A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors

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Summary: Freddy's Home
Review: Freddy's back, and this time, he wants to finish off everyone (just like he did in the other seven movies)
The heroine of Elm Street 1, Nancy, has returned to Springwood as a graduate student, doing groundbreaking research into pattern nightmares, just like the horrible nightmares that are plaguing abunch of Psychiatric patients at the mental hospital.
One in particurlar, Kristen, has a gift to bring people whoare still awake, into her dreams. Together, they have far more chance of defeating the demon that lurks on their periphery while they sleep. Freddy Krueger.
Nancy tries to convince the other doctors of the deadly nature of the dreams, but only one will listen to reason.
Together they uncover more and more of Freddy's past, and try to once and for all put Freddy in his grave. But not until someone important and lovable pays the ultimate price.
Elm Street 3 is better than most sequels. Some good FX help it, and the improved history details give us SOME insight into Freddy's habits.
I loved the ending to this, and every other Freddy movie.
But remember this prayer...
Now I lay my head down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
For if I die before I wake,
I pray the lord my soul to take...

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Summary: Stop Here
Review: This is the last Elm St. movie worth watching. It's a bridge between the first two more serious horror films, and the self parodies which came after. This one has it's share of silliness that would be amplified in later movies, but it's actually very good. More elaborate FX were starting to get used at this point, such as Freddy as a marionette, and as a giant worm. Quick plot synopsis for those unfamiliar: The remaining Elm St. kids are all locked away in a psych ward, tormented by Freddy dreams. Naturally the doctors don't buy into this Freddy thing all until Nancy Thompson from the original film shows up. She's now a doctor herself, and manages to convince a fellow psychiatrist(Craig Wasson, a horribly underused actor) of what's going on. The kids get in touch with their dream powers(thus the title Dream Warriors) and go off to do battle with Freddy. The Dream Warriors concept is kinda corny(the whole "I am the wizard master" thing will make you cringe), but it's all in good fun. Nancy's father(the underrated John Saxon) also makes a cool appearance. Honestly, this series should have ended here. Freddy's demise here is actually pretty final and more films weren't needed-it could have ended here. Unfortunately, Hollywood milked this cash cow for all it was worth and came back with more Freddy comedies.

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Summary: meh, pretty scary but...
Review: this was one of the best in the series, i guess, the only problem is that it is scary near the beginning, then it just gets stupider and stupider, but an average story, and freddy is awesome

so i somewhat recomend, but i reccomend #4 instead

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Summary: Arguably the best Freddy film of them all
Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge was an interesting film that took viewers down a dead end street, but A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors basically saved the movie franchise by not only putting it back on its proper footing but also building upon and improving the impressive strengths of the original film. The storyline is strong, putting Freddy back where he belongs - inside the nightmares of the remaining children of the Elm Street vigilantes responsible for his fiery death. Heather Langenkamp's return in the role of Nancy Thompson provides a crucial link between the original and this, its true sequel. Freddy's character is expanded not only in terms of his history but also in terms of his character and engaging personality. The acerbically witty Freddy we all know and love truly comes to the fore for the first time, and he now takes more time with his victims in order to truly enjoy his work. The blessings of a larger budget also pay huge dividends here, making Freddy's little hobby especially fun to watch. A little camp comes along in the process here and there, but Freddy himself is truly on top of his game.

Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) is now a graduate student pursuing research on nightmare therapy, and she returns to Springwood in order to join the staff at the local mental health institution. Some half dozen teenagers from Elm Street are being treated at the facility, each of them suffering from nightmares that are all too familiar to Nancy. One young lady in particular (Kristen, played by Patricia Arquette) has the remarkable ability to pull someone else into her dreams, and this ultimately becomes the basis of Nancy's plan to stop Freddy from killing the surviving kids. Convincing her superiors at the hospital that the dreams they scoff at are actually real is about as hard as fighting Freddy himself, so of course a few souls are bound to die (in some truly delightful ways) before the action plays out. On top of all this, we also come to learn the tragic story of Freddy's birth and get a close-up look at the source of his amazing strength.

Freddy has some great scenes and some great lines in this film. The big sleepwalking death scene is probably my favorite Freddy kill of all-time; Freddy first takes the form of a gnarly little puppet before doing some mighty impressive "string" pulling of his own. You also have the gigantic Freddy snake trying to swallow a victim in one gulp, some impressive claw work, a really cool ten "finger" goodbye for one special victim, and many other great Freddy moments. Some of the kids are rather annoying, and the "dream powers" they discover in themselves can be rather silly (especially those of the "wizard master"), but one tough guy in particular has some of the best anti-Freddy lines in the whole Nightmare series. The big shovel fight toward the end, featuring a skeletal version of Freddy, is also a joy to watch. While the special effects may not look perfectly convincing to modern viewers, this fantastic scene was quite impressive for its time.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is arguably the best film in the series, and it really sets the tone for the cinematic future of the unparalleled, thoroughly enjoyable Mr. Krueger. Killing isn't just a business or hobby for Fred by this point in his career; it's something he really enjoys, and it is truly a delight to watch him do his thing. A commentary of the film would have been a nice addition to the DVD, but this movie is more than capable of brandishing my five-star rating all on its own.

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Summary: Maybe Better Than The Original
Review: The original "Nightmare On Elm Street" is undoubtedly one of the top ten greatest horror movies of all time, and it instantly became a worldwide phenomenon upon it's release. Thus, it would be very difficult to make another Nightmare film that was equally good. But this one is.

First of all, I don't see why so many people dislike part 2, I loved it and I thought it was just as scary as the first. But like many of the other reviewers said - part 3 is the TRUE sequel. The main reason is because Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon reprise their roles as Nancy and her father from the original. We also get to learn more about Freddy's past and we even get to meet his mother.

The remaining Elm street children are all thrown together in a psychiatric ward due to their disturbing nightmares. Of course, the staff just assumes that they're all suicidal and crazy. That is, until Nancy, now a specialist in dream therapy, comes to their aid. Only she knows the horrifying secret of their nightmares, the nefarious Fred Krueger (I liked it better when they called him Fred, "Freddy" just sounds so cliched now).
Despite what many people seem to think, Krueger is not 'funny' in this movie. He has a couple of witty one-liners, but he's still unspeakably evil and his presence is as frightening as ever. Eventually, the head of the staff has a fateful encounter with Fred's mother, a mysterious nun who tells him the secret of how to kill her wicked son. But it won't be so easy!
After two of the teens are killed, the remainder of the group comes to find out that they have special powers in their dreams. But we soon realize that these powers are still not enough to stop the King Of Nightmares. I won't say anymore, I'll just let you see it for yourself.

Greatest scenes:
1.)The puppet scene (very freaky and scary)
2.)The scene where Freddy invades the TV and gives Jennifer a fatal close-up of the screen (out of this world)
3.)The Freddy snake (wow)

4.)The scene where the nurse shows us her breasts (okay, I just threw in this one for fun)

And there's more where those came from. See this movie now!

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Summary: THE BEST SEQUEL IN THE SERIES.
Review: Part three of this great horror series is in my opinion the best sequel in the series.Freddy is still somewhat scary while becoming more outrageous and funny.The story is pretty cool and the acting is pretty good.There are alot of great moments in this movie and some great special effects.I love that they brought the character of nancy back for this one.This movie is well deserving as one of the best in the series and I would recommend this flick to any fan of the series.

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Summary: WOW a sequal worth watching!
Review: Now i believe a nightmare on elm street pt 3. should have actually been used as pt2 instead of freddys revenge(sucked) it bring backs nancy and her father, unlike the 2nd and most sequlas the storyline is great the heros have good personalities and the setting for this movie rocks!I think to keep freddy as popular as he is today they had to make this movie as well as they did or freddy might have slipped into the abyssof 1 movie wonders but this movie saved that from happening. This is where freddy begins to get his witty humour. So if you loved the 1st you will enjoy this sequal!!!

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Summary: SUPERIOR TO THE 2ND MOVIE, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL.
Review: "A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" surpasses in every aspect the second part of the "Nightmare" series: the story is better, the characters are more complex, the beautiful heroine from the first "Nightmare" movie Nancy Thompson (actress Heather Langenkamp) returns, the situations are more interesting, in other words, this movie surpasses by far the second film.

However, still is far from producing the effect that the original provokes, but this detail is not reason to avoid seeing "A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". It's definitely worthy, Freddy's fans won't feel disappointed this time.

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Summary: Eh...
Review: I can't believe this movie is so highly praised here. Sure, it has a few - and I mean *a few* - interesing ideas, but they're mediocrely executed. In this installment Freddy enters the dreams of a group of teenage psychiatric patients who are the offspring of the vigilantes who had torched him years ago. Theough the special effects are creative, the characters are colorless, evoking minimal sympathy - the only thing worth watching this one for is Heather Langenkamp's return to the "Nightmare On Elm Street" fold.

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Summary: What a sequel.Almost as good as the original.
Review: Freddy's Revenge was not a bad movie but its departure from the original left a lot of fans unhappy.This movie attempts to redeem the series and it is the best sequel along with Wes Craven's New Nightmare.The Dream Warriors is similar to the original.Freddy kills people in their dreams instead of possessing somebody.Plus, Nancy from part 1 is back.So anyway,it seems that this movie mostly ignores part 2.Which is harsh because part 2 was a decent sequel but this movie is so much better.The last Elm Street kids are in a mental hospital because everyone thinks they want to die.Of course,we all know Freddy's actually hauting their dreams and killing them.Nancy and co. are now the only ones who can help them fight off Freddy.Freddy is great in this one.He balances comedy and horror perfectly.He's got some cool one-liners as usual and he never seems too over-the-top.Not keeping him that way in the other sequels was a mistake.Special effects are great in this one but they get better each time anyway so no surprise there.I admit that the kids fighting Freddy with their dream powers was cheesy but it's highly forgivable in such a high quality movie.While I feel it's not as good as part 1,4 stars is not enough considering how enjoyable it is overall.So 5 stars it is.