Worst Nightmare Film - By Far
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AdrianLePier — 11 years ago(June 17, 2014 11:15 AM)
I agree. I think this film is quite good, in terms of scenery, quasi-interesting plot and faux-eeriness. But in terms of scariness and plain ahead terror, this one barely rates and is at the very bottom of the series. I'd argue that Freddy is scarier in Freddy's Dead than he is here. I see what they were trying to do here, with the more serious TONE and aesthetic, but the execution fell totally flat.
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MaximumMadness — 11 years ago(July 18, 2014 09:25 AM)
I actually admired this film moreso than most other people. True, the storyline and "rules" were out there, but I appreciated the effort to change it up a bit and go for more provocative themes, even when it didn't quite work. The fact that they were mindful enough of the original audience (who were beginning to get older and at the age where they were likely thinking about starting families themselves) also shows to me that this was an honest effort to keep the series "special" for the fans. Even if it didn't work. And I honestly found it to be arguably one of the most visually stunning and well-directed entries in the franchise. The "Death Cycle" (at least in its uncut form) was incredible, and while patchy and weird, the climax was very well constructed.
I think it's a very flawed film, but I appreciate it. And I definitely wouldn't call it the worst in the series by any stretch. I'd take this over the bizarro
Freddy's Dead
or the dreadful reboot any day of the week.
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MaximumMadness — 11 years ago(July 18, 2014 12:18 PM)
Very true, haha. The only thing I liked about the reboot was Jackie Earle Haley. I thought he was as good a replacement as was possible. But literally everything else fell apart for me in the reboot.
I wish Christopher Johnson could've gotten the job. (He has a trailer he made for his own reboot concept online. Check it out sometime.) Met him a few times and he's a great guy, and he had some cool ideas for where he wanted to take the reboot.
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spank-my-17 — 11 years ago(January 10, 2015 08:11 PM)
But part 6 is by far the worst!? I didn't like this one, but to say that it's the worst is wrong imo. Part 6 is so cartoonishly horrible and weird.. Freddy is like Wile E. Coyote and the deaths are so bland. (Dropping pins down and scratching on chalkboard? The NES game?) the whole thing is a mess..
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michaeluk26 — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 09:28 PM)
By far the biggest problem for me is reintroducing Amanda Krueger and her saying her body needed to be found to defeat Freddy when she never mentioned a damn thing about it in part 3. That seems like something she would have mentioned. I can handle continuity problems, but no shoehorning in past elements like that.
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brandonhelee — 10 years ago(November 14, 2015 11:02 PM)
Most certainly not at least in my very humble opinion that honor goes to the still great and cool remake.
The remake is the weakest entry in the franchise but that doesn't mean I don't love it because I most certainly do love the film.
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pecinqa — 10 years ago(November 15, 2015 10:05 AM)
Having recently watched the films I'd have to agree that this one is the worst of the series (personally I don't include F vs J, or the remake). This one was the worst because it tried to be scary, but fell well short of the mark. There's usually something to appreciate in the ANOES films, but outside of Robert Englund's performance (as always) and some special effects there's really nothing here.
I actually enjoyed Freddy's Dead more. At least that film was aware it was off-the-rails and reveled in it. In terms of entertainment it was much more bearable to watch than Dream Child.
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hexedd — 10 years ago(November 15, 2015 11:10 AM)
Agreed, Englund was the only good thing here. It was super cheesy and not the slightest bit scary.
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Legion_89 — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 09:14 PM)
I find Freddy's Dead the weakest to be honest, as it focused too much on comedy.
My ranking of the series:- Dream Warriors
- Dream Master
- New Nightmare
- Original
- Freddys Revenge
- Remake
- Freddy Vs Jason
- Dream Child
- Freddys Dead
"Martyr me for Cordis Die."
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ElectricWarlock — 9 years ago(April 24, 2016 08:05 AM)
I think the remake is the worst. Whether you like the previous films or not they're most certainly not boring and the remake is. It feels dull and lifeless. It's as though a vampire took the original film and drained all the life out of it then called it a remake.
