<\/strong>This movie was trash.\u00a0 Most of their plots and ‘revelations’ were lifted from other movies that the viewer had known for a while (Wait… you can PULL FREDDY OUT OF A DREAM?!?!?…) which made things very boring for me, and the times they tried to be original (Freddy having a daughter.. his power coming from ‘Dream Demons’…) were so schlocky that this movie easily falls to the bottom of the list.<\/p>\r\n
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#8 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #7 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 Remake)<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #6 –\u00a0Freddy VS Jason<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #5 –\u00a0Wes Craven’s New Nightmare<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #4 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street : The Dream Child\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #3 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street : The Dream Master\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n #2 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street : Dream Warriors<\/strong> And the number one is!<\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Every week, the Somethings will be giving you a little something extra, so please check back every week for reviews, lists, cool finds, and more!<\/em><\/p>\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n Hey Somethings!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Been playing\u00a0a fair amount\u00a0of Freddy on Dead By Daylight lately, and that got me thinking about the “Nightmare” franchise, so here’s my take on ranking all nine movies from worst to best!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n #9 –\u00a0Freddy’s Dead : The Final Nightmare <\/p>\n<\/p>\n #8 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge<\/strong>
Regardless of the possible ‘subtext’ of this movie… it was a huge downgrade from the original with lackluster acting, cheesy visuals, and ZERO memorable scenes. The lack of memorable scenes gives it JUST enough of a boost over the AMAZINGLY memorable(ly bad) Final Nightmare to have this one clock in at number 8.<\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FredKrueger2010_infobox.jpg\")
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Rebooting a beloved franchise that had fallen off in recent years?\u00a0 Casting Jackie Earl Haley (who was amazing as Rorschach in ‘Watchmen’) as Freddy?\u00a0 I’m in!\u00a0 At least… I wanted to be in.\u00a0 It felt like a college film project based on the original.\u00a0 Visually it was close (although, I wasn’t a fan of Freddy’s ‘new’ look), but it lacked the heart and… dare I say charm.. .of the original.\u00a0 All in all, the title was accurate, though not in the way that was intended.<\/p>\r\n
It was a bold move to even attempt this movie as it had the potential to ruin two different, beloved horror franchises…however, out of all the matchups that could have been made… the ‘immovable object’ of Jason paired up with the wise-cracking Freddy was the perfect match.\u00a0 While the ending was to be expected, it was a valid homage to both fan bases and well done.<\/p>\r\n
This movie is underrated.\u00a0 Arriving 3 years after ‘The end of the franchise’, I love the metaness of it.\u00a0 I love seeing the principle cast back.\u00a0 While it’s the poorest performing movie of the lot, and falls a bit outside of the continuity of the franchise, it was an amazingly bold direction to go in and I applaud the choice.<\/p>\r\n
The wrap up of the ‘middle trilogy’, “The Dream Child” uses Alice’s unborn baby’s dreams to fuel Freddy’s ability and was the poorest performing of said trilogy.\u00a0 The gas was starting to run out of the series, which lead to the inevitable “Final Nightmare” debacle.<\/p>\r\n
This was the mid point of the “Dream….” trilogy and it effectively put Renny Harlan on the map.\u00a0 Pulling in nearly $50 mil on a $6.5 mil budget, it was the highest grossing film of the series in the U.S. until Freddy VS Jason came out… even with Patricia Arquette’s role recast to Tuesday Knight.<\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n
Spots 2 and 1 are close enough for me to almost be interchangeable… (almost).\u00a0 With a great cast (Langenkamp, Arquette, Fishburn…) it revitalized the franchise after the dismal “Freddy’s Revenge” and really drove the series for the next two films.\u00a0 Had this movie tanked, it easily could have relegated “Nightmare” movies to late-Saturday-night-schlockfests until it died with a whimper.\u00a0 Instead, it lit a fire in the fandom and shifted the series from straight horror\/slasher to more Horror\/SciFi\/Fantasy which was a wise choice.<\/p>\r\n#1 –\u00a0A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)<\/strong>
This is the one that started it all, and therefore deserves top spot on the list.\u00a0 With an original concept for a slasher\/killer and amazing practical effects, this movie put not only Freddy, but Langenkamp and a young Johnny Depp on viewer’s radar.\u00a0 Without the impact this movie had, none of the others would have been made, and therefore takes its rightful spot at the top of my list.<\/p>\r\n
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<\/strong>This movie was trash.\u00a0 Most of their plots and ‘revelations’ were lifted from other movies that the viewer had known for a while (Wait… you can PULL FREDDY OUT OF A DREAM?!?!?…) which made things very boring for me, and the times they tried to be original (Freddy having a daughter.. his power coming from ‘Dream Demons’…) were so schlocky that this movie easily falls to the bottom of the list.<\/p>\n
Regardless of the possible ‘subtext’ of this movie… it was a huge downgrade from the original with lackluster acting, cheesy visuals, and ZERO memorable scenes. The lack of memorable scenes gives it JUST enough of a boost over the AMAZINGLY memorable(ly bad) Final Nightmare to have this one clock in at number 8.<\/p>\n