R.E:Rate Best To Worst ANOES Films!
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ptparatroopa — 18 years ago(February 23, 2008 07:29 PM)
- New Nightmare - 10/10
Something about this movie just appeals to me. It's very dark and serious, which was a complete contrast to the three preceding movies. Even though it was essentially a non-canon spin-off, it was a fresh new direction for the series and was very creative. It had a lot of eery moments and the references to the original movie were great. This was also Heather Langenkamp's best performance out of the three Nightmare movies she appeared in. Even looking past the fact that she's playing herself, she is very believable and solid in NN, whereas she had some very awkward moments in the other two movies. - A Nightmare on Elm Street - 9/10
It's a classic, but the ending (i.e. the scene after Nancy turns her back on Freddy and wins) has always pissed me off. It just ends the movie on a sour note, leaves the viewer totally confused (or having to interpret what just happened, which is a strange way to end a horror movie) and was totally ignored by the future sequels. Also, the acting in the movie was a bit off in some places mostly from Langenkamp, which isn't a good thing when you remember that she played the lead character. But, really, other than the horrible last scene and some questionable deliveries from Langenkamp, this movie is tightly-placed, gruesome fun. - Dream Warriors - 9/10
I really enjoy this sequel. Despite having seven teenagers and many additional characters, each person is at least somewhat fleshed out. I watched this movie yesterday and found it much darker and sadder than I remembered, feeling sympathy for every character who got killed off. Like the original, however, NOES3 loses a point for the ending. The light turning on inside the paper house, as if to say "IS Freddy dead?," was way tacky, especially considering what it represented in the original drafts of the script (Neil and Nancy meeting in Neil's dream). Nancy's demise was somewhat insulting (Nancy, the closest person there is to an expert on Krueger, thinks he's gone just because Joey screamed?), and not showing on-screen that Kristen really did dream Nancy "into a beautiful dream," adds to the sour taste provided by the ending in the final cut of the film. - Freddy's Revenge - 8/10
I actually like this movie a lot and wish the future sequels didn't ignore its existence entirely. Of course, a lot of moments intended to be scary, like the exploding parakeet, are just laugh-out-loud funny (which I think adds to the film's entertainment value), and a lot of people probably don't like the gay overtones (though I did), but I thought the movie had a pretty interesting plot with a decent execution. Jesse was just hilarious; the movie would have been even better if the writers just flat-out made him gay. The finale was pretty cliche, though, and Lisa was way too perfect "Mary Sue" popped into my mind more than once while watching her. - Dream Master - 7/10
- Dream Child - 7/10
These entries are the point where the series both starts to stray from the original storyline and slide downhill. While both movies do have their own strengths and weaknesses, it's safe to say that their biggest selling point is the solid character development and effectiveness of Alice, as she singlehandedly carries these films on her back. However, both movies also provide very subpar excuses for Freddy to return. Dog urine and Amanda giving birth to Freddy again in the dream world? I mean, yeah, it's really Jacob that brought Freddy back in Dream Child, but that scene makes it look like otherwise.
Individually, NOES4 has good effects, good music and likable characters, including great character development for Alice, but it also features a rather anticlimactic ending, and I can't stand Tuesday Knight as Kristen (or Kristen in general in NOES4 Arquette Kristen and Knight Kristen have very different personalities, and Knight's was a paranoid cow) nor the fact that the Dream Warriors basically return for extended cameos. It really cheapens the previous movie.
Meanwhile, NOES5 has a decent plot, as well as atmospheric sets and direction, but Alice's new circle of friends is rather uninteresting (good characters are usually the first thing I need for a good movie, and Dan, Mark and Yvonne just don't cut it; though I liked Greta, she got picked off too early without being given much development, not to mention that she died way too soon after Dan). There are also a few holes within the continuity of the series (How/why was Westin Hills abandoned so quickly? Did Alice's NOES5 friends even know of her NOES4 friends?), which hurt the film. - Freddy's Dead - 3/10
This is honestly the only Nightmare that I dislike. The characters are boring (with the most annoying of the four teens being the only one to survive), the comedy is juvenile, the 3D was gimmicky, the timeline of the series is thrown into whack, and the movie completely ignores not only the rules laid down by Nightmare 1 but by the past sequels. At least Dream Master provided a reason for F
- New Nightmare - 10/10
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justlykme — 17 years ago(April 20, 2008 05:43 AM)
Nightmare on elm Steet-10/10 pure brilliance
Freddys revenge-9/10 iloved the male lead role it shows men are weak too
Dream Warriors-9/10 patricia arquette had it down to a t
Dream master-8/10 cool soundtrack semi reasonable plot bad goof ups
Dream child-8/10 i loved freddies re-entry being re-born
Freddys dead-7/10 i liked the story behind the movie but didnt understand the begining
Wes Cravens New Nightmare-7/10 this just took me a while to understand but i got there in the end and decided i liked it
Freddy vs Jason i refuse to rate this film as i think it was piss poor gave no credit to either freddy krueger or jason voorhee's bought the dvd watched it n now its in the back of my closet with a pair of badly judged bought pair of Karen Millen boots -
Dinalfos — 17 years ago(April 22, 2008 02:33 AM)
1: Dream Warriors - 8/10
2: Freddy vs. Jason - 8/10
3: Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 8/10
4: The Dream Child - 7/10
5: The Dream Master - 7/10
6: Freddy's Dead - 6/10
7: A Nightmare on Elmstreet - 6/10
8: Freddy's Revenge 4/10 -
hu675 — 17 years ago(May 07, 2008 10:30 PM)
A Nightmare on Elm Street ****/. (1)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2:Freddys Revenge *** /*****. (5) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors ****/*****. (3) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4:The Dream Master *** /*****. (4) A Nightmare on Elm Street 5:The Dream Child ***/*****. (7) Freddys Dead:The Final Nightmare *** /. (6)
Wes Craven`s New Nightmare ****/. (2)
And the spin-off:Freddy Vs. Jason *** /. -
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Raccoon_Hill — 17 years ago(June 01, 2008 05:20 PM)
Ur all beep mad They all suck.
Only the original is best. Sure 2 was ok but Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare was absolutly terrible. In fact, they got worse and worse and worse.
ANOES Part 1 10/10 all the way
The rest SUCK!!!! -
chuckwismyname — 17 years ago(July 09, 2008 01:02 AM)
I am gonna do it a little Different, I am gonna list them in the order of what I consider the best one to the worst one. The Best one is The first one obviously, The 2nd one is Freddy vs. Jason, The 3rd is New Nightmare, The 4th is Dream Warriors, The 5th is Dream Child, The 6th is Dream Master , The 7th is Freddys Dead and the worst is Freddys Revenge. In my Opinion, Also I am very much looking forward to the Remake!
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iscream22 — 17 years ago(July 17, 2008 05:12 AM)
I cant really put a number on how good they are they are all decent but ill put in the order i like from the best to least.
1
2
6
3
7
4
5
They are all good but 5 loses my interest the most. the other ones i watch from start to finish easily but number 5 for some reason is just not as good as the rest.
Usted es ignorante y olor de los pescados de la tu madre
Twin Peaks rules -
ifines-1 — 15 years ago(April 09, 2010 07:51 AM)
"Twin Peaks rules"
Funny how you say that, then put 4 at the end of the pack4 was an obvious inspiration for Twin Peaks! David Lynch virtually ripped off the entire vibe of Dream Master and simply made it more dramatic. -
Balthazar Bee — 17 years ago(July 29, 2008 05:50 PM)
Note: These aren't necessarily the grades I would give these films as films, but rather as NOES films.
Part 1 = 9/10
Part 2 = 8/10 < the slagging this one takes (especially in the context of the NOES series, which is hit-and-miss at best) baffles me
Part 3 = 8/10
Part 4 = 7/10
Part 5 = 6/10
Part 6 = 3/10
Part 7 = 6/10
F vs. J = 4/10 < as a kid, I always thought that this idea was just a pipedream as if it could ever get made! then it did get made, and I wished it hadn't -
necroscope7 — 17 years ago(August 14, 2008 02:46 PM)
Part 1 = 10 out of 10
Part 2 = 2 out of 10
Part 3 = 8 out of 10
Part 4 = 7 out of 10
Part 5 = 4.5 out of 10
Part 6 = 2.5 out of 10
Part 7 = 9 out of 10
Part 8 (it's not complete without Freddy vs. Jason) = 5 out of 10 -
rascal67 — 17 years ago(August 17, 2008 04:38 PM)
Part 1 Original - 1st place
Part 3 Dream Warriors - 2nd place
Part 8 Freddy Vs Jason- 3rd place
Part 2 Freddy's Revenge - 4th place
Part 4 Dream Master - 5th place
Part 7 New Nightmare - 6th place
Part 6 Freddy's Dead - 7th place
Part 5 Dream Child - 8th place ( Boring & Pretentious )