credit it deserves.
Absolutely agree. Not sure why people tend to overlook this movie. I can remember watching this one in the theater and thinking, this actually a really good Freddy movie holy shit! I had no expectations and it was great. Awesome work breaking this franchise down!
That is a major accomplishment to plow through all those film. It wont help that you final two a painful on many levels but looking forward to your reviews on them dude!
It's one of the better ANOES movies, I'd rank it 2nd or 3rd myself. I'd go 1, NN-pt2 in a tie and then pt3 if I were to list my favorites. The look in this one is kinda unique because it's not actually "Freddy" but a demon in the personification of this character we all know. I think that explains the slightly plasticky look better than the previous few where Englund just wanted to wear less makeup so he looked worse and worse with each movie (after pt3). There was a logical reason beyond "the irreplaceable star no longer wants to sit in 8 hours of makeup" haha.
Besides maybe one and three this is one of my favorite movies of this franchise and actually let me rephrase that One of my favorite movies of all time in my top 20 for sure
Really wish there woulda been an extra scene showing the other kills. But its solid without them. Not a bad film and a great sendoff for Nancy who was done kinda dirty in the 3rd film.
For me honestly, my ranking of all the Nightmare movies worst to best are: 9. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 8. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 7. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child 6. Freddy VS Jason 5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) 4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 3. Wes Cravens New Nightmare 2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
MY REASONS WHY: 9. FREDDY'S DEAD POSITIVES: FUCK THIS MOVIE NEGATIVE: FUCK THIS MOVIE 8. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4 POSITIVE: - I love the Alice character - The Soundtrack is awesome - I love the concept of Alice having a part of her friends with inside of her after every death NEGATIVES: - The comedic tone comes off as annoying and over the top - The Kills are too silly - Other than Alice, the other new characters are just bland and uninteresting - Do I even need to bring up the dog piss scene 😒 7. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5 POSITIVES: - I love the gothic/tim Burton tone when the intense moments happen - Once Again, I love the Alice character - I love how they expanded more on Amanda Krueger mythos (Even if she's barely in it) - The Concept of Freddy invading the dreams of an unborn baby is not only a great concept, but a chilling one NEGATIVES - The kills are overwhelming - They kill off Dan - Freddy's Death sucks - The Effects are hit and miss 6. FREDDY VS JASON POSITIVES - Jason is a goddamn killing machine!! - Majority of the characters are interesting - The Music is awesome NEGATIVES - Freddy getting only ONE kill kinda blows - Freddy and Jason's Fight Scenes are underwhelming - As interesting as they are, they focus way to much on the main characters - The Effects are hit and miss 5. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010) POSITIVES - Love the much darker and disturbing tone - The Music is eerie yet comforting - Freddy Krueger is more creepier than scary but surprisingly it works. NEGATIVES - The effects are EMBARRASSINGLY cheap and bad - The main characters are bland (Except Kyle Gallner as Quentin, he was alright) - Freddy's design and look is a bit underwhelming 4. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 POSITIVES: - Freddy invading someone's body through their dreams is a unique concept - Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh is an excellent performance - The effects are weirdly unique - The music kicks ass NEGATIVES: - The side characters are underwhelming - The climax is confusing and isn't as exciting - The Deaths are barely shown on screen - Do I need to bring up the weird Demon Dogs 3. WES CRAVENS NEW NIGHTMARE POSITIVES - Love Freddy invading the real world - I love Heather Langenkamp - The music is chilling - The atmosphere is unsettled - The acting is top notch - Freddy Krueger is actually terrifying here NEGATIVES: - The effects are a bit dated - The climax is a bit underwhelming - Not including a Johnny Depp cameo 2. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) POSITIVES - Great Concept - Interesting Characters - Iconic Deaths - Freddy is both creepy and terrifying in his own dark humor way - Introducing the world to Johnny Depp NEGATIVES - The climax is eh - The ending isn't executed right 1. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3 POSITIVES - Great Characters - Awesome music - Chilling Cinematography - Freddy Krueger is Iconic - The Teens fighting back with their dream powers is epic - It balances humor, Horror, Psychological, and action aspects well - Introducing the world to Patricia Arquette - um also DREAM WARRIORS BY DOKKEN KICKS SOME SERIOUS ASS!!! NEGATIVES N/A
The claws ripping through the bed is the only thing that has ever scared me about Freddy and I kind of wished they'd focused on a kill with that. Imagine sleeping and having a bad dream and waking up with 4 deep ass holes through you. If you wake up.
Only ever seen the first film, can I just watch 1-3 and then this one, will I miss anything I need to know? Not sure 4-6 sound like they’re worth watching
Awesome review my friend.. I share alot of your sentiments, especially your thoughts on the ending on how they kill Freddy. It was way to easy. They made him way too soft in his own realm..
Craven an a friend of his actually wrote a draft for Dream Master about Time travel in Dreams.But the studio passed for me even though Dream Master is my personal fav because of how fun it is.Part 1 is by far the best to me an the scariest.Followed by Dream Warriors then New Nightmare.New Nightmare an Dream Warriors are very close in quality for me.I think Dream Warriors edges it out just a little.But I will say I think New Nightmare in scarier then Dream Warriors.I like Dream warriors a little more but Freddy I dont find scary in that film.Were as I honestly think New Nightmare is pretty creepy.I also think New Nightmare is the most adult Nightmare film.Even if some body liked Freedys Dead I really dont see any way it could have been followed up with a super scary Nightmare sequel.Unless they did something totally different.I think this was the correct way to do the next film.
I love this movie. I didn't really start to appreciate this until I was much older. As a kid you want to see Freddy and the nightmares which you really don't get that much in this one. As a adult It actually became one of my favs. The storyline is awesome and loved that they brought Heather back.
Wes Craven was always a step ahead of everyone else.
Agreed!
Yes, but in this case it was a step ahead of himself haha.
Everyone besides Carpenter.
I love how this one is sort of a Proto-Scream movie. The concept is great, and the execution was good as well.
Same with halloween 6
If there was ever a better horror film that you’re there for the story line instead of just kills it’s this one. A true creative masterpiece. Love it
Definitely!
Yes
It is so good...really appreciated the final act too...easily the best in the series for me personally
Love Wes Cravens New Nightmare. I saw this film twice in the movie theater when it was released in 94. I really thought it was a original way to bring Freddy back and the cast did a brilliant job with the material. Really love the look of Freddy and wish we could have seen him with the look in other films. The movie is so dark and brilliantly scary while getting away from the silliness that plagues parts 5 and 6 in the franchise. It really made Freddy scary again and raised the stakes for the characters. Not enough praise is given to this film.
One of my favorites in the series. Wes Craven is a Master of Horror that will always be missed.
Wes Craven came out of the mist of chaos and shit, and brought salvation back to Freddy.
Too bad FvJ came out and fucked it all up again.
In this film, Freddy is depicted much closer to what Wes Craven had originally intended for the character, much more menacing, much less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. However in 2015, before his death, he would admit he regretted changing his appearance and said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Which was why he kept Ghostface's mask the same in every Scream movie.
The events in this film revolve around Heather Langenkamp having a stalker. In real life, she did have a stalker, and Wes Craven got her permission to weave it into the story.
The television show appearance was inspired by a real encounter. According to Wes Craven: "Robert Englund and I did an appearance together on public television in the San Francisco area. It was about whether this kind of movie was bad for children or not. There were parents in the audience and then kids. All the kids leaped to their feet and started chanting, 'Freddy! Freddy! Freddy!' I remember looking at the show host and the parents, and they all looked horrified."
In reality, Heather Langenkamp's real husband David LeRoy Anderson is a special effects man, as he is in the film.
The film has no opening titles to blur the illusion of whether it's a film, a documentary or something else altogether.
In the ending credits, Freddy Krueger is credited as himself, even though Robert Englund reprises the role.
The basic premise of the film, Freddy invading the real world and haunting the actors and crew responsible for the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films, was originally intended to be used for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), inspired by the movie Return to Horror High (1987), but the idea was rejected by the studio at the time.
Before making this movie, Wes Craven watched all of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films. By the time he was finished, he claimed that he could not follow the storyline at all. He further regards the sequels to be weak compared to his original masterpiece.
Robert Englund has said this is his favorite movie of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise along with Freddy's makeup being his favorite look.
Wes Craven's daughter Jessica Craven appears as a nurse.
David LeRoy Anderson, who is Heather Langenkamp's real-life husband, declined to play himself.
Miko Hughes has kept the sewn up Rex dinosaur since filming. Wes Craven had an original copy without the scars.
The "bio-engineered" hand and glove that Freddy uses in this film (as opposed to the glove used in the prior films) is actually derived from the artwork of the theatrical poster and video box covers of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Heather Langenkamp and her real-life special effects artist husband David LeRoy Anderson had a son named Daniel (born 1991), serving as the basis for Heather's family in the film. Tragically, Daniel died in 2018 at the age of 26 as a result of a brain tumor, the same condition that had already taken director Wes Craven's life in 2015.
At three appearances, Heather Langenkamp has played the protagonist in the series more times than anyone else. However, none of her appearances have been consecutive.
At one hour and 52 minutes, this is the longest film in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise.
This is the first and, as of 2022, only movie in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise that doesn't have any opening credits.
At around 35 minutes) When Heather Langenkamp vomited in the morgue, she was spitting up a combination of clam chowder and bean soup.
The credits call Robert Englund's wife Patrice. In real life, his wife is Nancy Booth.
The scene where Freddy tries to swallow Dylan whole, is similar to the scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), where the Freddy Snake tried to swallow Kristen whole.
After Heather makes the decision to play Nancy, the version of the house she enters has a blue door, like it did in the original. All the other sequels showed the house with a red door.
At around one hour and 40 minutes) In the final scene where Dylan stabs Freddy's tongue outside the oven, you can hear the famous Psycho (1960) shower scene music.
Freddy's death in this film is similar to his original death when he was burned alive by a group of vigilante parents.
This the only Nightmare on Elm Street movie where Freddy does not kill any teenagers. Every character killed in this movie is an adult.
Body Count: Four
In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the movie that Glenn watches on television to try to stay awake is The Evil Dead (1981). In this film, the movie that plays on television is A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
It wasn’t a movie about Freddy. I’ve thought so many times about this film. The idea, is that a primal evil took over Freddie’s likeness because it needed it to cause fear and death. I wonder what that primal evil is, but it was distracted by Freddie and got trapped in the story that was Nightmare on Elm Street because it was feeding off the fear of people in the real world. The story ended and it wasn’t distracted anymore and it wanted to get that fear back…so it snuck into our world in a different way.
This film was a literary genius of Wes Craven!
What I like about New Nightmare is that it brought back tension and Freddy's scary again. Plus Heather's acting is great.
New Nightmare is really an under appreciated film for what it did during its time of release.
Gotta say, I love this film. I love the way Wes Craven adds layer upon layer of creepiness and tension as the film progresses. It starts with a bad dream and four cracks appearing on the wall of Heathers home - things that could be dismissed as nothing out of the ordinary - but Freddy starts getting to Heather & Dylan more and more. Heather Langenkamp's acting was great, she should've been nominated for some kind of award, IMO. Some of the special effects were very good (Dylan and his mom crossing the freeway at night) but some sucked (Freddy extending his jaw and trying to swallow Dylan's head; Freddy turning into a demon and dying). This was a low budget film so I can't be too harsh. It gets 9/10 from me.
Yeah this one is great. Heather Langenkamp was damn good.
@@CodyLeachYT Biggest problem (Titanic is the same if you look at the Rose and Jack meeting scene where she slips over her dress), You can physically see the green screen bleeding through. Heather was amazing in it, as was Robert, though, I guess remasters of both films (Titanic and Wes Cravens New Nightmare) will have sorted that out.
and also the cracks were designed to look like freddy slashes.
Out of all of them I have nostalgia for, it’s this one. I remmeber watching it I think at the same age of Dylan in this film. So, I was disturbed 😂 but I remember it being a fun ride and damn it still is. Amazing story, characters, the mother and son relationship is beautiful, and not to mention Freddy in this. He is completely badass
That intro haha. nice video man, you make me wanna check out the original film now. despite me not being a horror fan
+Matthewvhaynes Thanks man. It's on Netflix you should definitely check it out. Some movies you just HAVE to watch. Lol
Oh, also loved how when Robert Englund as himself is playing Freddy he looks like he did in past movies, and when the real Freddy shows up he has this new creepier more intense look! The new look is very frightening and it makes it easy for you to see which is "acting" and which is "true evil". amazing
0:27 One of best returns of a villain. The first time you see Robert England back in the makeup and sneer, you KNOW it was getting REAL.
I love this movie. Still makes me kinda angry that it didn't do well at the box office back in 94. I saw it like 3 times in the theaters and love watching it whenever I can on DVD etc. Its my favorite of the Nightmare movies (3 and 1 are next in line) by a long shot - and its just a terrifically made masterclass of meta horror/thriller.
My ONLY problem with the movie - is that its not really Freddy we get in the end. Its some demon Wes Craven was trying to keep in check the whole time masquerading as Freddy etc. I mean I still think this is Freddy, but he's not Freddy Freddy. Know what I mean? lol
No we don’t. Elaborate idiot
@@ilyadratutin6385 Thank you for the insult on a 2 year old comment, I appreciate it so much!
The concept behind it is pretty cool but I want the real Freddy
I all ways look at New Nightmare as its own film.For me flaw wise I think the film missed a chance to have Robert an Freddy face to face.I also felt Robert was a little under used.I also agree about the cgi.My other last complaint is I liked the build up so much when it came to the climax I was a little let down.I diddnt like the Freddy tongue.I also felt he did crack a little to many one liners.Other then that im a big fan of this movie.There was originally a scene scripted for Robert to have a Nightmare were Freddy came down as a Spider an Robert was trapped in a web.Also originally Wes Role was gonna be he showed up riding in the back of a van an his eye lids were cut off so he wouldnt sleep.An he was writing the script for the film we were watching.There was also another idea were on the highway they were gonna do a Freddy scene of him driving a claw mobile an trying to run Heather over.
This was a very inventive film and a great closure to the series. Good review as always. #RIP Wes Craven
+Scene68 Thanks man. Yes R.I.P.
You have a sense of urgency, energy and passion when discussing Nightmare or Chucky, more so than any other franchise. I prefer Halloween myself but gotta love your passion for what you love
Absolutely loved this movie!! Fantastic! What a great idea, as you said, exploring how making horror movies affects the lives of the people behind the scenes. Got such a kick out of seeing our fave movie characters as themselves, and you again are so right about the depth and power of the scene between Heather and Saxon at the playground.
I saw Wes Craven's New Nightmare in theaters back in 1994 and I watch it today and it still holds up in 2023 and I still love it.
Wanna hear a joke?
Freddys dead: the final nightmare.
Good joke.
😂😂😂😂
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Anthony Clark tell me how that fucking excuse of a fucking cow fuck is a decent fucking movie please tell me how that fucking excuse is a “decent” fucking fuck !!! Fuck this god fucked movie god please fuckin kill me before I ever have to fuckingn watch that god fuck of a movie
Michael W. Yeah no fucking shit Sherlock
Love “Wes Cravens New Nightmare” definitely hands down one of my favorite movies of the entire franchise. I think Freddy was the most terrifying in parts 1, 2 and New Nightmare. From his persona to the SFX. Awesome review!
I love the end credits music it was so creepy and the opening scene was fantastic in this! Great job! Yeah we definitely missed Freddy and Wes Craven Rest in peace.
+Metal Horror Pack Thanks man. R.I.P. indeed!
The music over the end credits was so epic
One of the reason it wasn’t also a box office hit like most Nightmare film was this was released around the same week as Pulp Fiction
I always love it when a long running franchise can take risks and be different and "Wes Craven's New Nightmare", is the perfect example of how to do it right.
While I don't consider this to be the finally to the Nightmare on Elm Street that everyone was expecting, I do see it was the finally to Wes Craven and everyone who was involved with this series overall.
Heather Langenkamp, John Saxton, and Robert England knocked it out of the park with this one. Also, great script Wes! R.I.P.
I think I'm one of the only people left that loves "dream sequences" in movies. It may come from seeing these Freddy movies as a very young child, but I'm still a sucker for any dream sequence..as long as it's done right. It has to serve the movie.
My favorite is New Nightmare. Followed by the original and part 2 and 3. Part 2 is definetely underrated
You should watch a documentary called "the gayest horror movie ever made" about #2. Great documentary.
It's also my favorite in the series, followed by the first then the third
Agreed. It broke a lot of the Wes Craven rules however stands up as Freddy is still a really dark and intimidating character, therefore works as a straight up horror. Something they should have revisited in later films
The original Nightmare, dream warriors, and New Nightmare is considered, (to me) the True trilogy. I love this film.
New nightmare is an absolute masterpeice in fact one of my favorite parts of the film is when heather reads her son Dylan the story of the witch in the burning furnace witch actually parallels the end of the film witch heather and her son dylan kill freddy by burning him in a fiery furnace abosolutly brillent writing rest in peace wes craven
I can definitely see why people didn't like this one at first. When I was first getting into horror movies and wanted to see a Nightmare movie this was the only one my grandfather had so I was rather disappointed in it being this weird meta movie movie instead of the classic formula.
This movie had the unfortunate situation of coming out the same day as Pulp Fiction. Had this came out weeks before or after it would've crushed it financially. This is truly a Nightmare made for the people who loved the dark sinister Freddy and not the comedian. I love how Wes shit on New Line multiple times for ruining the original character.
My top 5
5 dream master
4 Freddys revenge
3 Wes cravens nightmare
2 Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
1 dream warriors
original and new nightmare are my favorites
David Cottone I'll be doing a ranking vid once I finish the series and finally name my favorites.
Mine too.
Yup. Nobody can touch Craven when it comes to Freddy.
Agreed
@@CodyLeachYT mine was the original,dream warriors, dream master and new nightmare.
(Phone rings)
Cody: (Picks up) "Hello?"
Freddy: "1, 2 Freddy's coming for you."
Cody: "Bring it the f🚫 on!"
🤣
I disagree when you said this is a slasher film. Its got kills in it, but that doesn’t automatically make it a slasher. It’s clearly taking the concept in a different direction and yes Freddy is a slasher icon but again, different interpretation of the character and concept. This is almost more a supernatural thriller/horror. So the lack of over the top inventive kill’s never bothered me.
(Also love your reviews, I just found the channel and am backtracking through reviews.)
Wes craven was just a genius when it came to horror movies, for him to resurrect the franchise from the pile of horse shit it was left in after the sixth instalment was nothing short of masterful
I call the “glove” of this film the real extension of Freddy and the real extension of his evil
I think this one is my fav of all of them. I was a huge Freddy fan prior to this movie. But this movie just seemed like such a big budget blockbuster in comparison. The meta aspect nails. I do agree that Freddy’s death was hella weak compared to the grandiose presence he has in this movie. But he was certainly a big bad boy here. Especially given the horrid version of him in Freddy’s dead
Basically all three movies with Heather Langenkamp are the only ones worth watching
The amount of time that goes by before seeing Freddy and lack of kills. From how powerful this version of Freddy I hold against this film. But it is the best shot best written and story telling. But in my ranking THE DREAM MASTER for having more creative kills more Freddy screentime despite issues it had from a writers strike. But I do enjoy this one for the good stuff it brings
You should review terminator 2 judgment day
I'd pay to see Robert England to come back as Freddy again.
Great review. One of my favorite moments is ALSO the closet scene. “Miss Me?” I wanted that fight scene to keep going!! Thx for this video. 🔪🔥
Great review one of my favorite in the Elm Street series since the first and Dream Warriors.
LUIS Thanks man. it's by far the best after dream warriors
I think Freddy works best when he's placed in a more realistic setting. The latter films (on top of nonsensical storytelling) became too surreal and fun house.
they had a great dynamic
omg the performances were great
I remember seeing an interview with Wes cravin when this came out and said this was a movie for the people were teenagers when the first one came out and were adults with kids now. I didn't really like it then, I got bored fast with it.
Now though, through adult eyes, holy crap. It's just genius.
"Hey Dylan. Ever play...skin the cat?"
Keep it up!
MisterBassBoost Absolutely
My favorite scene is Heather falls asleep and Dylan start having a seizure.
The beginning was hilarious. It startled me like a KLR short. “Steven!” “What, Nancy?!” “I thought you were dead! Fucking hell!” “I was taking a nap! Fucks sake man!” Your reviews of Nightmare on Elm Street are the most entertaining and hilarious even watching on repeat. Keep up the awesome work. I just found you so I’m subscribed. Can’t wait to watch more!😂
Besides the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Dream Warriors and Freddy vs Jason is New Nightmare my favorite movie in the series. Without this movie we would never get the Scream franchise, one of the best Horror Movie Franchises. Will you review Freddy vs. Jason too?
Horrormaster13 I'm right there with you as far as the top 4. Yes I'll be doing FVJ and the remake next
@@CodyLeachYTNightmare 2 is the black sheep of the movie franchise plus being released in 1985 is my favorite along with the 1984 classic and dream Warriors and dream master plus freddy vs jason
I saw this when it came out on VHS around 95. I didn't appreciate it as a kid. But I love it now. And it's in the top 3 of my favorite from the franchise.
It actually isn't Freddy in this movie. Its an ancient evil that takes the form of fictional characters from our world. Thats why the sweathers colours are reversed, its not actually Freddy from the movies. Just so you know lol
I’m well aware. But for all intents and purposes it’s easier to say Freddy than “the entity” or “the demon”.
One of the best intros you've ever done, Cody.
Top 5 in the Nightmare series:
1) Freddy vs Jason
2) Freddy’s Dead
3) Nightmare 2
4) Nightmare 1
5) This one
Also the kid who played dylan was in full house. That shows that the kid is a really good actor from doing horror movies to tv comedy sitcoms.
Cody, this is without a doubt, the best review yet, and my favorite Nightmare in the series. AWESOME!!
Doug Melvin Thanks man glad I did it justice! It's not my favorite but it's high up there.
Cody Leach This movie really kinda hits home with me because I was watching it when I found out my ex wife was pregnant back in 2003. That's where I got the idea to name him Dylan.
+Doug Melvin Oh that's cool!
For giving us the original nightmare on elm street alone, Wes craven is the greatest horror director of all time
I loved this movie, but I could never understand why they chose to link Hansel and Gretel to Freddy. As soon as I saw the movie I wondered why they didn't go with the The flute player of Hamelin. The links to Freddy seemed more appropriate than to the witch in Hansel and Gretel.
A man has been wronged by adults in a town
He takes revenge by taking their children away
He put all the adults to sleep so they couldn't protect their children
The kids were never seen again.
I just think Wes could've done something more with those concepts than those of the witch, but ah well, it is what it is and I still enjoyed the movie.
Great review brother!
I just finished watching the entire series (had only seen 1 and parts of 5 and 7 as a kid/ teenager... remembered practically nothing, only how the motorcycle kill freaked me out as a 12 year old and how I loved it) and it was quite the ride!
Thank you for joining us on the journey with your work and walking us through it. After each movie I thought: "wonder what Cody has to say on it!" :)
I wholeheartedly agree with this one. I had NO IDEA what I was walking into and I loved it! A great, unique, piece of art in the birth hour of popcultural postmodernism. The time was ripe and the zeitgeist was moving strongly into self awareness and self referenciality. Pulp Fiction, In the Mouth of Madness, same year.
A great, intelligent horror film, a good Freddy film. Well put. My biggest, and really only complaint, not enough kills and carnage candy. Beyond that, story, atmosphere, acting, cinematography... fuckin A! Wes was a damn virtuoso! He is dearly missed in the horror film world!
Great intro, great review agree with you a billion percent and I just subscribed 💓
Imagine a New Nightmare styled Scream sequel where Neve Campbell plays herself being stalked by a real life ghostface copycat killer. Could make it a lot darker with more realism
that sounds great :) would love to see this
All of the nightmare on elm Street is awesome i loved how each other one is different and got a different feelings in each flim to them
I'm new to this channel as well and this is kinda late. But from what I remember Wes Craven's new nightmare was the first Freddy kreuger movie I watched and it scared me when I was really young. This was one of my favorites to watch as well. Cody keep up what you do I find these videos entertaining to watch.
It's ironic how Hollywood was willing to make movies... about fans of their movies, and how they could lose their grip on the real world...by watching Hollywood's movies too much!
I didn't like the makeup effects for Freddy in this, looked way too fake IMO. The climax didn't land for me either cause it wasn't Freddy in the end, it was evil.
HAHAHAHA The intro was Freakin' Hilarious!!! AWESOME WORK as ALWAYS
I’m a bit mixed on this one. It’s conceptually brilliant and it executes it’s ideas fairly well as far as the writing goes, but it really feels like a TV movie at points. The weird “fade-to-black-for-commercial” editing and pretty flat visual approach in most of what I remember hold this one back for me. That, and I don’t like the child actor in this one. Still, it’s worth watching and is a movie I have a lot of respect for on a creative level.
I was 11 when this came out and had a love hate relationship with it. Took me awhile to get past it really wasn’t Freddy but a demon taking Freddy’s form. But a few yrs later when I was 16 or so I started really liking it for how dark and scary it was. For me 1 and 3 are the best followed closely by this one. If I was telling a new fan to watch the franchise: watch 1, 3, new nightmare and Freddy vs Jason. Then you can go back and check out 2,4,5,6
It's easy to see how this movie lead to the genius of Wes to create Scream shortly after,bit slower paced given Freddy not being in it as much for the first half of the movie still a great Nightmare movie along with Dream Warriors . A shame it wasn't well received when it came out for being ahead of it's time.
Maybe the Nightmare series had to get really silly before it got serious again. Like when the disasterpiece film Batman and Robin led distributors to take a chance with Nolan's Batman Begins. So, without Freddy's Dead we might not have gotten New Nightmare.
Some good stuff in here about grief, dreams and the price of fame. It has alot of false scares though, alot of the interior daylight sequences look like a made for TV movie. Also the special effect shot of Freddy in the sky is genuinely appalling. Lastly the new scary badass Freddy gets his ass kicked by a little boy and a scrawny woman.
Scream Before Scream
Lol your intros always get me laughing in the morning dude. Been waiting for you to get this this one in the franchise. I REALLY liked this one and it still holds up in my opinion. Super fun story-line in this one to me. Agree it was certainly ahead of its time. Felt like a new story and a homage to Freddy all at once. Also agree 3rd act killed it.
Part one was the best for me.
Then Dream Warriors
Then New Nightmare
Then... all the others i guess.
Great review man!
The SilverScreen Analysis lol I always try to kick things off with a laugh...glad it worked. Thanks man I've always enjoyed this one quite a bit. It definitely doesn't get the credit it deserves.
Absolutely agree. Not sure why people tend to overlook this movie. I can remember watching this one in the theater and thinking, this actually a really good Freddy movie holy shit! I had no expectations and it was great. Awesome work breaking this franchise down!
Thanks man...two more and Im done. Feels like a huge accomplishment. haha
That is a major accomplishment to plow through all those film. It wont help that you final two a painful on many levels but looking forward to your reviews on them dude!
Cody, you're awesome, hahaha! Loved this!
lol Thank you!
You got it wrong, the story is about a universal evil that takes on the form of Freddie.
It's one of the better ANOES movies, I'd rank it 2nd or 3rd myself. I'd go 1, NN-pt2 in a tie and then pt3 if I were to list my favorites.
The look in this one is kinda unique because it's not actually "Freddy" but a demon in the personification of this character we all know. I think that explains the slightly plasticky look better than the previous few where Englund just wanted to wear less makeup so he looked worse and worse with each movie (after pt3). There was a logical reason beyond "the irreplaceable star no longer wants to sit in 8 hours of makeup" haha.
That would also literally be my reaction if Freddy was in my closet lol
Besides maybe one and three this is one of my favorite movies of this franchise and actually let me rephrase that
One of my favorite movies of all time in my top 20 for sure
This is absolutely my favorite Nightmare movie
I remember when this movie came out in 1994 , Classic like the first Nightmare on elm street !!
Watching this you don't know if Cody is summarizing the plot of the actual film or the history of its production.
Really wish there woulda been an extra scene showing the other kills. But its solid without them. Not a bad film and a great sendoff for Nancy who was done kinda dirty in the 3rd film.
For me honestly, my ranking of all the Nightmare movies worst to best are:
9. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child
6. Freddy VS Jason
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
3. Wes Cravens New Nightmare
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
MY REASONS WHY:
9. FREDDY'S DEAD
POSITIVES:
FUCK THIS MOVIE
NEGATIVE:
FUCK THIS MOVIE
8. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4
POSITIVE:
- I love the Alice character
- The Soundtrack is awesome
- I love the concept of Alice having a part of her friends with inside of her after every death
NEGATIVES:
- The comedic tone comes off as annoying and over the top
- The Kills are too silly
- Other than Alice, the other new characters are just bland and uninteresting
- Do I even need to bring up the dog piss scene 😒
7. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5
POSITIVES:
- I love the gothic/tim Burton tone when the intense moments happen
- Once Again, I love the Alice character
- I love how they expanded more on Amanda Krueger mythos (Even if she's barely in it)
- The Concept of Freddy invading the dreams of an unborn baby is not only a great concept, but a chilling one
NEGATIVES
- The kills are overwhelming
- They kill off Dan
- Freddy's Death sucks
- The Effects are hit and miss
6. FREDDY VS JASON
POSITIVES
- Jason is a goddamn killing machine!!
- Majority of the characters are interesting
- The Music is awesome
NEGATIVES
- Freddy getting only ONE kill kinda blows
- Freddy and Jason's Fight Scenes are underwhelming
- As interesting as they are, they focus way to much on the main characters
- The Effects are hit and miss
5. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010)
POSITIVES
- Love the much darker and disturbing tone
- The Music is eerie yet comforting
- Freddy Krueger is more creepier than scary but surprisingly it works.
NEGATIVES
- The effects are EMBARRASSINGLY cheap and bad
- The main characters are bland (Except Kyle Gallner as Quentin, he was alright)
- Freddy's design and look is a bit underwhelming
4. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2
POSITIVES:
- Freddy invading someone's body through their dreams is a unique concept
- Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh is an excellent performance
- The effects are weirdly unique
- The music kicks ass
NEGATIVES:
- The side characters are underwhelming
- The climax is confusing and isn't as exciting
- The Deaths are barely shown on screen
- Do I need to bring up the weird Demon Dogs
3. WES CRAVENS NEW NIGHTMARE
POSITIVES
- Love Freddy invading the real world
- I love Heather Langenkamp
- The music is chilling
- The atmosphere is unsettled
- The acting is top notch
- Freddy Krueger is actually terrifying here
NEGATIVES:
- The effects are a bit dated
- The climax is a bit underwhelming
- Not including a Johnny Depp cameo
2. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
POSITIVES
- Great Concept
- Interesting Characters
- Iconic Deaths
- Freddy is both creepy and terrifying in his own dark humor way
- Introducing the world to Johnny Depp
NEGATIVES
- The climax is eh
- The ending isn't executed right
1. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3
POSITIVES
- Great Characters
- Awesome music
- Chilling Cinematography
- Freddy Krueger is Iconic
- The Teens fighting back with their dream powers is epic
- It balances humor, Horror, Psychological, and action aspects well
- Introducing the world to Patricia Arquette
- um also DREAM WARRIORS BY DOKKEN KICKS SOME SERIOUS ASS!!!
NEGATIVES
N/A
It's not Freddy it's a Sprite that takes the form of Freddy
Lol... Intro rocks. I'll hold him down for you.
The claws ripping through the bed is the only thing that has ever scared me about Freddy and I kind of wished they'd focused on a kill with that. Imagine sleeping and having a bad dream and waking up with 4 deep ass holes through you. If you wake up.
Only ever seen the first film, can I just watch 1-3 and then this one, will I miss anything I need to know? Not sure 4-6 sound like they’re worth watching
I really love Wes Craven's New Nightmare!! It's one of my top 5 favorite movies of the franchise
Awesome review my friend.. I share alot of your sentiments, especially your thoughts on the ending on how they kill Freddy. It was way to easy. They made him way too soft in his own realm..
Craven an a friend of his actually wrote a draft for Dream Master about Time travel in Dreams.But the studio passed for me even though Dream Master is my personal fav because of how fun it is.Part 1 is by far the best to me an the scariest.Followed by Dream Warriors then New Nightmare.New Nightmare an Dream Warriors are very close in quality for me.I think Dream Warriors edges it out just a little.But I will say I think New Nightmare in scarier then Dream Warriors.I like Dream warriors a little more but Freddy I dont find scary in that film.Were as I honestly think New Nightmare is pretty creepy.I also think New Nightmare is the most adult Nightmare film.Even if some body liked Freedys Dead I really dont see any way it could have been followed up with a super scary Nightmare sequel.Unless they did something totally different.I think this was the correct way to do the next film.
How did they do it? I don't know, but Wes is a genius.
It was good. I now know why you like this series Cody.👍
I just watched this movie today!! It’s awesome and my personal favorite sequel in the franchise! I love the concept and execution for this movie!
When I was a kid this movie scared the shit out of me, always been my favorite nightmare movie. I love the start haha it's a pissah man, great review.
Still one of my favorite skits
Hey Dillan, ever played skin in the cat?
I love this movie. I didn't really start to appreciate this until I was much older. As a kid you want to see Freddy and the nightmares which you really don't get that much in this one. As a adult It actually became one of my favs. The storyline is awesome and loved that they brought Heather back.
Great review! Keep it up
The best jump scare to come to mind. Even after anticipating, I would jump at Freddy jumping out from the closet.