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Hi James, hope you get some sleep. I noticed when you were editing that the shirt you’re wearing in this video is the same one Chelsea was wearing when you guys hit 1 million subscribers. Also, I find it funny that both the guy who plays Patrick Star and the guy who plays Mr.Krabs were both in a horror movie within a year of each other.
Joke Micky Mouse is sitting in a courtroom Judge: Mr Mouse you want to divorce your wife because shes insane correct Micky:No I never said she was insane Judge:Then why are you divorcing her Micky: I sad she was fucking goofy
Fun fact: if you watch F.V.J, you’ll see Freddy didn’t lose his hat when Jason was dragging him through the glass in the fire house. No matter what happens, his hat stays on the entire time.
Ah yes, Jason’s VERY well known aqua phobia, that’s why he has never even gone near water, and never even gone in it, and even if he did, he never would go under. Such a famous weakness
If it was a new version of Freddy and Jason, than the water weakness would have made sense. Only add that with Freddy fearing fire. But since they're the same characters from the original movies, that just backfired.
Imagine if the actors for the Jason, Michael, and Of course Robert Englund show up in costume to his wedding. Chelsea: James....why James: *fanboy noises*
@@GrandmasterBlueberrryIce If you don't think Chelsea would fangirl as hard (if not harder) than James about Robert Englund, you haven't been watching this channel long enough.
“Fred Krueger is like sleep malware” is actually such an accurate comparison even as a throwaway joke. I love James’s humor, he seems so smart and genuinely kind
@Miguel Messina in my opinion, yeah. He essentially functions as a worm sometimes and a trojan horse at others. He can freely spread himself across the lives and dreams of people and will sometimes present as benevolent or harmless to lure someone deeper into the nightmare he’s woven for them. Some parts of the metaphor don’t work, obviously, because he wasn’t written specifically to exist as a human version of malicious programming, but I think that the way he functions, travels, manipulates, and destroys people is accurate on a base enough level that I like the comparison.
@@cheriebomb158 It's more of the fact that since Nancy's actress is officiating, it would be funny for Freddy to appear. Hell, maybe he could even be the person that interrupts with the "speak now or forever hold your piece" bit. We all know it won't happen, but can you imagine how amazing it would be? Especially for someone that's a huge fan of the series?
Dream Warriors really had a whole lot of great scenes. Truly a great movie before the series started going kinda downhill. And the fact that Nancy was back is a BIG plus! But the first 3 are definitely the best, the order is interchangeable but I agree with this one for the most part, but the whole top 3 I would agree with for sure
Not sure why, I always loved how they amped up Freddy in each film. It was like we discovered more of his abilities through different generations of teens. When I was a kid, I always looked forward to seeing how his abilities changed a bit here and there…. Until we were introduced to the dream demons.. 😅😂
An interesting aspect of Freddy Krueger as a character is that he manages to have a distinct personality, unlike Jason and Michael who are just psycho zombies, but still scary, unlike Chucky and Leprechaun. Yeah, I wouldn't hesitate in saying he's my favourite horror movie villain, at least from the big franchises.
To play devils advocate, Freddy's distinct personality is a positive & negative with every sequel he became more comedic & cheesy by the end he became a full blown joke full of one liners this is my main issue with the character I don't find him scary he just makes me laugh & for me that's the worst thing you can do in a horror movie, I understand Michael & Jason are zombie like lacking emotion but that's what's scary about them. I recognise Freddy's impact on the genre & I actually enjoy some of his films Freddy v Jason & the remake being my faves this is just my opinion I respect yours aswell. 😈👍
@Miguel Messina I know, what I meant was that he acts like a zombie: doesn't talk, doesn't gesticulate and always moves slowly. Just to clarify, I do like Michael and I the first Halloween is my favourite slasher film. But Freddy has much more personality, a thing that makes for a more enjoyable experience even in the bad Nightmare sequels, compared to to Halloween Resurrection or Curse where Michael shows to not be a compelling character outside of that first great film.
@@ValentinoTarhan I can see that, but as James said, Freddy's creativity makes for more diverse killings that give each sequel a uniqueness to it (part one has Glenn's eating bed, Dream Warriors has needles Freddy, Dream Master has the bug killing scene) compared to Michael's knife stabbings that after the part 2 becomes boring and predictable.
Imagine telling young dead meat James that the main character in the original Nightmare on Elm Street was going to officiate your wedding in the future. Life is crazy lmfao
@@pandolam4513 Heather Langenkamp is the one that's gonna be saying "Chelsea, do you take this man....James do you take this woman.....now you may kiss the bride, etc" at their wedding. Like in the movies.
Still hoping for recounts of this franchise someday. I’d love to see him go in depth behind the scenes for these movies, especially after seeing him do the same for F13 and Child’s Play/Chucky.
a big franchise like nightmare is guaranteed views but without a new movie or tv show count for the end of it, i doubt we'll get a recount anytime soon because it takes such a big chunk out of the schedule. i hope we get it but i'd place my bets on next year at the least. f13 is kind of a special case since it was the first series he ever did
Wow. Seeing you in the comment section is like a blast from the past, I remember watching your nerf war video years ago, good to see you still active in the film and content creating world.
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I like the remake a lot aswell. The only bad scene is the cgi wall Freddy. Cut that out of the film and its a solid horror film and is faithful to the original nightmare on elm street. People just dont appreciate it because it was mostly just the first film again (which is fair enough) and because its not Robert England (which is also understandable but the new Freddy was very good imo).
It's definitely better than most of the sequels, James was definitely a little biased since he did say in his review of the remake that he hated it. Also Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) helping kill the human Freddy in the flashback is amazing and no one can convince me otherwise
One of my favorite parts about Freddy, is how he taunts his victims and allows them to respond to him, instead of just mindlessly walking around without talking and just slaughtering.
IMHO Freddy looked the most menacing and stylistically scary in Freddy's Revenge. The creepy contact lenses made him even more otherworldly. His burnt face makeup is the most real and gross-out looking from all the films (where in most of the Freddy movies it looks a lot of times too slick and pizza'y) Also Robert Englund's serious acting and expressive body language and gestures with the hat are the most cinematically strong and horrific.
@Nightmare1398 Yes totally, also the music in Freddy's Revenge is super intense and for me the best out of the series. Those slashing violins and that menacing tone, really dark and disturbing and pulsating with raw energy. Especially during the scene where his best friend is killed.
Always thought the menacingly evil brown eyes and thick brow should've been the signature of Freddy. Imagine how scarier the other movies would've been with that Freddy look?
@@mattvillan4591 Its pretty much smack in the middle of my ranking list. I don't think that it's a good movie at all but it still beats Part 5, 6 and the remake.
I really wanted to like the remake, and I definitely liked it more than most people, I think. I was able to look past the pointless shot for shots from the original and some of the weaknesses in the script. When they were flirting with the idea of Freddy being innocent, I was intrigued. There could be some interesting stuff to come out of an innocent man being killed and then becoming a monster in the afterlife. And then they went back on it, and it felt pretty pointless
Honestly as Nightmare 2 is my favorite im just glad it got on the better half of the list. Jesse having an actually steady family was a nice surprise considering the parents we would get in sequels and Clu Gulager was hilarious yet sweet in his interviewed bits for the Never Sleep Again documentary
The highlite for me was getting a glimpse of the 'Probe' board game in Jessie's closet. The gay undertones killed me. XD Freddy's make up looked outstanding, with his warlock-like witch like aesthetic. I'd absolutely take Part 2 over New Nightmare any day, along with the Remake & even Freddy Vs Jason. As I've gotten older, i've come to have a whole new appreciate for part 5, with it's sulking atmopshere, stellar cinematopgraphy and high level of creativity and imagination.
A friend of mine worked on Robert Englund's indie film "Inkubus" in 2010 and my son and I visited the set. Aside from the cool body bits lying around and occasional severed head on set, I was able to talk to Robert about the then recent remake. He was surprisingly candid and said he wasn't a fan because he couldn't believe in the actors playing the teens. He felt they just didn't LOOK like scared teens - they looked like drugged up adults. He didn't say much more, but that was pretty telling. And I'm sure it doesn't need saying, but I will say it - Robert is an amazing guy and spent a while discussing his love for independent horror films and named quite a few. Class act. He needs to don the glove one more time.
Wow, such brutal honesty from Robert. Although funny at the same time as one of those “teens” Jesse Braun aka Thomas Dekker ended up working with him on Fear Clinic
James: "Fred Kreuger running around in the real world kinda goes against his whole thing" Also James: *gives golden machete to Fred running around in the real world*
@@YTWgamer how is that an issue? He states numerous times that these rankings are updated opinions. For example, the leprechaun killcount has a ton of opinions disregarded because, news flash, people change lmao
@@N_o196 because the opinions are inconsistent. You can't hate a remake for being too similar to the original and then only criticize what's different about it.
@@N_o196 that's true. But to start off a critique by saying it's too similar, and then do nothing but complain about what's different? That's inconsistent. Exactly what I'm complaining about. Also, the new things don't necessarily suck. I can think the blow up dolls and shitty stretch Armstrong Freddy sucks, but that doesn't mean they do.
I love the epilepsy warnings and I wish more channels did the sound cues like that. I personally don’t have problems with flashing lights, but I really appreciate the effort to help those who need it in an unique and effective way.
God, I agree with the remake. When they were toying with the idea that Freddy was innocent that really got my attention but then they had to have a twist on that twist.
When the movie was being made that plot point leaked, and allegedly he was originally going to actually BE innocent. There was a furor over that and I'm not sure if it changed the original planned ending any (like what happened when Terminator Salvation's ending leaked) or that was the plan all along. Regardless it is the worst of the series bar none.
I would love to see all these classics do something similar to what Halloween is doing. Going back to the Og roots and telling an actual story over X amount of movies
New Nightmare was my second favorite to the original! I love when the limo driver is telling her how much he loves her in her films. Then he gets all descriptive and she rolls the window up on him. Wes Craven will be missed in the horror world!
Yes, it grew on me,too. I like the settings and script. Good effects and Wes' direction. I also really like Julie as a good character she was; loving,caring, and protective. Shame she died like Tina did. She reminds me of a family friend that loved me growing up as a kid. Wes is sorely missed.
"None of the actors beside Robert Englund apear in the other sequels". That is INCORRECT. The S&M bartender is played by Bob Shaye, who returns to the series in Part 4 (teacher), 6 (ticket vendor), WCNN (head of the movie studio) and FvsJ (the principal)-
Renny Harlin is an extremely talented & versatile director from Finland. I guess when you say Finnish fast enough, it can sound like French? IDK , but I know he's not French.
NANCY THOMPSON IS OFFICIATING YOUR WEDDING?!?!?! HELL YEAH!! That's so awesome for you two! I'm super giddy for it, please please please release a wedding video! Heather sounds like an absolute treat to be around.
I like seeing other videos than Kill Counts sometimes. It shows James’ diversity in his content. It’s also one of the things that I think makes him one of my favorite RUclipsrs of all-time.
Also there's so many rankings and other things he can continue to do. I hope we get more What's Your Favorite Scary Movie? I freaking love that series.
I think 1 through 6 are all fun movies so you'll get your money's worth,so in quality I think the nightmare franchise is more consistent than Friday the 13th or Halloween
As someone who grew up with the Nightmare series and also considers it my favorite horror franchise, this was a treat to see! Also, big time congrats to James & Chelsea on getting Heather Langenkamp to officiate their wedding! Seriously, how cool is that?!
God I'd want nothing more than for James and Chelsea to discuss Mark Patton's Scream, Queen on the channel in any format. It's really what solidified Nightmare 2 as one of my all time favorite horror movies. Mad respect. Also a huge fan of the ranking, I'd definitely watch more.
Same here! I loved the documentary, so I'm curious what they have to say. Not only that, I remember not being a fan of Freddy's Revenge originally, but the documentary totally changed my perception when I gave the movie another chance.
I Thought Scream Queens was amazing. I Love that Mark Patton Got his Closure and has Embraced this movie as a Cult Classic now. Honestly aside from Heathers Performances, I always thought Marks acting was the best though the rest of the Franchise. It was a shame that cast never got a opportunity for Sequels.
It took years and years to realise this, but Taryn's death scene literally caused me to be afraid of needles during my childhood - I first watched Dream Warriors when I was like 8. Years later, when I realised, I could get over the phobia of needles.
I personally liked Dr. Gordon's character in Dream Warriors, he felt like one of, if not the only, adult in the series, outside of Nancy of course, who really seemed to care about the kids' well-beings and wanting to help them instead of being dismissive of Freddy's existence. Congrats on the wedding and getting Heather Langenkamp to officiate it. That must be a dream come true.....as long as Freddy doesn't show up and turn it into a nightmare.
Agreed! He genuinely listened and wanted to help. His business with Amanda Krueger wasn't boring to me either, it helped establish some interesting lore about Freddy in his backstory. Plus, his relationship with Nancy helped add layers to the connections the characters in the movie had.
Getting officiated by Heather Langenkamp after becoming friends with her, thats just freaking awesome :). Great ranking, and I agree. The movies with Nancy are the best. I love that John Saxon is in all of them :).
The one thing that always confused me about the Nightmare movies was that they always made it seem like Freddy was victimizing LITTLE children when he was alive but in the movies it was always teenagers and sometimes adults. Why couldn't they just lead with that in the 1st place??
@@greatgator8303 Yeah I really wanted to finish this franchise back in February but they never added it and I really wanna experience the movies as a whole instead of just watching the Kill Count again.
@@beybladelover2759 well all of them were my favorites especially the one where Freddy issues one of the kids tendons to control him like a puppet and force him to jump off the roof it was cool and very disturbing especially when he was smiling.
For me Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was when the franchise was at its peak. It had a symbiotic balance of horror, fantasy with a tiny pinch of comedy. Everything had fallen into place and it was brilliant and I imagine at the time it was a cultural phenomenon and exciting to see in the media. Then for me Elm Street 4: Dream Master is when Freddy became an MTV icon and the horror was gone and the slippery downfall began. Freddy was no longer amongst the shadows but was in the spotlight front and centre. However all these films hold a special place in my heart. I dearly love this series and watch them every year. A great video and ranking.
My favorite part of Freddy's Dead is when Freddy says "I can't take it anymore! I'm gonna travel time!" And then travel times everywhere. Truly the most Freddy movie ever
I was surprised that James didn't rank Freddy's dead at 9 or 8. I was so sure he would. Love this channel. Always entertaining and sometimes surprises pop up.
Yea the original and Dream Warriors is pretty much the consistent top, and most agree New Nightmare is great. Outside of that it varies greatly person to person. So basically Heather Langenkamp is the key to the series and the rest is up to you
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Luv u James
Congrats on 5 mill
Hi James, hope you get some sleep. I noticed when you were editing that the shirt you’re wearing in this video is the same one Chelsea was wearing when you guys hit 1 million subscribers. Also, I find it funny that both the guy who plays Patrick Star and the guy who plays Mr.Krabs were both in a horror movie within a year of each other.
Joke
Micky Mouse is sitting in a courtroom
Judge: Mr Mouse you want to divorce your wife because shes insane correct
Micky:No I never said she was insane
Judge:Then why are you divorcing her
Micky: I sad she was fucking goofy
Fun fact: if you watch F.V.J, you’ll see Freddy didn’t lose his hat when Jason was dragging him through the glass in the fire house. No matter what happens, his hat stays on the entire time.
the hat stays ON during sex
He’s like Indiana Jones but more killy
Gorilla glue
It’s the sorting hats evil brother. 😹
My favorite Jason ever.
It's pretty neat that you guys got Heather Langenkamp to officiate your wedding in 2022. I'm happy for you and Chelsea.
Yeah
Here before everything goes to shit and this man gets a shit ton of likes
Hey man
@@resolutefern334 lol same
8Bit gamer Yep, same.
Ah yes, Jason’s VERY well known aqua phobia, that’s why he has never even gone near water, and never even gone in it, and even if he did, he never would go under. Such a famous weakness
I really hated that plot point. It was completely against Jason's previous characterizations.
If it was a new version of Freddy and Jason, than the water weakness would have made sense. Only add that with Freddy fearing fire. But since they're the same characters from the original movies, that just backfired.
He went under water in the final chapter
@@ajscarecraft5560 Exhibit A!
yeah he definitely wasn't introduced as a killer coming out of the water
9:56 When Freddy said, "It's travelling time" and traveled all over Elm Street, I cried. One of the Elm Street movies ever created.
finally someone had said this
One of the….worst?…..best?
@@DarthEyesDragon it's a joke. They aren't saying those on purpose.
@@somethingclever4297
Oh…improper English is TIGHT!
Wow wow wow wow, wow.
Yeah-yeah-yeah
“KRUEGER PUSSAY!”
“Screw your pass!”
I swear this movie series has so many iconic lines, hell it’s just iconic itself
Welcome to prime time BITCH!
"THIS......is god".....
I said WHERE’S THE FUCKIN BOURBON! 🥃
like everything freddy says is quotable
"Something is trying to get inside my body!" 😂
Imagine if Robert Englund just shows up to your wedding and does the drunk uncle run down the aisle
Imagine if the actors for the Jason, Michael, and Of course Robert Englund show up in costume to his wedding.
Chelsea: James....why
James: *fanboy noises*
@@GrandmasterBlueberrryIce i feel Chelsea would be confused but enjoy them coming
@@GrandmasterBlueberrryIce If you don't think Chelsea would fangirl as hard (if not harder) than James about Robert Englund, you haven't been watching this channel long enough.
“Fred Krueger is like sleep malware” is actually such an accurate comparison even as a throwaway joke. I love James’s humor, he seems so smart and genuinely kind
@Miguel Messina in my opinion, yeah. He essentially functions as a worm sometimes and a trojan horse at others. He can freely spread himself across the lives and dreams of people and will sometimes present as benevolent or harmless to lure someone deeper into the nightmare he’s woven for them. Some parts of the metaphor don’t work, obviously, because he wasn’t written specifically to exist as a human version of malicious programming, but I think that the way he functions, travels, manipulates, and destroys people is accurate on a base enough level that I like the comparison.
@@charlottedawn2482 oh now I get it
i Paused the video to laugh at that part 😂
James: Heather Langenkamp is officiating our wedding.
Me: Aw, that’s nice.
shpookay
dinosaus
hmm drugsss
business!!!!!!
She was my first horror movie crush.
Jamie Lee Curtis didn't seem to happy about it.
@@theotakux5959 lol yeah
I laughed out loud
As a kid I was terrified by him. Now he’s my favorite horror icon.
My favourite horror movie killers are:
1. Michael Myers
2. Ghostface
3. Freddy Krueger
4. Jason Voorhees
@@ShadowDante7 the classics
@@pinche.f3rnando yup! Classics are the best!
@@ShadowDante7 Michael Myers is the best
@@kaylimdonoghue4371 agreed! He instantly became my favourite the moment I watched Halloween
I kinda want Robert Englund to crash James and Chelsea's wedding dressed in a full, movie quality Freddy costume
Omg, yes @-@
the wedding isn’t gonna be horror themed
@@cheriebomb158 Does it matter? It'd be a honor and privilege anyway
I didn't want that until you said it. Now there's very little I want more.
@@cheriebomb158 It's more of the fact that since Nancy's actress is officiating, it would be funny for Freddy to appear. Hell, maybe he could even be the person that interrupts with the "speak now or forever hold your piece" bit. We all know it won't happen, but can you imagine how amazing it would be? Especially for someone that's a huge fan of the series?
Dream Warriors really had a whole lot of great scenes. Truly a great movie before the series started going kinda downhill. And the fact that Nancy was back is a BIG plus! But the first 3 are definitely the best, the order is interchangeable but I agree with this one for the most part, but the whole top 3 I would agree with for sure
I agree
My fav part was when nancey said her iconic line "so that's it? What we some kinda...dream warriors?". Chills man.
Not sure why, I always loved how they amped up Freddy in each film. It was like we discovered more of his abilities through different generations of teens. When I was a kid, I always looked forward to seeing how his abilities changed a bit here and there…. Until we were introduced to the dream demons.. 😅😂
I agree the first three are the best. I love number two.
I really Love this trilogy! The first four are definitely the best. I'm going to watch number 2 tonight
An interesting aspect of Freddy Krueger as a character is that he manages to have a distinct personality, unlike Jason and Michael who are just psycho zombies, but still scary, unlike Chucky and Leprechaun.
Yeah, I wouldn't hesitate in saying he's my favourite horror movie villain, at least from the big franchises.
To play devils advocate, Freddy's distinct personality is a positive & negative with every sequel he became more comedic & cheesy by the end he became a full blown joke full of one liners this is my main issue with the character I don't find him scary he just makes me laugh & for me that's the worst thing you can do in a horror movie, I understand Michael & Jason are zombie like lacking emotion but that's what's scary about them. I recognise Freddy's impact on the genre & I actually enjoy some of his films Freddy v Jason & the remake being my faves this is just my opinion I respect yours aswell. 😈👍
@Miguel Messina I know, what I meant was that he acts like a zombie: doesn't talk, doesn't gesticulate and always moves slowly.
Just to clarify, I do like Michael and I the first Halloween is my favourite slasher film. But Freddy has much more personality, a thing that makes for a more enjoyable experience even in the bad Nightmare sequels, compared to to Halloween Resurrection or Curse where Michael shows to not be a compelling character outside of that first great film.
@@ValentinoTarhan I can see that, but as James said, Freddy's creativity makes for more diverse killings that give each sequel a uniqueness to it (part one has Glenn's eating bed, Dream Warriors has needles Freddy, Dream Master has the bug killing scene) compared to Michael's knife stabbings that after the part 2 becomes boring and predictable.
@Miguel Messina That's fine, I still like the first Halloween over A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 and Friday the 13th
The only other contender for interesting horror villain in big franchises is Pinhead, but Freddy is easily more known so I get why people choose him.
Imagine telling young dead meat James that the main character in the original Nightmare on Elm Street was going to officiate your wedding in the future. Life is crazy lmfao
Right?
Wait, what are you saying? Is she his wife now?
@@pandolam4513 Officiate means to like be the priest that ordanes it
@@pandolam4513 wha?
@@pandolam4513 Heather Langenkamp is the one that's gonna be saying "Chelsea, do you take this man....James do you take this woman.....now you may kiss the bride, etc" at their wedding. Like in the movies.
I will never not appreciate how much work James puts into his videos.
Hard same
Watched his editing live stream and he looked exhausteddd by the 3-4 hour mark... 🥺
ikr
@@PrecociousSloth i felt bad for him UnU
Same here. Makes it all the more heartbreaking when his Train to Busan video got taken down. 🥺
Still hoping for recounts of this franchise someday. I’d love to see him go in depth behind the scenes for these movies, especially after seeing him do the same for F13 and Child’s Play/Chucky.
And for scream
a big franchise like nightmare is guaranteed views but without a new movie or tv show count for the end of it, i doubt we'll get a recount anytime soon because it takes such a big chunk out of the schedule. i hope we get it but i'd place my bets on next year at the least. f13 is kind of a special case since it was the first series he ever did
"Instead of during the worst decade in horror history...and American culture."
James gets it.
what decade?
The 2000s specifically 2000-2005
Was it really
@@EpicGamer-eb5ww why was it so bad
I mean I was born one year after the horror movie dumb with over sooo
British: "Niche"
American: "Nitch"
James: "Nietzsche"
When
it’s “Niche” in america too if you’re not dumb
Sounds German
@@oliverjones3693 He was a German philosopher of nihilism
False Swipe Gaming: "Niche" but every video.
I love how you pick out positive things about even the lower movies, because I feel there is some good in every movie!!!!
He said that he would do that in his first 3 ranking videos
Freddy's Dead had no good qualities
Not “I’ll always know what you did last summer”
I appreciate how the remake is at the bottom of this list, making it a true ranking between the movies with the remake as an honorable mention
Or dishonorable mention.
Always love these ranking videos. Hopefully the views make them worth it and we can see more in the future!
Nice amount of likes
Wow. Seeing you in the comment section is like a blast from the past, I remember watching your nerf war video years ago, good to see you still active in the film and content creating world.
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I love all ranking videos, almost regardless of the content lol
It's cool seeing you here! I used to really like that short film you made about not looking.
Did anyone else notice the pure glee on James’ face when he talked about his wedding?
Your telling me that he is happy when he is talking about himself getting married
Now that he's married, James is still super happy and on break! Which is good for him
Why James like Freddy.
-Does amazing kills
-There's a lot of iconic dream state.
-Finger knives.
And the fact that he likes the word bitch lol
The finger knives and hat are iconic
The Nightmare movies just have more of a personality, both the killer, and the movies themselves.
I love how supportive he is of Taryn's "beautiful and bad" line.
I teared up at the end man, imagine having your wedding officiated by one of horror's greatest scream queens! So happy for you guys!
Having your wedding officiated by the iconic Heather Langenkamp is an insanely amazing flex. I'm so excited for you!
This channel has turned horror movies into just fun for me. There's so much love that goes on it's nuts.
DREAM WARRIORS is so amazing on its own. Also, Lisa Wilcox is a national treasure.
DW was my favorite
Lisa is still fine,even at 57.
A nightmare on elm Street 3 is actually my favourite even better than the original Wes Craven classic
Dream Warriors SUCKED, lol. Never saw the appeal of this one.
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I'm the only one who likes the remake. It's definitely got that creep factor in which 7 of the other movies don't have.
I like the remake a lot aswell. The only bad scene is the cgi wall Freddy. Cut that out of the film and its a solid horror film and is faithful to the original nightmare on elm street. People just dont appreciate it because it was mostly just the first film again (which is fair enough) and because its not Robert England (which is also understandable but the new Freddy was very good imo).
@@jxsh03 Exactly
It's definitely better than most of the sequels, James was definitely a little biased since he did say in his review of the remake that he hated it. Also Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) helping kill the human Freddy in the flashback is amazing and no one can convince me otherwise
One of my favorite parts about Freddy, is how he taunts his victims and allows them to respond to him, instead of just mindlessly walking around without talking and just slaughtering.
I agree!
@Malaska 100%! His one-liners are the best. I love how, as the movies progressed the kills got either laughable or pure disgusting.(in a good way lol)
@@campbloodslasher5900 glad somebody agrees!
@Miguel Messina fuck yes bro. So glad somebody recognized where my name came from lol
IMHO Freddy looked the most menacing and stylistically scary in Freddy's Revenge. The creepy contact lenses made him even more otherworldly. His burnt face makeup is the most real and gross-out looking from all the films (where in most of the Freddy movies it looks a lot of times too slick and pizza'y) Also Robert Englund's serious acting and expressive body language and gestures with the hat are the most cinematically strong and horrific.
@Nightmare1398 Yes totally, also the music in Freddy's Revenge is super intense and for me the best out of the series. Those slashing violins and that menacing tone, really dark and disturbing and pulsating with raw energy. Especially during the scene where his best friend is killed.
Plus the blades coming out of his hand instead of a glove is just straight up gross and disturbing
Always thought the menacingly evil brown eyes and thick brow should've been the signature of Freddy. Imagine how scarier the other movies would've been with that Freddy look?
I completely agree and was at his most brutal
What is IMHO?
I'll give Dream Child one thing, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter is a classic, that's it.
Iron Maiden
@@EDsavant yes
@@EDsavant yes, but this is the Bruce solo version. Maiden is on the album No prayer for the dying.
@@dumbass3651 true, yet it is such a great tune still. It's the only good thing about the film.
@@dumbass3651 razzie
Personally would love to see an iteration where Freddy WAS just an innocent man minding his business.
"From Counting Up,
To Counting Down.
Better Watch Out
Freddie's In Town."
Great video, glad to see Part 2 ranked pretty high here, that's my favorite version of Freddy Kruger
Oh hey tell it animated is here , wassup dude
Your voice is amazing to listen to
same
What's up, Tell It Animated!!!
It's my least favorite lol
@@mattvillan4591 Its pretty much smack in the middle of my ranking list. I don't think that it's a good movie at all but it still beats Part 5, 6 and the remake.
I really wanted to like the remake, and I definitely liked it more than most people, I think. I was able to look past the pointless shot for shots from the original and some of the weaknesses in the script. When they were flirting with the idea of Freddy being innocent, I was intrigued. There could be some interesting stuff to come out of an innocent man being killed and then becoming a monster in the afterlife. And then they went back on it, and it felt pretty pointless
I know right, they could've put an interesting twist....and they completely dropped the ball
@@alexandernickaboine4798 I do think he was the scariest though
Yeah, plus the fact the cast was awful too, Rooney Mara as Nancy Thompson didn't convinced me
Katie Cassidy should've been Nancy, she was really good in the Remake.
They always seem to forget character development in remakes lol
Honestly as Nightmare 2 is my favorite im just glad it got on the better half of the list. Jesse having an actually steady family was a nice surprise considering the parents we would get in sequels and Clu Gulager was hilarious yet sweet in his interviewed bits for the Never Sleep Again documentary
Same!
The highlite for me was getting a glimpse of the 'Probe' board game in Jessie's closet. The gay undertones killed me. XD
Freddy's make up looked outstanding, with his warlock-like witch like aesthetic. I'd absolutely take Part 2 over New Nightmare any day, along with the Remake & even Freddy Vs Jason.
As I've gotten older, i've come to have a whole new appreciate for part 5, with it's sulking atmopshere, stellar cinematopgraphy and high level of creativity and imagination.
A friend of mine worked on Robert Englund's indie film "Inkubus" in 2010 and my son and I visited the set. Aside from the cool body bits lying around and occasional severed head on set, I was able to talk to Robert about the then recent remake. He was surprisingly candid and said he wasn't a fan because he couldn't believe in the actors playing the teens. He felt they just didn't LOOK like scared teens - they looked like drugged up adults. He didn't say much more, but that was pretty telling. And I'm sure it doesn't need saying, but I will say it - Robert is an amazing guy and spent a while discussing his love for independent horror films and named quite a few. Class act. He needs to don the glove one more time.
Wow, such brutal honesty from Robert. Although funny at the same time as one of those “teens” Jesse Braun aka Thomas Dekker ended up working with him on Fear Clinic
I sure hope he will do it. Heck.... make as many more as he likes... we will watch them all.
James: "Fred Kreuger running around in the real world kinda goes against his whole thing"
Also James: *gives golden machete to Fred running around in the real world*
If his criticism was consistent it'd be much easier to listen to.
@@YTWgamer how is that an issue? He states numerous times that these rankings are updated opinions. For example, the leprechaun killcount has a ton of opinions disregarded because, news flash, people change lmao
@@N_o196 because the opinions are inconsistent. You can't hate a remake for being too similar to the original and then only criticize what's different about it.
@@YTWgamer I mean, you kinda can lmao. If a remake is too similar than it's boring, and if it does different things that suck, then it sucks lmao
@@N_o196 that's true. But to start off a critique by saying it's too similar, and then do nothing but complain about what's different? That's inconsistent. Exactly what I'm complaining about. Also, the new things don't necessarily suck. I can think the blow up dolls and shitty stretch Armstrong Freddy sucks, but that doesn't mean they do.
I love the epilepsy warnings and I wish more channels did the sound cues like that. I personally don’t have problems with flashing lights, but I really appreciate the effort to help those who need it in an unique and effective way.
@James Iron That was such a knee slapper
I love the ranking video. Keep them coming. I'd like to see your thoughts on the Saw movies best to worst, Child's Play as well.
"the map says we're fucked" is one of my favorite lines in all of film
I’m such a fan of dead meat … who else said “super Freddy Sucks” the same time as James during the video
Me of course
Not me
Every... !@$-ing... time.
God, I agree with the remake. When they were toying with the idea that Freddy was innocent that really got my attention but then they had to have a twist on that twist.
When the movie was being made that plot point leaked, and allegedly he was originally going to actually BE innocent. There was a furor over that and I'm not sure if it changed the original planned ending any (like what happened when Terminator Salvation's ending leaked) or that was the plan all along. Regardless it is the worst of the series bar none.
I would love to see all these classics do something similar to what Halloween is doing. Going back to the Og roots and telling an actual story over X amount of movies
I got a little misty eyed hearing about Heather Langenkamp becoming ordained for your wedding next year! Your lives are the coolest!
New Nightmare was my second favorite to the original! I love when the limo driver is telling her how much he loves her in her films. Then he gets all descriptive and she rolls the window up on him. Wes Craven will be missed in the horror world!
Yes, it grew on me,too.
I like the settings and script. Good effects and Wes' direction. I also really like Julie as a good character she was; loving,caring, and protective. Shame she died like Tina did. She reminds me of a family friend that loved me growing up as a kid.
Wes is sorely missed.
It's my favorite one!
"None of the actors beside Robert Englund apear in the other sequels". That is INCORRECT. The S&M bartender is played by Bob Shaye, who returns to the series in Part 4 (teacher), 6 (ticket vendor), WCNN (head of the movie studio) and FvsJ (the principal)-
Did you just out-nerdy-fun-fact THE James A. Janise?
Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd lol
He said "actor" not "producers who insist on putting himself in front of the camera".
@Viper Hareous Eh, technically yeah but logically no.
Renny Harlin is an extremely talented & versatile director from Finland. I guess when you say Finnish fast enough, it can sound like French? IDK , but I know he's not French.
James, I truly appreciate your content and am terribly sorry the way youtube's been treating the past week. Keep counting man.
"Well the map says we're fucked!!" Is one of my favorite movie quotes of al time.
“His face looks like burned cheese”- James :D
Similar to what Cinemassacre said about the 2010 Freddy Krueger makeup. He said "It looks like melted cheese."
I never knew that
I lost when he said that
it was inspired by pizza i think
I love new nightmare so much for how ambitious it was. Glad to see you rank it top 3!
NANCY THOMPSON IS OFFICIATING YOUR WEDDING?!?!?! HELL YEAH!! That's so awesome for you two! I'm super giddy for it, please please please release a wedding video! Heather sounds like an absolute treat to be around.
I think they said they won't release one because this is a private thing for them
I like seeing other videos than Kill Counts sometimes. It shows James’ diversity in his content. It’s also one of the things that I think makes him one of my favorite RUclipsrs of all-time.
Yeah, like the podcasts, these ranking videos, his annual supercuts, and now Zoran's new show "They Talk"
Also there's so many rankings and other things he can continue to do. I hope we get more What's Your Favorite Scary Movie? I freaking love that series.
Ok having Heather officiate the wedding is the DOPEST THING EVER!!!
I think 1 through 6 are all fun movies so you'll get your money's worth,so in quality I think the nightmare franchise is more consistent than Friday the 13th or Halloween
I need a “super Freddy sucks” shirt
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, BITCH! (Kiddin bout bitch part, had to Freddy it up a bit)
You have bad taste
@@sanitorz232 hey who do you like better chucky or freedy
Same
@@sanitorz232 how do I have bad taste lol
Freddy Krueger: in James dream
James: not scared
Freddy: thanks killing 3
James: screams louder than Reggie
And Jessie
As someone who grew up with the Nightmare series and also considers it my favorite horror franchise, this was a treat to see! Also, big time congrats to James & Chelsea on getting Heather Langenkamp to officiate their wedding! Seriously, how cool is that?!
I totally shed a tear of joy when I found out you were getting THE NANCY THOMSON to do your wedding! That’s so amazing!
God I'd want nothing more than for James and Chelsea to discuss Mark Patton's Scream, Queen on the channel in any format. It's really what solidified Nightmare 2 as one of my all time favorite horror movies. Mad respect. Also a huge fan of the ranking, I'd definitely watch more.
Same here! I loved the documentary, so I'm curious what they have to say. Not only that, I remember not being a fan of Freddy's Revenge originally, but the documentary totally changed my perception when I gave the movie another chance.
I Thought Scream Queens was amazing. I Love that Mark Patton Got his Closure and has Embraced this movie as a Cult Classic now. Honestly aside from Heathers Performances, I always thought Marks acting was the best though the rest of the Franchise. It was a shame that cast never got a opportunity for Sequels.
Having Heather Langenkamp officiate your ceremony is the biggest flex ever! Way to go James! All my love to you and Chelsea for your upcoming wedding!
Freddy being innocent was a great idea in the remake... and they wasted.
That would have been the one thing that would have made it memorable. I wonder if they ever considered it, but then chickened out.
The remake of NOES is personally for me even worse than the 2007 remake of Halloween
@@DodoRibeiro-ts6po Probably because the Halloween remake did was more original.
@Miguel Messina Rob Zombie one better?
Yeah. The more I look at it. The remake is.... Ok. It services what its out to do. Modernize the classic.
FREDDY PLAYING “NES” you forgot the POWER GLOVE !! Comon that is HISTORIC!!!
Ahhaahhahahhahah
The killing along the ceiling scene in the 1st one and the bath scene were just amazing.
James is a genuinely nice guy, so happy that he's marrying Chelsea
It took years and years to realise this, but Taryn's death scene literally caused me to be afraid of needles during my childhood - I first watched Dream Warriors when I was like 8. Years later, when I realised, I could get over the phobia of needles.
Okay?
He’s got the hat, he’s got the sweater, his face looks like burnt cheddar. Missed opportunity IMO
I personally liked Dr. Gordon's character in Dream Warriors, he felt like one of, if not the only, adult in the series, outside of Nancy of course, who really seemed to care about the kids' well-beings and wanting to help them instead of being dismissive of Freddy's existence.
Congrats on the wedding and getting Heather Langenkamp to officiate it. That must be a dream come true.....as long as Freddy doesn't show up and turn it into a nightmare.
Agreed! He genuinely listened and wanted to help. His business with Amanda Krueger wasn't boring to me either, it helped establish some interesting lore about Freddy in his backstory. Plus, his relationship with Nancy helped add layers to the connections the characters in the movie had.
Getting officiated by Heather Langenkamp after becoming friends with her, thats just freaking awesome :). Great ranking, and I agree. The movies with Nancy are the best. I love that John Saxon is in all of them :).
Jfc I forgot Heather is officiating your wedding what even is your life, you and Chelsea are just the coolest
The one thing that always confused me about the Nightmare movies was that they always made it seem like Freddy was victimizing LITTLE children when he was alive but in the movies it was always teenagers and sometimes adults. Why couldn't they just lead with that in the 1st place??
It sucks that HBO Max doesn't have the third installment of this franchise.
True
@@greatgator8303 Yeah I really wanted to finish this franchise back in February but they never added it and I really wanna experience the movies as a whole instead of just watching the Kill Count again.
Dude I’ve checked over 20 times in the last months to see if they’ve added it
@@keahiii Which sucks because the franchise will be leaving HBO Max by the end of July. ☹
Damn. :(
I love how fun dream warriors is. It’s honestly a blast.
What was your favorite kill in it?
@@beybladelover2759 well all of them were my favorites especially the one where Freddy issues one of the kids tendons to control him like a puppet and force him to jump off the roof it was cool and very disturbing especially when he was smiling.
@@elijahbaker781 the puppet kill was the most bone chilling which is the reason why I liked it too.
@@beybladelover2759 exactly
@@elijahbaker781 it’s your favorite movie in the series?
“I need you, Jesse”
Ha. Walter White. Classic.
"We've got special work to do you and I"
Where is cocainer:(
@@jeltje50 up my noise mr whiner
@@saxshton Mr whote i require methe
Science bitch
For me Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was when the franchise was at its peak. It had a symbiotic balance of horror, fantasy with a tiny pinch of comedy. Everything had fallen into place and it was brilliant and I imagine at the time it was a cultural phenomenon and exciting to see in the media. Then for me Elm Street 4: Dream Master is when Freddy became an MTV icon and the horror was gone and the slippery downfall began. Freddy was no longer amongst the shadows but was in the spotlight front and centre. However all these films hold a special place in my heart. I dearly love this series and watch them every year. A great video and ranking.
Dude I'm loving this ranked videos honestly.
Maybe do purge or maybe a directors like ranking all rob zombie horror
He technically did a purge one without the first purge since he said his opinions on all three at the end of election year
@@brainkiller7503 true
@Miguel Messina saw would be awesome is it's well saw personally Im not a big fan of Texas chainsaw but that's just me
@Miguel Messina fair point
He’ll probably do ranking of the purge after the new movie comes out
I'm so happy Heather's joining Netflix's Haunting Of series anthology with Midnight Club. Want to see more of her.
“I just can’t look away from the ever growing twisted heap of bad decisions” - Perfect description of why we watch reality tv. Or the news.
"It's travellin time!" was a reference to the Fantastic Four's, The Thing's catchphrase- "It's clobberin time!"
i loved the nightmare on elm street series on the kill count
Same
Same
yeah it was good
It was really good
Me too. I actually laughed in some of them but it's common in this channel!
“ He’s got the hat, he’s got the sweater, and his face looks like burnt cheese🤣”
Wow, this must have taken a long time to make. Hope to see more rankings like these in the future.
Five hours I watched the live stream
@@erectiledisfucntion_music same also watched the live stream
The Halloween ranking will come out when Halloween kills comes out
@@bigfatpug_s1465 when is Halloween Kills supposed to come out?
@@MadBiscuitz October 15th
My favorite part of Freddy's Dead is when Freddy says "I can't take it anymore! I'm gonna travel time!" And then travel times everywhere. Truly the most Freddy movie ever
Part one will always be my personal favourite but Dream Warriors is pretty much the perfect sequel. Flawless, really.
“His face looks like burnt cheese” Damn that got me 😂
Especially since freddys make up was inspired by twisted cheese on a pizza
The rare ranking (by anyone, not just James) that I agree with entirely!
you missed the opportunity to say “he’s got the hat, he’s got the sweater, and his face looks like burnt cheddar.”
I was surprised that James didn't rank Freddy's dead at 9 or 8. I was so sure he would. Love this channel. Always entertaining and sometimes surprises pop up.
"Freddy's Dead" must be ranked 3rd, of course.
YES IVE BEEN WANTING THIS VID SINCE YOU FINISHED THE KILL COUNTS
he’s been did this like 2 years ago
personally, the original Nightmare is my favorite film of all time.
I had recently reconnected with my biological dad on Father's day, and he ended up subscribing to you when I brought up Dead Meat.
That's awesome, now you have something to bond over
I love how much “traveling time” pissed off James haha.
James, buddy, Renny Harlin is Finnish. Not French.
My bad!! Sorry about that.
@@DeadMeat sup james
@@DeadMeat silly James
@@DeadMeat I wonder if they will do a nother nighter movie
@@DeadMeat As a Finn, Im not mad, Im dissapointed.
James: Heather Lagencamp is going to officiate our wedding
Me: cool! ❤️
Me, who has never seen a NoES film: “yep, that ranking makes sense”
Me, whos only ever seen the first one: "Yep these rankings are acurate"
Lol
I was unfortunate enough to see the remake first. It was playing on my grandmas tv one day and I had nothing else to do...yikes
Yea the original and Dream Warriors is pretty much the consistent top, and most agree New Nightmare is great. Outside of that it varies greatly person to person. So basically Heather Langenkamp is the key to the series and the rest is up to you
I highly recommend Renegade Cut's video "The Gay Nightmare" about the second movie. Also, huge congratulations on the future wedding, my man!
You should put that on a shirt “Super Freddy Suuuucks!” Love the way you say it🤣🤣
I love how you warn about flashing lights, and give a start and end tone!