Robert Englund,
Heather Langenkamp,
Miko Hughes,
David Newsom,
Tracy Middendorf
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Veteran horror director Wes Craven was responsible for the hit 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street, which introduced the character of Freddy Krueger. After Craven sold the rights to his character, Kru... read more
Directed by: Wes Craven
Release Date: October 14, 1994
Keywords:
horror,
horror film,
elm street,
wes craven,
new nightmare,
Freddy Krueger ,
Wes Craven ,
Elm Street ,
New Nightmare
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001
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April 9, 2011A bizarre, delicious challenge to the slasher formula that, though not entirely successful, offers something truly new to the genre.
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August 11, 2010Wes Craven returns to direct this frightfest. This movie is scary, it's the scariest one in the series (but not better than the original). New Nightmare is tied with Dream Warriors with being my second favorite in the whole series. Freddy Krueger returns to his more serious ways.... read more
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June 9, 2010Seventh entry in the series, and after the disappointing "final"of Freddy Krueger in Freddy's dead, this film injects new blood into a seemingly tired out franchise. In this last sequel to the Nightmare On Elm Street series, Freddy Krueger haunts actress Heather Lagenkamp. This i... read more
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December 3, 2009It's kind've bizarre and not exactly what I wanted to see, but it's not a bad movie by any means. I really would've liked to see Wes Craven make a new entry in the series, but this was a little bit more like his later movie series, Scream. It blends fiction with reality and works... read more
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September 15, 2009Interesting idea but not fantastic. Certainly not as clever as people made out but it's slightly better than scream though I thought!
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November 4, 2008A brilliant film from Craven, but Freddy's look could've used some work.
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Critic Reviews
April 5, 2010
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
March 26, 2009
Joe Leydon, Variety
Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear. Full Review
April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail
An intricately constructed horror film, it not only takes you to hell and back, but thoroughly engages the mind as well as the emotions. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's witty, smart, funny, entertaining, and you'll still like yourself in the morning for watching it. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
[Craven] has brought back a sense of genuine horror to the series, in part by taking it to completely new ground, and in part by giving his actors a legitimate script to work with. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I haven't been exactly a fan of the Nightmare series, but I found this movie, with its unsettling questions about the effect of horror on those who create it, strangely intriguing. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
The new film recaptures the dark soul of the original through a clever conceit. Full Review
October 19, 2010
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Wes Craven returns to the series that he started with what is undoubtedly its strongest entry... Full Review
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