Rating: 
Summary: O.K.
Review: Part 4 is an ok horror movie that has the biggest body count of all the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. The kids that survived Part 3 are back in school with a new pack of kids that Freddy will tear apart. They don't last. Freddy easily kills the first two dream warriors and is set to kill Kristen when Kristen gives her powers to kill Freddy to a new Nightmare heroine Alice. Freddy is more of a comedian then ever. In my opinion he cracked one two many one-liners in this film and not enough time trying to be scary. That is my biggest complaint of this film. It doesn't try to be scary. It just tries to show us another Freddy film with no real reason to do so. Alot of the deaths that Freddy commits in this film are quite original and some are just plain gross(like the cockroach girl). Robert England and Lisa Wilcox are great as the villain and hero. This film also has the most gory Freddy kill. You will actually see the soles that Freddy keeps inside him rip out of the clawed killer.
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Summary: Well Made, Well Conceived, Sequal.
Review: A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 The Dream Master is a very, very good entry in this awesome horror series. The film picks up a few years after Dream Warriors. Kincaid (Ken Sagoes), Joey (Rodney Eastman), and Kristen (no longer Patricia Arquette, but Tuesday Knight) are living in their own homes now, no longer the mental hospital. They're pretty happy until Kristen has a nightmare and pulls Joey and Kincaid into it. They just get mad because Freddy Kreuger's nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Alice (Lisa Wilcox), Kristen's good freind, has a lot to worry about at home. Her father's an alcoholic and takes his anger out on her and her brother, Rick. Soon, Freddy is revived (in a very interesting way, I might add) and kills both Joey and Kincaid. When Kristen finds out about this, she tries hard to stay awake, but when her mother sneaks sleeping pills into her drink, she eventually fails. Freddy forces her to pull Alice into her dream, and Alice witnesses her getting burned up. However, Kristen transports her powers into Alice, and, as Freddy kills off all of her freinds one by one, Alice gains the strenths. Nightmare On Elm Street 4 is a very good, well crafted, well written and directed, thriller that never lets up on its excitement or its fun. Directed quite well by Renny Harlin (The Foot Shooting Party, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2), who brings to the film a classy look, with some brilliant camera movements, and some cool death sequences. Most of the actors in this film do quite good, most noticably Lisa Wilcox as Alice. Of course, Robert Englund's terrific as the one, the only, Freddy! This is the point where he gets funny instead of scary, as he's cracking off one-liners nearly every second. He's still not quite as goofy or cartoony as he'll become in Freddy's Dead. But I don't mind either Freddy. The scary Freddy's cool, and the funny one's cool, too. Also, look for Robert Shaye (the films producer) in one scene as a teacher lecturing on dreams. The DVD is pretty good (I own the box set). There's good picture quality to take your breath away. You've just gotta get down on your hands and knees and thank the good lord that these movie's aren't owned by Paramount. Because, they would never go out in a box set. They'd never have any special features, and the picture and sound would be horrible. Thank God that Paramount rejected these movies. Anyway, you also get two audio options, original mono, and 5.1 surround (YES!!!). Extra features incclude a "Jump To A Nightmare" scene navigation, cast and crew biographies as well as the standard scene selection and english subtitles. For DVD-Rom you can read the script while watching the movie, and also play the dream warriors trivia game. If you're playing this trivia game to unlock the eigth disk in the box set, don't get excited. The codes don't work when you type them in on that disk. Anyway, the only difference here from the box set is that you get BOTH a 1:85:1 widescreen anamorphic format and a 1:66:1 standard version. I still have trouble seeing why people would even want to watch a movie in standard, you can't see anything! Also is a cool trailer. Well, all in all, this is a great movie, on a good DVD. I'd say you should buy this, but really, just get the box set. You'll be happy you did! [...]
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Summary: Who ARE these girls??
Review: Wait a minute, that's not Kristen from part three. Ok she's dead now, in comes new hero Alice, hmm cute red-head. Hey wait a minute, who's the girl with the brown hair. C'mon now folks, if you're going to use a body double to swing nun-chucks, at least get the hair color right. Decent kills, everyone loves the 'suck face' scene. Cockroach girl was good too. And how can we forget Freddy's favorite topping on his pizza? Soul food indeed. Hey wait a minute. They end this movie with Freddy looking into a mirror? Pretty cheezy, even for the 80's.
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Summary: Nightmare 4 good, but not great
Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master continues off of the relativly popular Elm Street 3. The survivors of part 3 make brief, but notible appearence in this movie. Sadly, Patricia Arquette did not return to reprise her role as Kristen. However, Tuesday Knight plays the role respectfully. Adding the appearence of the former Dream Warriors adds a much enjoyable sense of continuity to the storyline. As all the Nightmare movies tend to do, we are introduced to a new group of kids who have the unfortunate luck of living in Springwood. However, since Kristen soon becomes the last surviving Elm Street kid, Freddy is out of a job unless he can somehow reach more kids. He forces young Kristen to bring shy new character, Alice, into her dream. Soon, Alice is bestowed with Kristen's ability to bring people into her dreams. Freddy jumps from kid to kid and begins the hell he usually causes. Like part 3, this movie's death scenes are elaborate and more fancy than part 1 & 2's simple slashings. The movie manages to take a select few new characters and build them up just long enough for them to run into Freddy. Sadly, the under-developed co-stars are the ones who survive the battle. Overall, the story line is about a good as you can expect from a horror sequel. A movie made at the peek of Freddy-fever, this movie manages to entertain with a more lighthearted Freddy. The actors do a decent job and the 80's music adds a sense of nostalgia for anyone over the age of 15.
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Summary: Fourth times the charm
Review: A good horror film. Not as goor as the first and the second one is but no cheesy parts. I though the whole possesion thing in thge second Nigmare was cheesy. Freedy has return and he is once again kill the children of Elm Street. Get strenght by absorb the souls of those he killed into his body. He is not as evil in this one as he was in the past. Lots of action and adventure. A really good fight sequence at the end inside of a church. Alice is brave and beautiful. There are some cheese parts when it rips of other movies. Fighting invisible Freedy reminds me of poltergist series. I thought the pizza gay at the end was a bit cheezy. The only problem with Nightmare 3 and 4 is they lack the scary ends that Nigtmare 1 and 2 had. If you like this series I recommend seeing Nightmare on Elm Street 1, Night mare on Elm Street 2 Freddy's Revenge , Nightmare on Elm Street 3, Drem Warrior, Nigmare on Elm street 5 Dream Child, Freddy's Dead the Final Nightmare, New Nightmare, and Freedy versus Jason.
Rating:
Summary: Entertaining, But Not Scary
Review: The first three Nightmare On Elm Street movies were nothing less than masterpieces of horror. This one, however, is where things start going downhill. Not that it's a bad movie, mind you, I thought it was very entertaining. I've heard people say that part 3 was the beginning of Freddy's comical side. That is just not true. Part 3 was very scary and far from funny. THIS movie (part 4) is where Freddy starts to joke around and kind of deviate from his evil demeanor.
The story revolves around Alice, a girl who has unique "dream powers". Her friends are getting killed one by one in their dreams, until Alice figures out what's going on and realizes she must put a stop to it. Some of the scenes are kind of cool (Freddy in the classroom, Joey's waterbed death, the beach scene). But my favorite scene is where Alice's brother, Rick (karate expert) fights an invisible Freddy. This scene was a total trip!
But overall, I wouldn't recommend this movie to diehard horror fans. Stick with the first three and you can't go wrong.
Rating:
Summary: Meh...
Review: Average and overrated, the two words that describe this movie. I'm not just saying this because I kind of bashed Freddy in my other review, but I don't see how this made the most money at the box office. Sure, there are some sequences that were funny, but most of the movie was tired and predictable.
The story picks up from the last Nightmare movie, with the heroine Kristen and her friends. As usual, Freddy gets resurructed (in a very weird way, even though it was in a dream) and finishes them off quite nicely. Then Kristen bites the dust because her mom slipped sleeping pills in her drink, but not before she drags Alice into her dream and gives her the power to pull people into her dreams. One by one, Alice's friends die at Freddy's hands (?) because she mistakingly pulls them into her dreams. Then comes the predictable ending. Big whoop.
The acting was average at best, except for Robert Englund, who does a pretty good job with the jokes and the methods of killing and etc. But the movie definitely lacked the horror from Nightmare 1, 2, and 3. It was more like stand-up comedy than a horror movie. I'm not even going to go into how the body doubles looked. (koff;horrible;koff)
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Summary: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Review: I am a big Freddy fan, if you don't believe me, read my reviews on the other Frederick films, but this one is definitely the most over-rated. It's a shame really, because you get ones like number 2 and 5 which, in my opinion, are under-rated, and much better than this one.
The main characters of this film really shift places half way through. At the beginning, and for about the first half hour, the main character is the survivor from number 3, Christene. Then she...well, you know. So then it's her best friend, Alice.
The story of the film has Freddy; once again, rising from his grave.(...) I know, it's in a dream, but I think it's even a little too far fetched for that). Basically, he finishes off all that's left of the children of the lynch mob that killed him, which is only three. But now he wants to invade the dreams of the "new" children of Elm Street, and start his reign of terror all over again. We basically find out that he can't just come in their dreams like before, but that he firstly needs "someone" to bring them to him. That's when Alice, the dream master, steps in. She unwillingly brings Freddy new victims by falling asleep, so whenever she shuts her eyes, someone bites it. Now that's what you call a hard life!
Now as I said in my review for number 3 Freddy became more comedic from then on, but this one really takes the michael. Freddy ain't scary at all anymore, Robert Englund's lines are almost all taken up with jokes.
I'm sorry, but I can't see why this one made the most money at the box office, I really can't. It's not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, but it's just not good, either. If the word "average" was made for any film, this was that film. Yes, visually it is good, but I'm sorry, that just doesn't save it for me. All the acting from the teenagers is pretty average. Again, though, like before, Robert Englund is a lot of fun. This guy really knows how to play a wise-cracking psychopath.
So, I'm sorry to say, don't believe all the hype, this film don't deserve it.
Rating:
Summary: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Review: I am a big Freddy fan, if you don't beleive me, read my reviews on the other Frederick films, but this one is defentally the most over-rated. It's a shame really, because you get ones like number 2 and 5 which, in my opinion, are under-rated, and much better than this one.
The main characters of this film really shift places half way through. At the begining, and for about the first half hour, the main character is the surviver from number 3, Christene. Then she...well, you know. So then it's her best friend, Alice.
The story of the film has Freddy, once again, rising from his grave (he's revived by a dog's flaming urine. I know, it's in a dream, but I think it's even a little too far fetched for that). Basically, he finishes off all that's left of the children of the lynch mob that killed him, which is only three. But now he want's to invade the dreams of the "new" children of Elm Street, and start his reighn of terror all over again. We basically find out that he can't just come in their dreams like before, but that he firstly needs "someone" to bring them to him. That's when Alice, the dream master, steps in. She unwilingly brings Freddy new victims by falling asleep, so whenever she shuts her eyes, someone bites it. Now that's what you call a hard life!
Now as I said in my review for number 3 Freddy became more comedic from then on, but this one really takes the michael. Freddy ain't scary at all anymore, Robert Englund's lines are almost all taken up with jokes.
I'm sorry, but I can't see why this one made the most money at the box office, I really can't. It's not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, but it's just not good, either. If the word "average" was made for any film, this was that film. Yes, visually it is good, but I'm sorry, that just doesn't save it for me. All the acting from the teenagers is pretty average. Again, though, like before, Robert Englund is a lot of fun. This guy really knows how to play a wise-cracking pyschopath.
So, I'm sorry to say, don't believe all the hype, this film don't deserve it.
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Summary: The NIghtmare that entertained me
Review: Although many have said that the third film, "NIghtmare...The dream warriors" was better than all the rest, I have to disagree. It lacked in the ability to actually entertain me. Sure, the acting was a little better and the story was played out more like other well thought out films but it didn't feel like a Nightmare movie. Instead, I found the Fourth film to be much more fun and exlerating for those who love the Freddy Kruger charactor. It was a lot funnier, I have to admit but who cares? That was a great aspect for the film. I watch it to be entertained and there are a lot of scenes that make me laugh till i'm soar. WAtch both 3 and 4 then decide for yourself which is better. But the Dream master is really good and it's great when the leading lady gets extremely tough and kicks ass at the end of the film. YOu'll love it! A must see.
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