In 7 words or less: Freddy does his best Arnie impression Best bits? The one-liners are immense. I counted 21 but there could have been some that missed my grasp. Imagine all the one-liners from Commando, Predator and The Running Man put together and you'll get the idea. Fred fires them off with reckless abandon and becomes even more of a comedy villain than I thought possible. Also the scene where the dog pisses flame, fire literally shoots out of his weiner, which resurrects Mr Krueger is hi-larious. For such a bad movie there are quite a few choice moments. Added to the above is the weightlifting scene where the girl attempts to pump iron with full make-up on and long painted nails. It's fair to say that Fred messes her up in spectacular fashion. Lastly, the Rambo-esque 'kitting' up scene where our heroine gets ready for the the final battle is a piece of pure 80's movie americana.
Did it make you think thoughts? Seriously, who kept this franchise afloat in the '80's? Having said that, the arrival of a 'proper' director, Renny Harlin (the man who would go on to direct Die Hard II, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea) immediately makes this film look better than previous installments. The mood begins sombre, the atmosphere tense and I really thought it might turn out to be a scarefest. Then the wooden acting kicks in, the abysmal script hurts your brain and Fred starts leaping about with gay abandon. Oh dear. We have lots of gross out horror, especially the ending, but little in the ways of actual scares.
Would you watch it again? Hhhmm. Parts of it are so bad, it's good. I probably would re watch actually.
Rating (out of 100%): There's enough talking points here to keep the viewer interested and plenty of laughs to go around. Comedy rating 50%
Did it make you think thoughts? Seriously, who kept this franchise afloat in the '80's? Having said that, the arrival of a 'proper' director, Renny Harlin (the man who would go on to direct Die Hard II, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea) immediately makes this film look better than previous installments. The mood begins sombre, the atmosphere tense and I really thought it might turn out to be a scarefest. Then the wooden acting kicks in, the abysmal script hurts your brain and Fred starts leaping about with gay abandon. Oh dear. We have lots of gross out horror, especially the ending, but little in the ways of actual scares.
Would you watch it again? Hhhmm. Parts of it are so bad, it's good. I probably would re watch actually.
Rating (out of 100%): There's enough talking points here to keep the viewer interested and plenty of laughs to go around. Comedy rating 50%
Movie Rating 55%
