In 7 words or less: Freddy's not real, he's an intangible evilBest bits? Nope. zilch, zip, nada, zero.
Did it make you think thoughts? The first thing I noticed was that this clocks in at 1hr 47 mins. That might not seem like a big deal but when you've already had to endure 6 previous Freddy outings, you kind of hope to see the 85 mins running time you're familiar with. Anyway, let's crack open this crazy nutshell of a movie. Okay, I know this section is about my thoughts but what I really want to do is break down the plot for my loyal readers. The main premise here is that we are led to believe all the previous Elm Street films were in fact just that....films. Wes Craven, Robert Englund and Nightmare 1 lead, Heather Langenkamp, all play themselves and we learn that Wes is writing a new Elm Street movie script. Heather's kid starts acting weird and fearing the worst she goes to see Wes. He tells hers that he thinks Freddy is real. Well not Freddy per se but an intangible evil that happened to be caught by the Freddy persona from the previous films. To catch the evilness you need to trap it in a story and because the films ended, the evil is being set free. Wes believes the only way to stop the evil is to make another movie. wtf!?! This is a down right honest to goodness stinker of a movie. 1hr 15mins in and we only have 1 death. 1 death? are you kidding me. Of course everything Wes writes into the new script actually happens. Surely you would either stop or write Freddy dead. hhmm. Trying to figure this one out is a recipe for a brain meltdown.
Would you watch it again? No way. This is hands down the worst of the Nightmare franchise.
Rating (out of 100%): This could be the worst day of my life having to watch and review three nightmare movies in one day. Movie rating 10%
