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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: it all goes downhill after this
Review: the first one was the best of the series since it was completely original and from horror master wes craven superbly done, mad props go to wes for that; the second one was pretty gay- if you've seen it U know what i'm talking about; the third one was worlds better than part 2 but couldn't reach the caliber of the original...nonetheless it was a very good and entertaining film written/produced by wes craven again. while it seemed that part 3 could've properly concluded what could've been a great trilogy (execpt part 2 didn't really fit in with 1&3). but no, they HAD to go back and resurrect freddy. renny harlin directed this one and made it pretty o.k. with the special effects and all, but under all that was just a weak story. what they could've done was allow at least one of the remaining characters from part 3 live to see the end credits of this one but they deicded to give us an entirely new protagonist with the same villain back and up to the same old tricks again. because part 3 was so good, part 4 was the most financially successful installment. the concepts of horrible nightmares and pulling someone else into a dream were about worn out by now. the reason i even gave it 3 stars are for two reasons, one being the special effects that were well done and the other the fact that renny harlin directed this. renny's films are pretty good (die hard 2, cliffhanger, deep blue sea). the soundtrack on this one, if you have it on dvd, is also wonderful in 5.1 dolby dogital, otherwise you get stuck with a mono soundtrack. i would've maybe given it 4 stars but that was prevented because of freddy's chest which was about the scariest thing of the movie. it all goes downhill after this with part 5 and freddy's dead being the absolute worst of the series. they're so bad that wes himself has to come back and do the last one so that the series can go out with some dignity. bottom line: watch parts 1-3 and if you think it should end there its fine where it is after 3, then don't get this one but if you want more freddy after 3 then go on ahead but don't place expectations too high. just get the whole series on dvd for the best bet.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: NIGHTMARE...I DON'T THINK SO!
Review: O.k so Nightmare 3 was good but when 4 came along I was not suprised when I was not intrigued. It was o.k. I think it gets a bit stupid when they keep pulling each other into their dreams. It is neither scary or as original as the others. One bit which I though was good was when the main character is in her class. She falls asleep as does her friend and BANG...heres FREDDY!. O.k movie. Give it go if you liked the other Nightmare movies. Just don't expect to be scared.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: The Worst Nightmare of them all
Review: Ok I am a big freddy fan, but this movie just didnt hit as well as well with me as the previous ones did. The first of all my complaints is the acting with the exception of alice she is the only reason i gave this film 3 stars. Anyway The remaining survivors from 3 are killed of and Kirsten passes her power to alice so she can pull people into her dreams. As her friends start dying off in particular Freddy fashion She faces him in the ultimate showdown between good and bad. P.S Another reason this movie got three stars was because of the cool cockroach death. Rated R for mild violence, language and partial nudity

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: this one's not bad for a sequel
Review: this movie had some cool killings and it was really funny.just bad acting though.that's really what i expected

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: One and All for Freddy
Review: If you have seen any one of the nightmare on elm street's then you must see the rest. They are all time classic horror movies. Freddy is one af the characters everyone tries to base their horror killers on but it just doesn't work he is a legend and a god.If you have seen one other Nightmare on elm streets then get this one to you'll love it.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Three, four, what a complete bore.
Review: The serious 'Nightmare on Elm Street' series ended with Part 3, in which Freddy's past was revealed, the survivors of the original film were killed and Freddy was laid to rest. If the films had finished there and then they would have done so on a high note.

But then the powers-than-be at New Line Entertainment decided Freddy was too much of a cash cow to dispose of and so more films were made. However, these newer films (apart from the superb 'New Nightmare') are strictly at comedy level. Part 4:The Dream Master, despire boasting good camerawork and interesting special effects, is a non-event, no more than a series of set-pieces strung together by a very weak storyline. A new would-be victim is given the power to bring others into dreams by Kristen, whose character seems to have changed completely and who is completely miscast. Freddy, given top billing in the opening credits, is ludicrously over-the-top and the characters we're supposed to care about are so smug and irritating it's a relief when they die in horror comic-book fashion.

Gaudy, show-offy and quite uninspiring.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good
Review: Alice is pulled into a dream by "Elm Street's last little brat", Kristin (played by Patricia Arquette in Part 3: Dream Warriors, and played by Tuesday Knight in this movie). When Kristin is killed by Freddy, Kristin's powers are absorbed by Alice. Unable to control her new found power, Alice involuntarily gives Freddy the new victims he desires.

Not as good as the original, Part 3: Dream Warriors, or West Craven's New Nightmare, but it is very well done. Lisa Wilcox gives a good performance as Alice.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: one two Freddy's coming 4 you!
Review: A follow up to DREAM WARRIORS. It took me ages to get this film but when I got it I enjoyed it. What I did'nt like was the fact Freddy is now TOO wisecracking which makes him unable to take seriously. Renny Harlin later went on to direct DEEP BLUE SEA but this is what I'll remember him by. The ending to this film was effective. Immensly entertaining.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: The worst in the series
Review: Freddy finally wastes the rest of the elm street kids and now goes looking for new victims. As always, a couple of good killings, but also quite number of hopeless ones. The acting is nothing impressive, Freddy's wise cracking is becoming a bit too repetive, and the way Freddy is resurrected is laughable. This is probably the only one I would say is not worth a look at, this one and maybe "Freddy's Dead".

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not exactly good...but definitely enjoyable!
Review: While NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4 is by no means a good movie (it does not compare to one, three or seven in terms of writing, etc.), it is enormously entertaining. It is also total eye-candy. The special effects and sets are awesome, and the dream sequences are more surreal than in previous NIGHTMARE flicks.

I know it's bad, but I can watch it over and over again, unlike 5 and 6 where I could barely get through the first viewings.


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