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Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) |
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Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge
- Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) is back in the dreams of a Springwood teen as he uses the youth to bring him more souls. This sequel adds a psychological dimension to the Nighmare series.
DVD Features:
DVD ROM Features:Read the screenplay while you watch the film; New Dream World trivia game - test your Nightmare knowledge; Up-to-the-minute cast, crew trivia info and more
DVD ROM exclusive web site
Full Screen Version:Widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film
Interactive Menus:Original animated menus
Scene Access:"Jump to a Nightmare" scene navigation
Theatrical Trailer:Original theatrical trailer
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Comments for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
- Posted on 2008-06-20
Nightmare falls flat on this sequel.
Expectations were high for this sequel to the much praised first movie.
I'm afraid this is where the series went right down the toilet.
Sorry Freddy loyalists there were only two decent movies in the entire series.
The original and part three.
This one just has the usual bad acting, bad script, bad fx, pretty much bad everything.
Freddy's knives are in need of some sharpening.
Score: 1
- Posted on 2008-06-19
Nightmare on Elm St. 2
I thought it was a great slasher sequal. No one get the job done quiete like Freddy does.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-06-16
Freddy Rules!
Freddy Rules! I need to get a wish list from the TV Series of Freddy's Nightmares - The Complete First Season on DVD Region 1 USA!!! From Amazon.com, Maybe somebody will get it because I don't no how to do it HELP!
FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES (1988)
DVD Rights owned/licensed by: Unknown Releases
Originally on: UPN at Tuesday 9:00 PM (60 min.)
Show Categories: Drama / Horror
Actor: Robert Englund as "Freddy Krueger"
Premiered: October 9, 1988
Last Aired: March 10, 1990
Status: CANCELED!
Two Complete Seasons: 44 Episodes (20 years and still have not yet released).
Voting Results From: TVShowsOnDVD.com
Search: "Freddy's Nightmares" Then "Enter" (Your Keyboard)
Unreleased Rank: 138th
Season Set: 1055 (98%)
Total Number of Voters: 1078
VOTE! To Release on DVD
Score: 5 - Posted on 2008-06-11
More thriller than horror
Many fans of the franchise hate the second installment because it doesn't pick up where the first movie left off and instead of killing people directly, Freddy uses the body of a teenager to do the killing for him. Thus the entire structure of this movie is different from the first and from all the Nightmare on Elm movies that came after.
That being said, I personally enjoy this movie as much as the others. While it's not scary in the 'I hear a noise and will walk outside in the middle of the night to see what it is even though I thought I saw a strange man with knives for a hand' tradition, it's a terrific psychological thriller. A combination of murder, the psychological breakdown of a teenager who finds himself murdering friends on behalf of Freddy, sadomasochism (leather bound teacher gets a whipping; he also enjoys degrading his male students), undertones of homosexuality (the teen's teacher frequents gay bars), are among the themes that give this movie life.
Additionally the instrumental musical score is one of the best in the series.
Unfortunately the ending is quite weak and I wish they had done a better job at casting the teen's girlfriend. These are the major drawbacks of this movie.
In summary, this installment isn't for everybody. It's probably not for an average horror fan. But if you're into twisted psychology, you might find it worth watching.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-05-25
A Cool Idea...Poor Execution
The idea for ANOES 2 is pretty interesting, and it would completely alter the overall structure of the franchise, but it was WAY too early for something like this. The idea of having Freddy transcend the dream world and appear in our own is something that shows up in Freddy's Dead and the finally Freddy Vs. Jason, it didn't belong in ANOES 2.
Because Craven wasn't involved in this one, the storyline is quite streamlined, and the characters (while somewhat likable are quite one dimensional).
Overall, ANOES 2 doesn't hit the nail on the head, but the idea behind it was ahead of its time (probably in a bad way more than a good one).
Score: 3