MM13 Reviews: NOES 7.

Nathan:

Once again my dear readers I have returned to Elm Street, before I begin this review I need to tell you that this is the last we ever got to see of Freddy up until Freddy VS Jason, and what a spectacular way to end the original franchise. Basically it takes the franchise back to its dark roots and brings back Wes Craven himself to direct it, Craven also appears in it. I have mentioned I have a soft spot for the sequels in particular Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (the idea of Freddy possessing someone and using that person to carry out his dark deeds and to kill innocent people is an awesome one I want to see done more often), Dream Warriors (best kills ever in my opinion), Dream Master (had some fantastic/fun kill scenes and some of the best Freddy quips ever including the infamous cockroach sequence), Dream Child (some pretty solid kills, especially Dan's death) and Freddy's Dead (a nice way to give Freddy a fledged out backstory but also has some genuine fun to it, the kills weren't as good but I did love the video game one and also Carlos's one).

This one has a very meta approach to it, it's basically about the stars and director of the movie being plagued by Freddy, or rather I think it's him...it could be that the dream demons are real in this and also are using Freddy as their means of getting into the real world, which is an aspect I love. I love that Heather Langencamp is both herself and Nancy and Robert Englund is himself and also as Freddy. I'm sure a lot of people have had nightmares about Freddy when they were children growing up watching these movies, I mean even Englund himself had nightmares about him. That's kind of ironic that Freddy's actor himself would have nightmares about his own character. Although to be honest, who wouldn't have nightmares about him? I have known a few if not many that have.

I like that it has a similar angle to Dream Child in the sense it is using the dreams of a child, and that child in particular being Dylan Porter, and what better choice to play this wonderful role than Miko Hughes? Ah yes, the same Miko Hughes who was delightfully morbid as Gage Creed from the 1989 film Pet Sematary. This is definitely a comeback to form for Wes Craven and the original Elm Street franchise.

Freddy Fever definitely is much stronger than it ever was before, and this movie acknowledges it. So if you want to check out the making of a nightmare check out this installment, but you still might want to sleep with the lights on, or rather I advise you not to go to sleep at all tonight, because you might never know when Freddy will come for you.