paulclaassen Wes Craven is back in the director's chair! A very interesting concept lead to a thrilling, suspenseful movie! Quite honestly, one of my favorites in the series.

CrackerJacker66 I never understood the praise this movie got. It just feels like some bland overly long melodramatic Lifetime movie about Heather and her lame kid. There's a lot of dull scenes that drag on and you're just wanting Freddy to show up. The movie isn't scary at all. There's a reason this movie went unnoticed and flopped at the box office when it came out. It's also the least successful Elm Street film in the franchise.The acting is horrible. Heather Lagenkamp was never a good actress. Her reaction when the police tell her husband died in a car accident is embarrassing. She has zero emotion and basically no reaction. The husband Chase was blah, Tracy Middendorf as Julie was bad, the black nurse was awful (cut this evil outta him), Wes Craven stick to directing, you're not an actor. Robert Englund always delivers. He was great as Freddy from the little screen time he had.Having the movie centered around Heather's son Dylan was a terrible idea. He pretty much ruined this movie for me. He was so ANNOYING! And Miko Hughes acting was horrible. His performance and line delivery was wooden and stiff. And anytime they tried to have act creepy or like Freddy came off hilarious instead of scary. His constant screaming was obnoxious too. He sucked! I wish Freddy ate him for dinner. I have when these horror films have a dopey wimpy little brats thrown in the mix.Speaking of Freddy, he is barely in the movie. There's only 2 death scenes and there weak and forgettable. The musical score was terrible. A lot of overly dramatic loud crescendo horns. Blech!The tired references to the original film Nancy's white pajamas, tongue phone, gooey muddy stairs, Julie's death is a repeat of Tina's death, the nurse at the hospital played Nancy's English teacher in the original film, etc.Freddy's new look is crap. The long detective looking trench coat, the skin tight leather disco pants, knee length Doc Martin combat boots. The classic glove is replaced with this skinless stupid bone glove. The new make-up too rubbery.The final showdown in Freddy's man cave was ridiculous and silly. Heather sliding down a water slide and the terrible shot of her falling into the pool. Freddy extending his arms 50 feet, tongue wrapping around Nancy's whole head, Freddy's mouth stretching 50 feet wide trying to swallow Dylan whole. The terrible special effect cgi when Freddy explodes at the end is hilariously bad. So stupid!This movie is basically Heather and her screaming brat being stalked for 90 minutes. Yawn...

jordansepticeye This movie is nearly perfect,I'll talk about the cons first,there isn't enough Freddy,and the cinematography makes it feel like a Lifetime movie.The good,the tone,it is dark and sinister and Freddy is actually scary.The characters,I cared about them,and the acting was great,the child actor did pretty good.The messages about children and horror movies were cool.The homages to the original were great.I loved the meta parts of the movie,they did a great job commenting on horror movie franchise,everything that was said was true.The kills were awesome,even though there was less than 5.The best part though,the concept,it is brilliant and terrifically executed.New Nightmare is the best sequel in the franchise.

SnoopyStyle Heather Langenkamp is happily living in L.A. with husband Chase Porter and their young son Dylan despite the earthquakes. Her fame in the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' has resurfaced as the 10th anniversary approaches. She keeps getting prank calls and signs of Freddy. Producer Robert Shaye wants her to rejoin the franchise to star in Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Dylan is getting more disturbed by a mystery man and Chase is working on a new Freddy glove. Freddy kills Chase who fell asleep while driving. Julie (Tracy Middendorf) is the babysitter.Wes Craven brings in various Nightmare alumni including Robert Englund, and John Saxon as themselves. This is not actually a Nightmare movie until the second half. The first half is really a meta-horror. It brings the Nightmare universe into the real world. It is quite effective. It's also great to have Langenkamp back and she hasn't changed. This is a great way to put a bow on the original movies. The hospital is nice. I really love the scene where John Saxon turns. Wes shows that he continues to build on the horror genre.